Across rooftops Rin jumped, avoiding the streets as much as possible and sticking to the high-rise buildings. Down below though was Genos, his gaze examined the night sky and looked around for any sign of her. Saitama was high up on a distant skyscraper looking out over the city, with a hand above his brows. "Oi, Genos! Find her yet?!" he hollered. The baldy wore his usual yellow outfit and white cape, what was adorned on the side of his head was a mic and an earpiece hooked to his ear. Genos had worked hard making that by hand, he watched a video on the internet on how to craft your own communicative headset.

"Master, you don't need to yell... Anyway, no. I don't see any signs of her. Hmm..." Genos replied then hummed in thought, contemplating on the info he studied when he watched the street cameras via the internet beforehand. "If anything master, from what I've learned, she changes traveling patterns while heading to a destination. Street cams caught her on tape when she was holding off the deep sea king from before and that odd yellow sea monster that joined him. She tends to stick to high-rise structures the most, master! Keep your eyes open above the city and don't pay attention to what's going on down here. If I run into her, I'll give you a signal. If she finds out I teamed up with someone and I were to call out to you then she'll know something's up." He paused, kept his eyes focused on the streets, and adjusted his white shirt. "I'll dramatically exhale to make it look like I took a deep breath. The exhale will be your signal," He explained, held a hand over the earpiece, and surveyed the area. Concentration was evident in his strict eyes, he was determined to find her.

"Do you not know how to explain it all in one to twenty words...?" Saitama replied irritably over Geno's headset. "Sure, I'll keep an eye open. I'll do the same thing if I find her," He added, making the cyborg nod to no one in particular and give off some sort of sound that meant ok.

"Sorry. Do know this... If you see her, do NOT, make any signs or have any desire of wanting to harm her! She'll know real quick when you're going to strike!" With that, the demon cyborg lowered his hand and received a sure from the other end as his master's answer. Now it was a game of find it, both he and Saitama was scoping out the surroundings for any signs of Rin.

The baldy himself looked bored, scratching one of his temples and sometimes his rear. His irises looked around and his head barely moved. It was quiet... Too quiet, it continued to be that way for seven minutes until he saw a quick stream of white in the distance to his side. "I found her, she's heading your way. I'll try to keep her in one place." He simply stated, completely forgetting about the signal, and was about to hop across the buildings after her, until a few kunai came flying at him. With ease, he stepped back, watched them fly past his face with a barely open mouth. Looking over, he saw a ninja who wore a black, tight outfit that had a purple scarf around his neck, metal pieces on his body, and his mouth appeared hidden behind black material.

The ninja was up in the air, his legs scrunched up and his arms outstretched. "Saitama!" He yelled, spun, and kicked out his one leg. It collided with the baldy's head but had no effect whatsoever.

"Oh, hi erm... Speed o' pound phoenix?" Saitama replied with boredom lacing his words and stared up at him. "Sorry, I don't have time right now. Maybe later?" He asked, looked away, and was about to take a leap when he heard the ninja's voice speak up.

"IT'SSPEED O' SOUND SONIC!" He screamed, jumped away high into the sky, and shot out explosive shurikens. Meanwhile, with Genos, he heard explosions on his master's end and gasped.

"Master is that her?! Did you find her?! Is she attacking?!" He exclaimed through his mic and looked up where Saitama was, only to see Sonic up there with him.

"Nope, just the ninja from last time," He heard his master say over the mic and made Genos grumble a bit.

"Alright, I'll-" Before he could finish, he saw the mysterious feline up on top of a building nearby. Instantly he bolted, running alongside the sidewalk and keeping his eyes pinned on her. "I'll follow her, I'll let you know when she's stopped in her tracks! Since Speed O' sound sonic appeared, just follow me and ignore him if you can," He said, kept sprinting, and watched Rin jump across the buildings.

"Gotcha," Saitama said, avoiding several kunai and catching up with Genos.

"Why are you running away from me?! I've trained even harder for this moment! For the day that we cross paths and fight once more! I, Speed O' Sound Sonic, shall defeat-!" Sonic got cut off during his attack when he lunged at Sai with his blade; the baldy had caught his arm and jerked him off to the side like some sweaty towel in a gym.

"I'm busy, sorry. Trying to catch the mysterious feline..." He said and watched Sonic tumble to the ground flat on his stomach, grunting all the while.

