Group favorite daughter [Zhongyingmei]

The scarecrow's poisonous gas will make people see the most terrifying things, and even cause death. Fortunately, the players were rescued in time and did not cause more casualties.After confirming that the poisonous gas in their bodies could be eliminated without causing any worse effects, the little girl who couldn't bear the sleepiness fell asleep in Jarvis's arms, and saw the familiar ceiling of Wayne's house when she opened her eyes.

Ella rubbed her eyes in a daze, "Good morning Dad, when did we get back?"

"Good morning." With a calm and gentle voice, Jarvis picked up the little girl from the bed, "We arrived at Wayne Manor at one o'clock in the morning, how do you feel now?"

The little bun's face shook up and down in the dry and warm big palm, Ella yawned big, rubbed her cheek against the palm of her hand, and murmured softly, "I'm just a little sleepy... Where's Mao and Yitai?"

"They went to Arkham to visit the Scarecrow."

"Didn't they rest last night?"

"Both gentlemen are evidently in high spirits."

"I don't think I need to rest." The little girl yawned again, her blue eyes were misty, "I'm so sleepy, Dad, have you asked Teacher Molly for leave?"

Jarvis nodded, of course he also has a copy of Ella's schedule.

Squinting her eyes and feeling a little drowsy, Ella flattened her mouth, "Actually, it's okay if you don't invite me, you can let..."

Jarvis tilted his head in doubt, "Huh?"

"!!"

Almost telling about the fact that Ether went to school for her, Ella became fully awake for a moment, and blinked twice quickly, "...I mean, I want to see Jason if it's convenient."

This is her first secret that her fathers don't know. Thinking about it, she still has some sense of accomplishment!

Although he was puzzled by what Ella hadn't finished speaking, since she didn't want to say it, Jarvis co-operated and changed the subject very intimately, "Jason is recovering well and is resting in the room, but before that, you may need a meal breakfast."

"Or breakfast later?" Ella blinked expectantly. "I'm not hungry right now."

Jarvis lowered his head, "But Mr. Pennyworth has already warmed up the milk for you."

The little girl tilted her head and thought for a while, "I don't think Ah Fu would mind if I drink a glass of milk in Jason's room?"

Of course Alfred wouldn't mind, and even prepared to bring the children's meals upstairs together. Ella was tiptoeing to pick up the small plates, but a pair of big hands went over her head to catch them firmly. Tilting his head back, his eyes slid from the protruding wrist, over the strong forearm, and fell into a pair of dark blue eyes.

"Long time no see, honey." The tall young man with black hair and blue eyes tilted his head, and flew a wink towards the little girl, with a hearty and energetic voice.

"Brother Dick!" Ella turned around in surprise, and the big brother in casual clothes smiled brightly, "Long time no see, you came back to see Little Wings!"

Dick, who rushed home from Bludhaven overnight and was still dealing with things in the Batcave, smiled, "Yes, this time it's thanks to you."

"Isn't it natural?"

Walking upstairs with a tray in one hand and excellent balance, Dick noticed the little girl who was trotting after him out of the corner of his eye, and told with a smile, "Slow down, don't worry."

Ella ran up two steps slowly, and her light blonde braids followed suit, "Is Jason awake now?"

"Wake up, let me tell you, he can't fall asleep after five o'clock, if I didn't stop him, he would run to find the clown." Dick complained to her, "I was almost kicked when I went to see him One kick, it's fierce."

The little girl who had trotted to the door of Jason's bedroom turned her head when she heard the words, her blue eyes were full of disbelief, "But his leg was injured, even if he used the healing skill, the bone repair would still consume a huge amount of body energy, he You should stay asleep."

"Who knows, maybe Little Wing is very talented?" Dick said, pushing open the door with his knee, and greeted the boy lying on the bed, "Hey, boy~"

"..." Jason, who had heard the two of them whispering outside the door, turned his head and looked at the enthusiastic big blue bird with a slightly disgusted look. If he hadn't rushed up to hug him suddenly in the morning, how could he have kicked him? What about him?

He's not that hypocritical.

...Besides, he was easily dodged, hum.

The elder brother who was very used to being ignored by his gaze was softened a lot when he fell on the little girl who hopped in. The originally flamboyant short black hair lay obediently on the pillow, and the pale Jason raised his eyebrows, "Wake up." gone?"

