Chapter 2
I looked around and knew, who the teenagers were. They were the sidekicks of the Justice League. I saw Robin, Kid Flash, Aqualad, Superboy, Miss Martian, and Artemis. We tighten the grab on the sandwiches and ran from them. I looked back and saw them running towards me. Once again I didn't see Ace walking to me. He was looking back when I crashed into him.
"I thought I told you to watch where you're going," he snapped walking up from under me. He rubbed his head and looked at me. "Gillian."
I still didn't look at him. "Yeah, my name is Gillian so what. How did you… know… that?" I turned and saw my brother, finally. "Ace?"
He nodded. We screamed and hugged each other. "Oh my god, how are you?"
"I'm doing great. How are you?"
"I'm great. We need to hide. Follow me. Sun. Jay. Come with me."
"Ace," they said.
"Oh my god, guys," Honey said.
Ace and Honey led to an old house. They hugged us. "Where have you guys been," Honey asked.
"On the streets. Where have you two been," Sun asked.
"Living with the Justice League," Ace slowly said.
"Oh that just made things really akaward," I said.
"What are we going to do about all this," Jay asked.
"Well we can't tell the team. They might think we're trying to help you guys," Honey answered.
"We did grow up with you guys and we might get in trouble for helping you, which we already are," Ace said.
"And we couldn't thank you more, but we have our own problems. We can't be worrying about you two. If we slip up once, then we're in the biggest trouble ever. Everyone is after us and we can't be hanging out," Jay growled.
"He has a point. We can talk during the night," Sun said.
"You really think we can do that,' Ace asked.
"Maybe, maybe not. With all our problems going on, we can't risk anything," I said.
"Then at least let us help you," Honey said.
"We tell you what the team is going to do to get you and you help us on other missions," Honey suggested.
"Yeah, we could do that. We have a source that knows what's going on all over the world," Sun said.
"We can take turns," Ace said.
"In the night only," I growled.
"You always got your way. Boy do I miss those days," Ace whispered.
We said our goodbyes and we hid off to the day. Days went by and we kept up with our promise, that is until today. Sun and Jay were asleep on a roof near downtown, while I was hanging out with our source. His name is Nicky. He is a mutt born in a human home and has lived with one ever since. He has a red coat and brown eyes. We met Nicky when he got lost from his house after the fence was found open. He was lost and scared, so we helped him. We taught him how to get information and to find his way home. Now he knew this whole city, but not as well as we do. He was one of our best friends and the best part is that he didn't want kill us.
"I don't know, Nicky, maybe I'm losing it," I sighed.
"Don't worry. You just have this problem with these teens," he said.
"I'm just saying. I can' blow Ace's cover without blowing mine. We own this city and we have kids on our tail. To make matters worst, these people took my brother and gave him a home when he really needed it. How can hurt anyone who helps my old pack mates?"
"You don't. You just out run them and try not to get into the spot where you have to hurt them."
"What if I do get into that spot? I can't hurt Ace and Honey like that. The five of us are the last of our pack and if we give it all up, then what's going to happen then?"
"You'll find a way out of this. You always do. You three have been through together and you'll get through this together."
"Can I call you my therapist? I do come to you every time I have problem."
"Yeah, you can."
"Where would I be with out you?"
"Most likely in a crazy house."
"Really? I am that crazy."
He just nodded. I rolled my eyes at him and went back to the others. But the whole I had a sick feeling in he pit of my stomach. I had that feeling that someone was being a stalker. My fur bristled and my ears perked at the sound of the ally. I picked up the pace and ran out of the ally. That's when Superboy jumped out from behind a trashcan. One thing laid on my mind, ambush. I turned to run but they had me on all ways. Don't they know it's bad to corner a wild animal? I flipped on to a trash can, then jumped to the roof of the building. I stuck my tongue out at them. I turned and ran to the side with the road. A truck was driving up to me. So I jumped off and landed in the truck as they looked for me.
I turned and screamed. Sun and Jay were in the same truck. "What are you doing here," I screamed.
"We're running! What are you doing here," Sun screamed back.
"The team ambushed me when I was coming back from Nicky's!"
