a well drawn love story ch 1-13 (incomplete)

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A Well Drawn Love Story by Jonathan Bratcher


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Contents

Chapter 1: Exile..........................................................................................

Chapter 2: Civil War...................................................................................

Chapter : A !an on a !ission..................................................................

Chapter ": Who is She#..............................................................................Chapter $: A Worl% in &ro'ble....................................................................

Chapter (: )artners......................................................................................

Chapter *: Betrayal.....................................................................................Chapter +: ,esc'e.......................................................................................

Chapter -: Bac to the Be/innin/...............................................................

Chapter 10: Split Apart...............................................................................

Chapter 11: Chasher an% Solebry................................................................Chapter 12: An l% rien%..........................................................................

Chapter 1: 3nvasion....................................................................................

Chapter 1": Who She is................................................................................


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Chapter 1: Exile

4Let 5e /o6 &his is not 7air68 she sho'te% in %e7iance. 49o' have no ri/ht to treat 's thisway68

As soon as she 7inishe% those last wor%s she co'l% 7eel the shacles aro'n% her wrists

p'll her bac towar%s the /ro'n%. &hen a 7i/'re ca5e 7ro5 behin% an% wrappe% a han%erchie7

aro'n% her hea% coverin/ her 5o'th. Altho'/h her ability to spea was /one the 7la5e in hereyes wasn;t. &his yo'n/ wo5an 7o'n% hersel7 bo'n% an% /a//e% in the presence o7 7ive 7i/'res

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4What abo't the /irl#8 ase% one o7 the other ='%/es 43 tho'/ht yo' sai% she was special.An% what abo't the plan#8

4h she is8 he replie% 4she is the plan.8

As she was bein/ le% to the portal which wo'l% sen% her to Earth the yo'n/ wo5an

new she co'l%n;t /o there with her restraints still on. At that 5o5ent she looe% at the waist o7

one o7 the /'ar%s escortin/ her to the portal an% notice% a set o7 eys attache% to his belt. Shenew that was her ticet o't o7 her c'77s b't she also new now wasn;t the ti5e to /et the5. She

ha% to be patient.

As they neare% the portal the yo'n/ wo5an notice% so5ethin/ stran/e. When they 7irstentere% the hallway to the portal 7ro5 the co'rtroo5 the walls were %rawn obvio'sly beca'se

this was a toon worl%. @ow the walls looe% %i77erent? she %i%n;t now what the walls were

5a%e o7 now b't she co'l% tell they weren;t %rawn. &he walls were in 7act 5a%e o't o7 steel7ro5 the real worl% b't she %i%n;t now that. 4What is this place#8 she ase% the /'ar%s 4this

isn;t 7ro5 any toon worl%68 ne o7 the /'ar%s with an exasperate% loo on his 7ace t'rne% to

the other /'ar%.

43 tho'/ht 3 tol% yo' to p't that thin/ bac over her 5o'th68 &he other /'ar% apolo/i>e%

as he p't the /a/ bac over her 5o'th. &hen the 7irst /'ar% t'rne% to the yo'n/ wo5an an% sai%4no it isn;t b't yo' 5i/ht as well /et 'se% to it.8 inally they reache% the portal. &he portal was

a si/ht to behol% a technolo/ical 5arvel %espite its relatively s5all si>e an% si5ple %esi/n. 3tha% a s'are base with a bi/ rin/ stan%in/ 'p 7ro5 the bac si%e o7 the base. 3t was co5pose% pri5arily o7 5etal with all in%s o7 wires passin/ thro'/h vario's holes in the contraption. &he

portal ha% its own roo5 the controls were in another roo5. &his was %one 7or sec'rity p'rposes

so that any exile% prisoner co'l%n;t have access to the controls in case he or she broe 7ree. &he

control roo5 ha% two consoles each 5anne% by its own /'ar%.

4)lace the prisoner on the plat7or58 or%ere% one o7 the /'ar%s in the control roo5. &he

two /'ar%s %i% as they were tol% an% stoo% on both si%es o7 the yo'n/ wo5an as this was protocol. She stare% at the rin/ 5es5eri>e% an% terri7ie% by the tho'/ht o7 /oin/ thro'/h it. 3t

only too her a 7ew secon%s to reali>e she ha% to snap o't o7 it an% 7oc's on /ettin/ those eys.

4Be/innin/ portal openin/ se'ence8 sai% the control roo5 /'ar% as he starte% p'shin/ a 7ew b'ttons an% sli%in/ 'p a 7ew levers. 4,ea%y in 21 open portal68 he sho'te% as the control

roo5 /'ar% p'she% a b'tton that activate% the portal. 3nstea% o7 seein/ ri/ht thro'/h the rin/

now the yo'n/ wo5an saw a bri/ht white li/ht 7illin/ 'p the rin/. She new now was the ti5e to

act. ,e5e5berin/ that the /'ar% with the eys was on her le7t she let o't a swi7t si%eic withher le7t le/ to the ey /'ar%;s sto5ach while si5'ltaneo'sly nocin/ o't the other /'ar% with

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Chapter 1: Exile

her shacles. She then whippe% aro'n% behin% the ey /'ar% who was o't o7 breath place% hershacle% wrists aro'n% his nec choin/ hi5. Controllin/ hi5 with her restraints she ra55e%

his hea% into one si%e o7 the rin/ nocin/ hi5 o't. By now the /'ar%s in the control roo5 ha%

activate% the alar5 which 5eant a special sec'rity tea5 was now on its way. ,eali>in/ her ti5e

was short the yo'n/ wo5an 'icly /rabbe% the eys. sin/ her 5o'th to /o thro'/h an% tryeach ey she event'ally 7o'n% the ri/ht one an% opene% her shacles. She was 7ree 7or the

5o5ent. &hen the sec'rity tea5 arrive% co55an%in/ her to stay where she was 'ntil they

opene% the %oor. )reten%in/ not to hear those or%ers she looe% at the rin/ an% with a%eter5ine% loo in her 7ace ran thro'/h it an% %isappeare%. &he war%en who ha% been noti7ie%

o7 the sit'ation

arrive% at the scene an% or%ere% the control roo5 /'ar%s to sh't %own the portal.

4Sho'l%n;t we /o a7ter the prisoner#8 ase% one o7 the /'ar%s 7ro5 the sec'rity tea5.

&his 'estion ca'se% the control roo5 /'ar%s to hesitate sh'ttin/ %own the portal.

4@o yo' i%iot68 answere% the war%en 4we were tol% to sen% her to the real worl% an%

that;s exactly what we %i%. @ow sh't %own the portal68 Co5plyin/ with the war%en;s re'est the

control roo5 /'ar%s sh't %own the portal. 4Don;t tell anyone abo't what happene% here? i7anyone ass everythin/ went accor%in/ to plan.8

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Chapter 2: Civil War

&here exists two 'niverses


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Chapter 2: Civil War

Which brin/s 's to the present %ay where we 7in% a/ent art who wors in the Chica/o%ivision o7 C.E.L. Little %oes he now that his li7e is abo't to /et 7lippe% 'psi%e %own.

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Chapter : A !an With a !ission

4Stop r'nnin/68 or%ere% a/ent art 43 ='st nee% to as yo' a 7ew 'estions68 e co'l%n;tsee who he was chasin/ b't all art new was this /'y was not /oin/ to stop r'nnin/.

A/ent art /rew 'p on the streets o7 Chica/o raise% by a sin/le 5other who love%

classical 5'sic. She ta'/ht her son the principles o7 a stron/ wor ethic an% how to 5aintaininte/rity in a corr'pt worl%. Despite her best teachin/s her son still 7ell in with the wron/ crow%

event'ally =oinin/ a /an/ by the ti5e he was 1. By the ti5e he was 1( he was arreste% 7or

invol'ntary 5ansla'/hter only beca'se his 7ellow /an/ 5e5bers le7t the scene be7ore the policearrive% leavin/ hi5 to be the 7all /'y. e was convicte% an% sent to prison 7or 20 years.

While in prison his 5other;s teachin/s see5e% to 7inally sin in. 't o7 all the prisoners

in the 7acility art wore% the har%est. e was also perhaps one o7 the s5artest. &he prison/'ar%s %i%n;t want to bother with petty cri5es co55itte% within the prison. So art too it 'pon

hi5sel7 to solve these cases an% with o'tstan%in/ s'ccess. By the ti5e he t'rne% 21 he solve% a

case involvin/ 5issin/ shoes. 9o' see every ni/ht each prisoner wo'l% tae their shoes o77 an% p't the5 by their be%. When they woe 'p in the 5ornin/ their shoes were /one. &his happene%

every ni/ht 7or a 5onth 'ntil art ca'/ht the shoe ban%it. When he saw who it was he co'l%n;t

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49o'r wit is 'ite char5in/ !r. art b't the reason why 3 a5 here is to recr'it yo' intothe rans o7 C.E.L. 37 yo' enlist 7or an% /ra%'ate 7ro5 o'r aca%e5y pro/ra5 yo' will beco5e

an a/ent o7 C.E.L. an% yo' will also obtain a 7'll par%on 7or yo'r cri5e. So what %o yo' say#8

art pon%ere% what the a/ent ha% ='st tol% hi5. e new that =oinin/ C.E.L. wo'l% 5ean7ree%o5 b't he ha% a /r'%/e a/ainst C.E.L. ,i/ht be7ore art =oine% his 7irst /an/ a toon was

si/hte% in his nei/hborhoo%. 3t was reporte% to C.E.L. who br'she% it o77 as /an/ activity. &hen

one evenin/ when art;s 5other was walin/ ho5e 7ro5 wor she enco'ntere% the toon who'pon seein/ her ille% her. Be7ore anyone co'l% 'estion the toon C.E.L. showe% 'p an%

pro5ptly exec'te% the toon. @ow a7ter seein/ another toon bein/ exec'te% witho't 'estionin/

it 7irst 5a%e art won%er i7 there was so5ethin/ C.E.L. was tryin/ to hi%e. art wante% his

