*Powers up De-atomizer* Look kiddies, I got no problem with ya'll enjoying my story, I know most of you are pretty decent civilians and outer space visitors. *Points weapon at a suspicious few* But SOME of you looking to plagiarize or sue me are about two seconds away from disintegration! Now, *straightens black tie*, some characters belong to me, others belong to Delia/Chand, and the rest belong to MIB The Animated Series.

Written in the Stars: A Destined Romance

Part 28: Shadows in the Night

Like a spider gliding noiselessly along the wall ex-Agent F made her way towards X's rooms. N felt terrible leading that witch to her green honey bunny but it was all part of the plan. X would be drug out to the newly constructed Windbreaker's Palace shopping duplex the night before it opened and watch as Elle was strung up on the light tower at the top and left there to 'light up the night' as F had so elaborately stated, several times.

One thing puzzled N though, if these two maniacs were only out to fry Agent Elle, then why did they need something as strong as Balbyan bonds? "Merely to make sure that the wench has no chance of escaping." F had assured her when she'd asked. N wasn't so sure.

Orion sat up in his bed and hissed fiercely at the footsteps approaching Elle's door. Elle simply turned on her side and went back to sleep, she was exhausted and didn't feel like indulging her cat's incessant whines at whoever dared to walk down the hall late at night. It was probably just some agent getting up to close their door.

In his human disguise Ziphron slowly entered the blonde agent's rooms and peered around the doorframe into Elle's bedroom, 'Too easy.' Orion continued hissing and dug his claws deep into Elle's sheets, "Ow! Orion stop it now or I'll stick you in the bathroom!"

"Not a bad idea," Ziphron whispered and made a grab for the cat's collar. Orion let out a loud meow and Elle turned over and switched on the light to see what he wanted.

"Orion?" the room was empty and the bathroom door was closed, "Orion?" she got out of bed in her skimpy black nightgown and slowly went into her living room.

'Where is that cat?' Elle made her way over to the couch and peeked beneath it, not there. She turned to go back into her bedroom, Ziphron was waiting behind the door.

X was fast asleep, he'd dozed off almost instantly after arriving home and getting into his cowboy pajamas, now they were a little less embarrassing and reminded him of Elle.

The doorknob turned, X had forgotten to lock his door, perfect. The faint sound of high heels strutting across his carpet and tiled floors wasn't enough to rouse the sleeping agent. N watched nervously as the cold hearted woman made her way over to X's bedroom, 'Oh my gosh, I wish he'd wake up.' N shook with fear as the woman took the butt of the Armtek Riffle she was holding and rammed it into the sleeping agent's side. N cringed and sank halfway to the floor, a few tears in her eyes as she watched her beloved green alien shoot up in bed and double over in pain.

"What? Who??" he looked up and saw F in the light from his window, "YOU!"

"That's right lover boy," she snickered, "time to rise and shine."

X was still slouched over in pain but glaring at her fiercely, "How'd you survive that fall? I saw you die!"

"You saw one of the MIB's clones die you moron," F sneered, "Your own technology served to help me pull the wool right over your eyes. And your own coworker made it all possible."

"What?!"

F gestured over to the shadows by his doorway where was slumped down, still hidden by the darkness, just enough so that X couldn't make out who she was. "Traitor!" he spat at her.

N turned away, it made her chest burn to think of how much he must loath her right now. If only he knew what she'd gone through for a chance to be with him.

The pain was faint enough for X to get to his feet now, F raised her weapon and leveled it with his throat, "You might want to cooperate now, Agent X, or you might find yourself in need of a new partner."

'Elle!' "What have you done with her?!" he demanded, his thundering voice booming through the room with rage, someone was bound to hear him, to come and help.

"Nothing…" F replied coldly.

"AAAHHHHH!!!!!"

"….yet."

"Elle!" he wanted to race out into the hall, to make sure that she was okay, if Ziphron had hurt her….

"Let's move before your little friends get out here!" F ordered.

X and Elle were led out to the elevator and watched helplessly as the doors closed, Kay had raced out into the hall, weapon drawn, he saw the doors seal shut, 'Not again!'

N was still in X's room, she'd been overlooked in F's hastiness to get out of the building, now all she needed was someone she could tell about F and Ziphron's plan. She needed someone who would trust her, who would understand her whole motive for abetting and double-crossing these cons. Kay would be furious with her for not telling the MIB of her plans sooner, she couldn't trust him to understand how risky that would've been. Jay was a joker that would just dash out there and get both agents killed. Val would knock her teeth down her throat for endangering her friend. U would alert Zed to the whole thing while W burst in there weapons drawn with no regard for her plan.

'There has to be one agent I can tell!' N thought frantically, she wished she had planned this far ahead when she'd first decided to 'team up' with those creeps.

There were several agents out in the hall now. Going in and out of Elle's room, passing her by in X's room, occasionally stopping to ask her if she'd seen anything. N just shook her head and wiped away tears as she tried to think. Suddenly she felt two strong hands grip her shoulders, N looked up to find her partner there, staring at her with wide eyes full of concern.

"N? N are you alright?" Agent O inquired, looking her over making sure that she wasn't injured.

"O," she began, holding back sobs, "I have to tell you something, we've got to get to the garage first though."

"What? Why?" he helped her to her feet and held her close, she looked so distressed and shaken.

"It's about Elle and X," she whispered, "please, we don't have much time."

"Okay," he looked around, all the other agents seemed preoccupied with their investigation, he took N's hand and they slipped out of the room and down towards the garage.

Kay was already down there with Jay, ready to jump into the LTD and try to track the agents down. "Slick."

"Huh?" Kay grabbed Jay's shoulder and pulled him down beside the LTD. "It's just N and O."

"They look like they're up to something," Kay muttered, better wait and follow them.

"Why?"

"Gotta hunch that they'll lead us right to Elle and X."

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