The Search for Voyd

Chapter 24

Meanwhile back in New Urbem, the woman who was watching Voyd through the collar waited for the army to come back. She was still mad about Voyd escaping, but she had a plan. An evil one. As she was thinking, the army returns along with the injured german shepherds. "Well, well." The woman said cruelly. "Isn't this a surprise? My own troop whom I can trust came to me empty handed. Isn't that just shameful?" "Miss Evelyn Deavor, it wasn't our fault." One of the soldiers said. "Those animals were too smart for us. They took her and they wouldn't stop." "I gave you all a job to bring her back to me, but you let it go to waste." Evelyn said. "I'm even disappointed at these bruised up mutts over there!" Evelyn pointed and glared at the german shepherds, who were crouching in guilt. "But ma'am, like we said, it wasn't our fault. We did everything we could to try and stop her, but those animals wouldn't mind their own business!" One soldier said. "No more excuses!" Evelyn shouted. "You had your chance! Now she's out there with a diseased filled feline, whom she listens to now! So it is your fault that you let her get away with that filthy mammal! I knew I should've hired someone more responsible than you hypocrites!" "But we got something for you." One soldier said. "We got this camera right here and it turns out that it has a picture of the super with the scarred face cat." The soldier handed over and showed the camera to Evelyn. She looked at the picture in frustration. "That girl has no idea what's coming to her!" Evelyn growled. "Who knew that she could trust a diseased filled cat to help her escape from me?! The next time she comes back, it's not gonna be pretty! She will have a taste of my own medicine of corruption! She is going to pay big time!" "So, what do we do now, Miss Deavor?" Asked one soldier. "Tomorrow, I'm gonna send you guys and the shepherds out there to find that super and cat!" Evelyn said. "Once you do, you're gonna bring that super to me and I'll make sure that she'll have a punishment that she will never forget! And then, she will be mine to put in the villain book!" "But, ma'am. We don't even know where she went." One soldier said. "How are we going to find her if we don't know where she has gone?" "I already have that collar on her." Evelyn said as she handed over phones to her army. "It can show us where she is." Evelyn picked up her IPad and turned on the monitor coming from the collar. She glared at it closely. It showed her where Voyd was in the top right hand corner. "It looks like she is in Outer Municiberg." Evelyn said. "Alright, gang! Tomorrow morning, I'm gonna send you guys and the shepherds on my ski liner to Municiberg. I'm even going to give you phones to help you get to Outer Municiberg to find that super and bring her back here." The army nodded. Evelyn looked at the German shepherds. "Max, Mitch, and Moki," She said. "Help them along as well in case anything happens to the phones and search for any clues once you're there or if you're close. Oh, and get those animals too. Especially the cat." The german shepherds saluted as they growled. "Now all of you, get some rest! Tomorrow's going to be a big day!" Evelyn said. The army and shepherds head out of Evelyn's office. The woman continued to stare at the monitor menacingly. The next morning, Voyd woke up and was greeted by Avia. "Good morning, Voyd. How are you this morning?" Avia asked. "Avia!" Voyd said as she hugged the cat, who nudged in her arms. Avia hopped out of bed as Voyd reached for her crutches. The super got out of bed. Avia walked beside Voyd to make sure she didn't injure herself. They enter the living room and are greeted by Edna. "Well look who's up." Edna said. "The former wannabe along with her new furry sidekick." Avia smiled at the comment. She never thought about being Voyd's sidekick before. But this just made her day. Avia meowed at Edna in response while Voyd replied, "Good morning, Miss E." "Breakfast is in the kitchen. No need to thank me." Edna said. Voyd and Avia went in the kitchen. There were waffles on the counter. Voyd sat down and began eating them. Edna looked at Avia and said, "And I might have something for you." She went into the kitchen and grabbed a can of wet food. She places it on the floor next to Avia. The cat sniffed and looked a bit hesitant. She never tried wet food before. She was only used to dry food back home. She was worried what it might taste like. Probably the same only squishier? Curious, Avia took a bite and her eyes widened. "Wow!" She exclaimed. "This is fantastic!" She began to eat the food rapidly. "Now slow down there, kitty." Edna said. "You don't want to end up like that caped superhero senior now, would you?" "You mean