"Harley Quinn." Huntress walked inside the room, fists in balls.
"Kyle. dear." The woman turned smiling when she heard the girl. She was inside her crystal cell reading a book in her bed. The cell had two security glasses for better protection, one was the cell and another separated the cell from the visitors.
"You are a lier, you tricked me! You killed my mother."
"I didn't kill your mother. Who told you that?" Harley observed her and crossed her arms.
"Shut up! You killed her!" Huntress shouted hitting the crystal wall.
"Kyle, I didn't kill your mother, or did you see me killing her?"
Huntress kept silence a few seconds before saying: "You killed her."
"No, I helped you remember? You and I talked many hours in my office." Harley smiled, she knew that the girl was still confused and she could manage her easily. "You are my friend, you and I are a team. Why I would lie to you if we are friends. Listen to my voice carefully, remember my voice, focus on it."
"You did it." Huntress said with almost a whisper, her look fixed on Harley Quinn's face.
"Huntress you were disoriented after her death," Harley kneeled in front of her. Her voice was soft, very soft. "I helped you, you talked to me about your nightmares, about your dreams, about our plans to take revenge. You joined me after her death, you wanted revenge, and I promised you would get your revenge. Barbara Gordon tried to prevent you from taking it, she trried to prevent you from taking justice into your hands, and you must do it because of your mother, your mother never would forgive you if you don't take revenge."
"My mother?"
"Your mother asked you to take revenge before she died. I'm going to help you take it, but we need to finish with Barbara Gordon, she tried to stop you."
"Barbara Gordon?" Huntress saw flashes again in front of her. The red head was there, she closed her eyes and shook her head. Her mother lying on the floor bleeding, she was crying.
"She wanted send you to jail, she want stop you. Don't let her you need take revenge first!"
"It hurts." Huntress mumbled stepping back taking her hands to her head.
"Kyle listen to me" Harley said in a firm voice "You need to finish with her, the pain will disappear when you kill her!"
"Huntress!" Oracle's voice was heard, she walked into the cell.
"She is here Kyle" Harley Quinn said, "she is your nightmare, finish it now."
Huntress looked at Oracle, her eyes changed.
"Look inside you, Huntress, and you will know that I told you the truth." Oracle said to her.
"You lied to me!" Huntress walked to her.
"No, I don't lie to you, I never would. I love you."
Huntress hesitated, she didn't know what to do. The flashes were again blinding her. "It hurts." she bent down.
"Huntress, try to remember." Oracle told her.
"This game is over." Jean-Paul said pointing a gun to Oracle from behind her. He had seen her enter Arkham and followed her.
"Welcome to the party Jean-Paul" Harley Queen greeted.
"Jean-Paul?" Oracle looked at him, surprised. "Are you Jean-Paul?"
"Yes Miss Gordon, oh. don't worry, your girl is okay, for now, she is tied in the back of my car, I put her to sleep for a while."
"Who are you?"
"I'm the Joker's son."
"Joker's son? This is a madness. He never had children." Oracle turned to look at Harley Quinn. "What is this Harley?"
"Oh, a small detail" Harley Queen laughed "It's his second boy, you met the first one, I don't know what do you did to him, but he failed. Barbara Gordon, this is your last move, I win."
Oracle remembered the child that Huntress had found months ago, a genetic experiment. She moved quickly, she took her escrima sticks and hit the gun and him, he fell to the floor grabbing his hand.
"Damn! Kill her Kyle!" Jean.Paul exclaimed.
"Please Helena, trust me." Oracle said.
Huntress tried to think clearly. Jean-Paul had helped her, he had warned her about that woman.
"You promise me it Kyle, not fail to me." Harley Queen shouted angry "Finish it now!"
Huntress looked at Harley, she couldn't fail her, she couldn't; she had given her word. She looked Oracle and threw her a punch that she avoided.
"Look inside you" Oracle said again.
"I don't have time for this shit!" Huntress punched her in the ribs and gave her a second blow to her face. Oracle stepped back and blocked a kick with her forearm. She turned fast and kicked her. She could read her next movement and grabbed her arm. Huntress was surprised.
