By morning, things had returned to a quiet peace around Sanctuary. At least for the most part. Tony and Shalimar were having a private word.
"Tony, I'm sorry for how I treated you. You're actually a decent guy and you came through for us."
"I'd like to apologize myself." Tony confessed. "I should have realized you didn't know me well enough to know I have such a lame sense of humor!"
Shalimar laughed. "Yeah, you should really work on that!"
Tony winced. "Youch."
Ally and Brennan came breezing past them.
"Guys come check out the news!" Ally beckoned excitedly.
After exchanging glances, Shalimar and Tony jogged after the couple.
They found that the others were sitting around, eyes fixed on the television screen.
Cameras were filming David Xenos as well as Ox and the others being manhandled into the backs of police cars.
Then they changed cameras and an anchorwoman's face filled the screen.
†Businessman and oil tycoon, David Xenos was arrested this morning--,†
The camera changed again and a pick-up truck with a familiar barrel and a box of other items in the truck-bed were displayed. Police were all around. The anchorwoman's voice continued,
†after authorities received a literal truckload of evidence, citing him for illegal dumping of toxic materials. Among the evidence was one of hundreds of barrels containing waste, blood samples of animal life that showed traces of the toxins, photographs and even film footage of Xenos' accomplices actually dumping the waste off of one of Xenos' own oil rigs. With such overwhelming incriminating evidence, Xenos can expect lengthy prison time---†
Adam turned it off right there, turning to smile at his team.
"A job well done! Especially you, Tony. Your talents proved paramount."
"Adam please, I was only doing what I needed to get my home back. Now that I have I can return to it."
Everyone else exchanged significant looks.
"Well if that's really where you want to be we won't stop you." Ally said. "But..."
Tony frowned. "What?"
"Well..." Shalimar spoke up. "As it so happens, it turns out that there's room for more than one feral in Mutant X nowadays."
Emma took over. "If being left alone is what you want, we respect that."
"You shouldn't take joining us lightly. It's a big change. We all lead dangerous lives here." Adam added.
"But you'd definitely be a good addition to the team." Jesse admitted.
"Yeah, and you've got to ask yourself, what'll happen to you on that beach if Xenos gets out?"
Ally smacked Brennan in the chest.
"Ow!"
Everyone scowled at Brennan but Tony only chuckled.
"Are you guys serious about this?" He asked. "I mean, about my sticking around?"
"The question is, can YOU be?" Shalimar retorted, holding out a Mutant X ring for him.
The widest of grins spread across Tony's face.
[END LOG TWO]
"Tony, I'm sorry for how I treated you. You're actually a decent guy and you came through for us."
"I'd like to apologize myself." Tony confessed. "I should have realized you didn't know me well enough to know I have such a lame sense of humor!"
Shalimar laughed. "Yeah, you should really work on that!"
Tony winced. "Youch."
Ally and Brennan came breezing past them.
"Guys come check out the news!" Ally beckoned excitedly.
After exchanging glances, Shalimar and Tony jogged after the couple.
They found that the others were sitting around, eyes fixed on the television screen.
Cameras were filming David Xenos as well as Ox and the others being manhandled into the backs of police cars.
Then they changed cameras and an anchorwoman's face filled the screen.
†Businessman and oil tycoon, David Xenos was arrested this morning--,†
The camera changed again and a pick-up truck with a familiar barrel and a box of other items in the truck-bed were displayed. Police were all around. The anchorwoman's voice continued,
†after authorities received a literal truckload of evidence, citing him for illegal dumping of toxic materials. Among the evidence was one of hundreds of barrels containing waste, blood samples of animal life that showed traces of the toxins, photographs and even film footage of Xenos' accomplices actually dumping the waste off of one of Xenos' own oil rigs. With such overwhelming incriminating evidence, Xenos can expect lengthy prison time---†
Adam turned it off right there, turning to smile at his team.
"A job well done! Especially you, Tony. Your talents proved paramount."
"Adam please, I was only doing what I needed to get my home back. Now that I have I can return to it."
Everyone else exchanged significant looks.
"Well if that's really where you want to be we won't stop you." Ally said. "But..."
Tony frowned. "What?"
"Well..." Shalimar spoke up. "As it so happens, it turns out that there's room for more than one feral in Mutant X nowadays."
Emma took over. "If being left alone is what you want, we respect that."
"You shouldn't take joining us lightly. It's a big change. We all lead dangerous lives here." Adam added.
"But you'd definitely be a good addition to the team." Jesse admitted.
"Yeah, and you've got to ask yourself, what'll happen to you on that beach if Xenos gets out?"
Ally smacked Brennan in the chest.
"Ow!"
Everyone scowled at Brennan but Tony only chuckled.
"Are you guys serious about this?" He asked. "I mean, about my sticking around?"
"The question is, can YOU be?" Shalimar retorted, holding out a Mutant X ring for him.
The widest of grins spread across Tony's face.
[END LOG TWO]