"Sir," James Michaels was a young General; he was since that morning when he had been commissioned to search for Viggy and Count Confusion. He was now standing in the office of the ex-emperor Iamthey.
"Yes?" Iamthey responded, looking up from his work.
"The search was inconclusive; there were no signs of either of them."
"Very well…send the guest waiting outside in." Iamthey told the colonel.
"Very well."
The colonel left, shortly after Matthew-Kaine entered the room. "Finding our adversaries will prove to be most difficult."
"Indeed," Matthew-Kaine replied.
"Listen, Matthew, your information has been invaluable. I am going to make you an offer. I want to give you the position of Senior Advisor to the Head of Council. You will have your own lesser advisors to delegate to, as well as a residence here at the Council Mansions."
"Hmm… Iamthey this is an extraordinary offer. If I were someone else I would jump on the deal, but I must decline. I would rather remain invisible in this city."
"What! But-" Iamthey choked in shock.
"My decision is final; unless you can make sure no one else knows my name, I will not join the Council."
"Fine; I will make sure that your joining goes unnoticed in the city. I will also require that everyone call you 'Senior Advisor' or 'sir' around the people that do not know your identity," Iamthey offered.
"Very well then, as long as no one, other than those that already know, knows my true identity I will accept. I have to go now," Matthew-Kaine said as he left the room. He sighed in exhaustion; that morning had been rather hectic. After the escape of both Confusion and Viggy, he had ordered a huge search of the city, resulting in almost nothing.

Tunnel sector 7 #343 delta, gamma (John Milton's place)

"Guardian Hunter, I cannot express this enough. Viggy is a danger to the entire community; he must be destroyed. I am willing to take any risks necessary to make sure his plans are foiled. I am asking for a private endorsement - just your support in bringing him down." John Milton said as he spoke with the leader of MBT.
"Alright John, you don't have to tell me that, you have my endorsement, but what I want to know is what can you get for me?"
"I can get you the High Alliance as an ally. As well as immunity from any Separatist attacks."
"So be it." With that Milton slammed the phone down. There were two endorsements. He now had Reconciliation and Guardian Hunter in his pocket. Just then the phone rang.
"Hello, this is Count Confusion, I believe we have something in common."
"And that is...?" John Milton replied.
"Our hate for Viggy."

Back in Iamthey's office

"Well, well, well. i\If it isn't the great Iamthey, well, not so great anymore; no, you let that fool Dogbert take your place as emperor. I can see you are no longer working with Confusion." Viggy said as he entered the room.
"And who told you that?" Iamthey retorted.
"I did." Came the grizzled voice of Count Confusion.
"So you're with him now, are you?" Iamthey said, barely surprised at all.
"Well, not exactly; we are mortal enemies, but I thought that the four of us should meet before our three sides battled off."
"Four-?" Iamthey asked.
"Yes, the four of us." There in the doorway stood John Milton. "I joined Confusion as a means to combat Viggy. His existence is a threat to our entire existence. I am doing this for the protection of the Seventh Column."
"So you see joining a traitor as a method of protecting me?"
"Not just you, Iamthey - this entire city, this entire world." At that point all four figures disappeared into the backdoor tunnels of High Alliance.