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Later that night, after another robbery, Barbara, Alfred and the girls were in the kitchen. Helena was hypnotized by the gems spread out on the table. They sparkled against the dark cloth on which they rested.

"They are marvelous," Alfred commented.

"Really, I have never seen two million dollars in gems." Dinah said.

Helena picked up a small yellow diamond. "May I keep this?"

Barbara glared at her.

"It's a little one," Helena whined.

"No," Barbara stated firmly.

"Who would miss this small thing?"

"We are going to return it as soon as all this is finished." Barbara pointed at her "That was the deal."

"Well... I tried." Helena shrugged her shoulders in defeat.

"Your father thinks you know the whereabouts of Miss Helena," Alfred told Barbara.

"Yes." The redhead rubbed her eyes. "And Reese too. They are keeping an eye on me all day. I'm sure they have tapped my phone line."

"What's next Barbara?" Dinah asked. "Another robbery?"

Barbara moved back. "In ten days we have robbed the bank, a jewelry exposition and the Central of jewels, I think that's enough, he must know that this is Helena's work. It's time to visit Dr. Destiny."

"Am I going to sell him these diamonds?" the brunette asked.

"No, I just wanted him to know that you are free and working. Dinah has been investigating. A contact told her that he is looking for the blue diamond. It's seems that he wants to improve the power of his Materioptikon. That would be dangerous. He could try to change and alter the order of all things."

"The chaos?" Dinah asked.

"Right, we must stop him." Barbara watched Helena, who was playing with the diamonds while she ate a cookie distractedly. "He could destroy our world; now, Helena, it's in your hands."

Helena coughed. "What?"

"You need to go and convince him that you want help him. To earn his trust. We need know where he is hiding and how many people are with him."

"You never said this would be entirely my responsibility...I'm just a burglar, not a hero," Helena protested.

"It's your destiny, to be a crime fighter." Dinah smiled.

"I don't want to be bored like the senior super hero."

"I'm not bored," the red head protested.

"Barbara you spend all day behind your computers, you never go out, have fun or boyfriends."

"Point for her," Alfred said.

"I have fun."

"When was the last time you had sex?" the brunette glared at her.

"Helena!" the red head growled.

"Hey, it's a natural thing."

"It's this world, Helena," Dinah explained "It's your life, it's our lives."

"Okay, okay, okay. I'll do it." She crossed her arms over the table and rested her head over them "You won. But after this I'll go back to my normal life and I don't want see you two for a long time."

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Helena crouched in a three. She looked down, two men were outside the luxurious residence. It looked creepy. It was an old place. She cocked her head watching the many guards with rifles outside and inside the place.

"This is a fortress," she said.

::Are you ready to knock on the door?:: Barbara asked.

"I never knock on doors."

::Helena... Where are you?::

"In a tree."

::Helena, go to the front door. I told you...::

"Too late." She jumped down and landed between two guards. She knocked them out easily.

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"Helena, listen to me." Barbara said angrily into the mic. Dinah was seated next to her looking at the screen.

::I'm a burglar, burglars never knock on doors. I'm in.::

"Is she like this in the other reality?" Barbara asked exasperated.

"And sometimes worse." Dinah sighed.

"Helena, he is too dangerous."

"A second." They heard many fighting noises; glass breaking and grunts.

"Explain it to me, Dinah." Barbara looked at the teen. "I was her mentor, I never could teach her to understand that being a crime fighter means following certain rules?"

"Well, that was always your headache."

"Oh God!" Barbara let her head fall into her hands.

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Dr. Destiny was seated in a big couch in the living room. The room was cold and dark. He saw the main door closed. After a few seconds it opened. A guard walked in with a rifle. He stood up next to the mainframe and Helena walked in, hands in her pockets. He observed her. It was the first time that he had seen her since the night when he had traveled in time. She had her hair a bit longer but her clothes and her attitude was as arrogant as ever.

"Are you the girl that knocked out twelve of my men?"

Helena couldn't see his face. A cape covered almost all his face. His voice was deep, the place was cold and gloomy. "They are not friendly," she said. "They attacked me and never let me explain that I wanted to talk with you; until I took this gentlemen by the throat" she pointed to a big guy behind her, with a bruise over his eye ,"and I told him that I wanted to talk with you."

"What do you want?" he questioned, resting his back against the couch and crossing his fingers.

"Well, I brought you this small gift," Helena said throwing him a bag. He caught the bag with his hand and opened it. Many large gems were inside.

"Two million dollars there," she said.