"How could you?" she mumbled.
"Easy, I showed you that." Oracle punched her in the face.
Huntress tried to hit her, but she duck and avoided it. Oracle kicked the brunette in the stomach and she bent down. Before she could react, Oracle took her off her feet with her leg and pushed her shoulder with her hand to throw her down. Huntress hit her back hard against the floor. Oracle moved fast and pushed Huntress' face against the floor and got her in an armlock.
"Sorry Huntress." She said.
"Sorry my ass..." Huntress moved her body in a strange way and she freed herself from the grip. She took the red head by the lapel and threw her against the wall.
"Don't piss me off!" she shouted punching her twice. She took her again by the lapel and smashed her against a wall, she fell to the floor and stood up quickly, just in time to see her protégée jumping toward her, feet in front. Oracle took advantage of Huntress' impulse and used it against her. She stepped quickly to the side at the last minute and taking her leg, she threw her over the first crystal wall towards Harley. Huntress didn't have time to avoid the impact and the glass broke.
Oracle looked scared, she didn't want to hurt her. Huntress was a still heap on the floor. The girl was just stunned from the strong blow.
"It's all over Barbara. I win, you are dead, and she is still mine." Jean Paul took off his pistol and shot her. Oracle turned to see him and heard a shoot. She felt an impact in her side. The bullet smashed the transponder breaking it, Barbara groaned and fell down.
Huntress shook her head. "Are you okay?" Jean looked at her and smiled. Huntress nodded and stood up.
The transponder short circuited and Oracle fought to remove it from her waist, it was burning her. She was bleeding, the bullet caught her. She took off the transponder, the wound wasn't deep thanks to the transponder.
"Good, I love it!." Harley laughed and clapped jumping inside her cell. "This is better than a movie."
Jean threw Huntress a gun, she caught it, surprised. "I'm giving you the opportunity to finish her. Just one shot and your nightmares will disappear."
"Huntress. he is lying." Oracle tried to focus her, the wound hurt her. "Helena just. just look inside you."
"Just watch her kill you both." Jean-Paul laughed. "Shoot her Kyle!"
* * *
Dinah woke up slowly, she was inside a car, she was tied. She began to remember what had been happening. She struggled to get free and she used her mental power to do it. She moved fast and jumped out of the car. She was outside Arkham Asylum. A hiding drain was opened. She quickly entered in it.
* * *
Oracle fixed her eyes on the scared girl, she covered her wound with her hand. Huntress tried to press the trigger but something didn't let her.
"Helena. look at me, I'm Barbara." her mentor said. "Please breathe deep, just look inside your heart..."
Huntress saw the red head on the floor bleeding, she saw her mother bleeding on the floor too. She felt again the pain and the anguish inside her. The blood, the red blood shocked her, the annoying flashes appeared again. Her fingers were numbed. She swallowed hard. She needed to do it but she couldn't.
"Kyle! Do it!" Harley Quinn shouted. "Do it and we could be free, as you!"
"Helena, please, you can remember me, I know, I trust you." Oracle looked at her hopefully.
"Finish with it Kyle!" Harley insisted, smiling, "Finish it!"
Huntress was fighting against her self, she was paralyzed. "I can't..." she mumbled "I can't..."
"Don't fuck with me! Shoot her!" Jean-Paul shouted "We are loosing our time, just finish the damn job!"
Huntress lips' trembled. Drops of sweat fell on her eyes. She couldn't move. Huntress saw the red head comforting her; she knew that woman. The darkness disappeared, she blinked. "Oracle?" she asked in a low voice. That woman was her mentor. Her name was Helena, she was right.
"I'll do it" Jean-Paul raised his hand and pointed the red head.
"No!" Huntress try to prevent him from shooting her again and took the gun at the moment that he pulled the trigger, he shot her at point blank rage, she cried in agony and fell down hugging her stomach. She fell next Harley's cell.
"Huntress!!" Oracle screamed seeing her protégée fall to the floor.
"Bad moment to remember." Jean-Paul said to her.
Huntress felt warmth between her fingers and a great pain. All was strange, as if she was waking up from a strange dream, a dark dream, and suddenly it all became black again.
