Huntress listened to her name. Someone was calling her but sounded so far
away. She felt like she was moving through a dark tunnel. She heard too
many voices around her; but she couldn't understand what was happening.
"Huntress wake up!" a man's voice ordered her. Everything felt heavy and thick but slowly she was able to force her eyes open. The normal vibrant blues were now glassy and unfocused. She tried to move but her ribs hurt like hell. She gasped. She saw a short man kneel in front of her.
"Why hasn't she come over yet?" Oracle asked.
"Easy; the device is adapting to her nervous system." Mad hatter took the girl by her jaw "Huntress, is that your name?"
".Yea."
"Huntress, do you recognize that woman in the chair?"
The brunette blinked and saw Oracle looking her; she nodded.
"Take this pistol and you are going to shot her on the head" Mad hatter put a pistol in front of her on the floor.
Huntress nodded lightly. She sat huddled on the floor, arms wrapped tightly around her waist, almost like she was trying to keep her insides in. She glanced down at the weapon on the ground. She still felt dazed. Just the same she finally picked it up and then staggered to her feet. Hand wavering unsteadily she aimed it at Oracle. "Just shoot princess." Mad Hatter said.
Huntress staggered; she tried to focus. Oracle looked her unmoving. Her green eyes on her. Huntress pressed the trigger.
Click.
That was all, just a click.
Huntress pressed again the trigger and examined the weapon. "This doesn't have any bullets in it."
"Well done." Mad hatter said taking the gun out of the hand of the girl. "Well done. I was testing you."
"For what?"
"That is not your business."
Huntress fell silent, instead choosing to avert her eyes to the ground. She felt awful. She was tired, dazed and close to dropping. She heard an annoying buzzing noise that seemed to echo through her brain. Holding her side she stepped back to rest on the wall.
"She is hurt Mad Hatter" Oracle said "I told you that it wouldn't be a good idea to beat her."
"Don't tell me what to do or not to," Mad Hatter snapped. "Give her whatever you want; I need her looking for the blond."
In that moment Polly walked in the cell really upset. "This stupid bitch lied to me!" she yelled pointing at Huntress. "She told us that blond girl was hiding in an old building. I wasted my time!"
"I told you the serum wasn't.." Oracle tried to say.
"I'll show you not to lie to me again bitch," Polly walked toward Huntress and slapped her. The brunette eyes turned feral and before Polly could react a hard blow over her nose make her fly backwards.
A henchman tried to grab her but she kicked him and hit a second one. Mad hatter smiled and stepped back toward Barbara.
"She is amazing." He smiled.
One of the men took out a club and tried to hit her but she broke his nose with a hard kick.
"Stop Huntress!" Mad Hatter said when he saw the brunette preparing to attack other of his men. The brunette stood up in the middle of the room, her fist in balls, waiting for any excuse to start hitting again.
Polly had a hand over her face. "She broke my nose!" she shouted.
"Don't be stupid" Mad Hatter said to Polly. "She is now on our side. Oracle, send her for the blonde."
"Huntress, go to the lab. You have work to do." Oracle said to the brunette taking her hand. Huntress looked at her in silence and walked to the door grimacing.
"Huntress, where is Dinah?" Mad Hatter asked before she went out.
"I told her go to look for Alfred." The brunette said turning her face.
"Who is Alfred?"
"Our butler." Oracle answered.
"He is the only one that could help her." Huntress added. "She is still training, she didn't have the expeience to work alone."
"I want her." Mad hatter said to Huntress. The brunette closed her eyes and put her hand to her head. "Did you hear me?"
"Yes." Huntress grunted. Mad hatter looked Oracle.
The red head wheeled toward her protegee. "What's the problem Huntress?"
"My head." She said, staggering a bit. "I'll give you some pills" Oracle said. "Now go to the lab."
"Go and do what ever you need to do with her but catch the blond." Mad hatter took Polly by her arm.
Huntress exited Clock tower a few minutes later. Oracle followed her signal by the computer. Mad hatter walked in the lab and stood up behind her. "Where did she go?" he asked.
"To look for Dinah, I'm not sure that she will be there...with Alfred I mean... but maybe she will find a trace. She needs to rest a while if you want her working at 100%. She is pretty badly hurt" Oracle explained. "I'm worried about the pain in her head and back. I think the device is making it worse."
"What's wrong with the device?"
"I just looked at it real quick," Barbara explained showing him some graphics "I found some strange kind of interference. The device signal is crashing against her brain waves. I need to correct it when she returns."
"Okay, do anything you want with her but tell her first bring the blonde here." Mad hatter said.
* * *
Huntress jumped between the buildings, but her movements were most sluggish and uncoordinated. Her entire body ached but her ribs felt like they were about to explode in her chest. She wasn't sure if Dinah would be at Wayne Manor, but she figured maybe she could at least find a clue as to their intents. Maybe inside the Batcave.
