When they were in the doorway, Dinah pushed Helena's shoulder. "Great, you did it this time, nice work," she said.
Helena answered making noises in her throat. The red head was angry. It hadn't been her fault. Dinah had started it all and now she had lost her poptarts. They walked inside the bedroom, Helena sat on the mattress and meowed at the blonde.
"What do you want now?" The teen jumped on the mattress next to her resting her head on the pillow.
Helena meowed again and looked at the TV.
"All right, all right; I don't want to listen to your "growls." Dinah took the control and turned on the DVD. The Lion King appeared on the screen. "I don't know how you don't get bored of this. You've watched it 400 times." Dinah watched the TV. She was sick of watching that movie so many times; but Helena seemed to not be bored of it.
Hakuna Matata!
What a wonderful phrase
Hakuna Matata!
Dinah covered her head with the pillow. That was the worst part.
It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Hakuna Matata!
Dinah watched Helena, who was moving lightly following the rhythm of the song in her place. Suddenly, Dinah grinned. She took the pillow and, hugging it, she moved on her stomach, resting her head at the foot of the mattress where Helena could see her. They watched the movie in silence.
[Timon:] Pumbaa! Not in front of the kids!
[Pumbaa:] Oh, sorry.
The brunette suddenly felt something hit on her back. She turned. A small kleenex box was on the bed next to her. She turned back to the TV.
Hakuna Matata! It means no worries
For the rest of your days
It's our problem-free philosophy
Something crashed against Helena's back. She moved her head and saw a small perfume bottle on the mattress. She looked around. Nobody else was inside the room. She grumbled in annoyance, but the images on television caught her attention quickly.
It means no worries For the rest of your days
Timon: {Not singing, doing a vaudeville knee-slide up to Simba} Yeah, sing it, kid!
Helena giggled.
Simba and Timon: It's our problem-free ...........
Pumbaa: {Landing next to them, with a flatulent sound} ..................... philosophy...
A book crashed against her head and made her growl. Now that had hurt. She crouched in a defensive position on the bed.
"Helena, put your feet down! Your shoes are dirty!" Dinah turned to stare at her.
The brunette mewled in response.
"Helena, sit down and be quiet!"
Helena sat on the mattress again, keeping an eye out. After a few minutes, she forgot about the incident and was trapped in the cartoon movie. A teddy bear hit her back roughly. She growled angrily and turned, looking for the one that had hit her.
Simba: Any antelope?
Timon: Na ah.
Simba: {A bit desperate} Hippo?
Timon: Nope. Listen, kid; if you live with us, you have to
eat like us. Hey, this looks like a good spot to
rustle up some grub.
Dinah grinned and looked at a heavy book on the night table. Helena had her back to it. She winked and the book flew toward the brunette crashing against her head. The brunette took her hands to her head and turned, hissing.
Dinah couldn't avoid laughing, Helena jumped towards the closet and opened it looking for the intruder. Dinah hugged her stomach. It hurt to laugh so much. Helena jumped on the mattress and looked behind the headboard. She sat grumbling on the bed again. She looked at the blonde; she didn't know how, but she was sure she had done that.
"Hey, don't look at me I'm here," Dinah said, raising her hands. "Sit and watch your movie or I'll turn off the DVD."
Helena growled, watching the TV, but keeping an eye on her.
Pumbaa and Timon: {Chanting to music} Hakuna matata,hakuna matata, hakuna matata.
Simba: {Adult voice now.} It means no worries. For the rest of your days.
All three: It's our problem-free Philosophy
Dinah smiled. That had been the best part of the day. She crossed her arms over the pillow and rested her head on it. She looked out of the corner of eye at Barbara's eldest charge, who was disgusted because she didn't know who, or what was bothering her. Dinah closed her eye lids hard. Suddenly, the brunette felt someone pushing her firmly and she fell off bed, and landed with a thud on her back.
The teen laughed.
That was it,. Helena growled angrily, she knew the blonde was doing that somehow. She prepared to attack her. Dinah jumped back and stood up in t he doorway, pointing at her. "Don't do that! I didn't move a muscle and you know it! I'll tell Barbara and she'll be pissed!"
"This should work..." Barbara said, examining the last test on the screen of a chemical composition that they had finished.
"I think so, you improved it." Diana studied the screen, leaning on the back of Barbara's chair.