7ree%o5 ba%ly b't at what price# e tol% hi5sel7 that anythin/ was better than prison. e alsowante% to 7in% o't what C.E.L. was tryin/ to cover 'p. 4S're why not#8 he tol% the a/ent 43;ll

beco5e a C.E.L. a/ent.8

4Excellent 3;ll noti7y the war%en an% yo';ll be o't o7 here in no ti5e.8 A 7ew %ays later

art was o't o7 prison an% beca5e a C.E.L. recr'it. &hree 5onths later he /ra%'ate% top o7 his

class an% now he was a 7'lle% his

nowle%/e o7 the streets an% alleyways he learne% when he was in a /an/ to corner this /'y intoa %ea% en% alley. 4@ow8 art sai% as he pante% tryin/ to /et the breath bac in his l'n/s 4as 3

was sayin/ 3 ='st have to as yo' a 7ew 'estions.8

43;5 not tellin/ yo' nothin; 5an68 A/ent art co'l% see the sa5e terri7ie% loo in this

5an;s eyes that he %i% in the other toons; eyes. 437 3 tell yo' anythin/ they;ll ill 5e68

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4@ot i7 yo';re 'n%er the protection o7 C.E.L. sir i7 yo' ='st co5e with 5e 3 canin/ this opport'nity the 5an art was tryin/ to 'estion ran as 7ast as he co'l% past art an%

into the b'sy streets o7 Chica/o. art;s one lea% was /one an% he was in7'riate%.

4What the hell is wron/ yo'#68 he %e5an%e% o7 this person who ='st appeare% o't o7

nowhere. 4&hat /'y was the only lea% 3 ha% an% yo' ='st screwe% it 'p68 &he person t'rne%

aro'n%. 3t was a toon an% it was a she.

43;5 so sorry please %on;t tell anyone 3;5 here68 she be//e% o7 a/ent art. art saw the

toon he new what he was s'ppose to %o b't he hesitate%. 3t wasn;t beca'se he wante% to'estion her? what he was thinin/ at that exact 5o5ent 5a%e hi5 5ore con7'se% than anythin/

else that happene% to hi5 in his 1 years on Earth. 9es she was a toon b't she was bea'ti7'l.

She looe% lie one o7 those toons they %raw in Japan with the c'te 7aces an% the bi/ eyes. Sheha% a tiny nose bri/ht re% hair an% those eyes< they were /reen lie a sea o7 e5eral%s. er

co5plexion was that o7 a Ca'casian b't with a hint o7 cara5el. e saw sparles all aro'n% her

an% they weren;t %rawn at least not with in.

43;5 sorry 5a;a5 b't 3;5 /onna have to tae yo' in.8

4)lease %on;t tae 5e in 3 can;t< wait what# Wait a 5in'te aren;t yo' s'ppose to ill 5e

or so5ethin/#8 she perplexe%ly ase%. She %i%n;t want to be ille% b't it was what she expecte%.

4&hin/s chan/e 3 /'ess. C;5on let;s /et o'tta here.8 @ow a/ent art ha% no intention o7tain/ her bac to his s'periors beca'se he new they wo'l% ill her. &here was so5ethin/

special abo't this toon so5ethin/ re5arable abo't her an% he was /oin/ to 7in% o't what that

was. Dis/'isin/ her in his trench coat he 5ana/e% to snea her bac to his apart5ent.

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Chapter ": Who is She#

4So...8 art sai% piercin/ the silence in the air 4yo' /otta na5e#8

4Why %o yo' care#8 she ase%. She new that this /'y basically ='st save% her li7e b't

she still %i%n;t tr'st hi5. She was still on e%/e abo't the whole sit'ation.

4Woah woah6 &ae it easy6 3t;s alri/ht yo' %on;t have to tell 5e yo'r na5e i7 yo' %on;t

want to. !y na5e is a/ent art by the way.8 &his response ease% her 5in% so she starte% to

loosen 'p a little.

49o' /otta 7irst na5e a/ent art#8 she ase% with a s5ir on her 7ace.

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4@o no it;s 7ine8 she sai% with cartoon tears sli%in/ %own her chees. !oe %i%n;t nowwhat to %o. e won%ere% i7 tiss'es wo'l% wor on cartoon tears b't he was also %eeply 5ove%

by Alice;s e5otional response to his 'estion. e tol% Alice abo't his chil%hoo% in Chica/o

bein/ raise% by a sin/le 5other an% =oinin/ a /an/ when he was a teena/er. &hen he tol% her

abo't how he was arreste% 7or 5ansla'/hter. 4Well %i% yo' %o it#8 she ase%.

4@o 3 %i%n;t %o it b't 3 was there. 3 co'l% have %one so5ethin/ b't 3 ='st stoo% there. 3;5

='st as /'ilty as the rest o7 the5. 3 was convicte% thrown in prison 7or 20 years b't only staye%in 7ive. Apparently 3 ha% a /i7t that C.E.L. was intereste% in so they recr'ite% 5e to their a/ent

pro/ra5.8

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4See# An% yo' loo lie yo';re 2268 !oe enth'siastically a%%e% tryin/ to eep'p the 5o5ent'5.

Alice la'/he% 49o' are so 7'nny !oe68 3t wasn;t really the co55ent that 5a%e her

la'/h? the last ti5e she was able to la'/h was 20 years a/o on her ho5e worl%. She ha% a boy7rien% who she 7elt sa7e with whenever they were to/ether. When Alice 7elt sa7e she co'l%

la'/h. &hat all chan/e% one %ay when a /ro'p o7 S.A.&. en7orcers rai%e% their ho5e. er

boy7rien% Lewis was arreste% 7or conspiracy to overthrow the /overn5ent. Lewis wasconvicte% o7 his cri5e an% exile% to Earth. @ot nowin/ when she wo'l% be next Alice never

la'/he% all those years 'ntil now. 3t also 5a%e her %eter5ine% to 7in% o't what Lewis new. e

ha% never tol% her anythin/ abo't hi5 that wo'l% lea% her to believe he wante% to betray his

/overn5ent. ro5 that 5o5ent on Alice was on a 5ission to 7in% o't the tr'th abo't her/overn5ent. A/ain she bro'/ht hersel7 bac to the present. 4Where 3;5 7ro5 everyone loos

lie they;re 2268 Alice an% !oe both new what she ha% ='st sai% wasn;t that 7'nny b't they

co'l%n;t help b't la'/h to/ether.

Alice %ove bac into her 5e5ories. She recalle% bein/ at Lewis; trial an% re5e5berin/

that Lewis; best 7rien% Charlie was bein/ trie% 7or the sa5e cri5e. As the trial procee%e% each%ay Alice wo'l% notice Charlie;s behavior start to chan/e 7or the worse. ,'5ors starte% to

sprea% abo't S.A.&. per7or5in/ experi5ents on certain prisoners an% so5e o7 those prisoners

went insane Feven by toon stan%ar%sG. n the last %ay o7 the trial Charlie wasn;t present. Lewiswho 5ana/e% to have ti5e to tal to Alice tol% her that he was tol% that Charlie was sic so he

wo'l% 7inish his trial when he /ot well. Lewis tol% her that was a lie. Alice re5e5bere% hiswor%s lie she ='st hear% the5 a 7ew 5in'tes a/o. 43;5 tellin/ yo' Alice last ni/ht the /'ar%s bro'/ht this 7o'l looin/ creat're past 5y cell. 3t looe% lie yo' an% 5e b't with spies an% 3

thin tree branches co5in/ o't 7ro5 its bo%y. 3t ha% this %eran/e% 5onstro's 7ace b't when 3

looe% into its eyes8 Lewis spoe with tears co5in/ 7ro5 his eyes 43 new it was Charlie. &hey

too Charlie an% they exile% hi5 to Earth witho't bein/ convicte%68 S'%%enly Alice beca5ec'rio's.

4&ell 5e !oe how lon/ a/o was it that yo'r 5other was 5'r%ere%#8

4Al5ost 20 years a/o why#8 he ase% s'spicio'sly.

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420 years a/o 3 ha% a boy7rien% Lewis who was convicte% o7 conspiracy to overthrowo'r /overn5ent. e ha% a 7rien% Charlie who was acc'se% o7 the sa5e cri5e. A7ter Lewis;

conviction he was exile% to Earth b't Charlie was never convicte%. e was never even bro'/ht

bac to 7inish his trial. n the 7inal %ay o7 Lewis; trial he tol% 5e that he saw this 5onstro's

beast bein/ bro'/ht past his cell the ni/ht be7ore. e tol% 5e that creat're was Charlie an% theysent hi5 here to Earth.8

3n shoc !oe ase% with a tre5or in his voice 4what %i% this creat're loo lie#8

Alice answere% 4Lewis tol% 5e that he ha% a warpe% 7ace with spies an% tree branches

co5in/ 7ro5 his bo%y.8 !oe /athere% 7ro5 Alice;s reply that this is why she practically scol%e%

hi5 7or re7errin/ to toons as 4its8.

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By this point Alice 7elt that she co'l% tr'st !oe so she %eci%e% to /et %own to b'siness.4!oe 3 nee% to tell yo' so5ethin/ an% it is extre5ely i5portant that yo' listen.8

4S're 3;5 listenin/.8

4!y ho5e worl% where 3 ca5e 7ro5 is /overne% by the S.A.&.sy.8

4@o8 Alice la'/he% 4yo' 5'st be thinin/ o7 that one worl% with the rabbit an% the

%'c.8 !oe s5ile% a5'se% at Alice;s wit.

