#kitty cornered

[thefandomlesbian]

If you're passing out free whiskey, they'll probably drink all you got.

"There's only one man here who's drunk and disorderly."

That's right, Matthew. Everybody knows a Comanche can't drink.

Simultaneously reaching for the same bottle... Exchanging eyes... The way Matt grins knowingly... The way even the extra looks at them... They are absolutely going home to get down and dirty.

[the-cat-family]

Catwoman & Stray 13

(Kitty Cornered Part 4)

Willem's guards dropped the wedding gown and raised their guns at the wild woman, "Not another move!!" One shouted, "No one strikes Prince Willem!" The other guard shouted.

"Really? Well check out the carpet, Slappy!" Selina chided as Prince Willem rose to stifle his guards, "NO...No one is to harm her!" One of Willem's guards piped up, but Willem silenced him, "She is to be my princess!" He said inching closer to the on guard Selina, "You possess the spirit I have always sought after in a woman. Share the thrown with me. Wear the swan crown as my princess." He said speaking like a man would to his pet.

"You're a few sandwiches short of a picnic, Willi." She snarked, "Your throne is in hock to the Corsican mob. You don't even have a country to govern anymore. I'm the one who stole the crown and fenced it back to your former Soviet satellite countrymen. They, nor I, want you." Selina said with a smug smirk.

Willem kicked the dress to her feet, "You will be my bride. You will put on that dress. And you will join me for the ceremony downstairs. And once we are man and wife you will steal the swan crown back for us! You have no choice." Willem said preparing to leave his future brides chambers.

"Really?" Selina said with a snarl.

"Really..." Willem responded. At that point two hulking women were introduced, "Hildi and Krystal will see to it that you are prepared and dressed. Gentlemen, let us leave the women to their duties." Willem said taking his leave along with his guards.

"First you, bathe...then we dress you." Both women said in unison, "LIKE HELL!!" Selina said being dragged kicking and screaming. Within seconds Selina was thrown into a very large bathtub.

Selina poked her head out of the warm waters of her bath after a few seconds passed, "Fine..." She said calculatingly, "Give me a few minutes to myself....ok?"

Hildi and Krystal left, as they did Stray and Nightclaw entered through the window, "Well if it isn't the grand priestess of Europe." Nightclaw said folding his arms, "Fancy digs ya got here, Sel." Stray said with his hands akimbo.

Happiness and pride swept over Selina, "You miserable sons of..." She bit her lip getting out of the tub, "I feel like everyone and their mother's after me....save for the Bat..which is a relief. How did you guys find me?" She said checking the window for any sort of activity or way out.

"Oh ya know, sleuthing, late night interrogations, endless hours scouring Gotham for answers." Nightclaw said looking at his claws, "Holly found a little blurb on a news scroll pertaining to you and the Swan Crown, we followed the lead to Castle Daumont and Daumont to here." Stray said winking at Selina, "Ain't that what I said?" Nightclaw shot back.

"Calm down Laurel and Hardy...Anyone else around here?" Selina asked her strays with a small smirk. She was elated to see them, but getting out of here with everyone's 9 lives still in tact was her priority, "Oh yeah...we skirted past some angry looking fellas. Sounded like they had it in for your future husband." Stray said while Nightclaw snickered.

*Vachani...Corsican mob...Oh darn.* Selina thought, "And there was what sounded like a helicopter in the distance." Nightclaw said looking at Selina and reading her body language. Selinas eyes widened *Galiant is out for blood...* Nightclaw looked at Selina with a confused glare, "Cat...is there something you're not telling us?" Nightclaw said as he started to hear voices nearing the door.

 All three of the cats headed to a hiding place as the door opened. Hildi and Krystal had returned, "Come, come fraulein...Enough bath time. We shall dress you now!" Nightclaw was the first to spring, "That accents gotta go, Pollyanna." His feet met with Hildi's face. Strays whip snapped around Krystals neck and he yanked her into the giant bath tub. Hildi grabbed Nightclaw, and Krystal grabbed Strays whip and within seconds all four of them were into the tub.

