Chapter 13

Alley:

While we are waiting, I make up a plan of attack. Because there are two of us and one of him, we can use that to our advantage, and herd him to where we want him to go.

After waiting what seems like hours, I finally hear something. It sounds like scratching noises. This is it, the moment we've been waiting for! I tense up like I've never tensed up before. I crouch down in my pounce position, so does my sister. Then finally we see it, just as ugly as ever.

"Wait for it, wait for it..." I hiss to my sister, getting my legs ready.

"GO!!!" I screech, as he turns his head to take a drink of water.

The very startled rat turns to go through the small crack in the wall he came from, but Shadow gets there first and blocks his exit. Seeing me coming fast and his exit blocked, the rat starts running for the stair case, with us right on his ugly tails. He runs down the stair case and searches for another crack. Thankfully, he doesn't find any, and he runs for the door to the hallway that was left open, us still not far behind him.

He reaches the hallway, and runs down it. As he tries to take a right down another hallway, my sister comes up beside him teeth bared, forcing him to keep going forward.

We're almost too where we want him, but I'm starting to get winded and my wounds hurt. I can see Shadow is getting tired as well. Just then we see Hellboy right in the middle of the hallway. Not wanting to slow down, we go right through his legs. I hear him say, "Ah Crap!"

I look behind me and see Hellboy following us with his big gun that he used before, drawn. Finally, we get to the last turn in the hallway. Now we are in front of a door that's cracked slightly, we start growling and hissing and spiting to get the rat to go inside.

When he finally does go in, we follow. At this point Hellboy and a few others are not far behind us. Now we've got him! We've chased him into a room that has smooth walls with no cracks. The only furniture is a desk with funny looking TV on it and a chair.

The door automatically closes and locks behind us. Now we were alone with a demon rat that is twice as big as us. That's ok with me, as long as I have my sister with me, I can do anything.

"Remember no biting, Shadow. Oh and don't worry, I've got your back," I say, winking at her.

"Yeah, I know, and I've got yours too," she says, getting ready.

And so, the battle begins. I start off by pouncing at it full force claws extended to their fullest, hissing and screeching my battle cry, Shadow doing the same. I land on his head and start scratching at his eyes with my claws. He starts thrashing around, but I hold tight to his head. Shadow takes my lead, and starts attacking his back with her sharp claws. As he is thrashing his head, he is also attacking me. He finally manages to get me off his head and throws me against the wall. The pain is terrible, but pain means I'm still alive. Shadow is still on his back, but is just barely hanging on with her claws sunk deep into its hide. Barely able to stand, I jump back up finally able to see a weakness. I've only got one shot at it, though. I take a step back, readying myself. Then as Shadow holds onto the floor with her hind claws, and the rat with her fore claws, I see my opening.

I run as fast I can head first into the creature's weak spot on its neck. The force of my blow snaps its neck in half, finally killing it. Once it is dead, Shadow retraces her claws and runs over to where I am laying on the floor, to see if I am all right. She is covered in blood and so am I, but we are both too tired to care.

At that moment Hellboy finally manages to get the door open. He runs in with his gun ready. He looks around and finally notices us and our prize.

"Well, I'll be a big monkey's uncle," Hellboy exclaims, looking at us and then at the dead demon rat.

"Perfect timing," I say sarcastically, looking at him.

Then the pain returns and I screech in pain. Hellboy then notices that I'm hurt, and picks both Shadow and me up gently in his hand.

"Well, we did it," Shadow says looking at me concerned but happy.

"Ah, but now what do we do for fun around here?" I say weakly.

Finally, I pass out, content.