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4Was there anythin/ else yo' were able to 7in% o't lie how they were plannin/ to createtheir power7'l weapon or how they were /onna 'se it#8

4@ot really b't we %iscovere% so5ethin/ else8 Alice answere% tryin/ to /ive !oe so5e

in% o7 help7'l answer 4we 7o'n% o't that the S.A.&.s have sort o7 a hive 5in% which they 'se toco55'nicate with one another. @ot only %i% we learn that they co'l% tal to one another on 5y

ho5e worl% they were also able to co55'nicate between all the toon worl%s. &hat;s how

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Chapter (: )artners

2( years a/o on Alice;s ho5e worl% Lewis was a happy toon. Everythin/ was /oin//reat 7or hi5? he even love% his =ob worin/ in one o7 the local S.A.&. o77ices. &hen one %ay he

5et a /'y who ha% ='st been hire% to wor in the sa5e o77ice as Lewis. is na5e was Charlie

an% they soon beca5e close 7rien%s. &hree years later Lewis 5et Alice an% they be/an %atin/.

ro5 the be/innin/ they were in love an% happy with each other b't a7ter a year thin/schan/e%. Alice notice% Lewis 7elt 5ore %istant than be7ore. Another year passe% an% thin/s /ot

even worse. She was worrie%.

ey babe yo' wanna /o o't toni/ht#8 she ase% Lewis. She %i%n;t care what they %i%

she ='st wante% to spen% 5ore ti5e with her boy7rien%.

43;5 sorry honey 3 can;t toni/ht. 3;5 han/in/ o't with Charlie a/ain.8

&his answer an/ere% Alice b't tryin/ to /ain perspective she tol% Lewis 43 now yo'

two are best 7rien%s b't yo';ve been spen%in/ a lot 5ore ti5e with hi5 lately 5ore so than with5e. 3 really wish yo' wo'l% spen% 5ore ti5e with 5e.8 Lewis while in a h'rry to 5eet 'p with

Charlie new he ha% wron/e% his /irl7rien%.

43 now Alice 3 now. 3 pro5ise to 5ae it 'p to yo'. 9o' now 3 love yo' b't ri/ht

now 3 /otta 5eet 'p with Charlie.8 Alice was not a5'se%.

43@E. o.8 she tol% hi5 with 7r'stration in her voice.

4ay see ya later love yo'68 Lewis sho'te% as he le7t their apart5ent.

43 love yo' too8 she /ently whispere% while a 7ew tears sli% %own her chees.

Lewis ha% to c't clear across town to /et to where Charlie wante% to 5eet an% he newhe co'l%n;t be 7ollowe%. So he co'l%n;t /o strai/ht 7ro5 his place to the 5eetin/ site so he too

vario's %eto'rs looin/ behin% occasionally to 5ae s're no one 7ollowe% hi5. An ho'r later

he 7inally 5et 'p with Charlie. 4So Charlie what are we %oin/ toni/ht# Are we /onna hitanother o77ice#8

Charlie looe% s'spicio'sly to his le7t an% ri/ht then looe% at Lewis. 4Wo'l% yo' eepit %own#6 Do yo' want &E! to now we;re here#8

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@onchalantly Lewis tol% Charlie 4wo'l% yo' relax 3 5a%e s're 3 wasn;t 7ollowe%. @owwhy the 'r/ency 7or this 5eetin/#8 Ever since their 7irst rai% on their own /overn5ent o77ice

Lewis co'l% tell Charlie was /rowin/ 5ore paranoi% every ti5e they hit another o77ice. Lewis

was concerne% 7or his 7rien% so he wante% to 5ae s're he was there whenever Charlie planne%

an o77ice rai%. &hat;s why he was spen%in/ 5ore ti5e with Charlie than Alice beca'se he %i%n;twant his best 7rien% /ettin/ h'rt.

43 can;t tell yo' here8 Charlie tol% Lewis 4we /otta /o 'n%er/ro'n%. ollow 5e.8Charlie le% Lewis %own an ol% aban%one% s'bway t'nnel 'ntil they reache% a %ea% en% wall.

Charlie co'l% tell his best 7rien% was con7'se%. 4Watch this.8 With that Charlie p'she% one o7

the cin%er blocs in the wall an% an openin/ see5e% to 5a/ically appear 7ro5 the other blocs.

&hey wale% thro'/h with the %oorway closin/ behin% the5. Lewis excite% yet terri7ie% at thesa5e ti5e contin'e% to 7ollow Charlie %own a narrow corri%or 'ntil they reache% a wi%e open

roo5. Lewis saw 7aces he ha% never seen be7ore. 4Lewis 3;% lie yo' to 5eet so5e 7rien%s o7

5ine this is Wintice she;s the 7irst one 3 5et.8 Wintice was a s5all white b'nny abo't 7eethi/h that wale% an% tale% lie any other h'5an looin/ toon. 4We wo'l% have /otten ca'/ht a

lon/ ti5e a/o i7 it weren;t 7or her wis%o5.

Wintice war5ly /reete% Lewis 4nice to 5eet yo'.8

49o' too.8

Charlie contin'e% 4this is Solebry he;s very /oo% at h'ntin/ an% tracin/ b't %on;t lethis presence overwhel5 yo'.8 3t was too late. As Solebry towere% over Lewis Lewis co'l%n;thelp b't 7eel inti5i%ate% by this ( an% a hal7 7oot bear%e% /iant.

&hen Solebry leane% 7orwar% to 5atch Lewis; hei/ht o7 $ an% a hal7 7eet an% s5ile%.

4ey how;s it /oin/# Do yo' lie 5a/ic trics#8 he ase% Lewis nervo'sly.

Lewis 7eelin/ less a7rai% o7 Solebry now politely answere% bac 4no it;s oay nice to

5eet yo' tho'/h.8

4@ow where is that %arn cat#8 Charlie ase% as i7 he was speain/ to no one. e looe%

aro'n% the roo5 when Lewis notice% so5ethin/ was wron/ with one o7 the chairs at the table inthe roo5. e n'%/e% Charlie to chec o't the chair. 4&here yo' are Chasher6 Always tryin/ to

start tro'ble68

4ow %i% yo' 7in% 5e# 9o' never 7in% 5e68 Chasher co5plaine%.

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4!y b'%%y Lewis is pretty /oo% at spottin/ the 'n's'al8 Charlie respon%e%.

Chasher witho't hesitation sai% 4well that;s no 7'n68 Chasher was a navy bl'e cat who

wale% lie a nor5al cat. e was only abo't a 7ew inches lon/er than Wintice;s hei/ht.

Charlie presse% on with the intro%'ctions 4an% 7inally we have ra an% Sheeble who;ve

been aro'n% since the civil war.8

4@o way8 Lewis inter=ecte% 4yo' 'se% to live on Earth#8

4&hat;s ri/ht8 Sheeble answere% 4we were both there.8

Charlie a%%e% on 4y'p an% not only were they both there they were part o7 the /ro'p o7

toons that were betraye% by the h'5ans a7ter helpin/ the5.8

Lewis looe% at ra an% Sheeble. 43t is an honor to 5eet yo' two b't why are yo'

helpin/ 's# 37 S.A.&. hates the h'5ans an% the h'5ans betraye% yo' why wo'l%n;t yo' be on

S.A.&.;s si%e#8

ra new that Lewis was still naive abo't so5e o7 the tr'ths abo't his /overn5ent so he

tol% Lewis 4that is tr'e b't Sheeble an% 3 %eci%e% lon/ a/o that we never wante% to see anyone/et betraye% by their /overn5ent h'5an or toon ever a/ain.8

Lewis pon%ere% what ra ha% ='st sai% 7or a 7ew secon%s then he re5e5bere% where hewas. 4So Charlie why all the bi/ secrecy# What;s /oin/ on toni/ht#8

Charlie answere% while looin/ at the others 4yo' now how we;ve been hittin/ the

s5all local o77ices lately# Well last wee 3 /ot a tip abo't a top secret research 7acility in the5o'ntains across the Eastern Sea.8

Wintice interr'pte% 4wait a 5in'te Charlie who /ave yo' this tip an% how %o yo'now yo' can tr'st the5#8

43 appreciate yo'r concern Wintice b't %on;t worry abo't it8 Charlie answere%

4besi%es 3 alrea%y sent Chasher to chec it o't.8

Chasher con7ir5e% Charlie;s state5ent. 4&hat;s ri/ht. 3 went over there sn'c in an%

sn'c o't an% they never saw 5e not even once. 3t;ll be a bree>e68

43 hope yo';re both ri/ht8 Wintice tol% Chasher an% Charlie worrie%ly.

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4ave 3 ever let yo' %own#8 respon%e% Charlie. Wintice /ave hi5 a tro'ble% loo thatsai% 4be care7'l.8 @evertheless the rai% went as planne%. &he twins 'nearthe% evi%ence abo't

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&he two robe% 5en stoo% 'p an% le7t the con7erence roo5. &hen one o7 the S.A.&. lea%ersase% the lea%er that was talin/ earlier 4%o yo' really thin we can tr'st the5#8

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A year ha% passe% since the rai% o7 the top secret research 7acility. A 7ew 5onths earlierLewis an% Charlie ha% /one on a solo 5ission. &hey were ca'/ht an% exile% to Earth. Alice

wante% to 'ncover the tr'th abo't her boy7rien% an% his best 7rien% b't she was lost. or al5ost

20 years she searche% in vain to 7in% the answers she was looin/ 7or. &hen one %ay a 5ysterio's

stran/er han%e% her a note tellin/ her to /o to an aban%one% s'bway t'nnel that evenin/. SoAlice went to the t'nnel which was the sa5e t'nnel that the /ro'p o7 rebels 'se%. When she

ca5e to the %ea% en% Chasher appeare% o't o7 thin air startlin/ Alice.