Reflux?" Voyd asked. "Oh no. Not him. Please don't mention him." Edna said. "I respect elders and they're opinions, but this is too much." "What's wrong with him?" Voyd asked. "I don't like him because he wears a blessing cape! And I specifically said 'no capes'!" Edna said loudly. "Can the world not get anymore defiant?! Everybody should know that supers shouldn't wear capes!" Avia looked at Edna as if she was crazy, but continued eating her wet food. "Well, I'll just leave you all in peace now. I'm going to go and cool myself off." Edna said, walking away. Voyd and Avia continued eating. Meanwhile, out in the ocean, a ship was heading towards Municiberg. As it parked, few of Evelyn's army came out of the ship along with the german shepherds. "Alright, Miss Deavor." A soldier said to a walkie talkie. "We're here." "Good." Evelyn said through the walkie talkie. "Now use your phones to get you all to Outer Municiberg. Also, let the shepherds help you as well." "We're on it, Miss Deavor." The soldier said before hanging up. "Max, Mitch, Moki! Let's go!" The german shepherds followed the army as they sniffed the ground to find evidence for themselves while the army used their phones. At the shore, Samson woke up and heard the walking of the army. He sees them going in the same direction where Avia, Voyd, and their friends went off to. Samson felt nervous. He began tapping Willamina's back frantically. "Willamina! Wake up! Willamina!" He said. "Come on! Get up! Hey!" Willamina lifted herself out of the water groggily. "What do you want now, Samson?" Willamina groaned. "Can't you see I'm in the middle of a perfect slumber?" "Willamina, I just saw an army with german shepherds and it looks like they're heading towards the direction our friends and Voyd went to!" Samson said. "Wh...what?" Willamina said, waking up a little alerted. "Yeah, and it looks like they're carrying some guns too!" Samson exclaimed. "That must be what we heard coming from New Urbem!" "What do they think they're doing trying to get to Avia, Voyd, and the others?!" Willamina asked in a panicked mood and now fully awake. "I don't know, but I have a feeling that they're going to do something extremely bad!" Samson exclaimed. "We gotta go warn and save them!" Willamina shouted. "What...what's going on out here? What's with all of the yelling?" Faelynn asked, waking up. "Avia, Voyd, and the others are in trouble!" Willamina responded. "An army with guns and shepherds are going towards the same direction where our friends went and we gotta go save them before it's too late!" "But how?" Samson asked. "You all are sea creatures and you can't walk on land! Now, if you ask me, I would love to, but I'd rather keep my skin moist than let it dry in the hot sun!" "Well we gotta do something before our friends are no more!" Willamina said. "Well, I think we might as well just wait here and pray that they'll be okay." Faelynn said. Samson, Willamina, and Faelynn stared at where the army was heading and began hoping that their friends would be okay. They wanted to help them so badly, but when you're a creature whose habitat is water and you can't run but only swim, there's nothing you can do but to pray and wait. And that's what Samson, Willamina, and Faelynn did. They ducked their heads under water and prayed to God that their friends would survive. After they were done, they continued to wait. Back at Edna's mansion, Voyd was laying on the sofa while Avia was looking after her. Voyd began moaning in pain due to her injured leg. She whimpered and begged for it to stop. Avia went to the kitchen to get an ice pack. She gently puts it on Voyd's casted left leg. "Thank you, Avia." Voyd said. Avia smiled in response. However, Voyd still looked very miserable. Avia couldn't stand to see her favorite superhero in so much pain. The cat went to the bedroom and bought back the bird of paradise flower. She put it next to Voyd and cuddled her face. Despite dogs being a person's best friend, cats can also come to your aid whenever you're feeling hurt, sick, or sad. People might see cats as animals with no emotions, but deep down inside them, cats do care for their humans as well for they are like a living furry medicine to them. Avia then hopped on Voyd and continued her love and support for her. Voyd smiled and rested as Avia began to rest and purr on her stomach. Meanwhile, in the streets, a mouse was strolling down minding her own business until suddenly, she was stopped by a paw. The mouse tried to get away, but her tail was caught by the paw. It picked up the mouse and it revealed to be one of the german shepherds hunting down Voyd. Moki. He was growling aggressively. "Let me go! What are you doing?! Come on! Put me down! I don't wanna die!" The mouse