* * *
"Miss Dinah" Alfred said looking one of the monitors. Dinah was sleeping on a couch. Dinah blinked and looked up at the monitors. With much effort she stood up.
"Huntress?" she mumbled looking the thin figure walking between the darkness in the house.
"What is she doing here?" Alfred raised his brow.
"Don't know. she looks like she's hurt. maybe she escaped." The kid stood up. Alfred held her by the hand.
"Be careful Miss Dinah, we don't know if she too is under the Mad Hatter's control."
Dinah looked again the screen, "No, I don't think so."
"And what if she is?"
"I don't have any here to stop her." Dinah looked around "I need go to see."
"Be careful Miss Dinah."
* * *
Huntress looked around; the blonde didn't seem to have been there. She grumbled and rested her back against the wall. She took her hands to the back of her neck. She turned on her mic.
"Oracle. this damn buzzing in my head is driving me crazy."
::Did you find Dinah?:: the redhead asked.
"No, the house is clean; I'll go to the cave. Maybe she is there."
::Alfred?::
"Not here; maybe they are in the cave."
Dinah walked inside the hall and slowly, entered inside the library room, where Huntress was looking for the button to open the entrace to the Batcave.
"Helena?" the blond girl said almost with a whisper.
Huntress eyes changed and she looked at the girl. She had found her target.
"Are you okay?" Dinah asked looking her cautiously.
"Yea." Huntress walked near the window. Dinah could saw the white light of the moon over her face. She didn't look okay, she could saw a big bruise on her cheek.
"Huntress, you are hurt!"
"I'm okay, how are you?" she walked toward her.
"What are you doing here?" Dinah instictively stepped back. "Are you Helena?"
"Who else?" the brunette fixed her cold glaze on her "I was looking for you."
* * *
"Dinah's been located," Oracle said.
"Excellent, bring her here." Mad Hatter ordered.
"Huntress, bring Dinah here, and don't be so rude." She looked at the Mad Hatter "Im worried, she is rejecting the device. It's hurting her. It could cause permanent brain damage."
"What?"
Oracle frowned as she examined one of the readouts on her screen. It was broadcasting the status of the chip and several bars were already in the red. "Something is wrong, I don't know what but something is wrong. Maybe we."
"Doesn't fucking matter if her brain turns to jelly, I want that damn blond!" Mad Hatter shouted.
Oracle turned on her mic "Huntress trap her and bring her here inmediately."
* * *
"Huntress wake up!" a man's voice ordered her. Everything felt heavy and thick but slowly she was able to force her eyes open. The normal vibrant blues were now glassy and unfocused. She tried to move but her ribs hurt like hell. She gasped. She saw a short man kneel in front of her.
"Why hasn't she come over yet?" Oracle asked.
"Easy; the device is adapting to her nervous system." Mad hatter took the girl by her jaw "Huntress, is that your name?"
".Yea."
"Huntress, do you recognize that woman in the chair?"
The brunette blinked and saw Oracle looking her; she nodded.
"Take this pistol and you are going to shot her on the head" Mad hatter put a pistol in front of her on the floor.
Huntress nodded lightly. She sat huddled on the floor, arms wrapped tightly around her waist, almost like she was trying to keep her insides in. She glanced down at the weapon on the ground. She still felt dazed. Just the same she finally picked it up and then staggered to her feet. Hand wavering unsteadily she aimed it at Oracle. "Just shoot princess." Mad Hatter said.
Huntress staggered; she tried to focus. Oracle looked her unmoving. Her green eyes on her. Huntress pressed the trigger.
Click.
That was all, just a click.
Huntress pressed again the trigger and examined the weapon. "This doesn't have any bullets in it."
"Well done." Mad hatter said taking the gun out of the hand of the girl. "Well done. I was testing you."
"For what?"
"That is not your business."
Huntress fell silent, instead choosing to avert her eyes to the ground. She felt awful. She was tired, dazed and close to dropping. She heard an annoying buzzing noise that seemed to echo through her brain. Holding her side she stepped back to rest on the wall.
"She is hurt Mad Hatter" Oracle said "I told you that it wouldn't be a good idea to beat her."
"Don't tell me what to do or not to," Mad Hatter snapped. "Give her whatever you want; I need her looking for the blond."
In that moment Polly walked in the cell really upset. "This stupid bitch lied to me!" she yelled pointing at Huntress. "She told us that blond girl was hiding in an old building. I wasted my time!"
"I told you the serum wasn't.." Oracle tried to say.
"I'll show you not to lie to me again bitch," Polly walked toward Huntress and slapped her. The brunette eyes turned feral and before Polly could react a hard blow over her nose make her fly backwards.
A henchman tried to grab her but she kicked him and hit a second one. Mad hatter smiled and stepped back toward Barbara.
