"I called this meeting to inform you all of a new threat that has been suspected of entering the Bay." I settle into the chair at the front of all the members of the ENE Protectorate and Wards. "This threat is an incredibly powerful, nomadic parahuman named 'Owl'. Over the past 15 years, they have slowly made their way East." I hit a button on a remote and the screen to the side of me pulls up the most recent picture of Owl. It shows her in a blood splattered yellow hoodie, smiling and waving at the camera.

Assault leans forward. "Director, you're telling us that this girl, who looks like she's barely 20, is such a huge threat."

I lean forward, giving him a glare. "Yes Assault, I'm telling you that the girl with over 500 confirmed kills over the past 15 years, is indeed a threat."

Assault looks stunned with that answer, Armsmaster grimaces, Miss Militia's weapons are a whirl of energy as it tries to pick a form to take. The rest of the gathered heroes are floored by that announcement.

"No matter what she may look like, know that she is a definite threat. Thankfully she is more of a threat to villainous capes and the other scum of the city, but if you approach her in the wrong way, you are in danger. A few years ago she was labelled hands off. That means she is enough of a threat that if you engage her, you will not be receiving backup. There will be no arguing that order. It comes straight from the Chief Director herself."

I take a sip of water and scan the room. The Wards look uneasy, understandable really. The Protectorate members just lean in and absorb the information, except Armsmaster, who has fought Owl in the past and lost, badly. He looks sour, probably wishes he could go to his lab and think up ways to neutralize Owl.

"She is a high level Brute, Mover, and Changer, with an incredibly high rate of regeneration. Unchanged, she is dangerous, but when she started to transform her abilities grow in strength exponentially. She grows an extra set of arms from around her shoulder blades. Both are capped with large, sharp blades. Along the back of her neck and across her shoulder, she grows ten inch needles, or quills. She can pull them off and throw them with enough force to piece several inches of steel. She regenerates at a rate so fast that any damage she sustains may as well be useless. She will win any prolonged engagement simply because she doesn't tire. The only real way of countering her is by staying outside of her range. Velocity should be able to avoid any attacks due to his power, Shadow Stalker, you as well should be able to avoid being hit, but I don't you'd be able to get away. Aegis, you and Kid Win would be able to fly away, but would be at risk if she were to throw anything."

"The safest people to be near her are children and Wards. Even though she has no problem with killing, she has a strict moral code when it comes to those two groups of people. She will also latch on to one person in a city she meets and befriend them." I look towards the Wards and say this more to them. "She is incredibly protective, if she sees any of you Wards in trouble, she will attempt to protect you. The only thing that will get in the way of that is if someone threatens the friend she made, or if one of you do something to upset her greatly."

"She met a Ward out West and became his friend, a couple weeks later an operation went wrong and he was killed by a cape gang. She found out and sat where he died for three days and mourned. Then, for the next week, she hunted down every member of the gang and killed them all, slowly."

"If she makes a friend here and we find out who it is, that person will then also be considered hands off."

"The Think Tank has been working on Owl for years, and have come up with a few points. She is a possibly very traumatized, very destructive person. They think she was kidnapped at a very young age. This most likely led to her trigger event. She is incredibly violent against people that hurt children and people who carry out sexual assault."

Triumph asks "What makes the Think Tank sure it's a kidnapping, couldn't those things also point towards an incredibly abusive home life early on?"

"Although that would also work, the first place she was reported being at was a compound run by a gang who traded manly in human trafficking and child prostitution out West. It seems she must have triggered in the compound and ended up killing everyone in it, kidnappers and victims alike leading to a body count of 43. She then fled and started a new life in Arizona."

"She herself is a rather promiscuous person and might make jokes or leading comments, but try not to encourage her if you have to interact. Steer the conversation away, she is the type of person that takes the word 'no' also helps that she is entertained very easily. Avoid aggressive comments and try to be polite, she would likely talk to some of the worst people alive if they were being nice. She doesn't hold grudges, she bases likes and dislikes off the present circumstance. The only way of making her hate you on sight is if you hurt or make poor comments about kids, Wards, or any friends she makes."

