Katt Girl & The Harley Kidd: Chapter 7: Catnapped by Chad Sheefel
Chad Grayson couldn't stop thinking about Selina. He tried calling the number that she wrote on his arm. At first, he used to get an answering machine but now it says,
"the number you are trying to reach can not be completed as dialed. Please hang up the phone and try again."
Everyday, he stopped into the local Cafe where she was working when they met. He talked to some of the waitresses to find out if they had heard anything from her. One of the waitresses told him that she was supposed to pick up her final check, but she never showed up. He asked her if there was an address on the check. She sneaked into the boss's office and grabbed the check.
"I found it." she said. "It looks like she is staying on the lower east side. That isn't exactly the best part of town." she proclaimed.
"It says her address is 999 Catacomb Lane, Apartment 2K. I guess it could be worse, it's better than living in the Narrows."
Before she could get another sentence out, Chad was already out the door. He made it to the apartment complex, then looked around.
"Wow! The waitress was right. This place is terrible."
He tried to take the elevator to her floor but the elevator was out of order. He headed up the staircase and finally made it to the K-floor level.
"Whew! That must be why Selina is in such great shape. That is a workout!"
He looked for Apartment 2K. After he found it, he started to knock. Nobody answered. He decided to knock a little louder. Still no answer. He slowly tried to turn the door knob and was surprised that it was unlocked. He opened the door just a bit and yelled inside.
"Selina. I don't know if you remember me. I am the one you met about 2 weeks ago at the cafe that you was working at. You wrote your number on my arm."
He stepped inside a little further. "Selina, are you here?" he asked.
Suddenly, he noticed a few things had been knocked over as if there might have been a struggle. He looked over to the phone and noticed that the plug was ripped out of the wall. He began to look around to see if he can find other clues that might lead to her whereabouts. He found a couple pieces of torn leather near the coffee table. He wasn't quite sure what to make of that. Then he looked over at the black leather couch. It looked like the couch was missing about 50% of its leather material. Almost as if someone cut it out. A sewing kit was also nearby on the end table.
"Maybe she is into some freaky stuff," he thought to himself.
He entered into her bedroom. Nothing seemed to be out of place. There was even a full box of jewelry sitting on her nightstand.
"It looks like this wasn't a burglary attempt. So, if she was kidnapped, it is probably someone she knows."
He searched for other clues in the apartment but he couldn't find anything else of use. He made his way out of her apartment and started heading back down the stairs. As he made it down to the final staircase, he noticed a woman, that kind of looked like Selina, rushing out the fire exit door.
"Selina!" He yelled as he began to chase.
He ran out the door and looked around. He didn't see her. Suddenly, he heard a noise in the back alleyway. He ran around the corner to see what the noise was.
"Selina? Are you there?" he yelled out.
He started quietly tiptoeing a little closer to the dumpster. Then he peeked around the side of it. All of a sudden.
Hisssss! Reeaaow! A small black cat jumped out of the dumpster and clawed at his face.
"Jesus!" He yelled out in fright.
Then, after gathering his composure, he laughed. He looked down at the cat and tried petting it. It had a collar on its neck.
"Property of 2K" it read on the collar.
"This must be Selina's cat."
The cat started to run off, but then suddenly stopped. It looked back and meowed at Chad as if it wanted Chad to follow it.
"That's strange."
Chad began walking closer to the cat. The cat started walking further away. Chad thought he was losing his mind, but decided to follow the cat anyway. The cat lead him to an old abandoned warehouse. Then the cat entered the warehouse through a broken window. Chad reached through the broken window and unlocked it. He entered the warehouse and tried to figure out where the cat went. He heard scratching at a door off in the distance. He made his way to the sound. Once he got there, the cat was trying to get into the room. Chad tried to turn the knob but the door was locked. Suddenly he heard a struggling murmur on the other side. He kicked the door in. He was shocked to find Selina blind folded and tied to a chair. She also had a gag in her mouth. Chad raced over to her. He took the blindfold off and then pulled the gag out of her mouth.
"What is going on here?" Chad asked while he began trying to untie her.
"Some crazy lady dressed in a catsuit jumped me when I entered my apartment!" Selina answered.
Chad just about had her unbound and said, "Why did she attack you?"
"I don't know, she seemed quite deranged. I think she must have escaped from Arkham Asylum," she replied.
"Did she say anything to you?" Chad asked.
"She went on and on about how she is from the future. And, warned me to stay away from Bruce Wayne. She said that the future of Earth depends on it. I told her that I have never met Bruce Wayne. That's when she gagged me and tied me up." Selina replied.
Selina began to stand up. All of a sudden a black cat mask fell out from the back of her pocket. Then, a necklace also fell to the floor. Chad realized that it was the same necklace that was stolen a couple nights ago at the jewelry store. Chad looked up and gave Selina a strange look. Her face was just as surprised as his.
"That's not my stuff," Selina said.
"The crazy cat lady must have planted it on me. I mean, how could I have stolen it if I have been tied up all week."
"By the way, I'm starving," Selina said as she rubbed her stomach.
"That is quite a wild story." Chad said as he followed Selina and her cat out of the warehouse.
He started wondering how his friend Bruce Wayne might be involved.
Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne secretly visited Gabby and Lola's apartment. He hadn't seen them outside for a couple days and was getting worried. He put on his hood and used the fire escape to get to their room windows. It looked as if they were in their rooms doing their homework. Bruce was happy to see that they are doing ok and began heading back down the fire escape.
