Jake Long III (Season Three)
Chapter/Episode Nineteen: A Backstory To Kill For Part 3
The sound of a gunshot rang out, followed by the sound of a body hitting the floor.
Blood pooled out of Agent Thondley's body as he lied on the ground, his hands chained behind his back and his ankles bound together with even more chains. Stuffed into his mouth were enough cleave gags to fill his mouth, and on top of that, he had even more cleave gags wrapped around his snout, binding his mouth shut. Along with Kefentse, Siboniso and Letsego, who were all bound and gagged in the same way, he had been tortured (stabbed, burned, etc.) all night. Finally, Naudé had executed him with a bullet to the forehead.
As Naudé lowered her gun, Swanepoel turned his head to the side, taking Agent Rutledge's Gerber Mark II out of Kefentse's arm, the Agent whimpering in pain as he did so. "What was that for?" He demanded in Afrikaans.
"I don't know." Naudé replied, also in Afrikaans. "I just did it."
Groaning, Swanepoel turned his head back to normal, while Gedleyihlekisa, who was torturing Letsego slowly got to his feet. "She brings up a point." He said in Afrikaans as he turned around and started to walk away from the prisoners.
"She does?" Slabbert, who was torturing Siboniso, asked in Afrikaans, turning his head to the side.
"Yes." Gedleyihlekisa said as he stopped in the middle of the tent and squatted down, picking something up. Then, he stood back up and turned around, revealing that he was holding a communication device that he had taken from one of the Agents. Naudé was already facing him, but now Gedleyihlekisa waited until Slabbert and Swanepoel stood up and turned around to face him as well before he spoke again: "It's time to talk to the Council."
"What about the Agents?" Swanepoel asked.
"Blindfold them." Gedleyihlekisa ordered before he looked down and pressed a button on the device. As a holographic image of Councilor Asil appeared, Gedleyihlekisa turned the device around and lifted it up, watching as a shocked look appeared on Asil's face with one eye, while he also watched as his minions blindfolded the three prisoners.
"Hello, Councilor!" Gedleyihlekisa said in English, smiling evilly. "You probably don't know me, but I'm the dragon that held the South African Dragon's master hostage."
"It's not too late." Asil tried to reason. "You can still set him free."
Gedleyihlekisa chuckled evilly. "You have no idea how late it is." He said. "The South African Dragon's master is dead, killed by us. All but three of the Agents that you sent to stop us are dead, also killed by us."
Gedleyihlekisa could see anger flashing through Asil's eyes. "What do you want?" He asked. "Please. It's not too late. We can still negotiate. What can we give you for their safe return?"
"The funny thing is that you waited this long to negotiate with us, Councilor." Gedleyihlekisa narrowed his eyes. "It is far too late. Now, you must learn that when you mess with me, lives get taken." He turned around the communication device so that Asil could see Kefentse, Siboniso and Letsego being held prisoner. "Good bye." Gedleyihlekisa finished, pressing the button again, making the holographic image of Asil disappear before he could even speak. Gedleyihlekisa then dropped the communication device to the ground, stepping down on it.
"Now what?" Swanepoel asked in Afrikaans.
Gedleyihlekisa smiled evilly as he crossed his scaly arms. "I think we made an impression." He said, also in Afrikaans. "Slabbert, I want you and Naudé to take the prisoners out into the woods. Put them onto their bellies and put a bullet into the backs of each of their heads."
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With their feet free and blindfolds placed over their eyes, Kefentse, Siboniso and Letsego were all forced to walk in the woods, Slabbert and Naudé behind them, Naudé armed with her Star Firestar M43 and Slabbert armed with the Browning Hi-Power.
As they walked, Naudé narrowed her eyes, thinking about her hatred for the dragon that she was with; the cruel dragon that thought nothing of shooting her. She had said that she wanted to kill him. Now, she had her chance. Before she even knew what she was doing, she was secretly cocking her gun.
"We should stop here." Slabbert said in Afrikaans, stopping in his tracks, reaching out and grabbing Kefentse by the shoulders. "Get down on your knees." He told Kefentse before he turned his head to the side, seeing the dark look on Naudé's face as she stood behind the other two prisoners, at his side. "All of you." Slabbert added as he turned his head back to normal, watching as Kefentse slowly got down on his knees. Slabbert then smiled evilly as he took a step back and put the barrel of the gun at Kefentse's head. "See you in the afterlife."