"The first antidote is okay for any normal human being. When I prepared it the first time, I never stopped to think that her meta cells would be predominant and neutralize the regular antidote. This time I'm sure it will work." Barbara took the compound that was in a testtube and looked at it. "Helena is becoming impatient, last night and this morning she was meowing at the elevator door. She wanted to go out. She could escape at any moment." She wheeled toward the cabinet and took out a syringe.
"We can use this serum against Circe's beasts?"
"Open that box in front of you." The red head pointed to a metallic box on a desk next to Diana. "It's a dart gun, it has ten shots and I mixed it with some tranquilizer because the antidote takes some time to work."
Suddenly, they heard noise downstairs at the department. Running steps, growls and laughs. Both looked up.
"The kids..." Diana said.
"Yes, the kids." Barbara sighed. "I can't deny that without those noises this place would feel empty and cold."
"Agreed."
"Alfred.... would you please bring Helena here?"
Helena opened her eyes wide when she saw the syringe in Barbara's hands. She hadn't done anything, it been the blonde. She turned, but Alfred was standing behind her. He smiled at her. "Sorry, Miss Helena, it's for your own good."
Diana took her hand and sat her on a chair. Helena glared at Dinah, she would pay for that.
"Hey, I didn't ask her to give you that," she said.
"That's true," Barbara said ,cleaning the her protég's arm with alcohol." The Delphi alert turned on in that moment. "Dinah, check to see what's going on while I inject this in Helena."
Dinah went toward the Delphi and pressed some keys. The princess moved toward her.
"Police report, problems in the north section of the city," Dinah said. "A guard reported some big animals inside the Johnstown laboratories. They have hostages."
"Circe..." Diana mumbled.
Barbara removed her gloves and patted Helena. "See? Fast and it didn't hurt."
Helena licked her arm where Barbara had pricked her.
"I give up." The red head rolled her eyes and wheeled toward the lab. She pressed some buttons and opened a window. "I've got an image from the security camera." She pressed a button and some images appeared on the large screens near the top of the lab. They were from the inside of the laboratories. They could see many beasts there.
"Definitely Circe," the amazon said, and went to take the pistol. "She has hostages."
"Diana..." Barbara said turning toward her.
"I need to stop her now." Diana took the gun. Helena watched her and hissed. The amazon smiled and rubbed her head. "Don't worry, it's not for you, it's for them." She pointed at the screen. Helena raised her head and looked at it. She growled when she saw the animals on the monitors.
"I'll go," Dinah said.
"No, you stay here."
"I'll go," Dinah insisted.
The amazon turned and looked at Barbara. The red head nodded.
Diana gave the dart gun to the teen. "Be careful."
Barbara showed them both a map on the screen. Helena watched them in silence. She realized they were talking about the beasts. They were watching the images and pointing to them.
"Please keep in contact," Barbara said.
"Sure, come with me, Dinah.."
Helena watched the amazon and Dinah go to the balcony. That was not good. She looked at the screen again and the beasts; they could hurt her friends. She followed them.
"Helena, come here!" Barbara shouted.
"She can't go far," Alfred said to her.
"I'm not sure of that, bring her back."
Diana was on the balcony with Dinah, when Helena's growl made her stop. The amazon smiled. "Sorry, girl. We need to do this alone." She jumped into the night. Helena ran again toward her, but stopped at the cornice. It was high. She needed to follow her. She watched them go until they disappeared. She began to look around for where they had gone; they would be in danger.
"Miss Helena." Alfred said, taking her arm. "Come with me."
She ran inside the Clocktower, not paying attention to him. She went toward the elevator and began to meow and hit the door, trying to open it.
"Hey, Helena, easy!" Barbara said.
The brunette went toward stairwell door. It was looked too. She growled in annoyance.
"She wants to follow them," Alfred noted, walking inside.
"I know... Helena, stop!" She looked at Alfred "I think she feels something. Take her downstairs to her bedroom."
Alfred walked toward the elevator, she followed him, hopefully, and went inside. The elevator stopped at the apartment, a floor below; she jumped out and growled angrily, looking around. He had tricked her.
"I'm sorry, Miss Helena, good night."
She tried to get back in, but the door closed. She hit the closed door, trying to open it. Frantically, she began to look for an exit, but was unsuccessful; she returned to the elevator door and began to pull it apart with all her strength until she was finally able to open it a few inches; enough to move her head inside and look around. The elevator was not there. She looked down. It was a big, black hole. She pushed the door a bit more to csqueeze her body through it. She looked at the cables that were around the place and she jumped toward them. She grabbed them and began to descend slowly through the shaft.
