Chapter Two

What To Do

The name Reynet rang a bell in Agent Kay's mind. She was wanted by the MIB for many things- including five murders. There was also a question in his brain; what were they to do with this girl? They couldn't deport a human to an alien planet. They couldn't just kill her. But the first thing they had to do was get her name.

"What's your name, Ace?"

"My name is Ember," she replied.

"And who's Jawson?" J asked.

"My brother," Ember said.

"How old are you?" asked Kay.

"Nineteen."

"Okay. I need to figure out what to do with you...so you'll be staying with Agent Jay here," the older agent explained.

"Wait, what? I c-" Jay began to object.

"Great. I need to talk to Zed. Let's get going," K said, holding up a hand.

Kay dropped Ember and Jay off at Jay's apartment, then drove to MIB headquarters. Soon, he was in Zed's office.

"How'd it go?" Zed asked.

"We found two of the three Sarlokians. We terminated one. The other one..." Agent K trailed off.

"The other one what?"

"She was half human. We didn't know what to do with her."

"Come on, Kay. Out of all people, I'd expect you to know."

"Zed, we can't put a human on an alien planet. And we couldn't kill-"

"Yes, you can, Agent K, and it is required that you do so. The longer you wait, the longer it takes you to find the Key, and the sooner it takes to-"

"Have all of humanity destroyed."

"Good. Now, get to it, agent."

Things were awkward at Jay's apartment. Ember sobbed and wailed, hugged herself, wouldn't eat or drink, and wouldn't sit down. He tried to put a blanket over her shoulders, but she shook it off. He finally decided to give up and ask more about her parents.

"What happened to your dad?" Jay asked, sitting down on his couch.

The crying stopped for a moment, and Ember sniffled. "My mom told me that she killed him after I was born. She told me she didn't need him anymore. She already had a daughter and a son." Again, the sobs commenced.

"I'm so sorry. Where did your brother, Jawson, go?"

"He heard the...the MIB...w-were coming...so he went out to...to...f-find something."

"What was that something called?"

"I...don't remember..." the girl muttered. "Maybe a...a...case. No...a key."

Agent J nodded. He was preparing to call his partner, when Kay burst in. He pointed at Jay.

"Come here, Slick. We need to talk."

The younger agent walked over to K. "What's up?"

"I talked to Zed. We have to kill her." Kay glanced at Ember's shuddering body. "What'd you do?"

"C'mon, man, you know she was already like that. Why do we have to kill her? She's human."

"Yes, but she's also half Sarlokian. She could wipe you and me out in five seconds."

"Who's gonna do the job?"

"You. Tomorrow afternoon."

Jay glared at him. "You just got this all figured out, don't you, big shot?"

"Yep," Agent K said casually. "Call me if anything goes wrong."