Managed to finish this one right before going to bed because of my early shift tomorrow. So if you find grammar errors, ignore them ;)

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Disclaimer2: I'm again using the Penny family members that TerribleWaitress created, simply because I'm used to it :D


"Good afternoon." Penny smiled at Leonard as she came out of the bathroom, still naked, and finding him sitting on the bed, leaning against the headboard and working on his laptop.

"Hey." Leonard smiled back and did a double take at her, seeing her leaning against the door frame.

"What?" she asked.

"Did you shave?" he pointed to her crotch.

"Yeah." she nodded and climbed in the bed, sitting up next to him.

"Why?"

"I've done it ever since I was fifteen." she shrugged. "After you rescued me from Kurt, I hadn't bothered to do it but boy, did it itch sometimes."

"Did your clients prefer it?" he asked, seeing her wince. "Sorry, didn't want to dredge up those memories."

"No, it's okay." she sighed. "Some did. Some even wanted the role play of me dressing up as a schoolgirl. Mostly the Asians."

"Never understood that fetish." Leonard commented. "As if they're acting out fantasies to have sex with underage girls."

"Yeah, but quite frankly, in that case it's good that they're using hookers or call girls for that fantasy as opposed to finding an actual school girl."

"Agreed." Leonard nodded. "I guess if they did that, people like me would have a lot more jobs."

"Did you ever kill one?" she asked.

"No, but I sent three to jail." he shook his head. "Which is worse for them than death."

"How so?"

"Because there's a hierarchy even among prisoners." he explained. "And the lowest of the low, the bottom rung of the ladder, are the child molesters. These guys are in the highest danger of being severely beaten up or killed. As far as I know, every other group in prison hates these guys, be it white nationalists, blacks, people from organized crime or whatever."

"Huh, I never knew that." she admitted. "Is this stuff I'll learn in my training?"

"Yes." Leonard nodded.

"How much will I have to learn?" she wondered.

"Ever seen one of those encyclopedia series where there's a thick book or even more for every letter of the alphabet?" he looked at her.

"Yeah." she nodded, wondering where he was going.

"Imagine three times that." he shrugged.

"Oh god." she groaned and looked at this laptop screen. "What are you doing?"

"Reading the message boards to see what my killing of Caspar has done." he told her.

"And?"

"So far, everyone is in agreement that what I did was necessary, even those who agreed with Caspar in the past." he said. "Though those will probably be afraid they'll share his fate if they push too hard."

"I think this is the stuff I will understand the least." she admitted. "By the way, I always wanted to ask, what did your friend do with the surveillance video of us coming out of the alley?"

"Take a look." he said and started a video, pushing the laptop to the right so she could see the screen.

"Holy crap." she gasped when she saw a group of bikers enter the field of vision, stop their bikes, then enter the alley behind Steve and his friends and come back out later to hop on their bikes and leave again. "We're not even in the video at all anymore."

"Of course not, would be hard to explain where the blond went that the five guys pushed into the alley, wouldn't it, especially since the alley has no other exit?"

"Right." she nodded, feeling stupid.

"Why did the guy try to rape you in the first place?" Leonard asked her. "I saw you talk to him in the mall court."

"He used to be a friend of Kurt and we went to the same high school." Penny sighed. "For some reason, he thought I killed him. But why he then tried to rape me as punishment, I really don't know."

"I reckon that his reasoning was just pretend, nobody who wants to take revenge for a dead friend chooses rape to do it." Leonard said. "Did he want to have sex with you back in school?"

"Now that you mention it, he might have." she nodded. "I never really thought about him like that though."

"Alright." Leonard accepted that.

"What is that system you're using?" Penny asked, seeing the weird desktop layout on the screen.

"It's a special one programmed by a friend of mine." Leonard told her. "Has multiple applications that I need and it never leaves a trace on any machine I use it on."

"Will I get one too?" she smiled at him.

"If you finish your training, you will." Leonard nodded. "You will get your own flash stick with programs that are suited to fulfill your needs."

