Chapter 9

In this chapter, I'm bringing in another familiar face from another Arrowverse show, though showing off another difference between the new universe and the old one, since this character will be portrayed in a completely different way they were in the show. Hope you like it and I'll also be drawing from the comics a bit.

The following night, Kate entered the elevator at Tommy's new property to take up to his party so she could kick his ass when she heard a voice that was surprisingly familiar to her call out behind her.

"Hey Kate, can you hold that elevator?" Helena Bertinelli asked as she approached her.

Kate did a quick scan through her counterpart's memories to find out she knew Helena Bertinelli and she was surprised by what she'd found. Apparently in this universe, Helena had been adopted by Bruce when she was young and apparently Batman had once had a female sidekick called the Huntress. Things were slowly starting to fall into place.

"Helena Wayne. What brings you back to Gotham?" Kate asked, making a mental note to call Oliver and let him know that his ex was in Gotham, though it seemed like Helena was a much more stable individual than the person she'd heard about from the old universe.

"Oh you know, Europe got boring and I got homesick." Helena said.

"And you decided to check out Tommy Elliot's party your first night back?" Kate asked.

"What better way to see what passes for fun in Gotham City than here?" Helena said.

"Fair point." Kate said.

"So what brings you back? Last I heard you were traveling the world on some kind of ninja retreat." Helena said.

"How'd you hear about that?" Kate asked.

"I kept in touch with my dad while I was gone." Helena said and Kate knew she was talking about Bruce, not Frank Bertinelli.

"Anyways, to answer your question, Sophie was kidnapped." Kate said and Helena smiled.

"When are you guys gonna get back together. I was shipping you so hard." Helena said.

"Grow up will you." Kate said as she playfully smacked her adoptive cousin.

"I will if you will." Helena said with a smile, which Kate shared as the elevator opened to reveal the party in full swing.

"Good, what an asshole." Kate said.

"I forgot how much I despise him. I never understood why exactly dad was such good friends with him." Helena said as Tommy approached them.

"Helena Wayne. What a nice surprise." Tommy said as Helena flashed him a fake smile before hugging him.

"Hey Tommy. I hope you don't mind me party crashing." Helena said.

"Of my course my BFF's daughter is welcome here. You wouldn't happen to know where Bruce is, do you?" Tommy asked.

"If I knew I'd be there right now to drag his ass back to Gotham." Helena said and Kate chuckled, since it sounded like she and Helena had a lot in common.

"So anyways, Kate, have you guys tracked down that firearm you told me about?" Tommy asked, getting Helena's attention.

"What firearm?" Helena asked.

"A specialized railgun was stolen yesterday from Wayne R&D. The thief was smarter than we gave them credit for, since they managed to disable the GPS tracker on it, but fortunately, Luke Fox is already working on exploiting a glitch in the system." Kate said.

"Would you excuse us for a minute Tommy?" Helena asked.

"Yeah sure. I'd better go see the needs of the rest of my guests anyways." Tommy said as he walked away and Helena pulled Kate aside.

"Kate, please tell me you know where that gun is." Helena said and Kate was beginning to realize why she was so concerned.

"Yeah, I do. But why do you care so much?" Kate asked.

"I just do." Helena said.

"Really, does it have anything to do with what's hiding under Wayne Tower?" Kate asked with a smirk when she saw Helena's eyes widen.

"What are you talking about?" Helena asked and Kate rolled her eyes, since if she didn't know already, Helena would've fooled her, but since she did, she could see right through Helena's lie.

"I found it my first day back and I've actually been picking up where Bruce left off. After all, a woman can do anything a man can do." Kate said and now Helena caught on.

"You're Batwoman." Helena said.

"Yep. I know that Bruce is Batman and I'm guessing you do too?" Kate asked and Helena sighed in relief.

"Yeah, I'm actually the Huntress." Helena said and Kate rolled her eyes.

"I guess it makes sense that Batman's sidekick was actually his daughter. We can bring each other up to speed later, but since we both know who Bruce is, I'm betting you know the significance of the stolen weapon." Kate said.

"Yep. My dad created it in case the batsuit fell into the wrong hands and whoever has it can kill you." Helena said.

"I know, Luke Fox brought me up to speed on that. And we've already figured out who has the gun now." Kate said.

"Who?" Helena asked.

"I'll give you a hint. We just talked to him." Kate said.

"Wait, Tommy? He's a douchebag, considering that Bruce saved his mother, I can't believe he'd want to do that." Helena said.

"Whole reason I came to the party was to recover the gun before I kicked Tommy's ass." Kate said.

"Want a hand? I've been wanting to kick Tommy's ass for years." Helena said and Kate smiled.

"I'm not sure if a rich douchebag like Tommy Elliot warrants backup." Kate said.

"He might not, but something tells me that his security will." Helena said, since this place was swarmed by Crows.

"Fair point. Let's get to work." Kate said and Helena nodded as they headed back into the party.

Jacob Kane was surprised when he not only saw his daughter enter the party, but also Bruce Wayne's adopted kid.

"Helena Wayne. It's been ages." Jacob said with a smile as he walked over to them.

"Jacob Kane. Yeah, sorry I haven't been around sooner, but my dad told me about Gabi and Beth. I'm so sorry." Helena said.

"You haven't told her yet?" Jacob asked Kate.

"I literally did not know she was back in town until she got in the elevator with me." Kate said.

"Tell me what?" Helena asked.

"Gabi and Beth did not die in the car crash. It turns out that the police and the coroner's office were paid to say that the bones found were from them, but actually, they come from a deer." Jacob said.

"Wait what? Do you know who paid them to do it?" Helena asked.

"Yeah, my now ex stepmom, Catherine Hamilton." Kate said and Helena looked shocked.

"Wow. That's a lot to take in." Helena said.

"Tell me about it." Kate said, right as Jacob's phone rang.

"I need to take this." Jacob said as he left the girls alone and answered the call.

"Talk to me." Jacob said.

"Hello Commander Kane." Alice said on the other end of the call.

"How the hell did you get this number?" Jacob demanded.

"You should really put better encryption on your lackey's phones. Have to admit, I was surprised you'd moved out of the penthouse so soon. I thought I'd have to be the one to break up your marriage. But I guess my sister did that for me." Alice said.

"What are you talking about?" Jacob demanded.

"Kate of course. Come on Commander, you're a smart man, you should be able to put the pieces together once they're laid out in front of you. But then again, considering how quickly you forgot your wife and daughter before, I shouldn't be surprised." Alice said and Jacob growled.

"Where are my wife and daughter?" Jacob asked.

"Which ones? Are you talking about me and mom, or the women you and Kate replaced us with." Alice said.

"You're not Beth. Now tell me what you know about her and my wife." Jacob demanded.

"I am your daughter Commander. As for Gabi Kane, well, you'll find out soon enough, since after all, I need to make sure you don't forget about us. Not again." Alice said as she hung up before Jacob could respond, leaving him shocked at the call he'd just heard.

So, what do you guys think so far of the new Helena. I know that Helena Bertinelli and Helena Wayne are two different people in the comics, but in this story, I changed that a bit. Hope you guys liked her, because she's here to stay.


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