begged. "Silence, rodent!" Moki barked. "I think you know why you're being interrogated by a mangy police dog like me!" "Please, let me go! I'm too young and sweet to perish!" The mouse begged. "QUIET!!! Stop changing the subject for a few seconds and listen!" Moki yelled, while squeezing the mouse. "Where is that super?!" "Wh...what super?" The mouse asked nervously. "You know," Moki said. "The one with the blue hair and V on her chest. Her main colors are green and blue. That one! Where is she?!" "I... I don't know what y...you're talking about....y...you must have th...the wrong...m..mouse..." The mouse said nervously. "Stop playing games with me and tell me where she went! Now!" Moki yelled. "Look, I already told you, I don't know anything about this superhero, honestly!" The mouse cried. "Just please don't eat me!" "Alright, that's it! You asked for it!" Moki said. He opened up his mouth and was about to eat the begging mouse, until Max came up and said, "Moki, what are you doing to that puny germ bag?!" "Just trying to make it give out some answers." Moki said. "You idiot, we don't need to interrogate little cheese finders like this little weakling!" Max said. "Our humans already have phones with them! The super has a tracking device around her neck that helps them and the phones locate where the super is at, remember?! Now come on!" "But I didn't..." Moki was interrupted by Mitch slapping the mouse out of his paw. Mitch then threw the screaming mouse far away. "Hey!" Moki yelled. "I was going to eat that!" "Whatever! Let's just go!" Mitch said sternly. The german shepherds caught up with the army. One soldier told another soldier that they need to take a left turn. The army and shepherds followed to where the tracker was taking them. Back at Edna's mansion, hours had passed. Inside, Edna was making upgrades on a new suit. Outside, Lucille was lying in the grass as the sun was starting to set. Avia went outside to have a bit of fresh air since she was inside and watched Voyd all day. She looked up and saw that the blue sky had turned orange and the breeze was pushing the grass. Avia went to Lucille as the albino deer noticed her. "Hey, Lucille." Avia said. "Enjoying the outside tanning salon?" "Classic humor, kid." Lucille said, smiling. "Very classic indeed. Especially for an albino deer like myself." Lucille breathed in deeply as she started to meditate and said, "Ahh, just feel the nature, youngster. It just flows right past your fur. Let it go against you. Hear the sounds and feel the ambience." Lucille then closed her eyes as she meditated. Avia did the same thing. She closed her eyes and felt nature brushing against her fur. She heard the peacefulness and cicadas around the yard. She felt the quietness as the breeze continued brushing her fur. A few seconds later, Avia looked at Lucille and asked, "Lucille, how did you and Edna meet?" Lucille sighed and said, "Well, you see, kid, everyone is different in the world. Like you, you're different. Well, I'm different too. Back in Municiwoods, I was born as an albino deer, which to me doesn't sound like a bad thing. However, the others had their own opinions. They thought that being an albino was a bad thing. They wouldn't allow me to be in any groups all because that I had a different fur color. Other deer didn't believe that different colored deer could survive during hunting season simply because of their brightness, but one day, I proved them wrong. Because when hunting season began, I survived those men by fooling them by being a statue. While escaping, I came here to disguise as a statue, then I met Edna. She kept me company until hunting season was over, because she understood me and she didn't care about my fur color. She named me after her great great grandmother, Lucille Edna IV. After hunting season was over, the deer took back what they said about my fur color and treated me as a wise queen who helped injured animals get better and different animals to equal as one big family." "Wow. So you were an outcast as well all just because animals didn't accept your color." Avia said. "Well, hey, I guess that proves that no one is perfect, right?" "That's right." Lucille said. "But as days go by, they will eventually learn their lesson, because like the old saying goes; 'You Reap What You Sow'." "I wonder if the other cats back in my class would ever learn that lesson too." Avia said. "I'm sure they will." Lucille said. "All it takes is time and practice." "Yeah, time and practice." Avia said. They continued staring out at the fiery sky as the breeze continued blowing past their fur. A few minutes later, Lucille continued meditating while Avia was exploring the yard. She leaped and rolled through the grass as she tried catching butterflies