"The mysterious feline?" The ninja's eyes were wide, only to grow serious and stand to his full height. Saitama had stopped in his place to stare at him, occasionally keeping an eye on the distance between him and Genos. "You mean that anti-hero that has the greatest mystery, that is yet to be uncovered?! No... I won't let you get in my way! I was in on that case way before anyone else!" He hollered, charged at Saitama, and swung his sword towards his head. With no effort he stopped it, using his index and middle finger to block it.

"Oh? Well in that case why not join us? We're all after the same thing," The baldy stated and saw Sonic lower his blade with a pondering stare.

"I want to know why and HOW she learned to master that afterimage technique! If the secret gets revealed along with her uncovered mystery, I don't want my enemy to learn it! I, Speed O' Sound sonic shall be the only one to discover it!" He yelled, pointed a kunai at him, and had a hand on his hip.

"Whatever." That was all Saitama answered with, before turning to catch up with Genos.

"Hey! We're not done here yet!" The ninja exclaimed comically as his backside showed in the scene.

However, Rin had her eyes peeled on the skyscrapers. She had no idea she was being followed. On all fours she ran, sprinting like a feline at normal speed and hopping across ledges with her hands in front of her head. When she came upon a high-rise structure, its roof was shaped diagonally, she climbed to the peak of it and slid down sideways effortlessly. During the point of descent when it was a dead drop, she hopped sideways, turned forward in mid-jump, and landed on top of a water tower. Now she just sat there squatted like a cat, both arms between her legs and sitting flat on her heels. I've been searching for a bit now and I haven't spotted any Zoos yet... She mentally stated and had her robotic slits look around the city. Her green ribbon flailed gently as she sat there, the breeze brushed against her and pure silence wafted through her ears.

Afar before her eyes, she saw a large building and a metal fence all around it. With her ability to see further out into the distance, she was able to check for any signs of wildlife outside of the building. Her slits thinned out more, her sight zoomed in a bit and became a little distorted. There was a big body of water with railings around it. Several sections were parted from each other, each place looked different. A jungle-looking terrain that she could barely see through a glass window, a rocky terrain that looked like lions would nestle in, and...a forest! Her eyes widened greatly when she saw the last section. I FOUND IT, I THINK I FOUND IT! She yelled in her mind and rose to her full height, only to hear a voice call out from below on a shorter structure.

The baldy spotted her and did an exhale over the mic, while he kept his eyes glued to her frame. "Hey!" Saitama hollered, lifted a waving hand and a friendly smile adorned. Seeing that, Rin froze in her spot and gazed at him with surprise. "Can I ask you something, there's something I need to know!" He yelled once more due to their distance and lowered his hand.

How did he find me?! I was off the streets and avoiding everyone that could possibly get in my way! Rin panicked in her mind, then had her widened eyes go back to their usual robotic cat stare. I met him when I was heading to the police station... Mumen Rider ordered me something to eat, which I still don't understand why he did it... Perhaps he really was being...kind? We must fight for our food in order to survive. Him, buying me that out of kindness was most likely an error on his part. Anyway, now's not the time to be dwelling on that matter. she added. I sense no hostility from the man; regardless though, I must not waste any time... Rin crouched and was going to run for it at full sprint, just see a pair of smoke bombs heading her way. Swiftly she vanished, leaving that split-second afterimage behind. When they exploded and made smoke spread out, it covered the entire water tower she once stood on.

"Sonic, why did you do that?!" Genos exclaimed as he saw the bombs go off down below. He was standing behind a tree nearby with his head peeking around it; hiding and waiting for the moment to appear in front of Rin.

The Catwoman was seen crouched on all fours on the road. Both hands flat on the pavement, fingers stiffened like claws to steady her posture, butt up in the air and her legs separated. Her upper half was real low to the surface, she wasn't going to let her guard down no matter what the cost. Rin's slits remained focused, slowly she rose an arm and shifted her weight so her other arm could hold her up. With a clench of her fist, those metallic claws extended out, she waited for the ninja to strike again. They're hiding... She mumbled in her mind, not knowing who it was that tossed those bombs at her. The next thing she knew, above her head, came down the hilt of Sonic's sword as he aimed it towards her neck.

