Between Love and Blood Chapter 8

Seeing that the subject was done it was time to move onto the actual reason we were brought here in the first place.

"What exactly have you come here to discuss with Mr. Ages, Justin," I asked.

"Oh, of course," said Justin, realizing we'd moved way off topic. "Basically we need to discuss what's going to happen the next assignment to drug Dragon. Without assistance of Jonathan we need someone who can take his place in the job."

Mr. Ages tapped his chin thoughtfully, saying "Well many of our Colony are much too large to fit through the hole in the kitchen. Only one close to the same size as Jonathan could manage to fit through there without much difficulty's. The question is whom?" Mr. Ages now knew what Justin was getting at with his intentions. Immediately he went to turn the even thought of the idea down despite the undisputable logic Justin was pushing behind it. "Oh no! Absolutely not!"

"Now, Mr. Ages-," began Justin, hand up cautiously.

But the old Mouse wasn't having any of it.

"No," exclaimed Mr. Ages, outraged, insulted by the very prospect of doing something so dangerous there. "There is no way you are getting me to do something so idiotic!"

"Not even for the safety of the Colony," I persisted.

Mr. Ages seemed to be kind of stumped by that comment right there which is exactly the reaction I was hoping to retrieve from him. In spite of the outside nature he always used showing he was annoyed with all who lived around him he did care a lot for most inside the Colony including their entire safety. It's a weakness he had that a lot were willing to completely exploit for the right reasons.

"Now hang on just a second…," said Mr. Ages, getting ready to argue.

Holding up a hand to silence him, firmly, I said "Without the Farmers Cat being drugged at regular intervals it'll no longer be safe for any of us to go out to forage and get needed supply's. Jonathan Brisby was a willing volunteer for the job, but his death has left the position empty."

"This is exactly why I don't want any part of it," shouted Mr. Ages, stubbornly crossing his arms, holding his ground on the matter. "I highly respected Jonathan for his actions and still do I continue in my belief that his constant decision to put himself in such danger in the first place!"

I was quickly losing patience with Mr. Ages resistance. Justin was as well. That could be seen in his eyes even though the expression on his face was quite friendly still Justin was done beating around the bush on the issue. As Captain of the Guard his initial authority would push the Old Mouse to do the job.

"Ages," said Justin, "this is no longer a request from a friend, but an order by your Captain."

By the expression on his face Mr. Ages knew he was pushed into an impossible corner he couldn't back out of. A request he couldn't back out of. Well he could refuse, but not a direct order by the Captain of the Guard.

Finally his posture deflated into one of obvious defeat knowing there was no other way he could escape of what we were asking of him.

Resigned, he sighed "All right. You have my cooperation."

Justin and I shared a grin at this we had him now. Going over to the reluctant Mr. Ages Justin clapped the Old Mouse on the back causing him to stumble forwards lightly from the force of it on him.

Justin said "I knew you would come around to the idea. How soon can we have a new batch of the sleeping powder ready for use?"

Adjusting his spectacle, Mr. Ages said "I'm a bit low on a few of the crucial ingredients, but once I get them it'll merely take one to two days. We'll be able to do the job as soon as it' is done."

"Do you need any assistance in do so," inquired Justin, politely.

Shaking his head, waving a dismissive paw, Mr. Ages aid "No, no, the ingredients are quite easy to acquire myself. It's one of the main reasons I chose this old piece of machinery as my own."

"It certainly has its usefulness about it," I conceded. "Justin, how much longer are we going to be here for?"

"Not too much longer. Why are you asking," said Justin, brow raised, curious.

Shrugging, I said "We've been gone a long time so Jenner should be awake by now. He's already not going to like that I've been gone from the Rosebush for so long. I don't want to be away any more than I should be."

Justin nodded in understanding the point I was pushing to get across.

He said "We'll only be a few more minutes here then it'll be time to leave."

"While I'm waiting, Mr. Ages, may I explore some more through your laboratory," I said, holding back the irritation of annoyance.

Mr. Ages said "Very well. You may do so, but don't touch anything. I have extremely delicate work going on in here!"

"You don't have to tell me twice," I reassured, hand over hear. "You can trust me."

Apparently that worked for the other two returned to their own business.

Better for Joanna to find anything of worth to report to Jenner after this tell able excursion.

Authors Note:

Won't be long until we get more into the direct aspect of the movie before you know it.

Hope you guys all like this one! ;D

Good news. My computer came back from the repair shop from Apple fully repaired and functional. I was so worried that it wouldn't when I was without it for a whole week. I had to depend on a separate computer that was far less reliable. Still I was able to get chapters up that way. Very grateful for that.