Going to Gotham

The next night, Elektra continued her investigation into her latest stalkers. She'd tailed one of the Hand assassins hoping that she'd discover something that would give her some insight as to their plans -- no luck yet, but she did find herself noticing an old rival watching from above, perched on the rooftop of a building nearby.

"More Hand assassins, huh? They've really got it bad for you," Felicia said as she leapt down into the alley where Elektra was standing.

"It would appear so," Elektra acknowledged. "I wasn't expecting you of all people to show up."

"You're not hard to find, y'know. All I had to do was follow the trail of dead ninjas," Felicia remarked.

Elektra cocked an eyebrow. "Yeah, well, they came after me. So I have to ask -- why are *you* following me?"

"Well, I'm not after you to fight. I may be reckless from time to time, but I'm not an idiot," Felicia told Elektra. "I'm actually here to help. I have info you need... and friends who want to help with this whole Hand situation."

Elektra sighed, visibly annoyed by the black-clad cat burglar's sudden appearance. "All right, I'm listening..."

"Aww, are you really not happy to see me?" Felicia playfully pouted.

"I've been relentlessly hunted for weeks, and I'm still trying to figure out why. I can count on one hand the number of people I actually *want* to see," Elektra shot back, her thoughts turning to Jade and how much she wished things were different for the two of them.

"All right, all right... I get it," Felicia conceded, deciding it probably wasn't the best time to mess with her. "My point is that me and my friends are trying to figure out what's going on, too, and we thought it'd be best to get on the same page as you. I mean, it's just my opinion here, but I think getting our help is a far better option than having to carve up a bunch of ninjas on a nightly basis while slowly chipping away at a major case like this."

Elektra paused to consider her options. Felicia wasn't wrong -- Elektra's progress was steady but slow, and the combined resources of the Hand and the League were eventually going to wear her out. Now that she thought about it, some backup would actually be welcome; Felicia generally had good intentions, albeit intentions mixed in with some selfish and hedonistic ones.

"All right. I'm in," Elektra agreed.

"Awesome. I'd love to give you more details now, but it's probably best if we do this somewhere a little more... secure," Felicia said, taking note of the various Hand assassins currently searching the area. "Uh, how do you feel about Gotham City?"