A sharp intake of breath and a slow steady exhale reach my ears. 'Where am I?' I take a step back and hear the noise echo. My eyes shoot above me and I can make out a high arched ceiling. Suddenly I trip and land flat on my back. The floor is made of marble. My heart races and I try to make sense of everything around me. I notice a sign being reflected on the ground from a window. Gotham Bank. Panic begins to set in when I notice that the clothes I am wearing are not mine. A long padded black shirt and pants, dark combat boots and, shaking my head in disbelief, I reach up to feel the fabric on top my head. A ski mask. I let out a cry, how can this be happening, and since when did I feel the need to rob a bank? The last thing I remember is- Oh no. The flood of memories overwhelmed me and my body began to shake.
My mother. My last relative, my shoulder to lean on, my hand to hold, my teacher, my protector, my best friend, is gone. The tears threatened to spill past and I remember who did this. The Joker and Lex Luther. Rage consumed me and I let out a scream. I will kill them. Strength surged through my veins but suddenly a sharp pain shot through my body. I began to shake and a cry escaped my lips. My eyes were shut fast as I fell to the floor, onto all fours. Hair whipped around my fast as I arched my back. Then, everything went away, I was able to breathe normally and I slowly opened my eye. Fear hushed all other feelings. What just happened? I summoned the courage to look down and almost gave myself a heart attack. I'm a wolf. "Oh my god." The words slipped out in a whisper, "The injection, this is what it did to me." I paused before an important question crossed my mind, "How do I change back?"
Red and blue flashes from outside suddenly brought me back to reality. I cursed under my breath and took a tentative step forward. Walking was easy. I scoffed at myself, of course it was easy this was how my body was built now. Yells from the other side of the wall were growing louder and I searched the room for an escape. A large red sign reading exit caught my attention and I barreled toward it, just as I leapt at the bar to open the door, the entrance of the bank burst open. Panic swelled in my chest and adrenaline rushed through me as I raced out the door and into Gotham. As I sped through the backstreets and alleyways I could have sworn I saw a black shadow on top of Wayne Enterprises watching me.