4Do not be a7rai% Alice8 Chasher tol% her 47ollow 5e.8 Chasher then p'she% the bloc

to open the %oorway an% soon Alice beca5e well ac'ainte% with the s5all /ro'p o7 7ree%o5

7i/hters.

Wintice spoe 7irst 4we now what happene% to Lewis an% Charlie an% we now what

yo' want. We can help yo' 7in% the tr'th.8 ns're what to thin o7 this /ro'p o7 toons she ='st

5et let alone a pro5ise /iven by one o7 the5 Alice was 'n%erstan%ably hesitant.

43 %on;t now...how %o 3 now 3 can tr'st yo' /'ys#8 Alice ase%.

43 tol% yo' she wo'l%n;t believe 's68 ra co5plaine%.

Sheeble repri5an%e% her brother 4wo'l% yo' sh't 'p# ive her so5e ti5e.8

Waitin/ 7or the roo5 to be silent Wintice contin'e% 4it;s alri/ht %ear i7 yo' %on;t wantto =oin 's that;s 7ine. Chasher let her o't.8

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So 7or a 7ew 5onths the /ro'p ta'/ht Alice 5any o7 the sills nee%e% to help withcon%'ctin/ their rai%s. Chasher ta'/ht her stealth Solebry ta'/ht her how to trac an% be aware

o7 her s'rro'n%in/s while ra an% Sheeble ta'/ht her how to 7i/ht. 3t wasn;t lon/ be7ore Alice

was rea%y.

49o';re /onna love this techni'e8 sai% ra to Alice 4now co5e at 5e lie this.8

Wintice interr'pte% 43;5 a7rai% that;s /onna have to wait. 3t;s ti5e 7or Alice;s 7irst rai%an% 3;ve /ot an easy one 7or her. 3t;s re5ote low sec'rity an% we 5i/ht ='st 7in% so5e new

in7or5ation abo't the S.A.&.s; plans.8

4Are yo' s're she;s rea%y#8 ase% Solebry. Despite actin/ aloo7 aro'n% his co5panionsSolebry ha% %evelope% a so7t spot 7or Alice who saw her lie a yo'n/er sister.

47 co'rse she;s rea%y8 Wintice respon%e% as she procee%e% to %escribe the %etails o7how the rai% wo'l% be con%'cte%. &hen they le7t to be/in their in7iltration o7 the %istant 7acility.

When they arrive% Solebry notice% so5ethin/ was o77.

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research 7acility rai% b't this ti5e it was %isplaye% 7'll blown across the wall. 4Chasher8 Alicespoe as she starte% to sob 4that;s 5e6 Why a5 3 on that wall#6 Why a5 3 on that wall#68

Chasher 7elt sorry 7or her an% wante% to 5ae her 7eel better b't there was 5ore i5portant

thin/s to consi%er.

4Alice6 Wo'l% yo' cal5 %own68 he whispere% to her. 4Do yo' want anyone to now

we;re here#8 Alice trie% to cal5 hersel7 %own b't it was too late. &hey hear% the alar5s /oin/

o77 thinin/ it was their 7a'lt. &he next thin/ Alice an% Chasher new they were s'rro'n%e% byS.A.&. /'ar%s. &hey were han%c'77e% an% bro'/ht o't into the 5ain hallway where they 5et 'p

with Solebry ra an% Sheeble who ha% also been ca'/ht.

ne o7 the /'ar%s tol% Chasher 4Don;t even thin abo't %isappearin/ on 's. Even i7 yo'%o %isappear we;ll still be able to see yo'r c'77s.8

n their way to the exit Alice whispere% to Chasher 'ietly sobbin/ 4Chasher that was5e that was 5e.8

Solebry who hear% Alice ase% Chasher o't o7 concern 7or Alice 4what is it# What;swron/#8

Chasher replie% 4,e5e5ber how we;ve been tryin/ to 7in% the S.A.&.;s power7'lweapon#8 Solebry no%%e%. 4Well yo';re looin/ at her.8 Solebry was %evaste%. &his yo'n/

wo5an who he ca5e to care 7or an% love lie a sister was in 7act the very thin/ that he set o'tto 7in% an% %estroy be7ore S.A.&. co'l% 'se it on his worl% or any worl%. Clearin/ his 5in% o7e5otions he soon reali>e% so5ethin/.

4ey have yo' /'ys seen Wintice#8 Solebry ase% his /ro'p b't they %i%n;t have to

answer. &he answer was stan%in/ ri/ht at the exit. &here stoo% Wintice talin/ to a S.A.&. chie7o77icer who thane% Wintice 7or helpin/ the5 catch these /ro'p o7 rebels. As they were bein/

le% o'tsi%e to bein/ taen away by helicopter Solebry stare% %own at Wintice with %is/'st.

4ow co'l% yo'#68 he sho'te% at her. 4We tr'ste% yo'68 A7ter they %eparte% on the helicopterWintice stoo% at the exit alone with one tear slowly e5er/in/ 7ro5 each eye.

Bac at !oe;s apart5ent !oe stare% at Alice with co5passion in his eyes. 4What is itAlice# What %o yo' wanna tell 5e#8 he ase% her. As she was /ettin/ rea%y to tell !oe her

secret abo't hersel7 there was a noc on the %oor. 4ol% that tho'/ht8 he tol% her 43;ll be ri/ht

bac.8 !oe looe% thro'/h the peephole in his 7ront %oor an% saw two C.E.L. a/ents. !oe was

scare%. e tho'/ht to hi5sel7 that they 5'st have 7o'n% o't abo't Alice. is 7irst priority was5ain/ s're Alice was sa7e. 4Alice8 he whispere% to her 4yo' /otta hi%e C.E.L. is here68

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Alice 'n%erstan%in/ the severity o7 the sit'ation hi% hersel7 in !oe;s be%roo5 closet be7ore heanswere% the %oor. 4Evenin/ /'ys what brin/s yo' to 5y ho5e#8

ne o7 the a/ents tol% !oe 4we receive% reports o7 a toon in this area speci7ically this

apart5ent b'il%in/. So we tho'/ht we;% as 4!r. &oon in%er8 expert hi5sel7 i7 he newanythin/8 the a/ent sai% sarcastically re7errin/ to !oe as the expert 4b't then we receive%

another report statin/ that a toon was bro'/ht speci7ically to this apart5ent. @ow yo' wo'l%n;t

be harborin/ a toon in yo'r apart5ent wo'l% ya !oe#8

4@o o7 co'rse not. Do yo' thin 3;% be cra>y eno'/h to %o that#8

4&hen yo' wo'l%n;t 5in% i7 we too a loo aro'n% wo'l% yo'#8

4elp yo'rsel78 !oe answere%. &he a/ents looe% aro'n% the roo5 'sin/ electronic

%evices 5a%e 7or %etectin/ toons. &hey swept thro'/h every roo5 incl'%in/ the be%roo5 b'tthey 7o'n% nothin/. &he 7irst a/ent;s partner went bac to the 7ront o7 the apart5ent to spea

with !oe.

43t loos as tho'/h everythin/;s clean !oe8 sai% the partner be7ore bein/ interr'pte% by

the 7irst a/ent.

4h 3;5 sorry !oe there;s ='st one 5ore thin/8 he sai% be7ore speain/ into a

5o'thpiece he was wearin/. 4Brin/ hi5 in.8 &hree secon%s later another C.E.L. a/ent entere%the apart5ent. !oe ha% never seen hi5 be7ore.

4Who is this#8 !oe ase%.

&he 7irst a/ent answere% 4oh he;s so5eone who lie yo' has a special /i7t.8 e looe%at the thir% a/ent an% tol% hi5 4%o yo'r thin/.8 &he thir% a/ent then procee%e% to wal aro'n%

the apart5ent enterin/ an% exitin/ each roo5 b't witho't searchin/ the5 which !oe 7o'n%

o%%. When the thir% a/ent entere% the be%roo5 he starte% snee>in/ lie cra>y. When he /ot tothe closet he ha% to p'll hi5sel7 away b't that;s all the other two a/ents nee%e% to see. &hey

opene% the closet an% s're eno'/h there was Alice. &hey %etaine% Alice with !oe looin/ on

in shoc. pon noticin/ !oe;s speechlessness the 7irst a/ent tol% !oe8yo' see !oe o'r 7ellowa/ent here is aller/ic to toons. 37 he catches a whi77 o7 even the tiniest bit o7 toon his sin'ses ='st

start /oin/ cra>y.8 !oe %i%n;t care what he ha% ='st hear%? Alice was bein/ taen away an% there

was nothin/ he co'l% abo't it. e watche% helplessly as she was bein/ taen away.

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4)lease %on;t let the5 tae 5e !oe68 she plea%e% in vain. 49o' now what they;re/onna %o to 5e68 !oe new exactly what they were /oin/ to %o to her an% he was hit by a pain

insi%e o7 hi5 that h'rt 5ore than any physical pain he ha% 7elt in the past. So5ethin/ s'%%enly

occ'rre% to !oe. C.E.L. a/ents are s'ppose to ill toons on the spot. Why are they tain/ Alice

away# J'st then he looe% at Alice;s eyes an% notice% she was cryin/ b't this ti5e they were nottoon tears these were real h'5an tears6 !oe while be7'%%le% by what he ='st 7o'n% o't abo't

Alice reasone% that what he ='st saw 5'st be the reason why she was bein/ taen away. &hen

the 7irst a/ent hol%in/ a pair o7 han%c'77s t'rne% to !oe.

4!oe art yo' are 'n%er arrest 7or harborin/ a toon an% withhol%in/ in7or5ation 7ro5 a

C.E.L. a/ent8 he tol% !oe as he place% the han%c'77s on !oe;s wrists.

