Jake Long III (Season Two)

Chapter/Episode 11: The South African Dragon Part 2

A few years earlier, a younger Dingane, in his dragon form, stood before the Council, consisting of Agata, Yara, Asil, Holly and Jake. "I...I don't understand..." Dingane said, a broken look on his face. "...I'm...Y...You...You don't want me to be the South African Dragon anymore?"

"Well..." Holly replied. "...Yes."

"Did...Did I do something wrong?" Dingane asked. "I wasn't aware that I had done something wrong. What? What did I do, Councilors?" He asked as he took a step forward.

"Nothing, you did absolutely nothing wrong." Asil assured him.

"Then why am I being punished?"

"You're not being punished." Holly said. "We are merely thinking about what is best for your country."

"Am...Am I not doing a good job?"

"The job you're doing is fine." Agata said. "It's just not what we think South Africa needs."

"We can talk about it." Dingane tried. "I...I can change."

"This is about your personality." Asil said. "As a country's magical protector, you must be understanding and compassionate. While you do your job well, we are just not seeing this compassion towards the magical creatures that you are serving."

"We have decided to replace you with a dragon that we know can supply this compassion." Agata said.

"Kagiso, you can come in now." Holly said.

Hearing the doors to the Main Hall opening, Dingane turned to see a younger Kagiso, also in her dragon form, entering the room, a smile on her face. "Hello, Councilors." Kagiso said politely as she reached Dingane's side, Dingane turning back around to face the Council.

"Kagiso." Holly said with a nod. "Dingane, this is your replacement. She is kind and caring. We are certain that she will be able to bring to the table what we think is needed in a country's official magical protector."

"Great, great..." Dingane said, taking a few steps back, a look of anger on his face. "...Well, now that you're done telling me that I'm not good enough, can I go home now?"

"Not quite, Dingane." Holly said, a sense of urgency in her tome. "Please, don't go just yet." This made Dingane stop in his tracks. "This is not personal." Holly told him. "We don't want you to take this personally."

Dingane said nothing. He just crossed his scaly arms.

"Which is why..." Asil spoke up. "...We want to give you compensation."

"Dingane..." Holly said. "...How would you feel...about becoming a Councilor for the Magical World?"

BLACKOUT; PLAY THEME SONG

BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW

At Kagiso's house the next morning, Kagiso, in her human form, was seated at her kitchen table with the entire Council, also in their human forms, standing at the side of the table.

"I think..." Holly said, holding two pieces of paper in her hand. "...To fully rule you out as the perpetrator of this act, we should see if this really is or is not your handwriting."

"We should have done this last night." Dingane, who was right beside Holly, crossed his arms.

"Yes..." Kagiso said softly as she turned her head to the side. Although the Councilors weren't able to detect it, there was a hint of nervousness in her tone. "...Yes, this should be done before we do anything else."

Councilor Asil, who was also beside Holly, reached into his robes and pulled out an old pen. "Here." He said as he set it down on the table.

"Thank you, Councilor." Kagiso said as she took the pen.

"And here..." Holly said as she leaned forward, setting the two pieces of paper down in front of Kagiso. "...Are the pieces of paper that you will need." Holly said as she straightened back up. "One is the letter." Holly continued as Kagiso placed the pieces of paper side-by-side.

"Please write what you read in the letter in your own handwriting." Councilor Yara said.

"We'll give you about five minutes." Holly said. "That sounds good enough, I hope. So there is no pressure, we'll be waiting outside. We don't want to make you feel nervous about this." The entire Council then turned and started to walk for the exit. Councilor Dingane was the last to exit, the door closing behind him.

Now alone, Kagiso stared blankly at the door for a few moments, blinking three times before the door opened, Vander stepping inside, in his dragon form. "What do you think the Councilors will like for breakfast?" Vander asked as he walked passed her.

"That can wait." Kagiso said, turning her head to the side. "Because you're going to re-write this letter for me."

