Teddy only just had time to dive into a roll as a big splashing crescent of oil flowed past her head. “You jerk!” she called after him as her roll turned into a tumble and she ended up flopped on the ground as he continued to run.

Melaton landed in the same yard as them, so at least Teddy had won the Hero some time, but Teddy wanted to do a lot more than that!

Growling, she started charging after the two even as she turned into a big, fearsome bear. She made sure that her mask stayed on top of her bear form because the Boss said that was important. The elastic stretched a bunch, but it held.

The nice voice of that Ritish man who did all the documentaries rang in her head. “The North Merican grizzly bear can run at a top speed of thirty-four miles per hour. Compare that to the average human running speed of fifteen miles per hour, and the fearsomeness of a bear in full charge becomes even more impressive!”

“Holy crap! What the shit!” Melaton screamed as Teddy shot past her and through a wooden gate.

She was briefly disoriented as the barrier crumbled out of her way, but one sniff was enough to find the oil jerk. He took one look at her over his shoulder, said some very rude things, then bolted even faster.

“No! You’re mine!” Teddy roared. Her bear-form roar was a lot more scary than her normal girl roar because the man’s scent changed from someone who smelled like oil and pizza to someone who smelled like oil, pizza, and poop.

He jumped over one more fence, this one with chain links between metal posts. Judging by the way he hissed when he grabbed the top, he’d cut himself on the little metal twisty bits at the top.

Good! Teddy wanted him as hurt as he’d hurt the Boss. But more.

Chain links weren’t meant to deal with a metric ton of awesome bear energy, and the entire fence bent over as Teddy crashed into it and shoved it down to the ground.

Oil-boy was still saying bad words while fishing for something in his pocket. And then he pulled out a lighter, spun around, and flicked it on.

Teddy roared as a gout of burning liquid burst out of the boy’s hand and spattered over her coat. It wasn’t normal fire that would just beat against her thick fur, but wet fire that sank in and burned through.

It hurt a bunch!

“Take that, you—” the boy began.

And then Teddy stood up on her hind legs and punched down with a big balled-up paw.

Bear beat oil.

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