MARTIAL (Pick 4):

-[X] Train Brothers' squad-

--[X] Hard, Cost= 800, CoS- 40%, Reward- Squad gets Normal rank, Bonus of WBS and Boss Student

Roll- 77 53= 130

Bonus= 35558= 53

Crit Roll= 67 30= 97

When you first looked at the Drake Brothers, it felt like looking into a past mirror, the brothers looking exactly like you did when you started out in boot camp.

A part of you wanted to take it slow for the brothers to get used to the military life but due to this being BW, where the weird and absurd is becoming the norm even if it was a black op; and that the real world is not a pretty place; you decided to have them go through boot camp hell.

And by hell, you meant that you gave Joy full authority in training them in whatever way she wanted.

"You are officially an asshole you know that?" Brandon said when you told him your decision.

"I know." You said as felt sorry for the brothers upcoming training.

For the entire month, Joy subjected the brothers to the toughest training she could come up with. This included training them by facing you and the rest of the Watchmen. By the end of every day, the squad shed blood, sweat and tears, giving Brandon and his medical team a lot of practice.

You still remember their reactions when they found out that superpowers are real, and BW had the capability to create super soldiers. You and Joy made sure to get it through their skulls that all of this was beyond top secret, that any of this being revealed will result in charges of treason and in a best-case scenario, a firing squad.

The firing squad being the best-case scenario because the worst-case scenario was shown to them when Joy used her Bolts to blow a hole the size of a small house in the field. That sent them straight.

When Joy was not training them, which was usually when she was personally training Strangelove; their training fell to Fear, who was also devious in training the squad.

Honestly speaking, you though that by the end of the first week, the squad would give up, but they surprised you by continuing to train even when in pain. At this you were proud.

By the middle of the month, Joy deemed them enough to have them be injected with WBS, which made even more effective soldiers, which only made Joy step up their training.

On the last week of March, Joy took the squad and Strangelove with her to the same place that she took the previous squads for their last phase of their training. You did not hear about them for the rest of the week, until the last day of the month when they returned.

Upon returning you could see squad were no longer green and had the same look you and other did after their first mission that resulted in killing the enemy, the same with Strangelove.

Like before, you did not ask details. You trusted Joy.*

You, Joy, and the squad reconvened in your office, where after a small talk with Joy; a small ceremony was held for the squad.

"Cadets Brian, Gabriel, Nero and Robert. For the last month you have shown great aptitude and determination in your training and passed your final test with flying colors." Joy said.

"From this moment forward, you are no longer cadets but now are Privates of the United States 1st Biological Warfare Command, simply known as Blackwatch. I hereby now declare you Dragon Squad." Joy said as you could see on the squad's face that they were happy, that their hard work paid off.

Blackwatch finally acquired a new squad of full-fledged soldiers.

(*Basically speaking, Joy took the squad and Strangelove to an actual mission to test them and get them bloody. Anybody wants to write the mission, you are free to do so with any details, I am leaving the details blank for that reason, only requirement is that Joy did not intervene, just watched.)

New Squad made=

Dragon Squad- Veteran (10 to combat rolls)

Perks:

- Students of the Boss= 3 combat rolls

- Witches Brew= 5 combat rolls, 50% Soldier Training Speed

-[X] Train Strangelove-

Cost- 1000, CoS- 70/110/140/235, Reward- Strangelove knows how fight with the jewel, ???

Roll- 88 53= 141

Bonus- 35558= 53

Crit Roll- 83 41= 124

Crit Roll 2- 92 24= 116

Crit Roll 3- 85 16= 101

Crit Roll 4- 77 1= 78

When it came to training Strangelove with her new body and armor, several things were discovered over the course of the month.

First thing discovered about her body regarding combat was that she had peak physical abilities in strength (able to throw a car with ease while a tank took some work to do the same), speed, and reflexes (able to run fast with the capability to jump not only rapidly but also able to jump buildings with ease).

Another thing about her body was that besides her armor, she was bulletproof like the Watchmen. But unlike them, while low caliber shots don't affect her, powerful caliber ones, while they don't penetrate; they do make her feel pain if it hits skin instead of armor. If it hits her armor, she did not feel it.

Another thing that was proven was she was shot with a tank directly. She was physically fine, but the tank shot blasted her away and she said that it was a searing pain that she was feeling.

Regarding her jewel armor, they discovered several features. The first one was that she could do partial transformations of the armor, specially the weapons or turn her hair into armor quickly.

The armor provided Strangelove with the ability to create any melee weapon Strangelove could think of, though the broadsword seemed to be the default weapon that she could make in an instant. Another armor feature was the appendages on her back could be used either as shields, sharp blades themselves and even used as hooks.

While its 'exotic' form was its default form, the armor could grow around her, becoming a full body armor; if the situation became dangerous, which was shown during a spar where Bolts were used against her for the first time.

Speaking of Bolts, a very interesting discovery was made that somehow the armor could withstand low level Bolts while powerful Bolts the armor would show damage but depending on the damage and Strangelove's stamina, the armor could repair itself rapidly.

It was also discovered that a Bolt could injure Strangelove if hit on her skin, making her bleed. Though it turns out that she also had an ability to regenerate injuries she had, returning her body to normal, but this eats up her stamina.