"Well, I didn't know when I fell asleep yesterday, and I fell asleep almost noon." Helping Dick set the dinner plate, Ella leaned to the bed, and her light blue eyes glowing with waves looked at him without blinking. From the beginning to the end, after the end, I blinked twice quickly and nodded, "Recovery is very good, the bones can be completely repaired after three hours, but at least [-] hours of sleep is required to restore the body to a good state .”

Jason raised his immobilized left arm, feeling nothing, "You blocked my pain last night." After being awakened by the biological clock, he could only stare at the ceiling in boredom.

Startled by his movement, Aila suddenly remembered, carefully tapped his fingers to press down his arm, and brushed again to heal with a little worry, the little milk voice complained, "But you can't move casually, originally A fracture needs a plaster cast."

Be careful that she turns off the pain shield, the itching of the rapid recovery of the wound is uncomfortable.

The other hand lightly stroked the top of the little girl's hair, Jason laughed, and replied in a good voice, "Okay, I won't move."

Only then was Ella satisfied, and told her earnestly, "You also need to eat a lot to replenish your energy. Healing skills can only speed up recovery, and wound healing will consume a lot of body energy. You will get tired very easily these days. Even if the wound heals, don't mess around. Run, eat and rest well."

Jason, who nodded again, was so well-behaved that Dick felt that he was dazzled, and he called out cute in his heart, and was kicked out of the room by his cute brother.

Brother Dick rubbed the tip of his nose. He should have taken a photo with him just now. It's not common for Little Wing to be so obedient, but... He shook his head and went downstairs to work in the Batcave.

The meals prepared by Ah Fu are absolutely in line with the children's preferences. Ella, who finished brushing the wounded's skills, was slowly rolling pasta with a fork, when Jason suddenly said, "Don't tell others about the healing skills. "

ah?Ella, who was holding the fork in both hands, looked up suspiciously, "Is it not possible?"

The dazed little bun's face made Jason even more worried, he frowned slightly, "You have so many abilities, if you let others know, it will be bad for you."

"...Okay." Ayla nodded, "But you will definitely be discovered when you use it." The physical changes cannot be ignored. The man who was shot and was dying at the Gotham banquet found out. I don't know why there was no announcement.

Ella thought for a while, "And I also want to improve my skill proficiency, but I have never had a chance. The healing efficiency could have been higher yesterday."

How can there be so many opportunities for her to use healing skills, and she is not a field doctor in the game. Jason was a little speechless, and then rubbed his soft light blonde curly hair, "It's enough, I really need to come forward to save people, don't you still have before?" Is it an illusion?"

"Illusion is not good, it will be destroyed as soon as it is touched." She knows some small illusions, but she has not reached the level of Amao and Loki. "Transformation magic is what changes the physical form."

The round blue eyes sparkled, and Ella held up a roll of spaghetti and imagined, "When I learn the transformation magic, you don't have to worry about it. Then I will become an ordinary passerby, and no one will find me."

Speaking of magic, Jason remembered the teleportation scroll that saved his life at a critical moment. He pursed his dry lips, "Thank you this time."

"Well--"

The little girl whose mouth was occupied by pasta waved her hand, tilted her head slightly to avoid the gaps between her teeth, and let out a long breath after chewing the food two or three times, "I was almost scared to death, fortunately, I finished the last part of the two-way scroll before." Test, otherwise we will be late this time, the clown has installed time bombs and signal jammers, the coordinates of the space gate are uncertain, and the emergency space-based weapons cannot be activated, but drones are more convenient to move..."

The young man who was still injured slowly ate his lunch with one hand, while the blond girl vividly described yesterday's thrilling rescue process. In a hurry, she dragged out a virtual panel to draw a schematic diagram and the distribution of combat power at that time, "... Gotham Police Department The speed of people is too slow, we flew over directly, Natasha is amazing, the clown is so disguised, Natasha recognized him at a glance, and knocked him down immediately!"

As he said that, he waved his hands and made a gesture of grabbing, and the little milk's voice was accentuated, "It's amazing!"

Jason coughed lightly, nodded in conviction, "Yes, very powerful." He also admired this lady agent very much.

Ella sighed, and looked at his arm distressedly, "If you hadn't been plotted against, you would have defeated the clown."