LINE BREAK

The Council was waiting patiently in the front room of Kagiso's house when they saw her, smiling as she returned to the room, holding both papers in both hands. "Here you are, Councilors." She said as she reached Holly, handing over the papers.

"Hold this." Holly handed over her walking stick to Councilor Asil, who took it. Holly then accepted the papers and held them up, while Councilor Dingane crossed his arms. "Well..." Holly said as she lowered the papers from her face. "...The handwriting is without a doubt different."

"I told you I didn't do it." Kagiso gave the Council a small smile.

"Can I ask you a question, Kagiso?" Dingane asked.

"Certainly." Kagiso's smile widened.

"Vander entered the kitchen not long after we left." Dingane said, narrowing his eyes in suspicion. "What was he doing in there?"

"Making breakfast for us." Kagiso continued to smile. "A very special breakfast for some very special dragons."

"Sounds wonderful, Kagiso." Holly smiled. "And after breakfast, we will talk about this some more."

"We can even talk about it during breakfast." Kagiso continued to smile.

"Indeed." Holly said. "Um, but first, do you mind if I ask you a question, Kagiso? Do you mind telling me where the bathroom is?"

"I have an even better idea." Kagiso offered. "Vander and I'll show you where the bathroom is."

LINE BREAK

A few moments later, Kagiso and Vander, still in his dragon form, turned around a corner and started to walk down a new hall, Holly following them. "This is a lovely house that you have." Holly complemented.

"Thank you." Kagiso said before they stopped at a door.

"Is this it?" Holly asked as she stopped as well.

"Yes." Kagiso said as she turned around. "Um, Councilor..." She said after a brief pause. "...Before you go in, do you mind if I suggest something? It's about who could have sent Councilor Dingane the Evil Eye."

"Who?" Holly asked.

"Have you considered the possibility that it could have been Councilor Dingane himself?"

"I overheard you telling Councilor Agata and Councilor Asil that last night." Holly told her.

"Think about it." Kagiso continued, starting to walk over to Holly. "He has the proper motivation. I took his job as the South African Dragon. He could want revenge against me."

"Yes, but we gave him a spot on the Council." Holly said as Kagiso reached her. "You're really convinced that it was Dingane, aren't you?"

"You're not?"

"No." Holly gave Kagiso a small smile, but a split second later, her smile vanished and her eyes widened. Staring at both Kagiso and Vander, she could hear the voice of Dingane in her head: "Vander entered the kitchen not long after we left. What was he doing in there?"

"Kagiso, do you mind if I ask you a question?" Holly asked.

"Go right ahead." Kagiso smiled.

"Did Vander, by any chance, re-write that letter for you?" Holly asked. "Was that what he was doing in the kitchen? Of course, that only leads to another question. You obviously are out to get Councilor Dingane. That's why you sent him the Evil Eye and that's why you're trying to persuade me into believing that Dingane planned it all. You're biggest mistake was thinking that your letter would never be discovered, and your innocent act could only cover your tail for so long."

"Councilor..." Kagiso said softly, her claws appearing in a bright light. "...That's the silliest thing I've ever heard." Then, without a warning, Holly's eyes widened and she grunted in pain; looking down, she could see that Kagiso's claws were planted in her stomach. With a pained look on her face, Holly slowly looked up to see Kagiso's scowling face.

"You'd also be correct." Kagiso admitted. "You say that I'm the compassionate one, the responsible one. Yet, you give Dingane a position of greater power and you leave me with a country that I don't care much about to look over all on my own. Where's the logic in that, Councilor?"

Grunting in pain, Holly managed to step away, pulling herself out of Kagiso's claws. Dropping her walking stick, Holly had to resort to leaning against the wall as she tried to get away. Smirking evilly, Kagiso transformed into her dragon form in a bright light.

"Sorry, Councilor." She said before she lashed out with her tail, hitting Holly in the face and knocking her down onto the floor, unconscious.

