Chapter 3

After finally reaching the crime and thankfully that she haven't to hear another love life story Frank, April pulled up beside the curve and turn off the engine. "Alright here what we should do when get in. I suggest we do good cop and bad cop routine." said Frank getting out of the car.

"Really?." April ask seeing how Frank was taking the job very seriously, even though he has no NIB training but at least he got the attitude of a NIB. "Oh yeah kid, this very simple. You interrogate the witness and I'll do the growling." said Frank as he gave a growl for example. Then April said "Uh huh. Well, here's what I should recommend we do. We're your to do a good cop and dum dog routine, and you just don't talk at all."

After hearing that plan and agreed to it, he then said "I gotcha partner, you will not hear a word from me. I'll be quiet as a mouse." When they entered into the building they saw a few agents were cleaning up and collecting samples of the crime scene, April walked over to the two adult agents as they were waiting for.

An before April can say anything, Frank beat her to it. "Alright what do we got?." he said as he received a pointed look by April, as he zipped his mouth shut. April then looked back at the two agents an said professionally. "Alright what do we got?." One of the agents spoke to her while giving her the note.

"Well, as you can see Agent A the killer was after something, but it basically looks like the women didn't spill the beans." Frank looked down and saw an empty body of a woman that was cut in half as he said while holding a laugh "Hey, April look. Zero body fat." This made the other agents laugh at that joke, while April didn't see anything funny about it as she put on her serious look, making the agents stop laughing and feeling a little bit disrespectful.

"It was kinda funny." said one of them. Rolling her eyes about it and resuming back to main subject. "Where there any witnesses doing the incident?." she ask. "Why yes they was one. A teenage boy have witness the murder and the victim was his mother. He called us after it happened." said the buff agent.

April looked at the sticky note that was given to her by one of the agents as it read Tony and his phone number written down. Suddenly she overheard an argument in the back as she the boy who was about her age, as she presume walking forward.

"Frank stay here cause, I think seeing and hearing a talking dog will be a little bit too much for him." she said about to go into the kitchen, as Frank stopped her. "And what am I going to out here?." he ask. April turned around and shugged her shoulders and said "I don't know um...why don't you just sniff around and look for clues."

The same agents before started laughing again after hearing that, as Frank looked up at them and said "What?." "Oh nothing." said both of them quickly dropping the laughing. Back to April who was enter into the kitchen, she saw the boy who was very upset about what just happened to his mom. "Look I don't need to calm down dude, my mom was killed right in front of me." said Tony talking to an agent as he said trying to calm him down.

"Kid relax we're hear and we are handling this as soon as possible." April stepped in as she said "What does he have to relax about?. The poor guy has been traumatized." This give the agent to leave the kitchen an let her handle the situation, while Tony was looking at a very pretty girl that his have never seen before.

With a bright smile on her face she said "Hi my name is April. You could say that I'm in charge of this investigation." "Oh um...well my name is Tony. An aren't you a little bit too young to be a investigator?." he ask with interest. April just chuckled and said "Don't let my age fool you. So, anyways what time did it happen and what did you eat before it happened?."

Tony raise his eyebrow and don't understand what the second question have to do with his mom being killed, but he just go along with it. "I had a spinach pepperoni pizza and my mom was killed about a quarter till midnight." "Hmmmm, I see then that case you need pie. Don't worry it's on me." said April as she put her arm around his, and made they way out of the building.

While quietly driving as a soft tune being played on the radio, April began starting a conversation with Tony. "So, Tony tell me about yourself. Do you do sports?. Are you in a book club or what?." Tony immediately begin to trust April and starting to like her. "Actually April, I'm in a space science club and yes it is a geek nerd club." he said while petting Frank.

"That's cool to know. Anything else that is awesome about you cutie?." she said giving him a wink as he blushed a little bit. "Well, I am a big fan of the New York Giants." he said as they pulled up to the cafe. As Tony got out of the car and went in, April looked at Frank who was smirking at her.

"Why are you giving me that look Frank?." she ask as Frank just smiled as he spoke. "I know what you did. You were flirting with the kid." "What?. No!. I was trying to keep him calm and relaxed so, I can get some little bit more information to the investigation. Now, if you be a pal and watch the car for me." said April, getting out of the car and push her car button to lock it and went inside of the cafe.

As they took a seat in the back an order a few slices of pie, Tony started giving every detail about the event that took place tonight, as April was listening to every word of it while eating her pie. "And that's it. Now, can you please tell me what's really going on?." he ask April. "Look Tony, I think that you already experienced enough drama and tragedy for one night. So, why don't we just finish our pies and I pay for your bus fee." she said trying to avoid answering.

Tony gave a sigh as he closed his eyes and said "My mom was really nice women that you could ever met. She will always make you laugh and just have a great time. I just want to know who will kill my mom." After hearing that from Tony and telling her great things about his mom, April just gave in and as she started telling him everything.

"Alright, Tony you deserve to know. Your mom Mrs. Ross was an alien from a light blue planet call Cormack. I am one of the ninja agents of a secret government organization that monitors Alien and Mutant activities, and protect the planet from Alien or Mutant terrorist who wants to threaten our Universe or Planet." Tony was in awe after hearing that as April continue on explaining.

