Chapter 7: The Damsel in Distress?

Arden didn't know what to think until it was too late. She never thought this would happen. She thought that this was hell on earth! She didn't want to go back. But now she had she no say in it. She kept her head down until she saw a familiar ground. She looked down and saw the greatest criminal mind himself. Arden glared at the rat. She started squirming. Felicia was still hanging onto Arden's tail. Felicia dropped her on the ground. Arden slowly got up. She had a headache that was worst than all the other headaches she had. She looked up and saw Ratigan coming toward her.

"If it isn't the Napoleon of Crime?" hissed Arden evilly. "You've already ruined everything. You pierced my back with an arrow. It's a miracle I'm still alive. What do you want from me?"

Ratigan looked at the locket.

"That!" he replied. Arden held the locket tight.

"NO! I can't open it! It's dangerous! You know that and so do I!" said Arden. Ratigan didn't care. Arden backed away. Ratigan kept trying to get her. But luckily Arden kept dodging his hands.

"You're more of a pain than your father!" said Ratigan enraged.

"Why! What did you do with him and my mother! I know you're behind it all! Don't try to deny it! Everything was going right until you came into the picture! Why can't you and your RAT ASS leave everybody alone! They've done nothing to you!" yelled Arden. Arden then remembered the times Julian was apart of her.

Ratigan then started gritting his teeth. His face turned red. Arden then started run. She looked back and still saw Ratigan getting mad. Arden was blocked by some thugs. Arden then felt pain in her back. Ratigan grabbed her arrow. Ratigan started pulling on it. Arden started getting mad. She faced him and punched Ratigan in the face. Ratigan fell backwards. Arden did the same with the other thugs and Felicia. When she was about to take off, she felt a gun shot. She was shot in the back. Arden started shedding tears. She didn't want Ratigan to see them.

Arden fell to the ground on her knees. She was breathing slowly. She could see Ratigan's shadow try and get her. She slowly stood up as her eye sight became blurry. "Okay! I admit it! After everything I've done to everyone, I'm sorry! Oh God! Someone help me! Olivia I'm sorry I fought you. You were a really nice mouse. You're probably the only friend who actually made me feel safe and alright!" yelled Arden.

Arden looked up into the sky. The sky was dark and lonesome. The sky looked like the sentimental moments and emptiness of Arden's heart. She had no other choice. She looked at her locket again and opened it. When she heard Ratigan's footsteps, she turned around. Ratigan was surprised by what he found. The locket's power began to take effect on his target, for Arden's dark eyes began glowing. The glow was the color white. Out of the locket came balls of light. Smoke formed into a circle and it the smoking circle surrounded Arden. The wind blew Arden's fur to the right side. Arden's teeth became fangs.

"Go to hell!" yelled Arden. Her voice started sounding really deep. Arden held out her locket and lights of purple, white, and blue beams of light. Arden walked to Ratigan. Her eyes started burning with white fire. Fidget started throwing mud and dirt at Arden. It turned out that there was an invisible force field around her. Arden held out her hand and blinding green lights of lightening stretched across the skies of London.

"You'll pay for the damage you have created to MY family!" yelled Arden. The power coming from her locket made her eyes turn yellow. Her fur turned green. The rest of her head turned black. She started to yell. Felicia ran up and tried to get her. She opened her mouth ready to eat Arden. Arden felt Felicia's present. She turned around. She faced the over weight cat. Arden hated her and Ratigan.

"I hate you and your master! I don't care if you do to me! You're all BASTARDS!" yelled Arden.
"This power will be used for ONE final strike! That will wipe out you all!" yelled Arden. By the time she said this, Basil and Dawson appeared.

"Oh my God." whispered Dawson.

"Indeed." replied Basil. Arden rose herself into the air and used all the power to stop Ratigan in his tracks. The lights and beams were seen all over London. The lights lasted for a few minutes. When the lights faded, Ratigan, Fidget, the thugs, nor Felicia was around. Basil and Dawson saw Arden on the ground. Basil ran to her and turned her head to her. Her eyes were closed tight. Basil picked her up in his arms and with the help of Dawson; she brought her back to Baker Street. From beneath a board, Ratigan, Fidget, Felicia, and the thugs made their way out.

"Does that irksome child actually think she can deter me from getting my way!" hissed the greatest criminal mind. Arden was still asleep. But she could hear these words run through her head: "I hate what's going on. I just want to find my parents, find a home, and stay there. Simple enough, right?"