The Trickiest Trick

 

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Mark of the Fox

Sinopa walked along the damp sidewalk. She had her right hand on her backpack strap while her left hand was down holding her younger sisters hand. She tilted her head to the left to glance at her sister. Her sister wore black leggings and black boots with a red rain jacket covering her shirt. The hood of her red rain jacket was up covering her face. But a little bit of her red hair showed. While Sinopa wore black leggings, black boots but also wore an orange rain jacket. Her jacket hood was also up covering her face and her red hair. The two girls continued to walk down the sidewalk and Sinopa's sister said,

" Opal, I miss our mommy." Sinopa didn't look at her sister when she answered,

" I know, I do to Rose and we will all miss her very much. But you have to understand that she's not coming back." Sinopa heard Rose reply, saying,

" Yeah, I know." All of a sudden, two men wearing black hats and all black clothing including gloves, came from behind a stack of brown wooden crates. They both had their arms crossed and they stood right in front of them. One of them said,

" Hi girls, did you have a good day at school?" under the hood, Sinopa frowned and narrowed her eyes. She gripped her sisters hand and pulled Rose behind her. Sinopa backed up as she heard the other man say,

" I hear you miss your mommy little one, but let me tell you something, you can see your mommy again. Would you like that?" Sinopa felt her sister wrap her hands around her waist tighter. Sinopa narrowed her eyes under her hood and said,

" No! she is not going with you." The second man took a few steps back before saying,

"I beg to differ." All of a sudden, Sinopa felt Rose's grasp start to slip. She grabbed on tighter as she turned around and saw two other men wearing black hats, gloves and outfits pulling her sister away from her. Sinopa tried to pull her sister back to her but the first two men started to grab her arms and pull her back. Sinopa tried to struggle out of their grasp but they where too strong. Then she got the idea of using their strength against them, but she had to get rid of one of them first. Sinopa acted as if she was trying to pull her left elbow away then she came back hard and hitting her elbow into the mans chest. The man let go and that was the perfect time for Sinopa to raise her foot and kick him in the stomach then stomp on his foot. The man now lay curled up on the ground. She then quickly said to the other man who had grabbed both of her arms,

" Let's see how flexible you are." She then did a back flip in the air above the man who still held on to her arms. But when she landed she pulled her arms down making the man who tried to stay on his feet bend down making himself look like an arched bridge. Slowly Sinopa bent down farther all till he was crying in pain and he let go of Sinopa's arms which made him fall to the ground. Sinopa looked up from the two crumpled up figures of the kidnappers at the street in front of her which was nearly deserted. Sinopa didn't see Rose anywhere, she felt a rush of fear and dread come over her and she ran in the direction that the kidnappers had taken her sister. Sinopa ran calling her sisters name,

" Rose! Rose! where are you!" she checked in the alleyways and even the ones with dead ends but she soon realized that Rose, was gone. She had just finished checking an alleyway with a dead end and crates scattered in stacks every where. she sat on one that was near a stack of three crates that where put against a brick wall and covered her face. Tears crawled down her cheeks and her head hurt from all the fear that was clogging up her thoughts. In Sinopa's anger and sadness she said out loud,

" Oh mother, I failed you. I promised to keep Roselee safe, but now..." Her voice trailed off as she began to cry more. She cried for hours and hours till when she looked up she realized that the sun was going down. She grabbed her backpack which had slipped off her shoulder and fell to the ground. She then stood up and slipped her arm through the other strap of her backpack and started walking  out of the alleyway. As she walked out she looked up and noticed a figure sitting in front of her. The figure on the ground had large ears, and every once in a while it's tail would flick up and down. The figure's head was cocked to one side and in the light which hung above the figure, Sinopa could see that it had black paws, it's tail was tipped white, it had a white snout and with orange on top, and the rest of it's fur was orange with bright hazel eyes. The creature, was a fox! Sinopa eyed the fox as she moved passed it, then walked her way home. She Stopped by an INN and looked behind her to see the fox sit back down, again, right under a street light post. Sinopa held her hands up, saying,

" Alright, foxy, go home now and stop following me, please." The fox didn't move instead it cocked it's head again. Sinopa then turned and started walking a little quicker. She glanced back every once in a while and saw that the fox was still following her each time. She turned around when she came to a bakery and said,

" Okay, Fox, please stop following me, if you want something, like a snack then go back to where you came from and hunt for your food, plus I don't ha-" she cut herself off as she remembered during lunch she hadn't finished her chicken sandwich. So she bent down and unzipped her backpack then took out her paper bag with her left over chicken sandwich. she unfurled it and then took out her half eaten sandwich and threw it to the fox who's tail wagged when it saw the food. The fox ate it and when it was done it slowly made it's way over to Sinopa and sat right in front of her. Sinopa held out her hand to let the fox sniff it and say,

" I guess you'r not so bad." she then started to pet the top of the fox's head and scratch behind it's ears. The fox lay down on Sinopa's lap and Sinopa felt the warmth of the fox cheer her up a little bit. All of a sudden she heard a voice say,

" It's very nice to meet you Sinopa." Sinopa's eyes went wide with astonishment and she looked down at the fox and stopped scratching it's head and asked,

" Did I just hear you talk?" The fox looked up at Sinopa and it's mouth moved as it said,

" Yep. Now, I will answer your questions on the way, but right now you need to follow me." The fox stood up and started walking passed the bakery and other shops while Sinopa said,

" Wait, so you followed me and acted like you where just a normal fox when really you can talk! And how exactly do you know my name?" The fox didn't look back as he said,

" Yes, but I am not just an ordinary fox, I am an accompanier, and I was sent to give you something." Sinopa started to get interested so she didn't hesitate to go into the alleyway that the fox had turned into. The fox then climbed up onto a few crates and was standing at Sinopa's shoulder level. Sinopa walked over and stood in front of him saying,

" So what's this about?" The fox replied,

" First of all, my name is Trix, and now I will tell you all about what I am here for. There are bad people, which you have witnessed and I loved watching you fight off those two bad guys, but I am sad that they took your sister. My master has seen you and was right about you, so I am here to be your accompanier." Sinopa gave a curious look at the fox and said,

" Okay, so what exactly do you want me to do about it?" Trix said in reply,

" I am going to give you the mark of the fox so that you can turn into a hero. This way you can help save the other people when bad things happen." Trix paused, eyeing Sinopa before saying,

" So, Sinopa, do you agree?" Sinopa thought of all the events that had happened that day. First, her sister getting kidnapped, next she meets a weird fox who turns out it can speak and now the fox wants her to become a super hero? Sinopa also thought of what it would mean for being a super hero. But if she could have a chance of getting her sister back shouldn't she atleast try? Finally, Sinopa said,

" Fine, I'll do it." Sinopa saw Trix's face light up and he started yipping gleefully saying,

" Oh, goody, Yes, she's gonna do it, Yeah!" He then stopped at a halt and said,

" Oh, sorry, it's just... it's been a long time since we've had another super hero. Anyway, let me see your paw please." As Sinopa held out her hand she said,

" Uh, for us humans, it's called a hand." Trix looked up at her and said,

" Oh, well anyway, hold up you'r, hand, and I will give you something that will allow you to transform into your masked hero." Sinopa watched as Trix put his paw on her hand and watched as a small orange flash of light shined a little from under neath his paw. When Trix pulled his paw back there on her hand was a paw print mark of a fox. Sinopa looked at it with wide eyes. After studying it for a few moments she put her hand down and said,

