“I knew they’d be coming for me, but I didn’t think they’d send you” He breathed a humourless breathy laugh as he looked at the little blonde girl with her pigtails that curled in random directions and ‘superhero’ suit that was made up of leggings and a black T-shirt with her own haphazardly drawn symbol on the front in white paint. He knew the little girl well, she was his eldest niece now 7 years old but short for her age.

“Uncle Fin, we just want you to come home, I pinky promise I won’t let them do anything that isn’t good for you”

“Good for me!? Your father has made me his science experiment! Since we were children he’s been screwing me up!” He shouted, his face reddening as tears started to stream from his eyes and he spat out each word with such venom it took the little girl aback.

“Uncle Finny... I won’t let him, I promise, please Uncle Finny? Just get off the ledge and let me talk to you, please...” tears welled in her own eyes, it was her father’s experimentation that made her what she was, she knew her Uncle’s distress to an extent and she could understand why it would drive him here to the top of the hospital building he’d been admitted to under insanity and instability charges from none other than his own brother.

“Fine. On one condition, you never let your dad near me again, do you promise that?” She nodded immediately reaching up to hug her uncle as the police burst through the door to the roof only to stop in their tracks at the sight of the man they were informed was insane and highly dangerous hugging a young child who didn’t seem the least bit uncomfortable around him.

“Boys, false alarm” was the last thing said before the little girl and her uncle were escorted to the front desk and a mix up was reported, a week later the little hero’s father was dragged kicking and screaming to the police station and placed in a cell alone.

“He can’t hurt us now Uncle Fin, I promise”