novelraw Chapter 19 The Face Hugger
Chapter 19 The Face Hugger
Harry came home sleepy that day, and even brother Damian who suddenly appeared at the dinner table unexpectedly did not attract her attention.
She hurriedly finished eating, helped Grandpa A Fu clean up the kitchen, and then went to her room to read her homework.
At 7:[-], Halle threw down her books on time, put on her tracksuit, went to the training room, put on her wristbands, and vented her anger on a sandbag that was taller than her.
Kicking and hitting the poor dumb sandbag, Halle was sweating after a while - exercise really relieved her mood, and she felt less depressed.
Harry took a few sips of water and was about to start another round against the sandbag.
A hand was placed on the target in front of Harry, which was slightly shaking due to a side kick just now.
"Practice." It was Brother Damian, "I'll support you."
Harley looked at the instigator in front of her who made her feel so depressed today. She had a lot of questions to ask, but Brother Damian didn't seem like the kind of person who would answer honestly.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, took a deep breath, and kicked hard in anger.
"This strength...it seems that I don't need to support it." Damian curled his lips.
"What can you do with a sandbag that you can't resist?" He sent the sandbag away, and under Harry's puzzled eyes, he picked the thinnest stick from the sticks standing by the wall and handed it to Harry.
"I heard that Drake taught you some basic stick skills." Watching Harry take the stick hesitantly, Damian still stood upright.
"Come on, you use a stick, I'm empty-handed, your task is very simple, hit me as many times as possible while keeping the weapon in your hand from being taken away by me-every time you hit me, I will answer You have a question."
He didn't even bother to take a ready position...
Harry didn't know whether she was motivated or irritated, she grabbed the stick with both hands, and rushed over without thinking.
Halle's first round was cut short by a decisive downside attack from Damian - she fell sprawled across the mat.
In the second round, Harley didn't rush forward in a daze anymore, she finally began to recall the stick wheel skills taught by brother Tim - but how strong can a girl be?
This time, Damian directly caught the stick that Harry was taking her turn, clamped it under his armpit with his backhand, and grabbed the girl's neck with the other hand, and jumped forward gently, pushing her into the cushion.
"You're really too weak." Damian immediately let go of Harry, pulling her to stand up.
So weak, what's the point of training?
Harley was full of anger, her little face was flushed red, and she thought in her heart that I would abuse you after I learn magic!
"I hit your hand." Harry rolled his eyes, crossed his arms, looked up at Damian, and refused to accept the long stick he handed back.
Damian froze for a moment, it seemed that the conditions just now... He really didn't understand.
"Hands don't count." He also crossed his arms and lowered his head to emphasize to the girl.
"Why not? You didn't say where you hit."
"How can I take your stick without my hands?" Damian also rolled his eyes, showing a smirk, "Anyway, you have already asked the question."
"What's the problem?..." Harry froze.Could it be the phrase "Why doesn't it count?" she asked back just now.
"Ha! The second question." Damian clapped his hands.
"You!...Hmph! You're cheating!"
"You play tricks first." Damian handed out the stick and looked at her leisurely. "Do you still want to challenge me? This is only one chance, and it won't wait until the expiration date."
Harry snatched the stick and hit him straight away—she didn't look like she could hit him anyway.
Harley's next dozen attempts still failed, all within one move, and she fell face down or back down on the mat.
Why is he so... strong, Harry felt as if he was slowly beginning to touch the truth...
She is irritable!So the next time Damian caught the stick she was passing by, Harry let go of his hands—and jumped onto Damian.
Go grab his hair!
Grabbing his meticulous short hair every day is as messy as his own!Tell him to look mysterious every day!What was it that Queenie knew first!
Although Harley lacked strength, her dexterity still passed the test, and she actually had a small upper hand.
Damian thinks Harley must look like the Facehugger from Alien now, only bigger and heavier!
"Hey! Where did you fight like this?" He protested, what a rascal!
It had been a while since he had "showdown" with the girl, and this was the first time he had to use serious force to tear Harley off of him.
Like pulling an octopus!
Harry slumped on the mat, her glasses dropped to the side, and the tip of the stick in Damian's hand rested on her chest.
"You lost again."
The girl was still panting, and didn't stand up right away for a while.
So it happened that the four adults who walked into the training room at this time and looked for Harley, who should be training alone, saw such a scene.
A scene where Damian is about to bully Harry and cry.
"Damian!" Bruce roared, it's okay to fight with the three ex-Robins from time to time, at least they are roughly evenly matched, but, fight with Harley?What was Damian thinking?
Harry quickly grabbed the stick and stood up with strength.