Vander had a nervous look on her face as Kagiso returned to him. "It's okay." Kagiso assured him with a smile before she leaned forward and kissed him on his snout. "Dingane will get the blame. I need you to get him, though, while I finish her off."

"But how?" Vander asked. "He's probably with the rest of the Council in the kitchen. This won't work, Kagiso!"

"Councilor Jennings?" Came the sound of Dingane's voice. Turning around, Kagiso and Vander both could see Dingane turning around the corner and stepping into the hall. Seeing Holly on the ground, Dingane's eyes widened and he gasped.

"See?" Kagiso smiled. "Be sure to kill him before the Council sees."

BLACKOUT; COMMERCIAL BREAK

BACK TO THE STORY/SHOW

Back in 2033, Bouknight grunted as Carmack's tail hit her in the side of the face. Being thrown to the side, she landed on her back with a grunt. Lifting her head up, she could see Bracewell fighting Cimberleigh on the ground, while Rose was fighting Vixen while hovering in the air. While Rose and Vixen had each other at the hands and were more-or-less wrestling with each other, Bracewell was throwing punches at Cimberleigh, three of them, Cimberleigh blocking all of them. She could also see Carmack slowly approaching her.

Slowly sitting up, Bouknight hissed in pain as she grabbed the nail-filer that was in her belly. Then, with a roar of pain, she ripped it out. Finally, as Bouknight, with knees shaking, started to get to her feet, Carmack lashed out with his tail and wrapped it around Bouknight's neck. Bouknight then grunted as she was pulled over to Carmack, who immediately punched her as hard as he could as soon as she was close enough.

With Carmack's tail no longer around her neck, Bouknight flew across the room and cried out in pain as she landed on the platform of the machine in the room.

Meanwhile, Rose and Vixen continued to struggle against one another. "You're as good as dead!" Vixen said with an evil grin. "You and all of your Agents will never leave this Huntslair alive! Neither will those girls!"

Grunting, Rose continued to struggle against Vixen. "Yes!" Rose exclaimed. "Yes, we'll all get out of here! Those girls will remain safe, even if I have to kill you all myself!"

In response, Rose kicked Vixen in the shin, and with her distracted, Rose managed to spin her around and pin her arms behind her back. "This fight is over." Rose told her before she grunted, pushing Vixen forward with all of her might, Vixen flying over to the wall. When she hit it, she hit with such force that she bounced right off it, flying toward Cimberleigh, who was still fighting Bracewell.

With a grunt, Cimberleigh tried to throw a punch, but Bracewell was able grab her fist and stop the blow. Anger flashing through her eyes as Cimberleigh tried to throw another punch, but before it could make contact with her target, Bracewell released her trapped hand and jumped to the side. This left Cimberleigh confused, but before she could do anything, she grunted as Vixen hit her from behind, both of them toppling to the ground.

Lying on her back on the Huntsclan machine, Bouknight could only moan in pain as blood pooled out from her wound, the grinning Carmack arriving to watch her. "I...I think it ends here..." Bouknight managed.

"Yes." Carmack said. "It does. You were never meant to make it out of here." He continued as he preached down, putting his index claw on the button that would start up the machine. "Just be glad that you made it this far." Then, he pressed the button.

Taking a step back, Carmack watched as Bouknight slowly got to her feet as, from up above, the machine came to life. Instead of shooting down a beam that would transport her away, the machine shot down green "lightening", which made Bouknight scream in pain as it hit her, attacking her entire body.

Watching her suffer, Carmack smirked. "It's over." He told her.

"Yes." Bouknight managed, despite the pain she was in, her body already starting to blacken. With her remaining strength, she managed to reach out and grab Carmack by the shoulders, making his smirk vanish. "But it's over for you, too." Then, Carmack gasped as he was pulled up onto the machine along with Bouknight, the electricity now engulfing him, too. As a result, Carmack screamed in pain.

This got the attention of both Bracewell and Rose, who turned to see both Bouknight and Carmack trapped on the machine, both of them screaming as the green electricity charred their bodies.