I take a deep breath, then tell them all the worst part. "She is also, a cannibalistic cape." There are shocked gasps and looks of disgust. "The Think Tank has deduced that it is power induced, and her hunting for people to consume accounts for most of the people she has killed over the years."

"Normally I wouldn't include the Wards into this mess, I would usually just have Miss Militia or Aegis pass the information down, but since Owl somehow always comes in contact with the Wards in every city she goes to, I feel it would be better to inform you all personally. Now are there any last questions?"

Everyone is silent for a minute, then Aegis raises his hand. I give him a nod. "How sure are we that Owl is in the city?"

"A few days ago BBPD found two bodies, most likely two Merchants giving where they were discovered and dressed. One seemed to have his chest caved in from a sudden hit we're thinking was a punch. The other suffered blunt force trauma to the head and was partially consumed. The bite marks match the dental records of confirmed Owl victims. Therefore we're certain she is in the city, and even if she's not, we are edging on the side of caution for this threat. Even if she shows up and offers to help for whatever reason, be careful, I don't want any of you injured or dead." I give them all one last hard look to drive home my point.

The Boss gave us a tip that Lung was going to try to get back at us tonight for hitting a few of his stash houses. We're riding Bitch's dogs toward where we were told Lung would be in hopes of heading him off.

As we get closer, I can hear what seems like Lung yelling.

Angry, in pain, frustrated.

Someone's decided to fight him for us. We slowly approach and I peek around the corner. I see Lung partially transformed, covered in bugs.

Pissed, fell off a roof, dazed, going to murder someone.

And on the ground by a few feet away by a dumpster is a girl in a costume.

Wounded, will survive, also fell off roof, kicked into dumpster, first night out, terrified.

Oh no, we need to step in with the dogs while we can. Just before I get everyone's attention to attack, something catches my eye. A figure on the edge of a building.

Readying to jump, going to attack Lung, thinks it's fun.

She then jumps, and lands on his back feet first. After putting Lung's face in the ground she then flips off his back. She kicks him in the head when he goes to recover and sends him spinning away.

Strong enough to knock Lung unconscious in one hit to the head, head caved in, healing quickly, possible brain damage, may not regain consciousness.

What? This girl might have just turned the rage dragon into a vegetable? That's one hell of a kick.

They're talking now, but it's just dark enough for me to not make anything out besides that jump kick girl is very excited. I tell the team to mount up and make our entrance. We round the corner and I hear.

"Awesome, does that mean I'm now the toughest?" Jump kick girl asks.

"That definitely could be the case." I says as we walk towards them.

Jump kick looks excited that there's more people, also readying to fight just in case, will protect other girl. Other girl happy to see Jump Kick, cautious of us.

"Who are you guys." Not cautious, afraid, of us and not being able to help friend.

"Don't worry we're not here to fight" Wondering how I knew about her worries. "I'm psychic, it's what I do, no we came here to thank you. We're the Undersiders and Lung was after us so thanks for the save."

Suspicious of the mind reader thing, heard we're villains, is a hero, upset she saved villains but still happy she saved people.

"You guys are villains right, so what you're going to thank us then rob us." Still doesn't like us though.

Jump Kick then looks at her friend, and back at us. "Wait you're villains, that means you're bad guys. Do you wanna fight me, ooh that could be lots of fun." She smiles at us and I don't really like the gleam in her eye.

I'm about to respond to that when my power kicks in.

Happy to fight, won't kill us, wants to have fun, will hurt us, protect friend, maim us, enjoys fighting, thinking about ripping us limb from limb, doesn't care for villains, strong, incredibly strong, hungry, wants to feast, on us.

What!

Rethinking the killing thing, if we threaten her friend we're dead, knows friend won't be able to defend herself, very dead, will eat us alive, play with us like a cat, pain, death, cannibal.

I'm shaking now and I'm having trouble processing the information. I lean over to Grue.

