La Femme Rouge's POV

Ok, let's just get one thing out of the way.

It's not really a huge surprise.

I'm Carmen.

I'm not gone.

Let's go back for a second.

~~Flashback~~

I was falling down the cliff.

Everything went black.

When I woke up, I was far from the pick up.

My glider opened up and a flew me somewhere far far away.

My face still hurt from the scratch.

I tried to answer my earpiece, but it was dead.

All my communicators were.

Just like in Stockholm.

Only this time, not even ACME could come help me.

At least I wasn't trapped in a bowl.

I got up and walked for a few miles.

Luckily I found a village.

I went there, got something to eat, then booked a hotel.

I turned on the television.

It was all over the news.

They said they couldn't find me.

No one could.

But they thought I was DEAD!?

After only one day!?

I might've lost a bit of blood during my fight with Tigress, but I didn't feel THAT terrible.

I used a first aid kit I luckily found in my hotel room and patched myself up.

One thing is for sure I hate needles.

After I patched up my arm, I decided to leave the scratch on my face unstitched.

It might scar, but no way is a needle going close to my eye.

And as much as it hurt me deep down, wherever I went, ACME would come after me.

Zack, Ivy, Shadowsan, and Player were in danger of being seen with me.

They'd be safer without me.

Shadowsan was already on ACME'S wanted list, but I was higher.

I might've hacked their system, but the Chief killed Dexter Wolfe.

My father.

I wanted to searched for my mother, who doesn't know I'm alive.

But I knew that we'd be putting her in danger as well.

So we gave up on that.

We just continued with our capers.

I'll still carry out capers, but from now on I'm on my own.

I'm gonna have to take up a new name.

Learn new skills.

But just because I'm gonna change my name, doesn't mean I'm not gonna hint at the fact that I'm alive.

~~End of Flashback~~

And that name is obvious.

Even though most people knew that name was the second name for Carmen Sandiego, they just assumed that I was a different thief.

Good.

I might hint at the fact that I'm alive, but right now I was gonna keep the mystery going.

I went to a gym and got stronger.

I went to the shooting range and became accurate with a lot of firearms.

We'll get to why in a bit.

I got some tattoos as well.

I hate needles, but tattoos add to my new style.

I got the a Phoenix in the middle of my upper back.

A crow on top of a skull on my right bicep.

Flaming dice on the left side of my neck.

And a tribal sleeve on my left forearm.

My clothing appearance also changed.

On the surface, had custom Black Sleeveless Upper Body Armor with a Red Phoenix on the chest.

On the neck part of it, it was raised a little, and there was a small button.

When pressed, a Red Helmet formed, Iron Man style.

It was in the style of a Skull with Black lenses.

The armor and helmet took months to make, obviously.

Most would try years and fail to make it.

Good thing I was raised by evil, or in this case, vile scientists who make those kind of gadgets.

I wore Black Combat Pants.

Black Combat Boots with Knife Holsters.

Black Combat Gloves.

A Red Fitted Biker Jacket.

A Black gun belt with 2 Gun Holsters.

Holsters moved in a way where I'd have to move my right hand to my left hip to comfortably grab a pistol handle.

And a Red Skull belt buckle.

I had 2 knifes to cut rope or cord.

They were holstered on my boots.

And the guns?

2 custom Colt 1911's, with Red metal (hard to find) for everything but the trigger and hammer (which were Black), Black Skull Engravings, and Black handles with a Phoenix.

On the Barrels for both, La Femme Rouge was engraved in Black letter with Black Engraving.

They shot tranquilizer darts to knock the person unconscious.

As you can tell, the Phoenix and Skull were my new symbols.

And where does the Rouge come in for La Femme Rouge?

The Helmet and Jacket were red.

I still wore earrings and my triangle necklace though.

And the Red Lipstick.

The necklace was under the armor so you can't see it.

My hair was shorter.

I dyed a strand of my hair Black and wore my hair in a ponytail.

I'm kinda having an edge lord thing going on.

But at I like my new look.

Time to come out of the shadows.