Chapter 4: Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

"It really was the most bizarre thing. There he was, passed out at the table, and his hair came off in my hands!" Lady Jaye was standing with Cover Girl and Scarlett next to the unconscious Dreadnok, telling them her story. "And then this blond ponytail appeared," she continued. "It was the most incredible thing. So---"

"Shiny," Cover Girl breathed.

"And soft! Touch it."

Both Scarlett and Cover Girl ran their fingers through the blonde river that flowed from the Dreadnok's head. It had been released from the confines of the ponytail, and now it fanned out on the pillow. "My god," Scarlett said. "He must condition for hours! I wonder what he uses?"

"Definitely not something from Wal-Mart," said Cover Girl, running her fingers through his hair again. Cover Girl had been a runway model once upon a time. She KNEW hair.

Suddenly the women heard a throat clear behind them.

"So after I realized that this couldn't be our Flint, I slammed his head on the table and---"

"Save it, Lady Jaye. We know he has severe alcohol poisoning." Sgt Conrad "Duke" Hauser walked into the room. "What I need to know is, where is Flint?"