"Well, there's one need I have that you could fulfill, I think." she smiled.

"What?" he asked, clearly not realizing what she meant.

"Oh, nothing with the computer." she giggled and swung her leg over his abdomen, getting between him and his laptop.

"Oh, I see." he smiled and put his hands on her breasts before replacing his left one with his lips, making her hiss as his lips surrounded her nipple.

"Mh, that feels nice." she sighed in content but before it could go any further, his cellphone rang.

"Yes?" Leonard spoke into the receiver after accepting the call. "What?... Wait, I'm going to put you on speaker so I can use my laptop."

"Alright." she heard another male voice as Leonard pushed her off of him and mentioned for her to be quiet.

"Okay, go." Leonard prompted the caller.

"I've sent you some files." the man said. "Apparently, the local cops in Omaha are investigating the bombing and shooting at the Rose club."

"Any chance of them connecting any of it to me?" Leonard asked.

"The problem is, I couldn't find any surveillance data." the man told him. "But that doesn't mean it's not there, it could have been on a closed network and survived the bombing."

"Shit." Leonard grumbled and looked at Penny. "Howard, I need you to do something."

"Shoot." Howard said, Penny finally learning who Leonard was speaking to.

"I need you to create a female FBI persona and order a badge made that I can pick up as soon as possible."

"From the clothes shop?" Howard asked.

"Yes." Leonard confirmed.

"Well, I need a face to go with the ID."

"Coming right up." Leonard said and muted the phone, so Howard wouldn't hear. "Penny, put on my white shirt and my suit jacket."

"Okay." Penny nodded, not quite knowing what was going on but complying anyway, standing in the room without any lower apparel but with his shirt and jacket on.

"Now stand in front of that white wall and make a neutral face." Leonard told her and she followed his guidance, looking at him without a smile or smirk or scowl. "Perfect."

"Is she the blond you saved in the alley that wants to become one of us?" Howard asked, having heard the last part Leonard said.

"Yes." Leonard replied. "Sending picture now."

"Alright, the ID is quickly done, you can pick it and the badge up at the store in fifteen minutes." Howard said and Penny could hear the clicking of keys on a keyboard.

"But will that ID and badge hold up?" Penny asked worried. "Impersonating an officer of the law is a crime, right?"

"Darling, those IDs are more than what you can buy from street vendors." she could hear Howard's chuckle. "You will have a real FBI identification and if someone checks your badge number with the FBI, it will have a valid result."

"But won't other agents wonder who we are?" she still wasn't sure about that.

"That's why it's IDs for special agents." Leonard told her. "They are the ones who get sent out all over the country as opposed to agents who are based in a local office other than the Washington DC headquarters, where we'd never use these personas."

"Alright, the ID is done and I'll use my backdoor to the FBI servers to add it to the ones I already placed there." Howard proclaimed. "You can pick it up at the store in fifteen minutes, they should be done printing it by then."

"And the badge?" Leonard asked.

"They still have some, so no need to make one." Howard said. "Oh, I've sent you an email with all the documents that I've found on the Rose Club cloud storage. It's quite the stuff."

"Howard, I said it before and I'll say it again and again, you are way too good." Leonard laughed. "Thanks man."

"Just remember to put some extra coins into the slot the next time you're here." Howard chuckled.

"I don't think your wife would like it if I put coins into her cleavage." Leonard deadpanned.

"Not that slot you pervert!" Howard said almost immediately. "She'd kill me."

"And she knows sooo many ways to do it." Leonard laughed again. "Alright, files finished downloading. I'll peruse them and see what I can do with it."

"Good luck." Howard said and ended the call.

"What was that about?" Penny asked. "Are we really going to impersonate FBI agents?"

"Yes, we'll have to."

"Why?"

"Because the last thing you want is the cops finding surveillance tapes of me crashing through the window and you and your sister being in the middle of a firefight."

"Shit, you're right." Penny realized. "I should get dressed."

