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THE C.N. VERSE

JOHNNY BRAVO

CHAPTER TWO

OLD FRIENDS

Johnny wasn't sure how but he found himself sitting in a bar having a drink with Suzy "so finish your story" Suzy said right just as Johnny downed a shot of something "so there I am with my buddy Jack getting ready for lunch and in walks some kid in a lab coat, not even eighteen is barking order orders at some three star generals that were with him and I couldn't believe what I was seeing I nearly dropped the tray I was holding out laughter"

"Oh my god that is hilarious, what happened next?"

At that moment Johnny froze just as he was about to take another drink and went into a daze, almost like he was deep in thought but just as Suzy was about to ask what's wrong he snapped out of his daze "nothing much, they got their food and the kid continued to chew out the generals as they left"

"Oh"

"Yeah"

An awkward silence befell the two as they stared at their drinks while every once in a while looking up at the other, Suzy could clearly tell that something happened after his story that he didn't want to talk about but at that very moment Johnny broke the silence "enough about my old war stories, what have you been up to"

Suzy couldn't help but smile as she took another gulp of her drink then responded to Johnny's question "after my father's death my mother moved us to London to live with my great aunt Caroline, I stayed there until I graduated college and traveled the world that is until the war broke out"

Johnny immediately took note of that "you were in the war"

She didn't respond right away which Johnny also took note of "yeah, I didn't really do much, I was just an assistant to a high ranking official"

"It's a good thing you weren't in the middle of, some of the stories I heard were the stuff of nightmares"

"Well they didn't call it The Conflict of Nations for nothing"

"Yeah… at least that madman who started it is burning in hell"

"I'll toast to that"

The two raised there glasses and clinked them together. The two continued to talk and reconnect until the bar closed and kicked the two out "I can't believe how late is" Suzy said as the two made their way the their respected vehicles "yeah I got to get up early and open the diner"

But just as Johnny straddled his motorcycle he felt her hand rest on his shoulder which caused him to look back and the second their eyes met it was like time had stopped and that two souls that had been seeking their other half had finally been connected. The rest of the night was a blur and the next thing Suzy knew she was waking up in Johnny's bed and as she swung her legs over the side she realized she was nearly naked and quickly wrapped the bed sheet around her as she looked for her clothes but just as she found them folded up neatly on a chair her cell phone buzzed which prompted her to pull her phone and put the earpiece in her ear "hello"

"Yes boss, I'm in Aron City"

Just then she noticed a small box sitting on a desk next to Johnny's bed "nothing seems out of place but my investigation has only just started"

She slowly walked over to the box and opened it to reveal a Silver Star medal "holy shit… oh nothing"

She immediately closed the box "yes, I understand the importance of this mission"

Suzy couldn't help but roll her eyes "if Carl Chryniszzswics is up to no good I'll find out…"

Just then she heard the door creek open "yeah mom everything's fine… I'll call you later okay, alright mom I love you to"

She pulled out the earpiece ant turned to face Johnny "hey"

"Hey… so, last night?"

"you don't remember… we came back here after the bar and we were about to… yeah and just as you got your bra off, you passed out on my bed"

"Oh god" Suzy said completely embarrassed by what had transpired last night while also trying not to laugh "I uh folded your clothes and uh, just slept on the couch in the living room"

Suddenly out of nowhere Suzy walked up to him and kissed him, then after a few seconds the two separated "you're a good man Johnny, that's what I love about you"

Suzy just then realized what she said a stepped away from Johnny "the diner is open so after you get dressed I'd be happy to treat you to breakfast"

"I'd like that"

Johnny smiled and quickly left the room and once the door was closed Suzy sighed as she sat down on the bed then started to stare at the earpiece "dammit Johnny."

Once she got dressed she ventured out into the diner where there a few patrons and Johnny standing at the counter with his back to her but when she got within a few feet of him he turned to face her and she was surprised to see that he was talking with Carl which caught her off guard but only for a second "Little Suzy?" carl said as she approached the counter "by god look at you, you sure have grown up, I haven't seen you… in forever"

"Seems like a lifetime ago"

Unbeknownst to the two men she reached into her pocket and pushed a button on her phone, the words Cloning Phone appeared along with a spinning circle. Suzy immediately noticed the obviously expensive suit Carl was wearing "you seem to be doing well for yourself"

"Yeah I started a tech company out of my garage and it was a marginal success until I met a man named Manfred Drake, with his help I was able to launch the company into the multimillion dollar giant that it is"

"I'm glad thing are going well for you"

"And what have you been up to"

"Moved to Europe with my mom, went to various prestigious schools, traveled the world after college, Johnny let me crash here while I was passing through"

Just then they heard a buzzing sound which prompted Suzy to pull out her phone, the phone read cloning complete "it's my mom, ever the worrier"

She then turned to Johnny "I'm going to have to take a rain check on that breakfast, but I'll call you later okay"

"Okay" Johnny said just as a customer at the far end of the diner raised their hand to get his attention which he immediately saw and ran off to attend to the customer and as soon as Johnny ran off Suzy turned her attention back to Carl "I hate to run, but maybe we'll catch up later"

"I look forward towards that"

The two said their goodbyes and she left just as Johnny came back from helping a customer. As soon as Suzy left the diner she made her way to the back of the building so that she could see what was on Carl's phone but just as the information started to appear a warning suddenly came up saying "error, virus detected, implementing self-destruct"

She quickly pulled out the earpiece and tossed the phone into the nearest trach can and ran like hell until her phone exploded which sounded like somebody set off a handful of cherry bombs. She poked her head out from behind a dumpster to make sure the close was clear which it was and she made her way over to the trashcan and looked down at the charred remains of her phone "shit"

She then put the earpiece in her ear and pushed a button on the side "report"

"Yeah boss it's me"

"Do you have anything to report?"

"I attempted to clone his phone, but apparently he has some sort of safety protocol on it because my phone detected a virus and self-destructed"

Her boss didn't respond but she could hear him sigh in irritation but also worry "this maybe nothing but a case of paranoia but just to be safe I'm coming in, I'll be in Aron city in a few hours"

"Yes boss"

The line then went dead which prompted her to quickly make her way to a safe house nearby. Back inside the diner Carl and Johnny had their usual conversation about what was new in their life "so, are you and Suzy…"

"No, no, we were just catching up last night, had a little too much to drink and we just crashed here"

"Okay" Carl said not believing a single word Johnny said but before they could continue a limousine pulled up as usual and honked the horn three times "until next time Johnny"

Carl again like usual said his goodbye and slapped a fifty dollar bill on the counter and left. Once Carl got into his limo he was greeted by a man who was sitting at the opposite side of the limo "hello Carl"

"Manfred"

As soon as the door closed behind him Carl pulled out his phone and handed it to Manfred "I think we might have a problem"

Manfred looked down at the phone which read "cloning detected, launching safety protocol virus" "do you think Johnny suspects"

"No, he's too much of an idiot… but the girl…"

"Girl, what girl"

Carl didn't respond right away "Suzy, a girl that lived in my old neighborhood, was just passing through"

Before Carl could say anything else Manfred started to chuckle "you clever bastard"

"I'm sorry"

"It's nothing, I think we'll need to speed up production and begin phase two"

"Yes Manfred"

"And then the city will be ours, then the world"

The two started to maniacally start to laugh as the limo pulled away leaving behind a completely oblivious Johnny

TO BE CONTINUED…