"Game over." He said to her. "You helped me a lot, bad luck, now I need to finish my job alone."
Huntress swallowed hard, she began to sort her memories, he had been using her, taking advantage of her lost of memory. She had been stealing, and she had attacked her friends. Barbara was hurt and she had a wound in her stomach, a bullet wound that hurt like hell.
"Bad, bad" Harley said enjoying the moment, she smiled seeing Huntress bleeding deeply and moving restlessly on the floor. "You are so stupid girl, as always. But no matter, today we will finish it all. What do you think Barbara?"
"You are a bitch!" Barbara mumbled resting on her side on her elbow looking worriedly at Huntress.
"This is a great moment" Harley laughed "Before you die Babsy, you will enjoy my triumph over you, and over your stupid protege. She worked so well for me, but don't worry I promise I'll let her die slowly, bleeding to death."
"Huntress!" Barbara exclaimed, she tried to move but Jean-Paul pointed the gun at her.
Huntress looked over at the blood soaked clothes covering her wound, she was bleeding so much, she tried to stop it with her hands unsuccessfully. The pain was strong.
"Enjoy the next show Huntress, see her die." Jean-Paul turned his back and walked toward Oracle, he stood up in front of her and pointed the gun at her. "Say goodbye Barbara Gordon."
Barbara looked him "You are as insane as Harley Quinn!"
Huntress looked to her side, the another gun was next to her. She moved her arm hesitantly towards it; her hand was coated in blood, her wound must be really serious, but she couldn't worry about that. She took the gun and pointed it at him. She shot him in his hand. He grabbed his wrist. Barbara raised her hand and hit him in his knees and in his head. Before he could figure out what happened, he fell unconscious to the floor.
"No! No!" Harley shouted hitting the glass "That was a cheat!! Stupid bitch!"
Huntress sighed with relief throwing the gun to the floor.
"Stupid bitch!!!" Harley yelled.
"Huntress, are you okay?" Oracle asked.
Huntress didn't respond, she stood up with a great effort and walked hesitantly toward the glass of the cell. Oracle watched her trying to guess what she was doing.
"You are dead!" Harley shouted at Huntress and walked to the crystal wall to see her more closely.
Huntress put her bloodied hand over the glass so as to not fall. She looked at Harley and smiled. "Maybe. but you lose again, Harley. you will never control me or my family."
"Stupid bitch!" Harley kicked the wall "My plan was perfect and you screwed it all!"
"You lose Harley." Huntress felt a sharp stabbing pain in her waist. She bent over.
"Hurt you?" Harley smiled crossing her arms, the girl was bleeding so much.
"No, not much." Huntress answered "not much. as I know I hurt you more knowing that you failed again."
"Stupid bitch!" Harley hated that girl, she wished see her death "We will meet again someday Helena Kyle."
"Any time." Huntress felt her wound throbbling, and her mind blurring, she slid down the glass leaving a trail of blood on the glass. She fell heavily to the floor. She hugged her stomach and groaned lightly.
"See you in hell." Harley Queen laughed.
"Helena!" Barbara shouted. Huntress tilted her head to her left to see Oracle. "How are you?" Barbara dragged toward her
"I don't know." Huntress said almost in a whisper. Barbara had lost the ability to walk but she had many other great qualities, she was one of the better gifts that life had given to her. She loved her. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach and tried to swallow, every time was more difficult. All was over, and she guessed she was too, at least she could saved Oracle, she would be okay. She could keep going. Dinah entered in the room at that moment.
She fixed her gaze on the ceiling, now she didn't feel pain, she just was inside a fog, a heavy fog. She struggled to stay conscious. Vaguely she could see Dinah's face over her. She felt when Dinah cupped the back of her neck with her hand, pulling her closer, she was talking to her but she couldn't hear. She tried to say the blonde's name, and maybe she did it because she smiled at her, but she couldn't hear her own voice, all was too quiet, and she just wanted to sleep. Her eyes began to close, she didn't want to but, her lids were too heavy; she nodded off, she couldn't remain conscious any longer. The darkness surrounded her.
