"Hey, Alfred. You know what helps bruises?"
"Not getting hit."
"Ha ha…FUNNY…"
Alex rolled her eyes good-naturedly as she pulled on a cap, hiding her ears, and grabbed her skateboard.
"I just can't fall off then, huh?"
"Where might you be going, Ms Alex?"
"Around. Just for a spin. I'll be back in an hour, max."
"Be careful, won't you?"
"Hey, I'm a superhuman. What could happen?"
Alfred smiled a bit, shaking his head as she rolled out the door, tail hidden in her baggy pants and claws covered by black gloves…
'Many things, Ms Alex…Many things…'
Alex cruised happily through the sidewalks of Gotham, intent and watchful, when she caught a scent.
Many scents.
Having learned the smell of gun metal and bullets, she headed towards it, flipping her board up under her arm.
Not wanting to reveal herself without her much-loved Silverfang costume, she slid inside the air vents.
Scuttling along rather silently, and thanking her sensitive hearing, she zeroed in on the mob.
Settling near a 'grate' above them, she looked down at the table below, hearing the TV turn on as everyone settled in.
She wasn't exactly sure what they were talking about, but she got the gist of it.
The police were trying to get the mob's money, and the Chinese man on the TV had taken it with him to Hong Kong to keep it safe.
The police couldn't follow him there, and China wouldn't give up one of it's citizens.
Alex was about to think of a plan to track him down when he informed the room that he was already on a plane heading there…
'Crap…'
Creepy laughter filled the room, and her tail bristled as someone walked into the room.
Her senses were screaming at her to either run the HELL out of there or kill him, and the impulses kept her frozen in place…
'Breathe in…Breathe out…Don't make a sound…'
Reminding herself that she could run out of there like the wind, her tense muscles slowly unwound…
Finally tuning in to the conversation, she heard her 'name'.
"What 'bout that Silverfang girl?" The Russian wondered.
"Batman may be just a man, but they call her a demon. She can break a wall with her bare fist, and run faster than an Olympian. How do you plan to kill 'er?"
'AW…I think they might actually LIKE me…'
"A little girl has frightened you now?"
An evil chuckle, and she bristled again…
"Why, huh? Did she hurt your little dogs?"
"She's an animal!"
"Everyone's an animal."
Deciding she'd heard enough, Alex slowly made her way backwards and out of the building…
Once she was far enough away, she jumped onto her board and cruised along, pulling out her cell phone.
"…Hey, Uncle Bruce. It's me. No, I'm fine, but I've got some info for you."
Listening for a moment, she smiled.
"Oh, trust me. You'll want to know this…"
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"WHY couldn't I go? I'm the one that found everything out!"
"Master Wayne didn't want you to go on a trip with him and raise suspicion."
Quirking an eyebrow, Alex sighed and leaned her head on Midnight's side.
"I swear, I go through all that trouble and I can't even bring those guys down…That bastard called me an ANIMAL, Alfred!"
"Perhaps the ears prompted that."
"HA HA…FUNNY…"
Glaring half-heartedly, the blue-eyed girl patted the female husky lying on her abdomen.
"Seriously, though. Have I ever done anything to those people that an animal would?"
"I suppose it was how you handle their attack dogs, Ms Alex. Or maybe if you showed your fangs."
"…I'd stop doing that, but it's instinct…"
'I just hope that nothing bad happens once Uncle Bruce gets back…'
Alex had a feeling that wouldn't be the case, however…