Protection 101

Disclaimer: Bird of Prey belongs to DC Comics and the WB Network. I own nothing from them. I like to write fanfics for a living and for my entertainment. I do own, Liz Barry/Predator, Kane, Strike, Ray, Raine, and Lizix; anything related to Quion.

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At the Dark Horse, Helena is filling up Liz's mug of beer, "Is that your sixteen glass of beer or I am losing count?"

"Can't get drunk, what can I say, I'm not normal" Liz starts to giggle about the comment she just made and she turns her head and Barbara enters the bar, "Hey its Babs"

Barbara sees Liz and she smiled at her, "Hey Liz" a worker at the bar, helps Barbara down the steep stairs, till she can wheel around the area. Finally she is on ground floor and she wheels over to the two, "Liz, you seem in a cheerful mood, since that helicopter incident"

"I got over it, I can't be in misery forever, it will ruin my fun" she takes another sip of her beer and Helena hands Barbara a mug, full of beer.

"Thanks Helena" Barbara turns her head at Liz, "Liz, can you tell me something about Kane"

"Yup, very undefeatable guy, that is all I can say," but Liz knows more about him, lots more, "I think I should get going" she pushes the beer glass over to Helena, "Thanks" she takes out her cash and places in front of her, "Keep the change" She hurries out the bar.

Barbara and Helena watches her go and then looked at each other, "I sensing she knows more about that Kane dude, but why hiding it, since he is the big bad, in general speaking"

"Maybe, they go way back," said Barbara, she is getting the feeling, that they go way back, like some kind of relationship or something like that, when Liz was pre-Meta.

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Liz exits the bar and walks down the street, she looks at the buildings and she ended up staring into space.

"Somebody help!" cried a woman, trying to run over to a group of black clad figures, grabbing a little girl.

Liz stops walking and her eye enhanced and sees an angry mother, trying to stop, these group of men from taking her child. Liz began to have flash- backs when she was little, when she was being taken away from her home, this event is somewhat similar to her childhood. Suddenly a large boom sound, sounded like a gun, caused her to exit her flash-back. She looks around and sees the mother dead on the ground and she looks up and sees the girl being grabbed. The Metahuman flash-like speed over to the men and kicks one in the gut and back kicked the man, where the sun-doesn't-shine and she takes the kid, then takes off.

"Mommy!" cried the little girl, seeing her mother dead on the street, murdered in front of her eyes.

Liz feels bad for the kid, she had to deal with that, except there was a twist, she murdered her parents when she was nine years old and she doesn't want this girl to hurt someone in her family or even worse, by being in the hands of Quion, "Don't worry, you will be safe" she takes the three year old to the clock tower, to figure out what to do next.

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A black clad man lying on the ground, awakes up and dials Ray's number, "Ray, we lost her, Liz took the child"

"Get that child back! Also Liz with the prize package!" Ray on the other line hangs up the phone.

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Liz enters the clock tower with the little girl; Dinah sees Liz and a new 'friend', "Whose kid is that?"

"Not mine, I'm protecting her" she leads the kid to the couch, "Hey, kid, what is your name?"

"Molly" she said to Liz, "Where's my mommy?" she looks around the clock tower, searching for her mommy.

Liz didn't want to break the news to the three year old, that her mother was gunned down, by her enemy, Quion, "She is on a trip" that is all she can say, she doesn't want to mention the word 'death' or 'killed' to a three year old. She turns at Dinah, "Quion tried to kidnap her"

"Oh, maybe when Barbara and Helena get back, maybe we can figure this out" Dinah walks over to Liz, "For now, at the moment, I can help you take care of a three year old"

"Thanks, I don't know anything about taking care of kids," she pauses and looks at Molly, "Molly, I don't know if your mommy told you already, are you a Meta or Metahuman?"

"To a three year old, that sounds like a trick question," said Dinah, "When I was three, I had no clue, that I was one"

"My mommy said, 'I'm special'"

"Special?" Dinah turns to Liz, "Was that mean?"