"She is amazing." He smiled.
One of the men took out a club and tried to hit her but she broke his nose with a hard kick.
"Stop Huntress!" Mad Hatter said when he saw the brunette preparing to attack other of his men. The brunette stood up in the middle of the room, her fist in balls, waiting for any excuse to start hitting again.
Polly had a hand over her face. "She broke my nose!" she shouted.
"Don't be stupid" Mad Hatter said to Polly. "She is now on our side. Oracle, send her for the blonde."
"Huntress, go to the lab. You have work to do." Oracle said to the brunette taking her hand. Huntress looked at her in silence and walked to the door grimacing.
"Huntress, where is Dinah?" Mad Hatter asked before she went out.
"I told her go to look for Alfred." The brunette said turning her face.
"Who is Alfred?"
"Our butler." Oracle answered.
"He is the only one that could help her." Huntress added. "She is still training, she didn't have the expeience to work alone."
"I want her." Mad hatter said to Huntress. The brunette closed her eyes and put her hand to her head. "Did you hear me?"
"Yes." Huntress grunted. Mad hatter looked Oracle.
The red head wheeled toward her protegee. "What's the problem Huntress?"
"My head." She said, staggering a bit. "I'll give you some pills" Oracle said. "Now go to the lab."
"Go and do what ever you need to do with her but catch the blond." Mad hatter took Polly by her arm.
Huntress exited Clock tower a few minutes later. Oracle followed her signal by the computer. Mad hatter walked in the lab and stood up behind her. "Where did she go?" he asked.
"To look for Dinah, I'm not sure that she will be there...with Alfred I mean... but maybe she will find a trace. She needs to rest a while if you want her working at 100%. She is pretty badly hurt" Oracle explained. "I'm worried about the pain in her head and back. I think the device is making it worse."
"What's wrong with the device?"
"I just looked at it real quick," Barbara explained showing him some graphics "I found some strange kind of interference. The device signal is crashing against her brain waves. I need to correct it when she returns."
"Okay, do anything you want with her but tell her first bring the blonde here." Mad hatter said.
* * *
Huntress jumped between the buildings, but her movements were most sluggish and uncoordinated. Her entire body ached but her ribs felt like they were about to explode in her chest. She wasn't sure if Dinah would be at Wayne Manor, but she figured maybe she could at least find a clue as to their intents. Maybe inside the Batcave.
* * *
"Miss Dinah" Alfred said looking one of the monitors. Dinah was sleeping on a couch. Dinah blinked and looked up at the monitors. With much effort she stood up.
"Huntress?" she mumbled looking the thin figure walking between the darkness in the house.
"What is she doing here?" Alfred raised his brow.
"Don't know. she looks like she's hurt. maybe she escaped." The kid stood up. Alfred held her by the hand.
"Be careful Miss Dinah, we don't know if she too is under the Mad Hatter's control."
Dinah looked again the screen, "No, I don't think so."
"And what if she is?"
"I don't have any here to stop her." Dinah looked around "I need go to see."
"Be careful Miss Dinah."
* * *
Huntress looked around; the blonde didn't seem to have been there. She grumbled and rested her back against the wall. She took her hands to the back of her neck. She turned on her mic.
"Oracle. this damn buzzing in my head is driving me crazy."
::Did you find Dinah?:: the redhead asked.
"No, the house is clean; I'll go to the cave. Maybe she is there."
::Alfred?::
"Not here; maybe they are in the cave."
Dinah walked inside the hall and slowly, entered inside the library room, where Huntress was looking for the button to open the entrace to the Batcave.
"Helena?" the blond girl said almost with a whisper.
Huntress eyes changed and she looked at the girl. She had found her target.
"Are you okay?" Dinah asked looking her cautiously.
"Yea." Huntress walked near the window. Dinah could saw the white light of the moon over her face. She didn't look okay, she could saw a big bruise on her cheek.
"Huntress, you are hurt!"
"I'm okay, how are you?" she walked toward her.
"What are you doing here?" Dinah instictively stepped back. "Are you Helena?"
"Who else?" the brunette fixed her cold glaze on her "I was looking for you."
* * *
"Dinah's been located," Oracle said.
"Excellent, bring her here." Mad Hatter ordered.
"Huntress, bring Dinah here, and don't be so rude." She looked at the Mad Hatter "Im worried, she is rejecting the device. It's hurting her. It could cause permanent brain damage."
"What?"
Oracle frowned as she examined one of the readouts on her screen. It was broadcasting the status of the chip and several bars were already in the red. "Something is wrong, I don't know what but something is wrong. Maybe we."
"Doesn't fucking matter if her brain turns to jelly, I want that damn blond!" Mad Hatter shouted.
Oracle turned on her mic "Huntress trap her and bring her here inmediately."
* * *