" So now what?" Trix smiled and said,

" Now if you want to change you just need to say, Trix, let's get Tricky, and that will activate your paw mark to change you into a hero, why don't you try it." Sinopa looked at her paw mark and then held it up  in the air and said,

" Trix, let's get Tricky!" Immediately a shine of orange light came from her hand and she saw that as the light crawled along her arm and body she saw a black fabric covered her hand which changed to white than to orange. She had a black collar which changed to white then orange, and she had an orange mask. On her feet where comfortable foot pads that where sewn onto her outfit. Her hair was in a ponytail with white ends, and on her head were big fox ears that seemed to be real. She also had a big fuzzy tail just like Trix. Sinopa bent down and felt the tail with her hands saying,

" Wow, Trix, I honestly didn't think this could happen." Trix gave a proud smile and said,

" Now, I must tell you that you have a super power, it's your ability to use your Fox- fire, but if you use this power then you will see your paw start to go dim which means you won't be able to use your power again until all the pads are glowing again. Now, if you want to transform back into your normal clothes and your original identity then just say, Trix, stop fooling, and that will allow you to change back into your normal self." Sinopa smiled and then closed her eyes as she said,

" Trix, stop fooling." Immediately starting with her ears a flash of light started erasing her costume so that she was wearing the same exact outfit before. Sinopa opened her eyes and said,

" Trix, how am I gonna do this, I have to tell my dad that my sister was kidnapped!" Trix shook his head as the tip of his tail flicked up and said,

" It's alright, my master already told him the news and he also said that he found you and are keeping you in a safe place." Sinopa then said,

" So, is you'r master going to show him where he is said, keeping me?" Trix replied calmly,

" Us foxes are very tricky, so I gave him the idea of saying, that you were knocked out and will be waking up by the time he got back, but your father cannot follow him because you might get stressed about thinking you know your father but also don't. I also gave him the idea that you will not be coming home until you have your memory back. Which is when you have your sister back." Sinopa's eyes where wide with amazement and said,

" Trix, you are very cool, I am so glad I have this superpower now." Then Sinopa added,

" So, where will I be staying?" Trix replied,

" My master has told me that once I find you, then I need to bring you to his house where you will be sleeping and living until we have a plan to get your sister back." Sinopa smiled and said,

" Thank you Trix, I can't wait to see your master." Trix nodded a small nod and smiled before jumping off the crates and landing next to Sinopa's feet saying,

" Let me take you to him." Then Trix started walking out of the alleyway. Sinopa took one moment of hesitation thinking, 

Should I really be doing this, or should I just quit? Mom, if you can hear me, please don't get mad at me for the decision that I am about to make. Then Sinopa walked to meet Trix who was waiting for her. As they walked they felt cold gusts of wind blow at them, but they continued to walk. They passed many buildings with lights off. Finally they came to an alleyway next to a bar, and from what Sinopa could hear from the shouts and crashing inside the bar she guessed that a big fight was going on but she pushed the thought out of her head as she turned into the alleyway just in time to see Trix disappear behind the wall on her left. When she came to where Trix disappeared at she realized that there was a corridor leading to somewhere that Sinopa couldn’t tell. She walked down the dark corridor and then ended up on a street with houses that had sliding front doors and fancy digital electronics that could detect a figures every movement. Sinopa followed the small figure of Trix as he led her to a house with red painted walls and a wooden sliding door with red cherry blossom tree paper shade so you can’t see the other side. Sinopa stopped on the sidewalk next to the house as Trix walked up to the wooden porch. Sinopa was now having second thoughts about this, so she didn't follow Trix up to the door. Trix looked back at Sinopa and said,

" Come on Sinopa, he's really nice, I think you will really like him." Sinopa took a deep breath as she thought,

First a talking fox, now I am getting super powers and now I am staying with a master of superpowers, how can this day get any weirder. Finally, she walked over to meet up with Trix. She pressed a button on a silver and blue electronic box that then spoke to her with the voice of a gentle, nice, polite man. The man said,

" Hello, miss Sinopa am I right?" Sinopa looked down at Trix with wide eyes. He just nodded then Sinopa replied, stumbling over her words,

" Uh, I... yes, th- this is Sinopa. May I come in?" The man replied,

" Yes, of course." Automatically, the door slid open and Trix walked in. Sinopa followed and once inside she heard the door automatically slide back into place. Sinopa looked around the room to see an open concept living space and an open kitchen. In the middle of the living space was a low table with four colorfull pillows around it. A place matt lay in the center of the table and on that place matt was a tea pot and a few cups next to it. She walked into the living space and looked on the walls to see many paintings of dragons and on the coffee table she noticed there was a book with a symbol on it that Sinopa has never seen before. Sinopa was about to reach down and pick it up when a sliding door behind her opened to reveal a man with gray hair and a short gray beard standing there. He wore light brown jeans and a red shirt with white designs on it. He also wore a bracelet with a face of what looked to be some sort of ferret. The man had put his hands behind his back as he walked over to Sinopa and said,

" Welcome Sinopa, I am pleased to meet you. I see Trix is more loyal to you than he is to other people... even me." Trix looked up at the man and said,

" She's got everything that I have so don't be telling me that  kind of stuff." The man smiled and gave a small chuckle then he said,

" Sinopa, my name is Master Amparo and I am the protecter of all of the animals, but I am also the person who approves of the people that the animals choose. So now I will see if I approve of you." Sinopa then said,

" Umm... Sir, may I ask you something?" Master Amparo said,

" Of course you can." Sinopa looked at her hand with the mark of Trix's paw print and said,

" If I'm not worthy than... What will happen to me?" Master Amparo replied,

" You will lose the mark of the fox and all powers with it. Then you will be sent to do your regular life, but I will need you to drink a potion that will help you forget you ever saw any of it, but that is to come after your test which will be tomorrow. Come, I will show you to where you will be sleeping tonight." Sinopa followed after Trix through the door way and turned right down the hall and then turned left into a room with a low bed which had an orange sheet on it. there was dresser with many drawers. A large window with curtains covering the view. The curtains had an orange back round with white outlines of cherry blossoms. Then In the corner of the room was a small round table and only two pillows, one was orange, the other white with orange designs. On the table was a plate of cookies and treats. Next to the plate there was a smaller plate and on the plate where cookies in the shape of bones. Sinopa looked around the room, amazed at what she was seeing. Sinopa turned around and said,

" Thank you, this is amazing!" Master Amparo nodded in his approval and then said,

" Now, why don't you get dressed, I have left your pajama's in the second drawer on the right, from the top. I will bring you some tea and something to eat." Sinopa smiled and said,

" Thank you so much sir." As master Amparo turned to leave he said,

" You can just call me master." Then he slid back the door. Sinopa looked down at Trix and said,

" Well, I guess that's that." Trix gave Sinopa a toothy smile and said,

"  Yah, but you better get dressed. I will cover my eyes and look away, over here." Sinopa watched as Trix walked under the small table in the corner and then curled up, his tail over his eyes and he was looking at the wall. 

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Once Sinopa was changed into her pajama's which were black white and orange checkered fleece pants with an orange shirt. She then walked over to her bed and sat down, then she said,

" Trix, you can come out now." Trix uncurled himself and then walked out from under the small table. He then said,

" Can I hop on your lap?" Sinopa smiled and gave a small nod before Trix hopped onto the bed and laid his two front paws on her then rested his head down. Sinopa rubbed his forehead and scratched behind his ears. As Sinopa did this she caught the tip of Trix's tail flicking up and down every once in a while. As she continued to pet and scratch Trix she said in a soft voice,

" I'm glad you found me Trix, and I can't wait to get started on our mission." Sinopa heard Trix mutter,

" Yah, but right now, I can't wait for you to go to bed... just don't stop scratching me behind the ear." Sinopa gave a small chuckle before picking him up and walking over to turn off the light. The only light left in the room was the one lamp light on the dresser that was so dim it didn't do much to stop Sinopa from falling asleep. But before she closed her eyes she gave Trix one more scratch behind the ear and said,

" I love you already Trix." Then she gave him a soft kiss on the forehead before pulling the covers up and over them both. Then she wrapped her arms around Trix and pulled him close to her.

