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"You're sure that this will help find her?" I ask firmly.

"As sure as I'll ever be without performing the spell first." She answers with a curt nod.

I sigh yet the unsure look on my face is soon replaced with sheer determination.

"Alright then, let us give it a try."

Zatanna's face breaks into a dazzling smile as it always does when she hears something that that is approved by her.

Casting a glance at Bruce, who is currently brooding darkly on his favorite chair, she whispers loudly at me.

"What about Mr. Grumpy pants? Can't we leave him behind?" She pouts. "Pleeease!"

I smile at her then turn to Bruce.

"Unfortunately Zi, he has to come with us." I answer with disappointment while shaking my head slowly.

He glares at me hard and I smile at him to ensure him that I am only teasing. He looks back at me, his gaze softening slightly.

Zatanna looks between me and Bruce and raises an eyebrow. Thankfully she doesn't comment.

"Where's Kal?" She asks spinning around to find him.

I clear my throat and she whips back around to me.

Pointing a finger downwards, her eyes follow in the direction I am implicating.

"Oh there you are." She says answering her own question.

Kal is lying peacefully beside my feet as I lean against the solid steal railing built securely around the edges of the Bat Computer's area.

"Everybody ready then?" She asks, automatically gripping the front of her top hat with her right hand.

Bruce just grunts, and Kal moves to stand. I nod yes in reply.

Gripping her wand in her left hand she quickly recites a few words.

Then in a puff of smoke we are gone.

Just as they all disappear into thin air, Alfred happens to walk down the long spiraled stairs.

Unblinking, his eyes rove the dark area before letting out a small 'humph.'

"Yippy. More for me. Like always." He says dryly to himself while taking a bite out of a newly baked chocolate chip cookie which was adorned gracefully among others on a silver platter.

He allows himself a small smile as the delicious taste of chocolate spreads across his mouth.

"Very good Alfred. Very good indeed." He murmurs to himself before turning back to endure the flight of stairs once more.


"Come on Sid are you going to sell me what I need or not?"

"You know the rules. The elements of magic always come at a price and I don't take cash or plastic."

Zatanna lifts her shoulders in exasperation. "So what do you want?"

We had arrived moments ago to get the final piece that Zatanna required from this "Sid", but he was proving to be a hard bargainer. The way his eyes would always flit to my figure appreciatively made me dislike him from the beginning and my dislike for him only grew.

I bet that if I were a pig right now he wouldn't even give me a second glance. I think to myself wryly, crossing my arms over my chest a bit impatiently.

His eyes rove suspiciously over the two tigers pacing in the small room.

"Hey! Are those two fur balls house trained?"

"Watch yourself little man." I warn. "These two are live creatures and you will show them respect." I reply sternly, moving myself in front of both Bruce and Kal in case they decide to react not too kindly toward his comment.

"Alright sorry." His eyes land on me for the hundredth time and he tilts his head, leaning on the counter a bit. "I always do like my ladies with a bit of fire in them though." He says to me.

Kal stops pacing and glares at him a bit agitated before growling in warning.

"Now about that final ingredient I need for my locator spell." Zatanna says bringing him back to the subject at hand.

"It's all yours for a good luck silver coin." He replies turning his attention toward his client.

"What! That is robbery!" She exclaims out loud.

"What robbery? I'm giving it to you at cost." His rough voice grates against my ears annoyingly.

"It's a total rip. I could conjure it up for nothing." She huffs out.

"Try it. It is all but impossible to get, by magic or not. I'm this dimensions only supplier." He retorts raising an eyebrow.

"Okay. You win." She say's sighing.

"Raeppa esrup." She says with a slight frown. In less than a second a purse appears in the palm of her hand. A bit grouchily she digs within its contents and produces a large silver coin. She is non-too thrilled to be handing it over to him.

"Thank You." He says with a spark in his eye. My uneasiness about this man does not lessen.

We both follow him past the yellowish counter and towards a small round rickety table that is pushed in the corner of the room. It is filled with all sorts of small objects.

I take a step back and allow Zatanna to do her thing.

"I call upon the spirits of earth and air to reveal our enemy and make her whereabouts known."

She turns to me and explains. "This invocation works better frontwards then backwards."

I raise my row at her interested. She turns back toward the table.

Taking a deep breath she commands. "Circe show yourself."

A puff of smoke then…

Nothing.