and acting like a superhero. In the mansion, Voyd was watching Avia's superhero stunts and was impressed. She wanted to join Avia, however the only thing stopping her was her broken leg. This made her a little disappointed. However, Voyd decided to visit Avia anyway. She went to where the field that Avia was in and continued watching. Avia saw Voyd outside and came up to her. "Oh, hi, Voyd. I wasn't expecting to see you here." She said. "Hey, Avia." Voyd said. "I just came out here to watch you do those spectacular stunts. I had no idea a cat like you can do all of those things. It makes you look like a real superhero!" "Well actually, all cats can do that," Avia said. "I just try to do it tougher." Suddenly, Avia sees a grasshopper. "Wait right here. Let me handle this." She said. She slowly walks up to the grasshopper very carefully. Then she jumps and tries to catch the grasshopper, however she missed as it flew away. "I got this." Avia said. She kept on trying to catch the grasshopper, but no matter how hard she tried, she always missed. Then Voyd came up with an idea. The super reached her hand at where the grasshopper was flying to and opened up a portal. She opens up another portal next to her, causing the grasshopper to get captured. Avia was shocked and confused. "Where did it go?" She wondered. "Avia!" Voyd called. Avia turned around. "Catch!" Voyd said as she threw the grasshopper. Avia leaped in the air and caught it. "Ha! I did it! I caught him!" She cried. "I saved the day! Er..actually...we saved the day!" Voyd started laughing. Avia joined in. "Hey. Want to find more tiny enemies?" Avia asked. "Sounds nice!" Voyd said. Avia began looking everywhere and immediately saw a jerboa. "There's one! Over there!" She said, pointing to the jerboa. "Let me handle this first." Avia slowly went up to the jerboa and shouted, "Boo!" at it. It jumped in the air and Voyd opened up a portal under him. She opens up another portal next to her and catches the jerboa. "Got him!" She said. "Awesome!" Avia said. "Now just let him go in this high tree right there so he can learn his lesson!" "Are you sure about that?" Voyd asked. "What if he can't get down? That makes me feel bad for him." "He'll be fine, Voyd. Just do it." Avia said. "Okay." Voyd replied. The super opened up a portal at the high tree and dropped the jerboa in another portal next to her, causing the jerboa to get stuck on the tree. "There you go! You got it!" Avia shouted. "Alright. Now, what enemy should we go after next?" Voyd asked. Avia began thinking and eventually said, "Come with me!" Voyd followed Avia while walking with her crutches. The cat and super continued finding small animals to capture around the yard and inside the trees. They continued having fun over and over again. Lucille watched as they frolicked around the field. She smiled at them having fun. Outside the gate Donatello, Kathleen, Harrion, Chuck, and the others heard their laughter and went to get a closer look. Donatello looked impressed while Kathleen stared in amazement. Harrion had love growing inside him again. Avia and Voyd continued hanging together. Avia drew on the sand while Voyd did amazing talents with her portals. The two of them even rolled around in the grass together despite Voyd's casted leg. They went to another part of a field and what they saw were bahiagrass. They were tall and they had a V shaped seed head. Avia and Voyd were amazed by this. The two of them started frolicking around the bahiagrass. They continued for more than five minutes. The other animals continued to watch in awe. Not too far away from Edna's mansion came the army and the shepherds. "This must be the place." Max said. "Agreed. I can even smell her." Mitch said. "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's get her!" Moki said. "According to my coronations, she should be here." A soldier said, looking at his phone. "Alright. Now let's get in there." Another soldier said. "But how are we going to do that?" One soldier asked. "This is Edna's mansion and we'll get caught." One soldier began thinking. He then saw trees in the yard and immediately said, "I got it! Come with me!" The army and the shepherds went towards the direction where the trees were. Back with the animals, Kathleen started to hear footsteps. She looked and saw the army and shepherds heading towards where Avia and Voyd were. Kathleen started to become worried. "Oh no." She quietly said. "Oh no. No no no. No no no no no no no no no no no. This is not good! I gotta do something quick! I gotta tell the others before it's too late!" Meanwhile, in the bahiagrass field, Avia and Voyd were lying together in peace while watching the orange sky above them. "Ahh, isn't this beautiful, Voyd?" Avia said. "Just us watching the beautiful view above us in peace?" Voyd responded by laughing. "You know, Voyd," Avia began. " Lucille told me that if you listen closely and relax yourself, you can feel nature doing its thing by feeling the breeze brushing against you and listening to the cicadas screaming and the leaves rustling. Just lay, feel, and listen..."  