Characters aren't mine. I've taken the liberties I wanted for the storyline, but the characters belong to Showcase and Lost Girl.

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Chapter 2

Tamsin and Lauren strolled into the Dahl later that day to meet up with the group for dinner. Lauren looked around and noticed that Trick was nowhere to be found which was odd for a busy Friday night but she didn't think anything of it. Tamsin nudged her and pointed over to where Bo and Kenzi were sitting so Lauren could go over as she made a beeline for the bar stating if she had to sit through all this she was gonna need alcohol. Lauren nodded and made her way over to the pair who were seated on one of the couches off to the side from the main area of the bar.

"Hey guys."

"What up Hotpants."

Kenzi gave Lauren a warm smile while Bo looked up at her with a genuine smile of her own. The last few weeks have been difficult for Bo as she knew Lauren's relationship with the Valkyrie was growing stronger by the day and there wasn't much she could or would do at this point to get inbetween them. Kenzi and Bo scooted over on the couch to make room for Lauren to sit as Tamsin appeared holding a pitcher of beer and some glasses for the group.

"Ladies."

"Tamsin."

Bo didn't say anything as Kenzi poured the drinks for them and greeted the tall blonde politely. Bo couldn't really blame Kenzi for getting on so well with Tamsin, it was like they were cut from the same mold, but it didn't mean she needed to go out of her way to make the warrior feel welcomed. Tamsin flopped down in the armchair adjacent to the couch and took a long drink from her mug. She leaned back comfortably and looked at the other three with a fake smile.

"So, what are we talking about?"

Bo raised her eyebrow. "Well nothing actually. So Tamsin, I heard you're going to be working with Dyson."

Tamsin barely looked at her as she took another drink. "Wow, word travels fast around here. Yeah me and the wolf are part of some peace project between the sides or something."

Bo nodded. "Well that should be…I dunno fun?"

Tamsin rolled her eyes. "Yep. Should be a blast."

Bo gave her a strange look as she settled back into the couch and took a long drink of beer herself. She wasn't sure what Tamsin's issue with her was, and honestly she didn't care, but she figured it wasn't that big of a deal since the Valkyrie seemed to at least be amicable with her.

Lauren and Kenzi had watched the exchange with curious eyes but breathed a sigh of relief when the two seemed to settle into a quiet moment.

"And how are we doing this fine evening ladies?"

The group turned and saw Dyson and Hale standing with a woman they'd never seen before. Dyson motioned to the woman and then back to the group. "This is Emily Blacker. Emily, this is Bo, Kenzi, Tamsin and-"

"Dr. Lewis."

Lauren looked surprised as the unknown woman greeted her with a smile. Lauren looked at the tall raven haired woman trying to figure out if she knew her from somewhere but she was certain she'd never seen her before. Lauren gave her a small smile.

"Yes. Sorry, have we met before?"

"No, it's just…I've heard so much about you. It's nice to finally meet you."

Bo raised her eyebrow. It wasn't unusual for Lauren to have people proclaim their admiration of her work but this was different. There was almost an adversarial tone to her voice and there was something unsettling about the mysterious, albeit stunningly beautiful, woman. Emily Blacker was one of those women who you could spot in a crowd from a mile away. She seemed to exude confidence and arrogance but had just enough humility and compassion for people not to flat out hate her. She had long black hair and green eyes that shone brightly in the dim lights of the bar. Her olive skin had a soft glow to it and no one could deny she was a beauty to behold. Emily took a seat on the couch across from where the three ladies were sitting and gave them a sweet smile. Lauren shook her head and wrinkled her eyebrows a bit as she gave the stranger a small smile.

"Sorry, I haven't heard a thing about you. What is it you do?"

Dyson stepped forward a bit and rested his hand on the back of the couch where Emily was sitting. He looked down at her with a smile. "Dr. Blacker here is going to be working for the Light."

Kenzi raised her eyebrows. "Working like…"

Emily smiled as she addressed the shorter woman. "Working in the medical lab. Seems I am the replacement for the brilliant Dr. Lewis here."

Lauren gave her a questioning glance. "I wasn't aware the Ash took on a new…employee?"

Emily sneered a bit at Lauren. "Yes, but then again with you working for the Morrigan I wasn't aware you needed to keep tabs on the Light anymore."

Lauren bristled a bit as Kenzi and Dyson raised their eyebrows at the tone the newest member of the group was using. Tamsin rolled her eyes as she drank more of her beer and Bo leaned forward almost in a protective manner.

"Okay lady, chill out. We're all friends here and, yes it is strange since none of us heard about you before."

Bo shot Dyson a WTF look and he just shrugged his shoulders.

Emily smiled a fake smile and Lauren gave her a thoughtful look. "So where did the Ash find you?"

"I was working in Europe before I got the call to come here."

Lauren nodded. "And how long have you worked for the Fae?"

"A few years. You?"

