Chapter 16 Dog Rescue
Raven's POV
The day to help Damian rescue dogs from the illegal fighting ring had come. I was standing by a spot he had instructed me to wait by, when suddenly…a car stopped right in front of me!
I tensed up and prepared to fight, but then…the person driving the car opened the door.
"Damian", I said in shock.
"Raven", Damian greeted nonchalantly.
"You…have a car", I asked in confusion.
"It's my father's", Damian revealed. "Don't worry. He knows that I have it tonight."
"But does he know what you're using it for", I asked.
Damian didn't answer me. Instead, he walked to the passenger side of the car and opened the door.
"Come on", he said. "Let's go."
I thought for a moment if I should say something, but ultimately decided against it, and just got into the car instead. When I did, I saw that it was no ordinary car, and that it was filled with a bunch of high tech stuff.
"This isn't an ordinary car, is it", I asked.
"No, it's not", Damian replied. "So make sure you don't touch anything, unless you want to accidentally blow anything up."
"I'd ask if you're joking, but by now I've realized that that's not really your thing", I said.
"You learn quickly", Damian said, before looking at the road. "Let's go."
...
After parking the car in an alley, Damian went to the trunk and took something out of it. Once I also got out of the car, I took a closer look at what he was holding.
"Is that…a dog", I asked.
"It's not a real one", Damian revealed. "But it looks and acts real enough to help us with our plan."
After saying this, Damian put the fake dog on the ground. Then, he took out his phone, opened an app, and began using it to control the dog and make it run into the street.
"Now what do we do", I asked.
"We use the dog as bait", Damian replied, before gesturing to the phone. "Fictus has a camera inside of him, and we can use this app to see the feed."
After I heard this, a smile came to my face.
"You gave the fake dog a name", I asked in amusement.
"It's easier than just referring to it as 'the dog'", Damian stated.
However, I could see his cheeks slightly turning red.
"Let's focus on the mission at hand", he said, trying to change the subject.
I then looked down at the phone to look at the feed coming from Fictus' camera. I saw heavy boots stopping in front of him. He was then picked up, and I saw the face of a rough looking man, who was looking at Fictus with a wicked smile.
"Hey there, little guy", he greeted. "You're going to be perfect."
With this, I watched as Fictus was taken away.
"Now what", I asked.
"Fictus has a tracker in him", Damian revealed. "Come on. Let's go."
...
Damian and I were now parked in another alleyway, which wasn't far from the place the guy took Fictus to was.
We looked through the camera, and saw that Fictus had been put into a cage.
"What are we waiting for", I asked.
"For them to put Fictus in the ring", Damian said.
And after he did, the door of the cage Fictus was in suddenly opened. I watched as he was put down in front of a smaller door.
"Alright, everybody", we heard an announcer say. "Our next match is going to be a fun one! We found a new contender on the streets! How will he fair in the ring? Let's find out!"
With this, the door in front of Fictus lifted up, and he moved into what looked like a fighting ring.
Another door on the opposite side of the ring opened, and a small, badly injured puppy walked into the ring.
When Damian saw this, he clenched his phone tighter as he looked at it angrily.
"Don't worry, little one. We'll get you out soon."
After Damian said this, he pushed a button on his phone. Then, the screen suddenly became foggy, and I could hear people coughing.
"What's going on", I heard someone exclaim in panic.
Then, I could hear loud thuds, which sounded like people falling down!
"What did you do, Damian", I asked in concern.
"Relax", Damian reassured me. "I set off a gas to make everyone in the ring fall asleep. But it won't last long. We need to hurry."
With this, Damian took off his hoodie, to reveal what looked like a superhero outfit.
"Nice outfit", I complimented.
"Thanks", Damian said.
Then, he pulled up his hood, and covered his eyes with a mask.
"You should put on something to hide your identity too", he suggested.
"Right", I said.
Then, I held my hands together. I was wrapped in a black magic, and when it disappeared…my outfit had changed.
"Nice trick", Damian stated. "I wish I could that. It would speed things up. Anyway, let's get going."
After Damian said this, he grabbed onto my wrist and started pulling me to somewhere.
We ended up by a garage door, and he began kneeling down.
"Let me take care of it", I said.
Then, I used my magic once again, and the garage door lifted up. Once it was open, we found a group of dogs trapped in cages.
"You poor things", I said, as I began getting closer to them. But before I got too close to them, Damian suddenly grabbed onto my shoulder and pulled me back.
"Don't get too close", he instructed. "These dogs have been through a lot of trauma. They'll probably be very aggressive towards us."
"Then, how are we going to get them out of here", I asked.
"That's where Fictus comes in again", Damian revealed.
He then took out his phone and pressed a few buttons. A moment later, Fictus came up to us.
"Here. Put this on."
After Damian said this, he held up a mouth mask to me. I took the mask from him and put it over my mouth. He put one over his own mouth. Then, he pressed another button on his phone, and gas filled the room.
When the gas cleared, I saw that all the dogs were now asleep.
"Now we can get them out of here", Damian said. "But we need to hurry before someone finds us."
"Who are you two", we heard someone exclaim.
"Too late."