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"Hi all, Doctor Devastation here." The villain said, her normally boisterous attitude muted. "Just wanted to say your response has been extraordinary. I've got a lot of viewers who want me to keep terrorizing the world, far more then the number of people who want me to stop and be just a normal person. Let me tell you, this hasn't been an easy choice. But I should let you know, I've made it."

The picture closes in on her face. "I just want to say, to the forces of law and order," She paused an extra long time, just so she could get the message through. "You guys suck. I got thousands of emails begging me to keep going, saying that I can take what I want after I take over the world, or whatever, and hardly any of you bothered to write. You'd have thought that, to stop a dangerous villain like me, you'd have started a letter writing campaign. Maybe get a few of the precincts to take the what, fifteen minutes to write and send an email. Five minutes to write, and ten to find the address and hit send. Not even a token effort. Do you know how many I could trace to police URL's? Maybe twenty. Twenty. I'd have expected more from you. By the way, I'd like to thank Golden Shield for his eloquent letter letting me know that he was all in favor of me following my heart. Not one of the options asked about, but still better then most of the police."

"And Prefect." She smirked as she glared at the camera. "I de-powered your protege. I'd have expected some kind of response from you. Epic sent me a response, letting me know he still blamed me, and was gonna keep hunting me, even if I retired. Vengeful little prick, isn't he. But you, Prefect, you didn't even bother with a curtsey note. So fuck you and your little protege."

She shifted, looking to her side, just for as moment, before continuing. "I've already let Tiff know my decision. She's okay with it, and will be taking appropriate actions. You see, the one response I got that meant the most to me was from Doctor Horrible. He wrote and let me know, if I'm having doubts, now is the time to get out. I could be like him, join the Evil league of Evil, terrorize the world. But he let me know, if I don't have the evil, there was no shame in bowing out. He said some other stuff, personal stuff that uses names not affiliated with the masks, that clarified his position. The Evil league of Evil seems to be in agreement. So I'm retiring from villainy. I'm not, however, ending the show. I'll be making the occasional video, letting you know what I think of the up and comers in the super villain world. I just hope Vicky will be able to accept this compromise."

"Tiff is currently looking for work as a henchmen. Villains interested, contact the henchmen's league. This is Doctor Devastation, signing off." The image faded, and Jade looked to make sure she'd edited it the way she wanted.

Tiff was standing near by, crying. "I'll miss having you bossing me around." The henchman said.

"You could always go back to working for Haley." Jade said.

"No, she's a lot more evil then you. Working for you got me used to a more friendly evil. I'll need time to adjust back to her kind of evil." Tara said. "Besides, I told you, my grandfather was a henchman, and so was my father. It's the family business."

"Yea, beacon probably shouldn't have been a henchman." Jade said. "When your power is that your just easier to notice, in some undefinable way, then you don't make a great follower." It was true, his power gave those who might be looking for him a hunch about where he was.

"Dad did say it was a rough life." The born follower said. "So what did Horrible say that made you want to quite?"

"He reminded me how, when he got everything he ever wanted, the one thing he lost hurt him more then not getting everything else would have." Jade said. "Horrible got the fame, the success, membership in the Evil league of Evil. Billy lost the girl he loved."

"Follow your heart." Tara said. "Does this mean I have to stop dating that Andre boy?"

"He said you two broke up months ago." Jade commented.

"Yea, but that didn't mean we had to stop seeing each other." The blond said.

"And I just gave up evil. Dre, you got so lucky." Jade said to the air.

"So, you gonna call her, let her know your decision?" Tara asked.

"I'm giving you a chance to clear out before she comes over. Keeping your identity secret." Jade said. "She'll see the vlog soon enough, then there will be hell to pay."

"Why?" Tara asked.

Jade let her frustration speak for her. "I went over that. She wants me to get rid of Doctor Devastation. I'm just changing her from an active villain to a vloger. I'm hoping I can convince Tori to accept this compromise."

"She will." Tara said. "If she loves you, she will. Besides, I think the other would be villains will be extra careful not to do too much, that is if they have the threat of drawing Doctor Devastation coming out and seeking revenge if they do the wrong thing. It's amazing how few show any restraint."

Jade stood and hugged her one time follower. "I'm actually gonna miss you." She said. "Go, I need to be alone for a while. And Tiff..."

"Yea?" The blond hesitated.

"If you really want, you can still come by and straighten up for me." Jade said. "Just call in advance. You understand."

Tara left crying, knowing this may have been one of the nicest villains she could have worked for.

It was just over an hour later when Tori stormed in, breathing fire. "Jade, I thought I told you to get rid or..." The Latina stopped mid rant and smiled that beautiful smile of hers. "Of course, I should have thought of a compromise. Not saying the hero's, or the good guys guild, are gonna be too happy about it, but my dad was. Now, wanna show me your lair? Or is it gonna be your studio from now on?"

Jade just smiled, and opened the secret compartment behind the book case. She put her hand over Tori's mouth before the lovely girl could exclaim at how she knew that was where the secret door was, and guided Tori in. "I cleaned up." She said. "But this is my lab. The giant chair was a gift from Doctor Horrible. He recommends having one, and it does give the room an interesting feature..."

Jade West was opening up to her greatest secret, letting Tori Vega in. They were two people who understood each other, and the world they lived in. It was the beginning of trust, the trust that would lead to love.

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Okay, I originally ended it here, but the thing just didn't feel complete. So I wrote more. Next time, you get to see the fallout from her retiring. Warning, no horses were hurt in the making of that chapter.

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