The disappointment is clear on her face.

"Well that was a lot of nothing." She says angrily at Sid, hands clamped firmly at her sides.

"Circe's pretty powerful. If she doesn't want to be found there's not much anyone can do." He answers offhandedly.

"Then what was the point of all this?" She cries out. "Give me back my coin." She demands hand extended outward expectantly.

"Sorry kid, no refunds." He answers with a smile.

I knew it, this man was no good.

"You slimy little-"

"Return what belongs to her thief." I tell him sharply, interrupting Zatanna. Glancing at her from the corner of my eye I come to find that she doesn't seem to mind at all.

"Hey it came at a price; you didn't ask if it was guaranteed to work so I didn't bother saying anything." He protests before barking out a hideous laugh in honor of his small victory.

I grit my teeth and my hand automatically extends toward the lasso resting against my hip.

His eyes instantly lock on my hand and he grins widely.

"Go ahead baby, tie me up I don't mind. Besides, I would love to see what you can do with that length of rope."

My temper flares at what he says. I have had about enough of this man's rudeness.

I am about to take a step forward but before I manage to even place one foot in front of the other a blur of black leaps in front of me.

Bruce crouches low to the ground, muscles taught with tension. The fur on his neck is bristled and a low growl rumbles from his throat all the while making sure to show the edges of some very sharp fangs. Kal walks up and stops beside him, cool and calm yet no less threatening.

The man visibly pales at the sight of them two coming to my defense. Despite the fact that I know I could handle him easily I take no offence toward their assistance in scaring this guy into submission.

He backs away slowly, hands raised.

"Now I don't want any trouble here." He chokes out clearly terrified. Sweat begins to gather at his forehead.

"Good, neither do we." I say as I begin to calm down. "Just give her back what you owe." I tell him eyes narrowed slightly.

He nods quickly and hurriedly places the coin on the table, afraid to move anywhere nearer toward us. At least not with Bruce and Kal's eyes locked on him so intently.

"There take it." He says frantically motioning toward the coin with his right hand, yet his eyes never straying from Bruce or Kal.

I nod at Zatanna.

"Dnufer" The coin appears in her hand and she smiles triumphantly before heading out the door.

"Let's go now you guys." I order, slowly walking backwards to the exit. Neither of them listens and they remain stock still. Their eyes locked on the poor man as if he were prey. He gulps fearfully once he realizes that they seem not to be going anywhere.

I stop and frown in slight frustration. "Now." I demand with more force.

Slowly they obey and begin to inch backward until they eventually pass me, finally turning around fully. I wait until they are halfway out before deciding to follow them.

Gaining back some confidence in the lack of proximity both Bruce and Kal have with him he decides to speak up.

"Leave and never come back!" He hollers at their retreating backs once they do pass through the doorway. He then gives me what I assume is supposed to be a sexy smile but what really looks like a disgusting sneer.

"On the other hand, you baby… You can stay as long as you want- You hot, juicy, sexy mama. Me and you-" Before he even can finish that sentence Bruce quickly backtracks through the entrance and rushes right back into the room.

Before I can stop him from doing anything rash he leaps up unto the table top and growls fiercely right into the man's face. Muscles taught, claws extended, he is poised to strike. The man is scared out of his wits and rightly so.

Bruce is a force to be reckoned with.

The man yelps in sudden alarm and begins to cower fearfully but apparently Bruce isn't finished with scaring him.

He pulls his ears back angrily and his lips curl upward showing the full length of his sharp teeth while inching ever so closer to Sid's nose.

Suddenly he snorts and the man flinches uncontrollably as he feels the hot breath of Bruce spread across his face.

I wrinkle my nose in disgust as the smell of urine reaches my nose.

Satisfied with the results that he has gotten from his warning, Bruce abruptly pivots around and leaps down off of the flimsy table.

I watch as he silently walks past me.

My eyes widen slightly as I feel the faintest brush of fur running against my leg. So close yet he manages to stay far enough away from me.

Kal pauses and watches Bruce with slightly narrowed eyes.

Kal snorts at him and waits until Bruce passes before moving back in order to walk beside to me.

Quickly I peer back into the shop before following Zatanna and Bruce.

I can't help but smile slightly at the sight of the visibly shaken man who was just moments ago feeling the wrath of an angry tiger.


Definitely not as long as the last chapter but I think it was alright.

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