A/N: This chapter written in honor of Akili's bithday because it was her idea in the first place. Akili, you will be getting those tapes at some point, lol. I think this falls somewhere along the ranks of the Woodstock chapter...

Chapter 13

"Got any threes?"

"Go fish. Got any twos?"

"Yep. Here ya go."

"Cool. Got any fives?"

"...Yeah...here."

"Got any eights?"

"YOU'RE CHEATING!"

"You know what? I think it's time for a cookie break."

"Good idea. Let's go. Jerry's manning the stand."

"Oh good, I like Jerry. He's the one that wore charcoal boots that time instead of black and pissed the boss off, right?"

"Sure is."

"What a guy."

The two DREDD minions got up from the sidewalk outside of N-Tek's large garage and walked across the way to where an identical minion was standing behind a table with plates of cookies on it.

"Hey, guys!" he waved enthusiastically as the two card-playing minions approached.

"Hey! Just came to say hi...and to have some more cookies, of course!"

"Sure! Have some!"

The first DREDD minion went and carefully selected a cookie from the plate. "This one looks good," he said, as he reached up to take off his helmet so that he could eat it.

"STOP!" Out of nowhere, he was tackled to the ground by three other minions.

"AGH! THE COOKIE! WATCH THE COOKIE!"

The DREDD minions backed off, noticing that the first one was about to drop his beloved cookie.

"We're sorry," one said, speaking for the rest of them. "It's just...you know we're not allowed to take off our helmets when people are watching..."

"Who's watching!" the cookie-holding minion asked bewilderedly.

"They are," Jerry whispered, pointing at a large window on the north side of the building facing them where several dozen N-Tek employees were crowded together.

The first DREDD minion looked to where Jerry was pointing. "Why are they watching us?"

"Because we're interesting," one boasted proudly.

"I've been trying to get them to join up with DREDD ever since we got here. It gives me something to do."

"So, if I can't eat the cookie, what do I do with it?"

"You hold it."

"Hold it?"

"Yep. Just hold it."

One of the other DREDD minions suddenly waved at the window and shouted "Join the dark side! We have cookies!"

The N-Tek employees quickly scattered, leaving one man remaining, still looking out the window at the minions gathered around the stand.

"That one's a possibility," Jerry remarked. "He actually came over yesterday on his break and asked about our dental plan."

The DREDD minions all around him snorted.

"Whatdja tell him?" one asked.

"I told him it was the best, of course."

There was derisive laughter all around.

"Well, anyway, I've got to go back to putting fliers on the car windshields," one said. "Anyone want to help?"

"Sure," said one, "if you help me with the banner later."

"You've got it."

And so they went off to kill time by attempting to corrupt N-Tek agents while their master remained inside doing his best to bring beautiful chaos to the organization devoted to preventing it.