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By the time Master Amparo came back with a tray of tea and biscuits with a warm bowl of soup and set it on the small table in the corner of the room, next to the dresser. He could see perfectly in the dim light from the lamp. Master Amparo then saw Sinopa with her back facing away from him, sleeping calmly. The Master walked over to her quietly, and peeked over her shoulder to see Sinopa cuddling Trix in her arms. Trix's back against her stomach and Sinopa's hand that was under Trix's side was holding one of his black paws. The Master smiled and pulled the covers over Sinopa's shoulder and whispered,

" I already know she is going to make a great hero, and leader." He then walked back over to the table, and took the tray back. Then he walked out of the room, balancing the tray on one hand as he closed the door again. 

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Sinopa woke up to a glimpse of sun shining through the curtains making the orange curtains shine and make a pattern on the floor. She blinked her eyes open and looked to see Trix still asleep between her arms. Sinopa smiled and then gently pulled her arm out from under Trix's side, carful not to wake him. Next Sinopa kicked her feet over the side of the bed and stood up. She walked over to her dresser and noticed that there was a pair of leggings and an orange shirt with a hood and mask to cover her mouth. Between the leggings and the shirt was a pair of boots that looked as if they would help her from sliding on even the slickest of surfaces. Then in front of the boots where a pair of leather gloves that had finger holes. Sinopa quickly put the outfit on.

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She was just putting on her second glove standing in front of the still covered window. But once she had the glove on she pulled back the curtains and allowed the now bright sunlight to fill the room. Sinopa looked over at Trix who was still asleep. She bent over and started to lightly scratch his back. This made him start flinching and moving around. As she did this Sinopa said in a soft voice,

" Trix, it's time to get up." Finally, Trix woke up with a yawn. As he stretched out his legs and sat up he said,

" Why do we have to get up so early?" Sinopa looked at the sun and said,

" It looks to me to be about nine in the morning." She put her hands on her hips while Trix stood up and jumped off the bed in saying,

" Oh, thats why. I forgot what it felt like to have an owner, so until I found you I was sleeping in till what, eleven." Sinopa sighed and rolled her eyes. Then Trix said,

" But unlike me, I see you got up early and got dressed, and from what my eyes see, it looks like master has given you the outfit for your today's test." Sinopa looked down at herself and said,

" Well, I see that we, need to go and get yourself some good food so you'r energized for the day, instead of treats for breakfast." As Sinopa said this, Trix was trying to use his paw to get a treat from the bowl. Sinopa shook her head as she came over and picked him up saying,

" You were right about one thing, I'm just as sneaky and smart as you, so don't try to hide anything from me." She turned Trix onto his stomach and gave it a quick scratch which made Trix start batting at her hand as he laughed. Sinopa set him down so she could slide the door open. She waited for Trix to go first before walking into the hall and closing the sliding door behind her. She followed after Trix who was already at the end of the hall. Sinopa followed after him and turned left and slid open the door which allowed Sinopa to look into the living space she saw yesterday. She looked around and noticed the master sitting on a green, yellow and blue stripped pillow sipping tea while he looked at the book she also say yesterday. Sinopa walked up and kneeled down on the purple and blue stripped pillow across from the master. She said in a polite voice,

" Good morning master, did you sleep well?" Master Amparo looked up from the book and said,

" Good morning to you to Sinopa, and yes I did sleep well, how about you?" Sinopa smiled and said in reply,

" I slept better than I ever had. All though, I guess I was so tired that I didn't eat." The master gave a soft smile and chuckled before saying,

" Yes, I went in and you where cuddling Trix, I guess Trix was right about you being so similar to him." Trix who was grooming himself on the small red couch, stopped to look up and say,

" Tell me about it, she caught me trying to eat a treat and I was even silent." Sinopa smiled at him and said,

" Yah, but I could hear you hitting the bowl and making it spin on the table." Trix then said,

" Well, it was worth a shot." Sinopa then turned back to the master and asked,

" So, what are you reading?" The master did not answer, instead he said,

" If you pass today's test then you will become a full fledge superhero and then I will show you what is in this book. But first you must pass." Sinopa asked,

" So explain to me what this test is like?" The master smiled and said,

" I will explain that when I show you, which will be after you and I finish eating. Now help yourself to a plate of eggs, bacon, oh... and I made lemon, blueberry muffins." He added, gesturing to the kitchen. Sinopa stood up and walked into the kitchen. It wasn't fancy, but it was clean. On the counter there was a white plate with blue designs on it. Next to the empty plate were three other white and blue plates. One had long pieces of bacon, and on two other plates where displaying eggs and blueberry, lemon muffins. She grabbed one muffin, four pieces of bacon and a spoon full of eggs. She then walked back over to the small table in the living space and sat down. Sinopa then looked over at Trix who has still cleaning himself and said,

" Hey Trix, you hungry because I got some nice warm bacon for you." Trix stopped cleaning his tail and looked up before saying,

" Oh, wow! Just what I wanted!" Sinopa smiled as he jumped off the couch and trotted over to Sinopa. She held out a piece of bacon to Trix who was about to take it when out of nowhere a creature came in and took the piece of bacon right out of Sinopa's hand. Trix looked over at the creature and said,

" Hey! Thats my bacon!" Sinopa looked at the creature, her eyes wide open. As the creature scampered over to Master Amparo and hopped onto his shoulder to eat the piece of bacon, Sinopa realized it was a Ferret! Master Amparo did not look up from the book he had begun to read again, until Sinopa said,

" Uh master. That ferret just took the piece of bacon that I was going to give to Trix." Master Amparo looked up at Sinopa and said,

" Oh Sinopa, did you say something?" Just then Trix said,

" Master! Hilja took my food." The master looked over on his shoulder and said to the ferret,

" Hilja, did you take Trix's food?" Hilja gave a soft squeak in reply,

" I didn't know it was his, I just came in and saw a piece of bacon on the girls hand that was low enough for me to grab, so I raced over and grabbed it sir." Hilja then took another bite of the bacon. Trix scowled and said,

" You'r lucky I don't like ferret, Hilja other wise I would have eaten you for breakfast." Hilja didn't look at Trix as she took another bite, and as she was chewing she said,

" Well, even if you tried to eat me, you would probably disturb master as well." As Sinopa took a bite of her muffin she noticed Trix bear his teeth as her muttered,

" On second thought, Ferret sounds much better than a piece of bacon." Hilja stopped chewing and looked at him just in time to see Trix batt his paw at her. This made Hilja jump with fright and land on the ground behind Master Amparo. Then Trix quickly put a paw on Hilja's back as she tried to scamper off. Hilja then said in a voice that sounded as if she was breathing heavily,

" Trix, you wouldn't eat me... would you?" Trix bent his head down and said,

" If I was hungry enough I would, which today... I am." He opened his mouth as Hilja squirmed and struggled under Trix's paw. Just then Sinopa stood up and said,

