Rose stared with her arms crossed at the half-formed mutate. "You are going to believe that slimeball over me? I know who funded Gen-U-Tech and who signed my pay checks!"

"Why shouldn't I he was the one who let you all out of the cages and gave us a place to stay and it was those gargoyles that killed Sevarius." Derek points out to her.

Rose snarled "You were a cop! You know that Xanatos is bad news, even your own sister tried to warn you! You can stay here and play guard animal all you like, but I am not buying into Xanatos' games!"

Harry looks over at him as well. "I agree with mom that jerk is just plain bad news, so i suggest you really take a good look at the facts if even a kid like me can see it." as he follow Rose.

Rose leapt off the top tower, spread her wings and left toward the city.

Harry followed her but at a slower pace as he loved how the city looked below him.

Rose searched the area, knowing that she could see the creatures gliding to and from some building, but she never paid much attention until she wanted to talk to them.

Harry saw something climbing up the side of one building and pointed it out to Rose as he began to slowly drop toward the building.

Rose followed as she landed on the building's roof.

Harry was trying to talk to the dog like gargoyle showing he meant no harm just as a different shadow fell over Harry.

"Get away from him!" the young Gargoyle warned his eyes glowing in rage.

"Hey now. We're not the enemy here." Rose states, "Dang it, kid. When are you going to listen to me?"

"But mom, I knew what I was doing, don't You know animals are friendly to me." Harry looked down shamed faced.

"While you didn't smell like a feline." Rose scolded

Lexington looked at the two of them then growled "Damn that Xanatos getting kids involved."

"Ya think. Look, we need to talk. With Goliath..I think that's what Talon's sister call him." Rose states

Rose and Harry followed the Gargoyle gliding through the city, till they reached the clock tower there they found the others of the clan looking at them with curiosity.

Goliath came forward his face grim. "So i see at least two of you saw the truth of the matter."

The cheetah mutate approached the lavender colored gargoyle, "I've seen some strange things in my life, however, you are truly remarkable. Before you ask I would rather drop Xanatos from his own building."

Harry's eyes were glowing. "I rather just shock him but mom says i don't have enough control yet."

"Hmm I like the fire in this young one, he's got spirit in him." The oldest gargoyle spoke.

Rose growled low in her throat. "And what have I taught you about disrespecting people or creatures older then you?"

Harry looked to Rose with eyes that ask 'How was i disrespectful'

"Rudely interrupting an adult conversation for one. Secondly, Threatening violence when you know that is my job, since you're only six years old." Rose answers as she counted off the any number of things, her six year old son had did in the past week.

"And don't forget me gluing Fang's wings to his bedsheets."

"Which is why you're still grounded." Rose reminded she seen a stack of books in the corner, "Now go see what those books are before I clip your wings."

"Yes mom" Harry sighed and went to the corner and picked up one of the books and began to read.

"I was never like that when I was younger, but I had my nose in books." Rose muttered before looking at Goliath again. "Sorry, about him. He's young and I haven't drilled into his skull enough manners to choke an elephant. But I realized what was going on long before I ever seen you."

"Yes, Xanatos is using your fellow mutates to his own end."

"I know and I don't trust him, you don't have my intellect and not know a snake in a three piece suit when you see one." Rose replies, "For whatever its worth, I trust your kind more then I would trust him."

"I'm glad you do you and your rookery child are more than welcome here." Goliath said as he extended his hand in welcome. just then a light blew out in the room.

"Control your emotions, Harry." Rose states

"Sorry mom, but please can we just stay here, i"ll be good i promise."

"But first, aside from you, Goliath, what are your...family's names?" Rose questions

"Ah yes lets introduce ourselves. This here are Hudson, Brooklyn, Broadway,Lexington, and Bronx." He pointed to each member from the oldest to the youngest.

"I am Rosalie, but everyone calls me Rose. And the child is Harry." Rose replies, "I trust your kind has dealt with youngsters before?"

"Eye Lass we've dealt with youngsters before we'll treat the child like one of our own hatchlings." Hudson assured her.

