(Here's the next chapter. I'm back at college…and I feel like updates…well you all know the routine by now…sorry.)

Death Fury: Drew barely defeated Ares, sort of. Circe enhanced his powers with her own magic, and Ares tossed him around a lot. Zeus, the patron deity of the Greek pantheon, a Skyfather? If there is a possibility of Drew defeating him, it's very low. (Not trying to bash what you said, I'm just surprised you said it.)

Chapter 23: The Cat's Out of the Bag

(Gotham City, several days later)

Drew had returned a few days ago, along with the Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman. There were a few things to be finished on Themyscira, including his healing. Circe would remain on the island with the Amazons, but he promised her and Artemis he would return to visit when he could. Now, Chaos Chimera sits on the side of a building. He looks at the phone Nightwing had given to him not long after the League and team took him in. It has text from an unknown number: Meet me in Gotham. I'll find you. Try not to melt when you see me again. Chaos Chimera sniffed the air and looked beside him. The woman who had originally freed him is sitting beside him.

"H-Hey." Chaos Chimera stuttered, head bowing submissively.

The woman smiled.

"Good to see you again, Drew. I was gonna say Gabriel, but I remember you changed it." The woman chuckled.

"Y-Yeah." Chaos Chimera replied, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Anyways, I wanted to see how you were after Metallo's attack and you heading off to Themyscira." The woman stated.

Chaos Chimera's eyes widened some.

"I've been keeping an eye on you, just making sure you're safe." The woman said.

"Oh." Chaos Chimera sighed.

"I also wanted to talk to you about something. You see, there's something about your nature that while you've tapped into some…but not nearly fully." The woman said.

"How so?" Chaos Chimera asked.

"You haven't completely tapped into your animal instincts. You have somewhat, but there's far more than what you know." The woman answered.

"What do you suggest?" Chaos Chimera asked.

"A test…but you would've done this regardless even if you hadn't learned it from me: there's a group of traffickers in the city who plan to move their…'merchandise' here and out of the city. Listen and act upon your instincts as best as you can. I found one of the men who was a part of the group, here is a part of his shirt. It has his scent; you'll know what to do." The woman stated, pulling a piece of cloth and holding it out to him.

"What if things go wrong?" Drew asked, taking the cloth and looking at it.

"Don't worry, I'll be watching." The woman answered.

He turned back to look at her, but she's gone. He chuckled then leapt through the air. Several minutes later he arrived at an abandoned warehouse. He sniffed the area around him. He grunted as his ear twitched.

"May I ask who's here? I don't recognize you." Chaos Chimera asked.

"Aren't you a gentleman." A feminine voice chuckled from the shadows.

"It depends on who you ask." Chaos Chimera replied.

The woman chuckled as she walked out of the darkness. She stands a few inches shorter than him. She's in a skin tight black suit that defines her hourglass, toned body with an opening around the chest area that reveals her sexy cleavage. She wears a mask that has cat ears positioned at the top along with stylized googles over her eyes that shine red. The mask reveals the lower half of her face (including her nose, mouth, and chin). Stylish black boots click every time they hit the ground. Fastened to her black belt is a shining black whip. At the tips of her fingers extruded shining metallic claws. She walked with a flirtatious and confident demeanor. Chaos Chimera is blushing madly under his mask and lowers his head bit, submissively.

"C-Cat…C-Catwoman?" The vigilante gasped, stammering nervously.

"Hmm? *Chuckles* You're shy. Hmm, curious." Catwoman chuckled, her voice's sensuality was like few he'd ever heard.

"S-Sorry." Chaos Chimera stuttered.

Catwoman brushes his chin with one hand, smiling. She feels him tremble and she chuckles.

"Besides your obvious attraction towards me in a way that isn't being a prick, which is a nice change…what are you doing here?" Catwoman chuckled.

"That's…complicated…I was tasked by someone close to follow something…or someone…now…I'm here…I….I…." Chaos Chimera sighed.

"Easy boy, calm down." Catwoman chuckled.

"Sorry." Chaos Chimera replied.

"Ok…well…I guess it's my turn…there's a trafficking ring in the area. They're taking women and girls…but…I'm not certain of this…but…but I think they're trafficking big cats." Catwoman sighed, placing a hand on her hip.

Chaos Chimera closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. His eyes then opened and narrowed.

"You're right. I sense them. They had women and animals here. They've moved them off…but not very long ago…they're heading east." Chaos Chimera grunted.