" Trix, let her go!" At the sound of her threatening voice he slowly raised his paw and Hilja quickly scampered over and under the couch that Trix was sitting on to groom himself earlier. Sinopa walked over to Trix who had his tail in between his legs and his ears flat agains his head which was down. Although, his eyes still looked up at Sinopa as she said,

" Trix, I don't know who that ferret was but you probably shouldn't eat her." Trix looked down at the wooden table leg that Sinopa was standing next to as he said,

" But she took the bacon piece that I was going to eat." Sinopa put her hands on her hips as she said,

" But that doesn't give you the reason to eat her." She bent down to get at eye level and said,

" Look, I'm new to this whole thing too, just like you kind of need to get back in the swing of being a superhero pet." Then Trix looked up at Sinopa with eyes that seemed to dazzle and Sinopa then felt as if she couldn't keep a straight face at Trix any longer. She finally smiled brightly and said,

" Oh Trix, I really don't get how I can never stay mad at people who give the same face that you just gave me." Sinopa picked up Trix and held him so she could see his face. Then said,

" I'm starting to see why we would make a great team." Trix grinned and said,

" Me too, now... do you have any bacon left?" Sinopa smiled and sat him down, then walked over and sat back down on her pillow. She then took another piece of bacon from her plate and gave it to Trix. She then took a piece of bacon and bit into it herself. 

Once they finished there breakfast Master Amparo showed Sinopa to a set of stairs that were behind a door that Sinopa first thought must have been a pantry. The stairs led up and when they got to the top of the stairs  Sinopa saw a room with many opstical corses set up and a sun roof. Sinopa looked at the master and said,

" Alright master, what do you want me to do?" Master Amparo smiled calmly and said,

" I want you to finish the coarse while you are being attacked, and I want you to defeat what ever I throw at you, can you do that?" Sinopa smiled and said with her hands on her hips,

" Master Amparo, by the end of this you should know exactly how I will answer that question." He smiled then he held out a bag with a single strap and said,

" Sinopa, to help you on this task I give you the bag of weapons, it will allow you to create any weapon that you want and you will be able to use it. But it also has a fire power. Please use it wisely." Sinopa took it and put it around her shoulder. She felt that it was completely light as if nothing was in it. She then walked over to the beginning of the coarse. She waited for her master to say go and when he did, Sinopa started jumping up onto the stair like blocks. She then jumped off the last one and was about to land on the flat floor when all of a sudden the floor split open. Sinopa's eyes went wide, she quickly looked up and saw a bar above her she reached up for it and nearly missed but she restored her balance when one hand caught the bar. She grabbed it with her other hand and started to swing herself to get momentum so she could get to the next bar. She finally let go and grabbed the next bar. But then she saw someone move bellow her. She looked down and saw grappling hooks start launching themselves at Sinopa as she continued to swing from bar to bar. When she was on the last bar she landed on the ground arms up protecting her face. When she realized nothing was going to happen she took the time to look at what was in front of her. It was a flooring with multiple tiles on it. But on the tiles were pictures. She looked at the first one closely and saw that it was a picture of a fox face. Sinopa touched it with a single finger. Nothing happened. Next to it was a picture of a raccoon face, she pressed it and immediately it fell and cracked on spike that was bellow it. Sinopa stood up and stepped on the fox, then diagonally across from the fox was a picture of a cat. Sinopa touched it and again nothing happened. So she stepped on it. Suddenly she heard something and looked up to see a figure standing on the next nearest raccoon picture. Sinopa stood up again and put her hands up to protect herself. The black figure just stood their as black whiskey flakes started peeling off him. He took out a shadowy black sword and then ran at her, jumping on only the raccoon pictures and another picture that looked to be a skunk. Sinopa did the same except she stepped on the fox and the cat pictures. She reached contact with the figure and threw a butterfly kick leaping onto another cat tile. She looked around for the black figure but didn't see him until he appeared a tile away from her on another raccoon tile. He raised his sword up over his head. Sinopa's eyes narrowed and she took a deep breath, closing her eyes and breathing softly she felt her body tingle and then when she opened her eyes again she saw herself on a different cat tile. This then allowed her to step on another two other fox tiles to get to the other end of the board. When she reached the other end she saw the figure start to glitch until it finally disappeared out of no where. Sinopa looked around but didn't see the figure show up anywhere. She continued the coarse. Jumping over holes in the ground, and sliding under swinging balls that where suspended in the air. When she came to a path that was awkwardly quiet she narrowed her eyes and looked from side to side. What she didn't know was that she was being watched and surrounded. Finally, she heard it. Something rub against a large block like wall. By now Sinopa knew that she was in some sort of maze except there was only one path. Then again, there where multiple block walls for her and her attackers to hid behind. She continued through the maze. Suddenly a robot like thing came out from behind a block wall holding a gun. She then saw multiple other robots come out of hiding holding guns. One of them fired and Sinopa jumped and did a front flip dodging it. When she landed she said,

" Really, we are doing this again." She then started running up to one and slid on the smooth surface of the platform and kicked one of the robots so hard that they ran and crashed into another robot just as it tried to shoot at Sinopa. While the robots where acting weird and getting confused she took shelter behind a wall. While she was hiding she slid the bag off her shoulder and laid it down. When she opened it she saw a dim gold light shine back at her, so she put her hand in the light and felt around. Finally she felt something. When she took it out she saw it was a leather bag with something in it. She opened it and peeked inside to see that it was full of sharp golden stars. She then closed the bag back up and peeked around the edge to see multiple robots guarding the path. She then got the idea of going stealth mode. So she went around the wall and rolled on her back, landing behind another wall. She looked back the way she came from and saw a robot looking in the opposite direction, so she took one of the sharp golden star discs from the leather bag and threw it. She watched as it hit the back of the robot. At first the robot started to glitch then it stopped floating, finally there was a small boom and the robot had exploded into tiny bits and pieces of technology parts. Sinopa smiled and she jumped up onto the block wall she was hiding behind, she looked down to see all of the other robots floating towards the one that was obliviated into tiny bits. Sinopa then had an excellent idea, so she said,

" Hey, why don't you floating boxes come and get me!" With that the floating robots held up their guns and started shooting at Sinopa. Sinopa ducked down and dived at them, doing a flip until she led with her feet and she took out a number of star discs and threw them. When she landed on one knee in the center of all the robots she heard multiple booming sounds and when she opened her eyes she saw that all of her discs had hit every last one of the robots. So she continued through the maze. As she came into an open area she saw that there were tiles on the floor but she couldn't see any pictures on them that would help her get across. Sinopa sighed and had her guard up, ready for anything as she took the first step onto the first tile. When she put her foot on it, at first nothing happened. Then A swinging boulder came out of a hole that hung from a chain and it swung right at Sinopa. Sinopa's eyes went wide with fear and she did a cartwheel in the air landing on the fourth tile which triggered a swarm of sharp arrow heads to shoot out from the walls of either side of her. She quickly ran and slid down so the arrows couldn't hit her. Sinopa finally got passed the arrow heads but the next trap she set was a line of black lazers. Sinopa hovered her hand over one and she could feel the bitter cold that the lazers gave off. Sinopa stepped back and jumped up landing on both feet and spinning horizontally. She then landed and quickly bent down so as to roll under a lazier. Next she did a butterfly spin kick and landed backwards so she did a back flip, tucking in her legs. Finally, she slid under the a few more lazers until she had to jump up and do a flip to get over a few of them. Finally, she landed on the ground next to Master Amparo and Trix. Sinopa turned around and said,

" Well, how did I do?" Master Amparo smiled and said,

" I thought that you did an even better job than the last person who obtained this skill. How about you Trix, what did you think?" Trix's tail was slightly wagging as he said,