This was tested further when Strangelove was fighting against Joy in her Cloak Mode. Her armor and body had to constantly repair themselves every time Joy either touched her or had her in a hold.

Though it was during a spar against Cloaked Joy that Strangelove discover another feature about her armor. It allowed her the ability to fly, her back appendages turning into wings. Sufficing to say that Strangelove's expression on discovering she could fly was one of freedom and enjoyment.

Besides learning what her armor was capable of, she also got training in how to fight, something that Strangelove beg Joy to teach her. Originally Joy was skeptical of Strangelove's request, seeing as she was a scientist before her transformation; but seeing the look on her eyes, she decided to teach her by not holding back.

Imagine her and others' surprise when Strangelove took her training very dedicated when everyday when she was not in the labs being inspected. At first when she was beginning combat training, she lagged, but as time went by and enduring pain; it seemed like she was getting better in combat, specially in learning Joy's fighting style.

It should be noted that everyday that came to training, Strangelove was very dedicated to her training, regardless on how much pain she endured and stopped only when her body finally reached the end of her stamina.

Unknown to others, the reason why Strangelove was so dedicated to her training was due to her desire to show to her idol that she could be a better student than Jack. She realized that thanks to her jewel bracelet, she could now keep up with Joy, unlike Jack who was a normal human.

The only time Strangelove stopped to train was when Joy was going through her newly discovered situation. Though at the same time that happened, Strangelove experienced a lab situation and what came after the next day that still boggles the mind.

It came to an end when Joy took Strangelove and the future Dragon Squad for the final phase of their training. After returning, you could easily see that Strangelove was no longer just a simple scientist and that if an emergency combat situation occurs, Joy told you with confidence that Strangelove could hold her own.

Strangelove is combat capable.

New perks discovered:

Student of the Boss= 3 combat rolls

Jewel Armor-

Capable of flight.

Armor and skin Bulletproof.

Partial deployment of armor and can be turned into a full body armor.

Grants Regeneration.

Peak Strength, Speed and Reflexes.

Capable of taking a tank-shot but can still feel pain.

Capable of creating any melee weapons from the armor; including shields. Broadsword is the default weapon.

-[X] Upgrade Training Ground Lvl. 3 –

Cost- 350, Upkeep- 50, Time- 1 month (1 turn), CoS- 35%, Reward- Training Ground Lvl. 4

Roll- 60 45= 105

Bonus- 3555= 45

Crit Roll- 66 5 = 71

Turns out that improving the Training Field was rather easy to do. With all the training sessions your forces do, specially the Watchmen and now Strangelove; regularly destroying the field due to our combined powers became the norm. With the field being regularly being rebuilt, Hayden took the chance to continually upgrade it.

Though the first upgrade was scrapped when Joy one day came to the field and alone destroyed it in anger when she received news that changed everything for her, something you and others could still not believe. So, the field was remade better from the ground up, again.

By the end of the month, the field was not only bigger, but it was also made to somewhat withstand punishment a lot longer than the norm. Heck, somehow Hayden managed to make a deal with the US Army's division in charge of junk and got them to send wrecked military vehicles to be used as for training, aka either destroying or used as training weights for the stronger Watchmen and Strangelove.

Though you were somewhat getting tired of seeing the repair bill for the training every few days. But the result is worth it every time.

Reward- Training Ground upgraded to Lvl. 5 (8 to any training and 1 reroll per turn)

-[X] US Military Cooperation (Localized):

Cost- 500, CoS- 40%

Roll- 8 45= 53

Bonus- 3555= 45

With all the dealings in dealing with training the new Dragon Squad, Strangelove and improving the training field, none of the primary BW military personnel had the time to investigate contact any other US forces for a possible alliance.

At this point you are starting to wonder if BW will just stand alone.

Reward- FAIL

DIPLOMACY (Pick 4):

-[X] [FREE] Invited by the Crown (FREE for this turn)

Cost- 1000, CoS- 80%, Time= 1 turn

Roll- 7 12= 19

Originally you were going to invite the President to have a tour of BW's HQ, maybe even finally telling the secret that super soldiers were a possibility. But these plans were scrapped due to your diplomatic team being busy with the Edefoxin revelation to the public.

Still, with the revelation of Edefoxin being a complete success and gathering so much good will, the President said that he was open to visiting BW in the next month if possible.

FAIL, FREE NEXT TURN AGAIN due to reaching the border and Edefoxin succeeding.

-[X] Contact Lennin-

Cost- 500, CoS- 50%, Reward- Contact established

Roll- 30 12= 42

Chris tried to get in contact with Lennin by their usual method of communication by letter, which he sent at the beginning of March. But by the end of March, the letter came back unopened.

Apparently, the post office forgot to send the letter on time and sent the letter back to its sender. You told Chris to try again.

Reward- FAIL

-[X] Reveal Edefoxin

--[X] Share it (Cost- 500, CoS- 70%, Reward- various)

Roll- 90 27= 117

Bonus- 12 15 (MC OVERSEE) = 27

Crit Roll- 88 17= 105

Crit Roll 2- 14 5= 19

If the public revelation of Tacpuro was groundbreaking, then the revelation of Edefoxin took the world by storm. You and the rest of your staff made sure that Edefoxin's reveal when without a hitch, especially with your new lawyer Leah handling all the minor law issues that came with putting a new medical product out on the open.

