Skin Continued Counteragent lost
The door swooshed open then closed again as Darien Fawkes entered the room this was the day he hated most.
But it was either this or excruciating pain.
He had been here so many times now since that day so long ago. It was all just a faint distant memory now.
But his brother was still gone and he was still here ready for another shot of counteragent.
He looked over at the keep she was sitting at her console looking at something that looked important.
When she looked up she had a look of worry on her face.
Hey there keep what chya doin?
"Never mind that, here for your shot I suppose?"
"Yep, and right on schedule as usual."
"Sit down Darien I need to talk to you and you're not going to like it."
"What about the shot?" "Never mind that just sit down for a minute we need to talk"
"What's wrong? Is something wrong with the gland?"

He could tell something was wrong by the tone of her voice.

"Out with it what's wrong?"
'Someone broke in here last night'
"What?!! Are you alright?"
'Was anything stolen?"
" I'm fine luckily I left early but Darien, "she said, "What?"
"The counteragent... It was stolen and I'm afraid I can't give you your shot for a few days I'm sorry."
"YOUR sorry is that all you can say?"

He lifted his arm waving his wrist in the air to show her there were only 4 segments of green left on his snake tattoo he needed a shot and NOW!!!
A few days was longer than he wanted to wait.

"Look at this I need that now!"
"I know Darien but I can't do any thing about that for several days." I'm sorry Darien," she cried.
How did they even get in anyways you, me, the official, and Eberts are the only ones with a key?"
"I don't know but they got past all of the security cameras without being detected, and the door wasn't forced and somehow they got in with a key at first we thought maybe it was you but now… we think maybe it was..."

She thought for a moment to let it all sink in before continuing when

"Arnaud came a voice from behind.


It was Bobby he had just walked in just in time to hear what Claire was about to tell his partner.

"That's right! It had to be him he's the only one stupid enough or smart enough to try something like this"
"But Bobby he knows how to make the stuff so why would he want to steal it?" asked Claire.

Darien walked over to stand directly in front of Claire while at the same time looking over at Hobbes "I know why,"
"That's right you tell her partner." Why is that?" Hobbes asked as he walked towards them with an inquisitive look about him. "Because how do you get something you want, you lure them in."
"He wants his gland fixed."

"And he knows that the keep here is the only one who can help him with that, he thinks we can lead him right to her."

Oh! I knew that." Bobby said with a look of recognition on his face.

Darien paced the room... If it was Arnaud how did he get a key? He wondered…
And how were they going to find him? This was his chance to finally have justice for his brother's death.
It was time to get De Fehrn and by all means he was going to have the justice he was looking for.

Bobby looked at Fawkes with concern he knew how badly he wanted to get Arnaud.
He knew Darien would do anything to get Arnaud even risk his own life.
Bobby couldn't let him do that he would protect him with his life if he had to.

Darien knew they had to do whatever it takes to get justice for Kevin and for
Anyone else Arnaud has ever hurt.

"So what do we do now?" Claire asked, as she walked across the room.
"We keepy? No! You're staying right here he's after you so you're staying put while me and Bobby figure this out."
"No, I'm coming with you."
'No you're not."
"Yes I am if that tattoo goes full mass you're going to need a tranquilizer and I'm the only one that can do that besides that I'm not going to stay here just waiting for Arnaud to just come in here and get me."
"Fine c'mon keep but hurry Bobby said as they went out the door."

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Arnaud De Fehrn sat alone in his home all that had been collected there over the years was gone now. Everything had been confiscated by 'The Agency'.
Replaced only by all of the medical equipment he needed to fix the gland in his brain.
Arnaud picked up a small case that was filled with vials of a clear blue liquid inside and walked over to put them in the refrigerator on the far wall.
He took a vial out to look at it in amazement. He had created this perfect little thing that could have brought him millions, but everything had gone so wrong.
If only Darien Fawkes hadn't gotten in his way.

Now, he needed Fawkes' help with what he needed to get back, what he has longed for, for so long now.
Oh how he longed to see his own skin again to see his eyes, his hands, his legs just the color of his skin this had to work. If everything went according to plan he WOULD be seeing his skin again very soon and Darien Fawkes was going to help him to get it.
Everything was ready now everything prepared for their arrival all he could do now was wait now and that's what he would do.
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