"We need to leave right now. The blonde is more dangerous than Lung and willing to kill if we pick a fight." He's stunned for a second, then gives a small nod.

"No, no, we don't want a fight. We just wanted to thank you. Well if that's it we'll uh, get going." Then we beat a hasty retreat, I want to be as far away from that girl as possible.

I never want to see that person again, and I know I'll be having nightmares tonight. If I can even go to sleep after being fed that information.

It's been a week since we had that meeting about the new psycho that came to the Bay. Armsmaster found her a couple days ago, and got chewed out by that fat ass director for almost fighting her.

Idiot.

Me and Emma are waiting by the gate to see if that loser Hebert will end up showing her face today or not. She thinks she can just get away, that's not how this works.

Besides the more we can fuck with her, the more of a predator Emma will become.

We're talking and Emma is telling me a joke when something catches her eye and she pats my arm and points. I look over and see that Hebert actually decided to show up, and some girl is walking with her.

"Well well, look decided to show up today. Little Miss loser and her new friend." Emma says and gives a little laugh.

I see Hebert visibly deflate, but the girl next to her loses her smile and her face hardens. She kinda looks familiar, but I like the look in her eyes, she looks like a fighter. Why's she hanging out with Hebert though.

"I wouldn't hang around this wimpy bitch if I were you, you might catch her pathetic-ness." I say, and me and Emma laugh at the look Hebert gives us as she withers.

The girl gets a dangerous look, and gives Hebert a vicious smile. She says something quietly to her and starts to walk over to me and Emma. I didn't think it would be that easy, but it seems the girl's smart and knows how to pick the winning side. I think I like this one. The look of worry on Hebert's face just sweetens the deal.

The girl stops a couple feet in front of us. "Hi, I'm Owl." No. No it couldn't be. But why would she be here, that's impossible.

Unless she can tell how strong I am and chose me to be her friend. Yeah, that's it, we're both alphas so she came to me to team up with her.

"Ooh, you smell nice, I like that." She takes a step closer. "You also reek of containment foam, and that means either you're not a nice person or you're a Ward. That girl you talked bad about just now is my friend." What! She chose that loser to be her friend and not me. But that means that I just shit talked her new friend.

Owl takes a step forward and grabs my collar and pulls me closer. I grab her arm as a reaction and almost use my power to get away, but I'm at school, there's to many eyes right now for me to take the risk.

"I don't like when people talk bad to my friends, and the way she looked so defeated when you started talking, I can tell that is has been happening for a while. So you're going to shut up and listen to what I have to say, or I'm going to rip your head off."

She doesn't give me a chance to respond. "If I find out that she keeps being bullied, I don't even care who does it, I'm going to blame you. I have your scent now, I'll find you." She looks over at Emma and smirks. "She your friend? Well if I find out you kept up your shit." Her eyes turn red and they seem to almost burn a hole in me. "I'll break your legs. Then I'll grab Red over there and slowly gut her in front of you. I'll show you how I like to savor my prey. After she's all spent, I'm going to skin you alive and eat every delectable bite, and when I'm finally satisfied, I'll rip your arm off and beat you to death with it." She smiles at me and it shows way to many teeth for my comfort.

"If this shit keeps going, I'll find you, there's nowhere you'll be able to hide, do I make myself clear." I nod quickly, and she lets go of my collar. I put some distance between us.

That monster just turns around and skips away to talk to Hebert. I can't hear what she says at first, but at the end she speaks up.

"Have a good day today, tell me tomorrow if there's any problems." Then she shoots me a look and winks, before giving Hebert a hug and walking off.

Emma then gives an indignant scoff. "Where the hell do you think you're going huh, you got a problem you-"

I stop her as fast as I can, she gives me a look.

"Remember that psycho I told you about." I whisper to her, and she nods. "That's her, we can't do anything to Hebert" I almost spit the name. "And we need to stop everyone from doing anything to her if we want to keep living."

Emma gives Owl's retreating form a fearful look, and I shoot Hebert a glare. This is all that weaklings fault somehow, she couldn't just curl up in a ball and die alone somewhere could she.