"Agent Bouknight!" Rose shouted with concern.

"Agent Long, we have to help her!" Bracewell declared, taking a step forward, only to be stopped when Rose put a clawed hand on his shoulder. "What?"

"There's nothing we can do." Rose said grimly. "Look." She pointed at the two dragons, who were both had severe burns (although Bouknight still had more of her natural dragon color left than Carmack).

As she continued to scream, part of Bouknight's stomach tore open, causing blackened blood to pool out. Carmack already had tears on his arms and legs, and even some small ones on his face. Finally, however, his entire front, from his belly to his chest, split open, blackened blood spilling out. This silenced Carmack's screaming; now he merely moaned as blackened blood flowed out of his open mouth. Then, he fell back off of the machine and onto the floor.

"We can't save her." Rose said. "But we can save the girls. Come on! Think of what Bouknight would want. She'd want us to save those girls before we saved her."

"You're right, Agent Long." Bracewell said softly. Reluctantly, he turned around with Rose and ran for the exit of the room.

Bouknight continued to scream and char under the effects of the machine. The platform that she was standing on then began to glow with bright green plasma. Within seconds, Bouknight sank into the plasma as if it were water, her ashes spraying out of the green plasma.

Even though Bouknight and Carmack had been eliminated, the green electricity still stayed. Seconds later, the entire machine started to spark, the sparking caused from exerting too much of its power.

Not knowing of the "malfunctioning" machine, both Vixen and Cimberleigh got to their feet, staring at the exit to the room.

"They're gone!" Cimberleigh noted.

"I can see that." Vixen narrowed her eyes. "And if we don't catch them, we're going to be killed for our failure."

By this time, the entire machine in the back of the room was sparking, having overloaded. With no power left, the machine exploded. Gasping as they heard the explosion, both Vixen and Cimberleigh turned around to see the flames coming toward them. Even with their dragon powers and the dark magic that had consumed them, they were powerless. The flames came into contact with them within seconds, engulfing and incinerating them both as the entire room went up in flames.

LINE BREAK

Back in 2085, at Kagiso's house, the entire Council (minus Holly and Dingane) sat at the kitchen table. "I wonder what's taking so long." Agata spoke up. "You don't think that something happened, do you?"

"What could have happened, Councilor?" Yara asked.

At that moment, the door to the kitchen swung open and Kagiso panted as she ran into the room. "Councilors, you have to come quick!" The Dark Byzantium-colored dragon exclaimed as she reached the table, all of the Councilors turning their heads to the side.

"Has something happened?" Asil asked.

"It's horrible!" Kagiso lied. "Dingane has stabbed Councilor Jennings!"

"What?!" The entire Council exclaimed in unison, all getting to their feet.

"I...I..." Kagiso pretended to stammer as she took a step back. "...I think Councilor Jennings might be dead."

"Where's Dingane?" Asil asked, his eyes narrowed.

"Vander is fighting him."

LINE BREAK

In the hall that Holly was lying in, Vander and Dingane were fighting. With a grunt, Vander tried to swipe at Dingane, but Dingane managed to duck and then rammed himself into Vander, grabbing him by the hands and starting to wrestle with him.

"Why?!" Dingane demanded angrily. "Why did you attack Councilor Jennings?!"

"I didn't." Vander told him as he fought back. "It was Kagiso."

"Then why did she attack Councilor Jennings?!"

"Because she learned the truth." Vander replied before he let go of Dingane's hands and jumped back, slamming his tail into Dingane. Dingane grunted as he was thrown back, slamming against the wall across the hall. Groaning, he slid down into a sitting position, just as Kagiso and the also dragon-formed Council members turned around the corner and stopped in the hall.

They all watched as Vander walked up to Dingane, and just as Dingane lifted his head up, wrapped his tail around his neck.

"Should I kill him?" Vander asked as he turned his head to the side.

Kagiso and Asil responded to Vander at the exact same time, the two of them giving completely different answers; while Asil responded with a "No!", Kagiso responded with a "Yes!"