Liz walks away and leans against the railing, "That means, she either a special Meta or Metahuman, I'm a special Metahuman, Quion goes after the breed of species, if only they fall under the word, 'special'"

"Oh, so special Meta or Metahumans are highly different from the two groups, by powers, ablities, skills, mentally, and physically?"

"Yeah, something like that, like at the hospital, with the blood transfusion, I was able to save Barbara, without getting any bad diseases from both sides, for normal Metahumans or Metas, it has to be a miracle" she looks at Molly, "Molly, want a drink?"

"We have Apple Juice," said Dinah

"Okay, me want apple poop"

Liz and Dinah started to laugh what she just said; anyways she is only a three year old.

"I will get your apple 'poop,'" said Liz, walking away, towards to the small kitchen to get some apple juice for Molly.

Dinah looks at Molly, "Molly, have your mommy ever told you what powers or special abilities you will get"

"Nope" Liz walks over to Molly, "Cuppie!" Liz kneels down to the toddler and hands her the cup. Molly is now drinking out of the cup.

Liz looks at Dinah, "Special Metahumans or Metas don't get their powers automatic, they slowly develop, but when reached to a certain age, powers and abilities get develop very fast" Liz takes a seat at the couch, "My main concern, what powers or ablities, Molly will get and figure what to do, to keep her away from Quion at all times"

Dinah looks at her, "Yeah, Babs and Helena will be back any time soon, maybe they will have a useful suggestion," she turns her head to look at Molly and she is sound asleep, "Aww, we should keep our voices down, she must be very tired"

"Yeah"

Dinah looks at her, "I'm going on the computer to see if the mother is on the Metahuman database"

"I will watch her, its my sworn duty to protect this small soul" Liz looks down at Molly, watching her, because she doesn't want Molly to be in a place, where is full of pain and suffering and doesn't want her to deal with this terrible ordeal.

About ten minutes later, Barbara and Helena enters the room, chit chattering. Dinah wheels around the spinny chair and looks at the two, "Quiet! We have a little friend sleeping"

They nodded their heads, like okay, Helena walks over where Liz was and see a toddler sleeping on Liz's lap, "Oh" as she gets the sense what Dinah was referring.

"Oh what?" as Barbara wheels over to where Helena was and sees the child, "Question" she looks at Liz and crosses her arms.

Liz looks at Barbara, "Quion killed the mother and tried to take the child, I had to do the right thing"

"I know, you did the right thing, but this is like kidnapping, except your protecting it, without authorizing the authorities"

"I know" she gently picks Molly up, so she can get up and she gently places her down on the couch, and she is still sleeping, "Quion, probably have everything tapped, possibly watching the family, relatives, and friends, or whatever, they will do anything in their power to get that child"

"Maybe we can work something," said Barbara, offering to help Liz's situation.

"Sure, but try not to go near anyone who works for Quion," the 'Birds' nodded their heads on the agreement, Liz looks at the computer and looks like Dinah found information about the mother, "did you find anything on the mother?"

"Yup, she was a Metahuman and when Molly was born, the child had a werid DNA, the doctors tried to call the CDC about it, mother took off, with the child, and the child is carrying something, which is deadly"

"To mankind?" said Helena, walking over to the computer

"No, whoever was in contact with the child, like first touch, first victim, which doubles the inner rage" she looks at Liz, "Like your trance, it's doubling, by strength"

"That is why Quion wanted Molly, badly, because of Kane, if Kane touched the child, his strength doubles, and becomes pretty much invincible"

"Now what? Will Molly will be safe?" said Barbara

"She isn't safe yet, Kane will be most likely upset, he would drain her powers, suck her out to dry and get the powers from there, and there is no way to stopping him, but there is a way to prevent her from getting in Kane's hands."

"What is it?" said Dinah, "Some kind of binding drink or whatever?"

