CHAPTER 8 - LUNCH SPECIAL

You there Con? Tommy questioned.

A slight pause then, Where else'd I be? I'm not the one that was blocking the connection, Tommy.

Tommy ignored this. Zedd left until lunch. I really need a way out here. Is Billy there?

'Course Dragon. I don't think any of them plan to leave this room until they have a way to get you back.

Cool. Ask him if he has or can make a small - very small probe that we can teleport into the palace then lead it to this sub-level to scan the other side of where the damn door should be.

A long silence followed. After awhile, Connor said, He said he has a flying camera that should work. The thing ain't no bigger than a fly.

Camera's good but we need it to scan for the magic on the door too.

Yeah. That's what he said. He said some other shit too but I don't have a clue what the hell he's talking about. Anyway, he's working on it now.

Tommy laughed softly. Yeah. Billy's amazing. Tell me when it's ready. He paused, thinking. Con, he said he's bringing lunch from Earth. If Billy can get it done in time, he should be able to hitchhike their teleport signal or something.

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Connor smirked as he watched the two alien warriors trying to blend in with the teenagers at the Youth Center. While their magic made them look the part, they had no real idea what teenagers were like. Even if Tommy hadn't confirmed through their link that it was Goldar and Scorpina at the counter, Connor would have known those two were the power source Billy tracked here. It was funny watching them try to figure out how to order something when they so obviously had no idea what anything on the menu was.

The smirk fell though when Justin failed to get close enough to plant the bug Billy created. Scorpina was paying her surroundings too much attention. Especially them.

She recognizes you from training Jason's team, Tommy pointed out. It looks like this'll take them awhile anyway. You know someone trustworthy you can reach real quick that could plant it for us? Maybe giving them a suggestion of what to order while they're at it.

What's wrong, Dragon? Connor responded, silently laughing, as he walked out the door and found a secluded spot to teleport out. Getting hungry there?

I've gone longer without eating but it still sucks.

Connor grew serious. Yeah. Sorry. I know. He teleported to a spot in his territory then walked a short distance. "Hey Kit Kat."

The fifteen year old girl in short cut off blue jean shorts and pink and black tank top shirt looked up from where she sat on the curb and smiled. "Hey Street. You ain't been around in awhile, honey. Where've you been?"

The other girls close enough to the corner to hear them looked over in curiosity. Connor smiled as he laid a chaste kiss on her cheek. "You here about me being hit by that car?"

"Ya mean when you were fatally wounded and miraculously healed? When the whole under side of the car that hit ya just disappeared? - No, didn't hear nothing."

Connor laughed. "Yeah. The miracle worker did say nothing happened. He needs help now. Help I think you could give easy."

Kit Kat stood up, caught another girl's eyes. "You keep an eye on the girls tonight, Candy."

"No prob, Kit," Candy replied, not pausing in filing her nails.

"That easy huh," Connor said.

Kit Kat rolled her eyes. "Really, Street. It's not a favor for you. Everyone knows that boy, the one you called Dragon. He's helped my girls before, it's personal."

"That I believe. Take my arm," Connor stated. "Dragon gave everyone that was targeted in a recent attack access to their teleportation. I'll take us to outside the Youth Center."

"And what is a girl like me gonna do for our Dragon there?"

"There's two aliens in there trying to order food for Dragon's lunch, failing 'cause they don't know what anything is. We need to plant a bug on one of them. And it wouldn't hurt if you could suggest something for them to try."

"So they caught him and they're feeding him," she said, taking his arm.

"Yeah. They want something from him," Connor responded before teleporting out.

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Goldar and Scorpina were growing angry. They'd been in the Youth Center, in human form, almost half an hour now and they'd yet to figure out any food for Tommy. Everything they'd asked about was a drink of some sort. They really wished Lord Zedd had asked Tommy what he ate.

"Hey sweetie," a girl purred, sliding onto the stool beside them, her hand brushing Goldar's arm lightly. "You new around here?"

Scorpina growled, "He's taken."

The girl leaned back. "Sorry, honey. Didn't mean nothing, just being friendly."

"Don't mind her," Goldar brushed Scorpina off. "We've never been here before, you have any suggestions on what to try?"

"Huh," she leaned in towards Goldar again, acting like she was thinking. "I like the burger special. Comes with fries and salad and your choice of fruit smoothie." She laid her hand on Goldar's, gazed into his face. "My favorite smoothie is the Green Peace. Funny name, I know. Ernie's big on the Power Rangers." She rolled her eyes.

Scorpina was glowering at Goldar but at this suggestion, she quickly turned to the counter and pinned Ernie with her gaze. "We'll take that burger special with the Green Peace shit," she spat.

Behind her, the girl shifted closer to Goldar, let her hand drift down his chest and rest at his waist. In a soft breath, she said, "You get tired of that attitude, look me up." She stood, the motion placing her almost against Goldar's body. "I'm always around." With that, she sauntered off.

"I'm liking this world better every day," Goldar commented to himself, watching the girl walk off.

Scorpina returned to Goldar's side, the order in her hands. Neither one of them thought to notice the order was completed before they place it as neither one knew how such places worked. "We're ready. I'll deliver this, you will be too busy finding an empty room to move into now that you are not staying with me."

She didn't wait for him to respond, just stalked out and headed to the park to teleport back.

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Kit Kat rejoined Connor Street behind the Youth Center.

"You get it?" Connor asked.

Kit Kat rolled her eyes. "It and the backups. Ernie placed one under the burger too so you follow that one, it'll lead you to the Dragon's room anyway."

Connor smiled. Concentrating on the link with Tommy, he thought, It's in action. See you soon. And watch your burger, Ernie put one there.

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