Selina knew the boys could handle their own, but just to be on the safe side, she slipped out of her nightgown and into her Catwoman costume. She then dove in to save her two kittens. She grabbed Hildi and Krystals heads and smashed them both together, a smile on her happy face, "Boys...lets get married." She said grabbing the boys by their collars, "Wait...where's my maid of honor?" Selina said getting into her wedding dress.

Nightclaw and Jason rolled their eyes, "She's listening in. We told her about what's going on and she wanted to sit this one out." Stray said. Catwoman nodded, "I don't blame her...The short of it is that the Corsican mob and the no-name spy agency that I resigned from...Are all about to shoot this place up. The Corsican Mob for Willem...the spy agency for me. Listen to me, both of you...it's going to get hairy in their. These guys are no joke and will shoot to kill. If you want to stay...tell Holly to ready a getaway vehicle or get into the one you both came in on. I'll fend for myself...Nightclaw don't get too big for your britches and Stray pick up the pace. I've no intention of losing anyone today. We're going to get out and we're going on one hell of a vacation afterwards. Ok?" Catwoman said laying it into Nightclaw and Stray as to the severity of this situation. They nodded in agreement.

"Let's go, kids." 

'

"Where is she?" Prince Willem asked concerned, "I will bring her to you my liege." One of his guards said. At that moment a woman in the wedding dress started down the aisle tracking water with her every step.

"Radiant...you are radiant, my love. A vision." Willem said examining his bride, "Allow me to-AHH!!" Willem raised the veil and shrieked at what he saw...It was Catwoman.

"Surprised, Princey??!! You shouldn't be! Now you and I are going for a walk and it ain't going to be down the aisle." Catwoman said holding a pistol at Willems stomach that was veiled by the bouquet of flowers, "Picked up this piece, was unsure if it was loaded or not, but do you really want to take the-" Catwoman was interrupted by a guard who was alerting Willem of the incoming storm into the castle.

*That's the one thing that happens at every wedding...Someone always shows up late.* Catwoman thought using her cat gauntlet to spring her to the rafters. She took the gun and fired a shot into the stained glass. *I almost wish this wedding had someone filming it. If this is what the ceremony is like I'm not sticking around for the reception, and this is supposed to be the happiest day of a girls life?...I'm staying single!!* Catwoman thought as she examined the room from the rafters for her strays and didn't see any hint that they were there. Catwoman crashed through the stained glass window and lucky for her caught a gargoyle rather than plummeting a few hundred feet. *I'm not getting in line for this ride again.* Catwoman thought before taking her whip and leaping off the building. She sliced her gown to shreds, caught a gargoyles head with her whip and swung her way to the castle parking lot.

The Corsican mob and Galiant's troops were having a shoot out in the wedding hall. The sound of the helicopter was getting closer. *Live fast, love hard, die young...Leave a good smelling corpse.* Catwoman thought as she finally landed on a sill that she could get her bearings on. *So Galiant and his boys are playing sore loser...I'm gonna have to finesse my way out of my little deal with them.* Catwoman thought looking up at the helicopter which was now focused more squarely on the wedding hall.

*Sounds like Desert Storm going off in there. Galiants going to get me if he has to blow this place up stone, by stone. They're not going to give me up without a fight...I'll just have to think this out from a safe distance.. I hope the Strays got outta there ok...* Catwoman thought as she creeped along the castle til she she found the vehicles. She jumped into one and hot wired it in record time, "You are so predictable..." Nightclaw said popping out from the back seat.

