do it in.” Shade could feel Molly’s arms wrap around his neck as the little bear climbed up a little higher on his back.

“Do you help lots of people?” Molly asked, bringing a smile to Shade face.

“Some times.” As Molly burred her face into the back of Shade’s neck, Shade closed his eyes, as he forced him self to ask the question that he wanted answered. “Molly what was the mean man trying to do?” as he asked the questioned Molly started to cry a slightly as she hugged him tightly.

“He was going to sell me for lot’s of pens.” Shade listened to Molly, and thought for a moment.

“Molly do you mean Yen?” with that Molly hummed a yes, and Shade stood up straight. “He was going to sell you to some one from panda-la.” The question and answer session was cut short when the elevator doors opened. Shade walked out to Rebecca’s front door, and rang the bell. “Time to part again Molly.” Shade said, as he sat Molly down, and headed back to the elevator.

“Shade don’t go.” with that Shade stopped at the elevator, and turned to face Molly.

“I’m sorry little one… but a clash of honor calls me, and I must stand and fight where others have fallen before me.” Shade could see a sad expression on Molly’s face, and then smiled slightly. “Hey this isn’t good bye little one, I’ll be around promise.” with that Shade hit the button on the Elevator, as the doors started to close Shade saw Rebecca open her door, which he gave her a half salute with two fingers. Shade smiled as the Elevator started to go down, knowing that Molly was back into the loving arms of her mother made him happy, but as he thought about this he felt an anger growing inside of him, a rage of hate forming towards the person that had hurt the family so much. Molly was safe he didn’t have to run anymore, although he was, he was going after Cold hands, and the elevator dinged to mark it’s arrival to the ground floor Shade turned to face the doors and leave, but as they opened up he saw Cool hands for only a moment giving him only a brief second to reach up and try and stop one of cool hand’s massive right hand from grabbed his face, and slamming the back of his head into the elevator glass, causing Shade to go limp.

“Yous just cost me 1 million yen brat, and I’m going to take it out of your hide.” Cold hands said, as he flung the now out cold Shade over his shoulder, and started to walk away. Back up at the apartment Rebecca was holding Molly, walking around letting her little girl cry, as well as her self, on how happy they where to be back in each others arms. She made her way to the balcony to see if she might be able to see Shade leaving to try and thank him, but to her horror she did see him being carried away by Cold hands.

“Bad man.” Molly cried, as she held onto Rebecca even harder.

“Oh no.” A dark scene played out in Rebecca’s mind on what might happen to Shade. “Molly I need you to… BALOO!!” Rebecca yelled, at the top of her lungs seeing Baloo and Kit pulling up. “BALOO HE’S OVER THERE!!” Rebecca, yelled this time pointing at Cold hands, but due to the water fall no one could hear her.

“Hey look Miss Cunningham has Molly.” Kit said, as he got out of the car, and smiled as he pointed up at Rebecca.

“WHAT!?” a broad smile passed over Baloo’s face as he looked up at saw Molly. “Well what are we waiting for, let’s go see how she’s doing.” Baloo made a few steps before Kit grabbed his shirt. The young cub had noticed Rebecca trying to tell them something and pointing.

“Wait Baloo look she’s pointing at something.” Kit looked in the direction he could see Rebecca pointing only to see Cold hands walking on the bridge. “BALOO IT’S COLD HANDS!!” Baloo turned in the direction Kit pointed, and in a flash he was running right at Cool Hands.

“HOLD IT RIGHT THERE COLD HANDS!!” Baloo charged at Cold hands, who turned and looked at him with a smug smile.

“Great, guess I don’t get my revenge on ya kid.” As Cold Hands lifted Shade off his shoulder, Baloo stopped dead in his tracks not wanting Shade to get hurt, but as Cold hands threw Shade over the bridge, Baloo, Kit, and Rebecca yelled in unison

“NO!”

“See you later Baloo.” Cold hands started to runaway, only to be jerked back to the railing by his right hand. As he look over the side he sees Shade looking up at him hanging on to a thin metal strand that he had wrapped around Cold Hands wrist, he had slipped on Cold Hands back in the elevator. Before Cold hands could say anything Baloo ran up, and slammed him to the ground pulling Shade up to the railing like a pulley.