Of course he can defeat the clown, Jason considered his words carefully, "But you know, the clown is almost the nightmare of the entire Gotham, to really defeat him, it is not enough to just defeat his body, he - he is just a A lunatic is a source of mental pollution."

Sounds funny, and Ella blinked, trying to make sense of it. "It's like destroying a computer, but not destroying the virus it released into the network?"

"That's understandable."

"The clown is a virus?" Ella was a little uncertain, "Super virus? Is it a problem with the soul?"

Jason couldn't say for sure, but from his contact with the clown lurking under the calm darkness, the clown's soul was definitely black soaked with ink.

She hadn't seen a black soul yet, Ella's eyes lit up, and she included this matter in her list.

Jason didn't notice her little thought that was settled in an instant, "What about the others?"

"The players who were deceived were all treated in the hospital. They inhaled the fear gas, but the effect was not significant. The criminals subdued by Ah Mao were turned into broccoli and sent to the Gotham Police Station."

"..." Jason was rarely at a loss, "Broccoli?" Is this also transformation magic?

The little girl blinked innocently, "Psychic spells."

Jason: "Oh."

"But the Scarecrow was sent to Arkham, where are Cat and Ether now." Ella counted them one by one, "The clown is locked up in the prison in the building, because it was involved in the terrorist attack in New York, so Tony and Nata Sarah agrees that he can't be handed back to Gotham, but Batman doesn't seem to agree."

"What about... the woman with the clown?"

His speech speed was almost imperceptibly slow, but his face was as usual. Even so, Ella still noticed something was wrong, staring at him for several seconds with Qing Lingling's blue eyes, and then replied, "That one The woman is also in the building now, she had some injuries last night but they have been taken care of."

Knowing that she was fine now, Jason seemed relieved, but then his expression became a little complicated. Ella frowned slightly, and asked softly, "The Joker used her to threaten you?" Otherwise, Robin would not easily leave Batman range of action.

Opening his mouth, Jason hesitated for a moment. His eyes turned around in the room and fell on the clear window not far away. The sun outside the window was bright and bright. The shadow of the flying bird slid, perhaps staying on a certain light wave, and the voice was so soft that it dissipated in the room, "That woman is my biological mother."

She deceived and abandoned the young Jason Todd, and reappeared when the Robin bird flew, weaving the Sanctuary of Thorns with lies, and dragging him into the death swamp.

"Not now."

His voice was soft but firm, but his gaze staring at the lake couldn't help flickering.

Ella showed a look of bewilderment. With her thinking speed, she had already collected information and deduced the inside story of the matter when his voice fell, but this made her even more bewildered——

She couldn't understand why someone could hurt her child like this, couldn't forgive such behavior, and didn't know how to react.

She has never been good at dealing with intense emotions.

Fortunately, Jason just wanted to confide these words. Seeing the little girl's worried and tangled expression, he bent his eyes and smiled, pinching the baby's fat little face, "What are you thinking?"

Ella looked at him carefully and confirmed that he had no signs of crying, so she asked, "Do you want strawberry candy? Or a cheeseburger? Hot dogs are also fine, I don't need to tell Ah Fu."

Jason spread his hands. "I'm sure we just finished our lunch."

"Oh……"

"Don't think so much. She is her and I am me. I have died once. I don't have so many scruples." Jason sighed.

Although I really want to refute him, death must go to the kingdom of death, but the metaphor of human beings does not seem to need rigorous logic, so Ella gave up correcting his thoughts.

However, listening to him, it seems that she has made up her mind to do something, and she is quite supportive. The best way to end a bad journey is to start a new journey——

Until a few years later, Ella, who was playing in the safe house of the red hood and knocked over a boy who claimed to be the son of the devil, still clearly remembered this moment, and the change was indeed eternal and uncontrollable.

……

After confirming that Jason was in good condition, Ella felt relieved and Jarvis went to find A Mao and Ei Tai.

The little girl waved her short arms and skillfully drew the space door. For some reason, Ether was very happy after knowing that there was someone who could create fear. Last night, she excitedly called her to pick him up. He has been staying in Arkham until now. know what to do.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! Don't come here!!! Help!!! Batman!!!!!!!"

The moment the two spaces were connected, the man's terrified shout immediately resounded throughout the room. Ella was taken aback, hugged Jarvis's leg, and looked at the opposite side with round blue eyes vigilantly. , "A cat?"

