Dark in the dungeon of a secret lair, hid away from the
public eye, sat a distant and evil man. The
room shed no light except through a small moonlit window near the ceiling. Dr. Mihos sat on his throne over his
creations, thinking silently to himself.
He could feel his own thoughts being invaded by a voice in the
distance. It became louder until it
reached a vibration in his ear. He held
his hands to his ears, trying to block out the confusion of the vocal in his
mind. He shook his head, breathing
rapidly; fear encased him. He crumpled
forward in his chair, gripping his confused mind jumbled with emotions and thoughts. A voice spoke to him within his mind. He calmed his breathing then leaned back in
his chair. “At your command master...” He said, shaking the chills from his
body. He tapped a button on his armrest,
then sat back to wait on his cronies to enter.
He waited, steadily drumming his fingers on the armrest. Three figures marched in, bowing before
him. He leaned back comfortably in his
chair, looking over them. “I suppose we
should check who is here.” He looked
over them, barely seeing their faces in the dark room. They stood as statues awaiting his command. “Aiko... or should I say Tabby...”
“Here.” Said the
small figure.
“China...” He leaned
on his hand nonchalantly.
“I’m here.” He said
standing taller.
“Venus...”
“Present.” She
called, her voice echoing through the drafty room.
“Excellent. You three
will be the key to my success. So far I
have been able to rid Dionne of most clan leaders, and some unfortunate souls
who got in my way. The great Jupiter of Lambda,
which I would love to get rid of again.”
He smiled at Venus. “Rho’s Alloy,
Sigma’s Halo, Gamma’s Noon, and Delta’s Orcus.
Poor little Master Sumo, though I did not have the pleasure in killing
him, he died indirectly. That fight with
Lupus did him in. I knew those demons
would come in good for something. As for
Alpha, the leader Carmen just knew better.
It was wise of her to step down, and with her went most of the Alpha
bounty hunters. Yet, there are still
three that remain in my way. You know
who they are. This is your
assignment. Though one of you has
already flown the coop, I still have the ace up my sleeve. That little girl was too much like her
parents anyway; isn’t that right China?
So I have you all here, to stop what is to come. I want you to search out and destroy the
remaining clan leaders.” He slammed his
fist down then stood up. He paced around
the floor, looking over his tubed creations.
“However, I want you to be discrete as possible. No one should know what is going on. Intercept all attempts to stop me. Do you understand?”
The agents stood still without a word staring at their
leader. Venus looked to the others and
nodded. She turned back to him, with a
grin. “We understand perfectly.”
“Yeah, you just have to give us our space.” China folded his
arms.
“Especially don’t rush us.”
Aiko twirled her hair in her fingers.
“I hate it when people are in a hurry.
I just want to have fun with it.”
“I think we all do.”
Venus smiled.
“Fine,” Dr. Mihos agreed.
“Do as you must, just succeed in your mission.”
“Oh, we will.” China
laughed.
“Won’t they be surprised?”
Aiko joined the laughter.
Venus glared at them; they went back into submission before
their leader. She bowed back to Dr.
Mihos, and they followed. “We will not
fail you.” She sternly said still
bowing.
“I hope you will not.”
He sat back in his chair, and waved his hand along for them to
leave. “Be gone, and make no contact
with me. You should not return to me
until the task is complete.”
“Yes, sir.” They said
simultaneously, backing for the door.
Venus held the door open for the other two then looked back to the man. He smiled, and she returned a smile herself
then exited the room. She slammed the
door behind them, and walked into the dark of night. They followed close behind her, waiting for
her to speak. “Alright.” She turned around suddenly. “We have to be as real about this as
possible. Pleasing the boss is
everything right now.”
“Yeah, yeah... where’s the party?” China rubbed his hands together.
Venus slapped him over the head. “There is none until we stop them. Get with it, or I’ll make sure you never get
to one of those parties. Got it?” He nodded calming himself.
“Ah come on...” Aiko
protested.
“You be quiet. There
is a reason he made me the leader. I don’t
want us to get too involved with their lives.
My husband, your girlfriend, and... well Tabby, just do what you gotta
do.”
“Why do I have to be the loser with no boyfriend?” Aiko whined.
“Because that’s just the way life works sometimes.” China patted her on the back.
“Anyway.” Venus cut in rolling her eyes. “Make sure not to
seem too out of place. Don’t make it
look like we’re up to something. Just
act natural and I think we’ll have them eating out of the palm of our hands. If you should need anything, just call
me. Ready?” She placed her hand in the middle of the
circle. They placed their hands in after
her, and smiled at each other. “Let’s do
it then!” The three of them, marched
into the night.
Have Venus and her friends turned to the side of the evil Dr. Mihos? Find out in Volume 5.
