Ten minutes later, the trio walked down the long hall towards their apartment door.

"Ah'm serious. If the L.A.P.D isn't gonna shape up their act, and put more men on the street, ah might have to go put on a badge, and make sure things get done myself." Beulah said, searching thorugh her pockets for her keys.

"You think becoming a coppie is gonna help clean up this city, Belle?" Feral asked

"Maybe. Maybe not. Point is, ah don't like where things are going. With the homeless population on the rise, drug running at an alltime maximum, and creatures like that on the loose, this city could use some decent protection. Our beloved mayor is a pompous idiot, who cares more about his many affairs than his political office. Our beloved police force is too busy selling heroin to minors and robbing them blind to keep any order. And our beloved citizens of the city are to wrapped up in their miserable lives to , A.Notice and B. give a shit! Last time ah checked, the Avengers didn't make calls to the ghetto! So yeah, I like to think that I might be able to help somehow."

Beulah cleared her throat and coughed. " Sorry."

"For what? You vented so don't be sorry! I don't care! Hell, you're probably right. I don't try to mix in human bullshit like this, and it's not like I have some superhero agenda, I'm just trying to survive, but I'm....actually inspired a bit when you talk that way." Feral said.

"Yeah, right. You and me are gonna save the world Feral!" Beulah said as she slid the key into the door.

"The fuck I am...." Feral hissed.

"MARIA! Can we please go in, I'm tired. I want to go to sleep!!!" Davey whined.

"Yeah sure. C'mon Belle open the door." Feral said.

As they walked into the dark apartment, Feral heard a sound increasing in intensity.

"What the hell is that?" she thought aloud.

"What the hell is what?" Beulah asked.

"It's some sort of...--"

Feral was cut off by the sound an explosion. Beulah , Davey, and Feral went flying back towards the apartment door, as a large hole was blown into the side of the building. Feral could see small spotlights pour through the hole, and watched as two large figures floated in. Vera and Jacob Fuller landed the large mechanical suits and turned on their external comm channels.

"David, it's you father!!..." Jacob's voice boomed throughout the room.

"Yes, and your mother, honey!! Where are you dear?" Vera asked.

Feral and Beulah stood up. Davey hid behind Feral's body.

"Hey!! HEY!! MOM AND DAD!!" Feral yelled.

"Who the fuck are you, and where is our son?" Jacob said.

"I'm Feral, and your son is right here!"

"Well Miss...Feral, My wife and I would like our son back now!" Jacob said motioning to Davey.

"Yes, please give him to us!" Vera chimed in.

"Soooooooooooooo, you're the wonderful parents Davey's told me about. It's nice to finally meet you both! I'm so glad you could take time out of your busy schedules to make a visit! After all, wouldn't be too much trouble to acknowledge your son's exsistence...."

Feral's words were dripping with sarcasm, and Jacob was pissed.

"Look mutiebitch, I don't have time for this! You gonna give us our son, or am I gonna have to blow a hole in your head?!" Jacon aimed the suit's cannon at Feral.

"YOU'RE GONNA LISTEN TO EVERY GODDAMN WORD I HAVE TO SAY!,"Feral growled, " HOW THE FUCK, CAN YOU JUST BARGE IN HERE LIKE THIS, AND EXPECT TO INSTANTLY RECEIVE SOMEONE YOU TURNED YOUR BACKS ON A WHILE AGO? THEN WHEN YOU WANT HIM BACK, YOU SEND AN ASSASSIN TO RETRIEVE HIM? YOU ARE DEFINTELY SOME SICK FUCKS! ALL HIS LIFE, DAVEY'S HAS HAD TO ENDURE YOUR BULLSHIT, AND HE IS ONLY TEN!!! THAT IS NO WAY FOR A CHILD TO LIVE. OVER THESE PAST FEW WEEKS BELLE AND I HAVE RAISED THIS CHILD LIKE OUR OWN, AND THE WHOLE TIME....I'VE grown...to love him even more! You can't just have him like that!! If he wants to go, he'll go by his own free will! If he doesn't, I'm prepared to rip your throats out if you attempt to force him..."

Feral stood her ground as Davey walked up to see his parents for the first time in months. Even through their large mechanical suits, Davey could see the weariness in their eyes. Years of running were obviously taking it's toll on them both. His father looked ragged and ready to snap, and his mother was abundle of nerves. Why did they want him back? That was the thought the puzzled him. Parental instinct? Guilt? Could it possibly be love?

Davey turned to look at Feral as she stood waiting to pounce. He had lived with her and Beulah for weeks now, and they had turned into surrogate parents. He couldn't deny the strong feelings that welled up inside whenever he thought of either of them. Davey believed that he could live his whole life with them, and love them.

"Mom and Dad?"

"Maria and Beulah?"

"You know what!? I could care a less who you choose. You're coming home with me and you're mother!! This wollf-girl didn't birth you. She didn't raise you the way we did, and she certainly will not tell me I can't take my son home!!Let's go David!!" Jacob screamed reaching for the small child.

"NO!" Beulah yelled as she rushed up to stop jacob. He saw her and smashed her in the face. Before she could act, Beulah went flying out the hole in the apartment, and falling from the ten stories to the ground below.

"BELLLE!! NO!!" Feral howled."YOU"RE GONNA REGRET THAT!!!"

Feral threw Davey away from Jacob, and jumped onto Vera's suit, suprising her and knocking her off-balance. Vera wobbled around before falling out the hole in tow of Beulah.

"JACOB!HELP! I CAN'T GET THE SUIT TO TURN BACK ON!PLEASE HELP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE........................!!!!!!!!!!" Vera called as she fell.

"VERA!!" Jacob whirled around and pointed his cannons at Feral.

Feral began to laugh with crazed abandon."Why don't you go...haha..save your wife Mr. Fuller?? I told you you were gonna regret what you did to Belle!! And now..haha.we end this..hehe! You're not taking Davey anywhere! And...... I still have to rip your throat out!"

She lunged at Jacob.

Davey watched wide-eyed, without utering a sound as he watched both Beulah and his mother pesumably tumbled to their deaths. Feral killed his mother and he didn't care. Only now was he worried, but he was worried for Feral.....

Feral tore into Jacob's suit, ripping out wiring. Sparks flew and Jacob called out fowl words as he frantically tried to ply Feral from his helmet.

Davey knew that his father would kill Feral if he got a hold of her. He couldn't let that happen. not to his friend, his only friend...

Jacob grabbed Feral's leg and tossed her across the room. He pointed the cannon at her head and charged it. " Say goodnight little miss mutie! Playtime is over and you're dead!" He let the blast loose from the cannon and into Feral's chest.

Davey saw the blast go off and without thinking dived in front of it. He felt a surge of heat and searing pain tear through his body. He screamed as he hit the ground.

"DAVEY NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Feral howled. Her tears fell like rain as she limped over to Davey's motionless body. "Why, why, why, why ,why,..........Fuck, Davey! Why did you do that! You stupid kid...you can't die...I..I..I need you.."

"Maria..?...I...Love..y--" Those were Davey's last words as he let out this final breath of air.