Rose nods, "Harry."

Harry stood and went over to her side his head still low.

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Broadway asked "Is he really you son, Or just a child that just got mixed up in the mess?"

"Technically, he's biologically my nephew, which is my sister's offspring, but I adopted him." Rose answers, "You will listen to them, and if you put one toe out of line, you're dealing with an angry cheetah, am I understood?"

"Yes Mom But I am only out of line that with that jerk Fang and you don't even like him, not like Mr. Claw." he smiles at that

"Fang's a jerk, but he's still one of us." Rose replies, as she went out the clock tower door. Spread her wings, and took to the air.

Harry went back to his punishment and read the next book in the pile.


Rose landed on her second story balcony of her apartment, she had things to settle here.

She looked around her former place the lights where out since her bills where never paid.

Luckily for her, her new senses allowed her to see in the dark, she didn't need to turn on a light, she opened the sliding glass door, and went inside. She went about gathering the items, she wanted to keep.

She came to Harry's room and saw his four stuffed animals she grabbed those knowing he would be happy to get those once more. She checked her door and found an eviction notice. She wrote a note saying good luck finding her.

Once she got everything, she wanted she took off and flew back to the clock tower. She overheard Hudson telling Harry his journey his younger days as Leader of the his clan.

'But Mr. Hudson noway you could have fought that many men with just a few Other members of your family."

"Aye lad, but I did." Hudson states, as he looked up from his enjoyment of retelling of his youth. To see the cheetah-like female came inside.

"But how you didn't have any guns or anything like that you guys aren't that much stronger are you?" the boy asked.

"Stronger then a human." Lexington answers.

"No way mom said you shouldn't lie cause you get ten licks on your bumfor it." he argued back to them.

"Who said I'm lying. We are stronger then a human." Lexington answers

Harry shook his head no "Uh-uah, you're only as big as me."

Lexington stood up from his computer and walked over, "Would you like proof?"

"Prove it, Mr. Lexington." as Harry folded his arms.

Lexington grinned before picking Harry up by the waist, "Proof enough for you?"

"and I also said never count your chicks before they hatch, consider your observation a dud." Rose spoke up.

"Okay so your strong but mom can do the same easy." he points out. Harry finally noticed Rose had returned "Mom, your back." He wiggles out of Lexington's hold and ran to her,

"I couldn't before, I think that's why the Doctor Frankenstein-wannabe turned us into giant bug zappers." Rose replies, as she jump from the steps. Rose looked at the young lynx mutate.

"Well yeah that true." his nose caught a familiar scent and he looks to her "My animals."

"Yeah along with my research, I figured I get some things, we couldn't do with out..." Rose replies

Harry glomps her and hugs her tightly He sobs to her fur "My family whole again, thank you, mom, thank you."

"I believe you're in a dependency with those ratty baby toys." Rose states

"There not baby toys or ratty I took good care of them." He point to one poor sewing job she knew he did "See I even learn how to fix them.'

"You had those things, since you were a year old." Rose replies, "One of these days, you're going to explain to me about this co-dependency you have with those things."

"I told you their Momma, Papa, Moon, Pa'foot. how can't i tell you more." he explains like normal the gave the clearest answer to the world.

Rose just turned away before she lost her temper.

Goliath saw her and stood by her side. "He seems willful and full of the love for family that all gargoyles have."

"I am not a gargoyle." Rose replies

"I understand that but you both have qualities we admire."

Rose sat on the corner stone, staring out over the city. She looked at her hands, once.

"your among friend here Rose If you have concerns please tell me."

"you wouldn't understand." Rose replies

"I know none of us could understand but we can still listen."

"And I don't want to talk." Rose states

Goliath nods and turns back into clock tower with harry explaining the stuff toys to the others.

Rose stared up "Lily, I have failed you. I promised to keep him safe." She sat there for sometime till it was near dawn and the gargoyles came out to stand at the towers edge. Rose got out of the way, and watched as the gargoyles turned to stone.

Harry watched then "That was so cool however, I'm glad we don't turn to stone." he yawns and stretches.