"It's okay." A young man's hand was waved across the space door, and the screams stopped abruptly. The soul came from the space door, bent its fingers and rubbed the tip of her nose, "Don't be afraid, the ether scared him."

Ella was relieved, she poked her head towards the space door, and only saw a wall that was probably the living room. She was a little puzzled, "Is the scarecrow calling? What did the ether do to him? Can I go over and have a look? "

"No need, communication among horror game lovers." The soul replied very naturally, and caught a glimpse of the young boy running from the opposite side of the space door out of the corner of his eye, "Ether likes this better."

As soon as Eita stepped out of the space gate, he heard the words of the soul, and immediately cast a contemptuous look at him, and then looked at Ella with great interest, his dark red eyes were shining brightly, "horror games, especially fun!"

As soon as horror was mentioned, Ella immediately thought of the tragic experience of Hal2001 in "9000: A Space Odyssey", and suddenly became excited, "Terror?"

Ether nodded, then shook his head again, "It's not what you think, it's suitable for human beings." The dark red eyes narrowed happily, "He is the first person to experience holographic horror games, and it is true that human beings understand themselves. "

He sighed, "Human beings are so much fun."

Ella: "..."

Ella thinks this is not good, "Human beings are not toys."

"I know, fans have been asking about holographic games before, saying that they recommend making horror games first. My previous hosts were dark elves or something, and I don't know what humans are afraid of. I was worried, and this person sent it to my door. The black-haired and red-eyed boy sighed, "I can't scare the fans, right? They have to be careful and prepare for a few months to fly across the universe. I originally wanted to discuss it with the scarecrow yesterday."

"..." Ella felt that this discussion might not be very friendly.

"As a result, he entered the prologue and was scared to death." Aether touched his chin, "Human beings' ability to bear it is too bad."

Indeed, Ella has searched for many accidents that occurred because of horror movies, and was about to say something, but she heard Ether change the subject, "If that's the case, leave the horror game of dimension to me."

Ella:? ? ?

Ella confirmed the current development direction of the dimension, and then looked at the ether, "But we have no such plan."

Ether snapped his fingers chicly, "Now we have it."

The little girl was a little embarrassed, "The holographic technology has not yet been perfected."

"What's the matter, Tony Stark's second structure technology is available, and you are so smart, and the hologram is not far away, I have found time to read it." Aether puffed up his chest slightly, "Remember to ask Cocy to prepare a hologram for me. Office, leave this to me."

He promises with the dignity of Infinity Gems that if he can't frighten humans, especially loyal fans, he will always remain a kid and never grow up!

Ella: ...

The holographic horror game project was settled so inexplicably and neatly. Ella was pulled by the ether and walked in front. While she couldn't see the ether chattering, she made an OK gesture with her backhand behind her. Jarvis and Soul followed quietly later.

"This is mental punishment." The pleasant voice was kept low, and kept at a loudness that only two people could hear. Jarvis looked at the soul, with disapproval in his cobalt blue eyes, "You shouldn't do this .”

The voice of the soul was lazy, "It is enough to be merciful without directly taking away their souls. They have to pay whatever price they do, just let the ether scare him."

Jarvis frowned, "Criminals have their own legal sanctions, and it is not correct to use lynching."

"You didn't stop it, didn't you, and neither did Stark." The dark golden eyes met the cobalt blue ones, and the soul was a little helpless, "You see, there are always some things that override the so-called fair and just laws."

Ella is, he paused, "Besides, those things are not worth mentioning to me."

"Pretty dangerous idea, sir."

"You don't have to worry, I just used some small means to protect her. Ella has learned your fairness, justice, bravery and compassion. If she knows how you deal with them, she will be sad."

"Let me state that this has nothing to do with Ella, and my disapproval of this is humanitarian. And you still did it."

"Really? I thought we were just a small attempt at a holographic game." The soul blinked at him quite innocently, the subtle expression was exactly the same as that of the little girl, which made Jarvis feel complicated, "The Scarecrow is just crazy. No, but he was nuts, no difference, and Ayla will never see him again."

"You are confusing concepts, sir, real life is not a game, and you need to be more cautious in your actions."

"It doesn't matter, I understand." Soul smiled softly, "You and Ella are the only 'people' whose soul I can't read, I understand Ella's logic, and therefore understand yours. Pretending to be a human being and Doesn't mean being human-"

"Dad~"

There was a little girl's voice rising in the front, and the voice of the soul paused, and a helpless smile appeared in the bright and mysterious golden eyes, "——Why should you wrong yourself."

