Spectacular World

Patrol

"I couldn't have gotten a piggyback ride from Cinder," Snowdawn murmured with a heavy frown.

The strong wind hit them in the face as they jumped from roof to roof. If not for her helmet, she knew her hair would have been more of a wild mess than it usually was.

Jumping was easy for her. Her body was literally made for it, and even the large distances weren't an issue. She had to stop and wait several seconds for Myth to catch up. The hero was in his bull form and was strong enough to leap vast distances like her, though several times only just barely making it, gripping onto the edges of the rooftops. Snowdawn rode on his back, gripping the horns of the beast since he wasn't so lucky in the power department.

"If you practiced with your powers more and could create ice easier, you wouldn't be in this situation." Myth advised. "Ocean Empress has a method for this kind of travel and creates ice ramps and slides."

"Yeah, well, I don't exactly think a layer of snow is very safe. Maybe when I can do ice, I'll try it, but I'm going to have to pass on walking on a slide made out of fluff." Snowdawn said, rolling his eyes.

"Don't be such a big baby." She giggled. "I'd kill to switch places with you. Myth is like a big giant horse." Myth's eyes narrowed. "Uh, sorry."

"Cinder has a point, actually," Snowdawn said, perking up. "Could you turn into a horse?"

Myth shook his head. "How did I get stuck with the two of you?"

They came to a stop at a nearby warehouse, finally reaching Spider Street. The sun had already set by this point, leaving only the moonlight. That said, hiding in the shadows in a bright blue outfit was kind of hard, so she did her best to stay quiet so none of the men down below would have any reason to look up.

A few cars drove down the road, and dozens of people went through their storage locker. She wasn't sure who was a gang member and who was just an innocent person that ended up in the bad part of town.

It was just the three of them. Since she and Snowdawn were so new, Myth decided to personally travel with them while on this patrol. They had basically set out the moment the leader of Pantheon had announced the patrol, going from roof to roof heading to the shady part of town. Her and Mr. Larison had earlier seen the Wandering Coin gang hanging out around the area, so they figured it would be easy to find something to do.

As for Battery and Whisper, those two had formed their own mini-team and were sent down to the docks. Battery had picked Whisper up and had left in a blur faster than any car could go. The docks were down by the beach where the Bad Timers often hung out, so it was a good bet something would happen down there as well.

She was a little annoyed that she didn't get to fight alongside Battery or Whisper, but was glad that at the very least she and Armin were about to team up and fight together.

"We can't act unless someone is committing a crime." Myth explained. They spoke in a hushed voice as his form reverted back to its normal human mode, and he set Snowdawn down. "Bad Timers and Zoo always have some sort of tell for if they're in the group. A mark of sorts. As far as I know though, Wandering Coin doesn't. If you see someone that looks suspicious, alert me and do not engage. Stalk them if you can from outside and see if they commit a crime first. If they don't, then we have to let them go. We're going to split up a bit but stay within forty meters of this building, and if something goes wrong, scream, and I'll come running. You two stick together; watch each other's backs."

She nodded. "Okay. Stealth. Yeah. Like in a video game. I can do this."

Snowdawn let out a small grin. The hero wasn't covered in his snow since that would've been uncomfortable while he rode on Myth's back, so he actually was able to blend in with the dark buildings very well, thanks to the black jumpsuit. "It'll be fine. We'll take the fire escape over there and head down. Stick to the alleyways. I've seen Myth do this a few times, so just stick close, Cinder."