Catwoman took a deep breath and sighed, "You rascals...hold onto your kibbles and bits. It's going to get crazy." Catwoman say gunning the engine and taking off like a shot with her strays safely in the back seat. The helicopter started chasing after Catwoman and the Strays. *Chopper is swinging in front of us...Coming in for the kill...Maybe I can slip under the guns...y'know if I stay on the road. Now would be a good time for a miracle.*

Stray crouched down and picked up a sniper rifle from Willems collection. He had assumed it was already loaded and made a Hail Mary shot at the propeller of the helicopter. Surprisingly enough it connected and the helicopter fizzled and crashed, "I am so hot for you right now!" Nightclaw said tackling Stray in the back seat of the car the two of them in a passionate lip lock.

"I swear one second he's Bette Davis, the next second Joan Crawford...pre-Mommy Dearest." Catwoman said driving briskly down the mountain side.

'

"So what's next?" Holly asked Selina as they lounged on beach chairs; Jason and Dick wrestled in the water. 

"Who knows? I'm free, but for how long? We have to start thinking long term, but for now...We take it one day at a time." Selina said sipping on a coconut with a little purple umbrella in it.

Selina put her glasses over her eyes, Holly continued reading her book and Jason and Dick rested in each others arms, all of them drinking in the sun.

~The End~

NEXT ISSUE: While Catwoman is away in Ochoguay slipping through the clutches of Galiants team of blockheads, Nightclaw takes center stage. Will he get into more trouble now that Catwomans away? Will he try and take on the big bad bat? Will he take Stray out for a night on the town? 

STAY TUNED!!!

The Cat Family. 2014. Catwoman and Company are all owned by DC comic inc. Please support the official release. This is a work of fan-fic.

[the-cat-family]

Catwoman & Stray 12

(Kitty Cornered Part 3)

*Casing a score. Designing the break-in and getaway...usually this is fun, but not this time. I'm on salary...a working girl. Christ help me...I'm a glorified civil servant working for a no-name spy agency while they hold my life in their hands. I only wish I was being melodramatic. They implanted a devious device that can pump cyanide into my bloodstream if I step out of line. They're sitting out there with their nasty little fingers on the button. Pulling my strings.* Catwoman thought as she was flitting around Paris recalling the last few weeks.

'

The planning for the trip to Castle Daumont, more or less a nearby town went as follows, Holly wanted to a room with a view, Dick wanted a room closed off from people so they could work better without any peeping toms, Jason wanted the bickering about the room to stop, "Could we just focus on the matter at hand and worry about the room when we get there?" Jason said with his bags completely packed.

Dick lugged his his bags to the living room following Jason, "Well maybe if you told Fraulein Maria that the hills are NOT alive with the sound of music that would be perfect! This isn't a vacation, this is a covert mission to rescue Catwoman." He barked brushing his hair out of his face.

"Oh come awn!!" Holly groaned playing caboose to two Strays, "A new country, a new adventure, rescuing Selina from...whatever it is that's captured her!...This is exciting...and I kind of want to enjoy my time there, but this is serious business I know!" Holly said smiling sweetly.

Dick looked over to Jason sneering with a raised eyebrow. Jason looked haplessly confused. He closed his eyes and shook his head. Dick smirked, "Holly...you're not going to Hollywood, or Las Vegas and you won't be the next American Idol...You can tour the town and that's it. This is business not pleasure!" Dick said taking the lead and walking out the door to the stairs. They all were in clothing typical of their attitudes. Jason in a formfitting red sweater with tight jeans and denim fingerless gloves. Holly in a black tight pair of yoga pants and a fuschia sweater with a black tank top underneath. Dick in a form fitting black t-shirt with a black trenchcoat, black tight jeans, and his black Stray gloves. He lowered his glasses as he stepped into the Gotham night along with his two comrades."

'

Selina's score was simple, steal a painting that's fake, "Your first mission was a success, Kitten. Your reward is a business trip to Paris." Galiant said tossing Selina papers and blueprints about the museum where the painting was held.

"This is all terrific, Dave, but if you don't mind I'd like to get a sense for the place I'm casing...I want to know what it smells like." Selina said knowing full well that her abilities were going to be put to use and not just some papers with routes on them.

