Chapter 8
-October 28th New York City-
"This is the weirdest thing I have ever seen," a random young cop said as he looked at the remains of a giant mechanical shark with six ape-like legs, it is easily 10 meters long.
"Not even top 10 for me," Power Girl said as she finished giving routine paperwork for the boys in blue, "this week."
The cop blinked as he looked at her and said, "It's not even noon. On a Tuesday."
"Monday was fun," she responded in an unamused tone. This caused the cop to blink in confusion more.
"He's new," a more experienced officer came up. "The killer butts yesterday was a new one for me."
"Five," Power Girl responded.
"Five what," the young cop asked.
"That was the fifth time I had to handle killer butts," Power Girls responded in a monotone voice.
"You've got to be shitting me," the young cop responded in a disbelieving tone. "You fucking made up for the fucking new guy!"
Just then a giant butt with two arms and a top hat came across the crime scene singing, "Hello my baby, Hello my Honey, hello my ragtime gal! Send me a kiss by wire, baby my heart's on fire! If you refuse me, honey you'll lose me, then you'll be left alone, oh baby Telephone and tell me I'm your own!"
Everyone present looked at it as it sang past them before continuing their respective tasks. But the young cop had to ask, "Did anybody else see that!?"
"Anderson, Cooper! Handle that butt," the more experienced officer ordered and the two officers went off immediately, and he turned back to the heroine as she handed the paperwork to him and said, "That should be everything."
Power Girl nodded and responded, "Thanks for the hard work boys." Before flying off.
-?-
Bellatrix, now in a jester outfit and clown makeup, is dancing with the joker in a random warehouse decorated in a clown theme.
"How's the new look," Joker asked with his usual grin.
"I love it master," Bellatrix responded with a similar smile. "I have never been freer in my life!"
"How about we visit your former master, a gift for your retirement," Joker asked in a suggestive tone.
"I'd love to!" Bellatrix responded with glee. They both then let out maniacal laughter that echoed off the walls.
-October 28th Arkham 2:03 P.M.-
Batman walked down the hallway where they kept his most dangerous rogues, followed by the head of security.
"It's the damnest thing. She just showed up last night and demanded her room," he explained to Batman. "That's why I asked the commissioner to get you here."
Batman just, "Hnn," in response. They then stopped in front of one of Arkham cells being guarded by four security personnel and bowling could be heard coming from it.
"How can puddin' do this to me!?" The woman asked no one in particular as she blew her nose in a tissue. "I've been by his side for 8 years! 8 years of my life helping him with all of the schemes! All for what? So he can toss me aside for some bimbo like yesterday's newspaper!"
"Harley," Batman said, interrupting her putty party.
Harley looked at Batman, as she blew her nose again. She raised up a hand in a greeting manner and a sad tone and replied after blowing her nose on a joker doll, "Hey Batman. Here to see puddin's garbage?"
"Why did you turn yourself in," Batman asked in an emotionless tone.
"Wwaahh," Harley wailed as tears came pouring out.
"Joker dumped her for another woman," a feminine voice came from her neighboring cell.
Batman walked to the cell next to her and said, "Dr. Isley. What can you tell me?"
A green woman with red hair looked back with a shrug and responded, "Some British guy, Boldemort I think, sent a killer to off the clown and he got his claws into her."
"Hnn," came Batman's reply.
"I want my pound of flesh from the clown," Ivy said.
"I can't promise anything."
-Hogwarts 7:37 P.M.-
"Give me back my wand!" Holly shouted at Charles who was levitating her wand just out of reach in the Gryffindor common room.
A cushion hit Charles in the head, causing him to lose focus, causing Holly's wand to fall. Holly smiled at her blond friend and gave her a thumbs up after she retrieved her wand.
Hermione is currently writing on a piece of parchment in a corner and without looking up and stating, "You three should really finish your assignments."
As soon as she finished saying that, Ron entered the common room from outside, carrying many cupcakes, while eating one. Hermione quickly gave a quick glance, "Correction, you four."
"Whach her pro'lem," Ron asked as he stuffed another cupcake into his mouth.
"She wants us to finish our homework," Holly replied as she got her own book bag.
"We all know your and Charles' school habits," Cassie added as she stuck her tongue out at him.
"Play hard, school never," Holly added as she giggled, as Hermione rolled her eyes.
Ron gagged on his current cupcake as Charles reddened, "Keep it up…"
"Or what? You're going to impart your extensive knowledge on me," Holly shot out. "I will Hermione to correct you!"
"Shots fired," Cassie said as she didn't try to hide her giggling.
"Or I'll tell mum about those fancy bracelets of yours," Charles threatened.
Holly shrugged as she rolled up her robes sleeves to look at them on, secured on her arms, and replied, "You mean these? I already asked her about them."
This caused them to look at her, including Hermione. Cassie was the first one to speak after a few moments of silence, "And?" This caused Holly to tilt her head in confusion as she lowered her arms, "Who is the forgotten Potter?!"
Holly held up a finger, "That's the one thing she wouldn't elaborate on."
-New York City Starrware 3:02 P.M.-
Sirius walked through the front entrance, carrying a bottle of whiskey. As he walked past the young woman sitting at the front entrance, she looked shocked and she got up, "Sir! Sir you can't go back there without an appointment!"
