Chapter 11
A week after sending Tony back into his home planet and things went back to normal. Karai and April were doing their regular on the job routine in which was riding around the city and monitor any weird activity, and wait to see if Zed was going to call them and give a assignment for them to do. Like always before Karai was neuralized this was one of the things they did at NIB.
When stopping at the red light and while letting the pedestrians crossover. Karai looked at the time on the screen and see it was 11:30pm and decided to head back to HQ and do some paper work. But first a quick trip to her favorite spot in the middle of the city and that was the pretzel cart. "Lets go and eat some pretzels. On me." She driving forward. April was on her phone to see if any agent texted them to ask for their assistance before answering. "Alright. I got a taste for some baked dough." April said putting her phone up.
"That's the spirit April. Now I know there's a short cut to the pretzel cart." Karai said having her mind set on eating sweet buttery goodness. When reaching to the short cut and made to the destination except, the pretzel cart that was supposed to be there wasn't. Confused about the situation, Karai continue driving and thinking that the pretzel cart man moved to another spot. "Where is it, where is it, where is it." She said still searching for her favorite pretzel stand. This made April felt bad to see her best friend confused as she didn't know about the pretzel cart. "Um, Karai?." She began but Karai stopped her.
"Not now April, I'm trying to find my pretzel joint. And from what I'm seeing I can't find it any where." Karai said circling around the block thinking that she might have overlooked. With no luck of finding her pretzel cart she parked on the side of the road and got frustrated. "Where the hell is my pretzel cart?. It should be right freaking here." She pointed out while turning off the engine. Not wanting to get on her bad side nor add wood to the fire. April made attempt to tell her partner about the pretzel stand. "What I was trying to tell Karai was that the man had made a lot of money selling his pretzels that he invested in buying his own store, and expand his business."
Karai looked on April's side of the car and look through the window and see the pretzel joint. Then she turn on the engine back and drove away as April was confuse. "Uh, Karai?." She asked seeing her partner focus on the road. "We get pretzels later April. Right now I just want to head back to HQ and do some last minute paperwork." Karai answered and not even looking at her. April knew why she was like this as who can blame her. Like what she told Karai before, three years is a long time and things change in those three years.
After a long silence drive back to NIB and it was a real quiet one too. The two teens headed in while telling the agent who always seating and reading his newspaper or magazine what's up and getting in the elevator and getting off, and grab a seat at their desks that was on the upper level. Karai sat down on her side of the office that she and April share, while pouring some coffee for both of them.
"D... D... Do you want to talk about it now or just drop it?." April asked grabbing her cup from her partner.
"Hmmmm, I rather just drop it and don't discuss it." Karai answered and sat down at her computer and went to typing up the paperwork. April sat down at her desk and also went to typing up some last minute paperwork with no problem or waste any time. "So I was thinking that we should catch up some lost time." April said having her eyes glued to her screen. Karai stopped typing and then took a pause on the computer, and look at her partner seeing that she really trying to cheer her up. "Sure. It would be nice to catch things up." Karai having an idea in which created a smile as then said "And I know where we can start. Come on."
Without questioning on where they're going she followed Karai down the steps an continue walking and reached to the deneuralizer room. With fast thinking in her head and figure out what's on Karai mind, April trying to run out but didn't make it time. "Computer close the door and activate the flush." Karai said grinning. Obeying on the orders that was given the computer automatically shut the door and started releasing the water in the room.
"Ah crap!. Computer shut down the flush." April said not wanting to get wet. Karai got herself ready to be flush and said "Believe it or not April, I already got this planned out the entire time." Not liking the way she was grinning about it while the room was filled up with water. Like last time before they both got flushed like theirs no tomorrow as one of them was loving it as the other didn't. When reaching to the tubes as the doors swung open and letting the water out, both girls were soaked and wet as Karai had a grin on her face as April spit out some water and had a aggravated look on her face. "Flush!. You gotta love it huh, April?." said Karai still smiling.
"Girl you are the only one in NIB to love getting flush." April said squeezing her hair to get the water out. "You want to do it again don't you K?." She asked her while Karai grinned back as this was her answer. Rolling her eyes in amusement April called their car to come pick them up and drive right back to HQ and get flush again for about five times. After getting satisfied with getting soaked in cold water, Karai called quits to April's happiness and went to Zeds office as call them so they can discuss some next assignments.
"Okay you two I have report from downtown that two mutants who are gang leaders are out causing havoc on the streets." said Zed while taking out his glasses to read more. Both girls were listening real good about the assignment issue since after all they were giving the top best assignments that any great agent can have unless, you come up asked Zed for a heavy load with more danger assignment. "The Fox gang leader name is Fredrick and while the Bullfrog gang leader is Toby. They always bump heads with one another over stupid reasons and I want you two to handle the feud for me." Zed finished while taking off his glasses and grab his mug of coffee.
Then April got up and said "We're on it Zed. This shouldn't take too long to stop a feud."
"Keep on dreaming O'Neil. Those two been feuding since their dads gave them their job as gang leader." Karai said pulling out her gun and checking to see if it was loaded.