When the government was told of the existence of Edefoxin and its capabilities, they could not jump fast enough to acquire it for mass production and distribution.

The president once again called and congratulated us for another excellent contribution to the United States and like before, he increased BW's budget by 50%. He did comment that for a military group in charge of preventing biological disasters, they really were good at coming up with new medicines faster than specialized medical companies.

To feed the public and hide the classified details from the publication, the story that was feed to them was that Robert, along with a group of scientists, including the creator of Tacpuro; were involved in the creation of Edefoxin, something he has been working on for years in the same clandestine military lab that created Tacpuro. Robert saying that the Cuban Crisis served as his motivator to get his project in fast mode.

By the end of the month, the first batch of Edefoxin was delivered to military locations that dealt with nuclear related things since they needed it the most, especially those that deal with nuclear weapons and disposal. It had been decided as production increased, the next ones to get it would be civilian related nuclear places like power plants and nuclear medicine.

There were even talks to sell it to the public on a later time to ease any nuclear fallout fears and to allied countries.

Just another day in BW's history of changing medicinal history. Wonder when we will find the cure for cancer.

Reward-

Edefoxin shared with US Government; approval, and recognition of Blackwatch in armed forces increased.

Robert and others get public recognition for invention.

Public faith in US Government increased.

BW's Federal Funding increased by 50% (Increase from 79,500 to 119,250)

-[X] Get a Lawyer

Cost- 2000, Upkeep- 1000; CoS- 55/115, Reward- BW gets a lawyer

Roll- 89 12= 101

Crit Roll- 96 1 = 97

Crit Roll 2- 75

Realizing that with all the possible laws you and BW having been breaking, case example the biological experiments; or might break in the future; maybe it was time to get a lawyer to cover our asses just in case.

The problem was where to find a lawyer that could keep their mouths shut about military secrets, be morally grey when it comes to possible black ops scenarios and more importantly, not freak out about BW's BULLSHIT situations.

Imagine your surprise when Indy came to you and told you, with a face that for some reason remained you of other soldiers talking about either their ex-wives or ex-girlfriends; that he knew a lawyer that fit your criteria.

A few days later, Fury got you the file on Indy's lawyer, but you also asked Indy to fill in on what he knew about the lawyer from his personal experience.

Her name was Leah Aquila. Born on June 2, 1899, in New York. She is one of the rare women who managed to become a lawyer in the early 1900's and her credentials as a lawyer were very good and spoke several languages fluently.

Though what was interesting was that she had done a lot of traveling around the world in her youth after graduating. Which according to Indy, it was due to him. He apparently had her on retainer to deal with any law issues when he was trying to study ancient sites or acquire lost ancient relics from a foreign country.

You were somewhat surprised that during the WW2 she was hired to work for ONI, thus had some security clearance.

Apparently at this moment, she was unemployed due to having retired from her law firm. The official reason was that she retired due to old age, but according to Indy, it was due to the firm getting a younger, more talented female lawyer to join them.

After reading her file and talking with Indy, you decided to have her come in for an interview, with BW footing the bill on transportation. Which you made Indy do the calling.

A week later, Leah came into BW and was directed to speak with you and Indy.

Though, what was interesting was that when she looked at Indy for the first time, at first her face showed shock but then went to indifference and sighted.

"What happened this time Indy?" Leah asked him.

"Well, funny story, you see. But if you want the details, you need to speak with my new boss, which most of the story is classified." Indy said.

"Nearly everything with you that is weird is classified." Leah said back.

You honestly did not know whatever to be happy that she did not react negatively by Indy's restored youth and size, meaning she could tolerate the weird things that happen around BW. Or be somewhat afraid and curious at that fact that she reacted to it as if it was a normal thing that happens between Indy and her.

That and you were starting to suspect that the relationship between Indy and Leah was far more than a simple attorney and client. Though you did not have the courage to ask them.

A few hours later, after an extensive interview, you formally hired Leah as a civilian consultant and for now would live on base as a trial basis. After signing her up, you were able to disclose to her BW's secrets, specially Indy's condition.

While some of the things left her shocked, like the arrival of the kids; other things she did not react at all, treating them as if they were normal things, like the Cube and Stone Tablet.

Though later Indy told you in confidence that Leah's reaction of Strangelove's condition was the most hilarious. He could tell that she was torn between mortified and jealousy.

She managed to prove her worth when helping with the Edefoxin reveal and helping Fury set up Strangelove's new ID.

You just hope that she manages to get used to BW before something weird happens in front of her that might make her change her mind about BW.

'Sometime later…'

"HENRY WALTON JONES JUNIOR!!! WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME THIS TIME!!???" Leah's scream could be heard across the entire base.

"Who's Henry Walton? Is he a relative of yours Indy?" You asked the man but saw that his face became pale as snow and started to running away from the area in full force.

To be continued in 'Dancing, Chains and Pools'

Reward-

Leah Aquila

5 Diplomacy actions (10 Law related actions)

BW's Lawyer

[X] Attempt to make friends-

Cost- 40, CoS- 50/40/20/10%, Reward- Connection established with a group

Roll- 24 12= 36

Because of their jobs in dealing with Edefoxin and introducing Leah to BW, there was no time to attempt communication with other agencies to open dialogue.

Same old, same old.