"It's ok Ms. McGinnis," a black woman, with a small developing pregnant belly, in her early 20's came walking up. "Mr. Black, here to see our CEO or your daughter."
Black smirked as he replied holding up a bottle of whiskey, "Both. She just signed a multi-million deal with Disney and call me Sirius, Karen."
Ms. McGinnis looked confused as Karen Beecher answered her unspoken question, "He's the adoptive father of the owner." McGinnis eyes widened as she scurried back to her post as Karen turned back to Sirius, "Are you serious? You know she'll turn 21 next month?"
Sirius smiled and replied, "I'm always Sirius, it's my name. And this little number is for me." Karen shook her head at Sirius's pun as she walked out of the building as he called out, "Say hi to the Titans for me."
Karen held up a middle finger as she walked through the front doors.
Sirius wiped an imaginary tear from his eye, "I thought her so well."
As Sirius walks into Karen's office, she is on her work phone, "I will not donate to the Republican Party…You do realize I'm a young woman…It has everything to do with it…The anti-abortion laws affects all women."
With that she apportly hung up, and she massaged her temples and Sirius decided to hand over the whiskey bottle, "Again?"
"They were demanding that I hand over more than a million dollars to their party," Karen replied. "They think I'm some naive young girl who's playing CEO. And I'm still not old enough."
"This should cheer you up," as Sirius opened the whiskey bottle and took a gulp out of the bottle. "Holly is enjoying those fancy bracelets you gave her."
Karen let out a soft sigh, "I should thank Diana for getting me those."
Sirius smirked as he replied, "Maybe sharing a bed with her will be enough."
Karen gently throws a stapler at him, which Sirius easily dodges.
"On an unrelated note, Harley turned herself last night," Sirius said in a serious tone, causing Karen to raise an eyebrow. "Apparently Joker dumped her for another girl. A certain flying rat thinks she worked for a certain British Dark Lord."
Karen snorted, "You owe me three sickles."
Sirius did a spit take, before coming back with, "I'll tell the tabloids you slept with Bruce Fucking Wayne."
Karen smirked and Sirius' eyes widened, "You didn't." She burst out laughing, causing Sirius to sigh in relief.
-?-
"Where is Bellatrix?!" Voldemort demanded.
"I don't know my Lord," Lucius replied nervously.
"Crucio!"
Lucius fell to the ground as his wife watched helplessly.
Voldemort lifted the curse as Malfoy slowly stood back up, using his cane as leverage. "Explain yourself."
"I sent the Rookwood brothers to follow her as you ordered," Malfoy began. "They were found this morning, and they were found not two hours ago. St. Mungos declared them dead on arrival. Your followers amongst the staff reported that their cause of death was laughing themselves to death."
"Crucio!"
Malfoy fell to the ground in pain again and as he was withering in pain on the floor, Voldemort ordered Narcissa, "Find Bellatrix or your son will pay for your failure."
Narcissa nodded as she managed to leave their base, she apparated away.
-?-
"Hagrid," Remus started, "Are you sure the Helmet of Fate is here?"
"The goblin I talked to sure seems hesi'ant talking to me about it," Hagrid replied.
"Goblins aren't the most reliable about magical artifacts," Remus explained as they ventured deeper into the tunnel that was seemingly built for giants they were in.
"I paid 'im about 500 galleons," Hagrid replied as he led the way.
"That makes me feel slightly better," Remus replied as Hagrid suddenly stopped. "What is it?"
Hagrid got out his umbrella from his coat and purposely had several inches of the bottom of the handle exposed from his hand. He then tapped the floor with the tip part of it, that part of the floor lowered slightly and a dart immediately shot out of the wall and hit the handle above Hagrids hand and it immediately rotted away. Hagrid lifted his umbrella from the ground and showed Remus the results after the dart hit the ground.
"Merlin's bloody balls," Remus exclaimed. "Traps."
"Yep."
"No way to disable them or go around?"
"Mos' likely."
"Another day, another page in my life," Remus mumbled, as they studied the tunnel in front of them.
-October 31st 12:38 P.M. Nevada-
Power Girl is sitting on some rubble of a destroyed science lab in the middle of nowhere Nevada that is currently being looked over by crime scene analysts as the former workers are being loaded into paddy wagons of various law enforcement agencies. Power Girls outfit is ruined but covers enough skin to be considered 'decent'.
"Watch Tower, this is Power Girl," she said over her earpiece communicator.
"Watch Tower here, please report your situation," a masculine voice over the comms responded.
"Mr. T, the intel was good," Power Girl responded as she looked at a human sized glass container filled with greenish-blue liquid. "Is my cousin there?"
"It's Mr. Terrific," the voice corrected. "He's off-world at the moment. What's the situation?"
The container had a girl no older than 8 floating in it with various notes attached to the outside of it.
"They were trying to clone him, but got the gender wrong," Power Girl replied. "'Cause of that they deemed her a failure."
"….I'll send a team down to investigate further," Mr. Terrific replies. With that he cut off the comms.
"Rude. Now I have to explain to Lois that she has a new sister-in-law," Power Girl mumbled to herself. "What has become of my life since I find that sentence perfectly normal."
To Be Continued…