"Yeah, that is true and the funny thing about it is that their fathers were best friends back in the day." Zed started getting April's attention. "Since the day when a huge shipment of mutagen got spilled out the two got exposed to it after having contact with their pets. The two look at it as a gift and start creating their own organization for mutants and made a business." said Zed drinking his coffee and then added some suger to make the taste better. As much as April knows about the feud between Fredrick and Toby she never thought about the origin history, as she never bothered to background check on their dads old friendship.
Getting back into their car and putting the peddle to the metal with no time wasted they arrived to the spot, with April's short cut route and with help from the cars hyper drive mode. The Fox and Bullfrog gang were shooting at one another while each member were aiming at each others heads. "Alright!. Enough is enough you scum bags!." Karai yelled getting their attention. "Scum bags?. I think you're talking about the dirty foxes." said Toby and ate a fly that came across his view. Then Fredrick who put his gun back as he walked up to Karai and April and said his peace. "Me and my gang were just hanging a nice night walk until these bug eaters went shooting at us!." Fredrick said pointing at Toby.
"That's because you're in my territory Fredrick!." Toby begin with an angry attitude. "You know good and well that your territory is on the other side of New York and mines is right freaking here." Toby said getting up at his arch enemies face. Before things got a little too far and resume back to shooting at one another, Karai put her hand to stop them and said in seriousness. "You two need to stop fighting or I'll have no choice but to arrest you guys and your gang for destruction of property." Seeing how dead serious she was they apologize to each other while April went over to the people that witnessed the the fight and see real life mutant people.
"Everyone relax and don't panic." She said putting on her shades and then pulled out her neuralizer and started putting on the setting. "Now if everyone can look right here and I will explain." said April and flashed them and then took off her shades and can't help but smile as this was one of her favorite part of the job. "Alright everyone what you just see was a movie scene that their just finished shooting and these are highly trained actors and so, you guys can get the stepping and wait until it hit theaters near you." Taking the lie that was given to them they walked away without asking any questions as April headed back to the car as Karai got in after handling the issue.
"Nice work at dealing with the crowd April. In fact it made me convince." Karai answered smirking at her partner.
"It was no big deal Karai it's all about thinking up a good lie and play it cool. Just how you taught me those three years ago." April said having a smile. Karai remember that time when she taught her how to come up a good lie after neuralizing someone. "Huh, I do recall teaching you that and I would say you were pretty good." She told April and started playing the radio and then relax comfortable in the chair. While the music filled up the car with sweet melody as it put the legend NIB agent sound asleep making it the second time she done it in April's sight.
"At least she's not snoring thankfully." April commented but then heard the snore. "Spoke too soon. Damn." said April and continue driving back to HQ. With a another short cut to their destination in record timing, April parked the car in the NIB underground parking lot and cut off the engine. "Karai we're here. Get up." She told her while unbuckling her seatbelt.
Karai yawn from her quick cat nap while stretching and open her door. "I can't wait to clock out and go home. ...oh, I forgot that my place is miles away from the city." Karai remembering her place was close to her former job at Build a Bear. "Oh, well if it's far away then you can bunk in with me. Y... Yeah!. Let's have a slumber party!." April suggested with a huge smirk. Karai scratch her head with the thought of having a sleepover with April as it didn't seem not bad and this is a great opportunity to catch up. "Ohhhhhh, alright April I'll come and sleepover with you." Karai answered and quickly got hugged by her best friend as she pulled apart.
"Great!. April grinned. "I'll start getting our things for our totally awesome sleepover!. Oooooooo, I can't wait to mess with each others hair and give each other makeovers!." said April as she begin running to the elevator so she can clock out and get started. Karai couldn't help but smile as she hadn't have a sleepover with just girls since she was the only girl in the family as her siblings were mutant male turtles. She really have no choice because theirs no way she's going to spend the night with her brothers and can't handle the all boys club.
With fast timing after clocking out to go chill for the whole night, April began setting down the blankets and pillows on the floor and then headed to the fridge and came back with a huge handful of junk food. Then later she went to change into her pajamas in which were her favorite color yellow and gave Karai a back up pair to wear and sat down on the floor while waiting for Karai to come over from the bathroom.
"Anytime now Karai. I just don't know how long the ice cream will stay cold." April yelled as she heard the bathroom door open and shut and see Karai coming out and sat down. "I want to eat the vanilla ice cream if you don't mind." Karai said picking up a spoon and open the lid to the ice cream. Few hours went bye as the girls girly out with one another such as doing each others toes, hair, and put on face mask on each other. Yes sir, these girls were having time of there lives especially when they sat down together and watched cool movies on TV and drink there cream soda root beer float.
"Thanks for letting me stay for the night April." Karai said setting her bottle down on the table.
"Anytime Karai you're welcome to come stay with me if you want." said April looking at her painted black toes as she and Karai traded each others nail polish as she had her yellow polish. Karai hugged her best friend and said with happiness. "You're the best friend that I ever had besides Shinigami." April realized what she just said about being her best friend that she ever had and hared her former partner's name form her mouth.
Zed mention about Karai's old former partner that got neuralized after making three strikes of messing up on her missions that were extremely dangerous. To make things a little bit funny was that Karai never talks about her nor talk about her boyfriend Ron. "Perhaps one day she might open up eventually." April thought after done hugging her as she sees a smile on Karai's face and smiled right back.
"I feel the same way as you K. Thanks." April said taking her bottle of cream soda and went to slurping.
"No problem April, no problem at all." Karai responded and flip channels on the TV.