"But everything's here!" Whined Galiants partner, "Hey!...You're not the one who has to go in, Shappy!" Selina snapped back, "I hate painting jobs." Selina said eyeing the picture of the painting she was ordered to steal, "You have to baby a painting. They're hard to conceal and transport. One little tear and the value drops!" Selina said tossing the papers away.

"That won't be a problem." Shappy said side eyeing Selina, "Oh really?" Selina spat back, "The one you're going after is a fake." Galiant said. Selina looked at Galiant incredulously, "Huh?" Selina asked with her eyebrows raised.

"We have the original. It'll be "recovered" at a stolen art bust in Hong Kong three months from now." Galiant said with a smirk on his face. Selinas look continued to sour, "Is this the part where I ask about the hell you want with a fake painting?" Selina said folding her arms, "It's all about ex-nazis and the looting of Holland in 1940 and clearing a Romanian of war crimes in exchange for Hard data on Koreas nuke program. I don't want to bore you...or is curiosity killing the kitten?" Galiant said with a smug grin.

*I didn't want to give that jackass the satisfaction of a remark.* Catwoman said thinking back to her meeting with Galiant and Shappy as she saw guards with dogs. *That wasn't in the paperwork Dave gave me. They're probably let in after hours too.* Catwoman thought skulking to the rooftops. *I've seen enough...Now to make up my shopping list and get back to work....Some vacation!* Catwoman thought taking her whip and swinging her way home.

'

Unpacking, Dick, Holly, and Jason found their little hovels to stay in. Jason stayed on a fold out couch. Dick and Holly got the queen sized beds, "Now that we're settled...Holly you get the blueprints to the castle, I need ins and outs. Jason, you're coming with me. We're gonna explore this little palace and get a better sense of what and whom we're dealing with. This Prince Willem sounds like a pretentious clown, but one who definitely knows how to fight and probably has his castle under lock and key. Suit up, handsome its gonna get interesting." Dick said beginning to strip and suit up into his Stray costume and Jason followed suit.

By the time they reached the castle it was night time and Jason and Dick rode up to the castle on a motorbike, "Anyone ever tell you, your biking abilities are abysmal?" Dick asked Jason as he hopped off the bike, "Well if you stopped grabbing my crotch every time we hit a hard bump the ride would've been a bit smoother." Jason spat back.

"Tch" Dick exclaimed examining the castle...Welp, definitely looks like Cat was here...The place looks a little beat up save for the new door and curtains. I wanna get a closer look." Nightclaw said taking his whip and snapping to some gargoyles to peer inside the glass panes. Jason sighed, unsheathed his claws and began climbing. The stones were great place holders and his claws fit nicely into the grooves, "Must you be so obnoxious when you move?" Jason asked in a snobbish accent trying to mimic Dick.

Dick smirked, "It's called stayle, Stray...some of us have it..." He then looked Jason up and down, "Some of us...haven't." Nightclaw said with a smile. Jason rolled his eyes as he sheathed his claws, "So do you want to go in separate directions...or wait for Holly to report to us with bluepr-" Jason was cut off by Holly coming over the system with the information they needed.

"Just the same, Holly i think we're going to sniff the place out a bit." Nightclaw said unlocking the window and slipping in. He fell to the floor gracefully and silently. The whole place seemed like there was a shoot out with bullets holes and torn paintings. just based on the foyer. Stray snuck up behind Nightclaw and held his arms together behind his back and quickly let go. Nightclaw swung around startled and annoyed, "This isn't the time for that!" Nightclaw whispered loudly.

