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"Where the hell did she go?" Barbara yelled, feeling the anger burning inside her. "Dammit! I told her clearly not to leave the Clock Tower!"
"Sorry..." Dinah mumbled. "I should have stayed here to keep an eye on her."
"It's not your fault, she sometimes is so difficult."
"Well, I would say often..."
"I'll look for her with the necklace signal." The Delphi alert turned on and Barbara wheeled to it, she looked at the main screen..
"What happened?" the teen asked.
"Shit..."
"You never say bad words," Dinah commented.
"We are living another present," the redhead said looking at the screen. "It's a police report... Dammit, she is inside my father's apartment... What is she doing in my father's apartment? He called the police, she tried to attacked him."
"She what? Why? She never would do that..."
"I don't know what to think now." Barbara took the phone and called her father; but no one answered the phone. "Alfred!" she shouted. "Alfred, where are you?"
"Here," said the old man, looking at them from the second floor. "I just heard you yelling and I thought something was wrong. You never yell."
Barbara blushed. "Sorry, it's Helena. Do you know what she is doing in my father's apartment?"
"The last time that I saw her was when I told her that your father called her by phone."
Barbara shook her head. "My father?"
"Yes."
"What did he say to her?"
"Discretion is rule number one of a butler. I don't listen to conversations... But she said something like she would meet him at his home," Alfred added.
"You don't listen to conversations?" Barbara smirked.
"Of course; but sometimes it's hard not to hear when a person talks in a loud voice." He winked.
"If they take her to Arkham again will be impossible to break her out." Barbara dialed again. This time the phone was answered. "Father? It's Barbara."
::Yes?::
"You know why I'm calling you. What happened to Helena?" she asked anxiously.
::She is dangerous, Barbara, I told you. She would hurt you::
"Dad, did she really try to attack you? How were you able to stop her if she is more skillfull and stronger than you?"
::Barbara, you are not in possession of all your senses. I'm just trying to protect you.::
"No dad, you are wrong," Barbara said. "What did you do to her?"
::She is okay, Barbara, don't worry, but for our own safety the best place for her is the jail.::
"Father, please, don't do this, please."
::Sorry, it's for your own good. The police are here, I'll talk with you later.::
"Dad, please, listen to me!" The line was dead. She bit her lip trying to contain her anger. "Dammit, dammit!" Shit the desk with her fist, some discs fell to the floor. Dinah and Alfred looked at her in silence. After a few seconds she took a deep breath and looked at them both. "If they take her back to Arkham, they are going to reinforce the security. It will be almost impossible to get her out." She ran her hands through her hair.
Dinah took the Hummer keys. "Barbara, you can hack inside the police computers, change the traffic signs, create chaos."
"What?"
"Delay them in the traffic, give me time to try to help Helena. We can follow her with the necklace."
"I'm sure they are going to take 7th Avenue." Barbara began to type at her computer.
"A good point is New Gotham bridge." Alfred said.
"True," Barbara said. "Go get her, Dinah."
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Helena opened her eyes, her head hurt like hell. She was in the back seat of a police car with her hands cuffed behind her back. She shook her head and noticed she was inside a police patrol car. The car was moving, she sat up slowly.
"Move and I'll blow your head off."
A policeman that was in the front seat looked at her and smiled. "Hey, the dove is awake. You tried to steal from Commisioner Gordon's apartment, big mistake."
"What?" She tried to understand what was happening.
"He surprised you inside."
::Hel, can you hear me?:: The brunette jumped in her seat when she heard Barbara's voice. She wasn't yet used to that communication system.
"Yea..."
::I know where are you, listen to me. Dinah is going for you. We are going to create a mess over New Gotham bridge. Be ready to move.::
Helena smiled at the policeman. "Okay."
After a few minutes the traffic began to be extremely slow. How does she do these things? Helena thought, while she looked around trying to find a trace of Dinah.
"I see them," Dinah said, crouched over the bridge. "There are four patrol cars, Oracle."
Barbara pressed some buttons and all the traffic signs were suddenly red and the cars stopped. ::It's done, Dinah:: "Helena, hold on, this will be a bit rough, as soon as you can, run to your front." Dinah moved her hands and pushed the cars that were in front and at the back of the police car against the one that Helena was in.
