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Chapter 28: Story of A Hero
Location: Everest-Underground City-Hanger
"Wally, is that really you," Clark said.
"It sure is, but we can talk later...Helena, Oliver, show them to the Northern barracks," Wally said, to the men behind him.
"But shouldn't we-" Shayera started.
"I need to discuss something with you in private first," Wally said.
"Please follow us," two soldiers said to the heroes and led them all from the hanger.
"What was that about, Wally...We should be getting-" Shayera said after the heroes were out of sight.
"That's what I need to talk with you about," Wally said.
~JUSTICE LEAGUE~
Location: Everest-Underground City- Hallway off of the Hanger
"I did that to him," Clark said, looking back to the doorway.
"You didn't have a chosen...you were-" Diana tried to comfort Clark, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"That's no excuse," Clark said, moving away from her. Diana tried to comfort him, as did some of the other heroes; but Rocket (Raquel Ervin) was very quiet and kept looking back to the hanger. This caught Steel (John Henry Irons)'s attention.
"Where is he," Raquel asked.
"Where's who," Steel asked, catching several people's attention.
"We've seen Hawkgirl minus her wings, Flash in a wheel chair, so I'm wonder where is Batman," Raquel replied. No one had time to think on her question, because right then a scream rang out through the air. The leagues took off running toward the sound.
~JUSTICE LEAGUE~
Location: Everest-Underground City- Hanger
"No…No…" Shayera murmured over and over again.
"I'm so sorry, Shayera," Wally said.
"He promised...He promised he'd hold on," Shayera said, and then just cried.
"Deadshot, Harley," Wally called over, "Take her to her room."
Just as Deadshot was picking Shayera up, the other heroes arrived. John saw Shayera as they was turning around a corner and started to follow after when Helena appeared in front of him.
"Leave her alone," Helena said.
"Huntress, get out of my way," John said, and tried to move pass her.
"If you think I'm letting you get close to her after what you caused to my father, you're stupider than I thought," Helena said.
"Your father was killed by the Italian mob, mafia princess," Vigilante (Greg Saunders) said.
"Wrong father," Helena snapped. The heroes looked at each other confused, wondering what she could mean; and Helena seeing their confusion gave a dark little chuckle.
"You don't know," Helena said, "Un-freaking-believable...you would think known each other for years would make you know each over better."
"What are you talking about, Huntress," Clark (Superman) said.
"First of all, my name is Helena. You know my name so use it," Helena said, "and secondly, to answer you question we have to a look at the history of Gotham's mask hero...her Dark Knight."
"What does this have to do with him," Diana asked, but Helena ignored her.
"Once upon a time, Gotham was once the most dangerous city in the world. Her dark street were never a place for anyone to feel safe...That is until him came. The Batman. Most thought him to be a myth that so going around, but he wasn't. He stroke fear into all the evildoers and make the city safe once more.
"And during his time in protecting dear Gotham, he fell in love with the very thing he was helping fight against. Catwoman, who was the queen of Gotham's criminal underworld, had managed to work her way into hi heart. And after one of their many triste, Catwoman found herself with child. Now what kind of woman...what kind of mother would she be in bringing a child into her world? So she disappeared and returned one year later, having never told the father of his child...of his daughter," Helena finished.
"But here's the part of the story that no one knows about," Helena continued, " Batman did know about his daughter, and over the years found ways to slip into her life...going to one of her parents fundraising parties, going to her school dance recital as a benefactor of the school, funding a soccer tournament that her team received a invitation to...all the way unto her parents were murder.
"Now most would think at this point he would have told the girl he was her father; but how could he? How could her tell someone that the people who raised you...the people who loved you were nothing you? He couldn't, so he let her be.
"Until she went to her mother's doctor one day and was told that there was no possible way for them to be related. And after having her police friend run her blood thru a few system found out who her father was. And so final after twenty long years, the Batman was able to hold his daughter and call her by her true birth name...Helena Serenity Wayne."
There was a long moment of silence before anyone spoke! And the person to break the silence was Diana by saying the three words she wanted to speak since getting out the plane.
"Where is Batman," she asked.
"Dead."
Author's Note:
I took inspiration from the Bird of Prey backstory of Huntress. Also I'm planning on bringing another villain into the Rebel team. Anyone have a guess to who?
Thanks for reading! Please review! Reviews motivate me to post, and let me know that the story is actually wanted.