Nightclaw then head what sounded like a scuffle between a man and a woman. The mans voice was that of an aristocrat, "That must be Prince Willem." Jason said folding his arm. And the womans voice was that of a harsh southern belle, "That must be Reba." Nightclaw said with a light chuckle. The two kittens skulked their way into the shadows of the surrounding area. It looked like Prince Willem had business with some dark looking folks.  Nightclaw and Stray overheard that Willem was obsessed with Catwoman and that he wanted to marry her. His girlfriend didn't appreciate the sound trouncing she was given and slapped the Prince across the face. She stormed out and in walked two men, who Nightclaw and Stray both found out, were paid by Willem to kidnap Catwoman. They had a lead, and Nightclaw and Jason were going to try to follow up on it. This was going to be big, very big. Both Stray and Nightclaw knew that they were either going to have to find Selina as soon as possible or wait for her to be kidnapped and picked up that way, but the spies that originally kidnapped her were going to be wanting to find her as well. *My god this is making my head hurt!* Nightclaw thought thinking about everything that was going to be transpiring in the next few hours.

Nightclaw flashed his claws signaling to Stray and both of them swept off back to Holly.

'

*Tonights the night* Catwoman thought carting her bag full of gadgets and gizmos.*Nothing to worry about, no seismics, the locks are Wollworths and can be opened with a wish, but they saved a ton on locks...and put it towards dog food. that's twice in a week I've had to deal with Doggies...and that's only half bad* Catwoman thought as she tossed 3 steaks onto the ground for the dogs to devour. One decided against it and stayed the corse towards Catwoman. *There's an over achiever in every group...or maybe hes a vegetarian. Doggies here so that means they left a pet path through the sonics array. Thank goodness those steaks are laced with seconal.* Catwoman said dodging the dog. *Can't stand and make a run for it or I interrupt the sonic grid. Another night another tight spot.* Catwoman thought lastly.

'

"They're planning on doing what!?" Holly shouted. "The gist of it is that these guys hired Catwoman, Catwoman stole the crown and it shows up through this spy agency. Someone put two and two together, because Prince Willem was unable to, and now they want to kidnap Catwoman...which means Catwoman is going to be forced to marry this Prince." Jason said while Dick was still reeling with hysterics, "Could you imagine!?!" Dick said bounding to his feet from laughing on the floor, "Selina...walking down the aisle...with that Prince??!!...Hopefully he's not stupid enough to put her in a white gown!!" Dick said on the verge of laughing his brains out.

Jason slapped Dick as hard as he could, "Why are you laughing? This isn't a joke...someone is trying to play hot potato with Selina, but instead of letting go they try to hold onto her for as long as they can without getting burned...or worse." Jason said being serious as hes ever been.

"Holly we're going to need a distraction for tomorrow. Get one of Selinas costumes and get a thick southern accent ready. Dick me and you are going to scour that palace until we find Selina...right now we wait til morning. This isn't a game anymore, if one or more men want to get their hands on Selina there's no telling what they'll do to get her." Jason said heading to his room and prepped for the day ahead.

Dick was massaging his face and looked at Holly who felt sympathetic towards Dick, "Seems the time for joking will have to be saved for after we get Selina safely back home...Get some rest...tomorrows going to be a fun day." Holly said getting into her nightclothes and slipping into her bed.

'

At this point in the evening Catwoman had managed to escape the dogs, get into the safe where the paintings were hid and realized that all signals were cut off inside the holding the safe. and then into the safe within the safe. She waited until the jobbie that Shappy had gotten for her did its job and crack the electronic code. The machine beeped, "Fantastic." Catwoman purred. She leapt to her feet and punched in the 7 digit code speaking the words, "3, 3, 8, 5, 9, 7, 6..." the sfe unlocked, "....Like silk" Once inside she looked around. The lights were on *Dusty old painting and musty old books.* Catwoman thought eyeing everything. *Now comes the tricky part...* Catwoman thought with a slick smirk.

She closed the safe door behind her cutting off all communication and electronic capabilities. Galiant couldn't detonate that cyanide pill.if the electronic part of the connection was shut off. *Like a fridge the light goes off when you shut the door.* Catwoman thought turning on her lens lights. *Here's where I find out if that gadget can be detonated through 3 layers of pierced steel and concrete...if I'm wrong it's goodbye cruel world.* Catwoman thought slicing into her skin and removing the bloody piece of equipment that could've easily killed her. She closed the wound and felt this immense sense of freedom. *Closed the wound for now, but the important thing is...I'm free!* She thought painting a goodbye message on the painting telling Dave to shove it. *Can't quit without giving notice.* She thought with a smile.

