~*T*~

"Amy would be so pissed with you," Hermione said, loading the last of the chairs back into the van.

"Oh?"

"Totally outed me as more than "just" a healer."

"Maybe, maybe not. You just healed my tongue from being too short," Harry smiled, "Hey, I didn't lithp that time. Shite."

"You've almost got the hang of it," Luna said before she leaned up and licked his nose.

"Soon, I hope."

~*i*~

Hermione walked up to the old woman, "Let me help you with that," she said, holding out her hand.

She clutched her bag of groceries tighter, hunched over a little more, scowled, "I've got it, thank you, dear."

Hermione smiled at her, "My name is Amy, and I am not so hard up as to steal groceries from old ladies," she said, "I saw that this isn't easy for you, and would like to help."

She obviously thought about it a moment.

Hermione held out a bare arm, the weather warm enough for March that her t-shirt doesn't stick out too much.

"Thank you, dear," she said, and tucked her hand under Hermione's, the shopping bag slipping down her arm, "My name's Martha."

"Where are we going, Martha?"

~*i*~

"Let's go meet my team," Luna said, as they climbed into the van after Hermione's hospital shift.

"Sure."

"I won't have to heal anyone, will I?"

"Not unless you can, and want to, fix Rachel's power-damage."

~*i*~

"So, this is Brian, Alec, and Rachel. They're my team, paid by Coil, and like me without a way out. I was recruited at gunpoint, Coil's promising Brian help with his sister's custody, Alec needs to stay under the radar and away from his dad, and Rachel's wanted for murder from her trigger."

"Taylor, or Harry. I control bugs."

"Amy, or Hermione. I heal people."

"Yeah, call me Luna. Lisa was nice while it lasted, but it's time to move on."

"You gave out a lot of our secrets just now."

"Coil has no intention of losing his leverage over you, so I'm just letting him know that if he doesn't leave town, he's going to be backed into such a tight corner he'll never get out of it."

"Really?"

"Yup," Luna smiled, "He's got this place bugged, but not rigged to blow, unlike his lair."

Luna's phone rang.

She laughed, "Yeah, you want to threaten my girls, and my team, Thomas."

Her phone stopped ringing.

"I called you in to Piggot and Reinke this morning, your friendship with the chief director won't save you this time."

Her phone rang again, "I called Legend, too. He's already disillusioned about the chief director, and quite willing to bring his team after you."

Her phone stopped ringing again.

~*i*~

"So," Luna told her team, "Rich now."

"So you're taking over the Undersiders?"

"If you want to be heroes I'll keep paying you. Corporate heroes, show up, look pretty, get paid. Free lawyers."

"What for?"

"Get Rachel cleared. Get Brian custody of Aisha. Arrange clemency for Hijack."

Alec leaned back, clearly thinking. Brian frowned. Rachel looked confused, "They know I'm here, and haven't bothered me. I don't need any help."

"If you get cleared, we can set you up a charity, and then your dogs will have plenty of room, and people to look after them."

"So, the lawyers can get me money for my dogs."

"Yes," Luna answered.

"Do it."

"What she said," Alec said.

"Yeah," Brian nodded.

~*i*~

"May I?" Hermione held out her hand to Rachel.

"What?"

"See what your powers have done to you?"

"Look only," Rachel said, taking Hermione's hand, "No fixing without talking."

Hermione nodded, "Luna said you weren't good at talking."

"I never was," Rachel said, "It got better. Now I can talk to dogs real good, people," she shook her head, "People are fucking weird."

"Yeah, I can see that. I can help your brain build up the parts that are supposed to understand humans, without damaging the parts that understand dogs. You'll need to eat your livers, kidneys, hearts, and spleens, though."

"You're not telling me to eat more veggies?"

"Those are important, too, but the livers and kidneys will help you more right now."

"You're just going to help me understand people?"

"If that's what you want."

"Yeah."

"OK. Eat more liver and kidneys, talk to people. As your brain builds up the parts, you'll need to train it to understand people. Luna will find you some, and once your warrants are pulled we'll get you time in public."

"I don't like people."

"That's OK, but understanding them will help you deal with them."

"Good."

~*i*~

"Two down, three to go," Luna said happily, swinging into the driver's seat of her van.

"Gangs?" Harry asked.

Hermione nodded, buckling up in the passenger seat.

"Parents?" Luna asked, looking at Hermione.

"Sure," Hermione sighed, "These ones kinda suck. Worse than my dentists, and they weren't that much better than your aunt, Harry."

~*T*~

Note: Luna was talking about the deputy director, and mispronounced his name on purpose.