Reward- FAIL

STEWARDSHIP (Pick 3-1=2):

[x] Build Secret Production line for Cube Batteries, below ground-

Cost- 4000, Upkeep- 2000; Time- 4 Turns, CoS- 50%; Reward- Small factory completed, MP of Cube batteries possible (Cost already taken, upkeep already in the list)

Roll- 48 5= 53

Construction of the production continued as schedule and would be completed next month if nothing bad occurs.

PASS

[X] Upgrade Proving Ground- (Look up the list of base composition for options)

Cost- 500, Upkeep- 100; CoS- 70%, Reward- Proving Ground Lvl. 1

Roll- 29 5= 34

Due to the constant upgrading of the training field, Hayden took some of the leftover resources from that project and used them to mildly upgrade the proving ground, making it a better place to test out any new weapons or systems that our labs might develop in the future.

Reward- Proving Ground upgraded to Lvl. 1 (2 when testing new weapons and systems)

[X] Hartford Investment Opportunities: (Author Ruirk)

Cost- 500, Upkeep- 100; Time- 1 turn, CoS- 40/20/5%;

Roll- 18 5= 23

Either because of the scare last month or due to concentrating on the production line, the proving ground, and the constantly rebuilding/upgrading training ground, Hayden did not do anything related to investing in Hartford.

Reward- FAIL


LEARNING (Pick 4-2= 2):

-[X] Examine Strangelove's condition- Strangelove has been physically transformed by jewel bracelet in ways that defy logic, just like the stones. Time to find out what exactly is up with her body and see what is different from both her original body and to a Watchmen.

Cost- 2000, CoS- ???; Reward- Strangelove's condition examined

Roll- 2 37= 39 CRIT FAIL

Bonus= 1510552= 37

LAB REROLL USE

ReRoll- 100 37= 137

Crit Roll- 77 37= 114

Crit Roll 2- 86 14= 100

Crit Roll 3- 69

When it came to examining Strangelove's new body, a lot of details were discovered in the following days.

The first thing was that Strangelove's DNA and blood had changed drastically. While different, it still has some similar relations to her old profile. The best description Brandon gave was if you asked him to compare both the old and new profiles, he would say he was looking at the profiles of sisters. This helped Fury in building Strangelove's new ID papers.

One major biological change was that her new body was completely healed of her old injuries and genetic defects, which included her albinism. Thus, she no longer had to fear being out in the sun, though she continued to wear her sunglasses both out of habit and to hide her glowing eyes when she is out of the base. This also included her new apparently regeneration that allowed her body to heal from any injuries she suffers quickly but at the cost of stamina. The larger the injuries, the more stamina she uses.

Another thing about her body that got Robert interested was that somehow Strangelove's body in immune to radiation, which was shown when he exposed a sample of her blood, and the blood was shown to be completely healthy instead of dying. Speaking of cells, Brandon and Robert have a theory that thanks to her new regeneration, it's quite possible that Strangelove is now either a functional immortal, that she will not age; or will age at an extremely slow rate.

Either way, Strangelove's is in good condition and was good to go.

Though one day, when she was in the Cube Room helping the staff in the weekly maintenance, the cube began to glow erratically. At first everyone was panicking that another portal was going to open but after a minute, the glowing stopped, and nothing happened afterwards. The personnel though it was a small misfire due to working on the machinery connected to the Cube and decided to continue their work and just logged the small incident.

Number of 'half-sisters'-

Roll 1d20= 19

19 new jewel bracelets

However next day in Strangelove's room she and Chris, who spent the night with her doing the most obvious thing couples do; awoke to find on the floor over 19 new jewel bracelets.

Immediately after alerting the rest of the staff, you ordered that the new JBs be put in a vault both for safeguarding aka prevent no more accidental transformations; and to have them be examined later. Strangelove and the rest of the main staff wonder if the reason for the new JBs was due to the Cube's pulse.

Either way, it was just another weird event in BW's book.

'Sometime later…'

"Okay, routine check of inventory." A bored staff member said to himself as he was doing the weekly counting of supplies and priority things around BW.

"Number of cube batteries match last inventory, check."

"Number of local WBS supply match last inventory, check."

"Number of local Edefoxin supply match last inventory, check."

"Number of Catalyst is at 4, check."

"Number of nukes is at 2, check."

"Number of Jewel Bracelets is at 18, check."

The staffer continued his routine until he was finished and went to eat at the mess hall.

To be continued in 'Dancing, Chains and Pools'

Reward- Strangelove examined and she is fine. JB decides to multiply and 19 new JBs are available.

New actions available.

-[X] Check the Declaration- before returning the document in anyway, better have the scientists check it and see if there was anything wrong with it just in case.

Cost- 1000, CoS- 70/???, Reward- Declaration is safe, ???

Roll- 71 42= 113

Bonus- 15555210(Indy)= 42

Crit Roll- 88 13 = 101

Crit Roll 2- 42 1= 43

Okay good news, the Declaration was declared safe after a large variety of tests that Indy subjected it to.

The bad news, while examining the document, something was found to be hidden in the Declaration. First, a series of numbers written on the back that were written in invisible ink that became visible when a drop of a chemical to preserve old documents fell on it and revealed a number, which led to examining the whole document and an entire line of numbers was discovered.

