"But I want to stay with you," Rhea cried.
"I know you do Rhea, but I need to sneak into the council to save Aunt Kennedy." Hunter hugged the little girl. "You'd like to see Aunt Kennedy again wouldn't you?"
"Yes," Rhea sniffled.
"Well then I need you to stay here for a few days by yourself." Hunter looked around at the hotel room. It was probably the kind of place his mother Faith would have stayed at before his father. But it was all he could afford, and with any luck he would be back quickly. "Just lock the door behind me and don't open it for anyone but me, especially not one of the Slayers."
"What about Joy."
"I don't think Joy will come here."
"But if she does, can I open the door for her?"
"Alright you can open it for Joy." Hunter agreed and kissed her forehead. "I'll be back as soon as I can." He weakly smiled as he left the hotel room. He didn't budge until he heard the deadbolt click into place. He hated leaving Rhea alone, but he had a mission.
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"So how are you holding up?" Brooke asked Kennedy. "I mean you were a Slayer once so you probably have a lot of ability at handling torture techniques, but I got to wonder if you'll survive until the cavalry comes to rescue you, because I have to tell you I have not heard or seen anything about a rescue Kennedy mission."
"Sir, we have a possible Joy sighting," one of the twelve-year-old Slayers reported coming in dressed in the academy uniform.
"Arrange a Staff Meeting in Ten Minutes." Brooke snapped before the girl left the room.
"I guess there is still someone to stand up against you after all." Kennedy smirked. "What's the matter Brooke you look nervous? It couldn't possibly be the fact that Joy beat you at every combat tournament."
"If she comes within an inch of this Slayer Academy I will have so many Slayer attacking her ass it won't matter how good a fighter she was. Stop living in the past Kennedy. I am the new order. I am the leader of a generation of Slayers that are taking back everything that was taken away from the original Slayer."
"Yeah too bad you lost her integrity." Kennedy snapped as Brooke left the room.