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Enter Clementine.

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She strolled through a shady looking part of town with a parasol in one hand and a suitcase handle in the other. Her long light-brown hair bounced with every step. She wore a long-sleeved, flowing black dress with a dark-pink gradient at the hem of the skirt, ending bellow her knees and a pale pink sash tied in a bow around her waist. It was odd that this little girl -appearing no older than 11- looked so calm, passing broken glass, dried blood and discarded needles.

Glancing to her right with tangerine-coloured eyes, she spies two well-dressed older men having a conversation in front of what seems like an abandoned-yet-active storage facility. She puts on the biggest-sweetest smile she can muster and approaches the men in top hats.

"Excuse me, Sirs?" She caught their attention with that gentle-British voice of hers and queries, "I'm looking for the Top Hat Clan. Do you know where they are?"

"Hu? Beat it, kid! This is no place for a child." The Tophat on the right snarls attempting to scare her off.

She looks at him, unfazed. "I'll ask one more time." Lifting her parasol, she attacks the man, striking him across the face with her weapon. The other guy tries to subdue the little threat, but she dodges and knocks him out cold. "Where is my father?"

An hour later, the little girl is delivered to a giant red airship by the defeated Tophats and takes her to the control deck. "Chief. This little girl was found in Brooklyn, asking for you." the gruff beaten Tophat addressed his leader.

"Who brings a little girl into a middle of a-" Reginald turns around to see the little girl with two of his underlings standing behind her, bruised and beaten. "What the..."

"Are you Reginald Copperbottom?" The girl steps forward.

The Chief nods as Right Hand Man steps closer to him. "Yes. And you are?"

"My name is Clementine. Clementine Copperbottom."

The Tophat's in the room are taken back in shock. "Another Copperbottom?" one Tophat says. "That could explain the bruises on Jack and Micheal." Says another.

Reginald is speechless. He didn't have any family. Unless…

"I come with a letter from my mother." Clementine pulls out an envelope from one of her suitcase's compartments.

That's it! The pieces are coming together in the Cheifs mind as he took the letter and started reading. "Heather." Guilt washed his face, making him sit down in his captain's chair. "So. Your mom lost her life to cancer and wants me to take care of you?"

"Yes, father!" She answered with a bright smile.

"FATHER!?" The Tophats knew their Cheif was gay. So the news of him having a biological child confused them. However, the elder Tophats knew he was married to a woman about 11 years ago but divorced her once he came out. Though no one knew that his ex-wife conceived a child before he left, including the father himself.

"So, is this the man you left my mom for?" Clementine queried, looking at the cyborg cowboy.

Reg chuckled and nods; still processing the news. He had a daughter! Heather never even tried to reach out to him to let him know or even demand child support. He felt terrible about lying to Heather. She deserved better than to be used as a gay man's ruise. And now she's gone. She even kept the last name till the end? Why? The Cheif took a deep breath, stood up and agreed. "Alright, Clementine. You will stay here with us. If you think you're ready to be part of a criminal organization, that is."

Clementine gazed at her father and smiled. "I am! And I will!"

End.

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Description
Enter Clementine.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------

She strolled through a shady looking part of town with a parasol in one hand and a suitcase handle in the other. Her long light-brown hair bounced with every step. She wore a long-sleeved, flowing black dress with a dark-pink gradient at the hem of the skirt, ending bellow her knees and a pale pink sash tied in a bow around her waist. It was odd that this little girl -appearing no older than 11- looked so calm, passing broken glass, dried blood and discarded needles.

Glancing to her right with tangerine-coloured eyes, she spies two well-dressed older men having a conversation in front of what seems like an abandoned-yet-active storage facility. She puts on the biggest-sweetest smile she can muster and approaches the men in top hats.

"Excuse me, Sirs?" She caught their attention with that gentle-British voice of hers and queries, "I'm looking for the Top Hat Clan. Do you know where they are?"

"Hu? Beat it, kid! This is no place for a child." The Tophat on the right snarls attempting to scare her off.

She looks at him, unfazed. "I'll ask one more time." Lifting her parasol, she attacks the man, striking him across the face with her weapon. The other guy tries to subdue the little threat, but she dodges and knocks him out cold. "Where is my father?"

An hour later, the little girl is delivered to a giant red airship by the defeated Tophats and takes her to the control deck. "Chief. This little girl was found in Brooklyn, asking for you." the gruff beaten Tophat addressed his leader.

"Who brings a little girl into a middle of a-" Reginald turns around to see the little girl with two of his underlings standing behind her, bruised and beaten. "What the..."

"Are you Reginald Copperbottom?" The girl steps forward.

The Chief nods as Right Hand Man steps closer to him. "Yes. And you are?"

"My name is Clementine. Clementine Copperbottom."

The Tophat's in the room are taken back in shock. "Another Copperbottom?" one Tophat says. "That could explain the bruises on Jack and Micheal." Says another.

Reginald is speechless. He didn't have any family. Unless…

"I come with a letter from my mother." Clementine pulls out an envelope from one of her suitcase's compartments.

That's it! The pieces are coming together in the Cheifs mind as he took the letter and started reading. "Heather." Guilt washed his face, making him sit down in his captain's chair. "So. Your mom lost her life to cancer and wants me to take care of you?"

"Yes, father!" She answered with a bright smile.

"FATHER!?" The Tophats knew their Cheif was gay. So the news of him having a biological child confused them. However, the elder Tophats knew he was married to a woman about 11 years ago but divorced her once he came out. Though no one knew that his ex-wife conceived a child before he left, including the father himself.

"So, is this the man you left my mom for?" Clementine queried, looking at the cyborg cowboy.

Reg chuckled and nods; still processing the news. He had a daughter! Heather never even tried to reach out to him to let him know or even demand child support. He felt terrible about lying to Heather. She deserved better than to be used as a gay man's ruise. And now she's gone. She even kept the last name till the end? Why? The Cheif took a deep breath, stood up and agreed. "Alright, Clementine. You will stay here with us. If you think you're ready to be part of a criminal organization, that is."

Clementine gazed at her father and smiled. "I am! And I will!"

End.

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