"I'll kill him." Vander said as he turned his head back to normal.

"No!" Asil ordered, but before Vander could do anything, Dingane opened his mouth and blew out a torrent of fire, which made Vander grunt as he was thrown across the room. Quickly, Dingane got to his feet and turned to face the rest of the Council.

"Councilors, you-" Dingane started, but he was cut off by Agata.

"How could you attack her?!" Agata demanded angrily.

"What? No!" Dingane's eyes widened in horror. "No, I didn't attack her! You've got to make sure if she's okay."

"Oh, then do you mind telling us who attacked Councilor Jennings, then?" Yara asked sarcastically, putting her clawed hands on her hips.

"It was Kagiso!" Dingane said. "Vander told me himself! Listen, I did just what you told me to do, Councilor Asil. I came to get Councilor Jennings. I found her on the ground with Kagiso and Vander over her."

"He's lying." Kagiso said, crossing her scaly arms. "He came in here and then stabbed her. He tried to ki-"

However, before she could finish, Dingane roared with rage and flew forward, slamming into her against the wall. With Kagiso sitting against the wall, the furious Dingane sat on his knees and wrapped his clawed hands around her neck.

"TELL THEM THE TRUTH!" He screamed in her face. "TELL THEM THE TRUTH, OR I WILL KILL YOU!"

At that moment, Asil wrapped his tail around Dingane's neck, forcing him up on his feet and allowing Asil to pin Dingane's arms behind his back.

Smiling, Kagiso found herself being pulled to her feet by Councilor Agata. "Thank you, Cou-Hey!" Kagiso's act of thanks turned into a protest as Agata quickly pinned her arms behind her back. "Wh...What are you doing?"

"At the moment..." Yara said. "...We can't trust any of you. You both tell different stories. Which one can we trust?"

"Ask Vander." Kagiso smiled. "He'll tell you."

"That's the plan." Asil said before he turned his head to the side so he could look at Councilor Yara. "Councilor, get Vander."

Without a word, Yara did as she was told, turning to fetch Vander. However, as she passed by Holly, she gasped as Holly suddenly reached out and grabbed her by the ankle. Quickly turning to the side, Yara looked down to see Holly moan and slowly open her eyes.

"Councilor Jennings!" Yara smiled with relief. "You're alive!"

"It appears so." Holly croaked.

"Councilor, who did this to you?" Yara asked. "Was it Dingane?"

Holly's face reacted with disgust and horror. "No!" She declared with all of her strength.

"It...It wasn't?" Yara asked. "Dingane was telling the truth?"

"Yes." Holly said softly. "He was even right the whole time. It was Kagiso. Everything was Kagiso's doing. She sent Dingane the Evil Eye. She tried to kill me. She even got Vander to re-write that letter for her."

Asil had his head turned to the side as he listened to Holly. Releasing Dingane's arms and allowing Dingane to step away, Asil turned his head back to normal to look at the scowling Kagiso.

"Why?" Asil asked angrily. "Why would you do such a thing? We all thought better of you. We trusted you with this responsibility!"

"Yes, while you gave Dingane the position of ultimate power!" Kagiso said bitterly. "He gets to be a Councilor and practically co-rule the Magical World because you deemed him unsuitable as magical protector."

"Clearly, we were wrong." Asil said. "It's you that doesn't deserve the position."

"You think I wanted it?!" Kagiso retorted. "You think I care about all the magical creatures here in South Africa?!" She scoffed. "All an act! I could care less if this country fell off the face of the Earth!"

"Why did you send me the Evil Eye?" Dingane demanded.

"Because I wanted you off the Council." Kagiso confessed. "If they thought that you had gone crazy, then they either would have kicked you off or just plain killed you."

LINE BREAK

The next morning, on the Island of Draco, Cherri, in her dragon form, and Jake III watched as four dragon-formed Dragon Council Agents formed a square around the dragon-formed Vander and Kagiso, who were both now prisoners, their hands shackled in front, their ankles also shackled together with the chain length long enough for them to be able to walk. Both Cherri and Jake turned to watch as Kagiso and Vander were led passed them.