But, due to the paranoia the R staff has developed due to the strange things old artifacts seemed to do in BW, they did a through scan of the document using experimental machinery courtesy of Robert's radiation department; and discovered there was a picture hidden on the back of the Declaration.

The picture was that of a cross with a triquetra in the middle with the following words:

Heere at the Wall

Beneath Parkington Lane

At first it was unknown what the words meant until Indy suddenly remembered that Parkington Lane was not a place but a person, who he says was an old Freemason who was buried in a church in NYC called Trinity Church, located in between Wall Street and Broadway, which he later noticed that it matched the first expression, since the original name for Broadway was DeHeere Street and Wall could be refereeing to Wall Street.

With this knowledge, you stopped all plans to deliver the Declaration back until you resolved this new mystery.

Which meant going to the house of God.

Does anybody recognize the Templar symbol?

Roll- 25 20 (Indy's experience with the Templars) = 45 vs. 45 50 (Lost History) = 95

Nobody knows about the symbol.

Does anybody recognize the 'Heere on the Wall' expression?

Roll- 79 10 (Indy's knowledge) = 89 vs. 40 50 (Lost History) = 90

Indy thinks he recognizes the expression but cannot clearly remember. But thinks based on the cross and triquetra, it's talking about a church or something religious.

Does anybody recognize the 'Beneath Parkington Lane' expression?

Roll- 49 10 (Indy's knowledge) = 59 vs. 1 50 (Lost History) = 51

Opposite Crit Fail Roll. Indy not only recognizes the name but also realizes the possible church the previous message is talking about is the Trinity Church in NYC, the grave for one Parkington Lane, a former Freemason.

Reward- Declaration is safe. Invisible written text and pictured discovered on the back. Return Declaration action cancelled.

New action available next turn.

-[X] Investigate Cube's history-

Cost- 700, Upkeep- 250 (while the action is being done), DC- 400, Reward- Cube's origins discovered

CURRENT DC- 316

Roll- 24 27= 51

Bonus- 555210(Indy)= 27

Investigating the Cube went on as normal, but it slowed down due to the discovery made on with the Declaration.

Pass, NEW DC= 265

-[x] Investigate Kid's Armor:

--[X] Computer Room (BRLESC): (10 to one Learning Action per turn that could use a computer to help)

Cost- 5000, Upkeep- 2500 (While action is taken), DC- 300/500/1000 (Understand/LP/MP), Reward- Armor understood.

CURRENT DC- 147/379/847

Roll- 750= 57

Bonus- 155551010= 50

Examining the kid's armor slowed down to a crawl due to the dealing with the Strangelove, the revelation of the kids and the discovery of hidden picture in the Declaration.

Pass, NEW DC= 90/322/790

] [FREE] Do blood test on kids- You were approached by Brandon regarding an idea about the kids. He wants to do a blood test on both kids to see if anybody in BW is related to them on the off chance, they have a long-distance family among the people. (1)

Cost- 2000, CoS-??? (No bonus in this action); Reward-???

"Did she finally fall asleep?" You asked in a low tone as you and the others were outside the room where the comatose kids where sleeping.

"How the hell should I know? I am standing outside with the rest of you guys." Strangelove said, though her voice was muffled because her JB armor was covering her from head to toe.

"Okay, this is getting ridiculous, someone should just go in there and check." Indy said.

"Your volunteering, then by all means go in." Fear said.

"Hell, no. I got a new lease on my life, and I am not going to lose it so soon. Why aren't you or Jack here volunteering, you two know her the longest as her students." Indy argued back.

"Just because my codename is Fear does not mean I don't actually feel it." Fear said.

"I may have been train to do dangerous missions, but I also know when not do to suicide missions." Jack said.

"Well, we can't just stay here standing like a bunch of statues all day. Why not have Brandon go and check, he is the medical officer in charge." Marcus said.

"Fuck you Marcus, I already looked at death in the face when I told her the results. I am not in the mood to do so again." Brandon said as he rubbed his neck, which still had signs of someone trying to strangle him.

"I was there when the first atomic bomb was detonated and while I was scared at what I saw, that was nothing to what I just her do." Robert said.

"Hey, where the fuck is Fury?" Walter asked.

"The man literally ran off and is hiding in his office the minute she blew up half the training field in the first hour." Hayden said, his mind grimacing on the cost on repairing the field.

"Oh, fine you big babies, as the new girl, I will go in." Leah rolled her eyes as she walked toward the door, opened it, and saw what was inside.

Inside the room everything looked normal except for the fact that Joy, who was naked; was sitting next to the girl's bed, holding the girl's hand. Joy was sleeping on the chair and if someone looked at her face, they would see a trail of somewhat dried tears from her eyes.

"She is asleep." Leah said, which caused the tension that was on everyone's shoulders to dissipate.

"Finally. Okay, so I doubt we will be able to talk to her today or even tomorrow. So, everyone, go back to your posts. Hayden, you, and Jack begin fixing the field and the medical office. Brandon, keep an eye on Joy. Dismiss." You said as you rubbed your face as you began to walk away while the rest of your staff went their own ways.

As you were walking toward your office, your mind began to wonder back at what happened hours ago.

You remembered that Brandon came to you and told you about the test to see if the kids had any possible family among BW's staff. Even though it cost a pretty penny to do the test, you told Brandon to go ahead with the test.