" I thought it was amazing, your moves where so in sync! I can't wait to start training with you!" Sinopa smiled brightly and asked,

" So, does that mean that I get to become a superhero?" Master Amparo nodded and Sinopa's face lit up as if she had become the sun its self. Once she got control of her emotions she said,

" Thank you master! Now, Trix are you ready to start training so we can go and save my sister?" Trix's tail was still waging and he said,

" You bet!" Then they all walked back down to the living space. As they ate lunch Master Amparo showed Sinopa the book he was looking at earlier. In the book Sinopa saw multiple other drawings of hero's. There where two that caught her eye, one was a raccoon, the other was a skunk. When Sinopa asked about them, Master Amparo said,

" Those two are the raccoon, and skunk accompaniers. The raccoon has the power of making people feel what ever strong emotions they want them to feel, and since a raccoon can do anything understress then you can't bother them. As for the skunk it has the power to poison you and if you breath the poison then they can ask you any question and you will be forced to answer. Sadly those where the two accompanies that I lost." Sinopa looked at her master with a curious look and asked,

" How did you lose them?" Master Amparo sighed and said,

" I lost the raccoon one first by giving it to a person who turned out to be a bad person, and he had a daughter who is fond of different chemicals, especially ones that can poison you." 

" No surprise there." Trix said sarcastically as he lay on Sinopa's legs. Sinopa scratched behind his ear as Master Amparo continued saying,

" He stole the Skunk accompanier to give to his daughter and so now I am missing two. They are some the most cruelest accompaniers when wrongly used." Sinopa then said,

" But, didn't you say that the Fox was one of the most powerful ones." Sinopa's master nodded and said,

" Yes, yours and the clouded leopards." As he said that Master Amparo turned a couple of pages to the one with both the fox accompanier and the clouded leopard accompanier. The clouded leopard accompanier had a costume that looked as if it were a camouflage suit. As Sinopa studied the drawing she asked,

" Master, what power does the Clouded leopard have?" Her master smiled at Sinopa and said,

" Very good question miss, while the fox and clouded leopard accompanier are very similar they are very different. The Clouded leopard accompanier has the power of good luck. Sadly you can only use this power once, but for you, Sinopa, You can use your power multiple times, but only if you have the bag with you at all times. Sinopa nodded, and said,

" I will defiantly remember that." Master Amparo said,

" Now your power is the power to create energy, using fire. You could either use fire from a candle already near you." He gestured to a candle on the table,

" Or you can create it using your own energy. But again if you use your own energy you won't be able to do so again until all of your pads on you paw print are bright gold again. You will even be able to see them glow and start to recharge even through the thickest of gloves." Added Master Amparo. Sinopa smiled and said,

" So, do I have a partner or someone that I am working with?" Master Amparo, replied,

" Well, seeing as you are more successful when you are alone then, no... but if you do end up needing help then I will take that into account on my own matters." Sinopa nodded, her smile now gone. Sinopa then said,

" Well, that and I don't really like meeting new people. I would think it's a bit of a risk, plus, I'm worried that If I meet someone and I choose wether I should trust them or not, but I have had many people become distrustful before, and I didn't take it too well." Master Amparo smiled delightfully and said,

" That is why I sent Trix to go and find someone with a strong feeling. I described you to him, and you were the person I knew would be the right fox-girl for the job." Sinopa smiled a little, just as Trix said,

" Master, she needs a new name, and don't forget about the rules." Sinopa looked back at her master asking,

" What does he mean by ' rules'?" Master Amparo closed the book and said,

" When it comes to being a superhero you can't tell anyone your identity or give any clues to whom you are. So you are going to need to come up with a name to keep your secret sealed." Sinopa looked at Trix and gave a face that meant,

I could use a little help here. Trix gave a face back that Sinopa guessed meant,

It's your decision. Sinopa thought for a few moments until she said,

" Hmm... what about Foxtail." Trix replied,

" Cool!" Sinopa pointed at him and said,

" Well if you have a better idea then why don't you go ahead and share it with us.?" That made Trix go quite. Sinopa looked back at Master Amparo as he said,

" I for one think it's very fitting." 

" Thank you master. Anyway, let us finish our lunch and then I will assign you your first mission." Sinopa smiled and continued to eat. 

                                              ***

Once she was done eating, Master Amparo said,

" Now, your first task is to go and watch over our citizens if you see anything unusual or something bad, please take care of it, stealthily though." Sinopa nodded and allowed her master to continue, saying,

" Trix will be with you, so if you don't mind transforming and then Trix will show you the secret way." 

" The secret way?" asked Sinopa looking down at Trix as she stood up. Trix gave Sinopa a before saying,

" First, transform." Sinopa nodded and smiled as she held up her hand and said,

" Trix, let's get tricky!" At that their was a small golden glow that Sinopa caught come from her hand with the fox print, even through her glove she was wearing, and immediately an identical  glove with the tips of her fingers open started to cover her hand and then it changed to a white-ish orange tint till it finally turned to a full orange color. The same happened for her other hand and her boots. Sinopa then put her hands over her eyes and started to uncover her eyes which now had an orange mask over them. She then put her hands on her head and raised them, as she did, two fuzzy, large fox ears grew on her head and next she put her hands behind her and flicked her fingers out creating a fluffy fox tail with a white tip. Sinopa looked down at herself and said,

" Wow! this is amazing!" She looked at her master and said,

" Alright, I'm ready master." Master Amparo smiled and gave a small nod as he said,

" Yes, Foxtail I will allow Trix to show you the secret way out, but first I must give you something to help on your mission." He turned behind him then turned back this time holding a belt. One went around her waist the other part of it around her shoulder, both with multiple pouches. Sinopa reached out and put it on her shoulder then buckled the one around her waist. She looked at herself again and said,

" Thank you master." He smiled and before dismissing Sinopa and Trix he said,

" I left you something that might help you when you really need it for this mission and for many other missions. But you can only use it once, please be wise with it." Sinopa nodded before turning to Trix who now stood up and said,

" Trix, lead the way." Trix nodded and walked off down the hall and back into Sinopa's new room. Sinopa followed after him and entered the room just to see Trix place his paw on the wooden bed frame. Sinopa looked closer to see a light engraved fox print with four pads that all lit up a golden color, once Trix put his paw on it. Trix stepped back and said to Sinopa,

" Sinopa, come stand next to me, quickly." Sinopa did what she was told. She didn't have to wait long before she caught sight of bright light shining above her and noticed that a part of the ceiling had slid to the side to show off the bright blue afternoon sky. Suddenly Sinopa looked down to see that the floor that she was standing on was starting to raise its self up! Sinopa looked back up to see that they were now going through the ceiling hole. When they were through the hole Sinopa realized that she was standing on the flat roof of her masters building. She looked next to Trix and said,

" Wow, did we just go through the ceiling?" Trix nodded and said,

" Yes, now let's start our patrol, follow me." With that Trix started to run along the flat roof. Sinopa followed him asking,

" So do we just watch over the streets?" Trix replied,

" Yep, and if we see something bad happen then we need to stop it, but make sure we keep out of sight." Sinopa nodded as they came to the end of the roof. Instead of stopping, Trix jumped and safely landed on the next roof. He stopped to look back at Sinopa and said,

" Come on Foxtail, we need to keep going." Sinopa looked at him and said,

" How did you do that?" Trix said,

" When you activated your powers then it allows me to jump and become more agile and you can do multiple stunts. Just like what you did in the training center." Added Trix. Sinopa nodded and then took a few steps back before running forwards and jumping to the next roof. She landed firmly and said to Trix,