Catwoman walked out of the safe to a blinding light. Within seconds she was tased, knocked out, and taken away by Prince Willems men. Willems van pulled off just as Galiant pulled up.

The next morning Selina woke up to find herself in a gorgeously furnished bedroom, her costume hanging on a hook. She quickly got up and examined her surroundings, "Great...So heaven looks like a hot chocolate commercial." Selina said as she heard Prince Willem as he stood in the door way with his compatriots, "No need to be frightened my dove. While your cat costume is quite fetching. Its hardly appropriate for our wedding day!" He said presenting Selina with a white gawdy wedding dress. Selina stood there mouth ajar...*What in hell?* Selina thought lastly.

NEXT ISSUE: You're cordially invited to the wedding of Catwoman and Prince Willem...Formal attire is mandatory. With the Strays hot on Selinas trail it won't be long until Galiant and his team fight to reclaim and kill Catwoman. Will the Strays be able to save their Feline Matriarch? Will Galiant pull all the stops for this wedding? And who's going to catch the bouquet?

STAY TUNED!!

The Cat Family. 2014. Catwoman and company are owned by DC Comics Inc. please support the official release. This is a work of fanfiction.

[the-cat-family]

Catwoman & Stray 11

(Kitty-Cornered Part 2)

"This won't hurt a bit...Not one bit." A physician spoke as he sutured the last little bit of Selina's skin. After Galiant, or as Catwoman calls him "Dave", struck Selina she was drugged, once again and was now waking up on an operating table. Still a touch too groggy to fight back, Selina was taken into a small room with a double sided mirror.

Selina came too with a splitting headache, "What the hell..." Selina said feeling an itching sensation coming from her arm.

"It'll itch like hell for a few days." Dave said, "What did you do to me??" Selina said glowering at her captor, "Just a little insurance policy for your new boss. It's a cyanide capsule attached to this adorable little chemical detonator powered by your own body heat...Neat huh? You step out of line and your ticket will be cancelled like that." Dave said snapping his finger.

Selina rose from her bed and spat at Dave, "And what if it goes of by accident? I'm assuming you didn't hire me for a desk job." She grit her teeth genuinely concerned of a mishap that could end up killing her.

Dave left and Catwoman threw a bottle of perfume at the door, "Not like it's my scent anyway." *Much as I wanna call the kids i know I'm being watched...* Selina thought taking a tube of lipstick and writing a very vulgar phrase to the two individuals watching her from the opposite side of the mirror.

'

Things weren't easy over at Maison Des Chats. Nightclaw was feverishly looking for any information in the east end about Selina's whereabouts, Holly was getting stressed with the constant bickering between Dick and Jason, and Jason just joined this gang of thieves and feels like the runt of the litter, "I've asked almost every crook, mugger, and prostitute if they've heard anything...and have come up empty, but I was offered a job as a male escort..Not a bad way to start off the week." Dick said taking his mask off and flopping on the sofa, "Any leads, Holly?"

Holly was busy clacking away on the computer trying to find any information she could from news articles, trash rags, and police reports, "I don't think I'm going to get in unless I can hack into the GCPD files." Holly sighed, "I wouldn't turn away that escort offer, if Selina's not coming back we made need some way to score some extra cash."

Dick slapped the back of Holly's head, "I can still steal, you airhead." Holly got up and tackled Dick to the ground, "Didn't anyone ever tell you it's not right to hit a girl." Holly said cat slapping Dick, but doing so out of sheer frustration, "I don't know, show me a girl and I'll reconsider." Dick said trying hard not to fight back, "Let me go get a mirror, so you can look at your self!" Holly said trying to release her aggressions, but Dick was just blocking most of her attacks.