"We're just training, Uncle Bruce." Thanks to the newly fitted eyes in Gotham, Harley's myopia progression was effectively controlled, and it didn't develop to a state where she would be blind once she lost her glasses.
Can she vaguely see that among the four adults are Grandpa Alfred, Uncle Bruce, and Sister Zatanna?
But who is the other tall black long-haired figure? She probably has never seen this sister before.
Damian realizes that this is the first time he's seen Harley without her glasses.
He originally thought that Harry's eyes were the same color as his own. Didn't Tod suspect that she was another illegitimate daughter of his father and mother because of this?
But today he can go back and laugh at Todd, Red Hood needs an eye doctor!
Harley's eyes were a purer green, maybe because she couldn't see clearly, those round green almond eyes looked foggy - like... Swamp Thing?
Damian was taken aback by the metaphor he had found... In short, this is too different from his slightly brownish green irises.
He turned and picked up Harry's glasses and handed them to her.The girl put it on immediately and thanked him softly.
He kind of regretted that "Swamp Thing" was just covered by a pair of lenses.
Harley finally saw the strange sister in front of her eyes clearly—even if she wasn't wearing a uniform, Harley wouldn't admit it!She just saw it on school TV the other day!
This is... Wonder Woman!
Uncle Bruce knows Wonder Woman?Harry wanted to scream!
"It seems that she knows you," Zatanna tilted her head and smiled at Diana. "It seems that we can save a lot of explaining work."
Bruce looked at his son who was standing silently aside, "Damian, you go out first."
Damian replied without showing any weakness, "I have been in this family for a few years? Is there anything that needs to be kept from me? I thought we had passed this stage."
Alfred walked over to appease Damian, and said to Bruce, "It's okay, all members of this family will know sooner or later, just let Damian stay."
Harley had already had Wonder Woman's full attention at this point.Diana looked at this little fan who was looking up and staring at her, feeling loving in her heart. She bent down to rub the girl's hair and observed her physical fitness.
Harry is not as weak as Bruce said, boys, I really don't understand, Diana smiled helplessly.Harley is obviously more suitable for dexterous training, and if Bruce really manages to convince Catwoman, she would be a good teacher.
"I'm Diana from Paradise Island," Wonder Woman knelt down and took Harry's hand, "Nice to meet you."
"Yeah, me too!" The girl kept nodding, her eyes sparkling.
Diana looked seriously into Harry's eyes. It was supposed to be Bruce or Alfred asking her if she would like to go to Paradise Island, but Diana suddenly changed her mind at this moment.
She looked at the furnishings in the training room and the wristband wrapped around the girl's hand.
"Paradise Island will provide suitable training for all girls. There are many sisters working hard with you to become stronger. I now invite you to come with me to Paradise Island-me and Zatanna, including other Amazon sisters , will provide you with opportunities to become stronger and challenge your limits."
"Dare you go, Harry?"
If this passage was uttered by some other TV announcer, Halle might have raised several suspicious question marks.But now, it was explained by Wonder Woman's mellow voice and solemn expression, as if... blowing the rallying call of the battlefield in Harry's ear.
Harry almost nodded straight away.
Alfred suddenly felt distressed, and he reminded Harley, "This means you have to leave home for a few months, like going to boarding school."
"Then my studies..." Halle hesitated a bit, she was already behind her brothers, wouldn't she go to school for a few months?You must be stupid when you come back.
"Paradise Island also has teachers who teach, and there is also a library, which is much larger than the one in Mr. Wayne's house; moreover, it has a very, very long history."
Harley's heart was moved. Before making a decision, she looked up at the adults, "May I ask a question? Just one."
They looked at each other, Grandpa Fu nodded.
"How did Uncle Bruce know Wonder Woman?" Harry asked curiously.
The four adults seemed to be relieved by this question.
"Because Uncle Bruce is a sponsor of the Justice League." Diana said with a hint of teasing, looking at Bruce.
"Wow!" Harley's adoring eyes fell on Uncle Bruce again. She knew about the Justice League and had watched it on TV at school. Occasionally they would be published in the newspaper. These are a group of great heroes who guard the earth and even the universe!
"Zatana is actually a member of the Justice League," Diana added. "She will come to Paradise Island to teach you magic. The venue there is more convenient than Wayne Manor."
So, Harley is thrilled that she's going to be trained by two members of the Justice League?
She resisted the urge to look back at Damian. She refused to accept Uncle Bruce's offer to send her to a private elementary school.But this time, the temptation of Paradise Island was too great.
"Go, maybe when you come back, you can finally survive 5 moves under my hands." Damian, who had been leaning against the wall silently, watched the girl's eyes drifting over from time to time, and the words of encouragement always came to his lips. Changed taste.