Thanks for all your comments, suggestions and post. I'm sorry for the delay... I promise finish it this week.

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Helena felt a sharp stab of pain in her side. She almost jumped in place. She tried to move her hands but they were still tied.

"Easy, easy, I'm bandaging you."

The voice echoed from far away. She half opened her eyes. Sandy was there. She tried to push her hand away, but couldn't move. She was so sick.

That sucked. She was trapped like a damn rat. Her mind focused on Barbara. Those two women were murderers and now they were looking for her, that wasn't good.

"This wound doesn't look good, Helena."

The brunette winced.

"I'm almost finished, wait," Sandy whispered, "Don't hate me. I'm doing what I must do."

Helena felt the words stick in her mouth, it took her a few seconds before she could talk with a whisper "Don't touch Barbara…"

"I'm sorry Helena, you know why I must do this. I didn't plan on capturing you, I have been following her for weeks. It's done." The woman finished patching up Helena's side and wet a cloth in cool water. Helena was covered in her own sweat.

"…school?"

"Yes, you almost discovered me there. I was wondering how to catch Barbara, I found you and "her" fighting at the rooftop, she was going to kill you." Sandy moved the cloth to clean her face.

The brunette closed her eyes and turned her head to the other side.

Sandy raised her brow and cleaned it anyway, "It was at that moment when I thought that the best way to get Barbara was getting you first. Why does that woman want the Egyptian necklace?"

The brunette didn't respond. She hated to say it, but the cold cloth felt good. So good. She felt she was in hell, the heat was terrible. Her lips were dry.

"Tell me, she told me she poisoned you; you are fighting against it, but you are losing, you will die, let me help you. Tell me and I'll find the antidote to save you."

"…water…"

Sandy rubbed her temples, "I don't have time for this."

The brunette closed her eyes "…please…"

Sandy took a glass and filled it halfway with water, she sat on the bed and helped the girl to drink. The brunette swallowed a few sips with difficultly. Sandy put the glass on the table and looked her, Helena let her head fell back. Everything was so confused inside her mind.

"I'm sorry, Helena..." Sandy sighed.

Helena moved her lips trying to say a word but her world turned black and she passed out.

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Barbara's Hummer stopped at the dockyards. She switched off the ignition and looked around, the place seemed to be deserted. She removed her seat belt and turned on her mic, "I'm here, everything is calm… How goes it, Alfred?"

--I gave Miss Dinah the antidote and it is working well. She looks much better. Gibson is with her now.--

"Good. I need to figure a way to get Helena out of here and give her the antidote, too." She took a small bottle out of her pocket.

--Be careful, Miss Barbara.--

The driver's side window shattered. She moved away, instinctively shielding her face, and Cheetah was next to the window. Barbara tried to get to the other side, but Cheetah opened the door and grabbed her by her jacket.

The redhead flew out and hit the ground hard.

"Where is my necklace?" Cheeta grunted.

Barbara looked around, trying to find a way to escape. In a second, the inhuman woman was over her. She took her by her neck and raised her easily, "I said, where is my necklace?"

"…I… I didn't bring it…" the redhead gasped.

"I want it."

Barbara's back crashed against some wood boxes behind her. She rolled on the ground and coughed, trying to take air into her lungs. The woman's strength was incredible. Cheetah walked toward her and easily lifted her.

"I'm not going to ask again..."

Barbara raised her hands and hit both sides of Cheetah's neck, the woman released her and she fell heavily to the floor.

Cheeta growled and turned angrily on her.

Barbara took a baton out of her jacket and hit the woman in the face. She wasn't expecting her, she was expecting Shiva. Cheetah moved over her, she tried to hit her again, but this time the feline grabbed her stick and broke it easily. Barbara only had a piece of broken stick in her hand. Before she could think, she was flying and hit a storage box with her back.

"What the hell are you thinking? You must have it!"

Barbara rolled to her side. Damn. That hurt. She raised her head just in time to see the big shadow of the woman was over her again. She moved quickly, and taking the piece of stick that she still had in her hand, she buried it in the feline's abdomen.

Cheeta growled and fell over her heavily. Barbara held the piece of stick hard in her hand; she remianed still, waiting a few seconds for Cheetah's next movement, but it didn't come. She let her head fall back. That had been close.