"What's going on?" Jake asked.

"I don't know." Cherri replied, just as the dragon-formed Sillian stepped into view, leading another four dragon-formed Dragon Council Agents, who were carrying Holly on a makeshift stretcher. "Oh my God." Cherri's eyes widened.

"Sillian, what happened?" Jake asked.

"She was stabbed." Sillian said, turning his head to the side briefly. "She'll be okay." With that, the dragons passed them by, leaving only Dingane, Asil, Yara and Agata to step into view.

"I wonder if they'll say anything to me." Jake III wondered out loud.

Sure enough, the Councilors stopped and all slowly turned to face Jake III and Cherri. "Mr. Long..." Agata spoke up.

"You're back." Jake smiled. "Does this mean-?"

"Yes." Agata cut him off. "As soon as we can, we will see how much progress you have made."

"How soon is that?" Jake asked.

"How about this?" Yara asked. "We'll give you a definite date by the time tomorrow is out."

"How does that sound?" Asil asked.

"Perfect." Jake III smiled.

LINE BREAK

Back in 2033, Hennessey finished tying a bola rope that she had found on the weapon wall around the wrists of Creed and Mrs. Jennings, tying them together. Releasing the bola, Hennessey allowed their hands to fall to the floor.

Groaning, Hennessey got to her feet and turned around, just in time to see Rosie and Noelia waking up. Moaning, the two girls lifted their heads up.

"Are you okay?" Hennessey asked as she hurried over to them. As soon as she reached the two girls, she knelt down and helped them to their feet.

"Thank you." Noelia said as the three of them parted hands, she and Rosie having gotten to their feet. "Those two dragons?"

"They're still out cold." Hennessey replied. "I tied them together, just to be safe. But if they wake up, there'll be trouble."

"We should go." Noelia said.

"But your friends aren't awake." Hennessey said. "You're not going to leave them...are you?"

"Of course not." Noelia said. "We should wake them up."

Nodding in agreement, Hennessey took a step back before she turned and stared at Mrs. Jennings and Creed, who were still out cold.

"Hey, what's-your-name?" Rosie spoke up, accompanied by the sounds of moaning girls. Turning back around, Hennessey could see that Essence, Patience and Lucero were all slowly getting to their feet, now awake.

"Good." Hennessey said.

"How long were we out?" Essence asked.

"And what are you doing here?" Lucero pointed at Hennessey.

"Agent Long sent me to protect you." Hennessey answered. "All of you fell down here, and before they could finish you all off, I knocked them out."

"They're still out?" Lucero asked.

"Yes." Hennessey replied. "Listen up, because this is what I want you to do while they're still out cold. Fly out of here. All of you. Get to a hiding place where you're sure you won't be able to be found."

"What about you?" Patience asked.

"I'll be here for when these two wake up." Hennessey crossed her scaly arms.

"Already awake." Came the sound of Mrs. Jennings' voice from behind. Hennessey barely had time to react before the bola hit her from behind and wound around her neck, starting to strangle her as Rosie and her friends could only watch in shock.

"Get!" Hennessey managed before she grunted, Mrs. Jennings' tail slamming her down onto the floor.

"I think we should listen." Patience said before she flapped her wings, flying up through the hole.

Snarling, Mrs. Jennings lunged for the remaining girls, but before she could reach them, they all flapped their wings and flew up and out of the weapon room, two at a time, Rosie and Noelia first, and then Essence and Lucero.

Turning around, Mrs. Jennings watched them fly away with a look of anger. However, before she could go after them, she grunted as Hennessey tackled her, slamming her into the wall. Taking a step back as Mrs. Jennings slid to the floor, Hennessey managed to reach up to her neck and pull away the bola rope.