43 %i%n;t now yo' co'l% arrest h'5ans now8 !oe tol% the 7irst a/ent.

4&here;s a lot o7 thin/s yo' %on;t now !oe8 the 7irst a/ent tol% hi5. !oe new he wasri/ht b't !oe while %istra'/ht co'l% only thin o7 one thin/. e ha% to 7ree hi5sel7 an% Alice

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!oe an% Alice were bro'/ht to a C.E.L. processin/ station which !oe ha% never seen be7ore. 3t was h'/e col% an% li7eless. As !oe an% Alice were le% %own a hallway to a roo5 at

the opposite en% !oe saw prison cellse% as the continental

lea%ers o7 C.E.L. 9es there was even a chair 7or Antarctica. 4What;s /oin/ on here#8 !oe7inally ase%.

&he @orth A5erican lea%er who was 5ore 7a5iliar with !oe than the other lea%ersanswere% 4A/ent art C.E.L. has lon/ been the /'ar%ian o7 this worl% 7ro5 the possible threat

o7 another toon invasion. owever with that possibility now an inevitably we too the only

lo/ical co'rse o7 action. !any years a/o we 5a%e an a/ree5ent with the S.A.&. We wo'l%eli5inate any toons they sent o'r way an% in exchan/e they wo'l% not only leave 's 'nhar5e%

when they ca5e to power here b't they a/ree% to let 's be in char/e o7 law en7orce5ent here.

9o' have /reat potential !oe. Join 's an% beco5e part o7 the revol'tion. 9o' 5'st 'n%erstan%!oe C.E.L. 5'st s'rvive68

!oe snappe% bac 4have yo' all /one n'ts#6 9o' a/ree% to help the S.A.&. ='st so yo'co'l% beco5e their cops#6 9o'r %'ty is to the people o7 Earth to protect the5 7ro5 another toon

invasion especially one 7ro5 the S.A.&.68

43 see yo' 5a%e yo'r choice8 the lea%er 7ro5 @orth A5erica tol% !oe. 4'ar%s taehi5 away.8 As the /'ar%s starte% to lea% !oe o't the %oor !oe ha% to as one 'estion.

4What;s so special abo't Alice# Why wasn;t she ille% on si/ht#8 &he @orth A5ericanlea%er 5otione% the /'ar% to release !oe.

4h Alice is very i5portant to the S.A.&. 37 we ill her the S.A.&. will brea theira/ree5ent with 's. &hat;s all yo' nee% to now. &ae hi5 away.8

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When !oe was taen to his prison cell he looe% aro'n% an% notice% toons in the othercells b't he %i% not see the one toon he wante% to see. e sat %own on his cot when he hear% a

th'5p on the bac wall o7 the cell. e spr'n/ 'p an% went strai/ht 7or the wall. 4Alice is that

yo'#8 he ase%.

4@o it;s not b't 3;5 a 7rien% o7 hers8 the voice answere%. &hen !oe co'l% hear the

voice a/ain b't he co'l% tell they were talin/ to so5eone else. 4ey /'ys 3 thin this /'y

nows Alice68 &hen the toon a very tall toon in the cell next to !oe;s looe% at !oe.

49eah b't can we tr'st hi5#8 the toon ase%.

&he voice replie% 4he;s in prison with 's o7 co'rse we can tr'st hi5 %'55y.8

4Wait a 5in'te8 !oe inter=ecte% 4who are yo' /'ys#8

4So sorry8 answere% the voice 45y na5e is Chasher an% this bi/ /'y next to yo' is

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Solebry inter=ecte% 4hey yo' watch the way yo' tal abo't her68

4ey6 Sorry 3 %i%n;t 5ean anythin/ by it68 !oe tol% Solebry.

Chasher then answere% !oe;s 'estion. 4&he tr'th is !oe the S.A.&.;s A,E plannin/ toinva%e the real worl% a/ain b't this ti5e instea% o7 relyin/ on sheer n'5bers alone they;ve

%evelope% a power7'l weapon that will base% on the evi%ence we;ve 7o'n% wipe o't three

'arters o7 the h'5an pop'lation. An% Alice is that weapon.8 !oe;s heart san. &his wo5an heha% ='st 5et this wo5an he tho'/ht he was 7allin/ in love with she was a livin/ weapon create%

by the ene5y. &hen he beca5e c'rio's.

4ow %o they plan on 'sin/ her as a weapon#8 !oe ase% Chasher.

4We never 7o'n% that o't. We were close to 7in%in/ the tr'th when we /ot arreste%.8

!oe;s eyes lit 'p. 4Wait a 5in'te6 Bac at 5y apart5ent when the other a/ents were

tain/ her away she was cryin/.8

4So8 Chasher sai% 4even toons cry so what#8

!oe contin'e% 4yeah b't Alice crie% when 3 7irst 5et her an% those were toon tears.When she was bein/ taen away 7ro5 5y apart5ent she crie% a/ain b't this ti5e they were

h'5an tears.8

4h no oh no8 Chasher sai% 4this is ba% really ba%.8

Solebry ase% Chasher 4what;s wron/ Chash#8

4Sole %o yo' re5e5ber how 3 tol% yo' Alice is the S.A.&.;s power7'l weapon#8

49eah what abo't it#8

4Well what 3 %i%n;t tell yo' was that Alice is a p're tribri%. 37 that;s the case then we

can;t let the S.A.&. /et a hol% o7 her6 !oe6 We /otta /et o't o7 here an% resc'e Alice68

!oe rolle% his eyes. 4&hat;s what 3 trie% to tell yo' earlier68 he yelle% at Chasher.

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4Wait68 Solebry interr'pte% 4what abo't the chips they p't insi%e 's#8

!oe ase% 4what chips#8

Chasher answere% hi5 4when they 7irst bro'/ht 's to prison bac on o'r ho5e worl%they p't a chip in each o7 's to trac 's especially 5e beca'se 3 have the ability to %o this.8

Chasher vanishe% into thin air an% then reappeare% a co'ple secon%s later.

4h ri/ht 3 al5ost 7or/ot abo't that8 sai% Lewis absent5at s'its on hol%in/ clipboar%s per7or5in/

vario's tass. Alice was 7ri/htene%. S'%%enly another person in a ha>5at s'it entere% the roo5an% 5otione% 7or the other people to 7ollow the5. @ow Alice was con7'se%. A7ter the roo5

e5ptie% the %oor opene% a/ain. She co'l% tell so5eone entere% the roo5 b't beca'se she was

strappe% to the table her visibility was 'ite li5ite%. &hen she hear% a 7a5iliar voice.

4Let;s /et yo' o'tta here Alice8 the voice sai% as Alice 7elt her straps bein/ re5ove%. As

soon as they were o77 Alice sat 'p an% looe% %own at her resc'er. When she saw who it wasshe went 7ro5 a 7eelin/ o7 /ratit'%e to ra/e.

4Wintice yo' bitch68 7'5e% Alice.

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4Loo 3 now yo';re 5a% at 5e b't yo' /otta listen to 5e8 Wintice spoe. J'st thenthe %oor opene% a/ain an% in wale% !oe an% the rest o7 the /an/.

4Well that was easy8 !oe cheer7'lly sai%. Lewis a/ree% with hi5 b't the others weren;t

too happy beca'se they saw Wintice.

4What is she %oin/ here#68 ra an/rily ase%. As Sheeble Chasher an% Solebry =oine%

in on ventin/ their lac o7 %eli/ht in seein/ Wintice Lewis an% !oe stare% at each other incon7'sion.

455.../'ys#8 Lewis ase% 4what are yo' %oin/# Why was Wintice not loce% 'p#8

Chasher answere% 4Beca'se she betraye% 's bac ho5e that;s why6 An% she;s abo't to

%o it a/ain68

4)lease please8 Wintice plea%e% 43 now 3 wron/e% yo' an% 3;5 very sorry 7or that

b't we %on;t have 5'ch ti5e. &he /'ar%s will be here soon. &here;s a portal roo5 not too 7ar

7ro5 here. 37 we h'rry we can 5ae it there an% /et yo' /'ys to sa7ety68

4&hat so'n%s lie a really /oo% i%ea8 !oe sai% approvin/ly 4what are we waitin/ 7or#8

&he others stare% at hi5. Silence 7ille% the roo5 7or a 7ew secon%s 'ntil Sheeble spoe.

4Listen /'ys 3 now she betraye% 's be7ore she betraye% 5e b't we;re in a %esperatesit'ation an% 3;5 a7rai% we %on;t have 5'ch o7 a choice8 Sheeble tol% the5. ,el'ctantlyeveryone a/ree% an% so Wintice le% the5 to the portal roo5.

4reat let;s /et bac to yo'r worl% Alice8 !oe sai% with enth'sias5.

4We can;t8 ra sai% sorrow7'lly.

4Well why not#8 !oe c'rio'sly ase%.

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!oe answere% 4yeah o7 co'rse every livin/ bein/ on Earth has it.8

Sheeble contin'e% 4well the tr'th is even toons have [email protected]

!oe in %isbelie7 sai% 4wait a 5in'tey st'77 in 5y li7eti5e 5ost o7 it in the past "+ ho'rs b't this is ='st sheer nonsense68

4J'st listen8 Sheeble sai% 4when toons are create% or %rawn by h'5ans part o7 theh'5an;s D@A /ets absorbe% into the toon. &hat;s how the S.A.&.s ori/inally ca5e to li7e. @o one

re5e5bers how they were able to co5e to li7e b't it was their h'5an D@A that allowe% the5 to

wal an% tal witho't so5eone to %raw their 5ove5ents.8

!oe inter=ecte% 4so yo';re tellin/ 5e that S.A.&.s are part h'5an#8

4nly a tiny bit8 Sheeble answere%.