You were talking with Robert in your office when you, Robert and, later as you found out; everyone on base felt a massive pressure on their bodies and the lighting seemed to go on and off around the base.

Running out of your office, you followed to where you felt the presence was the strongest, which seemed to be coming from medical office. Reaching the area with others who joined you in mid transit, you found Joy, who's body was half covered in her Cloak, holding Brandon by the neck with the angriest look you had ever seen.

It was obvious that the source of the pressure was coming from Joy.

Initially you and other tried to get close to her but the pressure coming from her was immense and the Bolts hitting around the room, destroying things at random.

Joy then let go of Brandon and in a fit of rage, she yelled as her body was fully covered in her Cloak and then flew out of the room to the outside.

You ran to Brandon, helping him up as the man tried to breath. You asked him what was happening with Joy. He was about to answer when the sounds of explosions were heard. You and the rest of the group ran outside and found Joy destroying the training field with reckless abandoned.

You and the rest of the Watchmen tried to get near her but the pressure she was emanating and wanton destruction she was causing made it impossible to do it.

After regrouping with the rest of the staff in a safe, but still viewable location of the field; you asked Brandon what was wrong with Joy and why was she reacting like this.

The answer Brandon gave was not one you or anybody expected to hear.

Brandon did the test on the kids. While the results on the boy said that he did not have any family in BW, the girl's results did come back with a positive.

When asked what the results on the girl was, the answer he gave you and the others was unbelievable.

The test said that the girl was Joy's daughter.

The group was silent at that revelation for a few moments, which was broken by Fear, who yelled that it was impossible that the girl was Joy's kid, saying that she was too young and that she was a girl, not a boy. After saying that he shut up quickly.

You filed that tidy bit of information for later as you asked Brandon if the results were maybe wrong. Brandon stated that he ran the test two more times to get confirmation and the results came back the same every time. The girl was Joy's.

Brandon said that after getting the final confirmation, he called Joy to his office to tell her the news. At first, she asked if he was joking with a look on her face that promised pain if he said yes.

Brandon continued to say he was not lying, and that test proved it. Joy in that moment ran toward Brandon and lifted him from the floor by his neck.

She was yelling at him that he better stop lying if he wanted to live but Brandon continued to say he was not lying, and that the girl was hers. She continued to demand the same thing as her Cloak began to appear around her body.

That was when you and the rest appeared.

For the next two hours, you and the group could only watch as Joy was destroying the field with her own hands punching or throwing things, and in some cases her Cloak sending Bolts around her and destroying things.

During that time, you contemplated on the fact that the girl was Joy's and all the implications that came with it. That and you tried to get Fear to talk about what he said before, but he kept his mouth shut. Though one idea that kept coming to your mind about why Joy was angry was due to what you remembered about the initial status of the girl, that she showed signs of that she came from what looked somewhat similar to a Nazi experimentation camp.

Meaning that someone out there was torturing Joy's daughter for years and Joy is quite possibly angry that she did not know this and must be blaming herself for it.

It was after the two hours that a Cloaked Joy stopped and walked back to the medical office, with none of the group being stupid enough to stop her. She arrived back there and sat next to the girl, finally falling asleep as the Cloak turned off.

You just hope that when Joy wakes up, she is okay from revelation.

In the following days, Joy continued to do her work like always. The only exception now was that when she was not working, she would sit next to the girl, either in silent or talking to her.

Nobody dared to ask her directly what she was feeling, not even her students. The one time you spoke to her about it, you told her that if she wanted to talk, your door was opened. She said thanks for that.

For now, you will just let her stay next to her newly discovered daughter.

Unknown to all but Joy, she was feeling on the inside a combination of angry, scared, and happy. Angry that somehow, she did not know she had a daughter, and that she was experimented on, most likely due to her powers, which she could feel were psychic like her former lover. She was now wondering if the rumors she heard about the Philosophers dabbing in cloning experiments paid off and the girl was the result, using her and possibly Sorrow's genetic material.

Scared at what might have been happening to her daughter these past years and what would she do if she awakens from her coma. Would she hate her for not being there when she needed her the most.

Lastly, happy because she had a child in front of her. While it was not her original baby boy, who was taken; it was still a child from her and she would be there for her no matter what. It would also explain why she had this strange sensation to protect the girl at all costs the moment she laid her eyes on her.

One thing was for sure, if she ever finds who did this to her daughter, she will make them pay.

Reward- Discovered family relations of the kids. Boy has no connection, but girl is Joy's daughter.

Joy is in full on literal mama bear mode.

Intrigue (Pick 3):

-[X] New ID for Strangelove:

Cost- 2000, CoS- 40/10%, Reward- New, legal ID for Strangelove

Roll- 30 5= 35

FAIL

Reroll- 97 5= 102

Crit Roll- 79 2= 81

Due to the change in looks for Strangelove, you knew that her going out in public was going to be a problem, specially since her new looks did not look anything like her original form.

Which is why Fury though up with the idea to create a whole new ID for her. Using the CIA's Legends and help from Robert and Brandon; Fury was able to work his magic and managed to create the perfect new ID for Strangelove that would stand up to any scrutiny.

Strangelove's new ID was that of Yumi Strangelove, long lost older half-sister for Vanessa Strangelove. The half sister part came from her unknown father, who had a one-night stand with a Japanese woman that left her pregnant. As for her looks, this was where Robert and Brandon came in. Robert used his authority and influence to falsify medical reports that Strangelove's new looks was due to a faulty radiation experiment that left her looking like that.