"Kyle. dear." The woman turned smiling when she heard the girl. She was inside her crystal cell reading a book in her bed. The cell had two security glasses for better protection, one was the cell and another separated the cell from the visitors.
"You are a lier, you tricked me! You killed my mother."
"I didn't kill your mother. Who told you that?" Harley observed her and crossed her arms.
"Shut up! You killed her!" Huntress shouted hitting the crystal wall.
"Kyle, I didn't kill your mother, or did you see me killing her?"
Huntress kept silence a few seconds before saying: "You killed her."
"No, I helped you remember? You and I talked many hours in my office." Harley smiled, she knew that the girl was still confused and she could manage her easily. "You are my friend, you and I are a team. Why I would lie to you if we are friends. Listen to my voice carefully, remember my voice, focus on it."
"You did it." Huntress said with almost a whisper, her look fixed on Harley Quinn's face.
"Huntress you were disoriented after her death," Harley kneeled in front of her. Her voice was soft, very soft. "I helped you, you talked to me about your nightmares, about your dreams, about our plans to take revenge. You joined me after her death, you wanted revenge, and I promised you would get your revenge. Barbara Gordon tried to prevent you from taking it, she trried to prevent you from taking justice into your hands, and you must do it because of your mother, your mother never would forgive you if you don't take revenge."
"My mother?"
"Your mother asked you to take revenge before she died. I'm going to help you take it, but we need to finish with Barbara Gordon, she tried to stop you."
"Barbara Gordon?" Huntress saw flashes again in front of her. The red head was there, she closed her eyes and shook her head. Her mother lying on the floor bleeding, she was crying.
"She wanted send you to jail, she want stop you. Don't let her you need take revenge first!"
"It hurts." Huntress mumbled stepping back taking her hands to her head.
"Kyle listen to me" Harley said in a firm voice "You need to finish with her, the pain will disappear when you kill her!"
"Huntress!" Oracle's voice was heard, she walked into the cell.
"She is here Kyle" Harley Quinn said, "she is your nightmare, finish it now."
Huntress looked at Oracle, her eyes changed.
"Look inside you, Huntress, and you will know that I told you the truth." Oracle said to her.
"You lied to me!" Huntress walked to her.
"No, I don't lie to you, I never would. I love you."
Huntress hesitated, she didn't know what to do. The flashes were again blinding her. "It hurts." she bent down.
"Huntress, try to remember." Oracle told her.
"This game is over." Jean-Paul said pointing a gun to Oracle from behind her. He had seen her enter Arkham and followed her.
"Welcome to the party Jean-Paul" Harley Queen greeted.
"Jean-Paul?" Oracle looked at him, surprised. "Are you Jean-Paul?"
"Yes Miss Gordon, oh. don't worry, your girl is okay, for now, she is tied in the back of my car, I put her to sleep for a while."
"Who are you?"
"I'm the Joker's son."
"Joker's son? This is a madness. He never had children." Oracle turned to look at Harley Quinn. "What is this Harley?"
"Oh, a small detail" Harley Queen laughed "It's his second boy, you met the first one, I don't know what do you did to him, but he failed. Barbara Gordon, this is your last move, I win."
Oracle remembered the child that Huntress had found months ago, a genetic experiment. She moved quickly, she took her escrima sticks and hit the gun and him, he fell to the floor grabbing his hand.
"Damn! Kill her Kyle!" Jean.Paul exclaimed.
"Please Helena, trust me." Oracle said.
Huntress tried to think clearly. Jean-Paul had helped her, he had warned her about that woman.
"You promise me it Kyle, not fail to me." Harley Queen shouted angry "Finish it now!"
Huntress looked at Harley, she couldn't fail her, she couldn't; she had given her word. She looked Oracle and threw her a punch that she avoided.
"Look inside you" Oracle said again.
"I don't have time for this shit!" Huntress punched her in the ribs and gave her a second blow to her face. Oracle stepped back and blocked a kick with her forearm. She turned fast and kicked her. She could read her next movement and grabbed her arm. Huntress was surprised.
"How could you?" she mumbled.