4B't how are yo' /'ys able to wal an% tal#8

4&he S.A.&.s8 she tol% !oe 4they were the ones who ori/inally passe% on so5e o7 their

own D@A to 's to awaen in or%er to b'il% their own ar5y.8

Chasher 'sin/ this new 7o'n% nowle%/e c'rio'sly ase% Lewis 4so Lewis 3 %i%n;t /et

a chance to as yo' how co5e yo' %on;t loo lie a toon any5ore#8

Lewis answere% 4%o yo' re5e5ber bac on o'r ho5eworl% how the S.A.&. were

con%'ctin/ experi5ents on so5e o7 the prisoners#8 Chasher no%%e%. 4Well they per7or5e% an

experi5ent on 5e. &hey in=ecte% 5e with a sol'tion containin/ h'5an D@A that event'ally

t'rne% 5e into...this. 3 never co5plaine% abo't it beca'se 3 7i/'re% it wo'l% help 5e 7in%Charlie b't then one ni/ht Charlie went cra>y an% 3 saw hi5 ill this poor %e7enseless la%y. &he

next evenin/ C.E.L. 7o'n% hi5 an% ille% hi5.8

4An% yo' %i% nothin/#68 !oe sho'te% in an/er. 4&hat was 5y 5other he ille% an% yo'

%i% nothin/68

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43;5 sorry 3 %i%n;t now it was her. Besi%es 3 trie% to con7ront Charlie b't when 3 sawhis eyes Charlie was /one. 3 t'rne% 5y bac on 5y best 7rien% when he nee%e% 5e the 5ost

an% now he;s /one.8 !oe contin'e% to stare at hi5 in %is/'st. 4!oe we toons 5ay not have

5others or 7athers lie yo' %o b't we %o have 7a5ily. An% Charlie was part o7 5y 7a5ily.8 !oe

no lon/er 7elt an/ry at Lewis. Lewis ha% 7elt a pain si5ilar to his an% that;s all he nee%e% tonow.

Chasher then sai% 4this is all to'chin/ an% sweet b't what the hec %oes this have to %owith Alice#68

Solebry ase% Chasher 4%o yo' re5e5ber when yo' were talin/ abo't Alice bein/

h'5an toon an% S.A.&.#8

4&hat;s ri/ht6 Sheeble yo' %on;t s'ppose S.A.&. 5a%e Alice a per7ect tribri% %o yo'#8

Chasher ase% recallin/ his conversation with !oe in prison earlier.

4Well technically we;re all tribri%s8 Sheeble replie% 4b't we all have varyin/ %e/rees o7

D@A in 's obvio'sly 5ost o7 it bein/ toon. B't i7 the S.A.&. 5a%e Alice exactly one


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Chasher ase% !oe 4%o yo' re5e5ber how yo' tol% 5e yo' saw Alice cryin/ h'5antears#8

49eah...8

4&hat ha% to have been an extre5e e5otional response6 D'%e she;s /ot the hots 7or yo'

5an68 Everyone stare% at Chasher. 4h 5aybe 3 sho'l% have waite% to say that. Well hehe this

is certainly awwar%.8 Everyone then stoppe% starin/ at Chasher preten%in/ that they %i%n;t hear what he ha% ='st sai% b't it was too 5'ch 7or Lewis. Lewis wale% away over a nearby hill an%

sat %own to collect his tho'/hts. Alice bein/ concerne% 7or Lewis 7ollowe% hi5.

Lewis looe% over to see Alice sittin/ next to hi5. Lewis looe% strai/ht ahea% in 7ronto7 hi5 an% sai% 4oh hey Alice.8

4Listen Lewis 3;5 really sorry abo't what happene% bac there. 3;5 really con7'se%ri/ht now an% 3 %on;t now what to %o68

4Are yo' sorry abo't that iss#68 Lewis ase% obvio'sly o't o7 =ealo'sy.

43 ='st tol% yo' 3;5 con7'se%8 she tol% hi5 4why can;t yo' 'n%erstan% that#8

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Chasher saw Alice co5in/ an% ase% her 4what;s wron/ with Lewis#8

4h he;s 7ine8 she answere% hi5. 4e ='st nee%s so5e ti5e to sort o't a 7ew thin/s8

she sai% so7tly as she stare% at the hill Lewis was sittin/ on. 3n reality Lewis was not 7ine. e

lost his best 7rien% 5any years a/o an% now the wo5an he love% no lon/er wante% hi5. Li7ewas 5eanin/less 7or hi5 now. e was lost an% he ha% to 7in% his way bac.

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Chapter 10: Split Apart

A 7ew ho'rs passe% an% everyone starte% chattin/ with each other tryin/ to /et to nowone another. &hen Alice was s'%%enly pla/'e% with a terrible hea%ache. 4What;s wron/#8 ase%

Solebry.

43t;s nothin/8 she answere% hi5 4it;s ='st a< aaaaah68 She close% her eyes. Alice was insevere pain b't ='st as soon as it starte% it en%e%. She opene% her eyes. 4'ys yo';re not /onna

believe this b't 3 thin 3 can see what the S.A.&. are thinin/.8

49o' 5ean yo' can access their hive 5in%#8 Chasher ase%.

43 thin so.8

4Well then let;s /o ic so5e S.A.&. b'tt68 sho'te% Chasher excitin/ly.

4&here;s ='st one proble58 she sai% ha5perin/ Chasher;s enth'sias5 4they now we;rehere.8

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4What is yo'r answer#8 ase% the lie'tenant be7ore seein/ the /ro'p e5er/e 7ro5 thewall.

4We s'rren%er8 sai% Alice 4now let o'r 7rien%s /o68

4Who sai% anythin/ abo't lettin/ the5 /o# 3 sai% 3 wo'l%n;t har5 the5.8

49o' won;t har5 the5#8 Alice ase% p'>>le%.

4&hat;s ri/ht 3 sai% 3 wo'l%n;t har5 the5 an% 3;5 a 5an o7 5y wor%8 the lie'tenant as

he no%%e% his hea% at the sol%ier hol%in/ Lewis. Alice saw this an% be7ore she co'l% %o

anythin/ she hear% a /'nshot. Altho'/h Lewis looe% co5pletely h'5an he was still a toon an%th's starte% to %isappear.

Alice crie% 4no Lewis6 Don;t leave 5e6 )lease68

Be7ore co5pletely %isappearin/ Lewis looe% at Alice an% sai% 43 love yo' Alice an% 3

always will.8 An% ='st lie that Lewis was /one. Alice 7ell to the /ro'n% in tears conte5platin/what ha% ='st happene% 'ntil she stoppe% cryin/. er sa%ness ha% now t'rne% to ra/e as a yellow

li/ht s'rro'n%e% her. She looe% 'p an% Chasher saw that her eyes were bloo% re%. Chasher

looe% over at Solebry. Solebry new what he was abo't to %o an% Chasher new what Alicewas abo't to %o. Witho't hesitation he %isappeare% an% ran over to Solebry p'llin/ hi5 to

sa7ety. As soon as they /ot to sa7ety Alice stoo% 'p an% let o't a 5i/hty roar as the yellow li/ht b'rste% 7ro5 her chest an% cons'5e% the sol%iers an% the lie'tenant in it. 3n a 7ew secon%s theyha% all t'rne% to %'st. &he others stare% in %isbelie7. &hey saw what ='st happene% b't they still

co'l%n;t believe it. Alice cal5e% %own an% 7ell to the /ro'n% a/ain. &his ti5e she passe% o't.

When Alice awoe she 7o'n% hersel7 in a be% with Solebry at her si%e. 4Where a5 3#8she ase% hi5 as she trie% to /et 'p.

49o' nee% yo'r rest Alice8 Solebry tol% her 4='st lie bac %own.8 As Alice p't her hea% bac on the pillow she reali>e% they were bac on Earth.

4Why %i% we co5e bac to the one place that the S.A.&. A@D C.E.L. are looin/ 7or's#8

4Beca'se they thin this is the last place we;ll /o8 answere% !oe as he entere% the roo5.

4ow is she#8 he ase% Solebry.

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4She;s still a bit o't o7 it b't she;s /ettin/ better8 Solebry sai% looin/ strai/ht at !oe.

43;5 ri/ht here yo' /'ys8 Alice tol% the5 43 can hear yo' ya now.8 Solebry an% !oe

ch'cle% an% then Alice ase% the5 4so what;s the plan yo' /'ys# ow are we /oin/ to stop

the S.A.&.#8

4Well 7or starters8 !oe replie% 4yo' nee% to rest so5e 5ore. 3n re/ar%s to the S.A.&.

we;ve %eci%e% it wo'l% be best to tell the lea%ers o7 the worl% abo't C.E.L. si%in/ with theene5y. &hey rely on C.E.L. to tae care o7 the S.A.&. so i7 we %on;t tell the5 what C.E.L. is 'p

to C.E.L. will p'll the r'/ ri/ht o't 7ro5 'n%er the5. B't we can;t contact any o7 the5

electronically or C.E.L. will trac 's.8

Chasher entere% the roo5 statin/ 4then it;s best we split 'p so we can cover 5ore

/ro'n% an% tal to 5ore lea%ers in a shorter a5o'nt o7 ti5e.8

4r8 !oe sai% 4we can visit one o7 the5 an% they can tell the others.8

4r we co'l% %o that8 Chasher sai% e5barrassin/ly.

