is a short story written by Luiz Prata Oliveira, a.k.a. silverbolt1, about DC Comics character Cheetah, which is part of the DC Alterverse Project started in the Deviantart site and one of two prose fanfics related to the project. The other is DC Alterverse: Maxima.Synopsis: Barbara Minerva is finally cured of her curse. But someone seems to need the werecat Cheetah to exist.
This fan fic provides examples of:
- Adaptational Heroism: Following the Rebirth storyline, Barbara is a good person here, in contrast to her Pre-Flashpoint version.
- Adaptational Villainy: Priscilla Rich, in comparison to her Pre-Crisis Earth-1 and Post-Crisis versions.
- Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: Priscilla Rich wonders why Barbara could give up being Cheetah.
- Exact Words: The synopsis says that, despite Barbara being cured, someone wants Cheetah to exist. But it doesn’t specify that Cheetah has to be Barbara.
- I Just Want to Be Normal: Barbara Minerva.
- Jumped at the Call: Priscilla Rich.
- Legacy Character: Barbara Minerva is cured and reformed for real, but Priscilla Rich takes her place as Cheetah, inverting the predecessor-successor order from the comics.
- Opposites Attract: The slim and pale-skinned Barbara Minerva and the curvy black Etta Candy love each other.
- Ritual Magic: Priscilla undergoes one to become Cheetah.
- Status Quo Is God: Played with via Exact Words and Legacy Character.
- There Can Be Only One: Invoked by Priscilla Rich during the ritual to become the new Cheetah. Although she's unable to understand why Barbara gave up her power, she’s glad that it happened, because she says there’s room for only one Cheetah.