"Well, well, you still fight well… Batgirl."

Barbara used both hands to push the heavy body away from her. Shiva was standing there.

"I was going to kill her myself, but it looks like you've taken care of her. It's saved me the trouble." The oriental woman grinned and walked toward her.

"Were you working together?"

"Not exactly, but, by accident, our roads crossed and I needed to 'employ' her a few hours so as to avoid her killing me."

"Where's Helena?" The redhead sat on the ground.

"Safe…"

"You told me you'd make the exchange. Me for her, and let her go."

"Yes, that was my original plan, before that freak appeared and began asking about a necklace. Why she does she want it, Batgirl?" She kneeled next to Cheeta and began to search her.

"I don't know." The redhead fixed her eyes on her enemy. She needed to find a way to save her protégée's life. and her own.

"You know," Shiva took out the piece of paper that she'd found in Helena's pocket, "I found this. Helena had it."

"I don't know. You promis…"

Shiva found the small vial with the antidote and showed it to Barbara "Do you know what this is?"

The redhead frowned.

"This will save Helena's life. Of course, if you are nice to me."

Barbara narrowed her eyes. Shiva was ambitious. "Let's make a deal, I don't know why Cheetah was looking for it, but I can help you find it. Cheetah just told Helena that when put together with the other three pieces, it gives power. But first, I want treat Helena. She's sick, she needs help."

"I don't trust you." Shiva sighed.

"And I don't trust you. We're in the same situation."

"I'll kill you, Gordon, I brought you here for just that reason." Shiva stood up and took out a Chinese star.

"You'll do it," the redhead said with cold voice, "but you will never know why she was looking for the Talisman with such persistance. Maybe it's a treasure, or maybe it's power, as she said."

"She could be lying."

"Maybe, but you have the paper in your hands, Helena told me she took it from an ancient book and it's the key to using the pieces."

Shiva paced a few moments, examining the piece of paper.

Barbara had hit her target. Shiva was hesitating, she continued, "Let me treat Helena, I'll do the research. I'll tell you how to use the Talismans."

"Where are they?"

"I know where to find them. I know where Cheetah'a cave is. Helena was there and I have the last one. I'll do the research for you, but the last Talisman, that one, I'll only give to you when Helena is safe and far from here."

"Fair deal."

"Yes."

"All right, just don't try any tricks or both of you will be dead."

Barbara nodded, "In the back of the Hummer, there is a manual chair..."

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The rain was falling harder. She was in a dark, cold place. She looked around. She couldn't recognize where she was. She heard a loud growl. A shiver ran down her back. From nowhere, strong hands wrapped around her neck. She tried to break the grip over her neck, but it was stronger than she was.

She tried to breathe, with desperation she tried to hit the woman behind her, but she couldn't reach her.

Gibson flung his magazine away and stood when he saw Dinah abruptly sit up. Her eyes were opened wide in terror, and she was gasping, breathing heavily. He put his hand on her shoulder.

"Easy, Dinah, breathe."

She looked around, scared, "Gibson?"

"You are safe, home." He took her hand, "It was a nightmare."

"Damn…" The teen covered her eyes with her hand.

"I suggest that you rest. Everything is okay." The young man helped her move back on the bed.

"What happened?"

"You were infected with a virus, Alfred gave you the antidote just a few hours ago. You still need to recover.

"What are you doing here?"

"Alfred asked me to keep an eye on you."

"Barbara? Where is she? And Helena?"

"It's okay." Gibson said gently, "They will back in a few. Now, lie back, you need to rest."

She laid her head on the pillow and examined her surroundings. Yes. She was at home, she was in her room. Suddenly, she remembered what had happened.

"Cheetah was fighting us…"

"Yes, yes, don't worry, everything is okay." He hated lying to her. But Barbara had asked it of him. It was useless to worry her now. She needed to recover.

Dinah closed her eyes. Gibson took her hand and looked at her in silence. He glanced at the watch on Dinah's night table, Barbara had left almost six hours ago and there was no one to notice her and Helena's absence. Alfred still was at the Delphi trying to help her.

He needed to be patient.

But he couldn't be patient, just sitting there, waiting, not knowing what had happened to his lovely Huntress and to Barbara.