Worried

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

Two days had already passed since Bruce had seen Katalyn, and it was safe to say that he was seriously worried. She should have at least contacted him, let him know she was okay, even if she wanted to be alone. So now he was at her home, not finding any sign of her presence for at least 48 hours. He crouched in the dark little home, pawing through her things, looking for anything, any clues that would give away even the slightest hint to where she could be.

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[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

Pika blinked, then gave a mew of delight as she bolted down the pipe shaft. Finally, the nice girl was back, maybe with food!

She hurried out, then skidded to a stop, seeing the boy. She hurried over, then looked at hm a mewed sadly, going to the bed she cuddled with Katalyn in and looking at him hopefully, clearly looking for the girl.

(In the Joker's Lair)

Katalyn curled in the corner, sobbing softly and continually, her stomach and sides and head aching. The bad men were always coming in and demanding more information out of her. She never gave in, but hunger and the Joker's after visits, once the crazy guy in blue left, were leaving her near shattered.

She curled into the corner, sobbing softly, but was finally starting to suspect that the man she'd been protecting for two days was not going to show. He probably thought she'd run off, and he probably didn't care.

She could, of course, give him and Batwoman up, then be dumped out and released... but how could she give away information she'd sworn to take to her grave? And he probably would let her go anyway....

She shook her head, her mind made up. Tiny girl or not, she had to follow her code until she died. And part of that was never, ever giving away her secret about the Bat. She found out that information, and now it was her duty to guard it.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

He heard the cat before he saw it.

"Hey, kitty, you haven't seen Katalyn around, have you?" He murmured, half to himself, not expecting the cat to really understand something like that. He still rummaged around in her things.

[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

She shook her head sadly and rubbed her face against the pillow, crying softly, then looking up at him and sighing.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, well, I'm worried about her too," he muttered. "I've totally hit a dead end."

[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

Pika blinked, thne went into the pipe, pulling out the fruits of her own investigation. A bit of the costume Katalyn's knife had ripped off the Tick, and a broken edge of Batarang she'd kept.

She mewed, canting her head, wondering if this would help him.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

"Oh man, you're a pretty good detective there, little kitty." He smirked, picking up the objects. "Batarang...weird cloth...A sign of a struggle, no less. This looks like a costume, and for something to break a 'rang like this...this isn't good, for her." He wondered vaguely why he was speaking out loud to the kitty.

[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

Pika mewed, then turned and trotted towards the door, meweing again, ready to lead him to where she'd found the items.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

"I guess this is where we play Lassie?" He followed her, clutching the things and putting them in his belt.

[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

She nodded to him, then waited for him to open the door. She had to use the humans ways for him to follow, but she wasn't big enough herself.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

He opened the door for her, and followed her out.

[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

She lead him down the sewer, up the way they'd gone the other day, mewing so he could follow as she traveled down one of the pipes on the wall to keep out of the muck.

She passed the hole they'd usually gone out of, and instead lead him down another series of tunnels, finally pawing at one manhole cover, which lead to the alley way where the remnents of Tick, Joker, and Katalyn's encounter.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

He followed the cat closely, sort of doubting that she was leading him in the right direction, but then when they reached their destination in the alleyway, he smirked.

"Excellent." He bent down to start investigating.

[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

She mewed, then also started sniffing around, following the scents and looking down an alley way, her eyes bright under her mask.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

"That's it," he murmured after about ten minutes of studying. "I know exactly where to go." He pocketed a pair of tweezers and gear back into his belt. "Come on, kitty!" Batman started off towards Joker's lair.

[dbattyones.livejournal.com]

She mewed loudly and shot after him, very much ready for a hunt.

[random-w00t.livejournal.com]

What...? A child in the Batman clothing?

Dämmerung's ears shot forward and her wings swept back as she watched the little figure down below. Then she hissed through her teeth as a helicopter went by overhead and her shadow was thrown onto the ground around the boy in stark relief.

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

He blinked, looking up.

"Dam! It's you! Wow, I totally flaked on that one. When were we 'posed to meet?"

[random-w00t.livejournal.com]

Her eyes widened, and the next instant she was beside him with a rush of wind from her wings. "Six days ago. Vhat has happened?"

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

"As you can see, a minor setback?" He raised an eyebrow under the cowl, moving his hand to indicate his rather short stature.

[random-w00t.livejournal.com]

She crouched, resting her wings on the ground to either side of her, her new outfit looking like part of her skin in the darkness. "But how?"

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

He noticed the change in her outfit, but didn't say anything about it.

"An accident with this scientist. I messed up. But I can't even spare time to go looking for him, cause I gotta find Nightlife. She's been missing for two days."

[random-w00t.livejournal.com]

She nodded. "Vhat can I do?"

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

"Well, I do admit I'm not the best size for taking on anyone over the age of thirteen, so it'd be okay if you stayed with me for now." He didn't like asking for help, and when he did, it meant he sorely needed it. "I'm on the trail already. I think I know where to find her." He had an uneasy look on his face, if the clues spoke true...

[random-w00t.livejournal.com]

She saw his expression, and her ears flicked uneasily. "Alvright. Vhat to you vant me to do?"

[detectivebats.livejournal.com]

He frowned, thinking. "Actually maybe it would be better if no one knew you were coming. How about you follow me but stay out of sight until I call you? That way we still have a chance if things go sour." Which they probably would be.