!oe contin'e% 4we nee% to tal to the presi%ent o7 the nite% States.8

Alice inter=ecte% 4hey !oe 3 5ay not have been here lon/ b't even 3 now that;s

virt'ally i5possible.8

4Don;t worry8 !oe respon%e% with a /rin 43;ve /otta 7rien% that wors at the White

o'se who owes 5e a 7avor.8

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Chapter 11: Chasher an% Solebry

4Shh6 9o' %on;t want the5 to hear yo' %o yo'#8 the o77icer sai% 5ocin/ly looin/ 'ptowar%s the ceilin/. Chasher reali>e% that C.E.L. %i%n;t now abo't this ,D lab. e reali>e%

S.A.&. was /oin/ to betray C.E.L.

4C.E.L. %oesn;t now %o they#8

49o';re very bri/ht 7or a toon8 the o77icer tol% Chasher. 4that;s ri/ht they %on;t now

abo't this place.8

Chasher contin'e% 4b't what abo't yo'r a/ree5ent with the5#8 Solebry looe% at

Chasher in shoc.

&he o77icer sco77e% 4%o yo' thin we the S.A.&.s wo'l% share o'r power with anyone#8

Chasher new he was ri/ht. &he S.A.&.s were too power h'n/ry to /ive 'p to anyone else. 4@ow

i7 yo';ll exc'se 5e 3 have to /et 5y 5en rea%y.8

4What are yo' /oin/ to %o with 's#8 Chasher ase%.

4h yo';ll 7in% o't soon eno'/h8 the o77icer sai% as he le7t the roo5. Chasher looe%

aro'n% tryin/ to 7in% so5ethin/ that 5i/ht help the5 escape.

4ow %i% yo' now abo't an a/ree5ent between C.E.L. an% the S.A.&.#8 ase% Solebry.

Chasher si5ply answere% hi5 43 hear thin/s.8 Chasher looe% aro'n% the roo5 so5e5ore 'ntil he hear% two o7 the research scientists talin/ to each other.

4@ow re5e5ber when the lie'tenant ret'rns we have to be able to explain to hi5 how

these wor8 one o7 the5 sai% to the other hol%in/ 'p what Chasher tho'/ht looe% lie a thic5etal bracelet. 49o' ='st p't this on yo'r wrist p'sh these b'ttons to set yo'r coor%inates an%

then p'sh this b'tton to open a portal rin/.8 Chasher was asto'n%e%. &he S.A.&. ha% 7i/'re% o't

a way to create a portal rin/ witho't the act'al rin/6 With this technolo/y they co'l% /oanywhere they wante%6

Chasher t'rne% to Solebry an% sai% 4yo Sole eep a loo o't wo'l% ya#8 Solebryno%%e%. With everyone in the roo5 not looin/ at the5 Solebry /est're% that it was all clear.

&hen Chasher too his straps o77 lie they were never even there an% %isappeare%. e wale%

over to the tables with the wrist portal %evices on the5 /rabbe% one an% went bac the table he

was an% strappe% hi5sel7 bac in.

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Solebry ase% Chasher 4won;t they now it;s 5issin/#8

4ehe 3 really %i%n;t thin abo't that.8 Be7ore anyone co'l% reali>e one o7 the %evices

was 5issin/ the lie'tenant reentere% the roo5 with 7o'r o7 his sol%iers. e wale% 'p to the

research scientist that Chasher hear% earlier an% ase% the scientist how the wrist %evices wor.

A7ter the scientist explaine% how they wor the lie'tenant then tol% the scientist 43;ll

nee% 1" o7 the5.8 &he lie'tenant then t'rne% to loo at his prisoners an% notice% that Lewis wasawae now. 4Ah /oo% nice to see yo';re rea%y 7or o'r little trip.8 Lewis 5otione% to his

sol%iers 4'nstrap the5 an% brin/ the5 with 's.8

Lewis still /ro//y 7ro5 bein/ asleep ase% Chasher 4what;s /oin/ on# Where are we#8

Chasher answere% 4we /ot i%nappe% by the Devil an% we;re in hell. &hat;s what;s

happenin/.8 &he trio were le% into the portal roo5 where the other sol%iers were stan%in/waitin/ to receive their or%ers. &he lie'tenant ha% one o7 his 5en pass o't the wrist portal

%evices.

4!en /et rea%y to /o thro'/h the portal rin/8 the lie'tenant co55an%e%.

4Sir8 one o7 the sol%iers ase% the lie'tenant 4with these new wrist %evices why %o westill nee% to 'se the portal roo5#8

4Beca'se these wrist %evices aren;t 100 percent acc'rate yet an% we nee% to %rop in on a precise location 7or o'r plan to wor8 he answere% be7ore /ivin/ the si/nal to the control roo5

to open 'p the portal rin/. 3n a 7ew secon%s the portal was open an% they all went thro'/h the

rin/.

&his is the part where the lie'tenant /ot the %rop on !oe ra an% Sheeble so let;s sip

7orwar% to the part a7ter Alice passes o't.

4So what %o we %o now#8 ase% Chasher.

!oe tol% hi5 43 now this so'n%s cra>y b't we /otta /et bac to Earth.8 Everyonelooe% at hi5 lie he lost it. 4&hin abo't it


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4!aybe with one o7 these#8 Chasher sai% as he p'lle% the wrist portal %evice he nabbe%earlier 7ro5 his 7'r.

4What is that#8 ra ase% hi5.

43t;s a portable portal %evice that yo' wear on yo'r wrist.8

4B't it;s only 7or one person8 sai% Solebry.

4&hat;s oay8 sai% !oe 4Chasher yo' ='st 'se the %evice to ret'rn to Earth /rab so5e

5ore wrist %evices an% then 5eet 's bac here. ot it#8

49es sir68 Chasher pro'%ly sai% sal'tin/ !oe with his ri/ht 7ront paw. 43;ll snea in

there /et so5e 5ore portable portal %evices an% be7ore yo' now it we;ll all be hea%e% bac to

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4Well we;re here8 Chasher tol% !oe. 4Are yo' s're Alice will be sa7e with the others#8

47 co'rse Chasher she;ll be 7ine8 !oe respon%e%.

4So where;s this 7rien% o7 yo'rs#8 !oe an% Chasher ha% ='st arrive% at the so'theast /ateto the White o'se to tal to the presi%ent.

4e;s stan%in/ ri/ht there8 !oe tol% hi5 as he pointe% at a sec'rity /'ar% stan%in/ at the/ate. 4@ow 3 nee% yo' to %isappear 7or a little bit alri/ht#8

4S're8 Chasher sai% as he vanishe% o't o7 si/ht.

&he sec'rity /'ar% saw !oe as he was walin/ towar%s hi5 an% reco/ni>e% hi5 ri/ht

away. 4!oe# 3s that yo'#8

4ow;s it /oin; an#8

4Wow 3 haven;t seen yo' since yo' were in prison6 Last 3 hear% yo' were a C.E.L.a/ent68 When !oe was in prison not only %i% he solve so5e o7 the in5ates; cases b't a 7ew o7

the /'ar%s; as well incl'%in/ an. ne o7 the in5ates ha% threatene% an;s li7e b't he %i%n;t

now who it was. an tol% the war%en b't no one was able to 7in% o't who was 5ain/ thethreats so he went to !oe. 3t %i%n;t tae lon/ 7or !oe to 7i/'re o't who 5a%e the threats an%

an 7elt as tho'/h !oe ha% save% his li7e.

49eah abo't that %o yo' re5e5ber that 7avor yo' owe 5e#8

47 co'rse 3 re5e5ber 5an68 ans;s eyes /ot bi/. 4@o 5an not here c;5on 5an 3;ve

been here 7or six years6 3 /otta /oo% thin/ /oin/68

4an this is very i5portant 3 nee% to tell the presi%ent so5ethin/ an% i7 3 %on;t not

only will o'r co'ntry be in %an/er o7 annihilation b't the whole worl% as well.8

43;5 sorry !oe b't 3;5 /onna nee% 5ore than ='st wor%s i7 yo' wanna tal to the

presi%ent.8

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43s that...a toon#8 an ase%. 43 tho'/ht yo' /'ys were s'ppose to ill the568

!oe respon%e% 4Chasher %isappear. 9o' see an Chasher here an% 3 now o7 a plan

that will threaten o'r very existence i7 we %on;t tal to the presi%ent soon.8

4Loo8 an tol% !oe 49o' can;t tal to the presi%ent b't yo' can tal to so5eone

else.8

4Who#8 !oe ase%.

4&he hea% o7 the Secret Service.8 !oe new it was a lon/ shot to try an% /et an let

hi5 tal to the presi%ent b't he %i%n;t thin an ha% %irect access to the hea% o7 the SecretService.

As an starte% talin/ on his ra%io !oe tol% Chasher 4now Chasher we;re /onna 5eet'p with a /'y who;s really close with the presi%ent. 3;5 /onna tell hi5 abo't the S.A.&. an%

C.E.L. a/ree5ent b't i7 he %oesn;t b'y it 3 nee% yo' to snea into the White o'se 7in% the

presi%ent an% tell hi5 abo't the a/ree5ent yo'rsel7.8

43 /otcha8 Chasher replie%. A 7ew 5o5ents later a Secret Sec'rity a/ent ca5e o't

towar%s the /ate to /reet !oe.

4ollow 5e sir8 the a/ent tol% hi5. &he a/ent le% the5 into the White o'se wherethey 5et with a 5an they pres'5e% to be the hea% o7 the Secret Service. e was %resse% verysi5ilar to the a/ent they ='st 5et


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4&wo#8 !oe innocently ase%.

4h co5e now8 sai% the 5an 4we have toon sensors set 'p all over the place. We new

he was here the 5o5ent yo' wale% thro'/h the /ate. So whoever yo' are yo' 5i/ht as well

show yo'rsel7 beca'se we can see yo' anyways.8

43t;s oay Chasher8 sai% !oe. Chasher reappeare% an% they were both taen 'pstairs to

the bl'e roo5. &he 7o'r a/ents stoo% /'ar% at the %oor 7or what see5e% lie an ho'r be7ore the5an reentere% the roo5 an% whispere% so5ethin/ to the a/ents who then le7t the roo5. 4What;s

/oin/ on#8 ase% !oe who was extre5ely con7'se% at this point. &hen the 5an too o77 his

s'n/lasses.

