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Chapter 4

Alley:

I start to form a plan in my head on how to escape and get my sister's glove back. This is going to be one of my greatest ideas yet. One problem though, we will have to wait until Hellboy gets back to start it. Oh well, I think, might as well explore around first. But before we get a chance to do anything, the same tabby cat from before walks up to us. I start to tense up again, but only a little this time.

"Hi, I see you've had your honorary 'Welcome' bath," says the tabby

"That was a bath?" I ask, looking at her strangely.

"Yep, it sure was. Oh and by the way, you can relax you now." She says looking at my sister. "We won't bite...Much!" She adds jokingly.

"Oh sorry about that, its just we've never seen so many other cats in one place before," says Shadow from behind me.

"That's Ok. How about some lunch? Liz brought some cat food in while you two were taking your bath," says the tabby. She walks towards the huge truck bed, then stops and waits for us to follow.

I had forgotten that we never did find breakfast this morning because of all the excitement. But now my stomach is quite literally growling at me.

"What do you think?" asks Shadow.

"Think I'm hungry, that's what I think," I answer and start to follow the tabby.

"That's not what I meant!" She says rolling her eyes, but she follows as well.

Once we are under the truck bed, we start eating what looks like small pebbles. However, they sure are tasty pebbles and it is better than garbage that's for sure. While we are eating I tell our new friend, whose name we find out is Misty, all about our adventure earlier today. She doesn't seem surprised.

"He does that all the time. That's his job," Misty says calmly

I am about to say something, but just then the big metal door opens and in comes Hellboy, who has forgotten his coat. It is time to act. Hellboy hurryingly comes in mumbling about Manning again. (I will have to meet this Manning person sometime. He sounds interesting.) Hellboy has laid his coat on the corner of the bed. It is so long that it touches the floor. Now is our chance. I start to crawl into one of the pockets when Shadow stops me.

"Are you crazy? What are you doing!?" Shadow asks, looking worried.

"Getting into this big pocket, what does it look like?" I say sarcastically.

"But what if we get lost or caught or something?" She says nervously.

"Oh stop being such a kill joy and get in. And hurry it up!" I say, seeing my window of opportunity closing every second.

"But what if..."

"Look, do you want to get your glove back or not?!" I interrupt, impatiently

"Yes"

"Then get in already," I hiss.

Just as Hellboy picks up his coat, Shadow jumps in. I hope that he will not feel the extra weight in his pocket. As he walks out the door into the hallway I poke my head over the top of the pocket. It has worked. Shadow's glove here we come!