The chapters are short I realize that, but I only have very short periods to work on this at any given time. One full typed page is about all I can manage to crank out.
Raven struggles to open her eyes as she hears voices nearby. The sedatives she has been pumped full of keep her just barely conscious. She is very weak right now from having so much blood drawn...so very weak...she isn't sure how much longer she can hold on.
"If you wish to continue the research we must wait until she recovers. She will die if anymore blood is taken...and all her secrets will be lost with her."
"Then make sure she is sedated so that she does not escape. She is much too valuable to let slip through our fingers."
The cat jumps down from Richard's arms as he approaches the phone.
Richard picks up the phone a bit hesitantly. "Hello."
"Hello, my I speak with Mr. Richard Grayson?"
"I'm Richard Grayson."
"I'm Srgt. Maddox calling from the Jump City PD because you are listed as the emergency contact for Miss Rachel Roth."
"Rachel Roth?" He looks down as he hears the charms on the cat's collar jingle. He realizes that the person is talking about Raven. "Rachel...yeah...wow. Its been a very long time since we last saw each other. Is she okay? Did something happen?"
"All we know at this point is that she has been missing for several weeks. A neighbor reported the cat throwing a fit next door for several days in a row and what animal control found at the scene leads us to believe that Miss Roth was abducted. At this point we have no leads everyone that knew her says they can't think of anyone who might want to hurt her. I was wondering if you might know of anyone like that from her past that could give us a break in the case."
Richard could name lots of people out to get Raven...but how many of them would know her as Rachel Roth is the question. "I want to help in anyway that I can. I would like to come to Jump City and meet in person if that is okay."
"I can make arrangements-
"-No need. I can take the Wayne Tech jet."
"If you wish. We will be grateful for any help that you can give us. Miss Roth was very well liked in the community."
"I will be there very soon and I may be able to put you in touch with someone that might know more than me." Richard looks down at the cat. "By the way where is the cat now?"
"He is being cared for at the local pound. Would you like to take him in?"
"To tell you the truth I think he just showed up at my doorstep. Yellow male with tiger strips and has the name Nitro on charm of his collar...some sort of bird picture on the other."
"Yes that sounds just like him...but how could have traveled all the way to Bludhaven from here?"
Raven tries to shy away from the swab of alcohol that is rubbed against her arm. "No more please..." She fights against the restraining straps that hold her down to the bed but to no avail.
"Sorry, Rachel...bosses orders. I must admit that I was quite skeptical of his claims at first...but after studying your biochemistry...I have never seen anything like it." He pauses before giving her the injection. "What are you some sort of alien?"
Raven finally manages to open her eyes and fixes the scientist with the coldest glare she can manage in her drugged and weakened state. "If you ever forget a dose of those drugs, just once then, I won't hesitate to show you what I really am." Darkness soon drags Raven down into its depths as more sedatives are injected into her system. Her last thoughts are of Nitro.