Voyd did what Avia told her to do. She closed her eyes and relaxed while feeling and hearing the beauty of nature. She smiled in relaxation. She and Avia were enjoying it together for a few seconds. All of a sudden, something caught Voyd and Avia's attention. A butterfly was flying above them. They stared in awe. They both tried catching it. They got up and ran in different directions where the butterfly went. The butterfly lands on a bahiagrass. Avia crouches down quietly and leaps in the air. She catches the butterfly and Voyd looks at it while smiling. They watched in peace as the butterfly flew away. They both looked at each other and laughed. "It's better to have freedom than being kept captive inside, huh, Voyd?" Avia said. "Uh-huh." Voyd said. "You know," Avia began. "I can just stay out here and hang around with you all day. You know, Voyd, you actually made me proud of myself, because when I got this scar, I felt like I was alone, but then when my parents told me about you, I got my hopes up again while regaining my confidence. And it was all thanks to you." Voyd felt touched by Avia's comment. She felt the same way when supers were illegal until she met Elastigirl. Her idol helped her be proud of herself and helped her realize that her powers were a blessing and not a curse. Now she met someone who felt the same way, only this time, Voyd was the one who helped Avia, including Harrion. "You know, I'm not the only one after all. Harrion had the same feeling as well." Avia said. "He thought he was the only one with a brand on his arm until he met me at the pet store. It was a wonderful experience." Voyd smiled at Avia's story, but then something caught her eye. Her smile immediately faded away. This made Avia get concerned as well. "Voyd, are you okay?" The cat asked. "What's wrong? What is it? Are you okay? Do you need to go inside and rest your leg?" Voyd didn't respond. Instead she kept looking behind Avia with a scared expression on her face. "Voyd? Are you okay?" Avia asked. "Why aren't you answering me? Hello? Can you hear me? Voyd? Voyd? Voyd? Voyd! Voyd, answer me!" "Avia, get out of here...now." Voyd said. "Why? What is it?" Avia asked. "Just go! Now!" Voyd said. "Why? What's the ma..." Avia was interrupted when a chain grabbed Voyd's right leg. Voyd fell to the ground and Avia screamed. Voyd tried to escape by opening her hands to create a portal, but her hands were cuffed by chains as well. "Voyd!" Avia screamed. Soldiers then started to surround Voyd, who looked scared to death. "We finally got her." A soldier said. "Keep her on the ground while I call Miss Deavor." Voyd whimpered in fear while shaking. Avia went to stop the army until she was knocked down by the shepherds. "Well, well, look who it is that just climbed down the tree." Max said. "This is payback for what you did to us!" Mitch said. "But we also want to thank you for letting us know where you've taken the super." Moki said. What were they talking about? How did they know that Voyd was in Outer Municiberg? How was that even possible? Avia was confused. "You let me go or I'll scratch your face until your eyes are no longer in your sockets!" Avia threatened. "Nice try, hairball. But that's not going to happen now since we already got you on the ground." Mitch said. Avia continued struggling. "You're in big trouble now, missy." A soldier said to a frightened Voyd. "Just wait until we tell Miss Deavor about this." Avia watched as Voyd sank down in fear. "Voyd!" Avia called out. "Hush!" Max yelled. Avia saw the soldier pull Voyd's hair to get her to sit up. The cat began to breath heavily. "Come with us, now." The soldier said. Avia felt pressure going inside her mind. It then went in her throat. She then couldn't hold it in anymore. "DONATELLO!!!!!!! KATHLEEN!!!!!!! LUCILLE!!!!!!! HELP!!!!!! " Meanwhile, Lucille leaped back up and heard Avia's scream. "The youngster's in trouble! I gotta save her!" She said. She ran towards the direction she remembered where Avia went. The other animals heard Avia's cry as well and immediately hopped inside the gate. Kathleen, Donatello, and Harrion had worried looks on their faces. Lucille saw the army and shepherds in the bahiagrass. "Hush it, kid!" Max said. "No one's going to save you now!" The army looked at Voyd trying to grab a bahiagrass. They went down to try and grab her until they suddenly heard a bleat. They and the shepherds turned