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Ohmygod! No! Just tell him to make sure we keep Lolita covered, I don't want anybody, and I mean anybody getting within a mile of her without a Quank Family member knowing about it.

We're spread a little thin Brit. Nobody's seen your father for a while, and Gramps hasn't exactly been Mr Reliable since...

Crap on a Stick! I guess it's time to draft Tony... Or Holly Honey.

Red Arrow walked in quickly to order an Espresso. She needed the caffeine after that confrontation with the rogues. She was humming the tune to "Rainbow High" and trying to make the best out of this messy little business. She knew it would end sooner or later and Legionworld would be better.

Ohmygod! Use both of them! Tony like adores the ground you walk on, and Holly... She and Lo' have a like lot in common...

If you need more bodies to make it work Sam and I can cover some too.

I gotta go, call me if anything comes up.

Hot Chick lands with Furball outside Cramers.

"Thanks Sweetie. Gotta see if our girl is inside."

Furball bursts through the doors and looks around.

"Lolita...there you are. We need you hon, he needs you, all of us do...we might not get through this one without you. Will you come with me?"

*Huddled in a corner underneath some tables with several other customers, Lolita sits, shaking. Her arms are wrapped around her knees, which are close to her stomach and she is staring out the windows, watching the bees.*

…

*At first she does not notice Furball and Hot Chick. They have no idea that Lolita has a long history with the Red Bee and has often been considered his favorite target. When he first betrayed the LMBP and revealed himself as a villain, she became his captive and he ultimately buried her alive. She was only saved at the last moment and this trauma affected her for many years. When the Bee returned a second time, he went out of his way amidst the chaos of Infinite Crisis to kidnap her once again and this time she was placed in a refrigerator after he enjoyed torturing her. It took her many years to come out of her shell after that, and she had finally begun to think it was all in the past.*

*She looks up.*

Furball…? You need me? B-but I wanted to stay…out of it…

*She looks around at all the other helpless victims, all horrified of what they see. Just like her.*

O-Okay. I’ll come with you.

*Gets up and dusts self off.*

I’m ready. Where are we going? Did Ram Boy call the roll for the LMBP?

Furball grinned.

"I'm taking you to Cobie. At the moment, he's at the Office of Security. If he needs you someplace else, he'll let me know as we're enroute. I'm not sure what, if anything that Ram Boy has done, I've been a little busy lately and have no idea how much a presence he's even had as leader. We've got to move fast though...don't worry, I'll stick close to you and do my best to keep you safe."

Furball and Hot Chick land outside the Cafe. They enter, order and find a seat.

"This is close enough to respond if there's trouble, and gives us a chance to talk a little."

{as Timber Wolf finishes telling Hot Chick all about his story, she looks around cautiously}

{convinced that they're not being observed, she speaks}

Fuzzy, I really like you a lot, more than I ever thought possible, but... {holds his hands in hers} ...this person you see in front of you is not the real me. It's...an illusion. I can't let us go deeper into this...whatever it is...based on a lie.

{looks around nervously again}

I...I'm someone who is wanted by the LMB for serious crimes. You could say I'm very high on their Most Wanted list.

{bows head}

I'm so sorry...

Timber Wolf looks at her.

"Look at me then."

He waits until she raises her head enough to see his face. When she does, a grin creeps into one side of his mouth.

"I know...you don't do the things I've done in life without noticing certain things. You have to remember one thing. I've spent most of my adult life leading a double...hell, even triple life. My brother is a shape changer that can mimick someone down to the smells and vocal inflections."

He drops his voice, not having to look around to know that he is safe to talk at a lower level.

"I have done things that 99% of the society would be horrified by the thought of doing. Things that polite people don't talk about, but want to happen. Things to insure that peace is maintained throughout the galaxy. Things that Cobie never really wanted to know, and that I will never speak of. There are headlines out there that people read and are up in arms about...that are lacking one sentence...'courtesy of Timberwolf.'"

{speaks in whispers} It's not that simple, Fuzzy. You work with the people who I hurt! I killed Legion World citizens and was responsible for the death of at least one LMB ally! I tried to destroy Legion World, Fuzzy! Any of this sounding familiar?

{shakes her head} I...was in a different frame of mind back then. But I'm still no saint. I'm....kinda blackmailing someone.

Ugh. {she can't believe she's opening up about herself so completely to him}

"So why tell me? Do you think I'm going to go running to them? Turn you in? So you're not an angel...neither am I. Has anyone in your family been assassinated?" He stops himself.

"If you're who I am thinking...and it's pretty obvious who you are based on what you just said...yeah, if I wanted to, I could have them knocking out the wall of this place to drag you in...but all I really know is this...you've saved Des and I. We would be dead right now if you were still that person. No one would have questioned you if you had said that we weren't close enough to save...hell I'm surprised we even made it out of that blast alive regardless. But the fact remains that you didn't, and that tells me more about you than anything you've done in the past. That tells me who you are today."