"Yes, you should." Leonard nodded absently, his concentration already on the files. "Wow, this is gold."

"What are you going to do with it?" she wanted to know as she put on her slip and bra.

"Send it to the store to have it printed and packed into FBI file folders." Leonard said, writing the email with his order before shutting down the laptop and getting up as well. "And for the record, I really wanted to do what you had planned before the call."

"Well, it's not as if we won't have more chances." Penny winked at him as she put on her pants while Leonard quickly got dressed as well, in, to her surprise, quite leisurely clothing.

"Lets go." Leonard said after they both had finished.

"I hope we don't have too much of that we-just-had-sex smell on us." Penny chuckled as they rode the elevator down to the lobby.

"Nobody will be so blunt as to tell us if we do." Leonard said and led her outside where a car was waiting for them.

"An SUV?" Penny was surprised, seeing a different kind of vehicle compared to the one she was brought home with as Leonard gave the man who stood next to it a gold coin.

"Yes, the FBI uses those as official cars." Leonard nodded, getting behind the wheel. "Get in."

She got into the passenger seat and Leonard started driving. The car even had the flashing lights under the front window, making her wonder how much reach this organization Leonard was part of had. Not wanting to draw any attention though, Leonard didn't use it, sticking to the speed limit until they had reached the store where he had bought her the dress that eternity that was only a few days ago.

"Welcome." the clerk greeted them, clearly remembering them, the woman sitting at the bar also coming to attention. "We have your order ready."

"Thank you." Leonard said, receiving an envelope from which he produced the FBI ID and badge, giving it to Penny.

"Vanessa Riley." Penny read her fake name. "Wow, I look so much authority."

"That sentence didn't make sense." Leonard chuckled and turned back to the clerk. "We also need clothing, one business suit for me and a pantsuit for her. Nothing too high quality."

"Of course." the clerk nodded and mentioned for them to follow into the room where Leonard had gone the last time.

"Jesus!" Penny gasped when the door closed and the man pulled a certain book, making the back wall open up to reveal a room full of computers and communication equipment, also weapons and other things.

"Take what you need." the clerk said. "Your documents are over there."

"Thank you." Leonard nodded and gave him two of the gold coins.

"What now?" Penny asked.

"Take one of those pantsuits and put it on." Leonard told her and grabbed a random dark suit, taking off his clothes to put it on.

"Oh, so we're changing in here." Penny realized and did the same, taking a minute to put her disguise on. "Wow, I look ridiculous."

"You're going to have to bear with it." Leonard shrugged. "Female FBI agents on duty don't walk around in jeans shorts and tank tops, no matter how pretty they are."

"I understand." she nodded. "So, how will this go down?"

"I will do the talking." Leonard said as he packed their clothes into a bag. "Nothing personal but this is the first time for you doing this and it might not be a good idea to talk to cops."

"I agree." she said. "I always wanted to be an actress, so this might be good to see if I could have pulled it off."

"Lets go." Leonard said and both left the room, the fake wall closing down again before the door unlocked.

They got back into car and Leonard drove them through the city towards whatever police precinct was on the case. She got more and more nervous as they went on, given that she was about to commit a crime, inside a police building no less. Leonard parked the car in one of the official parking spot and got out, Penny doing the same and following him into the building, carrying the briefcase with the files as befitting of a junior agent.

"Here we are." Leonard said. "You ready?"

"Yes." Penny nodded. "How will this go?"

"I'll do the talking and when I snip my fingers, you hand me the folders in the briefcase."

"Alright." she smiled and mentally steeled herself.

"Get ready to show your badge." he whispered to her as they neared the reception desk.

"Can I help you folks?" the officer in charge asked them.

"Yes, I'm Special Agent Breslau, this is Special Agent Riley." Leonard introduced them, holding up his ID, Penny doing the same.

"What can I do for you?"

"You could point us to your captain's office." Leonard said, using the perfect inflection of boredom and superiority in his voice.