"Easy, I showed you that." Oracle punched her in the face.
Huntress tried to hit her, but she duck and avoided it. Oracle kicked the brunette in the stomach and she bent down. Before she could react, Oracle took her off her feet with her leg and pushed her shoulder with her hand to throw her down. Huntress hit her back hard against the floor. Oracle moved fast and pushed Huntress' face against the floor and got her in an armlock.
"Sorry Huntress." She said.
"Sorry my ass..." Huntress moved her body in a strange way and she freed herself from the grip. She took the red head by the lapel and threw her against the wall.
"Don't piss me off!" she shouted punching her twice. She took her again by the lapel and smashed her against a wall, she fell to the floor and stood up quickly, just in time to see her protégée jumping toward her, feet in front. Oracle took advantage of Huntress' impulse and used it against her. She stepped quickly to the side at the last minute and taking her leg, she threw her over the first crystal wall towards Harley. Huntress didn't have time to avoid the impact and the glass broke.
Oracle looked scared, she didn't want to hurt her. Huntress was a still heap on the floor. The girl was just stunned from the strong blow.
"It's all over Barbara. I win, you are dead, and she is still mine." Jean Paul took off his pistol and shot her. Oracle turned to see him and heard a shoot. She felt an impact in her side. The bullet smashed the transponder breaking it, Barbara groaned and fell down.
Huntress shook her head. "Are you okay?" Jean looked at her and smiled. Huntress nodded and stood up.
The transponder short circuited and Oracle fought to remove it from her waist, it was burning her. She was bleeding, the bullet caught her. She took off the transponder, the wound wasn't deep thanks to the transponder.
"Good, I love it!." Harley laughed and clapped jumping inside her cell. "This is better than a movie."
Jean threw Huntress a gun, she caught it, surprised. "I'm giving you the opportunity to finish her. Just one shot and your nightmares will disappear."
"Huntress. he is lying." Oracle tried to focus her, the wound hurt her. "Helena just. just look inside you."
"Just watch her kill you both." Jean-Paul laughed. "Shoot her Kyle!"
* * *
Dinah woke up slowly, she was inside a car, she was tied. She began to remember what had been happening. She struggled to get free and she used her mental power to do it. She moved fast and jumped out of the car. She was outside Arkham Asylum. A hiding drain was opened. She quickly entered in it.
* * *
Oracle fixed her eyes on the scared girl, she covered her wound with her hand. Huntress tried to press the trigger but something didn't let her.
"Helena. look at me, I'm Barbara." her mentor said. "Please breathe deep, just look inside your heart..."
Huntress saw the red head on the floor bleeding, she saw her mother bleeding on the floor too. She felt again the pain and the anguish inside her. The blood, the red blood shocked her, the annoying flashes appeared again. Her fingers were numbed. She swallowed hard. She needed to do it but she couldn't.
"Kyle! Do it!" Harley Quinn shouted. "Do it and we could be free, as you!"
"Helena, please, you can remember me, I know, I trust you." Oracle looked at her hopefully.
"Finish with it Kyle!" Harley insisted, smiling, "Finish it!"
Huntress was fighting against her self, she was paralyzed. "I can't..." she mumbled "I can't..."
"Don't fuck with me! Shoot her!" Jean-Paul shouted "We are loosing our time, just finish the damn job!"
Huntress lips' trembled. Drops of sweat fell on her eyes. She couldn't move. Huntress saw the red head comforting her; she knew that woman. The darkness disappeared, she blinked. "Oracle?" she asked in a low voice. That woman was her mentor. Her name was Helena, she was right.
"I'll do it" Jean-Paul raised his hand and pointed the red head.
"No!" Huntress try to prevent him from shooting her again and took the gun at the moment that he pulled the trigger, he shot her at point blank rage, she cried in agony and fell down hugging her stomach. She fell next Harley's cell.
"Huntress!!" Oracle screamed seeing her protégée fall to the floor.
"Bad moment to remember." Jean-Paul said to her.
Huntress felt warmth between her fingers and a great pain. All was strange, as if she was waking up from a strange dream, a dark dream, and suddenly it all became black again.
