That night, K' returned home late, staring at a piece of paper held tightly
his gauntleted hand. In fact, he was so distracted that he did not even
notice the visitor sitting in his armchair.
"Bad day, Dash?" Angel asked.
K' stared at her in bewilderment, then sank down into another chair, still tightly gripping the piece of paper.
Angel pouted, doing a handstand.
"Don't do that please, Dash. It's very annoying. You didn't even say hi. Come on."
"Not now, Angel. Something's cropped up."
"Something more important than me?"
"No. something more worrying."
Angel sneaked up behind him, and then peered over his shoulder. It was a message, and was simply written in a neat hand.
'IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHIP AGAIN, FIND THE NEXT CLUE AND FOLLOW THE TRAIL'
K' sighed, and buried his face in his hands. Angel, however, scooped up the note and sniffed it. Then she straightened and uttered a single word: "Pork."
*
K' opened the door, and let the Bogards in. Now, Angel, Kyo, Kasumi, Maxima, Andy and Terry Bogard were all seated around his table.
He closed the door again, and took a seat. They all knew about the note. Now they had to decide what to do about it.
Angel was the first to speak. "Perhaps NESTS has something to do with this. I suggest we try to look for the next clue first."
"Speaking of NESTS," Kyo interrupted, "Why should we trust you?"
Terry Bogard nodded his agreement. "Tell us!"
Angel suddenly shrank back, afraid. Meanwhile, the others were in uproar. Maxima and Terry were arguing with Andy and Kasumi about Angel's trustworthiness. Kyo sat, disgruntled, with Kasumi's restraining hand on his arm.
Angel covered her ears, trying to block the harsh words out. She smiled bravely at K', trying to prove that she was fine. But the truth was, the harsh words were hurting her.
Finally, she could stand it no more. She kicked her chair away, and ran, tears trickling down her face. And she had only been trying to help! Of all the ungrateful idiots in the world.
Angel collapsed into a heap, weeping openly. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. It was K'. He raised an eyebrow.
"This isn't like you."
She sobbed even harder and fell against him. K' couldn't understand it. Here she was, crying as if the world had ended, while half an hour ago she had been trying to climb the stairs on her head. But there was nothing for it.
"All I wanted was to help. I really did, Dash. I gave up on NESTS long ago."
The other five ran in, and stopped. Kyo looked shamefaced, and Maxima tried to apologise. Terry Bogard couldn't speak, because Andy was standing on his head. Kasumi simply waited for it to pass.
"Bad day, Dash?" Angel asked.
K' stared at her in bewilderment, then sank down into another chair, still tightly gripping the piece of paper.
Angel pouted, doing a handstand.
"Don't do that please, Dash. It's very annoying. You didn't even say hi. Come on."
"Not now, Angel. Something's cropped up."
"Something more important than me?"
"No. something more worrying."
Angel sneaked up behind him, and then peered over his shoulder. It was a message, and was simply written in a neat hand.
'IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHIP AGAIN, FIND THE NEXT CLUE AND FOLLOW THE TRAIL'
K' sighed, and buried his face in his hands. Angel, however, scooped up the note and sniffed it. Then she straightened and uttered a single word: "Pork."
*
K' opened the door, and let the Bogards in. Now, Angel, Kyo, Kasumi, Maxima, Andy and Terry Bogard were all seated around his table.
He closed the door again, and took a seat. They all knew about the note. Now they had to decide what to do about it.
Angel was the first to speak. "Perhaps NESTS has something to do with this. I suggest we try to look for the next clue first."
"Speaking of NESTS," Kyo interrupted, "Why should we trust you?"
Terry Bogard nodded his agreement. "Tell us!"
Angel suddenly shrank back, afraid. Meanwhile, the others were in uproar. Maxima and Terry were arguing with Andy and Kasumi about Angel's trustworthiness. Kyo sat, disgruntled, with Kasumi's restraining hand on his arm.
Angel covered her ears, trying to block the harsh words out. She smiled bravely at K', trying to prove that she was fine. But the truth was, the harsh words were hurting her.
Finally, she could stand it no more. She kicked her chair away, and ran, tears trickling down her face. And she had only been trying to help! Of all the ungrateful idiots in the world.
Angel collapsed into a heap, weeping openly. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. It was K'. He raised an eyebrow.
"This isn't like you."
She sobbed even harder and fell against him. K' couldn't understand it. Here she was, crying as if the world had ended, while half an hour ago she had been trying to climb the stairs on her head. But there was nothing for it.
"All I wanted was to help. I really did, Dash. I gave up on NESTS long ago."
The other five ran in, and stopped. Kyo looked shamefaced, and Maxima tried to apologise. Terry Bogard couldn't speak, because Andy was standing on his head. Kasumi simply waited for it to pass.