“I’m going to.” Baloo raised his first, and was about to deliver the most powerful punch he could into Cold hands face, only to be stopped as Shade grabbed his arm. “What are you doing, let me go.” Baloo looked at Shade for a few moments only to see the look of determination in the kid’s eyes.

“No, not you, I wont let you do it.” Shade said, as he looked at Baloo. “He’s scum, he’s a low life and by the code I would love to just let you get out all your anger on his face, but look around mister, look at those watching you, be the bigger bear, let the cops deal with this.” with that Baloo looked at Shade and then noticed Kit looking at him, was beating up Cold Hands really worth showing Kit a bad example? he then remembered the look Kit had given him back at cold hands hide out, a look that made Baloo feel like the lowest of the lows he didn’t want Kit to fear him, and he knew that if he lashed out on cold Hands like he wanted to then and there Kit would never look at him the same again. After a minute to think Baloo lowered his arm and stood up.

“Fine, the cops can have him.” Baloo stood up and looked at Shade, then turned back to Cold Hands. “but if you so much as look at Molly, or Rebecca, or my boy again I’ll turn your innards into outards.” Shade nodded and walked with Baloo away only to yank hard on a steel cable that was still attached to Cold hand’s wrist causing the grown bear to wince in pain as the thin wire around his wrist tightened and started to cut into his skin. “Hey now, what was all that about being the bigger person?” Baloo asked, confused as he looked at Shade.

“I’m a kid, I’m aloud to be petty and cruel.” Shade said, as he reached for Cool Hands right hand only to watch the big bear try and grab him, in a flash Shade pulled a small needle from around a wrist guard and stabbed it into Cold Hands hand knocking Cold Hands out. As Shade removed the wire from around cold Hand’s wrist he stood up and looked at Baloo “Now if you’ll excuse me.“ As he turned to leave Baloo noticed that the back of Shade’s mask was slightly red getting the big bear to grab him by the cuff of the neck and lift him off the ground.

“Not so fast short stuff… You helped us out, so the least you can let us do is patch you up.” Baloo said, as he looked at Shade. “And I’m not going to take no for an answer.” A few minutes later when the cops showed up and took Cool hands away, Baloo and Kit took care of the cops, telling a tale of how they where able to track Cool hands down, leaving out any details about Shade, who was up in the apartment getting doctored up by Rebecca, there was nothing really major just a bad bump on his head and several small cuts.

“This the first time you get hurt doing this?” Rebecca asked, as she took a cotton swap and started to doctor the cuts with alcohol.

“Not the first time, and it won’t be the last.” Shade said, as he winced a few times at the sting.

“You know you could just stop, I mean it’s not like this is really your job.” Rebecca said, as she looked at the damage done to Shade already.

“And if I step down ma-am, who would step up?” Shade said, as he looked over his shoulder at Rebecca.

“I don’t know, but at least you wouldn’t get hurt anymore.”

“You’ve known me for a few days ma-am, in that short period of time, you where mugged and your daughter kidnapped.” Shade stopped for a moment as if thinking if he should complete his statement, but as he held his looked forward to let Rebecca keep doctoring the cut’s on his head, she smiled slightly.

“Yes but also in that short period of time, you’ve been hurt twice, once with that bad cold, and now this. don’t you think that maybe your body is trying to tell you to stop, maybe that it’s time to let the police deal with these kinds of people.” Shade listened to Rebecca’s words and then took a deep breath and reached for his mask, only to have a kind hand reach out and take his. “Listen Shade, I really don’t want you to leave tonight, please spend another night have another warm meal.” with that Shade looked at Rebecca, he wanted to say no, he wanted to just put on his mask and leave, but something about the worried look on Rebecca’s face made him stop.

“I guess I could stay a while longer.” Shade said, as he looked at Rebecca. “For Molly’s sake.” A faint smile crossed Rebecca’s face as she looked at Shade.

“Thank you.” Rebecca said, just before she leaned down and kissed Shade on the cheek. Just then the front door opened and the two watched Baloo,