PRESENT.
The grill of the air conditioner moved. A pair of hands took it off. A thin shadow jumped from the air duct to the floor. It was a dark room, a cashier office of a casino. She was dressed totally in black and wore a mask. She kneeled on the floor looking around. All was silent. There was a bookshelf over one of the walls, a desk with a big chair turned in the other side, and some shelves with boxes on the front wall.
She walked to the safety box and put a bag with tools, that she had in her back on the floor. She worked on the box for several minutes. Finally she opened the door, she was sweating, it was too hot there. She froze when saw the safety box empty, she began to look in the selves inside it but it only had papers.
"Shit!" she mumbled in through her teeth and threw the papers to the floor. Suddenly the light turned on, she was dazzled.
"Are you searching for the money?" The chair next to the desk turned around, Dinah sat there with her hands crossed in front. "Sorry, It's not here, I took it to a safe place." Now, the blonde girl could see her clearly, that woman wore the Catwoman costume. "Who are you?"
"Where is the money?" The Catwoman looked her angry.
"I asked first, why are you wearing that costume?" Dinah stood up.
"Bitch! Tell me where's the money!" The Catwoman walked toward, her fists in balls.
"No, not until you explain to me first who you are!"
Catwoman threw a Dinah at punch. The blond girl avoided it and hit her with her fist. Catwoman turned around and kicked her. Dinah smashed against the bookcase, several books fell to the floor. Huntress punched her in the face again and then in the stomach. Dinah pushed her back with her feet and she crashed against the desk.
"You are going to die you stupid son of a bitch!" Catwoman put her hands around her throat and pressed hard. Dinah took her wrist with her hands trying to release her grip but she was too strong, she locked her eyes in hers. Catwoman felt something strange when she saw her blue pupils. She blinked disconcertedly. Dinah noticed her confusion and took out an electric gun that she had in her pocket and shot her. Catwoman groaned in pain and released her falling heavily to the floor.
Dinah put her hand on her throat and looked her. Catwoman lay on the floor and moved her head slowly, her eyes rolled back and she passed out.
"Uh." Dinah breathed with relief "she almost killed me..."
::Are you all right?:: Barbara asked.
"Yes." Dinah leaned over the unconscious woman. "She hits like a mule"
::Who is she?::
Dinah's heart was beating fast, she took the mask carefully off. When she saw her face, she couldn't say a word, shocked.
:: Dinah?:: Barbara's voice took her off her surprise. ::Dinah are you alright?::
"Barbara." Dinah mumbled "I found Huntress."
* * *
In the Clocktower, Barbara kept silent. She put her hands to her face and smiled, her feelings were correct. She breathed a sigh of relief. Huntress was alive, but something had happened to her. She didn't understand why Huntress was acting like her mother and why she was using her costume.
::Oracle?:: Dinah's voice brought Barbara back from her thoughts
"Bring her back, but put her in handcuffs first." Barbara finally replied.
The grill of the air conditioner moved. A pair of hands took it off. A thin shadow jumped from the air duct to the floor. It was a dark room, a cashier office of a casino. She was dressed totally in black and wore a mask. She kneeled on the floor looking around. All was silent. There was a bookshelf over one of the walls, a desk with a big chair turned in the other side, and some shelves with boxes on the front wall.
She walked to the safety box and put a bag with tools, that she had in her back on the floor. She worked on the box for several minutes. Finally she opened the door, she was sweating, it was too hot there. She froze when saw the safety box empty, she began to look in the selves inside it but it only had papers.
"Shit!" she mumbled in through her teeth and threw the papers to the floor. Suddenly the light turned on, she was dazzled.
"Are you searching for the money?" The chair next to the desk turned around, Dinah sat there with her hands crossed in front. "Sorry, It's not here, I took it to a safe place." Now, the blonde girl could see her clearly, that woman wore the Catwoman costume. "Who are you?"
"Where is the money?" The Catwoman looked her angry.
"I asked first, why are you wearing that costume?" Dinah stood up.
"Bitch! Tell me where's the money!" The Catwoman walked toward, her fists in balls.
"No, not until you explain to me first who you are!"
Catwoman threw a Dinah at punch. The blond girl avoided it and hit her with her fist. Catwoman turned around and kicked her. Dinah smashed against the bookcase, several books fell to the floor. Huntress punched her in the face again and then in the stomach. Dinah pushed her back with her feet and she crashed against the desk.
"You are going to die you stupid son of a bitch!" Catwoman put her hands around her throat and pressed hard. Dinah took her wrist with her hands trying to release her grip but she was too strong, she locked her eyes in hers. Catwoman felt something strange when she saw her blue pupils. She blinked disconcertedly. Dinah noticed her confusion and took out an electric gun that she had in her pocket and shot her. Catwoman groaned in pain and released her falling heavily to the floor.
Dinah put her hand on her throat and looked her. Catwoman lay on the floor and moved her head slowly, her eyes rolled back and she passed out.
"Uh." Dinah breathed with relief "she almost killed me..."
::Are you all right?:: Barbara asked.
"Yes." Dinah leaned over the unconscious woman. "She hits like a mule"
::Who is she?::
Dinah's heart was beating fast, she took the mask carefully off. When she saw her face, she couldn't say a word, shocked.
:: Dinah?:: Barbara's voice took her off her surprise. ::Dinah are you alright?::
"Barbara." Dinah mumbled "I found Huntress."
* * *
In the Clocktower, Barbara kept silent. She put her hands to her face and smiled, her feelings were correct. She breathed a sigh of relief. Huntress was alive, but something had happened to her. She didn't understand why Huntress was acting like her mother and why she was using her costume.
::Oracle?:: Dinah's voice brought Barbara back from her thoughts
"Bring her back, but put her in handcuffs first." Barbara finally replied.