"Remember that arrow that was stabbed in your back?" asked Basil.

"Yeah…my father ripped it out…what about it?" asked a very angry Arden.

Basil sighed and took a leap of faith, hoping that what he was about to say did not upset her.

"The arrow you had in your back…you know the one you had when we first met, when you were twelve?" he asked.

Arden grabbed his neck and pulled Basil's head, so that it was right in front of here.

"Yes…" she asked in a very scary tone.

"It's back…" he said. Right when he said the word "back", Arden punched Basil in the left eye. She dropped Basil's neck afterwards. Because of Arden holding his neck, Basil had to fall on his paws and knees to get some breathable air. While he was down on the ground, he stared at it thinking about how angry Arden must have been at that moment. When he looked up, he saw a killer mouse holding a switch blade, with blood running down her mouth. Basil was shocked to see Arden's blood running down from her mouth and the weapon in her paw.

"Arden, now please calm down," he begged. Arden grabbed Basil's collar on his clothes with one hand and slapped him and punched him again and again and again, until bruises and black eyes were visible.

When she saw the first black eye that was visible, she threw Basil to the ground and started feeling her back. She rubbed her back, feeling a deep pain. Every time she came close to the arrow, she screamed in pain for the whole world to hear. She was about to charge of running, when Basil quickly stopped her. He jumped up and grabbed her stomach. Arden started punching and kicking.

"LET GO OF ME, YOU BASTARD!!!" she commanded.

"MISS ARDEN, PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF!!" replied Basil.

Arden attempted to bite Basil. She bit Basil's arm, which made him let go of her. When Arden was set free, she growled at him and ran away as fast as she could.

Yes, Arden ran away from him. As she ran from him, a hand pulled her to the side. The hand pulled Arden to a wall.

When she got a good glimpse of what was going on, she was startled.

"…Bill?"

Her father's friend, Bill the Lizard, stood in front of her.

"Arden, it's you! My you've grown so much in tallness and beauty," he said. Arden glared.

"Trying to flatter me won't work, Bill, because I'm really ticked off right now. I've got an arrow in my back…AGAIN!!" She attempted to push Bill aside, but Bill took a step backward.

Bill shushed her.

"Arden, listen, about that arrow. I was the one who shot it, but I didn't mean for it to stab you, like last time. I was trying to get your attention. That's why I left my hat there in your former home for you to find. I needed to reach you. Now that you're here, I can talk to you. Listen, there's this special artifact that I need you to help me get," he explained.

"Are you really?! So am I!" replied Arden.

Bill was thrilled.

"That's great! We can do it together!!" he said happily. He started hugging her friend's daughter, when Arden tried to speak.

"But, Bill, I'm already on the quest with Basil, and right now, I just want to be alone because I've got a big pain in the back from your arrow, and another thing, I'm pissed off right now, so just let me!" she complained. She sat down with her legs crossed and with nothing to say. Bill sat down with her. Arden gave him a mean glare. Bill stared back.

"Oh! Stop looking t me, Bill!" she said sternly. She turned her back to him, showing the arrow in her back. Bill shuddered a bit. Arden turned her head to him and her glare was more menacing than ever before.

"Oh, shut up…" she muttered.

Feeling more and more upset, she stood up and was about to leave, when she suddenly heard a voice call her name.

"ARDEN!!!" cried the voice. Arden turned and there was Basil coming her way.

"NO!!" she thought. She grabbed Bill's hand, and off they went into the darker part of London.

"Arden, where are we going?" asked Bill. Arden looked at him.

"To a place where Basil can't find us!" replied Arden. Bill looked back and saw Basil and Toby behind them.

"You mean, Basil of Baker Street?" he asked.

There was only one thing Arden could say to him.

"Hell…yeah…"