(A/N) Showpony is my lover ;D

By the time the rest of the Killjoys returned to Trevor, Alyxx and the boy they saved, they had realized Mikey was gone. As soon as the Group released Gerard from their grips (they had practically had to carry him back to the woods), he fell into a heap on the ground, sobbing. Frank tried to comfort him, but it was no use; he was grieving as though he had just lost a brother.

For all they knew, he had.

"Gerard, Gee, c'mon, it'll be okay! We'll find him!" promised Frankie. Cherri was off to the side, wiping tears out of her eyes. Alyxx was holding her hand. Trevor was sitting near them with Star and the boy, who'd been quiet and sullen since their return.

"NO! It WON'T be okay! What if we never find him, Frank? What THEN?"

Frank shook his head and said confidently, "Don't even talk like that. We'll find out where those guards took him and bust him outta whatever jail they got him in."

Gee sniffled but pulled himself together surprisingly fast. "But we have no idea where they went!"

There was a long silence, broken only by quiet whimpers. But suddenly, the feminine boy spoke up with a simple statement that was a complete game- changer.

"I know where they took him."

Mikey tried to stay quiet from his place in the corner, tied to a chair, but when your kidnappers are standing only feet away, speaking in plain voices about the gruesome things they would do to you, that's kind of a hard feat. He knew that the only reason that they would be so loud and open about their plans was because the only one around to hear them was Mikey.

An according to what they were saying, he wouldn't be around long enough to tell anyone else.

The Killjoys' heads turned in unison towards the boy. Gerard spoke up, "Sorry, but who ARE you?"

The kid smiled a teeny bit. "People call me Showpony. And you?"

The Killjoys glanced at each other. The boy had given them his code name (everyone had one, not just the Killjoys), so should they? Showpony must have noticed their hesitance, because he added in a rush: "Oh, code names are fine. I understand if you don't trust me, but the reason I gave you mine is because I threw away my old one. Anyone who risks their lives to save me is pretty good in my book." Showpony smiled gratefully at them.

The Group nodded- code names it was. If Showpony stayed with them, they would release their identity; if not, he wouldn't know who they were.

Cherri started: "I'm AgentCherriCola, but Cola is fine."

"Party Poison... uh, Poison."

"Fun Ghoul, Ghoul."

"Cyber Sick, Cyber."

"Little Dudette. You can call me Little." This one came with an adorable, charming little- girl smile.

"DJ Hot Chimp, DJ."

Finally, Ray finished them off with "Jet Star, Jet."

Showpony nodded, taking it all in. "There are a lot of you. I've not seen many Groups with so many members in a while now."

"Speaking of Groups," Alyxx said, "where's yours?"

Showpony shrugged like it was no big deal, but you could see in his eyes that it was. "Dead. Been for a year now."

The Killjoys gave him anxious, sympathetic looks.

Showpony waved it away and smiled- he was really one to do that, Gerard thought. "But enough on that!" Showpony said. "We have a brother to save, don't we? What's his name, Poison?"

"Kobra Kid."

"Nice name." Pony's face darkened, overtaking his cheery demeanor. "They took him to the Cave."

"What's the cave?" Trevor asked with a tremble in his voice- the Cave did NOT sound like a place he wanted to go.

"A horrible, grotesque old room in a crumbling building. Whenever people like us sneak into Battery City and are caught, that's where they take us. I don't know much about it except that most people who go in don't come out the same… or they don't come out at all."

Gerard gulped, tears fogging his eyes; he wiped them away before anyone could see. He had to be brave. For Mikey.

"But I know where it is!" cried Showpony. "I can take you there, if you like. But I'm warning you, it's not a pretty sight to see, and the inside is no better. But I know that you guys probably don't care… I mean, if I had a chance to save my brother before he died, I know I would take it. Don't waste this chance; not everyone gets one."

Gerard nodded and stood. "How long do we have, do you think?"

Pony shrugged and glanced up at the boy he knew as Party Poison. "Dunno exactly. A day, maybe two?"

Gee glanced up at the sky to tell the time. "One- oh- nine in the sky. Not enough time at all to make that journey. We should wait until morning." The words broke his heart to speak, but he couldn't endanger the others- and travelling at night would definitely do that. Showpony explained to them that to get to the Cave you have to cross around zones five and six and re-enter the City some other way from there- it was nearly a day's trek.

They settled down for the night, and as they fell asleep, Gerard whispered to nobody, "We're coming, Mikey. We're coming…"

He meant to say more, but then he fell asleep.

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