Okay, I have so much I want to do. I wanted to do a Valentine's Day fic again. I'm working on the Going in Blind story and I'm writing something for a different fandom. Plus I need to clean my house because my in-laws are coming to visit. Don't be surprised if I lose my mind. What mind?
I don't own GR.
Deadzone
"There you are. Heard you had quite a day."
"Ugh, it was crazy, Six."
"So what happened?"
"You know Rex took off with Noah somewhere this weekend."
"Yes, but I don't think it was authorized."
"When does Rex ever go on authorized trips? I didn't mind that he went off with Noah. Noah's pretty responsible. Besides I was busy working on that experimental cloaking device and you and Knight were on that fact finding trip. Oh, how did it go, by the way?"
"Not as eventful as here apparently. Please continue."
"Oh, I'm not sure what exactly happened during the trip although I heard Noah muttering something about reading the fine print. But anyway, somehow on their way home they spotted Black Knight's goons harassing somebody. Rex decided it would be fun to turn the tables on them and…"
"He attacked them?"
"I think confronted would be the better word."
"I take it that it didn't go well."
"So here's the funny thing. It turned out that the gentleman that the Providence agents were harassing was actually an EVO that had nanite canceling powers."
"Indeed?"
"Yes, he had a literal dead zone around him where Rex could not use his powers."
"That's bad."
"Yes, considering he decided to irk the agents."
"That's unfortunate."
"No, it is very fortunate. I'm sure Black Knight was going to use this EVO as a weapon especially against Rex. So it's a good thing Rex got to him before she did."
"Oh, so Rex got him out."
"Didn't I say that?"
"No."
"Sorry, let me finish then."
"By all means."
"I get a panicked call from him in the afternoon. So we made plans to meet in the next state so I could pick them up. They decided to board a plane in disguises."
"It didn't go smoothly, did it?"
"No, it was crazy. Providence dogged their every step. But Rex had the brilliant idea of switching disguises so that the EVO could rendezvous with me while Rex could escape from the dead zone and take out Providence. But they still almost caught us. It was a good thing that the cloaking device I had been working on this weekend finally decided to function. It was killing the van's batteries and I couldn't figure out where the power drain was coming from but then…."
"So where's the EVO now?"
"Oh, sorry, got off track… I set him up in the mobile unit far away from Providence."
"So Black Knight won't be able to find him?"
"She shouldn't. As long as he doesn't actually think he's a real ice cream man, he'll be fine."
"He's in an ice cream truck?"
"It was the best I could do on short notice. Although according to Rex, Fitzy Feakins should be pretty comfortable there."
"Fitzy Feakins?"
"The EVO's name."
"Interesting."
"So how was your day?"
"Some interesting developments. Things should be happening soon."
"And are you going to tell me?"
"Eventually."
"Now that sounds like the old Six."
"Charming and witty."
"Secretive and taciturn."
"There is something I can share with you…"
"What?"
"Remember the data you got from Providence?"
"Yes, I hadn't had time to fully…"
"I know. But I had a look at it. I think you will find this very interesting."
…
…
"Oh my gosh, Six… Do you know what this means?"
"I have a faint inkling."
"If this is true, then Van Kleiss is still alive in the past. I have to get to the bottom of this. "
"No, this time you can't go it alone. We're here to help."
"All right, Six. Thank you."
"My pleasure… perhaps you'd like to take a break and join me for a cup of coffee?"
"Oh… well, uh… sure…"
"You can tell me why Rex has a Dick Tracy outfit in his room."
"That's nothing. Wait till I tell you what Noah was wearing."
"I'm all ears."