Energize the flow - Chapter 2
Engine Start.
In the high-rise district stood many where the rent was obscene. The homes there was rented by the floor and their owners tended to be wealthy enough to by their peace and quiet.
One of those floors was about to have an uninvited guest.
Judy was perched on the roof of the building next to it. four large satellite discs cast deep shadows and she relaxed, waiting for the right time to cross the distance.
ten nights in a row of scouring the books of the bigger companies had yielded zero evidence and now she thought that it might be hidden somewhere in their homes.
The moment came and she was just about to jump when a sound drew her attention to her left. A mammal stabbed an arrow into the concrete and pulled another from a quiver on his back. The fox next to her didn't seem as if he knew she was there and Judy didn't move a muscle.
His muzzle peeked out from a green hood that covered his head and finished in an equally green armored jacket. She had half expected some kind of trench coat or other similar clothing. Ending his outfit was a pair of black cargo pants and black military shoes. She tried to peek under the hood but realized that he wore fur paint just like her.
"Are you going to do something or are you just here to gawk" The voice was smooth and managed to snap her out of it.
"How did you know I was here" Judy really was curious, there had been rumors about an archer defending mammals everywhere.
"I've been here longer than you. Nice landing by the way, how did you slow your decent?"
So he had already been on the roof when Judy got here. "Not telling, now lets get to it. I'm looking for the one supplying the gang with their shiny new toys, you?"
She could see the smirk even though most of his face was covered. "The badger on the 36'th floor hired a gang to trash a store just so he could buy it cheep. He'll find his vault slightly emptier tomorrow."
The police in Judy wanted to stop him but even she knew how some unscrupulous business men handled their affairs. "I'm heading for the top floor. The wolf up there seemed entirely too secretive when I looked him up. Maybe he's the one or I'll just keep looking."
The fox gave a short wave and fired his arrow over the chasm. A silent snap later and she watched him run across on the wire from the arrow. To Judy's surprise the arrow yanked itself up from the short wall and flew over to the now opened window.
She gave a happy wave before she bunched up and then jumped, landing lightly on the roof. She allowed herself to slide over the edge and pressed her paw against the cool glass pane of the window. The inside of her helmet lit up as she could see the constant flow of electricity in the room.
Tracing the path of the wires as the walls pealed away from her vision eventually led her to find the alarm box. The next part was easy as she froze the flow of energy. The internal battery tried to send out an alarm but failed as she was effectively blocking the wires from transmitting anything at all. With the alarm out of the way she opened the window and squirmed inside.
This was new and she could feel the adrenalin pumping in her veins. The risks were greater here and if found she'd have to escape somehow. This late at night and the quiet of the apartment should equal a sleepy owner but the ancient bunny genes in her screamed warnings anyway.
There was a library and a gym as well as a neat and tidy kitchen. The bedroom she ignored completely and instead she focused on the study.
Old books and papers were everywhere and flipping thru some showed that they were financial reports. Bingo.
At least that was what she thought until a closer check showed that these were for several orphanage and charity groups. Seemed like Mr. Wolf was a philanthropist.
"Did you find what you were looking for miss bunny?" The question had her whirling around only to find that the fox had followed her.
"Don't scare me like that, and no not yet." She briefly wondered if the fox was here to steal something from the wolf. They did call him Robin Hood after all, though he had nothing to to with the historical fox of old. "Did you find your target?" she looked him over but couldn't find any loot bag.
"No, his vault was empty, he was also dead. I left without leaving any proof of my visit. They either knew I was coming, a disturbing thought on it's own, or he made an enemy out of someone." Judy just stared at him.
"Did you see any proof of who could have done it?" Her mind was calculating the facts and she realized that she had targeted the wrong floor. The light coming on made it even worse.
"If you two are done chatting I would like you to leave my home, oh and do fix my alarm little Energizer Bunny." The black wolf was massive and the thick red robe flowed down his form like a river of blood. There was something almost feral in his presence that mad the fur in the back of her neck stand up.
"How did you know we were here?" the fox asked with a clear frown on his face.
"I was enjoying the lovely night sky when I saw you scaling the wall of the next building. You peeked my interest and then I was miss bunny descend from the sky. Prey tell, what were you looking for?"
Judy felt it best to come clean, the badger had been the right target and she'd missed it. "The gangs are getting their weapons from someone within the city, I thought you might be the one." She crossed her arms and continued with; "Your paperwork is dodgy as hell."
Hearing the explanation from the bunny he then turned to the fox who simply shrugged. "My plans were a bust and hers sounded like fun."
The wolf had a thoughtful look on his face. "I did wonder how the gangs had managed to get so bold that they would openly defy Mr. Big." He looked lost in thought for a while before coming back to the present. "Mind if I have a look? What floor?"
"36"
He nodded and left as the two trespassers followed. Once at the window he took a step out and was gone. For a second neither Judy nor the fox reacted until Judy screamed.
"He jumped, oh god he jumped."
The fox was calmer and looked out the window. He had expected to see a splat on the ground, instead the wolf was walking down the side of the building like he was doing a lazy stroll through the park. Seemed like someone had forgotten to tell him how gravity was supposed to work.
"No, he's quite fine. See for your self." Judy did and then she jumped out of the window to follow, leaving the fox alone. "Fine, forget about me. See if I care" The fact that he attached his rope arrow and followed was enough proof.
Judy entered the window and nearly landed in the intestines on the floor. A quick air-kick took her further into the apartment. Even if she didn't want to she forced herself to turn around and look.
The fat badger was nailed to the roof and someone had cut open his bloated stomach, spilling it's contents to the floor. Judy felt lucky that the bottom half of her helmet had air filters or the smell would likely overwhelm her.
Walking on the ceiling, the wolf had no such problems. He was kneeling next to the deceased and his twitching nose was working overtime.
"He died four hours ago" the wolf said as Robin Hood entered. The fox gave a short whistle at the sight of the wolf on the ceiling but remained quiet. In a physics defying movement the wolf dropped from the ceiling and turned around to stand on the floor like a mostly normal person.
"He was drunk when they came here, his death was likely painless. He was strung up after his passing."
The fox altered his attention between the badger and the wolf a few times. "How do you know that?"
A single finger pointed up. "The blood on his head is older than the blood on the floor."
Judy looked at the shattered skull but failed to hide her revulsion in her voice. "Search the house, I'd like to know where he has been." At the look the others gave her she added; "This is the first actual lead to finding the supplier."
It seemed to work as the fox and the wolf nodded before leaving in different directions, leaving Judy with the bedroom and the bathroom. Feeling like the easier room would be the bathroom Judy ignored the bedroom.
It was large and messy, the knives had been thrown into the sink. Pills, the medicinal kind, filled the mirror cabinet. nothing unexpected could be found anywhere so she started with the bedroom. The tricky part was not disturbing the crime scene.
She needed to be careful as the CSI team would no doubt spot it. Ten minutes later and a short whistle called her to the kitchen. The wolf seemed to have forgotten how gravity worked again as he was sitting cross legged on the ceiling. The fox however had a book open on the table.
"Nothing directly damning but I did find the date and meeting locations with the gang." Judy hopped up on the table and looked at the book. A sigh escaped her at the sight of the location.
"I hate the rain forest district."
A/N
A mysterious fox with control of his arrows and a gravitationally challenged wolf joins the fray.
Join us next time for some hot, wet sticky action(in the rain forest district) as the story continues.
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Fixed some mistakes, should be better now.