" Come on, let's do this." Sinopa ran and jumped over the chimney, tucking her legs in then landed and flipped off the edge landing on the lower roof. She caught sight of Trix land next to her. Sinopa stopped to let Trix take the lead and she followed him. They continued to go around jumping on the roofs and over the chimneys. Finally, Trix stopped running and said,

" We can stop and look for any trouble here." Sinopa stopped at the edge of another flat roof and peered over the edge at the busy streets. Sinopa looked and saw the same bakery that she had stopped by to feed Trix her sandwich. Sinopa looked to the left at the street bellow and then noticed four men wearing black hats and outfits come out from an alleyway. Sinopa's eyes went wide and she pointed at the men saying,

" Trix, those are the same men who took my sister." Trix looked to where she was pointing and said,

" Well then let's follow them, they might be going back to there hideout or on there way to cause more havoc." Trix then walked behind Sinopa and said,

" Come on Foxtail." Sinopa continued to look at the group of four men and then said,

" Trix, I don't think we should go that way, follow me." Trix stopped walking and followed Sinopa who ran a little ways down the line of houses till she finally came to a gap between two houses. She jumped right down the middle, into the alleyway. She landed and stood up she looked up to see Trix leaping from one metel stair rail to the next till he finally stood next to Sinopa. Sinopa closed her eyes and said,

" Trix, stop fooling." Immediately a golden, orange glow started from the tip of her fox ears all the way to the tips of her feet and to the tip of her tail. She now wore her original outfit with boots and her orange shirt with the mask over her mouth. She pulled down the mask and said,

" Alright, let's go and follow them." Then she ran out of the alleyway with trix right behind her. They came to where they saw the four men last, looking around. Finally, Sinopa saw them turn left down a street. She said,

" Trix, I saw them turn down the next block, let's go." They ran down the sidewalk, crossed a street just in time before the cars started moving again, and then raced down towards the next corner of the block. They turned left just in time to see them turn into an alleyway. Sinopa ran as fast as she could but Trix got there faster. When Sinopa came and stood next to Trix she saw multiple boxes scattered everywhere. A brick wall blocked the rest of the alleyway. Sinopa looked down at Trix and asked,

" Where did they go?" Trix looked around and said,

" All I heard was the slam of a door, but I don't see how they would find a door in here?" Sinopa took a step in but stopped at the sound of Trix saying,

" Wait, don't move any farther! I think this is a trap." Sinopa looked at her feet and noticed that one brick was higher than the ones around it. She bent down and was about to touch it when she pulled it back as she heard Trix give a yelp of surprise. She turned around and saw Trix surrounded by the four men in black. Sinopa was about to run to him when she felt the edge of her foot press down on the brick and she noticed something move above her. She stepped back just as a metel wall came down. Sinopa jumped back as she said,

" Trix!" She was now trapped!

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Cat Stille

Sinopa knew she had to help Trix but the only way she would be able to help him and herself would be to transform. She was about to transform when she saw something glisten out of the corner of her eye. In the corner she noticed a camera move so she walked over and climbed onto the box bellow it then grabbed it and pulled on it. It was as if taking candy from a baby that she now held the camera in her hands she threw it on the floor not realizing that it hit another uneven brick. She then noticed a net drop and land on her. Sinopa slipped on the net and fell off the box. She landed on her arm and sat up holding her arm which now felt limp but still had a burning sensation in it. Sinopa felt pain and realized she must have injured herself. Once she got the net off her she thought about transforming but what if someone saw her. So she decided to stay herself incase there where other hidden cameras. In the meantime she looked around she didn't see anything unusual besides the uneven bricks which she was carful not to step on them. Suddenly as she was inspecting a wall behind a stack of wooden boxes she heard something like a door opening. She looked behind her and saw a small brick doorway start to lift up and out came four men wearing black outfits. Then Sinopa noticed a fifth man she couldn't quite make out who it was. But the fifth figure said,

" Hello there, Foxtail, it's so nice to meet you. My name is Blackbandit and I want you powers along with the powers that you fox accompanier has. So please hand them over peacefully and we will forget this ever happened. Sinopa who still had the mask over her mouth said,

" I prefer not too, especially since you sound just like a raccoon who'm I know about." Blackbandit sighed and said,

" Very well, bandits get her!" Immediately the four men wearing black uniforms started to run after her. Sinopa jumped up and side-kicked one in the stomach making them fall back and hit the wall. Then when she landed one of them grabbed her unhurt arm so Sinopa elbowed the man in the chest. All of a sudden Sinopa felt someone grab her injured elbow and she tried to pull it away but she wasn't fast enough because another man came and held her other elbow. It must have been the same person she elbowed earlier because every time she tried to elbow him he backed away yet he still held onto her. While two of them held her a third came over and stood right in front of her. As Sinopa struggled she heard him say,

" Now let's see who you really are, Foxtail." The man slowly reached his hands out to pull down the mask on her mouth but before he could even grab it something leaped out of no where and landed on his face. The creature started clawing at his face making the man stagger back trying to get the creature off. Sinopa noticed that both of the men holding her where distracted by the one man getting attacked. Suddenly she noticed something moving behind her. The figure had black boots and a black outfit she also noticed it had ears coming from his blonde hair. His green eyes stood out from his black outfit. He also had a black tail with spots on it. Sinopa realized that he was here to help her. So Sinopa decided to help by stomping on one of the Bandit's foot. When she did the Bandit helped in pain and said,

" Oh! You'r gonna pay for that!" Sinopa arched one of her eyebrows and asked,

" Am I?" Just then she felt the man who was holding her injured arm let go and fall to the ground this allowed her to do a back flip making the last remaining Bandit man land on his stomach. She turned around to face her savor who said,

" Nice to meet you, miss, my name is Cat Stille, who might you be?" Sinopa realized that he doesn't know who she is so she decided to say,

" The names Foxtail, kitty cat." Cat Stille took her right hand and held it saying,

" That was a pretty good fight you pulled off there at the end, Foxtail." Sinopa allowed him to kiss her hand but once he dropped it she said,

" Why thank you, now I need help finding my accompanier, we got split up when that wall slid down after he was ambushed by a group of Bandits." Cat Stille looked at the ground then looked over at the wall that Sinopa had pointed too, finally saying,

" Hey, Sky I think you've clawed that guy out of his mind. Come over here so you don't end up clawing out his eyes." The creature walked over to Cat Stille and said,

" You know I always want to make sure that my victims get a message they will never forget." Cat Stille rolled his eyes and said,

" Yes, I know that but I want you to meet Foxtail." The creature looked to be a clouded leopard with it's dark spots that would help it blend in with it's surroundings. Sinopa looked down at the clouded leopard as it said,

" Nice to meet you Foxtail, my name is Sky and I'm Cat Stille's accompanier. Speaking of accompanier's wheres yours?" Sinopa looked down at the leopard and said,

" Mine was captured which is why I am need your help finding Blackbandit's hideout." Cat Stille looked at Sinopa with a confused look and asked,

" Blackbandit, who's that?" Sinopa replied,

" It's the very person who stole the Raccoon and Skunk accompaniers and is now using their powers for bad purposes. Like kidnapping my little sister." muttered Sinopa. 