"Uh...Guys?" Jason said trying to break up the little spat between Dick and Holly, "Yo, guys!" He said getting louder, "HEY!" Jason finally shouted loud enough for the two to stop their petty quarreling, "I hacked into the GCPD. Just needed to break down the firewall, reroute the encryptions so it doesn't look like an outside source is hacking the system, and also knowing that Harvey Bullocks favorite food is doughnuts. I'm literally working under his computer operating system." Jason said smiling like he did something so right that they have to pin medals on his chest.

Holly sprang off of Dick and kissed Jason on the cheek, "You're brilliant!!" Holly took over the reigns and was going to have to seriously smarten up when it comes to computer hacking. Dick got up from the floor and patted Jason on the back, "Nice job. Where did you learn to hack like that?"

"When my dad wanted information on which drug dealer had a few months left of jail time he taught me how to do it as way of saying, congrats, pal, you're working for your old man now...I don't really want to talk about it, but yeah." Jason said feeling awkward, but proud he was able to do this for the gang.

"OK!!" Holly erupted, "She was taken in, but never booked. Her birth record and everything else looks to be elimnated because they have little to nothing on her. In fact they have her listed as Jane Doe - Catwoman. She was captured and released. And-uh-oh." Holly said with a grimace.

"What is it!?" Dick said as he saw Holly's expression, "She was released into the custody of FBI. This is not good. Jason do you think you can hack into their system?" Holly questioned sternly.

Jason gulped, "I can give it my best shot, but I don't know if this computer can handle it." Jason said as he moved to the computer to try and hack into the FBI system.

'

"This is the princes home in Transbelvia. Willem Augen Kapreallian. Daumont, as it's called, is in the Mediterranean off the coast of the French Riviera. Still a lot of old money, but Willi is doing his best to spend all of it. He also owes the Corsican mafia an alarmingly large amount of money and will probably sell the crown off to them as payment." Galiant was instructing Catwoman and was prattling on and on about political positions and the crown with which Prince Willi was about to sell and how that was the object Catwoman was to steal.

"Spare me the poli-sci lecture, Dave...Just tell me how I'm getting there and what to pack. I'll do the rest." The feline purred behaving much more cooperatively. Selina was a lot of things, but she was still a damn good thief and any opportunity to steal and get paid for doing what you love...*isn't work at all.* Catwoman thought licking her lips.

A helicopter ride and three rings of defense later Catwoman was just outside the Daumont castle, but unfortunately the mafia had gotten to the castle as Catwoman was about to enter her own way. *This is the worst kind of luck. I like casing my own joint, doing things my way, and what happens? Some yo-yo's in bad shirts and dirty pants decide to make a mess of things, well...Vachani, my dear, you are a welcomed distraction.* Catwoman thought as she creeped about the castle. While Vachani was threatening Willem, Catwoman cut the power. *It adds to the chaos...and I do so love chaos.* Catwoman thought as she used her lenses to help her see in the dark. *Light intensification on the lenses. The castle becomes a playground that I feel like I've been to too many times. Galiants specs are on point.* With one last swing into the holding chamber Catwoman found the swan crown. *Since I cut the power, should be a cake walk from here on out.* Catwoman said judging by the crowns placement and stand.

She picked the crown up and it must've triggered a secondary alarm system cause "WOOP" was echoing throughout the castle, "GREAT!" Catwoman shouted. *Can't get caught...Galiant will pull the trigger on that little poison pill in my arm and-* "Unf!" Catwoman and Willem collided with each other. Catwoman was caught off guard by Willem who saw her with his crown, "THIEF!" Willem shouted brandishing his rapier, "CREEP!" Catwoman shouted back grabbing another rapier.

Willem scoffed, "You should surrender, I was top of my class in fencing." Catwoman rolled her eyes meeting with Willems blade with hers, "What an amazing coincidence I was top of my class at fighting dirty."