He looks at her and lifts her chin so she looks in his eyes. "Lardy is a good man, but he's not gonna be able to do what you need done out there. I know what the climate is...hell I caused parts of it, but I can help you if you want. It's a huge game, and you need a a piece that doesn't have to operate using a rulebook. I've toppled governments before, and will probably do it again no matter what your decision is."

You...you're more remarkable than I ever imagined! {squeezes his hands tightly}

{she goes for broke and tells him everything, beginning with...} As you've probably guessed, already, my true name is Kalla Hrykos..... {continues until her story is told}

He listens, taking everything in. When she finishes, he smiles.

"Alright then. After this mess is over with, I have one personal bit of business to handle. Then we figure out the first move."

He slides out of his seat, and offers his hand to help her up. "Let's walk."

{smiles, feeling the relief of their new openness} Lead the way, Fuzzy! {moves his arm so it's behind her back with his hand at her waist as they walk}

As they walk, there is a beeping sound from his belt.

"Got to take this one. He answers, "Give me some good news. Okay. They're where. Good. We can;t leave yet. I understand that, but things are too hot here to risk us leaving. No. Keep trailing them and keep me updated."

Hot chick looked at him.

"It's the personal thing I have to take care of after this is over." He sighs, "hold on. I have to call Dev."

He activates his comlink, "Hey. Yeah, I know. I just got an update. Yes, they're fine and still pretty local. No,, not on planet since yesterday, but I have people on it. They're not going anywhere, and they are reported as being in a good mood. I know that, but they are with their mother. Yes, I know that too...but unfortunately, it's a fact. not yet, I hope to know something on that front soon, but there is pretty much nothing to go on. The image was pretty garbled. I'll let you know."

He put the com-link away, and looks at her. "Okay, here's the lowdown on that personal issue I have to attend to. Short version. Dev got married fifteen years ago to a woman whom I never met. they met, fell in love and got married real quick like. Fourteen years ago, she;s in an accident...makes a full recovery, they have two kids and life is going great. They start fighting several years ago about his time away from home and she wants a divorce. He talks her out of it...they've been strained for years...barely holding on. He comes across like everything is alright...which is easy when you can change your appearance at will. Fact is, he had papers ready to go as of last week. She must have found out about this and panicked. Here's where it get's weird. From what little I;ve had to go on, Mrs's Em actually was replaced sometime after the crash and before the kids came around. Don't know why yet...only reason we found out was because a security camera captured an image of our mom and wife leaving with the kids less than 48 hours ago. That made me suspicious when the attacks happened, and one of the things I needed to find out was where the real Mrs. Em was. I came across her by accident really, when checking the vids at the Casino right before it went boom. An image of her lying on the ground in the middle of all the chaos. Problem ended up being, when I came across the body at the morgue, the stings were partially healed over. Barely able to detect it, but the smell a body gets after it's been in stasis for a long time is there and I can detect it."

He licks his lips, "sorry. Babbling. As of right now, they are still local by transport standards and safe. I have a team training them and keeping me aprised. If thy bolt to fast, we;re on them. Otherwise, we have time for my brother to do his duty for his friends...he really is a boy scout. sure he;s got some odd edges, but he genuinely cares about his friends."

His alert goes off again. He answers it, "Hey. What? Where? We're on our way."

He shoves it in it;s pouch. "We got another problem...Lard Bots. C'mon."

Guy walks into Cafe Cramer and says "Can i get a cuppa coffee? Thanks." Then he sits down and drinks it. Then he leaves.

Caffeine!

Ahhhh, I missed this...

Question Lad and Red Arrow go in to pick up coffee for the Security Office when they spot Invisible Brainiac.

"Hello," Red Arrow said.

"Why, hello, Red Arrow, Question Lad. Fancy having a relaxing cup of tea with me?" Invisible Brainiac replies. "It's a shame we had to cut our Earth trip short. Duty calls though..."

The two of them agreed to have tea with Invisible Brainiac. Question Lad asked, "Emily and I are planning to take a trip to Raltvee next weekend. Would you be interested in coming along?"

Thanks for the invite, I'd love to. What is there to see in Raltvee, and may I bring Blaze along?

(PS, you should really try some of the chamomile tea. It's amazing!)

She smiled, "Of course she can come along."

Question Lad asked Red Arrow to get out the travel guide, and she passed it to Invisible Brainiac. Question Lad said, "Raltvee, the capital of the Republic of Raltvee, is a planet almost completely covered by water. A couple of centuries ago lots of religious people chose to settle there because they didn't have much money. They raised much of the land by the use of technology. There are many beautiful palaces, towers and gardens."

"Towers and gardens sound just like my thing, and I love the water. Count me in, then!"

IB takes out his phone and sends a message.

As he pores over the travel guide, he grabs some freshly made chocolate cookies. "Would you like some, or would you prefer the gingerbread?"

"These are perfectly fine," Emily answered. She grabbed one cookie, and Sebastian grabbed four cookies.

She asked, "What books have you been reading lately?"