Generation Legacy Issue #12

[Agamon]

Anika looks dumbly at Charlotte for a moment. "What...? Well, you've got one thing right, I don't believe it. Sami has been my best friend for almost my entire life. There's no way that's not Sami, and there's no way he'd agree to spy on us. No way." The idea begins to sink in and she she pauses to keep her composure and think about it logically for a moment.

"Overseer is lying to you. For some unknown reason, he's been targeting me today, and this is just another shot. Trying to drive a wedge between me and the person I trust most in the world. Well, I'm not falling for it," she says, starting to get angry. "Red Wtich's goons tried to kidnap him, how could he be her spy? Not a chance.

"Great. Absolutely brilliant. No one's going to trust him now...wait, I can prove it. He's not a spy, I can prove it," she announces with a flash of inspiration.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

"I was one of the people who rescued him, you know I'm not biased in that respect. If he's your lifelong friend, I don't think he'd consciously be spying on you-perhaps there's a sensor on him or something, then again, maybe its a really clever imposter." Charlotte responds, before looking at Ryan and nodding her thanks, even though his action wasn't necessarily needed. She acknowledged him bringing up Arafina again...Charlotte knew the shapeshifter would be able to pull it off, but if it really was Arafina then everything just got more complicated...

After Anika said her peace she started, "Okay, but whoever he is, he's a lot more capable than he looks. Remember when Tim brought back Cassie and him after the kidnapping? They both wore pretty torn up but he came back without a scratch."

 

[Agamon]

"Give me a break, Ryan, I'm not going to attack her," Anika says, waving at the field. "She's just a pawn in this. I'm telling you, this is bulls**t. Arafina, or whoever, can't know things he knows, or act so exactly like him. But just to prove his innocence, I'll scan his mind, like I did with Aris when I found out Red Witch had control of her.

"Is that all, then? I'd like to get this behind us," she says both anxiously but with conviction. "And I'd like to deal with this privately if you two don't mind. This is going to be hard enough for me without an audience."

 

[Hammerhead]

"You're unpredictable, Anika...you may have lashed out with violence," he says with a shrug. "I heard about what you did in Barcelona, at least." Still, he lets the force field drop, shifting it back to what he deemed its "automatic" setting.

"Arafina may have had help with some kind of telepathy thing, or she may be capable of that herself. Or it might not be her. Remember that demon thing that looked just like Kelly, or Yoshi? It's possible that, well, they killed Sami and then took his soul to make the demon thing," he says quickly, with a glance towards Charlotte. I bet that won't help things.

"I don't like the idea of you doing your little mind scan privately, especially if the impostor is as tough as Charlotte thinks it is. But you know, Sami always did seem a little weird to me...too baselinely, if you will. Did you notice anything unusual Charlotte?" Ryan sits down on the floor of the dimension as he speaks, running his hand through his hair. I reallly hope for Anika's sake that Charlotte was wrong, that it really is Sami. She may go into some kind of berserk fury if he's dead and she was used...or collapse into some kind of depression or something.

But why would Overseer reveal the existence of a spy to us? Does that mean he's more worried about Red Witch's machinations than my own abilities? That doesn't bode well for any of us.

 

[Agamon]

"I am not unpredictable. That guy in Spain deserved what he got, I'm not going to hurt Charlotte for trying to warn us about what she found out."

Anika shoots Ryan an angry glance when at the demon idea. "Did you actually see those demons, see how they acted? Yeah, they kinda looked like Kelly and Yoshi, but they were quite obviously evil. Stop playing devil's advocate, you're not helping."

"That's not up for negotiation," she adds, refering to being alone with Sami for the test. "If you're actually worried, you can hang around nearby if you want. I'm not worried, obviously."

Her anger intensifies the more Ryan speaks. "Too baseliney? What does that even mean? He was acting like Sami, sorry if that doesn't meet your approval. You should put that field up around you if you're going to keep opening your mouth."

 

[Hammerhead]

"I've already made a comment about it, Anika," he says with a shrug. "No need to get all angry. My point is that Sami has hung around with you for all of his life; he also lived in a village with another Elite couple, Billy and Isabella. Yet he comes here and acts all impressed, like he's never even heard of people like us." Ryan finishes with another shrug, not bothering to rise from the floor.

"Furthermore, Anika, you said you'd deal with it privately, if we don't mind. Well, I've made it quite clear that I do mind. Yet now it's non-negotiable? This spy thing affects all of us, remember? Let's consider the consequences of any action we take, and figure out a plan before we rush out of here."

 

[Agamon]

Anika sighs and her shoulders droop. "I'm sorry, I...this is just..." She pauses to compose herself once again. "You seem so convinced already, and I'm telling you it's not possible. I invited him to come here, he didn't even ask. And Paragon made him stay as long as he has. But none of this will even sway you, will it? That's why I want to get this done, so it's no longer a question."

Anika shakes her head. "A plan? I'm not going to try and trick him, if that's what you mean. This will be invasive enough, I want to be honest and up front with him about it. If you two think you need to be there, then fine, but just to watch. I don't want it to look like we're lynching him. And no one else finds out about this, not until after, okay?"

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

"I understand where you're coming from, I really do Anika, I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news, just for some reason I'm the messenger. If this all turns out to be a mistake I don't think I'd be able to forgive myself, but I've had my hands full with my friends being in trouble these last few days I can't ignore early warnings like this..." Charlotte speaks, in a tone more quiet than any she used all day.

 

[Agamon]

"It's okay, Charlotte. You did the right thing. But you were lied to, and I'd like to prove that," she says. "So let's go." She turns and the portal opens once more back to the real world.

 

[Hammerhead]

Ryan smiles at Charlotte, and loudly whispers "She's unpredictable," clearly audible to Anika. "I've got a question though. What do we do if Charlotte was right, and Sami is some kind of spy? Some action is clearly called for, especially since we just tipped our hand."