At that Kevin set off for a bath. He admitted to himself that he needed one. And his robe could use a wash. The town was busy. There were cars going up and down the street. People filled the sidewalks. There were many different people too. Some had horns,some where really tall and muscular,there was even a couple flying overhead. And kevin noticed his robe even matched some of the crowd. Several people were wearing sixton hide for clothing. The shops were open. Some selling fresh breads, others had clothes and weapons. Kevin kept walking down the streets till he found the public bath. They had sheets strung over the top of a large clear spring for those that needed privacy. Kevin laid his pack down and waded into the water with his robe. It was cold, but it felt refreshing. Kevin pulled off his robe and dove underwater. He came back up and rinsed the grime off his body. Then he started scrubbing all the dirt out of the night cat fur.
"Good as new" Kevin said as he waded back to shore. As he neared shore he saw a guy run by and grab his bag.
"Hey that's mine!" Kevin yelled. He threw on his robe,changed form, and gave chase. The thief was quick but Kevin was quicker. The thief jumped over a truck full of vegetables. Kevin followed behind him. He kept him in sight as he chased him down the street. Then with one jump the thief leapt on to the top of a shop and started running on the rooftops. Kevin jumped on top of a car then on top of the building. He tackled the thief. This is when Kevin got a good look at him. He looked like a goat human hybrid. The thief let out a "bah" noise then bit Kevin. Naturally the little goat bite didn't hurt Kevin. But it made him angry and he growled at the thief. That's when Kevin heard the flap of wings behind him.
"What's going on here?" A young guy in a cop uniform asked. He had bird wings and talons for fingers.
"This guy stole my bag" Kevin said. As he picked the goat man up.
"Is this true?" The second cop asked. He looked normal except that he was hovering in the air for no apparent reason. He had no wings, yet could fly.
"No I've never seen this guy before" the goat man said.
"Yeah, not till you stole my bag five minutes ago." Kevin retorted.
"Alright how about you tell us what happened." The bird cop said.
"I was in the public bath when I see this guy grab my bag. So I chased him till I caught him here." Kevin said.
"He's lying, that's my bag" the goat man said.
"Then what's inside it!" Kevin retorted.
"Some clothes...and a rope..." the goat man stammered before he tried to run. But Kevin grabbed him with his tail and held him there.
"Proof enough" Kevin asked.
"Yeah that'll do" the second cop said. He grabbed the goat man and hand cuffed him.
"Sorry for the inconvenience, have a nice day" the first cop said.
"Oh hold on, can you show me to the government registry?" Kevin asked.
"Yeah I can give you a lift." The bird cop said.
"No need, I have wings" Kevin said as he unfurled his wings from under his robe. He almost flashed the cops before remembering he had nothing on underneath. So he cut slits in his robe real quick to let his wings through. Once they where out the cops leapt into the sky and Kevin followed as best he could. They where graceful flyers, he was still clumsy.
"You dont fly much do you? Flap your wings in a beat" the bird cop said.
"First day actually. Got any pointers?" Kevin replied.
"Well you should use air currents to take you higher. Its less tireing that way. Never fly in a storm. And absolutely don't fly at night." The bird cop said sternly.
"Why not fly at night?" Kevin asked.
"Terror bats will pick you off like your a little bug" the second cop said. As they kept flying Kevin began to get the hang of it. Before long he was keeping pace with the cops.
"Well here's your stop" the bird cop said as they circled above a building.
"Thanks" Kevin said as he dove down to the street. He landed on the ground and turned back to his human form. He went up to the door of the government building to open it. He pulled on the handle but the door was locked. There was an hours sign on the door that said they will be open at eight in the morning tomorrow. So Kevin went down the alley next to the building. He pulled out a large chunk of the meat he'd cooked and ate his fill. Not wanting anyone to take his bag again he changed into his dragon form and wrapped his wings around himself. He wasn't cold in the brisk night air. In fact he hadn't felt cold at all since he's changed.
"Another perk to add to the list" Kevin thought before he let sleep take him.
Kevin woke up to the sound of a helicopter flying over him. It was the middle of the night and there was no moon or lights to brighten the sky. Then kevin felt a surge go through him. Like a deep bass shaking through his entire body. He didnt hear it, but felt its pulse. He could hear people yelling in the distance. Then another pulse went by and someone screamed. Then there was several loud booms and Kevin looked up to see fireworks exploding in the sky.
"Its a little late for fireworks" he thought as he watched the balls of light. The helicopter sound was moving around quickly, followed by a series of pulses. Another volley of fireworks lit up the night, this time it illuminated a massive silouete in the sky. The last firework in the volley exploded, spraying light on the beast above. It was a giant bat the size of a large plane, it had two huge wings silently flapping beside it and two smaller wings flapping quickly and creating the helicopter sound. The bat opened its jaws in a mute roar, and Kevin felt another bass pulse go through him. Then it turned quickly and flapped its huge wings once and faded into the darkness. Kevin sank to the ground trembling, he now understood why they were called terror bats.