around and saw Lucille staring at them in anger. Avia looked and was relieved. Voyd had the same reaction as well. Lucille snorted and a soldier said, "Well, we do need another rug. Let's get her!" As guns fired, Lucille ran towards the army while missing every bullet. She then body slams them. "Kid!" A familiar voice was heard. Avia looked and saw her friends coming towards them. Max, Mitch, and Moki saw them as well. Donatello attacks the shepherds as Avia escapes and unlocks the chains on Voyd's right leg and wrists. Lucille helps Voyd get on her back and runs to Edna's mansion. Avia follows her. The soldiers see them getting away and before they could stop them, Chuck comes out of nowhere and starts attacking them. As Voyd, Lucille, and Avia reach Edna's mansion, the super opens a portal and they go inside. She keeps the portal open for the other animals. After the animals were fighting the soldiers and shepherds, they went unconscious and the animals see Voyd's portal on the mansion. They immediately ran inside before Voyd closed it. "Where to now?" Avia asked "We can't let Miss E know that all of us are here!" Lucille began thinking as she looked around frantically. She finally says, "To the basement!". They run inside the hallway and find the room leading to the basement. They immediately go inside and hide. "How did they even know we were here?!" Kathleen asked. "There's no way they could've found us!" Avia began thinking. Outside, the army and shepherds regained consciousness. They saw that Voyd and the others had escaped. "Where did they go now, chief?" One soldier asked. Another soldier picked up his phone and saw where they went. "In that mansion over there!" He responded. "We got to get in there without Miss E knowing. Come on!" The army and shepherds run to the mansion and they see that the door was left open. They agree with each other and head inside quietly. They follow where the tracker was leading them to. "She appears to be in the basement." A soldier said. They head to the basement door and begin knocking. Inside, Avia was startled. "Open up! We know you're in there!" Come out now!" The soldier yelled outside. Voyd shook in fear. "What the heck?! How did they know we were in here?!" Kathleen asked. "Just how?!" "I don't know!" Avia replied. She looked at the others and Voyd, however something caught Avia's eye. "Wait a minute." She said. She walks up towards Voyd and stares at her collar. She looks at it very closely and sees a tiny camera. She then realized what the beeping in the red light was for. "Guys, this isn't just a shock collar." Avia said. "It's a tracking device. They put this thing on her that way they won't lose her in case she's far away. That's why they knew we were here. We gotta get this thing off of her." "But how? We don't know the secret code!" Kathleen said. "Now we're stuck in here, waiting for our unexpected fate to come! You might as well enjoy this moment right now, Avia, because you won't be having a second chance!" "Now don't give up just yet, Kathleen." Avia said. "Maybe we can figure this out. We just need to look at the code and think really hard of what it means." Chuck looked at the back and read the code. "Maybe.....looking for....a gem?" He wondered. "More than that..." Avia said. "More than that..." "Well, what is it then?!" Kathleen asked. Suddenly, the door is knocked down and the army and shepherds come down. "Freeze right there!" One soldier said. "I don't think so, young lady. Come with us right now." "Voyd! Do something! Hurry!" Avia yelled. But all Voyd could do was coward on the floor. "Voyd, what are you doing? Go! Fight! Now!" Avia urged. "I can't..." Voyd said. "Yes you can! Come on!" Avia yelled. Voyd just sat there, shaking and whimpering. The army started unloading their guns. "Miss, we're gonna give you five seconds to get over here." The soldier said. Lucille saw what was about to happen. As the soldier started to aim, Lucille jumped in front of Voyd as the gun shot her flank. "Lucille!" Avia screamed. Meanwhile, Edna heard everything and ran out of the suit room to the basement. Avia saw Lucille lying on the floor and grunting. Blood was streaming on the floor. Avia and Voyd looked at her helplessly. "Lucille..." Donatello said. "No..." Avia said. "Well, I wasn't expecting something like that. But hey, better to get that out of the way than waiting by the last minute. Right?" The soldier said. "Okay, now time for the real ending!" The soldier was about to catch Voyd when all of a sudden, Edna came in and said, "What is going on in here?!" The small woman then gasped when she saw Lucille. She quickly ran to her. "L...Lucille...." Edna said. She saw Lucille's face. It read that she was in pain. This broke Edna's heart. Her