However, before he could fire the gun, he grunted as Naudé's tail slammed into his side, throwing him onto the ground and making him drop his Browning Hi-Power. Taking her Star Firestar M43 in both clawed hands, Naudé slowly turned and pointed the gun at Slabbert's behind as he reached out for his gun.
"What did you do that for?" Slabbert demanded angrily. Naudé just smirked with satisfaction before she pulled the trigger.
As she heard Slabbert howl with pain and hit the ground, Naudé turned to see that Kefentse, Letsego and Siboniso had gotten to their feet and were all now weakly running for their lives. With the gun still in both hands, Naudé aimed and prepared to fire, but as the Agents got further away, she found herself lowering the gun.
If she was to get away with killing Slabbert, the Agents had to get away so it would look like they had killed him. While she could kill one of them, she thought against it, considering it a little too risky. As the Agents completely disappeared from her sight, Naudé smirked. Hopefully, she would never see them again.
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Emerging from the woods and arriving back at camp, Naudé panted. "Help!" She cried out, watching as Swanepoel and Gedleyihlekisa emerged from the tent.
"Where's Slabbert?" Gedleyihlekisa asked as he and Swanepoel reached the only returning dragon.
"The Agents broke free." Naudé lied, pretending to sound tired. "They killed him and got away. I barely escaped with my life."
"Is that so?" Gedleyihlekisa asked, putting his clawed hands on his hips.
"I can show you Slabbert's body if you want me to."
"You didn't go after them?" Swanepoel asked, sounding angry.
"I barely got away with my life." Naudé repeated, annoyed.
"I think you should send her out to track the Agents down, sir." Swanepoel muttered, glancing to his side. "The Agents will probably be trouble for us."
"I agree." Gedleyihlekisa smirked, crossing his scaly arms. "But I'm not going to have her go out and look for three Dragon Council Agents alone. They are weak from their wounds. They will probably die alone out there on their own."
"We can only hope." Naudé said.
"If they happen to come back..." Gedleyihlekisa said as he slowly turned around and started to walk away. "...We'll be waiting for them..."
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A short time later, the werewolf and Neethling returned to the camp, carrying Slabbert's body while Naudé led the way. Gedleyihlekisa, Swanepoel and Fouché were waiting outside the tent, a look of murderous rage on Fouché's face.
Upon reaching the others, Naudé moved to the side, allowing the werewolf and Neethling to turn and drop Slabbert's body to the ground. Swanepoel, Gedleyihlekisa and Fouché all looked down at the body.
"I want those Agents dead." Fouché growled in Afrikaans as she, Swanepoel and Gedleyihlekisa all looked back up.
"They're probably already as good as dead." Gedleyihlekisa told her, also in Afrikaans. He then turned and started to enter the tent, but he froze when he heard the sound of a plane flying above the campsite.
Outside, Swanepoel, Fouché, Naudé, the werewolf and Neethling all looked up to see the Dragon Council's giant plane hovering over their campsite. They could all see as the hatch started to opening up, several dragon-formed Dragon Council Agents staring down as they stood around the open hatch. Then, they all dove down, allowing Rose and Councilor Asil, both in their dragon forms, to walk up to the open hatch.
"Sir..." Swanepoel said in Afrikaans, Gedleyihlekisa frozen in place. "...It's the Dragon Council." In response, Gedleyihlekisa gritted his teeth and growled, stepping into the tent. Swanepoel and the others all stood in place, side-by-side, watching as the Agents all landed on the ground. Back up in the plane, as the rest of the Agents landed, Asil and Rose dove out of the plane.
Swanepoel, the werewolf, Neethling, Naudé and Fouché all continued to watch as Rose and Asil both landed on the ground, in front of the other Agents; both of them had scowls on their faces.
"Someone needs to say something..." Naudé muttered nervously in Afrikaans just as Rose smiled vengefully, starting to walk over to them.
"No need..." Neethling muttered, also in Afrikaans. "...She's coming to us."
"Hmm..." Rose said as she stopped right in front of the dragons. It was obvious by the look on her face that she wanted nothing more than to pound all of them into the ground with her fists. "...Hello there."
"May we help you?" Swanepoel asked in English.
"I think you know why we're here." Rose said as she crossed her scaly arms.
"I'm...I'm afraid we don't." Swanepoel said.
"You're the dragons that kidnapped the South African Dragon's master." Rose said.
