Fantasy So Night Follows Day by TMaskedWriter

[Ramesh_Rocky]

"We can't ignore the possibility." I responded.

"Or it'll be like on TV, when the hero tells the kid 'Don't follow me, kid,' and you just KNOW that kid's going to hide in the trunk or get on his bike and ride after him, won't it?"

"Non-zero chance, there."

"Because you're here to help, Susan, aren't you?" She smiled. "You're always here to help."

"It's what I do."

"So, I'd just be a responsible adult if I told you to take one of our cars, Troy was right about the LeBaron being nicely inconspicuous, and to take Mander and Velasquez with you."

"Shouldn't Velasquez put on some clothes or grab a weapon first?"

"Primo Tenente Marisol Velasquez is an Ultimado, Susan. She IS a weapon."

I turned and looked at Helen.

"You've been saving that, haven't you?"

She smiled at me.

"Yeah." Then she called down the hall, towards the front door. "Oi, Mander!" Despite the blaring of the Stones' 19th Nervous Breakdown coming from outside, he heard and entered. She turned back to me. "Ortega should have the keys. If you see Velasquez out there, send her in, please, and I'll brief her, too."

I smiled and went to help.