"Whoever murdered your mother Tony, I promise that they will be taking it justice. That's a guarantee." Then after saying that to him, she pulled out her neuralizer and said "Now, I have to." "Kill me. I know its a government thing to keep secrets and what not." said Tony, letting April know that his been watching that Area 51 show, in which it was fake.

While laughing a little bit, April said "Oh no it's nothing like that at all. It's just a little device that will help you ease your mind." Tony smile about the idea as he said "So when you use that on me, can we hang out and maybe catch a movie?." "Sorry Tony but that's not how my little device work. You see once I flashy thing you, you will no longer remember me or tonight. I'll see you but you want see me." she said putting on her shades and getting ready to flash him.

Tony's smile dropped after hearing that and said "That sounds sad really. I mean wiping away someone's memory and you be all by your lonesome, an especially you know the person very well." This stopped April from pressing the button on her neuralizer, and felt very sad about because Tony was speaking the truth.

She remembered the very first time she used the neuralizer, and that was using it on her best friend. April took off her shades showing her sad eyes, and then she looked at the window as two girls were walking by wearing a t-shirt that said We're best friends for ever! written on it.

Then suddenly April's ringer went off letting her know that it's time for her to go to the other crime scene, as she closed her neuralizer and put it back into her pocket. "I gotta go. Duty calls." she told Tony while paying the bill. "Hey what happened to flashy thing me?." Tony ask with a smile. "Oh well I'm going to let you slide on this one, and I'll flashy thing you later alright. Have a safe night Tony." and walked away leaving Tony as he smiled, as he took a bite of his pie.

As soon as April walked out of the building she began to hear Who let the Dogs out song being played loud in her car, as she see Frank enjoying the music while barking. April put her hand on her hip while having a pointing look on her face, as she took out her car key button an press it causing the song to go off.

Frank stopped barking and look up at April and said "What?. I got bored." With sigh she pressed the button again to unlock the car as the door popped open, and got in. As she began to turn on the engine, Frank ask "So, you tell the boy you love him?." April arch an eyebrow an said "What!?. Oh heck no I didn't say that. Hey, look his witness to a crime and that's all there is to it."

"Ah come on April don't lie. My baby sister would grab her alien paws on him, and she isn't even his species." said Frank seating back in his seat. "Oh an I have to take dating love advice from Mr. Sniffing another dogs butt." she said rolling her eyes as Frank said feeling disrespected "Hey that's K-9 code kid and I respect that."

April then said smiling "Oh whatever Frank. Anyway we need check that spaceship out that crashed at the park." When they arrive at the park that was filled with agents and clean up crew's, they got out of the car and started walking towards the crash site as Frank was once again taking the job too seriously.

"Alright out of the way people!. I'm April's partner and I demand some respect and, I want some finger prints dusted." he said passing by some agents, as April headed to the big tent that kelp the spaceship an ignoring Frank while one of the agents was laughing at him.

"Man, Agent A seriously losing her touch in style as having a alien pug dog as her partner." he said chuckling at Frank who stopped in front of him. "Hey man, you got kids?." Frank ask as the agent answered "Heck no." "Then that case." Frank said growling at the guy while showing his teeth, as he attacked the poor guy.

April quickly ignored the sound of agent pleading for help, as she went inside of the tent and see the very small spaceship. She then put on her ear piece and contact HQ while opening up her SCC aka Scanner, Computer, and Communication device small device. "Hey, Zed can you hear me?." "Yeah O'Neil I can hear you. Please send me a scan of the space ship." said Zed who was out of his office and talking to April on the big screen.

Nodding back as a response, April bent down and scanned the spaceship and sent it to HQ, while getting a full info about who it belongs to and profile. "Huh, this ship belongs to an unknown race. Is that right or my SCC needs a recall?." Zed chuckle as he said "No, yours working fine April. The only unknown race in the Universe is Zelena."

April read her profile and history on her device as she said "Let me guess she's a old girlfriend of yours?." "Boy, she wishes. I don't know why she came back to Earth. It's not on this planet." said Zed remembering back in his days of youth.

"You mean the Light of Zarthra?. Yeah, what I'm reading from her history she came to Earth looking for it and left. But I guess that the Light is here." she said looking at Zed on her device, as he was in disbelief because this is old news and history. "This doesn't make any sense at all. The Light of Zarthra should have been off of the planet years ago, heck I even gave that order to my top agent." he said.

"Well obviously Zed your so called top agent didn't do a good job then. Who did you give the order to?." April ask standing up. "That's easy. I gave that order like if I gave it to you, and that agent was Karai. And she's." April interrupted Zed as she said "Dead?. Am I right?."

Zed chuckle again an said "No, but she wishes. She works at the Build a Bear workshop near the coast." As if on cue, April was in shock to believe where her best friend works at. "No way!."

"Yes way. It would have appears that Karai is the only person that knows where the Light of Zarthra is. She is the only person that can save the Universe from Zelena's clutches. Find her and bring her here asap." said Zed as he went off the screen, as April was in disbelief.

In fact she can't hold her excitement cause of now, she will for the first time ever in three years she was going to reunited with her best friend. "Like Mikey always says. Booyakasha!." as April said jumping up in the air.