Suddenly, Chris lifted his nose to the air and inhaled.

"What is it?" Robbie asked, joining in looking for a scent.

"Hellspawn," Chris said, his disgust evident even through his Texas drawl.

Jane's skin went cold.

"Where?"

"Upwind apparently," Anya said.

"How far?" she asked Chris.

"Couple hundred yards maybe?" the redneck said. He looked at Robbie and waited for a confirmation that he quickly got.

"Don't you two even THINK about taking them on," Anya warned.

“We need to find out what they're up to," Robbie pointed out, obviously cruising for some payback.

“Then I'll go," Anya said, darting into an alley with her friends in hot pursuit, shirking her clothes and then turning invisible.

“Miss Anya," started Chris, looking genuinely alarmed.

“Ya can't go runnin' off on yer own!"

"I'm just going to see what they're up to." The rest of the group heard the girl's footsteps for a moment, then Anya was gone.

Robbie turned to Jane.

“Jane, I need you to be another set of eyes.”

Jane was almost paralyzed with fear.

"Me? How?"

"They're fast," Robbie said, placing hands on both of Jane's shoulders and looking her in the eyes, “but they can't climb any better than a human," he said, looking up at the brickstone buildings surround them.

Jane was still terrified, but she didn't want to leave Anya out on her own. She had to be a grownup now. She looked at the building next to her and willed her magical hair into action. All eight braids latched onto fire escapes or pushed against the walls behind her, and she scurried up the walls and over the ledge of the roof.

Chris and Robbie just stared. The girl could move incredibly fast and fairly quietly as well. Chris looked at his friend.

"She's like that Doc Oc character from Spiderman 2."

Robbie raised his eyebrows.

“Bet Doc Oc never needed that much shampoo."