"You should know why we did it." Naudé growled, also in English. "The South African Dragon isn't doing his job right."
"He's doing his job well enough..." Asil said as he walked up to Rose's side, Rose looking down at Slabbert's body. "...You're just unsatisfied."
"There are more who aren't happy." Fouché said, also in English. "They just didn't take action like we did."
"What happened to him?" Rose asked as she looked up. "Is he another dragon that you took hostage, or is he one of your own?"
"One of us." Fouché growled, clenching her clawed hands into fists.
"What are you even here for?" Swanepoel asked. "We killed the master and we killed the Agents. There's no negotiating to do."
"Certainly not." Asil agreed. "We're here for another reason. Then, in a flash, he lashed out with his tail and wrapped it around Swanepoel's neck. Swanepoel's eyes widened, and he could only gasp as he was pulled forward, being thrown onto the ground on his back, Asil getting down on top of him. "We're here to haul all of you off to jail for what you've all done. None of you are the dragon I talked to. I want you to tell me where he is."
"Not going to happen." Swanepoel said defiantly.
"You're going to have to." Asil replied. "You have nowhere else to go. Tell me where he is."
At that moment, Gedleyihlekisa emerged from the tent, clutching his Browning Hi-Power and the Star Firestar M43. "I'm right here." He growled in English, holding up the guns. Immediately, Councilor Asil jumped off of Swanepoel and turned, facing Gedleyihlekisa, who scowled as he cocked both guns.
"Put down the guns." Asil demanded.
"Not a chance."
"Agent Long..." Asil narrowed his eyes, prompting Rose, with her staff in both hands, to fly over the heads of Gedleyihlekisa's captured companions, making them all turn around to watch Rose fly up to Gedleyihlekisa. Before Gedleyihlekisa could pull the triggers, Rose reached him and used her tail to slap the Star Firestar out of his hand.
The gun landing on the ground, Fouché and the others all eyed it before Fouché took a run for it. As soon as she reached it, Fouché picked up the gun and turned, aiming it at Rose as she watched Rose slam her tail into Gedleyihlekisa, throwing him off of his feet and into the tent.
"Die, Agent..." Fouché growled in Afrikaans as she took hold of the gun with both hands, but before she could fire, she yelped as she was tackled from the side by a Dragon Council Agent. The gun dropping right in front of her face, Fouché tried to reach for it, but before she could, the Agent grabbed her free arm and forced it behind her back, shackling her arms behind her, making Fouché scream with frustration.
Meanwhile, Gedleyihlekisa was thrown out the side of the tent, grunting as he landed on his back. Still armed with the Hi-Power, Gedleyihlekisa growled as he sat up, putting one foot on the ground as he watched Rose walk out of the tent through the body-shaped hole. Holding her staff in one hand, she reached down for her shackles, taking them from her belt. "Drop your gun." She ordered.
"No!" Gedleyihlekisa fired his gun, forcing Rose to drop her cuffs and grab her staff with both hands, twirling it to deflect the bullet.
Roaring with rage, Gedleyihlekisa forced himself up onto two feet while Rose also roared with anger, lunging for her foe. Gedleyihlekisa pulled the trigger and fired his Browning Hi-Power, but Rose fired a blast of plasma from her staff, consuming the bullet and hitting Gedleyihlekisa full on in the belly, chest and face, making him howl as he was thrown back.
As the slain Gedleyihlekisa hit the ground with a thud, Rose slowly lowered herself down onto her feet. Starting to breath heavily, she stared at Gedleyihlekisa's steaming body, lying on his back about two feet away.
"For my Agents..." Rose grumbled.
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Meanwhile, in her shack-like home, Ironsi, in her human form, started to come down her stairs. She was half way down them when she heard a thudding noise coming from the front of her house.
"Who's there?" She demanded. In response, she only got two more bumps against her house.
Narrowing her eyes with determination, Ironsi transformed into her dragon form in a bright light. Flapping her wings, she flew down the rest of her stairs and landed at her front door, just as she heard another thud. Quickly grabbing the knob, she pulled open the door, only to gasp as she saw Kefentse, still bound, blindfolded and gagged, weakly standing in front of her.
"Who are you?" Ironsi whispered. Seeing Kefentse's ears twitch, she knew that he heard her. Slowly reaching out, Ironsi grabbed hold of Kefentse's blindfold, just as she heard two more thuds against her house, making her gasp. Slowly, Ironsi pulled down the blindfold, allowing her to see Kefentse's eyes as the Dragon Council Agent blinked, adjusting to the light.
