Chapter 39

To answer the question I know several people want to ask, yes, Ryan Wilder will become a character in this story, but she will not become the new Batwoman. I am not disclosing her role in this story and do not expect her to appear until the new season of Batwoman starts, since unlike some people, I'm actually curious to see they'll pull this new Batwoman off.

"What do you want Alice?" Kate asked as she picked up the phone on the visitor's side of the glass in Arkham.

"What, no hello sis, how are you doing? I'm sorry for putting you in here?" Alice asked.

"We both know I'm not sorry for that." Kate said.

"Fine, I asked to see you for two reasons." Alice said.

"Be quick." Kate said.

"First one is that I have a request and relax, it's not my freedom." Alice said.

"What do you want?" Kate asked.

"I'm sure you're looking for Dr. August Cartwright, correct?" Alice asked.

"It's on my list." Kate confirmed, since she still owed the bastard for what he did to her mom and sister.

"Well, when you find him, do your best to send him here." Alice said.

"Really, and why would you want that?" Kate asked.

"Everyone knows that the Bat's archenemy is at the top of the food chain here in Arkham and since that's me, I have a bit of power and I'd like to use it to get some payback on the good doctor." Alice said.

"I'll consider it." Kate said and Alice could tell that her sister was genuinely thinking about it.

"Also, I have a warning for you." Alice said.

"What would you be warning me about?" Kate asked.

"I still have ears in the underworld and I've heard that Frank Bertinelli is heading back to Gotham. Thought you'd like to give our dear cousin a heads up." Alice said.

"I don't know you're playing at Alice, but it won't work." Kate said as she got up and walked away.

"Oh but dear Kate, it already has." Alice said with a grin as she laughed and hung up her phone.

"Wait, so you're sure my dad is back in town?" Helena asked after Kate told her and Luke what Alice had told her.

"I don't know. I can't think of why Frank Bertinelli would come back here when he's finally gotten you off his tail, but it is possible Alice knows something that we don't." Kate said.

"Or more likely, this is some kind of diversion to keep us busy while she does whatever it is she's doing." Luke said.

"He has a point. If my dad's fights with the Joker have proven anything it's that being locked up in Arkham doesn't exactly stop them being evil." Helena said.

"Still, we should be sure that this isn't a hoax. If Frank Bertinelli is back in town, we will deal with him. Once and for all." Kate said and Helena smiled at her cousin gratefully, right as Kate's phone rang.

"I need to take this." Kate said as she walked away and answered the call.

"Oliver, it's about time you answered my call." Kate said.

"Yeah sorry, but things have been a bit crazy here in Star City. However, I wish I'd gotten around to it sooner, since it's been brought to my attention that you have the Huntress on your team." Oliver said as Kate looked over at her cousin.

"Helena's a different person on this earth. She wasn't raised by Frank Bertinelli, she was actually raised by my cousin." Kate said.

"That would change things. Instead of being raised by a mob boss, she was raised by Batman." Oliver admitted.

"Anyways, I need to get your opinion on something." Kate said.

"Shoot." Oliver said.

"Do you think I should restore Helena's memories? After all, you probably knew her best in the old reality." Kate said.

"Maybe. The Helena I knew was obsessed with killing her father, but she did mellow out afterwards. It's ultimately your choice, but honestly, I think it would be best if she did remember, since if I've done my homework correctly, she's still searching for her birth father, since then she could remember what she learned after she killed Frank in the old reality." Oliver said.

"I was thinking along the same lines, though it was more because I didn't want to keep secrets from my team, but I wanted to check with the person who knew her best in the old reality first." Kate said.

"That is a smart move. I would've done the same thing, but honestly, I think that this is a case where things will turn out better if she remembers the truth." Oliver said.

"I hope so. And if it backfires, well, that's what J'onn is for." Kate said and Oliver chuckled.

"Fair enough." Oliver agreed as he hung up and Kate took a deep breath as she prepared to make another call to help with that topic, since she actually wanted J'onn to be the one to do it, in case they needed him to wipe Helena's memory in case things did not go well.

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