4So whatcha thin o7 5y per7or5ance h'h# )retty convincin/ ri/ht#8 !oe new that

voice 7ro5 watchin/ ca5pai/n a%s.

4!r. )resi%ent is that yo'#8

49o' betcha68

4B't why all the secrecy#8

4Beca'se with the recent %evelop5ents 3 can;t even tr'st 5y own 5en6 Besi%es

%is/'isin/ 5ysel7 as the hea% o7 the Secret Service is so 5'ch 7'n68 The President of the UnitedStates of America is a prankster tho'/ht !oe.

4B't yo' can tr'st 's#8

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49es sir Alice is a livin/ weapon create% by the S.A.&. to annihilate all o7 h'5anity.8

4Well we certainly can;t let her 7all in the wron/ han%s. Brin/ her in an% 3;ll have 5y

a/ents protect her.8 !oe was abo't to answer hi5 when he s'%%enly notice% so5ethin/. Why

didn't I sense it before? !oe tho'/ht to hi5sel7. &his /'y 5i/ht have looe% an% so'n%e% ='stlie the presi%ent b't !oe co'l% s5ell toon all over hi5. e new he ha% to /et o't o7 there

soon very soon.

47 co'rse i7 that;s what yo' thin is best.8

4Won%er7'l 3;ll sen% a co'ple o7 5y a/ents with yo' as escorts.8

4@o than yo' sir that won;t be necessary8 !oe sai% as he opene% the %oor to wal o't

o7 the roo5.

&he presi%ent s5ile% 4well let 5e now i7 yo' nee% anythin/ else.8

4&han yo' !r. )resi%ent. We;ll be bac with Alice as soon as we can. C;5on Chasherlet;s /o.8

As Chasher an% !oe were walin/ %ownstairs Chasher ase% hi5 4what abo't /ettin/hi5 to tell the other lea%ers abo't the a/ree5ent#8

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Bac on an 'n%isclose% toon worl% an ar5y o7 S.A.&. sol%iers stan% at the rea%y. &hey

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&he chie7 co'ncil 5e5ber then spoe 4base% 'pon the in7or5ation 3 ='st hear% 37orwar% the 5otion to vote on i55e%iate invasion o7 the real worl%.8 &he co'ncil vote% an%

res'lte% in three o't o7 7ive ayes to inva%e Earth ri/ht away. &hen the chie7 co'ncil 5e5ber sai%

4&ell the /eneral to start the invasion an% 7in% the tribri% i55e%iately.

4We nee% to lose those 5en 7ollowin/ 's8 !oe sai% to Chasher. 4We can;t let the5 7in%

o't where Alice is.8 &here were at least six 5en tailin/ close behin% !oe an% Chasher. &wo

were %irectly behin% the5 two to their le7t an% two to the ri/ht.

4Don;t yo' worry abo't a thin/ !oe8 Chasher tol% hi5 43;ve /ot this covere%. J'st eep

on walin/.8 As soon as they t'rne% le7t aro'n% a corner Chasher %isappeare%.

4,i/ht 7lan %o yo' see the other one#8 ase% one o7 the 5en 7ollowin/ 7ro5 the rear on

his ra%io.

4@o sir tar/et is o't o7 si/ht.8

4Well stay on the pri5ary tar/et.8 Chasher ran behin% the 5en 7ollowin/ the5 on the le7tsi%e an% p'llin/ two wrist portable %evices o't 7ro5 his 7'r he p'she% so5e b'ttons to set

ran%o5 coor%inates. &hen he place% the %evices on the two 5en;s wrists an% p'she% the b'tton

to open a portal rin/ an% o77 they went. 4Le7t 7lan report.8 Silence. 4Le7t 7lan report68 &hetwo 5en in the rear /rew anxio's now not nowin/ what happene% to their le7t 7lan 5en.

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Bac at the S.A.&. ar5y base wor% ha% ='st been receive% that the co'ncil approve% thei55e%iate invasion o7 Earth. 4!a=or8 sai% one o7 the S.A.&. colonels 4prepare 7or invasion.8

4&he co'ncil approve% to /o ahea% with the invasion#8 the 5a=or respon%e%.

4A77ir5ative. et rea%y 7or i55e%iate %epart're.8

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43 tho'/ht we;% never /et away 7ro5 the568 !oe tol% Chasher.

4Away 7ro5 who#8 Alice ase%.

Chasher answere% 4so5e /'ys 7ro5 the White o'se that were 7ollowin/ 's.8

Alice was p'>>le%. 4ollowin/ yo'# !oe# What happene%#8

4Well it t'rns o't that the presi%ent is a toon i5personatin/ the presi%ent8 !oe tol% her.

4So what are we /onna %o now#8 ase% Sheeble.

43 %on;t now8 !oe starte% to answer 4wait6 Chasher6 &hat research roo5 in the prison

was there anythin/ else in there that 5i/ht help 's#8

Chasher replie% 4@o nothin/ 3 can thin o< wait a 5in'te6 &here was this one hel5et

looin; thin/ that 3 saw. 3 hear% one o7 the scientists talin/ abo't it a5pli7yin/ hive 5in% si/nals

an% bein/ able to pass ener/y thro'/h it or so5ethin;.8 Silence 7ille% the roo5. &hen Solebryha% an i%ea.

4ey yo' /'ys when Alice wipe% o't those S.A.&.s on the ori/inal toon worl% that wasener/y ri/ht# 37 this hel5et thin/ %oes what Chasher says it %oes then...8

Chasher interr'pte% Solebry to 7inish his sentence 4she co'l% wipe o't the entire S.A.&.ar5y 'sin/ the hel5et an% the hive 5in%68

!oe then sai% 4ya now i7 this was a story that wo'l% so'n% lie a really cheap plot

%evice b't /iven the circ'5stances we /otta try.8

4Aaaaaah68 exclai5e% Alice. She was hit by another hea%ache. 43t;s too late. &hey;ve

alrea%y starte% the invasion.8

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3n less than a 5onth the S.A.&. ar5ies ha% achieve% al5ost 7'll control o7 the entireEarth. &he h'5ans ha% 7o'n% o't the har% way that there were no re/'lar toons in the S.A.&.s;

ar5y so their b'llets were ine77ective a/ainst the S.A.&.s. &he S.A.&.s thans to their ability to

pro%'ce new S.A.&.s %eci%e% not to 'se toons %'e to the 7act that bac on the other toon worl%s

wor% ha% sprea% o7 Alice;s actions. &hey were no lon/er loyal to the S.A.&. e5pire th's theywo'l% only ca'se proble5s with the invasion.

&wo wees earlier in the ='n/les o7 the A5a>on rain7orest everyone was waitin/ 7orChasher to ret'rn. Chasher ha% /one to /et the hel5et contraption b't he ha% a 7ew proble5s

/ettin/ it.

43t;s been two wees how lon/ %oes it tae to /et one hel5et#8 ase% ra. S'%%enlyChasher reappeare% behin% ra.

4Apparently abo't two wees8 sai% Chasher with the hel5et in one o7 his 7ront paws.

4Chasher yo';re bac68 Alice yelle% o't excite% to see her ol% 7rien%.

4oo% to see yo' b'%%y8 sai% Solebry.

4We;re /la% to see yo' as well8 Sheeble sai% speain/ 7or her brother.

4So8 sai% !oe 4%i% yo' 7in% o't how it wors#8

49'p that;s what too 5e so lon/8 sai% Chasher 43 waite% aro'n% 7or %ays be7ore 3

7inally saw one o7 the scientists %e5onstrate it 7or a S.A.&. o77icer. Boy will he be pisse% when

he 7in%s o't the hel5et he re'este% has /one 5issin/68

4Chasher8 !oe sai% 4how %oes it wor#8

4h ri/ht well obvio'sly yo' p't it on yo'r hea%. &he thin/ is 3 %on;t now exactly howit wors b't when the o77icer p't it on his hea% he well al5ost ille% one o7 his 5en. At least 3

thin so. &here was a S.A.&. sol%ier with hi5 an% when the o77icer p't the hel5et on the sol%ier

7ell to the /ro'n% in excr'ciatin/ pain. When the o77icer too it o77 the sol%ier was 7ine.8

4B't why wo'l% they create so5ethin/ lie that#8 ase% !oe.

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4Well it t'rns o't that not only is the hel5et /oo% 7or brin/in/ a S.A.&. to his nees it;salso /oo% 7or co55'nicatin/ thro'/h extre5ely lon/ %istances via the hive 5in%. &he o77icer

%escribe% it as the hive 5in% in D.8

4Well it;s a /oo% thin/ we /ot it8 sai% !oe. 4ay well let;s try it. Chasher /ive thehel5et to Alice.8 Alice was a bit nervo's b't she p't the hel5et on. 4ay %o yo' 7eel

anythin/...'n's'al#8

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4When 3 trie% to 'se the hel5et earlier 3 was scare%. Scare% beca'se when 3 wipe% o'tthose S.A.&.s a7ter Lewis; %eath 3 tho'/ht to 5ysel7 that was too 5'ch power. An% 3 co'l%n;t

control it6 Sole what a5 3 s'ppose to %o#8

43 %on;t now Alice. 3 wish 3 ha% the answers b't 3 %on;t. )erhaps in ti5e yo';ll 7i/'reo't what to %o.8

4&hans Sole8 she sai% s5ilin/ as she reste% her hea% a/ainst his sho'l%er.

a well drawn love story ch 1-13 (incomplete)

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