After the hard impact, Helena moved quickly and kicked the door. It opened and she rolled outside. The officer moved down and Helena kicked his hand, the gun shot and the bullet broke the front window. Helena kicked the police man again, knocking him out.
"Stop!" the driver shouted pointing a gun at her. She jumped outside and over the roof of a car falling on the other side. A policeman from the police car that was in front, took off his gun too. "Don't move!" Suddenly his weapon flew out of his hand. Helena knew it had been Dinah, she jumped down and began to run between the cars but it was difficult to move with her hands behind her back.
She turned and saw some policemen running behind her. "I'm beginning to feel like a rabbit being hunted," she said.
::Hold on:: Dinah said through the mic.
Helena looked to her right and jumped over the bridge.
::What are you doing?:: Dinah shouted.
"There are no policemen down there." Helena felt herself falling into the darkness until she felt the impact against the cold water. "Shit, shit, shit..." she growled. "This is cold. " she moved her feet to keep her face out out of the water.
::Why did you jump? Are you crazy?:: Dinah yelled.
"Later blondie ... Do you have a boat?" She pulled her hands, trying to break the chains but was in a very uncomfortable position.
::Why did you jump?:: Oracle asked.
"Can we discuss that later?" The strong current was moving Helena far from the bridge, and swimming was becoming difficult with her hands tied behind her back. She spat water. "I have problems... coff... Where is blondie?"
Helena felt someone pulling her arm "Here... and don't call me blondie," the teen said helping her to raise her head.
"Coff.. okay..okay.."
"Shit, Helena, this is cold." Dinah protested passing her arm around her neck to keep her out of the water. "Why did you jump?"
"Those guys were shooting me and I didn't see you." Helena coughed.
"That's the idea, that no one saw me."
"Could we discuss this later? I'm freezing here."
::Swim to the opposite side of the river, I'll keep the traffic blocked.:: Oracle ordered. ::Dinah, go to Wayne Manor. My dad will come back for her, take her to Wayne Manor, Alfred is on his way.::
"And you?"
::Later, my father will send people to follow me. I'm sure that he knows that Helena escaped again. Don't worry, I'll see you later.::
"I'm not sure if I want go there," Helena protested.
::This is not a democratic resolution:: Oracle sighed ::Just do as I ask..::
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Gordon was drinking a scotch looking through the window, the lights in his apartment were off. He felt frustration, anger. He couldn't understand how his daughter could be supporting a criminal. And now, in some way, Helena had escaped again, he was sure his daughter in some way had helped her. He threw his glass against the wall. Down below, the cold city seemed to not sleep. He closed the window, but kept looking outside.
"Why father?" he heard the soft voice of Barbara behind him.
"Because this is a mistake, a big mistake, your worst mistake," he said looking the sky.
"You promised me..."
"Don't you understand?" He turned and shouted at her. "She is going to destroy your life as she destroyed her life!"
"Dad! She didn't kill those people!"
"Dammit, Barbara! If the police find out that you helped her to escape..."
"We discussed that!" She interrupted him. "You gave me your word that you would give us ten days!"
He moved toward her and put his hands over the arms of the wheelchair. "Barbara, I know she is the daughter of a good friend of yours, but you know this is wrong. You were looking for a way to trap her and when we finally did it, you helped her to escape, why?"
"I explained that to you; a man is behind all of this, we want trap him. Dad, she is a great girl, circumstances forced her to be a burglar to survive. She didn't know another way of living. I'm sure I can do change her way of life, I just need time."
"I know you helped her to escape again." Gordon glared at her.
"Dad, I'm here because you didn't answer my phone calls," Barbara said.
"I'm keeping an eye on you. You are not in possession of all your senses." He turned and walked to his room. "Good night."
"Dad, please," Barbara mumbled.
He closed his door. Barbara remained there, unmoving, without knowing what to do. She felt trapped between two walls, on one side was her father and her love for him and, and on the other side, she had the trust in Helena and she needed know, to discover the truth behind Dinah's words. She rubbed her nose and after a few seconds, she wheeled out of the apartment