Okay here we go!! Time for another chapter of this story. I'm loving the reviews guys thank you so much. Big thanks goes to Draxis for first ever review and his criticism that helped me pick out the mistakes in the former chapters. Another thanks goes to Miles333 for constant reviews and last but not least Unleash The Shadow for his prediction but I shall shoot him down in this chapter Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!!

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Disclaimer: Don't own them but the story idea is mine. Keep away!!

Spirit of the Wolf chapter 3: New Developments

"Can you please try and calm down miss." This was not going well for the league.

A few hours ago they had received a call about another attack in the village. When they arrived Bruce was already there and was doing his best to arouse and elderly woman. They could hear crying from the bathroom and the villagers had already explained completely what had happened.

The children had been out in the fields playing with a lamb by the name of Belle. Next thing they knew the children were screaming. They all ran out there to find the blood-soaked children next to Belle whose throat had been torn out and there were huge paw prints leading away from the scene.

Bruce had awoken the woman and went to help with the children. J'onn was currently calming her.

"Can you tell us what happened?" Clark questioned.

"I told them to stay close." The woman answered. "I went inside to work on my knitting." The woman held up a strip of cloth that was supposed to wind up as a stocking cap. "I realized it was dark and went to call them in when I heard them scream. I'm sure you know the rest."

"Did you see what did it?"

"No. No one did. The children might have. How are they?"

"They're fine. Diana why don't you go check on them."

Diana nodded and walked down the hallway and towards one of the back rooms where the sound of laughter reached her ears.

"A little odd for them to be laughing after having an experience like that." She thought.

She put her ear to the door and was surprised greatly by what she heard.

"Hey you can't do that! That's cheating!" Bruce's voice rang out.

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!" His voice wasn't rough or stern.

"No it's not!"

"That's it!" It was soft. Gentle. Almost….

"Aaaah! Run!"

"I'm gonna get you now!" …playful?

She quietly opened the hard oak door and was met with a sight few were given the chance to behold. Batman was running around the room, wearing one of his fake smiles, and chasing the children who were screaming with mock fear. But his eyes held a faint glimmer of laughter and joy.

Both the children dove under the bed with Bruce still on their tails. She looked over towards the Sorry game board that lay discarded. Not wanting to disturb them she gently closed the door. She smiled to herself as she reported that the children were fine. This was a thing best kept to herself if she wanted to remain breathing.

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The league had gotten most of the facts together and had deemed it time to leave. They gave clear instructions to the villagers to keep all living things away from the forest until they could catch this animal and that all people should be inside after dark. Afterwards they left to get Batman.

Clark took the lead and made his way down the hall and into the children's room.

Inside Bruce was sitting against the wall. His eyes were closed and wrapped up in his cape were the children, asleep. But their heads lay on his lap and he had one protective hand on each of their backs.

"Yes Clark." He whispered

"We should get going." He whispered back.

He grunted in affirmation and slipped his hands underneath the children picking them up. There was only one bed so it was assumed that the children shared it. He placed the children on this bed and slowly unraveled his cape from them. He did all this without waking them. He then covered them with the sheets, turned off the lights, and left the room.

"Awwww." Flash cooed teasingly."

In response Bruce stared at him. Just stared at him. Continuously. The white eyes of his mask seeming to reach into Flash's soul. After a few seconds Flash's grin faded and he ducked behind John. Everyone else just laughed. Except Batman who just gave a small smirk but still remained emotionless at the same time.

He turned and was beginning to leave when a baby blue collar with a bell attached to it fell from his cape.

"Belle's collar!" Sheyera exclaimed.

"What?" J'onn asked.

"Belle the sheep that the kids owned. That's her collar. Where did you get it?"

"If you remember I was here before you." He mentioned casually as he bent down and tucked it into his belt.

"The villagers say that the kids told them that when Belle was attacked her collar disappeared. They said the animal must have run off with it."

"One it was a wolf."

"How do you know that?"

"The kids. Two why would a wolf take a collar and nothing else?"

"Maybe it was scared and it got stuck in its teeth."

"Perhaps." He rubbed his teeth with his tongue.

"Now why do you have it and what are you going to do with it?"

"I was investigating some business from Gotham out here when I heard the children scream. As I was running through the forest I found the collar. I'm going to analyze the teeth marks."

"You said the children told you it was a wolf."

"You can't be too careful now can you? Besides it was dark and children tend to have very vivid imaginations. There hasn't been a wolf out here for a long time."

There was a slight pause then Sheyera spoke again.

"What kind of business?"

"What makes you think you get to know about everything that goes on in my city? Gotham is my problem not yours. Stay out of it!"

With that said he turned and left. With the collar.

Sheyera turned and looked at Diana. Diana was wearing the same look she was sure she was wearing. A look that said 'there's something more to this'.

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The next evening the League held a meeting to discuss certain missions and the problem in the village.

"J'onn has anything else gone wrong down there?" Clark asked. Starting the meeting.

"Nothing so far."

"Good."

Diana was about to open up a discussion of possible perpetrators when the door opened revealing the black clad superhero Batman.

He walked over to the table and tossed Belle's collar down on the table in front of them.

"Scans for a wolf turned up negative. It's more German Shepard than anything else." He stated as took his seat.

"A German Shepard?" John questioned.

Batman nodded. "A German Shepard."

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Resourceful little buggards humans are.

I didn't mean to scare those kids. I didn't even see them until I had already sunk my teeth into the lamb's throat. Their screams startled me so much that I tore its throat out, collar and all, and ran. I feel so terrible.

Now the Justice League has gotten even more involved. I'd better watch my step.

They locked up their livestock and no one is outside. Well I like the no one is outside part but they locked up my dinner! Oh well I'm not just a dumb animal. I can be resourceful too.

I trot over to the animal stalls and survey each one. One stinks of horse, another smells like chickens, the third smelled of sheep, and the last smelt of cow. I could use some cow.

I hopped up and undid the latch with my paws. Those claws aren't just for hunting you know. I make my way inside very quietly so as not to disturb the animals.

I sniff about and peer in to each stall until I find the perfect one.

It held a cow and her calf. Perfect all I had to do was get in grab the calf and get out before old momma could strike back. I settled down on my haunches. Focusing intently on a silent kill.

I sprang and broke the calf's neck with the force of the blow. I grabbed a chunk of flesh in my teeth and dragged the calf out before the other could turn around. I was back in the forest when the cow started mooing in fear and of course that got all the other animals started, which brought out the farmers.

"I'd better go before I'm discovered." I thought to myself and picked up my kill and began to drag it farther in to the forest.

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The Justice League had gotten a call at about 3:00 in the morning about the village yet again. Apparently the animal managed to get another meal out of their livestock. Only this time it was a calf.

When they arrived the whole village was in an uproar. Clark immediately went to look and the scene while everyone else sent the people back to their homes. Batman was the only one not present. Claiming he had business in Gotham to attend to.

"You guys have got to come see this." They heard Clark shout from the cow's stalls.

Everyone came running. They had guessed on their way up here that someone had accidentally left the stalls unlocked. But as the look at the door it was plain to see that they had indeed locked the stalls.

Clark was holding the lock that had claw marks all around the locking mechanism. The same marks were also on the door.

The animal had somehow unlocked the door!

"This is no ordinary dog." Clark stated with wide eyes.

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There we go. I hope you enjoyed. I shall update as soon as possible. See ya then. Chow!!