CHAPTER SIX
MR. V
The file drawer opened easily, and Mr. V pulled out all ten individual files, each labeled with the names of the Recruits that were currently staying with them. Each file contained their basic information as well as background that was both told to Mr. V as well as what he had to discover when they were too secretive. Getting information was ridiculously easy for some, but terribly difficult for others. He removed his hat from his head and set it on top of the filing cabinet while flicking through the file folders. He slapped them down on his blackwood desk, sat down in his rolling chair, and inched his way forward to the desk. He snapped his fingers, and a coffee machine came to life and brewed fresh coffee as he arranged the files on his desk. The moment the coffee finished brewing he snapped his hand again and a pair of skeleton hands appeared and brought a cup of the how and fresh coffee over to him and set it on his magical reheating coaster in front of him. He reached for it, took a long sip of the fresh glory, and held it in his hand as he opened the first file.
"Now, let's just see how each of you are before training begins," he mused as he picked up Apple Poison's first. Adam's information was not terribly difficult to get his hands on, but the Evil Queen had a terrible habit of gloating from time to time.
NAME: Apple Poison, goes by Adam.
AGE: 25
HEIGHT: 6' 1"
VILLAIN: Evil Queen
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Snow White.
BACKGROUND: Created with Black Magic and the Queen's negative emotions. Has been kept in the Evil Queen's dungeon and taught all sources of poisons and forms of torture. Was beaten whenever he failed to create a poison or hesitated in tormenting a prisoner.
PORTKEY AMULET: Peridot apple, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To help him seek his own path.
Jack's information was possibly the easiest to retrieve because Jack literally ran into him and told Mr. V his entire life story; at least the parts he wanted to share.
NAME: Jack Heart
AGE: 18
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
VILLAIN: Queen of Hearts
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Alice.
BACKGROUND: The literal jack/joker from the deck of cards that is usually discarded or is unnecessary for most card games. He always finds a way to be a part of things. Is color blind and only sees monochrome. The tattoo on his right cheek will change according to his mood: diamond and clover are dangerous.
PORTKEY AMULET: Ruby heart, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To help him see a world of color, not just black and white.
"Lady Hock," He sighed heavily as he looked down at her file. She was the most difficult to get any information on. She spoke little and avoided most human interaction. Hook was even less helpful since he kept shooting at Mr. V, both in the sky, on land, and sea, whenever he tried to get any information on him. Claimed one too many times that Mr. V was helping the Lost Boys.
NAME: Lady Hock, goes by Jane.
AGE: 21
HEIGHT: 5' 9"
VILLAIN: Captain James Hook
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Peter Pan.
BACKGROUND: N/A.
PORTKEY AMULET: Gray diamond hooked crescent, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To give her a reason to smile (?) Not enough information about her to have a thorough mission.
Begrudgingly Mr. V discovered Malfie at the worst possible moments for him. Malfie had been punished by being shoved into a cage that had him clutching his knees to fit him inside and was thrown into a closet. Maleficent had no problems berating the poor fellow as well as telling Mr. V why he was such a failure.
NAME: Malfie
AGE: 20
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
VILLAIN: Maleficent
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Aurora.
BACKGROUND: One of Maleficent's kind. Found as an egg and was raised to be eyes in the sky and a minion. Has never been allowed to fully stretch his wings.
PORTKEY AMULET: Amethyst feather, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To help him spread his wings to fly.
An anxious guy, he tried to hide it by being more energetic, but he was anxious and jumpy; especially around animals. Cruella claimed he was her nephew of sorts from a dead sister, only according to his medical records she is his mother. . .
NAME: Dalmatia
AGE: 19
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
VILLAIN: Cruella de Ville
VILLAIN MISSION: To skin Dalmatians for their furs.
BACKGROUND: Origins are difficult to cipher; raised in the world of fashion and using real furs. He was given the nasty tasks of skinning the animals for their furs.
PORTKEY AMULET: Garnet circle, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To help him no longer fear animals.
Receiving messages in bottles was the most agonizing test of patience he had ever had to go through to get information from Ursula. She only provided information about his origins; Mr. V had to go for a swim to get more information about Joe.
NAME: Eight Foot Joe, goes by Joe.
AGE: 29
HEIGHT: 6' 2" (ironically not 8')
VILLAIN: Ursula
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Ariel.
BACKGROUND: Created from a combination of poor unfortunate souls. Lazy, pretends to listen to Ursula. Childhood friends of sorts with the mermaid princess.
PORTKEY AMULET: Mother of Pearl pear shape, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To help him find something to work for.
Jafar is almost as difficult to discuss things with as Hook is. Jafar was not married, had no family, and avoided all forms of human contact outside of politics for the sultan. He suddenly picked up an apprentice, or the announcement of the apprentice was only recently publicized. According to the sources around him, she just appeared out of thin air.
NAME: Farja
AGE: 17
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
VILLAIN: Jafar
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Aladdin
BACKGROUND: N/A
PORTKEY AMULET: Orange Sphalerite oval, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To give her confidence in her magic as she is lacking in training.
