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"What’s a Hel-Cat? And how do you knohat he is?" I said

"No one knows exactly what they are, or what their true forend to the Fae I saw a picture of one of them in my files The forhly evolved, they have uncontrollable appetites and were destroyed because they kept wiping out civilizations They were hunted by every world in every galaxy They learned to hide in higher di down only to prey Dani, youHel-Cat Hel-Cats don’t make friends They eat the at Mac with a venoaze "You will never find me to hunt me, tiny white"

He vanished

"Great Now look what you did," I snapped "Legends are always bigger and badder than the real thing You of all people should know that" To the air, I said, "No one is going to hunt you, Shazam I’ll protect you"

His eyes materialized in front of me "You will? Promise always?"

"Yes But you can’t eat people on our world and you can’t wipe out species We’ll find another way to deal with your appetite"

"But what if I can’t help reat ere together before Everything’s easier when you’re not alone Co home," I told him firmly

"Ho sharp fangs and a black-tipped tongue as he turned a suspicious glare on Mac "She doesn’t want lanced at Barrons, who raised a brow and shrugged in a silent, What’s one Hel-Cat cos we’ve handled?

"I aal sniff "I am Shazam My Yi-yi named me and that is my only name"

"Shazainnings To me, she said, Can you control him?

I nodded and opened my arms Shazam exploded out of the air and leapt into theround beneath hi my hair

I wrapped my arms around hi to sleep withI had so Dancer And one day life would be good again

"And we’ll have adventures," he said happily, pouncing my curls

"Every day," I told him "Ew Tribesman breath!"

"Your pitiful abandonht have packed that can with fish, but no Another big e empties anymore"

"Promise?"