Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board The Office of Security (out with the Lardy, in with the Dev)

"I'll begin searching as well. but in my own way.

Furball, you need only whisper my name and I will be at your side."

<Power Boy walks away from the crowd and stares off into the distance>


Thinks to himself --- >

"What am I looking for ... those spots that I can't lock in on ... when I tried before, my vision or hearing always darted a little to the left or the right. Well there are more ways than one to skin a man"


<Power Boy remembers the lessons of his teachers ... specifically navigation, and predatory tactics>


Thinking --- > "How to see what is not there? well .... the air must move around solid objects even if I can't see the object ... I can sense when the air currents change direction for no reason .... or an area that has no sound at all ... even dust makes a small noise in the wind"


<Power Boy continues scanning methodically at super speed, pushing all his senses outward ... even his telepathy ... leaving himself open to attack>

{waves to PB} Good luck to you!

{takes Furball by the armpits and lifts off}

I should get us there very quickly, cutie. You know, I'm beginning to think you like this! I mean, there are jetbacks back at the Office, you know! {laughs}

{thinking} He kind of reminds me of my dear, departed Huldnaf ...

<flies back up>

No sign of the Bee but a pretty interesting message. Nonetheless, I'm convinced this attack over the last 24 was a distraction. It kept us all busy and he likely was accomplishing something else; the question is, what?

<suddenly he notices Lolita>

Lolita?

So, uh, whose arse do I need to kick?

<Whips head around!>


"LOLITA!"

"I believe I have something of yours ... "


<zips away ............... returns with ....>

Hello Cobie.

*She's cold to him*

Furball came and got me. He thought you wanted me here to help. But that's not it at all, is it? You were worried...wanted to check on me. Well, I'm fine, thanks. I'm here now, and I'm helping.

*She turns back to her omni-com, analyzing data.*

Er, thanks Power Boy.

*Eyes everyone else.*

I think maybe another Lolita on Legion World somewhere is pretty mad.

SharkLad eyes Lolita. He wonders how much she remembers of their time together in Phineas B. Fuddle's alternate reality.

'Bah! What difference does it make?' SharkLad thought to himself.

"So, fill me in on the Red Bee... what's our next move?"

Dev walks up to Shark Lad.

"Right now, we wait until someone finds something...or Lardy makes a decision. I want you to take a look at something."

Dev pulls his omnicom out and hits play and hands it to Shark Lad.

Ouch. Guess I deserve that. I haven't seen her since that day...

<notices sexual tension between Shark Lad and Lolita>

Well, well.

While you're analyzing data, check for what that message might have been.

And Lo...stay safe.

SharkLad takes the omnicom from Dev. He squints to watch the screen. Eager to shed some blood, his face goes from one of disinterest to disbelief.

"What is this? How could that possibly be?"

He glares at Dev.

"What are you tryin' to tell me?"

<quietly, to Cobalt> Des...I'm following as many leads as I can, but I don't have much faith in anything panning out. Any suggestions on how to find that bastard?

Dev looks at Sharky. Grim determination on his face.

"I'm not 100% sure yet. But as soon as we can, we go find out."

*Ignores Shark Lad after his recent brushing her off when she was checking on his injuries. She too remembers everything from Phineas B. Fuddle's alternate reality.*

You know I was already checking that Cobie.

*Bites her tongue for a moment.*

Stay safe too.

...

You too Sharky.

*Turns back to data.*

You're doing all you can Lardy. Sucks being Chief...everyone has to be patient regardless of danger and let the leads pan out. Meanwhile, you take the heat. Like I said, it sucks.

Let Furball do his thing, PB do his, Lolita do hers...maybe have the officers visit all the places the Bee was seen before?

We've got to keep searching. As cold as it sounds, if he strikes again...then it's another clue.

<Cobalt is being honest and trying to be helpful, not realizing how cold and calculating he sounds>

SharkLad is too disturbed by the video Dev showed him to take notice of Lolita's coldness.

'It can't be. She's dead,' SharkLad thought. 'But Beaver's been dead too, and she's come back over and over again. Man, if Beaver and the others are involved in this, it's gonna make this Red Bee stuff look like a walk in the park.'

"You give the word, Dev, and we'll get to the bottom of this."

He leans in and whispers, "I won't let anything happen to your kids."

(Tempest enters the room. She is now wearing a white draped chiffon dress with a silver silk mini-skirt slip, accompanied by her traditional moonstone pendant and her opal ring on her right hand.)

I tried so hard to find him. I even resorted to asking the spirit world, but when I opened myself up to them...

all those people that his bees killed, still confused, unable to move on...

their fear...

This is unfair. Some of us are so powerful and yet, we can do nothing.

Desmond, his mind is putting my puzzle together and soon, I suspect the others will, too. Should I make it so that they never figure it out?


They mean too much to me to do that. We have to end this, by any means. I will kill Red Bee myself if need be, what happened last...it can't happen again!

(She looks at Chief Lardy. She smiles.)

I am sorry that I wasn't able to locate him. I can tell you that something can't be that undetectable. Otherwise it wouldn't exist, there could be an enchantment on him. I have some materials I could research with.

<Cobalt's spiritual awareness begins to very mildly bother him>

Something else else isn't right this morning. We've been at it all night and no luck. But suddenly I'm feeling something shifting.

Today feels like its going to be a tough day...

<Ex, having arrived earlier borne by Power Boy, enters>

Every day since this trial began has been a tough day. <glares at Lardy. Ex had been filled in on the Chief's motivation for his earlier harrassment but that didn't make it any easier to put behind>

I got your Omnicom message, Cobalt, concerning my "precog" flashes, but I'm afraid I don't have the control necessary to direct them in the right direction yet. I'm trying, but, so far, they seem so random... and only brought on under stress.

Dev flies up and just takes a quick glance at Lardy. shakes his head and turns to Cobalt Kid. "I've got an idea." He pulls Cobalt to the side and whispers his idea to him.

<watches Dev> Maybe I should lock him up just so I don't have to look at him every two seconds... <shakes head>

<Cobalt flies back from Ram Boy's office>

Is Furball back yet? There is something I wanted to ask him. Where did he go, anyway?

<one of Lardy's security officers explains; at first Cobalt nods, not thinking about it but suddenly it hits him>

WAIT! Furball is doing what? He's following his scent?

<Cobalt suddenly flies into the sky>

The Red Bee has no scent! Part of being undetectable is the Red Bee can't be followed by smell!

THIS IS A TRAP!

Rushes to Casino

(Oops!)

Great Rao! Look at the skyline!

The Red Bee just blew up the Venturian Casino!

Cobie!

I've got to get down there!

<Lolita immediately high tails it out of the building to the explosion>

<receives HC's signal and seconds later sees the cloud from the explosion>

Bloody Liberty! <presses Omnicom communicator> All available Officers and LMBers to site of Zaryan's Palace! Expect casualties! I'll be there in a few moments. Chief out!

This is out of control...

<goes to entrance of tesseract and contemplates activating Lard Bots>