After the words fell, the big orange-white cat had replaced the tall and straight boy, Ah Mao tilted his head, "Meow~"

Jarvis sighed silently, picked up Mao Mao who was unwilling to be wronged and strode forward.

The little girl who was waiting for them in front was taken aback for a moment, her blue eyes flickered twice, and she raised her hands high, "I want to hug you too!"

Ether rolled up his sleeves with a fierce look in his eyes, "Hey."

……

Ten minutes later, in the background of the fierce fight between the big cat and the big bird with fiery red tail feathers, Tony took a sip of coffee calmly, "So the ether is actually a baby bird?"

Before waiting for an answer, Ether shouted angrily, "It's all said to be a phoenix!"

Tony relaxed, "So it's still a bird."

Ether was so angry that he was almost patted by Amao's paw, flew out of the glass wall, and rushed back aggressively, Ella watched with relish, "Wow, the fire phoenix of Ether is different from the Fox in the principal's office! "

Jarvis brought her a cup of warm honey water, with a magnetic and elegant voice, "The mimicry of the ether should be the oriental phoenix, which is different from the phoenix that originated in western mythology. The rebirth of the fire represents auspiciousness, harmony and beauty, and it will also serve as a symbol of the highest-status woman in the country in subsequent history, but whether it exists remains to be verified.”

"Wonderful!" Ella stared intently at the crimson feathers that seemed to be flying in the flames. "Although they are similar, the phoenix and the phoenix are completely two kinds of creatures, and there is also a mistake in language communication."

"Exactly, although both parties have realized the mistake, the meaning of the word has been fixed and widely accepted, and it is not easy to modify it."

Ella thought for a while, "There is no need to worry about making mistakes when talking with the soul. My camp judgment is like this, and it will not be affected by language at all."

Tony remembered his and Lao Jia's research on Ayla, and blinked, "A new language? Soul language?"

"To be precise, it is a completely different method of information transmission, similar to how ants use chemical smells to transmit information, it is 'feeling'." The little finger tapped her temple, Ella sighed, "I have studied the transmission mechanism of this , but could not decipher."

"Don't worry, human beings have studied themselves for millions of years, but it took nearly 200 years to form a complete system of modern medicine, and this period of time is only a little bit on the progress bar of human history." Thumb and index finger After comparing a small distance, Tony smiled, "Be patient, sweetheart, especially when the research object is yourself."

Ella expressed doubts, "But Dad said that you said that Grandpa Howard said that you must learn to run before you leave."

Tony's smile stagnated, "Is there?"

"some!"

Ella was very sure, "On the night of the Mark2 test flight, the data calculations were not completed, so you took off directly, and broke your left arm due to a high-altitude freezing accident. By the way, when you landed, you smashed through the roof and the piano. And two cars."

"..." The black history was reproduced so clearly and accurately, Tony looked at Jarvis incredulously, "You even told sweetheart this?"

The cobalt blue eyes are pure and sincere, Jarvis said, "in the form of a bedtime story, sir. You can rest assured that Ella's exploration of herself is within my safety protection, compared to your adventures and Not sure, Ella is more cautious and composed."

The little girl nodded in agreement, "The stronger the power, the more it needs to be controlled. I'm super cautious!"

Tony Stark, who is extremely adventurous, coughed lightly under the gaze of two pairs of blue eyes, "Well, listen to Lao Jia—but Lao Jia listens to me, so sweetheart, you still have to listen to me."

Ella nodded "hmm", "And there are some researches that I can't do by myself, like that electronic ghost-like file that I can't see. I still want to see what's inside."

"Maybe it's your little secret from the original world?" Tony rested his chin on the sofa, "For example, the diary is full of how much you love me."

The little girl threw herself on his lap and laughed, "Maybe the password is I love you?"

Tony nodded seriously, "It's very possible, you can try it when you have time."

Speaking of this, Ella lifted her chin and looked up at him, "Isn't there a final conclusion on the bill? It's been a long time."

"The two sets of bills are going on at the same time, and the United Nations will have to argue for a long time." Tony sighed as he stroked his little furry head with his big hand, "But don't worry, it should be over in a few days, otherwise Natasha and Patton couldn't get away either."