Scar was a charming fellow whenever he transformed into his human form. Much easier to talk to as well; Mr. V did not speak lion.
NAME: Pretty Scar, goes by Jamila
AGE: 16
HEIGHT: 5' 5"
VILLAIN: Scar
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Simba.
BACKGROUND: Adopted as an infant and raised by Scar and the Hyenas. Loves to be told she is cute, and nasty things happen when she is insulted or told she is ugly.
PORTKEY AMULET: Yellow topaz square, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To help her have confidence in her own beauty.
Lord Claude Frollo was not difficult to get in contact with; however, it was difficult to be squeezed into his busy schedule. He has a weird obsession with claiming orphans to build up his loyalties and minions with.
NAME: Veil
AGE: 20
HEIGHT: 5' 4"
VILLAIN: Lord Claude Frollo
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill all gypsies.
BACKGROUND: Found as an infant, true origins are unknown. She lives by "To be seen, not heard" and is an excellent assassin despite her little bell.
PORTKEY AMULET: White diamond bell shape faceted, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: To help her find her own voice.
Once more, not a difficult person to get in contact with, just difficult to get squeezed into such a busy schedule. Apparently running the Underworld was a full time gig and Hades loved to find any excuse to get out of there and talk.
NAME: Miss Hades, goes by Ember.
AGE: 19
HEIGHT: 5' 7"
VILLAIN: Hades
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill Hercules.
BACKGROUND: A soul that the Fates told Hades and Persephone was necessary in helping them keep order in the Underworld.
PORTKEY AMULET: Teal flame shaped, gold chain.
V'S MISSION: Nothing until more is uncovered
Mr. V frowned as he stared at his blank mission line for Ember. Unlike the others she was not treated terribly or traumatically and was well raised. Hades often treated her like a daughter, and of the entire bunch she seems the surest of herself. She was as good as Jane at keeping her private life a secret. Whatever she needed help with she had refused to allow anything to be seen on the surface; yet.
Mr. V's hand rested on the final three files before he carefully opened them; Scatter, Villa and Po. He had known Ms. Scatter for as long as she had worked under Dr. Facilier; which he did not last very long after being taken to the other side. He kept learning more and more things about her each day. Despite her scatteredness, she was well put together and had a professional background. But there were still quite a few pieces missing from her story. Ms. Villa and Mr. Polite were still a mystery to him. They were working for Dr. Facilier long before Mr. V came on to the scene, but neither seemed too distraught to lose him.
NAME: Ms. Ashe Scatter
AGE: 28
HEIGHT: 5' 5"
VILLAIN: Many through previous employment. The last was Dr. Facilier.
VILLAIN MISSION: Manage the deals and secretarial work.
BACKGROUND: N/A
PORTKEY: Emerald, emerald cut, silver chain.
V'S MISSION: To get rid of her anxiety.
NAME: Ms. Eva Lou Villa
AGE: 26
HEIGHT: 5' 11"
VILLAIN: Many before the ban of supers in Metroville and the entire Realm of the Incredibles.
VILLAIN MISSION: Manages the décor, fashion, and upholstery of the entire castle.
BACKGROUND: Used to be an associate with Edna Mode before she worked alongside Alexander Galbaki.
PORTKEY: Silver pair of scissors, silver chain.
V'S MISSION: Help her realize there is more to life than just fashion.
NAME: Mr. Eito Polite, goes by Mr. Po.
AGE: 27
HEIGHT: 6'
VILLAIN: Many before the ban of supers in Metroville and the entire Realm of the Incredibles.
VILLAIN MISSION: Manages the finances and business propositions with those on the surface world. Helps promote the Villain merchandise.
BACKGROUND: Used to be an associate with Edna Mode before he decided to follow after Ms. Villa and work with Alexander Galbaki
PORTKEY: Silver cross pendant, silver chain.
V'S MISSION: Help him realize he shouldn't always be so polite.
He sat back in his chair and stared at the folders in front of him. He had a lot of work to do to make sure these Recruits got some sort of a happy ending; and it most certainly was not going to be easy. He sighed heavily as he scooped up the folders and put them back in their filing drawer. He returned to his deck, took another sip from his coffee, and tapped his knuckles on the desk. A door on the right side of his desk creaked open and an emerald green typewriter sat ready to be used. He bent over, picked up the typewriter, and set it on his desk. He took a long drag from his coffee, set it back on the coaster for it to magically refill, and picked up clean paper from his left-hand side drawer. The paper slid in nicely and only needed a little bit of tightening.
He popped his knuckles and began typing up another file document.
NAME: Valentino, goes by Mr. V.
AGE: 30
HEIGHT: 6'
VILLAIN: Dr. Facilier
VILLAIN MISSION: To kill the prince and repay his bad deals. FAILED
BACKGROUND: A little street rat looking for a place to stay and a way to make money. Plenty of writing talent that literally changes people's lives.
PORTKEY: Onyx diamond shaped, silver chain.
V'S MISSION: To set things right for the other Recruits as the Narrator.
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