He examined the diamonds, the quality was excellent. He looked at Helena with curiosity. "And what is this for?"

"You say you are the king of the criminal underworld, my mother was the queen of the criminal underworld, Catwoman, maybe you knew her... so, I will be the princess of the criminal underworld."

::Princess of the underworld? That was tacky:: Barbara said.

::Corny:: Dinah added.

"Shut up," Helena growled in low voice.

Dr. Destiny laughed loudly. "I like you.."

"Well, I came here to propose a deal to you."

"You are so daring," he said, amused, the girl was brave. "I have been reading about you." He took some newspapers off a table next to him and showed it to her. It was the headlines from the newspapers of the last weeks. She took one and sat in a chair not far from him.

"The uniform makes me look awful. Joan Rivers would kill the people who designed it."

"The police will pay a good reward for you."

"Oh come on, how much? Fifty thousand?" Helena frowned. "One hundred thousand? I can give you more."

"I listening." Dr. Destiny was very curious about the young girl. The game was turning most interesting.

"I love my job, but I think you don't like it."

"Why?"

"You sent some of your men put false evidence in my apartment and in my bank security box. You involved me and the police think I'm the murderer. I have never been in Metrópolis. I never killed anyone."

"Be careful with your words. You will cross the line. And everyone that has crossed the line is dead now."

"You tried to kill me inside Arkham." She said glaring at him with feral eyes. "I'm hard to kill, I'm still here."

"I can kill you now." Dr. Destiny said moving forward.

Helena could see his skull face, but she didn't hesitate "You can lose a lot of money if you do it."

"I have enough."

She looked at the big stone that hung from his neck. "Nice red rock," she said. "I can give you something better than that, the gem that you want: the blue diamond. The biggest diamond in the world. One of your guys told me after I broke his arm that you needed it."

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"That's the Materioptikon." Barbara said.

"How are we going to remove it?" Dianh asked worriedly.

"I need to think on that. Helena, take notes of that whole place. We need to formulate a plan. Keep your eyes open."

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Dr. Destiny walked around Helena. "Why don't you steal the blue diamond and sell it? It's worth more than 40 million. You would keep your lifestyle a long time."

Helena laughed. "Are you crazy? It's madness. It's not easy to sell a thing like that, it would take me years. I prefer small diamonds, easy to trade and great to wear." She took out of her pocket a ring with a big diamond and put it on her middle finger; she lifted her hand and showed it to him.

"I understand."

"But you want it." The brunette took off the ring and put it back in her poket "I'll give it to you with a small exchange."

"Exchange?"

"I give you the diamond if you fix the damn mess that you involved me in. Convince the police that the evidence at my apartment and in my security box was a trap. That's easy for you, you can kill someone and make him appear with a note explaining all. And second: Let me keep working, stealing jewelry and such from rich people; I'll continue with my expensive parties, travel, I don't need so much, just enough to keep my lifestyle."

"Are not you interested in controlling the criminal underworld?" he asked with curiosity.

"Doctor," she smirked "I'm young, I love my freedom. Power is too complicated, there are too many responsibilities, not fun."

"Interesting, interesting, my dear." Dr. Destiny rubbed his chin. The girl was proposing a good deal. He would be most powerful. The crime fighter helping him to be the most powerful criminal was something unexpected.

"Everybody will be happy. It's not much to ask, nothing... for 40 million." Helena cocked her head.

"When?"

"Eight days. At the moment that you show the police I didn't kill anyone."

::Helena, don't go there.:: Barbara said into the mic.

He didn't like the words of the girl. "Don't tell me what I must do."

"You can do it easily. I need it as proof that you accepted the deal."

"I don't do deals with anyone."

"That's my condition," Helena said.

::Helena, please, shut up.::

"I don't accept," he growled.

"Okay, so you don't have the diamond."

He stood up and walked toward her. She kept unmoving but couldn't avoid the chill on her back.

"Kid, I give the orders here," he growled. "I have been generous letting you live until now, don't play with your good luck. You know I can do this work by myself. I don't need you."

"I know you are more powerful than me, I know you can kill me just snapping your fingers, but if you did all those things against me, it means that for some reason I worry you." Helena looked at him. "I don't want to fight you, I don't want to bother you, I just want to keep having fun when I steal."

"You are brave girl. I like that." He observed her in silence a few seconds "Eight days?"

"Eight days."

"Okay, just don't try to be smart with me."

"The blue diamond-- it's yours," she said and walked out of the room.

He laughed loudly. The Huntress now was working for him. This was much better that he had ever thought.