"What hap-?" Ironsi started to say, but she was cut off as she heard another thudding noise. Putting her clawed hand to Kefentse's chest, she pushed him back so she could step outside. Turning her head to the side, she could see Letsego taking a step back from the house. Her eyes wide with disbelief, Ironsi turned her head back to normal, only to see Siboniso bump into Kefentse from the side, making both dragons grunt and fall to the ground while Ironsi watched in confusion.
"What is happening?" She muttered.
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Back at the camp, a Dragon Council Agent had managed to pull off all but one of the steel, glowing bands from around her body: the one around her waist. As soon as he managed to get it off of her, the hair faded away, the werewolf returning to human form. Once she was in her human form, two Agents grabbed her by the arms and started to handcuff her.
Rose and Councilor Asil exited the tent, saddened looks on their faces as they watched an Agent, who held onto the handcuffed Naudé, walked up to them while Neethling, Fouché, the werewolf and Swanepoel, all shackled, were led over to the hovering plane by two Agents each.
"Are there bodies in there?" The Agent asked.
"Three." Asil replied. "Agent Thondley, Agent Rutledge and the hostage.
"She's going to take you to the other bodies." The Agent said. "I'll leave her in your custody." The Agent finished as he let go of Naudé, turned and headed off to the plane.
"Agent Long, make her take you to the bodies." Asil said. "I'll search around the camp. Agent Akiloye, Agent Mbeki and Agent Jakande's bodies have to be here somewhere. I saw them in the tent."
"Yes, sir." Rose said softly. She then stepped forward and forced Naudé to turn around, taking her towards the woods, while Asil turned around and put his clawed hands on his hips.
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Back at Ironsi's home, Ironsi, in her human form, had three glasses of some drink on a tray. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, she slowly put one drop of a healing potion into each of the glasses. Sighing as she set down the medicine dropper, she took hold of the tray and turned to see Kefentse, Siboniso and Letsego all sitting at the table, all in their human forms. All three of them looked tired, upon the verge of collapse.
"Here." Ironsi said as she walked up to the table, setting down the tray. "I put a drop of healing potion in your drinks. It should help."
"Thank you." Kefentse said softly as he reached out for one of the glasses, Letsego and Siboniso each slowly starting to follow his lead as Kefentse started to drink from the glass.
"You work for the Dragon Council." Ironsi noted as soon as she had taken a seat across from them.
"Yes we do." Kefentse confirmed as Letsego and Kefentse drank what Ironsi had given to them. "I am Agent Kefentse Akiloye. My friends are Letsego Mbeki and Siboniso Jakande."
Ironsi found herself smiling. "My name is Nkosazana Ironsi." She told them.
Kefentse nodded before he took more of the drink she had given him. "Thank you." He told her again as he took the glass away from his mouth. "Thank you for helping us."
"What happened?" Ironsi asked. "How did this happen to you?"
"The South African Dragon's Dragon Master was taken prisoner by this group of dragons." Kefentse explained. "The Dragon Council sent us and several other Agents here to rescue him. It did not go as planned."
"What happened?" Ironsi repeated.
"We're the only ones left." Kefentse told her. "The dragons killed all of the other Agents."
"And you weren't killed?"
"They were going to." Kefentse said. "They took us out with the intention of killing us."
"How did you get away?"
"We were blindfolded." Kefentse said. "We couldn't see anything."
Now, it was time for Letsego to speak up: "All we heard was a gunshot. We have no idea what happened."
"All I knew was that I hadn't been hit." Kefentse said. "I assume that I speak for my friends when I say that I took a chance and ran for my life."
"And here you are." Ironsi said with a small smile.
"Yes." Kefentse replied. "Thank you, again." He added for a third time.
"Don't mention it." Ironsi said before she changed the subject. "Are you starting to feel better yet? Is the potion starting to work?"
"I don't know." Kefentse replied.
"Will the potion help with the scarring?" Letsego asked.
"I don't think so." Ironsi replied. "As far as I know, it will only restore your energy and make you feel better. I don't have the kind of magic that will for sure heal scars in this house. But is it working yet?"
"I don't know." Kefentse repeated. "I feel tired."
"Me too." Siboniso said.
