Setting: Before Vastra started training Jenny.

As Vastra entered the building, she absentmindedly scented the air as was her habit. Home. Tea. Dusty books. Fire smoke. Raw meat. Cow? No pig. Jenny. Unknown apes. Blood. Ape. She froze for a moment and quickly flicked her tongue out again.Blood. Not menstruation blood. Jenny's? Unknown. She pulled out her hidden blade as she flicked her tongue out. Follow the scents, where was Jenny? Living room. She went there quickly, gathering information from the lingering smells. One, two, three, four? Possibly three to four unknowns. No longer in the room. Stronger upstairs.

Vastra barely restrained a hiss when she saw Jenny lying on the floor, bleeding sluggishly from a head wound. She quickly went to her and dropped down on the floor. Vastra breathed a sigh of relief when she found a pulse and a cursory exam showed no other serious injuries. Vastra looked upstairs and narrowed her eyes.

Vastra gave one last look to Jenny before grabbing the blade she dropped and stood up. Cautiously moving forward, she went upstairs, scenting the air as she check the rooms. Definitely four. Male. Female. Old. Gone. Several hours.

Hissing in frustration and anger at the empty rooms, Vastra sheathed her blade and quickly went to get the kit. She memorized their scents. She will find them and they will pay in flesh.

As Vastra treated Jenny, the Silurian tried to figure out who would cause them harm. The lock was not damaged, the various rooms seemed intact, and as far as she could tell, nothing was stolen. Jenny would know. She always knew where everything was in the house. Vastra cursed in Silurian. Once she was done, Vastra gently picked up Jenny and placed her on the couch.

She dragged one of the chairs closer to the couch and sat down to watch over her. Now she had to wait for Jenny to wake up. Perhaps she knew who the attackers were. The Silurian hated waiting.

Vastra sighed in frustration. She was going teach Jenny how to fight so nothing like this would happen again. After all, it would take her far too much time to find another ape who wasn't scared of her and was also relatively clever. Nothing like a Silurian of course, but Jenny proved to be very capable.

Leaning back in her seat, Vastra settled in for the night.


Original Prompt: vastra comes home to unconscious and hurt jenny and has to take care of her. She has no idea what happened but has to wait till jenny wakes up.