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Chapter 4

I don't remember the ride back to the cave, nor any events after I got out of the batomible. All I can clearly remember was a pair of strong arms picking me up and carrying me somewhere. I was still muttering Trinity's and Fang Paw's stories the whole time.

When I came too, I realized I was lying on a soft mattress. I silently opened my eyes. I was in my room... And I was still in the Batgirl costume- just without the mask. Jack was lying next to me, and he jumped awake when I started to sit up and barked. Loudly. A /bunch/ of times. My head pounded,"Hush," I whimpered.

Bruce walked in,"I see the anti-venom worked well. I've been giving Terry hourly updates since he's at home."

"Oh, well, it's good that he's home," I accepted the water that was offered to me,"But he's coming up here soon to chew me out isn't he?"

Bruce nodded,"To put it lightly. If you're strong enough we can go to the Batcave where we can do a scan to see what exactly happened to your blood. There was spliced serum in King Cobra's venom."

Terry walked into the Batcave right after Bruce's machine had finished scanning my body,"Before you start," I told him,"It was either me or police who didn't have a chance."

"The police," Terry muttered,"Would of had guns."

"Which could of hit you," I pointed out,"Not to mention, that me putting on that costume wasn't even /your/ decision. You needed help!"

"But you-" Terry started to yell when Bruce cut him off.

Bruce turned back to us,"As much as we'd all love to hear this conversation continue, Ashlyn's scans have finished going threw the database," Terry and I shut up and let him go on," When King Cobra released the serum and toxins into you the two tried to cancel each other out, but the two chemicals managed to weaken the effects of each. That's why you weren't effect by the splicing serum and why the toxins only put you in comatose for twenty-two hours. The anti-venom dispelled the toxins. All you need now is the antidote for the splicing serum and you should be fine."

"Great," I smiled and looked over at Terry," Looks like it was a good thing I came- isn't it?"

Terry growled,"I'm glad you helped, okay. I just didn't like what happened. You should of just come in with the dogs first. Jack or Ace could of stopped King Cobra from putting you into a coma."

"What's done is done," I said simply,"I'm going to go take Jack for a walk and clear my head."

"You sure that's a good idea,"Terry asked me.

"You heard Bruce," I've always been stubborn,"I'm fine. I feel fine. /I'm going for a walk,/" and I stormed up the stairs whistling for Jack.

"Wait," Terry called, but Bruce stopped him.

"Let her go Terry. She's just scared, she needs to piece together the last few hours. When she does that she should be fine," Bruce pulled up Ashlyn's test results,"But it seems that not everything will be."

I walked along the docks with Jack. I knew this was Joker territory and quite frankly I didn't care. If they showed up I'd call Bruce and then make a run for it or sick Jack on them. I ran my hand over my bicep, the bandages were still wrapped tight. But I managed to pry them off while waiting for Jack to stop exploring the Docks.

I gasped, I had expected two identical puncture wounds, but all that was there was nothing... The skin, it looked normal... Almost as if nothing had happened! 'Somethings wrong' I immediately thought,'Thats not normal.'

I gave a sharp whistle, and Jack came running,"Time to go boy, I threw the bandages into the water,"Batman and his mentor have some questions to answer."

No POV

"So you're telling me that if Ashlyn gets angry enough she'll turn into a cat," Terry summarized for his mentor.

Bruce shook his head,"A spliced human with cat DNA. The venom changed her DNA, but it's lying dormant inside of her. Extreme emotion should trigger the release of any alterations."

"So you figured the walk would calm her," Terry interjected,"But tell me what we're dealing with here, House cat? Another Tigress? Lioness? What?"

Bruce frowned,"Funny, but The scan was inconclusive on that part. If her splicing ever does manifest, it would be unknown what feline she was spliced with until- or even if- they do."

"So waiting game?"

"Waiting game."

Ashlyn POV

I walking out of the docks when the Jokerz decided to make an appearance,"Bruce ice got a problem," I whispered into a comm link."

"We said we would be back,"the leader laughed as they surrounded me.

Frustration blossomed in the pit of my stomach,"I don't have time for you," I looked for an opening to leap through.

Jack leapt at the leader, who punched him down. Jack landed hard on the ground with a yelp, I heard something crack. Anger blossomed in me,"How dare you," I whispered in a quiet rage.

I felt a change, it was odd. They never really get it right down on paper. It didn't hurt but it didn't feel good either. It just... Happened. One moment I was standing there normal and the next... I felt smarter, faster stronger, and extremely lethal.

"You're dead," I growled out,"Every last one of you."

The Jokerz all coward, but then I was grabbed from behind,"Don't just stand there,"Batman yelled at them,"Run! There's no way you guys can hold your own against her!"

The Jokerz didn't need anymore, they left. But I just got even more angry,"You let them get away," I snarled and Batman released me. I turned on him,"They hurt Jack!"

"And you were getting ready to kill them," Batman shouted back at me,"We need to go back to the cave-"

"Why," I snarled, picking up Jack carefully. Who whined and licked my cheek,"He's in pain- we need to get him to a vet."

"Bruce can take care of him," Batman interjected,"We're going now. Wether you want to or not."

I growled and hugged Jack,"Fine," I hissed, walking toward him,"Let's go."

"You knew,"I yowled,"You knew I had the splicing serum in my DNA and you didn't say anything!"

"Calm down," Bruce snapped,"I didn't expect for you to activate it do soon,"He carefully finished the cast on Jack's left back leg.

"Well the Jokerz took care of that," I snapped.

Bruce continued on,"I did know however what your... Enhancements would be. If I'm correct you feel as if you could say pick up 1600 pounds, run a marathon without breaking a sweat, kill anyone barehanded and could out maneuver anyone. Am I right?"

I reluctantly nodded,"Yeah that sounds right..."

Bruce stood back up,"It's seems that even if you don't look like any animal the feline DNA is still embedded there. It just gave you a few traits. Fast healing, Strength, Wit, Speed and endurance not to mention any another feline ability that you could have that we don't know about yet," he walked over to a large cylinder (one like the other costume holders),"Which is why I had this made - with a few alterations to it," Bruce pressed a button and it revealed a very dark grey spandex costume with a purple Marchel cat-emblem. It resembled Terry's almost to a t, besides the fact that it didn't have those weird frayed things on the forearm, and it's ears were thicker and had more of a point.

I smiled, then frowned and crossed my arms,"As long as you're not calling me Catwoman- then we're good."

"What should you be called," Terry asked," We can't let anyone think you're a teenager, and you're a cat."

I thought for a moment,"Well ... How about Aristocat?"

Terry shrugged,"We'll work on it."

Vote in comments!

Will Ashlyn's superhero name be -Catgirl or Aristocat?

*Aristocrat- something believed to be the best of its kind. Ashlyn took out the last 'r' so it would be more cat-like.