She felt the hairs stand up on the back of her neck and widened her eyes. Her reflexes reacted and allowed her to spin vertically an inch above the ground. Her metallic clawed hand swatted the blade away as she twisted around and kicked him hard in the ribs. Sonic grunted and got sent smashing into the side of a grocery store. She had only spun around once during that swift deflect and caught herself on all fours.

Within that moment she had disappeared, leaving behind that image in her place. He's coming back. She said as she ran with her arms behind her. The upper half being leaned forward, she sprinted like a rogue and jumped over cars. To her side was Sonic, she noticed him when she glanced in the corner of her eyes. He's the same speed as me?! Her eyes widened after recognizing that and exclaimed in her mind.

"You really are cat-like, aren't you?" Sonic's black mouth cover had been torn off during that crash from a few seconds ago. He was smiling, had narrowed eyes, and a barely opened mouth. Amusement was obvious in his gaze, he had never come across a Catwoman before in his life. She was unique, to say the least, her features and choice of rogue attire were oddly interesting to him. "How did you learn that afterimage technique?!" He hollered and kept that grin, though he skidded to a halt when she jumped high into the air. His eyes widened when he saw her extend both of her metallic claws from her clenched fists. Her legs were scrunched up, crossed almost against her stomach and her arms were outstretched to the sides. She was aiming to stomp him flat and pierce those into him. Quickly he jumped and joined her in mid-air, tossing explosive shuriken at her during the process.

Rin smacked at them with her claws and used her toes to kick at her other foot's heel. She did that to both her feet and out came those same claws near her toes. In midst of her reflecting those shurikens, one almost grazed her cheek if she hadn't jerked her head backward to avoid it. Without warning, Sonic had appeared closer to her and swung his sword towards her stomach.

She noticed it just in time after she saw it coming in her bottom peripheral. Her leg rose up and kicked his blade away, cutting his forearm lightly. He winced a bit from that and disappeared, appearing in a tree below her, and watched her do twists as she fell. Rin landed on all fours, lifted her head, and vanished once more with the image being left behind. Sonic gasped, ran after her but rammed right into Saitama's chest unexpectedly. "Will you stop? If you're wanting to catch her, stop attacking. Just follow us..." He had his serious face on, a frown, and soon ran off to catch up with Genos.

Follow them?! Sonic exclaimed with blasphemy in his head, only to sigh and grumble in the end. "Tch, fine... What other choice do I have...?" With that, he chose to tag along and keep on Rin's tail.

Ignore, ignore, ignore... Ignore them and keep going. If they follow and don't try to stop me, then we'll be on good terms. Rin spoke in her mind. She was seen sprinting across rooftops again on all fours. Sonic was far off behind her to the side, Genos was on the streets running and watching her from her other side. Saitama, however, was running behind her at a good distance. They all kept up with her, she wasn't at full sprint so her not moving at the speed of sound was relieving to Genos. Sonic ran with his arms behind him, gray eyes glued to her feline-running form and his scarf flailing behind him.

Genos could tell she wasn't getting worked up, her heat signatures remained normal. She probably doesn't see us as a real threat right now. That's good, that means she won't fight us off. Her not attacking us and lettings us follow, just means she's not really hostile. He said in his mind and contemplated for a minute. "We don't have any desires to strike or kill, so it seems Mumen Rider's hypothesis was true. She's not even paying attention to us, at least...that's what I believe," He said over his mic to Saitama and had a finger touching his earpiece.

Saitama put a finger to his earpiece and kept up with his pace behind Rin. "Ok," That's the only response he gave.

As soon as Rin was getting close to the Zoo, she hopped down onto the street and skidded sideways. She continued running but swerved to a halt when she saw Sonic appear a good few feet ahead of her. His arms were folded and his frown was evident. The ninja's head was lowered, allowing shade to veil over his face. They stood there in complete silence, staring intently at each other as if waiting for one another to make a move. Rin searched for any threat that would come off of him, yet, none was found. What is he doing...? she mentally asked.

Her slits studied his posture, viewing up and down his body. She slowly turned with her eyes pinned on him cautiously and quickly glanced to her left, just to see Genos standing there with both arms to his sides. To her right was Saitama, she saw him staring at her just as intently as Sonic... What's going on...? None of them are hostile, what do they want? Her nearly monotonous voice echoed in her head and she glanced between all three of them with a risen guard. Whatever they want, I don't have time to play their silly silent game... Rin added and began to back up slowly. She planned on running the other direction and if she couldn't do that, she'd jump high into the air to make them lose sight of her within the starry sky.