Willem stood tall, "Very well then...En Garde." He said pretentiously lunging forward, Catwoman parried, "POSTE!" Willem flamboyantly yelled. Catwoman met both attancks with a parry and a lunge of her own until their hilts met, "You fight beautifully. What an extraordinary woman you are." Willem said licking his chops.

Catwoman smiled seductively, "Really? Well you are an extraordinary-" Catwoman let go of her hold, kneed Willem in his groin, and right hooked his face, "Sucker!....Touche' handsome and thanks for the workout." Catwoman said booking to the exit with the crown in hand. *Timetables tight, better be heading in the right direction.* Catwoman said getting her mylar balloon ready to signal to Galiant. *Better have the watches synchronized* Catwoman thought as she inflated the balloon in seconds and sent it flying.

Soon as she sent it flying, Willem came back for round two, "I already took the crown handsome...Let it go." Catwoman said waiting patiently, but really being cornered isn't something Catwoman wasn't exactly comfortable with, "You will not leave with it!"

"You want it so badly you're willing to sell it to pay off your gambling debts?" Catwoman said hearing the sound of a helicarrier. *Music to my ears.*

"This is my birthright I would never sell it! You've lost, feline...You are now my prisoner." He said with a prideful smile, "Guess again, King Ding." Catwoman said watching as Galiants hellicarrier neared the castle, "HOW!?" Willem gasped.

"I've got my reservation, sweetcakes...Now all I need is the ticket." Catwoman said taking her whip and snapping it around the crown. She hooked herself to the wire being pulled up by the hellicarrier. With the crown in her possession Catwoman could mark the Swan Crown off of her bucket list, "Might want to think about taking up golf, Willi. Could be a game you actually win." She said blowing him a kiss as she was pulled into the hellicarrier, "I'll have you dragged back to me, Feline...Mark my words...I'll find you." Willem vowed as Catwoman was taken higher and further away.

After a little banter with Galiant, Selina was a million dollars richer, "You have to stop reminding me I'm a working girl, Dave, it's unbecoming." Catwoman said with a sneer.

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Jason was fast working to get into the FBI system and it was proving more difficult than he imagined, but Dick was getting more information on foot, not that Dick would say he was, "It's aggravating how many firewalls they have on this thing. You see people hacking into the FBI everyday...I told you this computer wasn't going to be able to handle it." Jason said trying not to get too angry or frustrated. Dick came back from a night of interrogating and came back with a small helping of information.

"Still no luck with the FBI?" Dick asked. Jason turned to him and shook his head. Dick sighed, "Any news, Holly?" Holly turned around and sighed, "Nothing yet. How about you?" Dick looked at her and chuckled, "She's not in the country. The guys who were after the blade Selina was after were hired by an outside source, probably the same that Selina was hired by. I was unable to have any leads to who this mystery person was, but I know that Selina is still working, but outside the united states. Wherever these guys took her, she's being used for her thieving skills...obviously...If I know Selina she's probably calling most of the shots and raising hell." Dick said watching Jason and Holly nod in agreement as they went back to their respective information retrieval.  

Holly was watching the news and keeping an eye on the scrolling bar. Hilariously enough the news was proving more informative than either Dicks or Jasons efforts., "GUYS!!" Holly yelled.

Jason and Dick perked up, "Selina's at Castle Daumont or was...She stole the swan crown and was picked up by an unknown hellicarrier. Jason look up Castle Daumont and the swan crown. If we can figure out what happened there, we can find our Cat and hopefully bring her home."

Holly sprang from her seat and began packing most of her stuff, "Dick, get your things, we're going to Castle Daumont...Jason get as much information as you can." Holly said barking orders, but everyone was listening, "Lets go get our Selina." Holly said lastly.

NEXT ISSUE: Catwoman is still working for Galiant and being pursued by not only her Strays, but Prince Willem. Will Catwoman be able to save her skin long enough to pull off the jobs that Galiant wants? Wille The Strays be able to find the feline fatale before Willem does? And is Willem plotting something bigger for Catwoman than just finding her and getting his crown back?

STAY TUNED!!!

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