Disclaimer. As per Chapter One. If you recognise it……etc.

Chapter Eleven.

A Troika of Tycoons….

As Faith walked from the cell, two guards came down the corridor to investigate why the cameras had failed. One of them opened his mouth to ask her a question and she put a hand up to stall him, putting her other hand to her ear as though she was listening to ain incoming message via her communicator.

"Sir, yes sir, I'm on my way." She spoke to the guards. "Sorry guy's, gotta go, I'm needed. She took off at a run down the corridor and was out of sight before they thought to ask her any questions.

Opening the door they saw Logan sitting in the chair staring into space, his bottom lip quivering slightly and his head tilted to one side.

"Logan. You Okay?" Asked one of the guards.

"I didn't know, I didn't know, I didn't, really I didn't……" Was all he murmured in reply.

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There were two cars and a limo in the convoy

As Faith jumped into the passenger seat of one of the waiting sedans, Riley turned to her.

"Well, was he co-operative?"

"Oh yeah….I got what we came for."

"You didn't damage him, did you?"

"Would I do a thing like that?"

Riley raised an eyebrow at her.

"Okay…Maybe the old me would've, but no, I was a good girl, I didn't have to lay a hand on him. He gave the information of his own free will."

"Just like that, huh."

"Just like that." She paused, grinning. "Can't say his mind'll ever be the same again, but hey, what the heck."

Riley matched her grin as the convoy moved off. There were some questions better not asked…..

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Audrey was waiting for them as they returned to the school. She'd stayed behind so that if anything had gone wrong, she couldn't be identified. Sam and Riley said their farewells and left with the limo. They needed to return it to the State Vehicle Compound before it was missed.

On the return journey they'd traded notes and called Audrey with the identities of the three perpetrators of Logan's attempt at total control of the US.

She was sitting at the desk waiting for the printer to finish its work, when the others walked in.

"What do you have on them." Asked Willow.

Audrey handed over the copies. "Not much. Outwardly, they're model citizens. Pay their taxes etcetera."

Willow looked at their legal aspects "Oh, guess who their lawyers are."

"Our old friends Wolfram and Hart?" Said Robin.

"Yep."

Audrey looked blank. "So what?"

"They're evil. With a capital E, V, I and L." Said Willow.

"They're lookin' to control the world. They're a multi-dimensional, …… whatever. Some dimensions they control the religions or the governments. So far we've been able to keep their asses from gettin' too much real power." Said Faith.

"Dimensions?" Asked a puzzled Audrey.

"Dimensions. Alternate realities. They all exist. We've dealt with incursions and accidental intrusions before." Said Robin.

Audrey was even more perplexed.

"Don't think about it too much. It'll make your head hurt" Said Willow. "Now all we have to do is determine if these guys are demons in a human suit, or warlocks.

"How do we do that?" Asked Audrey, cautiously. She wasn't sure she wanted to know.

"I get a team together an' pay 'em a visit." Said Faith.

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The one known as Graham was walking along the hallway to the lift when a small black disc rolled around the corner. Glancing briefly in its direction his eyes widened as he realised what it was. The thunderflash erupted in a blinding light and he was immobilised in a few seconds by pairs of strong arms pinning him down. Still blinded, he tried to shout but a hand clamped down on his mouth and was quickly replaced with duct tape. He tried to struggle but they were too strong for him, which surprised him as he would normally been able to throw off several strong men without effort.

Trying to clear his vision, his eyes flashed red as his demonic side asserted itself. Then came a female voice, as he felt cold steel pressed to his throat.

"You just gave yourself away pal. ….. Now we play for real…….."

Elsewhere in the building, the other two were receiving the same treatment, and were taken to a secure location away from their fortress for interrogation, whilst a secondary team went into their hideaway to search the place and access computers for information.

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Strapped into the steel chair Graham complained bitterly, as his eyes followed a pacing Faith.

"I'm a US citizen. I want my lawyer!"

"Bullshit, an' who said we were still in the US? Besides. Don't have the number."

"I have rights."

"You aint got jack. …. The way I see it is; I ask a question; you give me an answer. If I don't like the answer, or it's a lie, you get pain, lotsa pain. Watchers tell me that Vuric demons can stand a lotta pain. Fun for their research, dontcha think?"

"No, no, we don't like pain…..."

"Hey, a demon that don't like pain. There's a bummer." Faith sounded almost disappointed.

"The Watchers. ….. They told you wrongly."

"Now why would they do that…….We're the good guys, remember. You, Clarke and Harwood are the ones who, tired to coerce Logan into giving you control over our country. Right."

"So this is what this is all about, is it."

"Nah. Feds didn't have a clue 'bout you. See, when they got Logan, you were beat, an' you wouldn't have gotten another President to bend like that. Truth is you weren't on our radar until you took Jack Bauer. Lady who likes him a lot didn't wanna let it go…….Now we want him back, and we wanna know why you got him taken?"

"Why do you think? He was a constant pain in the ass, anything we backed, he stopped. Then there was what the seer proclaimed."

"Seer?"

"Chinese mage. Gets visions. Saw Bauer stopping the assassination of Palmer. ….. Wayne Palmer…….."

"Okay, where and when. ….. Wrong answers will cause me to get pissed."

"Don't have the details, …… honest. …..Ask the Mage…"

"What's the name of this mage?"

"Cheng, Xion Cheng……"

End of Chapter Eleven.