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The door creaked and she entered the apartment after finally feeling safe enough to return. When the door closed completely she ducked and turned seeing a knife embedded where her head should be.
"What the hell Austin!" She turned to see the boy looking at her in relief and fear.
"You were late and I thought we were caught!" She stared at him dumbfounded at how he took the situation.
"Why would they come through the front door?" She pulled the knife out of the door. "A kitchen knife wouldn't stop them either" she tossed the knife into the dishwasher as she walked into the apartment.
"Well," he stood stopping her from going into her room. "What took you so long?" She stared at him they were the same height so she looked directly into his eyes feeling his fear surrounding him. With each passing second, the energy surrounding him grew terrified.
"I got the files" he sighed in relief as she spoke those words and his energy calmed. "The bats saw me" she looked at him and his energy went back to its terrifying state.
"Did they say anything?" She backed away and sat on the kitchen counter as he moved to the table avoiding eye contact.
"No, they didn't get the chance." She stopped for a moment before looking over to him. "One energy seemed familiar to me" she looked distraught "I know it but I can't remember who's it is"
She stood up and walked towards the fridge picking up a few things to start cooking "We have to be careful" he spoke up as he began walking out of the kitchen.
"We'll be safe" he spoke as he stopped at the door. "We'll be protected" and with that, he stepped out of the room and she proceeded to cook. She could feel the fear surrounding the apartment and it gave her an ominous feeling.
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Patrol was cut short after their chase and the boys arrived at the cave Alfred looked scared for their early return. "Has something happened?"
Damian didn't give him a second thought before rushing to look at the computer. "We were patrolling when we saw a girl jumping from Winston CO. when we landed on the building she was on she started running off as if she had seen us and when we saw her face" he pointed in Damian's direction still searching for something on the computer "He's been like that ever since"
Tim looked at Damian in worry about what could have been so terrible about the young girl to scare him off that way. It was a long moment before he said anything just Alfred and Tim staring at him in worry.
"She's supposed to be dead" he finally said as the computer showed names with deceased next to each one. "They're all supposed to de dead" he shook his head in disbelief.
"Who, Master Damian?" Alfred spoke finally and Damian turned. "The Clan was supposed to be dead" he spoke as Bruce walked in.
"They're these mercilessly trained killers" Tim looked at Damian thinking another Damian. "Each with their own power or ability" Tim's expression changed shit never-mind.
"They were supposed to be shut down years ago. They weren't but then I had heard of an explosion and battle having killed them all." He looked at Tim "That girl we just saw" he looked scared as he spoke of her.
"I met her back in the league" he stood still "Willa was- well is my age and she was a talented fighter and was even better when using her abilities. She could be dangerous."
He finally composed "I need to find out why she's here."
While everyone took in the information about the new danger Damian couldn't help but think of Willa. When they were together those were the only days Damian ever truly felt like a happy child. It scared him to think that same girl was in Gotham possibly working against him.
He knew what The Clan could do and he didn't want innocents to suffer for their cause and the way she moved was new he didn't know how far her abilities progressed to have sensed them so well. It scared him.