sadness immediately turned into anger. She went to the army and yelled, "GET OUT! GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!! NOW!!!!" She looked around and found a crowbar. She picks it up and yells, "GET! GO! NEVER RETURN!!!" She starts hitting one of the soldiers. That's when they start running away and out of the basement. "Well, guess this is a good time to get out of here!" Max said. "I agree with you!" Mitch said. "Let's go!" Moki said. The shepherds followed the army as they went out of the mansion. Edna walked up next to Lucille, who was grunting in pain. "Lucille..." Edna said. "Oh my darling...precious Lucille...." Lucille bleated weakly. "Don't worry, darling, I'll get some help." Edna said. "Where's the phone?! Does anybody have a phone?!" Avia went out of the basement and quickly found a phone. She goes back in the basement and gives Edna the phone. The small woman immediately dialed on it. Meanwhile, back at the vet, the nurse was taking care of Snarley, who felt like he was in heaven. The phone rings and the nurse picks it up. She answers and listens to the call. She responds quickly. She was about to go, but she looked at Snarley. She didn't want to leave him behind after all of the pain he went through. Snarley even appreciated everything the nurse did for him and it would be sad if his only true human guardian had left him behind like other humans did. So the nurse decided to bring Snarley along. They arrive at Edna's mansion and immediately head towards the basement. The nurse sees Lucille and begins treating her on the flank right away. Avia saw Snarley and smiled. "Snarley! It's so nice to see you again!" Avia said. "You too, Avia." Snarley replied. "You even look so much better than the last time I saw you." Avia said. "Well, you know, a veterinarian's gotta do what a veterinarian's gotta do." Snarley said. The snake looked and saw Voyd. His eyes widened. "Is this....her?" Snarley asked in amazement. "Yes. Long story." Avia said. "Snarley, this is Voyd. Voyd, this is Snarley." "It's so nice to meet you." Snarley said, slithering close to Voyd. The super immediately crouched in fear while shaking. It turned out that Voyd was also afraid of snakes as well. "Woah, woah, it's okay. I won't hurt you." Snarley said. "I'm a friendly guy." Voyd just stared at Snarley. "It's true, Voyd." Avia said. "He won't harm you." Voyd looked at Snarley for a second. She starts petting his head. She immediately calms down as she sees Snarley enjoying the message. "Yep. We found her." Avia said. "We had to take her here because she was in danger. She also got hurt. So, she's with us for a while." "Well, isn't she just the sweetest thing I have ever seen being a feared python!" Snarley said. Voyd laughed nervously. They suddenly hear Lucille moaning. They see the nurse with pinchers and on it was the bullet that shot her. "Okay, now all I have to do is close up the wound that way it won't get infected." The nurse said. She then started to put stitches on Lucille's flank. After the treatment was done, the nurse told Edna that she's going to be okay. Voyd looked at Lucille and immediately became depressed. The nurse saw Voyd and became shocked. She was about to say something until Voyd exited out of the basement. Avia started to feel bad for her again. She went out of the basement to catch up with Voyd. The others looked at Lucille. "Lucille?" Donatello said. "Don't worry, Donatello. I'll be fine." Lucille said. "They saved me just in time." Balthazar looked at Lucille in pity and layed right next to her snout in depression. "Thank you so much, nurse. I don't know what I would do without you since I'm an artist." Edna said. "It's always a pleasure." The nurse said. "Hey, since it's so late, why don't you make yourself at home here for a while?" Edna recommended. "Oh, you don't have to do that, Miss E. Really." The nurse said. "Come on. It's for the best since it's already getting dark outside and I know that you're getting tired already." Edna said. "It'll be fine." "Well, okay." The nurse said. So the animals, nurse, and Edna stayed together for a while until it was time to sleep. Meanwhile, in the bedroom, Voyd was lying on the bed feeling very depressed. Not only did she look depressed, but she also looked scared after the whole fiasco she and the others went through. She even felt bad for Lucille and blamed herself from the shot. Avia went inside the bedroom and hopped on the bed to check on Voyd. "Voyd, are you alright?" Avia asked. Voyd looked at Avia without saying anything, but a sigh. Avia went a little bit closer. "Voyd, you don't need to feel scared anymore." "But you saw them." Voyd said. "We all did. They almost captured me again." "Well, Voyd, you did have the opportunity