"Game over." He said to her. "You helped me a lot, bad luck, now I need to finish my job alone."
Huntress swallowed hard, she began to sort her memories, he had been using her, taking advantage of her lost of memory. She had been stealing, and she had attacked her friends. Barbara was hurt and she had a wound in her stomach, a bullet wound that hurt like hell.
"Bad, bad" Harley said enjoying the moment, she smiled seeing Huntress bleeding deeply and moving restlessly on the floor. "You are so stupid girl, as always. But no matter, today we will finish it all. What do you think Barbara?"
"You are a bitch!" Barbara mumbled resting on her side on her elbow looking worriedly at Huntress.
"This is a great moment" Harley laughed "Before you die Babsy, you will enjoy my triumph over you, and over your stupid protege. She worked so well for me, but don't worry I promise I'll let her die slowly, bleeding to death."
"Huntress!" Barbara exclaimed, she tried to move but Jean-Paul pointed the gun at her.
Huntress looked over at the blood soaked clothes covering her wound, she was bleeding so much, she tried to stop it with her hands unsuccessfully. The pain was strong.
"Enjoy the next show Huntress, see her die." Jean-Paul turned his back and walked toward Oracle, he stood up in front of her and pointed the gun at her. "Say goodbye Barbara Gordon."
Barbara looked him "You are as insane as Harley Quinn!"
Huntress looked to her side, the another gun was next to her. She moved her arm hesitantly towards it; her hand was coated in blood, her wound must be really serious, but she couldn't worry about that. She took the gun and pointed it at him. She shot him in his hand. He grabbed his wrist. Barbara raised her hand and hit him in his knees and in his head. Before he could figure out what happened, he fell unconscious to the floor.
"No! No!" Harley shouted hitting the glass "That was a cheat!! Stupid bitch!"
Huntress sighed with relief throwing the gun to the floor.
"Stupid bitch!!!" Harley yelled.
"Huntress, are you okay?" Oracle asked.
Huntress didn't respond, she stood up with a great effort and walked hesitantly toward the glass of the cell. Oracle watched her trying to guess what she was doing.
"You are dead!" Harley shouted at Huntress and walked to the crystal wall to see her more closely.
Huntress put her bloodied hand over the glass so as to not fall. She looked at Harley and smiled. "Maybe. but you lose again, Harley. you will never control me or my family."
"Stupid bitch!" Harley kicked the wall "My plan was perfect and you screwed it all!"
"You lose Harley." Huntress felt a sharp stabbing pain in her waist. She bent over.
"Hurt you?" Harley smiled crossing her arms, the girl was bleeding so much.
"No, not much." Huntress answered "not much. as I know I hurt you more knowing that you failed again."
"Stupid bitch!" Harley hated that girl, she wished see her death "We will meet again someday Helena Kyle."
"Any time." Huntress felt her wound throbbling, and her mind blurring, she slid down the glass leaving a trail of blood on the glass. She fell heavily to the floor. She hugged her stomach and groaned lightly.
"See you in hell." Harley Queen laughed.
"Helena!" Barbara shouted. Huntress tilted her head to her left to see Oracle. "How are you?" Barbara dragged toward her
"I don't know." Huntress said almost in a whisper. Barbara had lost the ability to walk but she had many other great qualities, she was one of the better gifts that life had given to her. She loved her. She felt a sharp pain in her stomach and tried to swallow, every time was more difficult. All was over, and she guessed she was too, at least she could saved Oracle, she would be okay. She could keep going. Dinah entered in the room at that moment.
She fixed her gaze on the ceiling, now she didn't feel pain, she just was inside a fog, a heavy fog. She struggled to stay conscious. Vaguely she could see Dinah's face over her. She felt when Dinah cupped the back of her neck with her hand, pulling her closer, she was talking to her but she couldn't hear. She tried to say the blonde's name, and maybe she did it because she smiled at her, but she couldn't hear her own voice, all was too quiet, and she just wanted to sleep. Her eyes began to close, she didn't want to but, her lids were too heavy; she nodded off, she couldn't remain conscious any longer. The darkness surrounded her.