Penguin's Majesty

21. Throwing Threats and Playing Games

After a few more rounds she found Oswald was surprisingly good at this game. She had only won once out of the four games they played. They were about to play another round when a man with gray hair and a suit came in.

"Mr. Cobblepot someone has requested your presence in the sitting room."

"Tell them to go away."

"Of course sir." He said.

However a couple minutes later and a man stormed in with the butler trying to remove him from the premises. Oswald and Isabelle jumped from their seats abruptly. And moved away from the table they were playing at.

"Hello Oswald!" The man grinned cheekily.

Edward the dog, who had been resting on the floor in from of the fireplace, had ran toward the man, and began nipping at the man's feet.

"Get away!" The man said almost kicking the dog.

"Edward! Here! Now!" The dog scurried to Oswald and leaped into his arms.

"So you named your dog after me?" The man questioned.

Isabelle stood closer to Oswald clutching his arm. She was nearly hidden behind him. She leaned and whispered in his ear.

"Who is he Oswald?"

"Hello old friend." Oswald said without a smile as he stood rigidly.

"Ah and who is this?" Said the man.

"Leave her out of this. She has no business with you."

"But she has with you? Interesting."
The man stepped closer to the two.

Isabelle began panicking. She began looking for ways out that wouldn't startle it alert the man.

"Oswald may I be excused for a moment?"

"Of course where are you going?"

"To the bathroom."

"Oh yes. It's down the hall, upstairs, and on the second door to your left. There you will find a bedroom and the bathroom with it. I had it set up for you before you woke up this morning."

"Thank you Oswald."

"Not so fast." The man turned to her fetching a gun from inside his suit.

She stopped frightened. Like a deer caught in the headlights.

"Ed she has no business! Let her use the bathroom she is not going to try anything! She can not harm you she has nothing to do with this! Let her go!"

"If you insist but as soon as you're finished Miss I expect you to join us once more."

"O-of course!" She squeaked ans ran for the hall way.

*Isabelle's POV*

I followed Oswald's directions and used the bathroom. However when I was finished I ran further down the hall. And found a library. I grabbed a few books and looked through them for names. Unsatisfied I went to find a dictionary. Nothing. I found a computer in near the back of the library. I googled names for birds.

Don't ask me why. I just felt the need to do so. I wanted to be like penguin. What ever his real name is... I don't know. But I found it odd and unique that people her were being named after animals. And birds... well do I need to explain the symbolism?  Birds could fly therefor they were free. And that's all I ever wanted to be. Was free. I didn't belong in a cage. And neither do they.
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Google: bird names for girls?

Bird names
Species of birds, and other classifications

Baby names for girls
Newborn? Here's a list of names for your baby girl!

Reddit
I just got a new bird what should I name it?!

Girl names that mean bird or deal....
Girl names that mean bird or deal with birds!
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I clicked the last one.

I scrolled through and found one I liked and could make a nickname for.

Lusciana Swann.

Swann was a good last name and besides she always liked Elizabeth Swann from "Pirates of the Caribbean"!
So she had her new name.

And she could be called Lucy as a nickname! It was perfect!

She ran back downstairs and by Oswald's side.

"What took you so long?" The man asked almost looking angry.

"I don't think you want to know..." I said.

I came up with an easy excuse, and a believable one at that. The excuse was: I was taking a shit. And nobody wants to know that kind of information so I was safe from him asking.

He narrowed his eyes at me. But he brushed it off.

"What's your name?" He asked me.

"I..."

"She doesn't have to tell you ed!"

"Oh I think she does." He smirked "who has the gun?"

"You do" I answered for Oswald.

"Correct."

"I'm Lusciana Swann. But my friends call me Lucy." I said bravely.

I had finally found the courage to bite back. Since the experimentation I had become a shell of the feisty girl I once was. But none the less I was protective of what's mine. Such as my home that I was letting Ivy and her friends use.

And I was also extremely confident when I wasn't in my human form. Only because no one knew who I was.

But now I had a new name. I would make a new name for myself. And soon everyone would know that Lusciana Swann was someone to be feared.