"Gotham City Docks." Catwoman gasped.

"Ready to go hunting?" Chaos Chimera asked.

Catwoman grinned.

"Try to keep up." Catwoman chuckled.

A few minutes later they're running across rooftops.

"I have to say, this feels exhilarating." Catwoman chuckled.

"I've heard about you: a master thief, capable fighter, and a cunning intellect. You make an incredible hero." Chaos Chimera said.

"I'm not a hero." Catwoman said.

"You're rushing off to free prisoners and defeat their captors…sounds heroic to me." Chaos Chimera replied.

"*Chuckles* You sure know how to make a girl feel special." Catwoman chuckled.

"I…I…" Chaos Chimera stammered.

Catwoman grinned.

"How long have you known about these guys?" Chaos Chimera asked.

"Not long. But once I got wind of them, I've been tracking them ever since. Batman isn't around lately and he doesn't trust me enough. The police definitely don't trust me and would try to shove me into the pavement if they saw me." Catwoman answered.

"Well you're on it. That's something." Chaos Chimera replied.

"Do you trust me?" Catwoman replied.

"I do." Chaos Chimera responded, without hesitation.

"Are you sure? I'm a thief, I've betrayed Batman a few times." Catwoman said.

"I've stolen as well…food…and…clothing…but that doesn't make you evil. Regardless…and sorry if this a bit to honest…I do actually like bad girls…" Chaos Chimera replied, blushing.

Catwoman grins.

"Good boy." Catwoman chuckled.

Chaos Chimera looked away for a moment, blushing madly. Catwoman chuckles. Chaos Chimera motions his hand in the air after several more minutes. They both slowly move towards a building's edge, seeing they are right near the docks. The thief and the vigilante look over the building's edge.

"There's a lot of guys down there. Each of them is armed to the teeth. And…I can hear the women and animals groaning…and crying...bastards." Chaos Chimera replied, his voice shifting eventually from despair to anger.

"I'm gonna enjoy getting my claws on them." Catwoman hissed.

Chaos Chimera studied the area, seeing the men standing near two large crates while others patrolled around. He sniffs again.

"There's some stragglers around, patrolling around. But taken out or not, the others still have some big guns. Those need to be taken out of the equation." Chaos Chimera stated.

"Don't worry, I can take care of myself. I've been in worse odds." Catwoman chuckled.

"I don't doubt that…I just don't want to see you getting hurt…apologies if that's sexist or…uh…I should shut up now?..." Chaos Chimera stammered.

"We can discuss that later. Right now we gotta take out these assholes. We'll work our way out to the crates. Even though the first part needs to be quiet, I still want these assholes to know you don't mess with women or cats." Catwoman ordered.

"Yes ma'am." Chaos Chimera replied.

They nodded to one another and moved in opposite directions.

"Boss! How much longer till the ship gets here?! I'm not enjoying the crying and snarling!" One of the men shouted.

"You won't have to wait long! Here they come!" Another man yelled in response.

The men looked out at the bay, a ship approaching them. Some of the men at the docks sighed in relief.

"Getting tired of keeping guard over these animals and whores." One man grunted.

An armored hand suddenly covered his mouth while another grabbed his shoulder then he was dragged into the darkness behind him. Another man several feet away looks around at the other crates of the docks. Suddenly something coils around his throat and he coughs in surprise as one hand grabs it. He turns around to see a dark fist flying forward. He falls to the ground unconscious, the thing around his neck pulled back. He's dragged somewhere.

"Alright boys! Ship's here! Time to move the cargo!" The 'boss' called out.

"Hey boys!" A feminine voice called out.

They all looked up to see Catwoman standing on a crate, grinning. One hand on a hip the other locked onto the grip of the whip with the whip itself tied around another man's neck who had both hands trying to grasp at the whip. The other men aimed their guns at her. Some of them frowned, others grinned.

"Well lookie here boys: new merchandise." The 'boss' laughed.

"Oh, your 'merchandise' isn't going anywhere." Catwoman replied.

"Oh yeah? How's that?" The 'boss' laughed.

"*Whistles* Here boy." Catwoman called out.

Several things flew through from the darkness. The guns were slashed apart by the things that flew from the shadows. The men gasped as they saw the shurikens planted into the crates. They then heard footsteps. From out of the same shadows out walked someone they didn't recognize: a ninja.

"W-Who are you?" One of the men gasped.

"Didn't you hear the lady? I'm the dog." The ninja replied.

The men looked at one another, unsure.