"Certainly, sir." the man nodded and pointed to a double-door to their left. "Through there, at the end of the bullpen, can't miss it."

"Thank you." Leonard nodded and started walking.

"Man, that was good." Penny whispered to him.

"Try not to look so nervous." Leonard cautioned her as he knocked on the door of the office, where the large print word Captain denoted its occupant.

"Yes, come in." the man called out and Leonard entered, Penny right behind him. "Can I help you?"

"Captain Miller, I'm Agent Breslau, this is Agent Riley." Leonard introduced them again, holding up his badge, Penny not doing it this time. "We understand your precinct is investigating the Rose Club bombing."

"We are, yes." Miller nodded. "What's the FBI's interest in it?"

"We're taking over the case." Leonard proclaimed. "Could you get the investigating detectives in here?"

"Sure." the captain nodded and got up, opening his office door and calling out for two men who entered the office. "These are detectives Simpson and Markovsky."

"What's this about, captain?" Simpson wanted to know.

"These are agents Breslau and Riley, and they're taking over the Rose Club case." Miller told them.

"Okay, why?" Markovsky asked. "What's he FBI's interest in a local club bombing?"

"Armando Castillo, the owner, has been involved in drug distribution ever since he took over the club..."

"We know, but we could never prove it." Simpson interjected.

"However, for the last few months, his business also ventured into human trafficking, hence the case now being under the purview of the FBI." Leonard finished. "We want you to hand over everything you might have, documents, surveillance tapes and so on."

"Hang on, I don't approve of having to let a possible bomber off the hook." Markovsky threw in.

"We believe that the bombing is the result of the business expansion that Mister Castillo undertook, that's why it's also under our purview." Leonard told him.

"Fine." Markovsky rolled his eyes.

"However, since we realize that this may look like a bad parent taking a child's toy away, we have something for you to sink your teeth in." Leonard smiled, snipping his finger, giving Penny her cue, and she handed him the two folders they had brought.

"In here is the result of our investigation so far into Mister Castillo's illegal businesses." Leonard proclaimed and laid the two folders out, one of them taken by the captain, the other by one of the detectives. "One has all the information we have about Mister Castillo's drug enterprise, local suppliers, street traders and so on, the other has the information about the people who snatched the girls he trafficked in from the street of this city and it's surroundings. Basically everything that falls into the local jurisdiction."

"The human trafficking part is pretty thin." detective Simpson said.

"Because the ring extends far beyond this town, the country even." Leonard explained. "We are working with our counterparts in Europe to dismantle the ring."

"Alright." the captain nodded. "Detectives, hand over everything you have."

"We will review your documents and collected evidence and take what is under our jurisdiction." Leonard said, standing up.

They walked into a conference room and waited for the detectives and some officers to carry the boxes into the room, waiting until they had left before opening the first box. Leonard rifled through the documents and took out several, leaving those who weren't in any way showing Leonard's or Caspar's involvement in the boxes while taking the rest.

"So?" Penny asked.

"Not that much about me, and luckily, no surveillance tapes have survived the explosion." Leonard told her.

"How can you read that fast?" she wondered.

"Speed-reading." he shrugged. "It's one of the things you need to learn along with developing a good memory."

"I'll do my best." she nodded, perusing some of the documents herself. "What about this?"

"What does it say?"

"It's about the explosive used." she told him, handing him the document.

"We'll take that too." he nodded. "While Caspar may have built the bomb himself using over the counter chemicals, I don't want to risk the chance that he might have hired some local bomb maker and the police getting to him or her."

After another hour, Leonard finished with the last box, putting the files they'd leave back into them while Penny stuffed the files they would take with them into the briefcase. Leonard called a few uniformed officers in to take the boxes back to the evidence locker and began walking towards the exit, when one of the detectives called him over, the captain standing behind them.

"Yes?" Leonard looked at them.

"Just wanted to thank you for these." Simpson pointed to the two folders Leonard had given them. "We'll be able to close several open cases now."

"You're welcome." Leonard nodded.

