The Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense was sitting at the table in their conference room. Tom Manning was at the head of the table introducing new additions to the team.

Abe was watching the woman. She was very plain. She was five feet four inches tall with dull brown hair and eyes. She was wearing a plain black dress that was conservatively cut and belted at the waist. She wore black high heels.

Abe could tell that there was more to her than what met the eye. He tried to read her, but found that he was unable to. Tom had just finished introducing the others and was turning toward the woman.

"Last, but not least we have Kallistrate Tisiphone. She was an FBI agent in 1945 until MI6 stole her away in 1965. In 1985 she became a BND agent until the CIA stole her in 1975. Then the FSB took her in 1995 from the CIA. She has been a spy for all of these agencies. She specializes in infiltration," Tom said. "Was there any thing I forgot?"

"Yes, you failed to mention that I was also a translator. I did some of the interrogations. I am multilingual," Kallistrate said.

"How many languages do you speak?" Agent Myers asked.

"Ten. No eleven: Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Russian, Hebrew, Aramaic, a little Arabic, and two demon dialects," Kallistrate replied.

"How is it that you have worked for so many different agencies over the years?" Hellboy asked.

"I'm older than I look," was Kallistrate's simple response.

"You might as well tell them. Abe will figure it out if you don't," Tom told her.

"If that's the case, I suppose so," Kallistrate said as she got to her feet and moved away from the table.

She moved to the front of the room where the projection screen was located. She stood in front of it.

"Can everyone see me? Head to toe?" she asked.

Everyone either nodded or said that they could. As she stood there she grew to be six feet tall. Her hair became jet black with sapphire high lights. Her eyes turned the same golden yellow of Hellboy's, but her pupils were catlike. Her skin gradually turned blue until she was a deep indigo. She sprouted a tail and horns curved over her head. Her body became more curvaceous. Her breasts grew fuller and her hips took on a greater arch. She had green tattoos that decorated the skin of her arms and legs. She looked a bit like a blue feminine version of Hellboy.

"Amazing," Abe breathed as Hellboy got to his feet.

Hellboy approached her carefully. He was in awe at seeing another demon, especially one that was on his side. He reached a hand out to touch one of her horns. She trembled as he caressed the nearest one.

"What's wrong?" Hellboy asked in concern.

"You don't realize, do you?" Kallistrate whispered.

"What?" Hellboy whispered back in confusion.

"That's foreplay," Kallistrate replied in a hushed tone.

Hellboy backed away quickly saying, "Sorry."

"Just don't do it again unless you mean to," Kallistrate said quietly.

"So how old are you?" Liz asked.

"I am 105 summers as of the 24 day of June," Kallistrate said thoughtfully.

"That would make you old enough to be Hellboy's mother," Myers said in surprise.

"Not quite," Kallistrate said. "Females of my species don't have the ability to reproduce until we are between 40 to 50 years of age. I could probably have been a sister, but I doubt that our parentage is similar."

"But you look so similar," Myers replied.

"Yes, but our coloring is different and we have different abilities. We are two different species of demon. He is a Floin, while I am an Aisling," Kallistrate replied.

"When did you come through to this world?" Hellboy asked.

"In 1903 Grigori Rasputin called me forth. He thought that I was you, but he was too early. His research had given him the wrong year which made him very angry. However, when he found out what I was capable of he was very excited. He never allowed me to leave his sight. As I grew he taught me many things. Although when I disobeyed he beat me severely. When I was old enough to survive on my own I ran away and enrolled myself in boarding school. I made sure that I studied hard and learned everything I thought might help me fight him in the future if I needed to. There was no way I planned on going back to him. I tattooed my body with angelic symbols for protection. They seem to protect me from being read or located without my permission."

"I think it's time to let everyone settle in," Tom said. "Hellboy, would you mind showing Kallistrate to her quarters."