When Gamma and Acapella got back to the house, they found Toaster and Yellow Diamond both asleep on the kitchen floor.

To Acapella's dismay, there were crumbs and empty bags of snacks all over the place. The Yellow Pearl sighed in frustration. She wasn't sure what she was expecting...of COURSE the immature duo was going to make a mess!

At least it looked like they had a fun evening...


Upon returning to MIB Headquarters, Zed decided to pull Toaster's file- just to see what was going on. The man looked at Mary's psychology notes:


"Current Condition:

Trauma

The subject known as "Toaster" continues to show fear of her own thermokinesis. An incident has been confirmed by her two friends known as "Gamma" and "Acapella" (See: Yellow Pearl).

Aprox two days before evaluation, a house fire was triggered uncountiously by the Ruby through night terrors. Subject feels guilty about the loss of her pet "Chirp" (a Budgie) that passed away during the insident.

Toaster refuses to leave the kitchen tile. Subject has developed a fear of contact with others, or anything flammable.

I attempted to bring a stuffed toy to the evaluation. The Ruby seems frightened of touching the plaything.

Diagnosis: Guilt/ Trauma/ Avoiding behaviors. Shows signs of irrational fears and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. There are also signs of mild PTSD.

Conclusion: Suggest more counciling visits and relaxation techniques."


As Zed read the file, he could certainly see what all of the hullabaloo was about. Unfortunately, the agent was still quite impatient. As sick as the Ruby was, the man longed for a quick fix. Giving the Gem constant counciling seemed to time consuming for the impatient Human.

Fortunately, Zed had come into recent possession of a tool that would immediately help cases such as these...


The next morning was chaos.

It was about 8:00AM. The three aliens were fast asleep with fatigue. Suddenly, there was a strict knock on the door!

This was almost immediately followed by an entire army of MIB agents simply slamming the door in, and begining a miniature rampage!

Acapella woke up in a shock! She had fallen asleep on the couch again, and was completely overwhelmed by the 30 agents in suits barreling past her as the mob charged inward!

"Wha-?! What the Frack is going on?!" Acapella seemed absolutely mortified that this massive crowd of Humans had simply forced themselves into the home without any permission what-so-ever!

In the confusion of the din, Gamma retreated from his room quickly, and looked down upon the first floor from the second story banister.

Toaster seemed somewhat surprised when the agents placed her in another heat-resistant box- similar to the one they had put her in during her first day on the planet.

"Hey! HEY! What do you think you're doing?!" Gamma barreled down the stairs in a panic! "You can't take Toaster away! I'm her legal guardian! I demand an explanation for this roudy behavior!"

"Zed's orders. We'll bring her back before nightfall."

Furious, Gamma insisted that he come with to protect (the now entirely freaked out) Toaster- whom was banging on the familiar cage in absolute fear.

One of the agent's answered quite bluntly: "The Gem comes alone."

As quickly as the agents had entered the house, they exited once more, got on multible helicopters, and flew off into the distance.

Gamma swore obscenities under his breath.

Yellow Diamond was incredibly confused and shocked. The kitten had been the closest living thing to Toaster when the stampede had ran inside. In the scuffle of 30 Humans stepping every which way on the kitchen tile, the cat was not only very upset, but also relieved that she had not been accedently trampled to death.


An hour passed before the agents delivered the living cargo to its destination as instructed-Zed's office.

The cage opened as the terrified Ruby scurried outward, and wailed for her friend's assistance. Zed noted that his office carpet was being burnt through, before quickly offering the Gem a seat in one of his metallic chairs.

Toaster sat down-still clearly upset! "Zed! ZED! What is this?! Why'd you take me away?! I want my family!" Toaster began to bawl in fear!

"Calm down Toaster! You're not in trouble...I have a proposition for you! I didn't want Gamma or Acapella getting in the way of your decision making. You'll be returned to them this evening! I promise!" The Human nodded in content.

The Gem attempted to calm herself as quickly as possible. She hiccuped a few times, before the tears settled down.

"There! See? Nothing to fret over!" The man smiled, before pacing around the room. "I've been reading your chart's history- just to see why you weren't with your friends last night." The Human turned inquisitively. "I've noticed a pattern...over and over again with the notes Mary has included about your sessions...you don't like your thermokinesis...do you Toaster?"

"Third-There-monk-knee-soos?" The Ruby attempted the long word, and failed miserably.

"Your heat powers." Zed confirmed.

Toaster drooped her head in shame. In a bit of grief, many things returned to her mind: Chirp's death, Gamma loseing his photographs, burning Mary, the house fire. The Gem felt a wave of guilt wash over her. Zed could tell by the Gem's expression that he had hit a sensitive chord.

The man spoke again: "What if I told you we could get rid of it? This..."heat" power of yours?"

Toaster gazed at the man in amazement! "You...you can do that? You could make it disappear...forevers?!"

"We believe so. While I was at the trial, I managed to see some spectacular Keronian technology! One of the items could safely (and painlessly) retract unwanted superpowers in alien life! Our scientific team has been hard at work attempting to replicate this device! I do believe it would be an excellent chance to get rid of your heat, and improve your quality of life!"

Toaster seemed surprised at this! She thought the situation over carefully, before Zed continued:

"...the only downside is that we haven't been able to test it yet. We would need your written consent in order to try it out on you..."

"Gamma...Gamma always says that my heat makes me special..."

"Gamma's not here right now. This is YOUR choice not his."

"No more heat evers..."

"Think about Chirp." Even for Zed, this comment was a low blow.

Toaster began to cry for the friend that was no longer with her! Of course! No one would ever have to go to the Rainbow Bridge again if her heat was gone! The Gem suddenly felt incredibly guilty that she was even THINKING about not going through with this procedure! What a selfish Gem she was!

Toaster nodded. "I'll-I'll do it. For Chirp, and everyone else! It will make Toaster a much better Gem! Toaster will finally be a good Gem!"

"EXCELLENT!" Zed clapped his hands in excitement, before producing some wavers for Toaster to sign.

The little Ruby felt proud of herself while signing the papers! This would make her friends so happy!