(Hi everyone! Thanks for reading, here's the next installment, meet Gotham's little princess courtesy of my co author Diana Cassidy. Special thanks to YunaLights for favoriting and following and to David for commenting. Thanks so much guys! Enjoy)
12:17
My hand reaches up to my cheek and feels the cuts her nails leave.
"Oh" I say turning back to face my half sister. "Alright then" I reply and stand ready for attack.
She lunges toward me aiming to scratch again I dodge her attack and kick her in the abdomen, my heel hitting her seventh rib. She goes sliding across the honors table knocking off Zatas's food, and onto the floor.
"Really B?" Zata asks. "Why'd you have to knock her into MY food?
Ignoring Zata I walk over to Helena on the ground.
"Helena, let's stop this before it gets out of control" I tell her
"Too late for that princess" she replies wiping her mouth. Her friend Jessamine appears at her side and helps her get up, then they both face me ready to fight.
"Don't worry beautiful" Talon Queen is suddenly standing at my side. "I got your back."
"I got this Talon" I protest. "I work better alone"
"Two against one?" He asks then shoots me a cocky grin. "I can't let you take those odds."
"Awww" Jessamine interrupts. "Isn't that cute cat? Let's break it up."
Instantly there are vines crawling down the cafeteria walls. They hook around Talons feet and suspend him in he air. The ground the cracks open beneath him and Jessamine prepares to drop him into the gaping hole below. I move to free him but get tripped by Helena.
"Not so fast princess" she says and swings at me. I grab her arm and flip her onto the ground. Behind me I hear Osprey yelling at Jessamine;
"Let go of my brother you dried up bag of weeds!" She climbs up on our table and pulls out a small crossbow. She fires a flaming arrow at the vines holding Talon, then screams her canary cry sending his falling body across the hole and to the other side of the room.
Meanwhile I'm still fighting the cat. Its not a difficult fight, my older brothers are harder opponents. The fact that she is untrained shows as she lunges and claws with near desperation. The only thing I will give her is persistence. Every time I knock her down she gets back up, intent to end me.
As we fight on she gets more and more angry its almost amusing. Still I remember dads training and don't underestimate my enemy.
Helena ducks around my latest punch and grabs me from behind but her grip is weak. I break free and twist her arm behind her, then push her into the hot food section. Macaroni and turkey gravy spill all over her.
While she's down I take a minute to look around. The cafeteria now looks like a battlefield:
That girl with the brown hair and knives, Pierce, is fighting the pale girl with the white hair, Crystal.
Tommy Elliot is after my brother Diruce, who is running while talking on his phone, probably to his assistant.
Osprey is still on the table, aiming arrows at Tommy now, trying to protect her boyfriend.
Zata, Talon and a few others are running back and forth dodging blows and firing back.
Not everyone is fighting though. Some of the more ordinary students are huddled in a corner. My sister Lyta is still seated at her special imported table with her guards ready to defend the heir to Themyscira, while the Joker's son Spade is sitting at his table still flirting with another student.
Even so, the fighting is getting out of hand and the cafeteria is getting trashed by the second.
"B! Get down!" Osprey yells at me and yanks me to the ground in time to dodge a knife soaring through the air.
Its intended target, Crystal, holds up her hand and freezes the knife inches from her face making it fall to the ground. She pulls up her hands and about twenty ice knives form in front of her. Hurling her hands forward she sends them speeding toward her opponent. Pierce bends and twists to avoid them, but one gets her in the arm.
"You're gonna wish you hadn't done that" she says, anger in her eyes and runs toward Crystal.
"Osprey" I say turning to my friend. "This has gotten way out of hand. We need to end this."
"Trust me B" she replies her eyes focused on Tommy, who's trying to choke my brother. "I will." She gets up and heads in their direction leaving me alone to figure this out.
I stand up and immediately get tackled by Helena.
"I thought you'd left the party princess" she smiles letting her cat teeth show.
"Helena" I try to speak but her claws are around my neck. "Helena, this has gone too far."
"Not. Far. Enough." she snarls and tightens her grip.
Just then a flash of blue goes through the room. It distracts her and her grip loosens. I take the opportunity to break free of her hold and flip her over. Climbing on top of her I force my knee into the same rib I injured earlier breaking it. She screams and I get off of her.
"Jess! Jess!" she cries from the ground.
I ready myself to fight Jessamine but feel a hand on my shoulder. I turn and see Superboy behind me.
"Briana get the civilian kids out of here" he tells me "I'll take care of the rest."
I nod and head towards the corner the regular kids are hiding in. Looking back I see Superboy winning against some of our class, finally I think, we can end this before it goes too far.