"Guys! Let's quiet down before the diver finds that we're here," Jay whispered. We nodded and sat down on the metal that was warming up from the sun.
"What about you guys? You said you were running," I said.
"The team was chasing us when we were doing a job," Jay explained.
"Do you have food? I haven't eaten since yesterday morning."
"We saved one just for you," Sun said.
"I love you guys."
Sun gave me a whole honey glazed ham. My favorite! I ate the ham while we rode the truck, which we thought was going downtown. Once again we were wrong. We really are wrong a lot. Crap. Oh, well. We just sat there and rode along the road and when it came to a stop. We peaked out just a little and you're never going to guess where we were. "Guys. I don't think we're in Happy Harbor anymore," I said. We jumped out and saw the newspaper. We were in Gotham City!
Gotham City, Connecticut
1:45 pm
September 6, 2010
Now we were in a whole new kind of bad. We were in a city that we were totally new city. A city that was home to Batman and Robin. If I had learned anything about life on the streets it's that you always have to be careful of where you live, cause once you pick that spot you have to stay there if you're going to rule it. You can't relocate. And if you do get away from your town, then you can't do the same thing you did back in your old town. You have to learn the whole city. But we plan on going back to Happy Harbor. We split up to look for away out and by nightfall, Sun and Jay were nowhere to be found.
I ran around looking for them. A bird saw me looking for them and she said they left on a train when the dogcatcher was after them. They wanted her to tell me not to worry. They were coming back for me, but they wanted me to lay low until they do come back to get me. Good thing we made a plan just in case this ever happened. I asked for directions to the coal factory and if they even had one. She said yes and led me straight to it.
Once the Justice League started to chase us, we made a plan. It was only for whenever we were in another city we would change the color of our fur. We would roll around in coal to make our coat totally black. Then we would have to act like normal street dogs. That meant no stealing what so ever and if I do, It's the doghouse for me. That's one thing I don't want to see just yet.
I rolled around in the dust, getting every inch of my fur. Soon I was a fully black dog. But I knew they would be after me, I just hope they come for me soon or else. September turned to November and the days turned colder. If I knew any better, snow was on the way and I hadn't seen any sign of them. The team knew that I was here cause they saw me come here and I wasn't there. Lucky me. But they saw no sign of me expect a black dog that was everywhere they looked. Biggest mistake of my life.
I dug through the trash as they stood a few feet away from me. "Ace, go up and talk to the dog," Aqualad ordered. He nodded and walked up towards me. He began to bark to keep in our conversation secret.
"Can I ask you a few questions," he asked.
Better tell him. "Ace, it's me. Gillian."
"Oh my god, Gillian. What are you doing here?"
"I'm waiting for Sun and Jay to come and get me. I haven't been caught yet and I don't plan on to."
"I have to say, nice job. We never even knew it was you. Where did you come up with that idea?"
"Once the League started chasing us, we had a feeling they would chase us to an unfamiliar town so we had to hid our true selves."
"Beauitful."
"Hey after this, you're going back to Happy Harbor right?"
"Yeah. After I'm down talking with you."
"Meet with Jay and Sun, ask them why they're taking so long. Then meet back with me."
"You got it."
"You had questions for me?"
"I did ask you questions."
"Oh yeah. Oops. Tell them I have no idea who I am."
He looked at me weirdly. Like I had no idea who I was. "What?"
I rubbed my eyes. "I'm acting stupid. You tell them, like I'm another dog, that I don't know her."
"Oh, I got you."
I slapped my head. "Oh lord, I couldn't have had a normal brother."
"You think you're normal? I'm stuck with you, like you're stuck with me. The things I do for you."
"Shut up, Ace."
He rolled his eyes and walked back to them, while I turned and ran back to the house I stayed in. My stomach was barely full and you could see the bones, kind of. My fur was bushing up, becoming thicker to keep me warm through the harsh winter. But the sound of thunder woke me up along with the crash of the door. I snapped up and saw the whole team standing there. Man, I hope they didn't find out. I raced away just as it started to rain. It poured harder and harder, but the team now wasn't the thing I was worried about. I looked down at my fur. The coal was washing off!