Lauren pursed her lips. "A few years. Where did you go to medical school? I hear there are some fantastic programs overseas."

Kenzi smirked at Lauren's tone of voice. To an outsider she sounded friendly and interested but Kenzi could tell there was an edge to her voice.

Emily waived it off as if it were inconsequential. "Hopkins. You went to Yale correct?"

Lauren nodded. "That's right."

"Well that must have been…nice."

Tamsin glanced over at this Emily person with little interest as she really didn't care to get involved in this little standoff between the two Doctor's. She wasn't sure what her issue with Lauren was but it was worth some amusement as Lauren leaned back and addressed her calmly.

"Well nice isn't quite the word I'd use to describe it. So since you're working with the Light I don't expect we'll get to see much of you then?"

She smiled sweetly at Emily as she took a sip of her beer. Emily gave her a little smirk as she sat forward in her seat a bit and reached for the beer that Hale had set down in front of her. "Actually didn't you hear? You and I will be getting to know each other very well since we'll be working together."

Lauren looked confused. "I don't understand. If I'm working for the Morrigan and you work for the Ash how exactly will we be working together?"

Dyson cut in. "Seems the sides have decided we're going to be combining resources on all facets of what we do. Just like me and you, right Tamsin?"

Tamsin rolled her eyes and nodded but didn't say anything. Lauren looked at Emily suspiciously as Emily smiled her slightly evil smile. "Don't worry Dr. Lewis. I've been caught up on your success with the Fae and I look forward to working with you and doing great things."

Lauren rolled her eyes slightly as Kenzi laughed. "Well take good notes cause the Doc here is uber-amazing."

Emily gave Kenzi an amused smile. "I'm sure she is."

Kenzi raised an eyebrow. "Yeah well alls I'm sayin is you could learn a thing or two that's all. I mean, it's not like you're perfect right?"

Emily smiled but didn't say anything in return as she stood up. "Well it's been lovely, Dyson thank you for bringing me to meet everyone. I have an early appointment so I will see you all later."

Kenzi rolled her eyes and took another sip of her beer as Emily departed the group. "Kay Bye."

Tamsin chuckled at Kenzi's sarcasm and even Lauren turned and looked at her with surprise. It wasn't too long ago Kenzi treated her like that and she gave the other human a warm smile at the understanding that Kenzi had truly accepted her. Either that or Kenzi was going with the lesser of two evils, but in any event Lauren was glad she had Kenzi in her corner.

Bo sat forward and looked at Dyson. "So why didn't we hear anything about her until now?"

Dyson shrugged. "Don't know. We just found out today as well."

Bo nodded and glanced at Lauren. "Well, at least you have another braniac to talk science with right?"

Lauren gave her a disbelieving stare. "Maybe. Dyson, do you know what kind of Fae she is?"

Dyson laughed. "She's not Fae."

Lauren raised her eyebrows. "Really? Human? Interesting. I've never heard about her." It made Lauren a little uneasy that this Emily person knew so much about her when she knew nothing about the newest charge of the Light Fae.

The rest of the evening wore on with the group mostly enjoying each other's company and had quite a few drinks and some light food to soak up some of the alcohol. There was minimal incident between Tamsin and Bo and even Dyson and Tamsin seemed to reach some sort of truce, which Lauren attributed mainly to the mass amount of alcohol both of them had seemed to consume. It was near midnight when the group finally broke up and as they headed home Lauren couldn't shake the unnerving feeling she had so much to learn about Dr. Emily Blacker.

Meanwhile at the Glass Factory

Evony walked into the dimly lit warehouse with two of her goons by her side. She walked over to where the other individual stood and peered at them with boredom and annoyance. She put a file down on the table.

"Here's what you asked for. Now, did you do your part?"

They nodded and slid a piece of paper over to the Morrigan that she picked up and looked at with a smile. She raised an eyebrow. "And we can trust this Dr. Blacker?"

The individual nodded. "If you apply enough pressure, there's nothing the human's won't do."

The Morrigan nodded. "I trust I won't have to come down here again?"

The individual shook their head. The Morrigan turned and started to walk out of the warehouse with her usual arrogant stride. She stopped and turned back to the figure standing by the table. "If you are thinking about changing your mind and spilling your guts to the Succubus, know that it will be the biggest mistake you ever make. Blood King or not, I'll have your head on a platter."

The Morrigan turned and continued to stride out of the warehouse with her lackeys in tow. Trick stood there gripping the file she had given him and sending her an evil stare. He wasn't happy about having to cut a deal with her but he knew in the end, it was the only thing he could do.

I know I said I really didn't want to include too much Trick but I realized I set myself up for that one LoL. Also, what do you think of the newest Doctor? She was inspired by a ZP interview where she said it would be interesting for another scientist to show up and see how Lauren handled that. So for now we'll just have a little fun with that dynamic. Let me know what you thought and thanks for reading!