she's right here" announced the Escapist as he took off his hat and plunged his entire arm into it. Then he lifted his arm out, and showed a gagged and blindfolded Julia as he lifted her from the hair like a rabbit.

"I really wish I didn't have to gag and blindfold her, she has such a beautiful face" commented the Escapist as he traced his gloved hand across her cheek, "though she wasn't cooperating, besides, she would have seen how I did my tricks."

"YOU LITTLE..." Zena growled before running towards the clock tower and began escalating it's side at seemingly record speeds. The Escapist looked down at the approaching beast before shoving Julia back into his hat. Zena watched as he got out of her sight for a second before she got up to the level. Though, he was gone, and looking both up and down the clock tower it was clear that he wasn't on the clock.

"I am glad you came to my show though, I am quite honored" called the Escapist from the ground of the clock tower, "though disappointed as well, it took you a lot longer to climb that clock tower." One of the Wild Beast Officers tried to ambush the Escapist, but the officer quickly found the Escapist's hand on his face as the Escapist said "sleep". People gasped as the officer collapsed right on the spot.

"You've grown old and fat, your off your game, the once mighty Zena's blade has been dulled by the creature comforts given to her by the Wild Beasts" taunted the Escapist, "now, all you really care about is putting food and... other things in your belly. Such a selfish beast." Zena almost roared as she leaped off the clock tower and almost landed on top of the Escapist, she then swung her paw and pinned the Escapist against the clock tower.

"Did you want me to come here just to taunt at me" growled Zena.

Pinned to the wall, but still smiling, the Escapist laughed, "no, I wanted to tell you how nicely your little bracelets were in my linking rings routine. That... aaaaand, I wanted to steal the clock in the clock tower from right under your big noses." Zena along with everyone else looked up at the clock tower and saw that the clock was missing. Zena then looked back at her paw and saw that she was now pinning a life sized Escapist doll with a note pinned to it that read.

"Sorry to leave you so suddenly, but I have to prepare for my next show in two days. That, and fit Julia for her new outfit to be my assistant for my next show. Though, as a parting gift, I will leave you this replica of me, seeing as you really want to tear me bit by bit."

Zena...