Bella POV

"Wait fowa me. Me wanna come too!"

"Sweepea, this is going to be a dangerous mission. The last thing we need is for you to get kidnapped or hurt. You need to stay here. Quinn and I will be back before you know it." Molly replies and I frown. She was trying to
take my Mama/ Sissy away from me.

"No! Sissy no go without me! Sissy no go." I cried and Molly sighed.

"We can't take her with us Quinn. Arkham is no place for someone like our little sweetpea."

"Me go to!" I replied stubbornly. "Sides that's not what said befowa. You said me belong in Akwkam cause me is a monsta and so is you Sissy."

"I was wrong sweepea, and I never should have said that. Would you like to hear a bedtime story before Quinn and I go on our mission? How about a story about Peter Pan and TinkerBelle and mean old Captain Hook?" Molly replies.

"No."

"Was she this difficult when Jerome was around?"

Upon hearing my brother's name something in me snapped. I let out a deep growl as my eyes flashed in anger once more and after extending my claws I swiped at her. How dare she bring Jerome into this! It was time to teach her a thing or too about keeping that mouth of hers shut.

"Uh-oh." Quinn replies Knowing what this means.

"I'm not a child! I can take care of myself! I'm far too old to believe in that nonsense. There is no such thing as faith and trust and pixies dust. It doesn't exit! This is a cruel world full of evil people and your one of them!" I hiss at Molly who looks at me in complete shock.

"Molly, What have you done? What have you done!" Quinn whispers in shock.

"I suppose I owe you a debt of gratitude for snapping me out childish state but I want you to understand this, I'm only letting you live for Quinn's sake. However, if you make me angry again and it will be the last mistake you ever make! So if I were you, I wouldn't try my patience!" Bella snarls.

Molly gulps. "Umm, what just happened?"

"Somehow You woke up adult Bella. That is not a good. That's not good at all. When she's angry in her toddler mindset she can be extremely dangerous but when she's in her adult mindset angering her is a huge mistake, one you won't be alive to make twice. Jeremiah's not going to be happy when he finds out about this."

"I don't care what Jeremiah thinks! He can go to hell for all I care!" I reply angrily.

"This is really bad. I haven't seen her like this in a long time. Not since Jerome.." Upon hearing my Jerome's name again I let out another loud growl my eyes flashing in anger. "Bella, baby, please calm down..." Quinn begs as she places her hand on my shoulder in an effort to calm me down.

"I am not a baby, and you are not mother or my sister!" I hiss at Quinn shrugging her hand off. I instantly regret what I have said as I see the look of hurt in Quinn's eyes. "Quinn. I.... I didn't mean it... I'm sorry."

"You should be, you really hurt my feelings. If you don't want me to be your mother or your sister then that won't be a problem. I'm sure once this whole thing is over Jeremiah is going to separate us, probably for good. In fact, I'm sure he's going to make sure that he's the only human contact that I have. I'm angry with Jerome for leaving us too. Especially for leaving us with Jeremiah and if by some miracle he does come back, I would tell him to say away from us."

"Jeremiah will separate us over my dead body! If he thinks he's going to lock you away he's got another thing coming. Brother or not, I won't hesitate to kill him. No one messes with those I consider family, not even him. Your my mama/ big sissy and that's the way it's going to stay. And if he has a problem with that, then he can join Jerome. I'm done playing games! I shouldn't have lashed out at you and I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

"Why should she forgive you?"

"Stay out of this Molly, no one asked you! You should learn to keep that nose of yours out of other people's business. It's going to get you into trouble some day." I hiss angrily at her as I punch her in the nose before storming off leaving being a very stunned Quinn. Turning back around I paused. "What are you standing around for? Your mother isn't going to rescue herself you know. Let's go!"

"Umm Quinn, could you please explain to me what just happened because I'm completely confused..."

"I already told you, you woke up adult Bella. When Jerome was alive he had Jarvis Tetch AKA the Mad Hatter hypnotize Bella into thinking that she was a toddler. Only Jerome knew how to calm Bella down when she was upset. Unfortunately, he didn't teach me how too."

"Should I be worried? I mean, there's no way Jeremiah is going to blame me for this is there?"

"I don't know. I could never figure him out. I'm sure he knows that I'd resent him for the rest of his life he did anything to hurt you. But if he's going to lock me away and make sure that he's the only person I get to see, I doubt that he's going to care." Quinn says as she puts some ice in Molly's nose to help bring down the swelling.

Upon hearing this, I poke my head back into the room momentarily. "If he even tries something like that I won't hesitate to kill him!"

"This isn't good. This isn't good at all. There has got to be a way to turn her back to baby Bella. Please tell me there's a way to get her back. Adult Bella terrifies me." Molly whispers to Quinn and I growl.

"I don't think that's such a good idea Sis. Besides I'm sure that Jeremiah will find a way to return Bella to her toddler mindset. He said at the cemetery that he has Jerome's diary maybe somewhere within its pages it explains how to reverse this. Or perhaps, if Dr Strange were to discover that adult Bella is back, he might try and reverse the process which is why, now more then ever, I don't want Bella to come with us."

Grabbing Molly by the collar I hold her up into the air. "now you listen to me! I am never going back to being that helpless little baby! And if any ones tries to turn me back into a toddler they are going to regret it. Do I make myself clear?"

"Yes." Molly squeaks her eyes filled with fear.

"Bella please let her go."

"As you wish." I reply dropping Molly the floor. Then leaning down I whispered in her ear "remember what I said. This is your last warning. Next time I won't be so forgiving. Not even Quinn will be able to rescue you from my wrath do understand?"

"Yes." Molly whimpers.

"Good. Your not going on this mission without me. I can handle the Doctor."

"I wouldn't put it past him to try something."

"Don't worry your pretty little head about it Quinn. Like I said, I can handle the good doctor."

"Ummm Quinn, I hate to say this, but maybe we can use this to our advantage."

"What do you mean? Offer Bella up as bait? She's a child not a piece of meat. No! Absolutely not! I forbid it!"

"Come on Quinn, where the harm in this plan? It will provide us with safe passage into Arkham and provide us with the perfect distraction. While the good doctor is busy examining Bella we sneak off and find mom. Either way you spin it, it's a win win. It's the perfect plan. What could possible go wrong?"

"I could think of a dozen things. I just don't want anything to go wrong. Alright, we will give this plan a try. Just as long as Bella knows not to eat or drink anything Strange gives her."

"Come on Quinn, I may have had the mind frame of a toddler, but even as a toddler I knew not to do anything that stupid. Give me some credit oh ye of little faith."

"I'm sorry Bella, no your right."

"It's alright, I understand that my being an adult is going to take some getting use too. It's in your nature to be protective of me as it's in Molly's nature to be protective of you. It's getting late, if we are going to do this, we had better get going. I doubt Jeremiah is going to give us more then twenty four hours to return home. How long ago did he call?"

"A couple of hours ago I think"

"Then we don't have much time. You know Jeremiah isn't as patient as Jerome. He doesn't like to be kept waiting."

"Then let's get going."

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