"One chance, even though it goes against my better judgment: surrender now. I hate men who hurt women and animals." The ninja stated.

One of the men pulled something out of their pocket and threw it at the ninja. Chaos Chimera caught it in midair. He looked at it: a knife with a long serrated edge. He tossed it to the ground, the blade end embedded in the ground.

"I say we have some fun." Catwoman stated.

She dropped down, punching the man that had the whip around his neck. He grunted as he fell to the ground, out cold. Catwoman pulled the whip from off his neck. She throws her whip around, every time it straightens out the crack is heard.

"Let's play boys." Catwoman chuckled.

"We need help!" The 'boss' called out towards the ship.

The men on the ship start loading guns while it gets closer. Chaos Chimera rushes forward. He leaps forward, throwing his fist forward and knocking out the 'boss'.

"You got the guys here?!" Chaos Chimera called out.

"What do you think?! There's the ship! Fetch boy!" Catwoman laughed, kicking out and knocking a man into a crate.

Chaos Chimera sighed then shifted into a black falcon and flew towards the ship. As he got over the ship he changed back into human form. One man rushed him with a gun. Chaos Chimera snarled as he lunged forward, smashing his fist into his torso. The cracking of ribs is heard as the man cries out in pain and falls to the ground, screaming. More of the men on the boat maneuver to attack him.

'A woman is fighting these assholes, maybe it's time for an animal to fight them as well." Chaos Chimera growled in his mind.

Chaos Chimera snarled as he shifted into a lion as he lunged forward.

"I'm gonna gut–" One of the men on the docks started to say.

Catwoman slammed a fist into his face. She looked out towards the dock when she heard a scream. She saw a man on the ship fly across the front, a large dark cat-like shape with glowing green eyes leaping around and tossing around the men. She grinned then leapt over a man running at her. She threw out the whip, locking around his neck. He grunted as he grabbed at the whip. Catwoman kicked out with her right foot, knocking another man to the ground. She pulled the whip back, it uncoiled from around the man's throat. She swiped it another way, slashing across a man's face and sending him to the ground while crying out. She sidestepped a punch from another man who rushed her. She dodged another punch then jumped up, slamming her left knee into his face. He cried out as he held his broken, bloody nose.

"You boys gotta have better stamina than that!" Catwoman laughed.

The other men yelled as they rushed forward. Catwoman grins as he pulls the whip back than slings it forward. The end of the whip slashes across the faces of all the men, some falling down while others struggle to stand.

"Ahh poor babies." Catwoman mocked, faking cooing.

She chuckles and swipes the whip again, slashing across the torsos of the men. She then puts the whip away as the other men get onto their feet. She flaunts her claws before them. The men grunt as they rush at her. She lunges forward, slashing her right claws. A man groans as he drops to the ground, five red lines across his face. Another man grunts as he jabs his left fist. She grabs his fist then throws her free hand forward, the claws cut across his torso and leaving five red lines. Catwoman leaps up, flipping around and her claws slashes as the men try to grab her. Catwoman's claws cut the men's torsos, arms, and faces. The men cry out as they fall to the ground. The 'boss' grunts as he crawls towards the crates where the crying and screaming intensifies. He crawls around one of them, seeing a dark animalistic figure stands on the ship looking down at several men laying down. He grunts as he gets onto his feet. Sirens scream in the distance yet get closer. Catwoman looks at him and looks back towards the approaching police sirens. He grunts as he opens the back of one of the crates, revealing several women clutch one another as they look at the man in fear.

"Don't come any closer you two!" The man called out, trying to sound fierce.

"Or what? You're done." Catwoman scoffed.

"If I'm done…than so are these whores!" The man replied.

The women gasped as they looked at one another in fear. The man grunts as he opens the other crate, revealing several big cats: lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, etc. snarling at him. There's a level on the side, cables connected it which connected to the locked doors of the cages for the animals. He pulls the lever and rushes around the crate as quickly as possible and vaults over to then hangs onto the side of the dock. The cages of the animals open. They all grunt and growl as they get out of the crate and move out of the open crate. Chaos Chimera looks at what he sees and lunges off the ship and changes into a black hawk then flies back towards the docks. The big cats grunted and snarled, some were sizing each other up. They then smelt something. They hadn't eaten in days. They grunted as they crossed over and looked inside the other crate. The women shook in fear, eyes wide with terror at seeing the big cats staring at them with their fiery eyes. Suddenly something dark lands before them. They grunt as they look at the black garbed individual. The women look at him with confusion and shock. He changes into a lion again. The big cats grunt as they look at him, some lowering their heads some. The shapeshifter grunts and looks at them, the big cats meet his eyes. They grunt back. The women watch as the dark lion turns to them.