He made it to the bottom and then got spooked when he suddenly heard a woman's voice say, "Hey! What the Hell do you think you are doing trying to peep in on my daughters you sick son of a Bitch!"
Bruce realized that it is Lola and Gabby's mother. He kept his head down and face covered so he didn't get recognized.
"Very sorry lady." He said while trying to disguise his voice, " Wrong building."
Then he tried to quickly walk away.
"You better keep walking you sicko!" The mom yelled.
Bruce made it all the way to the river side before he started to slow down. He took a seat on the edge of the riverbank. Then, he started wondering if he might ever start a family some day. Plus, knowing that Gotham was so corrupted, he pondered whether or not it would be worth raising a family there. He looked over and noticed that there is a fishing pole about 20 feet to the right of him. He looked around to see if the owner of the fishing pole was near. The pole still had fish bait on the end of the hook.
Suddenly, he heard an old man scream out. "Help!" the sound is coming from one of the drains leading into the sewer.
Bruce rushed toward the noise. He made it to the large drain and yelled inside.
"Where are you!" Bruce's yell echoed throughout the drain.
He heard water splashing just a little further into the pipe. It was too dark to see what was going on. He rushed in. After he made it about 150 feet in, he found the old fisherman face down in the water. Bruce pulled his head up out of the water and tried to revive him. Just then, a large scaly creature pounced on Bruce. It snarled and smelled like the dirty Gotham swamp water. Bruce managed to kick the creature off of him. Then Bruce tried throwing punches. The creature was very quick and was able to dodge most of the punches. It swung its tail and knocked Bruce to the ground. Then, the creature jumped on top of him. It snarled and tried biting Bruce.
Chomp! Chomp!
The creature was very strong and Bruce had trouble trying to get himself out of its grip. The creature pushed Bruce's head under the water. Bruce gave a struggle, but the creature was relentless. Bruce finally stopped moving. The creature released him and turned to head back toward the old man. Then, by surprise, Bruce emerged from the water, jumped on the creatures back, and put it in a choke hold. The creature jumped backwards trying to smash Bruce into the walls of the sewer. Finally, the creature tired out, and fell. It made a loud splash when it hits the water. Bruce pulled out a flashlight from his pocket. He shined it down at the creature's face. Bruce studied it for a second and suddenly realized that he had seen his face before.
"Mayor Shrek?!" Bruce said with surprise in his voice.
The old fisherman had woke up and startled Bruce. "What the hell is that thing?"
All of a sudden, just as Bruce looked toward the fisherman, the creature opened his eyes. It quickly pushed Bruce off of him and clawed Bruce across the chest. Then, while Bruce was dazed, the creature dove down into the sewer water and swam away. The old man rushed over to see if Bruce was okay. He thanked Bruce for saving his life.
Bruce turned to the old man and said, "Perhaps you better look for a different fishing hole."
Then Bruce stumbled off while holding his chest.
Off in a different area of town. Chad and Selina sat in a cafe. Selina was glad to have finally got something to eat. Her cat sat in her lap like a faithful companion.
"You did good kitty. You helped Chad find me." she said as she praised the cat.
Chad still had confusion on his face. He looked at her and said, "I still don't get how Bruce is involved with this. Plus, I can't seem to get my head around all that stuff you said about your capturer being from the future."
Then he held the cat mask up to her face. "Are you sure you wasn't there when the necklace was stolen? You look an awful lot like the cat woman that I saw the other night?. You even have her figure."
In great angst she said, "For the last time, I said NO! Jesus! You are starting to sound crazier than the wacky lady from the so-called future."
Chad could tell by her voice that she was telling the truth. "Did the catwoman say anything else that could explain any of this."
"Look, I told you what she said. Stuff like…. I'm from the future.. Yada yada yada…. Don't mess with Bruce Wayne… Blah blah blah… Oh yeah, she did say something else as she was leaving. She said…. don't fall for the bat…. I have no idea what the Hell that's supposed to mean."
Then Chad looked into her eyes and said, "I think you were right when you said that she probably escaped from Arkham Asylum."
Selina chuckled over the whole experience. "I don't know why I would talk to Bruce Wayne. He hasn't been in Gotham for a few years now. Sure, he has money, but I think my knight and shining armor is sitting right in front of me."
She paused for a second and then said, "So… What are you planning on doing with that necklace?"
Chad picked the necklace up and held it for a second. Then he said, "I think it would look great on you" as he put the necklace around her neck.
She smiled. She was about to give him a kiss, when all of a sudden, an urgent news bulletin flashed across the television screen at the cafe. The reporter said,
"The Cobblepot boy resurfaced once again. He has been completely exonerated by the police, and is now suing Gotham City. While the city is still looking for Mayor Shrek, the City counsel begins to talk of a new election. Thus far, only John Henry has thrown his hat into the ring. We will keep you informed as the story develops. I'm Vicky Vale, and you are watching Gotham's favorite News Station, W-2-2-K."
Chapter Recap: (Chad Grayson found out that Young Selina had been kidnapped. He found her tied up in an abandoned warehouse. Future Selina had to kidnap her younger self to keep her from meeting Bruce Wayne for the first time. Her meeting Bruce could possibly lead to the end of the world. Bruce Wayne battled Killer Croc. Oswald Cobblepot sued the City of Gotham.)