"We're not here to hurt you," Genos began, eyed her movements, and took notice that she aimed to flee. Slowly he squatted down, saw her look his way, and stare at him with her mysterious cat eyes. He was trying to look harmless by lowering himself to the ground. "We just want some answers," He finished.

Is he treating me...like some animal...? Honestly, I'm not some uncivilized wildcat or stray kitten on the street! I feel insulted... Her mental thoughts echoed and she sighed through her nose. Rin soon sat down like a cat, arms between her legs, and patiently waited for their attention to go elsewhere; even if it's just for a moment, she'll take the chance to flee.

He got nothing but utter silence in reply. Her bodily action, sitting down like that, Genos contemplated on it and figured she lowered her guard. Is she trusting us a little bit? Maybe she's waiting... If that were true then, for what reason would she be? He thought to himself and placed his forearms over his knees in his squatted position.

"This is... Interesting, she refuses to talk at all," Sonic said to himself under his breath and squinted his gaze. "Is she mute? Can she not vocally speak?" A brow had risen, he stood there watching the scene play out.

Saitama's cape waved with the soft gust, along with Rin's ribbon and Sonic's scarf. He lifted his hand and reached towards her with the palm facing up. "I'm Saitama, nice to meet you. We would at least like to know who you are, Genos has been on me about you since Boro's invasion. We met at Odin's bar, remember? With you being on the news so much and meeting you in person, it's kind of hard to forget you," His expression changed to that friendly, goofy one and formed a pleasant smile.

Rin's slits looked over her shoulder and eyed him with slight interest and a lot of caution. Still silent; a small spark of trust emerged in her green eyes when she remembered him from that bar. She already recalled him before but, seeing that image of him at the bar kind of made her trust twinkle a little. Introductions now, hm? Her mental words occurred and she remained in her sitting posture, waiting. Her attention was focused on his outstretched hand, until...everyone heard cycling coming towards them. All heads perked up when someone on a bike veered to a halt and skidded their tires. It was Mumem Rider, he stopped just in time and almost ran into Genos.

Mumen was about to speak when he saw Rin in the middle of all three men. Mouth agape and his hidden stare shocked, he recalled the last time they met. At Odin's bar and during a break-in when she smashed through a large window and onto the street in front of him. The break-in had happened only a month ago, a while after Boro's invasion so he had time to think about how to approach her the next time they'd meet. Slowly he rose his leg and moved it over the seat to get off; not once had his gaze wavered. The man gradually paced towards Rin and past Genos, taking cautionary measures so as to not scare or cause her to strike. "Hey um, remember me? I paid for your meal at Odin's bar. I never caught your name," He gave a friendly smile and had no idea that all three heads were a bit shocked at his approach. He was gentle, very harmless, and was so kind. It gave Rin more of a reason to have her small spark of trust grow.

She stood up sluggishly and shifted her stance so that she faced him diagonally, with her head facing his way. For the first time in a decade or so, she finally spoke. The last person to ever hear her voice was Isabelle when she was undergoing training. "Rin..." Her head had lowered and her slits looked piercing. The shadow over her eyes made her slits glow through the darkness; that's all she said. Her voice was almost monotonous, it was quiet, a bit soft, and a little deep. Soon she disappeared, it was within a blink of an eye and she left an afterimage behind.

All eyes widened at her voice at the unexpected disappearance. "After her!" Genos hollered, ran in her direction, and the other two followed suit. Mumen was flabbergasted, so stunned at hearing her mature yet mysterious voice. It was soft but deep, nearly emotionless. "Rin...huh?" From side-view, it showed him smiling.

Out in the distance where it showed the three of them trying to catch up to Rin, stood the same red-haired man from before on top of a cellular tower. The smoke streamed along with the wind and his bored, black eyes with bags underneath, viewed her with his scoped vision. His gaze narrowed with his hidden thoughts, both hands being in his pockets. The mysterious feline... My boss might find it interesting to investigate both her and the other woman I saw on top of the alien's ship. Huh, they might possess some sort of connection... They have about the same kind of strength. He said and sighed after groaning faintly. Damn, this is tiresome, why can't he do this instead of sending me out to look into this. He scratched the back of his head and grumbled, soon walking off the side and falling purposefully. 

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter!~ Don't forget to leave a comment, I'm always happy to hear from my readers! \o/