"Then it probably hasn't started working yet." Ironsi said softly. "Maybe you should all get some rest. I'd be happy to let you stay here for a while."
"No." Kefentse told her before he forced himself up onto his feet. "I-we-appreciate what you've done for us, but we can't stay here."
"Where are you going to go?"
"Back to the dragons' camp." Kefentse replied. "We're the only ones that can stop them."
"I think that's a very bad idea, Kefentse." Ironsi said. "Look what they did to you the last time you crossed paths. They killed your fellow Agents. If you go back there, they could kill you, too. Just get some rest and stay here."
"Now, I think that would be a bad idea." Kefentse said. "We could miss our chance to strike back."
"Or..." Ironsi said calmly. "...You could stay here for a day or two, rest up, make a plan, and gain a helping hand."
"A helping hand?" Siboniso asked.
"If you stay here and wait a day or two to get your strength back..." Ironsi offered. "...I will help you face these dragons."
"That would be irresponsible." Kefentse said. "We are Dragon Council Agents. This was our mission. You shouldn't get involved."
"I'm already involved." Ironsi said. "I helped you." Then, after a brief pause, she added: "Can I ask you a question?"
Kefentse had an annoyed look on his face as he sat back down in-between Letsego and Siboniso. "What?" He asked.
"Do you know how to find the camp from my house?" Ironsi asked. "You were all blindfolded, after all." She smiled. "It is only a coincidence that you ended up here at my doorstep. Now that I've set you free, could you go out and find their camp on your own?"
"You've never seen their camp." Kefentse said. "What makes you think that you could find it?"
"I know this area pretty well." Ironsi smiled. "Where was the camp?"
"Outside the woods." Siboniso answered.
Ironsi's smile widened. "I can lead you there." She said. "All you have to do is wait a day or so."
Kefentse clenched his hand into a fist as he took in Ironsi's deal. Inhaling deeply, Kefentse lifted up his other hand and pointed at her. "Tomorrow." He said. "First thing in the morning. If anything bad happens, if we get into a fight with those dragons, you have to promise that you'll get out of there quickly."
"Are those the terms I have to agree to?" Ironsi smirked.
"Yes."
"Then I agree."
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Back at the camp, the still dragon-formed Asil stared at the dragons' tent, which had been torn down. As Asil stared at the remains, the last of the Agents flapped their wings and flew back up onto the hovering plane, leaving only Rose, who stood alone in front of the woods.
When Asil turned around, he saw her, her head lowered, her arm extended out so that she was touching the tree. "Agent Long?" Asil asked as he started to walk over to her.
Hearing her name being called, Rose lifted her head up and turned her head to the side, seeing Asil walking up to her. "Agent Long, why aren't you on the plane?" Asil asked as he stopped behind her.
Sighing, Rose turned around to face him. "I'm just thinking." She said.
"You can't do that on the way back?" Asil asked.
"It's more complicated than that." Rose said, not expecting to get Asil to understand what was going through her head. "It's...It's..." Then, she stopped and sighed, looking down at the ground.
"It's okay, Agent Long." Asil told her softly. "Justice for the lives lost will be served."
Sighing again, Rose looked up at Asil again. "Agent Horrocks." Was all she said.
"Those responsible will soon pay for killing her." Asil assured her.
"And what about her daughter?" Rose asked, finally addressing what was plaguing her mind. "She has a young daughter, a very sweet girl. How am I going to tell her that her mother is dead?"
"Don't burden yourself with that task, Agent Long." Asil said softly. "We'll tell Agent Horrocks' husband and we'll let him tell young Junie."
Rose just shook her head. "No." She said. "I think I should be the one to tell Junie."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm positive, sir."
Asil gave her a small smile. "Don't think about it." He told her. "Just do it. You can't worry about hurting them. You just have to tell the truth."
Rose returned a smile, only hers was much sadder. "I can't think like a Councilor." She said softly. "Or a cop for that matter. I'm a mother and now a grandmother. My biggest fear once was that I'd have to leave my child behind. It's...difficult to explain, but I have to be there for her. I have to tell her, but I also have to tell her that it's going to be okay. I don't know how to do that, though."
"I'm...I'm sure you'll figure it out." Asil assured her. "We should get back to the island."
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The next morning, at Ironsi's home, Kefentse, Letsego and Siboniso were all in their dragon forms, well-rested and feeling well enough to go back to the campsite they had managed to escape from. They all watched as Ironsi, in her dragon form, walked out of the house.
