Chapter 6

"Hey Stop!" a man yelled as a girl with Black hair and green eyes ran, with 2 men chasing her. The girl quickly slipped into an alley and climbed up on a dumpster before jumping up and grabbing onto the latter of the fire escape and climbing up.

She didn't stop climbing until she reached the roof of the building. She looked down Into the alley to see the two men who had chased her looking around. "How the hell did she get away?" one of the men questioned. "I don't know but we need to find her," the other men said as they left the alley.

The Girl looked up to see a black falcon circling above her. The girl suddenly let out a high pitch and the bird flew down and landed on her shoulder. "Did you get it?" the girl asked the bird as she held her hand under its beak. "The bird suddenly dropped a small hard drive into her hand "Good job Ollie," she told the bird as she pet the top of his head.

"We need to get this to Elliot," she said to herself. Ollie then picked up the hard drive from the girl's hand and flew away. She quickly took out her phone and dialed a number before putting it to her ear. "Mae how many times have I told you not to call me unless…" "it's an emergency I know and how many times have I told you not to call me Mae" she interrupted Elliot was silent for a moment.

"Anyway I think this classifies as an emergency," she told him. "What is it" Elliot asked her. "Ollie is currently on his way with a hard drive I acquired from Simone a close aide to Zon Corps President," she told him. "I think it may have exactly what you've been looking for," she told him.

"How did you…" "I have my ways," she told him. Elliot let out a sigh. "I have a new assignment for you," he told her. "What is it?" she asked. "I need Nightingale," he told her. Mae was silent for a moment. "Nightingale doesn't exist," she told him. "She's a myth, a legend created to scare people" Mae added. "Of course she does," he told her. "Maevilie Pierce AKA Nightingale, first vigilante to not have any known powers or abilities. First sighted as Nightingale January 17th when she was 12 years old, 2 years after her parents were murdered in front of her" he said. "She was last spotted 3 years ago seriously injured before suddenly disappearing" he added. "I am the only one who knows who you are Mae, it's why I chose you," he told her.

"Go to your loft," he told her. "There you will find everything you need," he said before hanging up the phone. Mae Let out a sigh. She wasn't surprised he knew. After all Elliot Montgomery knew everything. If Elliot needed her to become Nightingale again then it was for a reason.

When Mae made it back to her loft she mound a large silver suitcase on her bed. She went over to it and noticed it needed a code to be unlocked. 117 she put in the keypad. It then lit up green with a small ding before the case automatically opened. It looked to be a much more complex and expensive version of her old suit.

On top of the suit was a black mask and a note. Mae picked up the note and opened it.

As you can see this is your equipment. Under your new suit and mask which are made out of Nomex an inherently flame-resistant fabric with meta-aramid chemistry widely used for industrial applications and fire protection equipment. As well as kevlar an extremely strong and lightweight material with resistance to corrosion and heat. So it should keep you from dying at the very least.

And with the utility belt go ahead and think of yourself as Batman we gave you all the basic stuff a grappling hook some smoke bombs some small and I'm sure useful weapons you can figure out how to use as well.

As for your main defense, I've taken the liberty of giving you something I'm sure you'll love. Make sure to stay safe after all you are only human ~ Elliot Montgomery

"Yeah I'm only human" Mae whispered to herself Mae then began to take off her clothes and change into her new suit. When she was finally done she walked over to her mirror to see how she looked.

She looked great. It was a black suit with a bit of green. The suit had a collar that clung to her neck. And the shoulder pads were hard yet somehow flexible. On her chest was a green bird symbol with a green circle around it and black in the background.

"It's been a while Nightingale" she whispered to herself as Ollie suddenly flew in the widow and and landed on her shoulder. "Hey bud," she said as she pet his head.

Was she ready for this? Could she actually do this again? What was she saying of course she could. She was Maevilie Pierce. No, she Is Nightingale. She always was. Even when she wasn't.

"Ollie it's time for Patrol," she said. And Ollie immediately flew off her shoulder and out the window. She pulled out her phone and called someone. "Hey, it's Nightingale" Mae said "You're back in business" she added. "Are you sure?" a man on the other line asked with concern. "Last time you almost died" he added. "Yeah, I'm sure," she told the mysterious person. "It's unfortunate but it seems Nightingale is needed here. I don't have a choice" she told him. "Alright let me get online then," he told her.

"The eyes are active," he told her. "Understood," she said as she climbed out of her widow and up on the roof. Nightingale pulled the grappling hook out of her belt. "Time to show the world Nightingale is no myth," she said before shooting the grappling hook and jumping off the roof of her building.

TO BE CONTINUED