Interrogator: "What's so funny?"
Jessie: "Oh we was just laughin' at Annalise's reaction to lil' spider."
Nelle: "I killed it."
Luna: "Yes. And we are very grateful."
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"Why can't I go outside?" A young werecat asked. He was about thirteen. He had blonde hair and yellow eyes.
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"Because it's dangerous out there," his mother responded.
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"Didn't you say I was dangerous?" The werecat questioned, "I mean, if I'm that dangerous don't you think I can protect myself?"
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The boy's mother was silent for a moment. "Must I remind you how you got hurt in the first place?"
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The boy sighed and rolled his eyes. "Yes mum, I remember. A dragon hit me."
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"And she was you're best friend too."
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"Which is why dragons are not to be trusted...I know, I know."
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His mother smiled, and pinched her son's cheeks. The boy pulled away. "What about dad? What happened to him?" The smile faded from the mother's face. "Listen Blake...Callum..."
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"Callum." The werecat answered.
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"Whatever...your father was a coward," Callum's mother answered, "Now, you need to get in bed. It's past your bedtime."
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Meanwhile...
Osore and her team peeked through the window of a building. "So the Kraang are building their stuff here too, huh?" Osore mumbled. "Osore, tell Nova to stop touching me!" Tsunami hissed silently. Osore sighed, turning around. "Nova..." "Huh?" Nova asked, innocently.
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Osore took a deep breath trying to remain calm. "Frost. Ivy. All four off you step away from the wall."
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Without question, Frost, Tsunami and Nova stepped away from the wall. Ivy gave a puzzled look. "What?" "You can not flick it off this time, I promise you that," said Osore. Ivy looked at the wall, only to stumble backwards into the group. A large spider was on the side of the building, almost covering the entire surface.
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Frost pointed at the spider. "Yes, we see it, Frost," said Tsunami. “WHAT THE HELL IS THAT THING?” Ivy hissed. "I told you there were big spiders," said Nova. "Frosty, throw an icicle at it!" said Tsunami.
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Frost shook her head, snapping out of her daze, and with a flick of her finger, Frost sent an ice dart at the spider. The dart struck the creature, causing smaller versions of the spider to scatter off its back. "It had babies?" Osore exclaimed in shock. Frost pointed to an open window in which some of the baby spiders were crawling through. "Well how did we not see that thing earlier?" Osore questioned.
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Ivy shrugged. "Well it's their problem now." "We still have plenty out here!" Nova pointed out. "Burn them!" said Tsunami. "No!" Nova hissed. Frost sighed, and froze the smaller spiders.
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"Can you freeze the big one too?" Osore begged. Frost glared, but still she froze the big spider in place. "Thank you." Osore purred, "you're the best." Frost rolled her eyes. Nova jumped as a Kraang droid's head was suddenly thrown through the window.
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"The turtle men followed us!" Tsunami exclaimed. Ivy swiftly took out her bow and arrow. “Are you gonna hit them?” Nova asked. "If I can get a good shot." Ivy replied.
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Ivy slowly lowered her bow, seeming puzzled. "Is it Phantom?" Tsunami asked. "No." Ivy responded. Ivy then gave Osore her bow. "Hold this." Osore held onto Ivy's bow.
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The girls watched as Ivy punched a hole into the wall. "Why didn't ya do that five minutes ago?" Tsunami questioned. "Why do ya think?" Ivy replied, having a hint of annoyance in her voice. “Oh,” Tsunami muttered.
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Ivy took her bow back from Osore. The girls walk through the entrance Ivy had created. The Kraang were busy battling the spiders that managed to get in.
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“Well this should be an easy mission," said Tsunami.
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"Remind me what we're doing?" Nova asked.
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"We're stealing the mutagen from the Kraang." Osore explained.
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"And we had tah go all the way tah Australia?" Tsunami asked, frustrated by the seemingly unnecessary journey.
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"Apparently," Ivy replied.
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"Let's just grab what we need and get out of here," Osore instructed.
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"Wonder what he need the mutagen for," said Tsunami. Ivy shrugged. "Dunno." "Found it," said Nova, picking up a glass container full of ooze. "Good job kiddo," Osore purred. "I wonder what it does..." said Nova.
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The girls look at Frost. Frost looked back at them and blinks. "What does this stuff do?" Nova asked Frost. Frost shrugged. "Maybe we could ask that yellow turtle," Tsunami suggested. "Maybe," said Osore.
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As the girls made their way back to their shelter, they talked about random topics, from their favorite foods to the latest gossip they had heard.
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Once they reached the safety of their shelter, they let out relieved chuckles, laughing at the chaos they had just experienced. They laughed at each other as well as the Kraang's reactions to the spider invasion.
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"Ivy's face when she saw that giant spider though," Nova teased, "she was so scared!"
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"I wa'nt scared!" said Ivy.
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"Yes you was girl, don't lie!" said Tsunami.
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Frost smiled at the memory. As they settled in for the night, their laughter echoed in the darkness.
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Meanwhile...
Blake watched the group of assassins from a distance. If anything, the girls acted like a group of sisters. As he watched them laughing and joking together, Blake's thoughts drifted to his own family, fragmented and distant. They were anything but united. All he had was his mother.
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She was overly protective of him...yet even then, she never paid much attention to him. Blake sighed. He yearned for the type of bond he saw in the group before him. He wished for a family who shared moments of laughter and supported each other through thick and thin. Blake then gasped as someone wrapped grabbed him, and covered his mouth. "What are you doing here?" A familiar voice hissed silently.
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"I just wanted to see," Callum started, his voice muffled by his cousin's hand.
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"You could have been killed!" Callum's cousin said.
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"But I didn't..." Callum pointed out.
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"That doesn't matter, Xander...er Callum! You can't keep putting yourself in harm's way like this!" Callum's cousin sighed. "We've talked about this, Callum..."
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Xander lashed his tail. "I know," he muttered.
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The group of assassins suddenly got quiet. "Let's get you back home," said Xander's cousin, his voice having a hint of concern. Once home, Xander walked into his room, slamming the door behind him. He sighed heavily sitting on his bed, and pulled the hood of his jacket over his head. his tail lashed violently in frustration.
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Xander buried his face in his hands. He felt isolated. This was not a safe place. It was a cage. A prison. And it was driving him insane.
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