We head into the school, and for the next couple hours I play interference for anyone that tries to fuck with Hebert. I eventually leave half way through the day, and head to the PRT headquarters to report what happened.

Of course when I get there I can't just go and report what happened to some agent, no I have to report it to Piggy in person.

And one useless explanation later.

"So you're telling me that Owl just showed up and started threatening you, am I getting this right?" The Director asks me, like I didn't just sit here and tell her just that.

"Yeah, that's what I said."

She just puts her head down for a second and pinches the bridge of her nose, and mutters something. "So she shows up to your school, with her new friend, a classmate of your's, and starts to threaten you. And what's this classmates name?"

"Why do you need to know that?" I try not to make it sound to defensive.

She narrows her eyes at me. "So we know who to avoid, or did you already forget last weeks meeting, and did you even read the dossier we gave out afterwards?"

Hebert is just ingraining herself further and further into my shit-list for making my life difficult. "Yeah I read the paperwork, and the serial killer's new buddy's named Taylor Hebert. Some nobody from my grade."

"Well we have a name, we'll get a face later to match it and pass the information to people who need to know. Now regarding your story, do you plan on telling the truth now or later Shadow Stalker?"

I bristle at that. "Are you calling me a liar? That psycho just showed up, showed off her friend and threaten to kill me and my friend."

"I'm not stupid Shadow Stalker, I know you don't play well with anyone. So I want to know what you said to Owl or her friend to piss off one of the strongest capes in the city, now." That bitch starts to raise her voice at me and gives me a glare.

"I'm telling you that's what happened, now what are you going to do to help me, she threatened to kill me."

She just gives a dark laugh. "Oh what I plan on doing to help? Well firstly, you're off patrols and are assigned to Console for the foreseeable future."

"What!"

"Yes Shadow Stalker, I'm not letting someone who pissed off Owl just roam the streets and have the chance of running into her, unless you think you'd be able to take her. Don't answer that, it was rhetorical. Second, you will also stop going to school and will be tutored at base until this is resolved."

"You can't fucking do that!"

She stands up and yells. "Yes, yes I can. Owl's friend goes to that school and you pissed her off. You must either be suicidal or a complete moron to think I would allow you to go back to that school at all." After that she sits back down and levels a glare at me. "Until you decide to tell the truth about what happened, and we can solve the issue between you and Owl, both those orders may as well be permanent. Now get out of my office."

I barely hold myself back from jumping at her, but I just turn and leave, slamming the door behind me.

How dare she do that, that stupid fat bitch.

This is all Hebert's fault. If she wasn't around Owl wouldn't be a problem.

Owl isn't an alpha, she's an apex predator. If Hebert never reared her head up, Owl would have never chosen her. She would have found me.

Yeah we're both predators, we take what we want. That spineless wimp isn't strong enough to associate with a born killer like Owl. We'd make the perfect team.

If Hebert wasn't around then Owl would see just how useless she really was, then she'd come running to me instead.

With that revelation, I now have a plan. A way to get out of this stupid punishment. If Owl teamed up with me, then the director would bend over backwards to please me.

I leave headquarters laughing quietly to myself. It's foolproof and genius.

When did they start making lampposts so soft.

I recovered from what happened a few minutes ago, but I just got comfortable and don't want to move yet. Or I'm just stalling and don't want to face having to talk to anyone.

God Owl, you might have really messed up this time.

Well you can't even defend yourself right now so I won't blame you yet.

Oh, I hope Taylor isn't to scared of us, I like her.

There is a bright side though, at least dog girl tasted nice.

AN/ Yay, the first interlude of the story. I've been thinking on this one for a while and thought it'd be fun to give a few different perspectives. So you all get a little back story into Owl. She ain't just a ditzy blonde, no she's a crazy serial killer ditzy blonde. My favorite. Well like all the other ANs, if you liked it leave me a review, if ya didn't also review and tell me what's what. I usually pm people that review so I'd love to have a conversation. Peace suckas

-Killa