Rose Red Revenge1

My head was filled with pain and I couldn't stop the incessant ringing in my ears. I tasted dust in my mouth and I struggled to get to my knees. The electrically charged net coupled with the overpowering anesthetic left me unsteady. I looked around in an unfamiliar setting; it resembled an old wine cellar; clearly I wasn't in Queen City any more--or any part of the city I recognized. My eyes fell on a pair of dark boots topped by a crimson jumpsuit.

"You thought you'd put me away; and that I wouldn't connect the dots didn't you?"

The voice was familiar, but out of place. "Rose Red? I stammered.

"That's right, Black Cat, or should I say, White Owl? You defeated me that night, but I figured it out. I don't know why you were there, but you ruined my revenge. Now GET UP, bitch! We have unfinished business..."

(to be continued)