"You're safe now, they won't hurt you." The shapeshifter said.

"You…You're talking." One of the women stammered.

"Yeah. Come on out. It's alright." The shapeshifter said.

The women gasped as they slowly started to make their way out. They looked at the animals, shaking and eyes wide. They looked at them, something new in their eyes. They brushed against them like housecats.

"They're like you: their freedom and dignity taken…by those assholes. Come on, let's get you all–" Chaos Chimera continued and stopped.

"FREEZE! GET ON THE GROUND NOW!" A voice shouted.

Several footsteps and the closing of car doors are heard, as well as the sounds of feet hitting the ground possibly from above. He smells the air and listens. Then he looks through the area between the crates, seeing the police aiming their guns at Catwoman who is kneeling on the ground with her hands up, Batman standing beside Gordon as they approach her. Chaos Chimera snarls.

"Hello Bats." Catwoman chuckled.

"What are you doing here, Selina?" Batman grunted.

"What? A girl can't have a nice night out." Catwoman chuckled.

"That's enough. I've had it with you. You're not getting away this time." Gordon grunted.

The police and Batman heard something grunting and saw so something between two crates. They looked up to see a large, dark lion landing on top of one of the crates. The beast unleashed a thunderous roar. The police yelled and gasped, some stumbling back while others fell on the ground.

"Let her go!" The beast ordered.

"Chimera." Batman grunted, eyes narrowing.

"Kid? What are you doing here?" Gordon called out.

"Come out." Chaos Chimera said.

The women walked into view of the police, who looked at them and then one another with surprise. Chaos Chimera grunted loudly. The big cats made their way around the crates. The police raised their guns up. Chaos Chimera growled loudly, the police men gasped as they almost dropped their weapons.

"These women and animals were going to be sold off. I was on business here in the city and Catwoman met me. She told me what was happening and we came here. Most of the men laying on this dock are because of her. These women and animals have their lives back because of her, even if I wasn't here she'd still have freed them. So leave her be!" Chaos Chimera growled.

Batman and Gordon looked at one another. Catwoman got up. The big cats approached her and brushed against her, grunting softly. She smiled and she scratched their heads.

"Oh, so these are the crack heads and whores that've gone missing." One of the cops grunted.

"Officer, don't–" Gordon started to say.

"YOU KNEW?!" Chaos Chimera bellowed, eyes ablaze with fury.

"Oh come on. Who gives a shit about these sluts and these fucking animals? They're worthless." The same cop scoffed.

Chaos Chimera's eyes narrowed in anger. Something overcame he and he dropped down off the crate. He began approaching the cop. His body shifted into shadows. Before changing into his next form, his eyes glow fiercely luminous as they locked with the cop's. The cop's eyes couldn't pull away from the shapeshifter's. Everyone there watched as the shapeshifter finished his change into a wolf. The big cats grunted, their eyes locked on Chaos Chimera. The cop's eyes widened as Chaos Chimera bared his fangs and started to growl loudly. The cop's eyes shook as the shapeshifter got closer.

"H-Hey, easy now…" The cop gasped.

The shapeshifter drew closer, eyes still locked, fangs still bared, and the growling growing louder. The cop started shaking, his breath shuddering. It became so bad he dropped his gun and dropped to the floor. He gasped as he tried to crawl back, but the shapeshifter was already over him. He snarls, eyes locked on the cop's. The cop gasps and shudders in fear.

"Pl-Please….don't hurt me…" The cop whimpered.

Chaos Chimera continued to growl. He could hear the cop's heart pumping. The cop falls on his back, hands covering his face. His fangs hover over the cop's face. Everyone watches with various emotions. Chaos Chimera doesn't understand why, but he lifts his head and lets out a howl.

(Not far away)

The mysterious woman stands on the edge of the side of a building. She pulls out a phone and dials. The phone rings as she lifts it up.

"It's me. He's ready. We'll get in contact with him soon. First we need to give living arrangements set up for those poor women and get the animals sent to animal sanctuaries. After that's done, we start to reveal more of the truth." The woman said, her glowing green eyes never leaving Chaos Chimera.

To be continued…

(Hope you all enjoyed the update…hope I get to continue my stories more often than I think I will…but I'm not sure…sorry…)