"Are you done?" Miller wanted to know.

"Yes." Leonard confirmed. "The bureau thanks you for your cooperation."

"Not that you've given us much choice." the captain scoffed. "But still, thanks for the files."

Without further words, Leonard and Penny left the building and got back into the car, Leonard driving back to the hotel. He handed the car keys back to the same valet that had provided it to him and they entered the hotel, Leonard leading her back to the elevator and back to his room. He opened the bag and took out their regular clothes, handing Penny her jeans shorts and shirt while he changed back into his leisurely clothing.

"So, should we..." she smiled, pointing to the bed.

"No, you need to say goodbye to your parents, because you and I have a plane to catch." he told her as he packed his stuff together.

"Plane to catch?" she gasped. "Where are we going?"

"I thought you wanted to learn what I do?" he looked at her.

"I do, it's just... it's so sudden."

"How long did you think I would be staying here?" he asked rhetorically.

"I guess." she had to admit and waited for him to finish packing, which took a surprisingly short time, after which he led her out of the room and down to the lobby again.

"I hope your stay was acceptable, despite the... unforeseen events." he man behind the reception desk said.

"It was fine." Leonard smiled. "Until next time."

"What do I need?" she asked as they drove back to her parents' farm. "I mean, in terms of clothing and so on."

"Whatever you need. Gym clothes definitely. Some warm clothes. You can do laundry where you'll go." Leonard advised. "And everything else you might need."

"Penny, you're back." Meryl said as they walked into the house after a thirty minute drive.

"Yes, to pack." Penny nodded.

"I see." Meryl sighed, looking at Leonard who could only shrug.

"Be right back." Penny said and went upstairs.

"So, this is it, huh?" Meryl addressed Leonard.

"Yes." Leonard nodded. "I tried everything I could to dissuade her but she wouldn't budge."

"I know." Meryl knew her daughter. "Her stubbornness is the reason she went to L.A. with Kurt in the first place. Will we see her again?"

"Not for a while." Leonard shook his head. "Where she's going, there aren't vacation days."

"Will she be safe?"

"Nobody will harm her." Leonard promised. "She will feel pain though, but that's part of the training."

"Oh, hey Leonard." Wyatt greeted him as he came into the house. "Where's Penny?"

"She's upstairs." Meryl looked at her husband. "Packing."

"So she's really doing it?" Wyatt sighed. "I had hopes that Bridget was wrong."

"Me too." Leonard agreed with Wyatt. "But she will be well taken care of."

"For how long?"

"For as long it takes." Leonard shrugged. "A minimum of six months, but expect nine or even a year. It's not in my hands to decide if she's ready."

"And you trust this trainer?" Wyatt asked.

"With my life." Leonard nodded.

"Well, I had hoped things would turn out differently." Wyatt said and to Leonard's surprise, the larger man hugged him. "But at least I know that my little slugger is safe."

"She's as safe as anyone can be." Leonard confirmed and was surprised again when Meryl hugged him as well.

"Despite what you do, you are a good man." Meryl told him. "And you will be good for our little girl."

"Hey daddy." Penny said as she came down the stairs, several bags and two suitcases with her. "Did they tell you?"

"Yes." Wyatt nodded and went to hug Penny before picking up some of her bags. "Is there any chance I can talk you out of it?"

"I really think this is what I'm meant to do, dad." Penny shook her head and went to hug her mom while Leonard grabbed her luggage and put it into the cab he had called before they had left the hotel. "Bye mom, I'm gonna miss you guys so much."

After a few more minutes of teary goodbye, Penny joined Leonard in the cab. As it drove off, she waved at her parents for as long as they were visible, almost telling the driver to stop so she could go back but her determination won over. The cab drove them to Eppley airfield where they got out. Leonard and Penny walked into the building but instead of going to the ticket counter, he led her to a side exit.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"To the plane." he replied.

"But won't we have to buy tickets first?"

"No, I chartered one." he told her, leading her to a small plane waiting on the tarmac.