Fury was so entuned in working on the papers that he even somehow managed to get Strangelove's educational credits copied to her new ID, something that she was grateful for. As for extra background details, Fury talked it over with Strangelove and she filled them in.

Fury was so proud of his work that he one day spent the entire day explaining it to you in person. You managed to somehow not tune out his explanation and by the end of it, you felt you learned something new about spy craft.

Reward- Strangelove's new ID, Yumi Strangelove; created perfectly.

PASS

-[X] Get rid of the Declaration, secretly:

Cost- 3000, CoS- 45%, Reward- Declaration returned without problems.

CANCELLED DUE TO DISCOVERING SECRET IN DECLARATION.

Status with AP point:

1- Lose the AP

2- Use AP in another action same turn, roll extra dice

3- AP point saved for future use.

Roll- 3

-[X] The Art of Tradecraft:

Cost- 1000, Upkeep- 400; CoS- 40/20/10%,

Roll- 17 5= 22

Because of his work in Strangelove's ID and the scrapping of the Declaration mission, Fury did not have time to create a dedicated spy division for BW.

FAIL

PERSONAL (Pick 4):

-[X] Oversee an action- (Oversee Reveal Edefoxin)

SEE ABOVE ACTION

-[X] Train your (Intrigue)- Take the time to better yourself in a selected field.

CoS-???, Time- one month, Reward- 1d3 (adviser) or 1d2 (no adviser) for chosen attribute

Roll- 70

Roll 1d3= 3

NEW Intrigue stat= 8

(See 'New ID for Strangelove')

-[X] Investigate weird occurrence-

CoS- 50/20/5%, Time- 1 Turn, Reward- ???

Roll- 18

You honestly though the weird things happening around BW had finally stopped, but apparently it decided to come back. In this case, the one on the receiving end was Leah. Though looking at the scene in front of you, you wonder if the one who is suffering was Indy and not Leah.

You will get to the bottom of this, even if you must get a priest or something that knows of the supernatural.

FAIL

-[X] Confide the Legacy-

CoS- 50%; Reward- BW core group learns about Legacy

Roll- 29

With all that was happening around BW this month, from the Declaration to Joy's family situation, you thought it was not the time to reveal the Legacy to the main staff, which you felt that it would be adding more pressure to an already unstable environment. You will try when things calm down.

FAIL

Translation Roll-

DC 261

Roll- 36

NEW DC- 225

Boy Coma=

4110= 51 vs. 80

FAIL

15 next turn

Girl Coma=

5510= 65 vs. 76

FAIL

15 next turn

Kara Coma=

45 vs. 57

FAIL

5 next turn

Random Roll Event= 6 (Here we go again)


Dancing, Chains and Pools

'Inside Jacob's Office'

"Hey Marcus, listen I need you to reset the sign outside the lab now." You said to the man via phone as you were torn between despair and laughing at the current situation.

Despair because of what happened and laughing due to Indy's situation.

"Let me guess, the scream from Leah means that she has joined TACT, right?" Marcus said exasperated.

"Yep. Will brief later, now I must deal with an angry lawyer that wants to kill Indy by strangulation." You said.

"Hey, speaking of TACT, who won the pool?" Marcus asked.

"Last time I checked, the one that guessed right was ironically enough Indy." You said.

"So, if Leah kills Indy, who gets the winnings?" Marcus jokingly asked.

"We haven't though of that possibility, so the pool would probably be combined for the next pool." You said.

"One more day and not only I would have won but we were so close to having a full month free of transformations." Marcus said as he and you hanged up the phone.

After hanging the phone, you turned your attention to the two people in front of you.

Indy, who was sitting in a chair with a chain around his neck, looking tired, like he was accepting of the situation.

The source of the chain came from the person who was sitting next to him, which was none other than an unamused looking Leah, who underwent an accidental transformation.

In her case, as she explained to you upon arriving at your office; somehow one of the newly created jewel bracelets that were supposed to be locked up in a vault, ended up inside her personal jewel box and when she went to pick up the jewels she wears on instinct, she ended putting on the bracelet and by the time she realized what she had put on, it was too late.

The bracelet bonded with her and transformed her. Then she proceeded to immediately hunt down Indy, who began to run the moment her yell was heard, by running through your office door.

'Note to self, take from Indy's pool winning the cost for fixing the door' You though.

It took 30 minutes of running around the base, which nobody bothered to intervene; for Leah to catch Indy with chains and drag him with her to your office.

Looking at Leah, you are starting to wonder who the hell made those bracelets and what they were thinking.

If Strangelove's armor came out of Conan the Barbarian, then Leah's armor looks like it came out of an Egyptian exotic folklore story. In Leah's case, her golden/dark green armor looks like what a belly dancer would wear if it was called armor.

Physically, Leah still looked the same except for the fact that she no longer looks her age, grown a bit in height and mass; and was young again like Indy. The only unnatural thing was her red and yellow glowing eyes.

"Okay Leah, I heard your story on how you got the jewel, but what I don't get is why you have Indy like this?" You asked.

"I have him like this because I just know that somehow, someway he is responsible for this." Leah said.

