Chapter Sixty: And the Penny Drops

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Previously on Penguin's Bird:

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CH56:

"If you must know, I think your dearest sister, aka, Dacey Strike has been brought back to life by Hugo Strange!" I shout back at her. She releases my collar and drops me.

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CH53:

"Dr Strange made some adjustments to this one just before Indian Hill collapsed. It'll work for sure," he states. His eyes linger on the woman for just a second longer until the sound of the machine awakens them both from their daydreams. 

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CH56:

"Oh my god, she's one of his creations..." she mutters and takes a step back.

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CH55:

  A black ink raven is bestowed on my skin. A tattoo. I never noticed that before. In fact, I haven't got a tattoo. I bring my other hand up and try rubbing away the bird but nothing happens. It doesn't disappear. Instead, when my hands touch the raven I notice the raven turn its head and look at me.  

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CH56:

  I wince slightly and turn my attention down to my shoulder and notice that underneath the Raven, a long vine of rose thorns is all along both the inside and outside of my arm running all the way up until the bottom of my middle finger. The line of thorns stops at the bottom of my wrist on the other side of my arm. 

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"Tabby don't worry, she's not a threat to anyone," Barbara says.

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Within seconds the man's facial expression falls and he drops to his knees in pain. I watch as the colour of his brown eyes fade to a grey and his skin turns paler. All the light within him is gone. I let go of his wrist gasping and cry out in pain as a single red rose tattoo with the initials R.T. appear on my arm.

"What have I done?" I question.

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"No! She's my sister. She may not remember who the hell I am but she is still my sister. And if that Strange has done something to her like he did my brother, then I want to know what," Tabitha snarls.

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"What are you planning on doing with her Barbara?" I hiss turning to her. She drops her sweet act and glares at me.

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CH58:

"My names Brendan, by the way," he says to me holding out his hand. I internally smirk and nod my head.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Brendan," 

"My names Ana,"

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