" What did you say?" Asked Cat Stille. Sinopa looked up and said,

" Oh, I didn't say anything. Lets get out of this place." Cat Stille smiled and pulled her closer saying,

" I couldn't agree more. Come on Sky." All of a sudden Cat Stille jumped high enough so that he now stood on the top of the wall that blocked the exit of the alleyway and then jumped on to the next roof. They ran and jumped with Sinopa in the arms of Cat Stille until they came to the next flat roof. Cat Stille set Sinopa down and Sinopa said,

" Okay, so from what I know the bandits want to steal our powers including the ones in our accompanier. But why? And if they have my accompanier then I can't transform otherwise they will be able to get his powers." Cat Stille replied,

" Well, then we need someone to get caught so that we can follow them." Sinopa caught Cat Stille smiling and said,

" I think that is a brilliant plan, miss Foxy-Loxy." Sinopa raised an eyebrow and said,

" Is that what you'r going to be calling me from now on?" Cat Stille shrugged his shoulders and said,

" I don't think so, thats just a fun name I came up with." Sinopa pointed at him and said,

" Good, cause I prefer Foxtail, that is if I like another new name." Cat Stille smiled and said,

" I'll think on it." Just then Sky who was peering over the roof said,

" Hey, Foxtail, I see a fox wandering. Is that you'r accompanier?" Sinopa walked over and peered over the edge and immediately noticed the moving figure of Trix among the shadowy figures of all the other people. Sinopa replied,

" Thats Trix, he must have escaped on his own." Sky asked,

" How many bandits did you say where attacking him?" Sinopa replied,

" There where four of them all dressed in black, just as the ones who were attacking me where dressed." Cat Stille who had now joined them added,

" Man, for a small little guy he sure packs a big bite." Sinopa stood back up and said,

" Well, just so you know he's a lot like me so you better get used to two foxes around here. Although I guess he is a little more mischievous than I am, but I'll get there." Added Sinopa as she walked away from the edge. Sinopa walked a little ways from the edge then as she started running by she heard Cat Stille ask,

" So, whats the plan?" Sinopa lept off the roof and landed on the ground at the side of the house in an alleyway. She then heard Cat Stille land with Sky next to him, Sinopa then peeked around the corner to see a gap in the crowd of people she turned and said,

" I want you and Sky to separate and watch me incase some of the bandits come after me or Trix, then we meet up at Big Ben." Cat Stille nodded then Sky started to climb up the wall with her sharp claws digging into the cracks in the brick wall. When they were alone, Cat Stille said,

" You know, I feel like we make a good team." Sinopa looked back at Cat Stille and said,

" How can you say that when we really haven't done any teamwork together?" Cat Stille put his hands on his hips and said,

" Well I think the fight back there in the alleyway was teamwork." Sinopa who had turned back to look at the next crowd wave said,

" You know what, I promise you that we will fight the bandits but if you want to get to that then I suggest you go and look to see where Trix is, that is if you want to call us a team." With that she stepped into an opening in the group. She walked down the sidewalk and made it to a cross walk. Thats when she noticed a figure on a roof making gestures that pointed towards the other side of the street. Sinopa realized it was Sky, and when Sinopa looked to where she was pointing and saw an orange figure moving among a group of people's feet. Sinopa quickly walked to keep up with the group of people she was hiding among as some of them turned and walked straight across the street. When she got to the other side she looked behind her and on the roofs of the houses to see Cat Stille jump onto a roof then stop to move his hand straight up and down in front of him. Sinopa nodded and continued to walk straight. She walked a little faster to keep up with Trix, finally she got close enough that she could see the orange glimpse of Trix's body moving among the legs of the people. Finally she was next to Trix and said,

" Trix, come here." Trix looked up and stopped walking to follow Sinopa as she stepped back into another alleyway, although this one was a lot thinner. Sinopa bent down and grabbed holed of Trix hugging him and saying,

" Oh Trix, I was so worried, what happened, and what were you trying to do?" Trix replied,

" Foxtail, I'm glad to see you too, okay so It turns out that the four men where illusions some how Blackbandit can make illusions, but it looked as if they were about to get me but I slipped through there legs and ran I was going to make a loop around to see if I could find a way to get you but I got messed up with my directions that It took me all the way here. It would have been a lot easier if you had transformed so I could jump up on the roof but-" Sinopa cut Trix off by saying,

" I didn't know if they where real or not and so I thought that they had caught you since you where gone and If you where caught I didn't want Blackbandit to get your powers thats why I didn't transform, but now I can since I know you'r safe." Sinopa put Trix down and stood up, she held her hands by her side in fists and said,

" Trix, let's get tricky!" Immediately the paw print on her hand lit up a golden color and allowed her to transform into her original suite. Then she looked back down at Trix and said,

" While you where gone I made some new friends who helped me before my identity was revealed and I told them we would meet them at Big Ben, so I suggest we get going." Trix gave a confident face and said,

" Alright Foxtail, let's pounce to it!" With that they ran out into the street and since Sinopa has passed by Big Ben a lot she knows exactly where it is. She ran until she came to pile of boxes next to a dumptruck that was placed on the side of the street so it could pick up the trash. Sinopa jumped from the boxes onto the top of the truck and then with the ability to jump really high, she was able to jump all the way to the roof where she and Trix where able to run straight to Big Ben. The large clock tower stood higher then all the houses in London.They jumped from roof till finally they jumped down and landed on the cobblestone ground then ran to the big tower. Sinopa looked around at the roofs but didn't see Cat Stille or Sky anywhere. Suddenly Sinopa felt someone tap on her shoulder. At first she felt herself jump a little then she turned and threw a punch. But as she let her punch go she realized that it was just Cat Stille who in reaction to the punch, he ducked saying,

" Wow, there Foxy did something make you mad?" Sinopa's eyes went wide and she held out her hand as she said,

" Oh, Cat Stille, Sorry I was expecting it to be one of the Bandits. But next time no sneaking up on me or Trix for that matter." 
" You got it Foxy." Replied Cat Stille. Sinopa then looked down at Trix and noticed that he was looking at Sky, the clouded leopard. While Trix stood up in a tense mode Sky sat licking her paw and rubbing it behind her ear. Then Sinopa said,

" Trix, I would like you to meet Sky, she's the accompanier of Cat Stille." Trix finally sat down, still tense and said,

" Nice to meet the both of you, but uh... How did you meet her?" Sinopa replied,

" Don't worry they don't know my identity but they helped me get out of a sticky situation. If they had come later they would have probably known my identity. Now they are here to help us see where the bandits live." Trix nodded and said,

" So whats the plan for figuring out where the Bandits hideout is?" Cat Stille then said,

" I think I know, look." He pointed behind them. Sinopa looked to where he was pointing and immediately saw the same group of four bandits among a group of people. As Sinopa watched them she said,

" Let's spread out and stay out of sight but let's follow them, and if they do something bad don't interfere we will when we find their hide out." Cat Stille then said,

" Already I can't bear to leave you, my foxy." He grabbed her hand and Sinopa quickly turned around and put a finger on his forehead and pushed his head away as she said,

" Wow, wow kitty cat... maybe you should watch who's paw you'r holding, and let's not get distracted because we've got work to do." With that she ran over to the houses and jumped up onto one with a balcony then jumped up onto the roof of the house. As she looked for the four bandits she remembered that Master Amparo had left her. She looked in all of her pouches until she finally came to one that looked as if it was bulging. She un-flapped it and looked inside to see something coiled up in it. She pulled it out and realized it was a whip,

This will come in handy. Thought Sinopa she then noticed that there was a note in the pouch. Once she wrapped her whip around the belt around her waist she pulled it out and unfolded it. The note read,

 

Dear Foxtail,

I know that you are trying your very best right now to keep up with the bandits but at least take some time to get to know the knew person I sent to keep an eye on you. I would like you to trust him, he may be a little into you, but that doesn't make him useless. He will be loyal to you, if you show him that you can be loyal to him. Please consider this as a favor from me. I can't wait to hear all about your adventures after today. By the way you'r weapon that you have found will allow you to see if the person who is wrapped in it is lying. If they are then you will be able to see in their mind the truth. But becarful that if you get trapped in it you might reveal your true identity. Please be carful, I have faith in you that you will do the right thing.

