When I woke up the next morning my head ached and I was covered in sweat. Gross. I also had this weird image in my head, like something from a dream, but I couldn't quite remember it. Maybe there was something in the food I had yesterday. Fortunately, the pain ebbed the more awake I got. I took a shower (Surprise, surprise, they have indoor pluming!) and headed to the kitchen to find some breakfast.

Everyone was already there, eating bowls of some generic fruity cereal.

"Morning," I said groggily.

"Hey there!" Felicia said. She cheerfully looked up from her cereal, but her smile didn't last. "Where'd you get that scratch?" She pointed to my face.

I thouched my cheek and found I had a small scratch that had not been there the day before.

"Huh, must scratched myself in my sleep," I suggested. "It should go away by tomorrow. I heal pretty fast, nothing to worry about."

"That's good," Felicia said taking a bite of her cereal. I sat down next to her and poured myself a bowl. I ate mostly in silence.

"What's the matter, Angel?" Rex asked. "You've barely said a word since you started eating."

"Is something wrong?"

"Well..." I said uneasily, dreading what I was going to have to ask them. I decided to get it over with, "Who created you?"

Stunned silence.

"W-w-why would you want to know t-that?" Felicia asked, trying unsuccessfully to keep her voice steady. Rex said nothing but looked anxious, worried, scared, and any other like adjective you can think of.

"Because I think he's the same person who kidnapped Frannie."

"How do you know?"

"I don't, but it's the best theory I have right now," I pointed out. "I mean, and correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't Cy-leaders and Robo-divas the same thing? Besides, I'm betting no one else in the world has them." You have to admit, I'm pretty convincing even without my mind powers.

Either I'd hit the nail on the head or I was completely off the mark, because now it looked like they couldn't even think of a response. Either way, this was not good.

"Come on guys, I made a promise to get my niece back, I need to know the name of the man or woman who did this." I put on my best Bambi eyes for good measure. To date, they have never failed me.

It was working too. I could tell they wanted to say something, but some unseen force prevented the words from leaving their mouths. Well, the two who could use their mouths to communicate.

"I-I..." Felicia stuttered, "I can't. I want to, so much, but I just can't." Her head fell into her hands and she began sobbing. "I'm so sorry!"

"Rex?" I said hopefully.

"I'm sorry Angel," his voice littered with disappointment, "I can't either." He was getting up to leave when-

Thud!
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