Hennessey wrapped her tail around Mrs. Jennings' neck and grunted as she managed to pull her up off of the ground and throw her across the room. Mrs. Jennings grunted as she hit the wall and slid to the ground, once again right next to the still unconscious Creed.

Breathing heavily, Hennessey turned around and watched as Mrs. Jennings slowly got to her feet. Sneering, Mrs. Jennings opened her mouth and blew out a torrent of fire, Hennessey countering the attack by doing the exact same thing.

The torrents hit each other seconds later, and for a few moments, the flames just moved back and forth, no fire overpowering the other.

Finally, Mrs. Jennings blew harder, and her fire completely overpowered Hennessey's. Closing her mouth, Hennessey was hit by the flames and slammed against the wall, slumping to the ground.

Closing her mouth, Mrs. Jennings tried to catch her breath as she turned around and faced the wall, looking at several green shurikens. As Mrs. Jennings started to collect them, Hennessey grunted as she slowly got to her feet.

Holding five shurikens in her clawed hands, Mrs. Jennings smirked as she heard Hennessey's grunts. "You're weakened. You're tired." She said. "It's almost over. Are you ready to die?"

Taking a deep breath, Hennessey answered bravely: "Not today and not by your claws."

Mrs. Jennings chuckled. "You might be surprised." She said. "You may never even see it coming."

Then, with a grunt, Mrs. Jennings spun around and threw one of the shurikens. Acting quickly, Hennessey managed to slap the shuriken away with the back of her hand as it got close enough. About five seconds later, she did the same again, only with her other hand as Mrs. Jennings threw the second one.

"How about this?" Mrs. Jennings challenged before she threw the third and fourth shurikens at the same time.

Reacting quickly, Hennessey jumped up into the air and spun around, managing to throw the first one back with a lash from her tail, but her tail missed the second one, which planted itself into her upper back, making Hennessey scream in pain.

"One left..." Mrs. Jennings said as she held up the final shuriken. "...What's it going to be, Agent?" She smirked, watching as the panting Hennessey lowered herself onto the ground, slowly turning to face her.

"You're tired." Mrs. Jennings mocked. "You're weak and now you're wounded. I'll give you a choice: end the fight now and die painlessly, or keep fighting and have your death be drawn out and painful. Your call."

Hennessey said nothing until she had caught her breath. Then, she spoke: "It'll take more than two of those things to put me down." Then, she grunted as she pushed herself forward, charging for her enemy.

Grunting, Mrs. Jennings threw the shuriken. Hennessey did nothing to block it, and as a result, the shuriken hit her in the chest, but still, she kept running until she reached Mrs. Jennings, pinning her against the wall.

"My..." Mrs. Jennings smiled as she stared at the glaring Hennessey's, whose lips were trembling. "...You really showed me. You were right. I did need a lot more than two shurikens to kill you. I guess now I'm going to pay with my life."

Hennessey tried to respond, but once she opened her mouth, all she did was spit up blood.

"Oh, my..." Mrs. Jennings' smile widened. "...Or...perhaps you were wrong all along. I think you learned a very valuable, final lesson today, Agent. Don't tell somebody something that just isn't true."

Hennessey could only watch as Mrs. Jennings reached up and grabbed her by the arms, pulling her clawed hands away from her. Picking Hennessey up by her armpits, Mrs. Jennings flew up into the air, taking Hennessey with her.

"Goodbye, Agent." Mrs. Jennings said after they stopped flying upward. With a grunt, Mrs. Jennings tossed Hennessey away, Hennessey falling to the ground, which she hit with a thud.

Looking down, Mrs. Jennings smiled as she saw Hennessey lying dead on the floor, blood pooling out over the floor from her back.

"If you'll excuse me, Agent..." Even though Hennessey was dead, Mrs. Jennings still mocked her. "...I have some girls from the future to exterminate."

Lifting her head back up, she flew up through the hole in the ceiling, starting to give chase to Rosie, Noelia, Patience, Essence and Lucero.

BLACKOUT; END EPISODE

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