"Well, it seems that not only yourself, but also others and other affairs must be patient. Is Natasha at home now?"

"I went out with Banner, what's the matter?"

Ella shook her head, "I just wanted to ask about the clown, he's still here, right?"

Tony raised his eyebrows, "You're interested in him? But unfortunately, my dear, Batman just took him away three or ten minutes ago."

Eh? !Ella sat up awkwardly, "But Nata said that the clown is also responsible for the terrorist attack in New York!"

She even discussed with Little Wing that she might beat him secretly!

"If you can run, the clown can't run Batman. All the minions have been cleaned up. Don't worry about the safety of the dimension." Tony looked at the little girl who seemed a little disappointed, and poked a small hole in his cheek a little depressed, "You won't Really interested in clowns? That's a complete psycho."

Ella shook her head quickly, "I just want to see if he really has a black soul." Then she took a chance to vent her anger on Little Wing, "I've been in the kingdom of death for so long, and I haven't seen a black soul."

"Black Soul?"

Tony thought for a moment, then raised his voice in Ah Mao's direction, "Do people have black souls?"

The amber eyes narrowed slightly, and the majestic cat who stepped on the shaved fire phoenix under its paws tilted his head, and said in a lazy and contemptuous voice, "No."

After a pause, he turned his gaze to Ella, with a cat face showing helplessness visible to the naked eye, "All souls are the same, even for the heinous ones, the various signs on the system map are just one of the settings."

Ella thought for a while, then limp down on Tony's lap, "I know, it's like my gender is set by my father." The little girl looked over eagerly, "But, there is really no black soul ?"

A Mao replied very positively, "No."

"Ok."

Ella lost interest in the clown in an instant, and the plan to help Little Wing bully the clown was temporarily postponed. After all, bullying people in her own home is different from bullying in Arkham. The clown who entered Arkham was under the sight of Batman Under the circumstances, she couldn't help Little Wing make mistakes.

Besides, Little Wing's mental state is still unstable, it would be bad if it leaves a psychological shadow.

After sending an inside message to Jason, Ella, who sneaked out of class, dragged Ether into the small study to start making up lessons. After confirming that Ether had spent an ordinary day, the little girl was finally relieved, holding the magic book and concentrating on learning the magic circle. Try using circle nesting to make a permanent permanent teleportation point between the Avengers Mansion and the Malibu Villa.

Ella, who was distressed by the rapid dissipation of magical energy, did not realize that just as the horror of the dark elves is different from the horror of humans, the ordinaryness of ether is also different from her ordinaryness.

Fortunately, there are still reliable people.

Peter: 【Hey, Ella, I know you went out to play yesterday, but don't worry, I didn't tell anyone. If you come back, remember to text me back.Also, I think there is one thing you need to prepare for...]

Ella who read the message: ...

That night, the lights in the small laboratory were quietly turned on.

……

"Yesterday, a football flew out in physical education class and almost hit the little girl, and then she kicked the ball away without looking back!"

"I've heard that too! It's said that such a small girl can fly into the air with just a few clicks, and she's taller than the rushing rugby players!"

"Scared James! I'm afraid she will be injured!"

"In the end, the little girl was fine, she landed lightly and left."

"On the contrary, the football flew from the stadium to the lake like a cannonball, and James and the others found a boat to catch it!"

"My God, is this something that ordinary girls can do?!"

"It's so cool!"

"Really? Don't lie to me that I wasn't at the playground yesterday."

"Why lie to you, someone happened to record the video, and the whole school knows about it?"

"I suspect there is something wrong with her shoes! Maybe they are high-tech leather shoes!"

……

Ella, who was carrying a small bag on her shoulders, walked past many curious and surprised eyes without changing her expression. Peter blinked at her, "Ella?"

Ella winked at him too. "Good morning, Peter."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Peter instantly relaxed and smiled broadly, "It's good to be back, I thought you had something to do when you asked for leave yesterday."

The curious comments of the students could not escape the sharp ears, Peter lowered his voice, "You didn't come yesterday, some people thought you hurt your foot."

"...I'm fine." The answer was suspiciously slow, and Ella raised her head, her blue eyes sparkling, "It just needs some time to repair the shoes."

"shoe?"

"Ok!"

The little girl raised one foot, and her cool black leather shoes glistened in the sun.