"How could I possibly be responsible for you finding bonding with one of Strangelove's bracelets?" Indy said back.

"Do you remember that fat Irish Declan Mulholland in Egypt?" Leah asked.

"Mulholland? Yeah, I remember him. He caught me after I tried to steal back an old Egyptian artifact that he stole from the Cairo Museum. But what does have to do with….oh." Indy began saying until he took a better look at Leah and realized what was the problem.

"Yeah, somehow this jewel managed to take on the exact same form of the outfit I had to wear to enter Declan's house to free you that time he was hosting a party. I can remember the humiliation of going around in that outfit and the gun fight that followed. And you are the only living person who knew about it." Leah said her face blushing.

"Okay I will admit that the resemblance is uncanny but that is still does not mean is my fault." Indy argued back.

"Indy, every single time something weird occurs, you are near me." Leah said back.

"That is a wrong and you know it." Indy said.

"Really, so what happened in that castle in Coolderry, that hill in Lithuania, the cemetery in Buenos Aires, the Paris catacombs, the ruins in Belize, Madagascar, that underground tomb in China, the forest near Mount Fuji…" Leah was saying a very long list until Indy begged her to stop. (1)

'Ok, I am starting to wonder if should get these two tell me what the hell has happened to them, but I am already dealing with enough weird shit on my lap.' You though as you just sat there as the two continued to argue until you decided to intervene.

"You two, take a break. You can discuss your couple problems later." You said.

"WE ARE NOT A COUPLE." The two said in synch.

You just lifted your eyebrow at their comment and just ignored it.

"Now, Leah, how do you feel right now. Any problems?" You asked her.

"While I am still somewhat frustrated this happened, I would be lying if I said I am not grateful for it. While my 'armor' leaves a lot to be desired, the fact that I am now young again and not feeling any more tired bones is a huge benefit." Leah said.

"Okay, now; what about the chains from the armor?" You asked her.

"Well, I remember that Strangelove is able to create weapons from her armor, so while chasing Indy, I just though of a weapon to use and the chains came out." Leah said as she lifted her right arm, which had a golden chain coming out of her armor's wrist guard.

"Speaking of Strangelove, she said that when she first transformed, she felt an uncontrolled rage at first before becoming sane. Did anything happen?" You asked.

"Honestly, I did not feel any anger except the irritation that I usually feel for Indy's shenanigans get larger. I guess I did not exactly act rationally, must have been due to the influx of my body becoming young again and my emotions being charged up. Sorry Indy." Leah said as she retracted her chains from Indy, freeing him.

"It's no problem. I guess in a way, I am responsible since I did invite you to this place. If there is anything I could do, just tell me." Indy said.

"Ok Indy, I will remember that." Leah said as she put her hand on his.

Looking at the two, you are sure there was something going on between the two before. Now, you wonder if maybe there was a chance of that spark between them reigniting again due to the circumstances.

"Very well, it seems you two are getting along. Now, if there anything else you want to discuss?" You asked as the two just shake their heads.

"Ok then. You are dismissed but Leah you are to report to Brandon for a quick medical checkup. A thorough checkup will take place later. Indy, if you want to accompany her, you are more than welcomed to." You said.

"Thank you, sir. Though if my changes are anything like Strangelove's, we have nothing to worry." Leah said.

"Better to be safe than sorry. Oh, by the way Indy, congrats, you won the pool. A total of 7,881 dollars." You said as Indy looked happy while Leah looked at him with a look on her eyes.

"Hey Indy." Leah said with a strange tone.

"Yes?" Indy asked, who upon looking at Leah, instantly knew that something bad was going to happen, at least to him.

"Remember that favor you said you owe me?" Leah asked with a smile that might as well belong to a devil. The glowing eyes only helped in making that statement look more real.

"Yeah." Indy said in might as well be a whisper.

"I am calling it now. You and I are going shopping after Brandon checks me up." Leah said in a tone that did not leave any room for argument.

"Shopping!? Why?" Indy asked.

"In case you haven't paying attention. Or better yet, I seen you pay very close attention to me." Leah said as Indy started to blush. "My body has changed to the point that none of the clothes I have fit me now. So, I need new clothes and guess who will pay for them?" Leah said.

"Leah no." Indy said.

"Leah yes." Leah said.

"No." Indy said.

"Yes." Leah said as she grabbed Indy's shoulder rather strongly.

"Indy, do yourself a favor and just take her shopping." You said with a straight face but internally laughing at Indy's situation.

"But Sir…" Indy said with a begging look on his face.

"Indy word of advice, when a woman tells you to take her shopping, you just shut up and do as she says. Here are your winnings from the pool. Though I did take from it the cost of repairing my door." You said as you put the winnings in front of your desk, which were taken from there by Leah.

"Thank you, sir. Come Indy." Leah said as she dragged Indy by the arm.

As you see them leave, you contemplate on the fact that BW just got another person with powers.

Reward- Leah gets a JB, youth restored.

Indy won pool. Must pay for Leah's shopping spree.

New options opened.

Final Cost Result:

New Upkeep= 9,490 1,150= 10,640

New Federal Income= 79,500 (50% of 79,500= 39,750) = 119,250

New Income= 664,213 – 10,640 (Upkeep) – 15,690 (Turn Cost) = 647,373

Legacy Fund= 168,539,325,843 (not touched this turn)