"See?" She smirked. "You look better. I told you rest is what you needed."
"Yes, you were right." Kefentse told her. "Can we please start moving? Can you please show us to the camp?"
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High above the trees of the woods, Ironsi was leading the three Agents to the campsite. "It's at the end of the woods?" Ironsi asked as Kefentse flew up to her side.
"That's what the Council told us." Kefentse said.
"I think we were dropped off right about here." Siboniso said.
"You may be right." Kefentse told her. "I think we can take it from here." He addressed Ironsi.
Chuckling, Ironsi turned her head to the side to look at him. "We're not in any danger yet." She said. "Remember the deal? I lead you to the camp and I only leave if you get into any trouble."
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A short time later, they reached the end of the woods, Ironsi diving down with the three Agents following her. Ironsi landed on the ground, with Kefentse landing at her right and Letsego and Siboniso landing at her left a seconds later.
"This is the camp!" Kefentse said as he started to walk forward, but after about five steps, a look of shock appeared on his face and he stopped in his tracks.
Having just returned, he could see that the tent had been torn down and that everyone was gone. As Kefentse stared in shock, Siboniso walked up to his side, a look of equal shock on her face. "What happened?" She whispered in Afrikaans. "Where are they?"
"I don't know." Kefentse replied, sounding completely confused and lost.
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The Council had finished explaining to Jake III what had happened, and now, McClellan found himself standing in front of the door to Councilor Dingane's room. Sighing, he reached up and knocked twice on the door.
"Sir, it's Agent McClellan." McClellan called as he pulled his hand away from the door. "I'm terribly sorry if I'm intruding upon your business, but I was hoping that we could ta-"
However, before he could finish, Councilor Dingane pulled open the door and stepped out. "Yes?" Dingane asked.
"As I left with my pupil..." McClellan explained nervously. "...I overheard you telling the Council that you wanted to go to South Africa."
"And?" Dingane asked.
"What did the Council think of your plan?"
"They think it's a long shot." Dingane told him. "They did, however, tell me that if I wanted to go and look, they support my decision."
"That's good." McClellan smiled.
"The rest of the Council agrees that if there is even the slightest hope of saving Kefilwe and Dikeledi Okafor, then it is worth trying." Dingane elaborated.
"So, you're going to do it?"
"Of course I am."
"Alone?"
"It looks that way." Dingane said before he turned and started to walk back into his room.
"All alone?" McClellan asked, surprised. "No offense, sir, but that could lead to trouble." Following Dingane into the room, he continued: "What if you find them...and Kefentse, Letsego and Siboniso? You might need some help."
"What are you suggesting, Agent McClellan?"
McClellan smiled. "If you would allow me to, I'd love to come with you and help, sir."
"Aw..." Dingane said as he turned to face the Agent. "...If you think that one dragon can't make a difference against three rogue Agents, then what makes you think that only one more will?"
"Well..." McClellan started, getting an idea. "...Maybe it wouldn't be just me..."
"Did you talk to anyone else about this?" Dingane asked.
"No."
"So, you're volunteering others, Agent McClellan?" Dingane asked, putting his hands on his hips.
"I'm quite sure that they will be willing to help us." McClellan said.
"Who, Agent?"
"My pupil, my wife, and my children." McClellan said. "My wife was Dikeledi's teacher. I'm sure that she'll want to help. I'm sure they all will."
Taking a deep breath, Dingane crossed his arms as he exhaled, thinking over McClellan's offer. McClellan swallowed hard as he waited for a reply. Finally, Dingane spoke: "When are you going to ask them?"
"I'll have their answers to you by tomorrow morning." McClellan promised eagerly.
"It's going to take that long?"
"Well, for Jake it will." McClellan explained. "I told him he could go home for the day before I came to see you."
"I want to leave tonight."
"Oh." McClellan said. Rather nervously, he continued: "I can get you an answer from my family within the next half hour, maybe the next forty-five minutes."
"And your pupil?"
"I..." McClellan began. "...I...I guess I'll fly over to his house and ask him. I'll do that after I get you an answer from my family members."
"Very well." Dingane said. "Remember, though, I want to leave tonight."
"Yes, sir." McClellan said before he turned, leaving the room and starting to walk down the hall so he could go out and look for his family.
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A/N: So, now you know the backstory of Kefentse, Siboniso and Letsego. Please review.