Master Amparo.

Sinopa folded the letter back up and put it back in the pouch, then looked down just in time to see the Bandits start running after a child with blonde hair. She was wearing a blue dress and was running from the four men. Sinopa watched as the girl fell and was picked up by one of the Bandits. Sinopa narrowed her eyes and muttered,

" We've got'm." She watched as they walked away with the girl. Sinopa let them walk around the corner until Sinopa ran on the house roof that was on the corner then when she came to the edge she jumped and as she fell she took out her whip and threw it on a street lamp allowing her to swing above the busy street and do a flip landing on the sidewalk. Sinopa then ran down the sidewalk dodging other people till finally she saw the men who were carrying the girl disappear into an alleyway. Sinopa then ran to a blocked area between to houses and jumped up on a few boxes before jumping up on a metel staircase and jumping up to the roof. She balanced herself on the edge of the slanted roof and then used her whip to wrap around the street lamp on the other side of the street. Surprisingly the whip was able to reach it. Before Sinopa jumped off the roof she waited to see the men to go and face a wall then she saw one of them walk through the wall. Sinopa narrowed her eyes as she waited for the right time to jump. Finally she jumped and swung through the air her hair billowing behind her. She then came and knocked the man carrying the blonde haired girl and kicked him but as she ran into the bandit she grabbed the girls hand and when Sinopa swung back the other way she let go of the girl. But then another bandit started to grab her so Sinopa did a flip and landed in front of the man who held the girl in front of him. Sinopa had her eyes narrowed at the girl and said to the girl,

" Bend forward." The girl did and when she did Sinopa turned and lifted up one leg and when she came back around she jumped in the air throwing the bent leg over which allowed her to throw her other leg over. When she threw the second leg over she extended it and so she hit the bandit in the jaw. The man let go he also fell to the ground. The girl looked from the now fallen man and said,

" Who are you?" Sinopa turned around to face the girl and said,

" My name is Foxtail, and now you are safe." She then heard something behind her. She used her peripheral vision to see the last bandit come up with a piece of wood and try to hit Sinopa with it. Sinopa elbowed him hard making him drop the piece of wood then Sinopa did a back kick into his chest making him fall backwards onto the ground, then she turned back to the girl and said,

" Well, now you'r safe." The girl looked up at her and said,

" Um... Foxtail, you should probably know this but, they wanted me because their leader wanted some kind of hero's to come and find me. They where going to do something to me that would get their attention." Sinopa looked back at the gap in the wall and said,

" Care to go for another ride?" The girl nodded and said,

" It was fun but I think I would prefer to do it when no one wants to kidnap me." Sinopa smiled and as she let the girl hang onto her she asked,

" Whats your name?" The girl replied,

" Arrobess." 

" Well, Arrobess let's get you back to your parents." With that Sinopa took one last look at the doorway and then used her whip to wrap around a metel railing of a balcony and pulled back. She then let herself go through the air and then land on the roof of a house. Sinopa ran and then when she came the corner she jumped off the roof without hesitation. As she did she felt Arrobess's grasp get tighter and she smiled at the girls scrunched face then she looked back in front and threw her whip making it wrap around a street light then she as she swung she tilted her body so that they would swing a different direction then she unwrapped her whip from the light and while still in the air she threw it to another street light. This one though, was near a group of people with police and camera crew. Sinopa landed firmly on the ground and said to Arrobess,

" Are those you parents?" Arrobess opened her eyes and looked at the group, she then said in reply,

" The woman with blonde hair and the man with a lighter brown hair, yes those are my parents." Sinopa let go of Arrobess and as Arrobess ran to her parents she looked back and waved at Sinopa saying,

" Thank you so much Foxtail!" Sinopa smiled while she watched Arrobess run off to her parents. Just then she heard someone walking behind her and she knew that it was Cat Stille since his clouded leopard came up next to Sinopa. Cat Stille came up next to Sinopa and said,

" So, what did you find?" Sinopa was about to reply when Trix came and stood next to Sky. Then Sinopa replied,

" I found out a way we can get in but I don't know if it's still there." Sinopa then heard Sky say,

" Well then we better get a move on." They turned to leave when someone came up behind them calling,

" Excuse me, are you Foxtail?" Sinopa turned around and said,

" Yes." The person was a woman with short hair and wore a business suit, she also held a microphone up to Sinopa and a camera was in front of her. The woman then said,

" I'm Diana Reeds, may I ask you a few questions?" Sinopa held her hands up and said,

" Uh... sorry but we can't stay with you we have-" But the woman cut her off by saying,

" First question, who is your partner and your group of animals." Sinopa narrowed her eyes and opened her mouth to say something but Cat Stille spoke first saying,

" My name is Cat Stille, and my accompanier is a clouded leopard named Sky, Foxtail's accompanier is named Trix, and we are London's new hero's!... how was that for you?" Added Cat Stille. Sinopa slapped her hand onto her face and when she looked back up she said,

" Alright there we've answered your questions, now we really need to go." With that Sinopa tossed her whip at a nearby street light and before she started running she said,

" Come on Trix." She then ran passed the street light then jumped and did a flip making the whip unwrap and then she threw the whip at another street light allowing her to swing and do a flip onto the street light. She looked back to see the reporter looking back at the camera. Sinopa rolled her eyes and she continued out of the square. 

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She finally came to the alleyway with the doorway. Luckily the doorway was still open so she walked up to it. As she looked into the dark doorway and heard Trix say,

" Shouldn't we wait for Cat Stille and Sky?" She looked around to see if Cat Stille was on his way but Sinopa didn't see him moving among the roofs of the houses. So she said in reply,

" Well, we can't lose anymore time. Come on." With that she walked into the dark doorway. She followed the tunnel down. Finally, she saw light around a curved corner. She continued to walk and came around the corner. What she saw was a figure next to a table full of bottles and tubes of colored liquids. The figure had a black tail and ears and a black outfit. But in the middle of the tail was a white line of fur. Sinopa turned held up her hand to Trix giving him the signal to stay back. Sinopa then walked forwards and onto flat ground. She then said,

" Who are you?" The figure poured an orange liquid into a bottle and stirred it with a metel stick saying,

" The name's Black-shade, and it's very brave of you to come in here because you are in my room of poisons." Sinopa narrowed her eyes. She then said,

" Alright Black-shade I would like you to stop this, and tell me where a girl named Rosalee is?" The girl replied,

" Oh, I'll show you, but first you should know one thing about skunks." Sinopa's eyes went wide and her thoughts swarmed around. 

She has the skunk accompanier, I need to get the skunk back!

Black-shade said,

" Us Skunks don't like others trespassing onto our territories." Sinopa narrowed her eyes and said,

" Well, when you release Rosalee for me, you will also give me your accompanier." Black-shade laughed and said,

" You know I don't think that's going to be possible because you'r not going anywhere." With that she turned around and Sinopa noticed a breathing mask on her face. Sinopa knew that she was going to poison her so she started to run and as she did she said,

" Trix, get out and go warn... C-cat Stilleee..." She felt herself getting sleepy until she couldn't feel anything at all and now everything was black as night.

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