"Nope, I have to see one of my contacts"

"An 'Ancient'?" said Helena

"Nope, she is an old friend, she balances good and evil, she will protect the child till Molly is sixteen and Quion and Kane won't have interest in the child, I know, this is a bad ending, but I don't want Kane doing something, that causes end of the world destruction and I don't want Molly being in the hands of Quion"

Barbara looks at the two, Liz is right, there is no safe way out of this, "Sounds good, we will help this thing out"

"Thanks guys, Melody is in the park of New Gotham, center of the Earth and the city itself"

"Let's get rolling, but what if Kane decides to visit?" said Helena

"I will handle Kane and I want you make sure Molly will be safe in the arms of Melody" Liz stops talking and hears Molly waking up, "Let's do it now"

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Kane paces back and forth in his room, "Ray, buddy, you failed! Now, Melody, this chick I always had a thing for, is going to protect the child, so I won't have my hands on the precious child"

"How do you know all these things?" said Ray

"Because, I see everything, what is happening on Earth, except what Liz is doing, when familiar names are mention, I know what the plans is going to be, excuse me, I should pay a visit to Liz, come Raine"

Raine looks at Kane, "Kane sir," she salutes at him.

He turns to her and rolls his eyes, "What now? This better be good, I don't have the time" he crosses his arms and looks at Raine.

"Lizix has risen"

"She decides to do this now!?" Kane looks pretty mad now, "Perfect timing Lizix! You know, I was going to do something and you get to spoil my fun!"

"Hehe, well its your fault," said Ray, "If you didn't do this ritual thing, to bring her back, none of this won't happen"

"Haha, your not funny" Kane exits his room and enters the chambers and sees Lizix, smoking on the chair, "Hello, Lizix"

"Hello lover, did I ruined your playtime?" she smiled evilly at him.

"Yeah, but you seem more interesting to me, who cares I didn't get the child of strength, but things are getting more interesting" she smiled at him, "Except for you" she crosses her arms and frowned at him, "Sorry babe, you can't always win"

"Grrr!"

"But I can spend quality time with you" He closes the door, while being in the room with Lizix.

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The 'Birds', Liz, and Molly walks into the center of park, looking around the area, no sign of Kane, that because he very busy with Lizix, except Liz doesn't know Lizix has raised.

"What now?" said Helena

"I have to summon her," said Liz, she closes her eyes and bright light engulfs in front of Liz, making a large circle and she opens her eyes, "Melody, come forth!" she called the name to the light. The 'Birds' and Molly covers their eyes, because of the brightness. Finally they take their hands off their eyes and they see a beautiful woman all in white.

Melody smiled, seeing Liz, "Liz, hello" as she said friendly to Liz, she bows down to Liz, "May I ask why you called me?"

She opens her eyes and she sees Melody, the guardian who balances good and evil, "To protect the child of strength away from Quion and Kane"

"Yes, I will help this child, but Liz, there is another conflict, just has resurfaced"

"Who?"

"My sister Lizix, has return to Earth, remember her, the sibling you banished from Earth, is back on Earth"

"Who is Lizix?" said Helena turning her head to Liz and then Melody

Melody looks at Helena, "Helena Kyle, nice to meet you, Lizix, is pure evil, who broken the ancients rules many years ago and Liz banished her from Earth, because unfortuanaly she cannot be defeated, but only be banished, there isn't much time, Liz, fight this and you will succeed to great happiness" Liz nodded at Melody's words, she looks down at Melody, "Molly, my child, come, you will have a fun time at Gaia"

"Okay" she went over to the bright light and she puts her small hands onto Melody hands.

"The child will be cared for, till reach at age sixteen, she won't be the same girl, anymore, and she will be a third goddess, like me and the guardians in Gaia"

"Okay, thank you" the bright light fades away, and there is nothing left, only the park and the 'Birds'.

"Third goddess? Then you must be a goddess," said Dinah

"I'm a Secondary goddess; the main ones are with Zeus and Hercules! Hercules! Hercules!"

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