"Wow, that's... kinds swank."

"The last thing I need is my bags going through an x-ray machine." he pointed out.

"Oh, yeah, that would lead to a bit of questioning, I guess." she had to admit as they boarded the small plane.

"Good afternoon, Mister Smith. Mam." the pilots greeted Leonard and Penny. "Are you ready to lift off?"

"Yes." Leonard nodded and the pilots went into the cockpit for their final flight checks, having done everything before Leonard arrived.

"Are they part of the organization too?" she asked him as the plane rolled to the runway.

"No, they're simply pilots hired to fly this plane." he shook his head. "As I said, my job has made me quite wealthy."

"Okay." Penny nodded.

"You should get some sleep." Leonard advised her after they were in the air. "It will be an eight hour flight."

"Where are we going anyway?" she wanted to know, settling into the chair.

"Vermont." he told her and closed his eyes. "North of Newport, close to the Canadian border."

"Wow, good thing you told me to pack some warm clothes." she almost shivered at the thought of the temperatures up there.

As Penny closed her eyes, Leonard typed a message into his phone, ordering a car to wait for him at the airport at the time they'd be landing there. After that was done, he also closed his eyes to catch a few hours of sleep. Eight hours later, the sky already dark, the pilots woke them up through the intercom, telling them to fasten their seat belts and prepare for landing.

After touching down and rolling to their designated spot, they exited the plane, Leonard shaking the hands of the pilots and handing them a few bills as a tip. He led Penny out of the airport building, and Penny saw the car waiting for them, a man dressed in a dark suit waiting next to it. Leonard handed the man money as well and received the keys, opening the trunk for Penny to deposit her luggage in. He got behind the wheel and started driving, the late hour making it possible for them to go quite fast.

"Now, the man you're going to meet will teach you how to fight and how to kill." Leonard told her after a few minutes driving. "And he will evaluate if you're capable of actually doing the job."

"Something I need to watch out for?" she asked, nervousness rising inside her.

"Always be honest, don't act like you know more than he does." Leonard advised. "And more importantly, always be respectful. If you aren't, he will kick the shit out of you."

"Got it." she chuckled.

"I'm not kidding here!" Leonard grabbed her arm to show how serious he was. "He will really beat you up until you crap your pants."

"So what would happen if I didn't pass this man's tests?" she wanted to know.

"He will evaluate you to see if you have talents that benefit the other parts of our trade." Leonard replied. "You know, information gathering, weapon design or building, that stuff."

"And if I don't?"

"He will kill you." Leonard said matter-of-fact.

"You're kidding!" she gasped, but knew he wasn't.

"No." he confirmed her fears. "Our business survives because of its secrecy. And having someone outside the business know about the ways we do things is too much of a danger."

"But you told me and my parents lots of things." she argued.

"Just the basics, nothing too concrete." he pointed out. "Not to mention that I haven't taught you any techniques."

"Okay." Penny said, determined not to back down. "Lets do this."

"Alright." Leonard accepted, having hoped that she would back down in the face of possible death.

They got out of the car and walked towards the gate. Leonard rang the bell and they waited until they heard rustling from the speaker before the gate buzzer chimed, indicating the invitation and causing Leonard to push open the gate, letting Penny through before closing it again. He walked in front of her towards the house, Penny looking around at the lush greenery around them, the perfectly landscaped walkway and seeing several ponds on the property. When they got near to the house, the door opened and an older man came out, wearing leisurely clothing and smiling at them.

"Leonard." the older man greeted him, Penny just waiting for him to introduce her and was surprised when the two embraced. "I heard about the bomb. I'm so glad you're okay but you could have called."

"My phone got damaged in the explosion and I don't have your number in my replacement." Leonard explained. "It's good to see you, dad."


Now, who expected that :D

Okay, I got good news and bad. The good news is, I finished this chapter ^^ The bad news is that after my shift is over tomorrow, I have a four day weekend, so no writing for me ;)

Still, review please :)