to defeat them." Avia said. "You're a superhero and you could've easily beat them." "They're too powerful for me." Voyd said, her voice cracking. "I'm nothing but a weakling. I always seem to fail at everything no matter what I try to do. I can't defeat evil. It's too strong for me....you saw what happened to Lucille and it's all my fault......I'm a failure......" Voyd silently started to cry in her pillow. Avia looked at her in pity. "No, you're not Voyd." Avia said. "You are a winner. And I believe that you can defeat evil. You just need to have a bit more confidence in yourself. I believe that's what it is. You just need to let yourself know that you can do everything and that you are strong, smart, and brave. All you just need is to regain your confidence again and then you can defeat evil!" "But it's too strong for me..." Voyd said through tears. "No matter what I do, I always fail. And that scares me...I'm not sure if I'm ready to do this.....I'm still hurt after the fall....and now, I'm going to get in so much trouble since I'm with you now..." "You're gonna be okay, Voyd. I know you will because I have faith in everyone!" Avia said. "All you just need is more confidence in yourself. And When your leg heals up, I know you will be ready to face the world and challenge evil again. I guarantee it because you are a very strong and very brave super. I know you can do it." Voyd covered herself up in the blankets, leaving Avia feeling more pity in her. The cat decided to give Voyd some space as she went outside in the dark. She felt really bad for her. She didn't like seeing her favorite superhero so upset and downbeat. She wanted her to have faith in herself and to realize that she is strong and courageous. All she needed was confidence. "I know she's brave. I know she's strong. I know that she can defeat evil." Avia said to herself. "All she needs to do is find her confidence. But it's just too hard for her. I need to help her find it. But how?" "I think I might know someone who can help your problem." A voice said. "Who said that?" Avia asked. "Over here." The voice said again. Avia looked to see where the voice was coming from. Out of the bushes came a female white rabbit. Around her were bright brown spots. "Who are you?" Avia asked. "I'm Ramona." The rabbit replied. "And I was overhearing everything from inside to here. I'm here to help you with your problems." "Oh. Okay. Well, I'm Avia." Avia said. "You see, I found a superhero who has a bit of a confidence issue. Her name is Voyd." "Voyd." Ramona said. "Well, you're lucky because I happen to know about her. Where is she?" "In the bedroom." Avia replied. "But right now, I think she needs to be left alone for a while. It was a pretty hard day today." "I understand." Ramona said. "You see," Avia started. "We found her in New Urbem because she was kidnapped and missing for months. She also ended up having a broken leg. We took her here to give her time to recover, however, an army came and tried to take her. She couldn't seem to fight them because she was very scared. But I know she can defeat evil, she just needs to find confidence in herself." "Well, you're lucky tonight. Because I know someone who might help her regain her confidence." Ramona said. "You do? Who?" Avia asked. "His name is Diesel." Ramona replied. "He is a very courageous tiger who knows everything about Voyd and is willing to help her find her inner confidence. He lives in the Metroville Zoo. I can even help you guys get there." "Really? Well, thank you so much, Ramona." Avia said. "But like I said, Voyd has an injured leg and I don't want to give her too much pressure." "Don't worry, we'll make sure this goes easy and smooth." Ramona said. "Diesel completely understands that. We'll make sure she's comfortable." "But wait. You said he's a tiger." Avia said. "Voyd's a human. I'm not so sure about this encounter." "Diesel's a very trained, tamed, and well behaved tiger," Ramona said. "He won't harm her. She'll be safe. I promise." "Oh okay. Well, what time do you want us to be at the zoo?" Avia asked. "I'll be here in the morning, because this place has new carrots growing at 7:00." Ramona said. "So after I'm done eating, I'll be here waiting for you guys." "Okay. Well, that sounds like a plan to me." Avia said. "So, we'll meet you tomorrow then." "Okay, see you tomorrow and have a goodnight." Ramona said before hiding in the bushes. Avia hopped back inside the bedroom. She jumped on the bed and lied next to a sleeping Voyd while whispering, "Don't worry, Voyd. I got everything all figured out for you. I'll help you find your confidence. I promise." Avia then started to sleep with Voyd, waiting for another day to dawn on them. Tomorrow was going to be a big and challenging day.