Tony arrived at the school within 30 minutes of Ralph's call. Heading into the office, he told the secretary he was there to see Mr. H, and after showing that he really was an FBI agent now instead of a prankster, was let through.

"Come in," said Ralph as he hung up the phone. Tony opened the door and saw Aidan lying on the couch in the office. Seeing Tony, she sat up and took a wet towel off her forehead. "What's this all about," said Tony, closing the door. "Aidan, never thought you would go out on something as minor like this, given you were..."

"Tony, it's a ruse," said Ralph. "Aidan had a holograph and it was in front of students. As far as they're concerned, she's in here resting from a near faint." Aidan nodded, though inside she was worried that she nearly did. Ralph's idea of having her lie down in his office actually helped her, but she didn't say anything to him about it.

"Holograph... let me guess, some sort of suit power?"

"Yeah, Tony, apparently lets me see things, warnings and the like," she said, wrapping the towel around her neck. "Just wish Ralph told me about this sooner."

"OK, enough of the school lesson. So, what did you find out from Lazuli or this holograph?" said Tony a bit annoyed.

Aidan shrugged and shook her head. "Not too much. The holograph had a man yelling on the phone about MK's escape. They also mentioned something about a plan and the school."

"Did you get a name or anything," said Tony.

"No, and that's what is confusing. I heard everything clearly but then it started fading out then cutoff in mid-sentence."

"That must've been when MK passed out," said Ralph. Noticing Aidan's curious look, he continued. "When I had the suit, I noticed that I couldn't get holographs off people if they were unconscious. Anyway, just talked to Bill on the car phone. He's on his way over. MK's still pretty doped up from whatever they gave her, so he couldn't talk to her. The doctors were surprised that she even made it to the school."

"Has she said anything at the hospital, something that could help with whatever these guys' plans are?" said Aidan, worried about the school as well as MK.

"The doctors said she's mumbled a couple of things, but not much. Bill said he was going to bring the handcuffs she wore back here to see if you can get a holograph off them. They're bound to have the kidnapper's vibes."

"How he managed to sneak them out before the other agents got to the hospital is beyond me," said Tony. "Then again, with Maxwell's amazing knack for cracking any case in the old days, anything's possible."

"Yep, I'm beginning to learn that anything's possible, especially with trials and errors in the suit," said Aidan simply.

"I know, Ade, but that's how I learned to use the suit without the book," said Ralph sympathetically.

A few minutes later, Bill entered the room. "Well, boys and girl, I hope you're all fit and ready to bust these bad guys... geesh Artie, you look like something the cat drug in from the cow pasture."

"Well, that's what you get when you get your first holograph in front of your class," said Aidan with a wry grin. "Feel a mess too. So, do you have the handcuffs so I can try again?"

Bill nodded and handed them to her. Not sure if it'd happen again, Aidan leaned with her arms resting on her knees to see if she could avoid becoming dizzy again. It didn't quite work, but it was less intense as she saw an image phase into view. "I've got something. It's a couple of men and they've left a car with guns," she said, then frowned. "Wait a minute, they're about quarter block away from here..."

"Ade, you'd better get out there and stop them," said Ralph. "I'll put the school in lockdown in a couple of minutes so you can get through the front before the gates behind the doors close. It'd be too hard to explain why the gates were bent in a strange way."

Aidan stripped down to the jammies and started to run out the door when Tony stopped her. "Aidan, you can't run out there dressed as a hot tamale," said Tony. "They'll really think you flipped your lid from a head injury."

"He's right, you'd better go invisible, at least until you get outside," said Ralph.

Though he was retired, Bill went on automatic, working out a scenario. "Tony, you check the main hallways and take outside and I'll stay inside and help Ralph with the lockdown."

The younger team nodded and again, Aidan had trouble turning invisible. "Damn it to hell," she said in frustration, only to have the three turn and look at her, a bit surprised at her verbiage. "Sorry, still won't work right. I'll have to sneak out back and go around."

"Just get a move on Aidan," said Tony as he headed out the front of the room to check for other potential suspects. As Aidan and Tony left, Ralph turned to Bill. "OK, partner here's what we need to do..."

Aidan closed the backdoor to the office and went into stealth mode. Fortunately for Aidan, the school blinds were closed as it was a sunny day, but it seemed as though there were a couple of birds that looked at her funny. No sooner did Aidan arrived at the front she saw the two men walk up the sidewalk. They stopped in mid-step, recognizing the young woman. "Can't you read the sign," she said, smirking and pointing. "It reads 'gun-free zone' not 'Rifle Convention 2006.'

The men just laughed at the sight of a girl in longjohns and a cape, much to her chagrin. "Take her out," said the taller of the two and opened fire on her.

Aidan gasped in shock, reflexively covering her head with her arms. The bullets bounced off her, and after the guns were emptied, they stood in shock when they saw she was still alive. Aidan looked down, and was surprised herself to find she was uninjured. Glancing up, she then growled and started toward the men. Panicking when they heard the school bells ring an alert as well, the men raced to the car and sped off. Aidan noticed Tony coming through the side door, having secured the rest of the area. "Tony, follow them in your car and I'll fly after them," she said a bit panicked as well, not sure if she could do this for a real case.

Tony decided to take action himself. "OK, how will I follow you?"

"Easy, just follow the flying red tumbler," she said, breaking out of her hesitation as she took three steps and jumped. As she was flying, again with some problems, she spotted the car driving fast and slightly out of control toward downtown. She started swerving in odd angles, making her cringe and pray she wouldn't crash again.

The driver looked into his rearview mirror and was shocked at what he saw. "Drew, that girl's not only bulletproof, she can fly, though she looks like a concussed and blind albatross," he said. "What did those doctors give her to heal with?"

"If that's this new medicine they're hyping, I sure want some," said the other man.

Despite the wobbly flight, Aidan reached the driver side door and, out of instinct, dragged her feet on the ground to stop the car. The driver tried to pull a gun on her, but she gave him a quick uppercut, knocking him out.

Noticing the other man reach down, she gave a dark look and growl, tired at being shot in or out of the suit. "Now, you... unless you want to join him in La La Land, you'd better not show your gun and put your hands up," she said threateningly. Stunned, the man did as he was told as Tony drove up in his car.

Getting out, Tony looked at the car. "Uh, Aidan, good job. I mean it's great that you've got these guys, but I think you'd better turn off the ignition before the tires decide to become flying saucers and our third guest has questions," he chuckled.

She looked down, realizing the tires were still spinning, as the car was still in drive, then at the passerby, who was standing there stunned. "Sorry, just doing a scene for a movie," she said to the woman, giving a cheesy smile. The lady only nodded and ran as fast as she could, not sure what happened and not wanting to find out. Aidan turned to Tony and shrugged at the retreating form. "Now I see what Ralph meant by saying he got funny reactions to the jammies," she said. "Guess I'd better keep a journal of excuses to use in the future."

After making the passenger turn off the ignition, Aidan helped Tony handcuff the two men together and lead them into Tony's car. They called Ralph and Bill on the car phone to say what happened, and after setting up a time later that evening to discuss the case with the others, departed to their separate, normal jobs.

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"Rutile." He listened to what happened. "Damn it. Listen, I want you to gather the others and head back here. We need to regroup and get a better plan ready. We have to have the school hostage before our boss goes to his parole hearing tomorrow."

He slammed down the phone. "Don't know how, but you were able to stop me today ... no matter," he said. "Tomorrow, we'll attack again, this time full force, before the school knows what hit it. I will force Judge Serpentine to change his decision tomorrow when my boss has his hearing, and no one will stand in my way."