Chapter 21 - The Meeting
Leonard: *Yells* Gentlemen! Violence isn't the way to solve your arguement!
Dominic: Shut up, mouse boy! This doesn't involve you!
Rodrigo: *Puts Energy Blade on Dominic's throat* He's right Leonard, this doesn't involve you or anyone el-
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Sounds of a pistol firing rang across the room, causing everyone to look at the direction of the shooter and sees Wiker pointing his pistol towards the ceiling while carrying a duffle bag with him.
Wiker: Did I miss anything at all?
Dominic: Well, well, well. If it isn't the mutt with the guts.
Wiker: And if it isn't the merc with the mouth and the attitude.
Dominic: Trigger happy hound-dog!
Wiker: Human with issues but no tissues!
Dominic: Mr. Negative's puppy!
Wiker: The ape that has no hype!
Dominic: BITCH, I AM THE HYPE!
Both Dominic and Wiker both stare at each other intensely with hatred before they both started laughing.
Rodrigo: *Deactivates Energy Blade* Does anyone have any idea what is going on?
Everyone (except Dominic and Wiker): No.
Dominic: Everyone! I would like you to meet my good ol' friend, Avery Wiker.
Wiker: Pleasure to meet you all. Especially you, Rodrigo Samuel Rivera and Victoria Winston.
Rodrigo: Um, you too. Why do I feel like I know- WAIT A MINUTE! WIKER!? YOU WERE THE GUY THAT TRANQUILIZED ME AND VICKY! THE HELL, MAN!?
Wiker: I had the sudden feeling that you would remember.
Dominic: He would! You're like Han Solo and John Wick merged into one body!
Rodrigo: Wait, why would he be like Han Solo and John Wick combined?
Dominic: Well, most military and EXA soldiers aim like Stormtroopers, never scoring a single kill. And one time, Wiker here killed 3 guys in a bar with a pencil!
Rick: Now I know why I'm not dead yet.
Rodrigo: What?
Rick: Ignore what I said.
Rodrigo: Okay...so Wiker, what's in the duffle bag?
Wiker: Glad you asked.
Wiker tossed the duffle bag to Rodrigo and Rodrigo caught it with a bit of his breath blown out. Rodrigo set the bag on the floor, unzipped the bag and saw his insurgent suit was in the bag.
Rodrigo: My suit is in here and it's still in good condition.
Wiker: Well, you're going to need it sooner or later.
Rodrigo: May I ask why?
Leonard: That, I will explain why.
Rodrigo: Alright, go on.
Leonard: Days ago, a prisoner named Narmer Caan escaped prison with the help of some of the members of the Jackal Clan. The reason why this has not reached to the media is because it could cause mass panic.
Rodrigo: Oh please, what damage could one Anthropoid do?
Leonard: The real question is, how much damage could an army of deranged jackal anthropoids could do?
Rodrigo: What could this Narmer guy have against Middletown?
Langley: Well, to put it in a simple way. Caan wants the human race to be extinct and Middletown to back under his rule. Permanently.
Rodrigo: Well that's...troubling and what's that have to do with me?
Gordon: It's the Wolf Blood Serum Jonathan gave you. Apparently, the Jackal Clan wants it, alongside your brothers' Wolf Bloods.
Rodrigo: Great, as if I need to deal with a local mafia, I also need to deal with Jackals. Wait, Dominic, if I can remember what you told me at that mall. You said that you were once a spy sent by Caan to follow Rick and the others?
Dominic: Yes. I said that. Why do you ask?
Rodrigo: Maybe you know if Caan has any hideouts he might be in at this moment?
Dominic: Sam, I believe the word "spy" does not mean that your employer will tell you where his personal hideouts are at.
Rodrigo: Alright, so knowing Caan's location is out of question. Does any one else have a better idea?
Leonard: Well there is a jackal spy that we arrested a few days ago. Perhaps he has some valuable information about Caan's whereabouts.
The office phone then rang and Leonard pressed on the speaker button.
(A/N: Cut me some slack I don't know how phones like those work!)
Leonard: Yes?
Secretary: Mr. president, Doctor Albert Cliff, and the Williams and Keates families are here.
Leonard: Good. Bring them in.
Rodrigo: Cliff, the Williams, and the Keates are here? I guess it's because they know about what's going on?
Leonard: That is correct.
Dominic: Great, more people for me to piss off!
Tina: *To Dominic* You're not the joyful type of guy, aren't you?
Dominic: Have you met me? Besides the mall.
Leonard: Speaking of mall, that is something that we need to talk about later. But now, we have more important issues to handle.
The door to the office opened and revealed Max, Martha, and Chloe Williams, Maine, Lucy Keates and a young female cat anthropoid, and Albert Cliff.
Leonard: Welcome Williams, Keates and Dr. Cliff.
Max: It's an honor meeting you Mr. President.
Leonard: Likewise, Mr. Williams.
Rodrigo: So I guess everyone I've met are here!
Leonard: Not everyone, we're still expecting Starkley to come.
Vicky: Knowing Ed, he wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to meet the president.
Max: Ed? Ed Starkley?
Leonard: Indeed. Mr. Williams.
Vicky: Can we continue this without him?
Rodrigo: I agree with Vicky, we could forget about Ed.
Lucy: I'm going to have to agree with them. Ed could be...what's the word?
Vicky: Overly optimistic?
Lucy: That's not the word but close enough.
Leonard: Very well, the spy is currently being held in the Middletown Maximum Security Prison. If we could extract the information out of him, we could find Caan and bring him back to custody.
Dominic: Alright, mouse boy, I'm gonna have to stop you there. I'm not fond to capturing and being back Caan, I'm more of a finding and killing Caan kind of guy.
Leonard: Let me guess, you're Dominic Elijah Rivera, correct?
Dominic: The one and only!
Rodrigo: Fortunately...
Leonard: Well, I've read some files and lab entries about you recorded by Peter Tornall during your time with EXA and some were rather...disturbing.
TO BE CONTINUED