Nothing is mine, I swear!

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Abe observed the unconcious intruders. Most of them looked human, but two or three looked as if they were aliens like him. He chuckled as he took off his glove and reached for the petite hand of the young woman lying closest to his feet. As soon as their skin made contact, he could see everything. The information was horrifying at best. He dropped her hand like a hot potato. "Professor!" He called to the old human behind him. "We have a problem!"

[About an hour later]
Marie opened her eyes to the awakening groans of her fellows. "Urgh." She winced as the migrain hit her full force. She glanced around, she seemed to be in a lab of some sort, it was all white and she was lying on a cot. "What is this place?"

"Hello." She heard a pleasent-sounding voice say. A tall, frog-like being stepped into her line of vision.

"Hi." She replied, not wanting to be rude. "I'm Marie, can you tell me where we are?"

He smiled. "My name is Abraham Sapian, but I'm afraid I'm not allowed to divulge where you are at the present time. Not until we've discovered what to do with what is happening in the other Canons."

She gasped. "You know?!"

He nodded and held up his hand. "I can tell what has happened to anyone or anything through touch. I touched you and learned through you what has been happening. Currently, Red, Liz, and the professor are discussing who we are going to send with you."

She shook her head, flabberghasted."Well, that didn't take very long. You guys must be very efficient."

He bowed deeply, looking pleased. "Thank you, we do try our best." Abe replied then, the door to the lab-like room flew open and a gigantic, red, burly man with sawed-off horns lauched himself into the room. "We're all going." He announced. "Except for dad, he says he's too old for fangirls to bother him.

Abe crossed his arms. "Red, you are being very rude, introduce yourself." He admonished.

Red rolled his eyes and stuck out his huge, stone hand. "Hiya. I'm Hellboy, but most people call me Red." He informed her gruffly.

"I'm Marie, but most people call me a pain in the ass." Red stared at her for a moment, then chuckled darkly.

"Do you like cats, by any chance?" He asked as he held up a pure white one. It purred and its eyes begged to be petted. Marie happily rubbed its ears. Red slapped her on the back. "I think I might get a kick outta this Abe." He said to his friend.

"Red, I think we *all* will." Replied the similarly amused alien.