-All told it had been a very productive night. Nothing like a little scandal, underage fondling, and intrigue to spice up a night on the town. if there had been some bloodshed it would have been a downright perfect evening. As it was the information she had gleaned from the Humans First doll was something she would have to put to quick use. Nothing to sit on for a while, this information had an expiration date on it, and that date was tomorrow. Her Jeep rocketted its way through town headed towards the skate park with music blaring from the speakers. A perma-smile was on her glossed lips as fingers stroked the cell phone resting in her barely clad lap. Oh this was going to be fun.-
-Pulling up to the skate park she hopped out of the Jeep without bothering to use the door. Just grabbed the roll bar and did a little skin the cat move to get out. With the muscles in that snakes body she could have been an Olympic gymnast, if she could manage not to eat the judges. Phone in hand her combat boot clad feet were practically skipping on their way through the large prison like chain link fence tyhat surrounded the Skate Park outside her warehouse home. It was after close so the only people there were the squatters. Punks, drug addicts, homeless teens who slept in the darkness, thier eyes watching her as she moved among them. Her silent guards and sentinels. Shane let her power caress them as she hauled open the thick steel door to the warehouse and went inside.-
-It was quiet inside, or as quiet as it ever got, but she could feel the others there. Her nasty band of psychopaths. With liquid grace she went to lounge on the couch. Head resting on the arm of the couch with one thin leg raised to rest her boot heel on the back of the couch. It flashed those boy panties she wore under the micro mini but it wasn't like there was anyone in the place that hadn't seen more than just her panties. Flipping open the phone she hit the number one on her speed dial and waited for the usual answer. 'Redfern' So cute and serious.-
"Oh my Assssshessss. How I've missssed you."
-His responses were usually curt, and unimpressed. Still as much as he claimed not to like her he still answered when she called. Me thinks the lady doth protest too much.-
"I want to play a game Ulfric. It's called Let'sssss Make A Deal. You remember thissss game right? The ssssame one we played when you wanted to ssssave your pretty pretty wolf Elena? Well, thissss isss like that, except I'll expect much much more from you becausssse I plan to give you more in return."
-Shane paused for effect, letting him take it in. The hiss in her speech was natural, and sexy in a strange indefinable way. That forked tongue flickering at the air as she spoke.-
"There are three places that the local Humanssss Firsssst organization will be blowing up tomorrow. I'll give you two of thosssse locationssss and information on the bombsss being usssed and you will give me three more favorsss to be redeemed at my dissscretion. And before you asssk my Assshesss. I won't give you the third location. Not even for all the love you have to give though it pains me to sssay ssso. After all, who am I to take away sssuch joy for those ssssad little Humans. I don't want to ruin their whole good time."
-Shane would wait for his responce, but she knew what it would be. Ash was too much of a superhero not to want to save innocent people. He would give her the favors when she came to redeem them just as he had before. Because he was an honorable fool. If Ash promised something he would not go back on his word, even to someone like her. She knew that and used it to her advantage. Once she received his promise she gave him the information she had gathered. When she had used up her last favor to get Harley out of jail she had been a bit worried, but now her confidence built again. Another get out of jail free card perhaps? Or help with some of her political machinations? In time she would decide.-
"Pleassssure playing with you my Assshesss. And we never did have that talk you wanted. Come and ssssee me anytime. I yearn to ssssee how you're doing."
-And to fuck him black and blue. But she left that part off. Shutting the phone she held it to her chest and then broke the silence with an eerie ringing laugh, the laugh of someone crazy. Crazy like a fox. Looking at the piece of paper Nori had given her she looked at the third location. The bookstore. The one she had refused to tell Ash about. Come tomorrow night Shane would have a folding chair and a cooler full of beer on one of the roofs across from the bookstore waiting to see some fireworks.-
Long day after long day after long day. So when the phone rang and he saw Shane's number he sighed. How much more harrowing could the day get? Might as well talk to the Kadra and round out the horror. That hissing voice actually did something to calm him. An odd fact but true nonetheless. With Shane he knew where he stood. Time and interaction had taught him that.
"Hello Shane. I didn't know the devil could miss people."
She began her explanation and before he knew it he was sitting up straighter at the desk. Fuck. This was the information they had gotten, but obviously Shane had the specifics. Why did it not surprise him that Shane could get information more than even central intelligence? If she were on the good guys side the world would be squeaky clean in no time. Ash didn't want to promise Shane anything, but she had his number. He couldn't not get the information. Couldn't let innocent people die.
"Alright Shane, three favors. But you know the restrictions are the same as last time."
Without a few restrictions there was no telling what Shane would try to make him do. They were a very few restrictions, but anything was better than nothing.
"If there are no active bombs, or if I find out you were the one who planted them our deal is off."
Pulling a pad and pen out of his desk drawer he listened to what she told him and carefully wrote it down in detail.
Thomas Barker, witch, Sweet Desires Bakery, located near high priced resorts. Natalia, vampire, Jazz Hole, tourist district. Homemade bombs Two chambers in a pipe bomb filled with explosives Located in air vents on top of buildings, inside vent on metal fan structure
Ash didn't even want to know how Shane had gotten the information, he was just happy to be getting it from her. Even the devil does gods will from time to time. Of course he would try with the limited time he had to discover the location of the third bomb. But since she had even told him about it he was guessing she was almost positive it couldn't be found. Still lives would be saved. The weight of knowledge of the other innocents dying would press on him though.
"I yearn to see your cold dead corpse my love."
With that parting he hung up the phone and was reaching for the desk phone without a moments pause. Ash called Officer Frost first, the new recruit who had seemed so interested in Humans First and gave her the details, telling her to meet the bomb squad at the station at 0800 hours. She would go in on the locations with the bomb squad to get a report and see if there was any evidence of who had done this, or any sign of Humans First operatives in the area. Next the squad itself would be called about it. Now all there was to do was pray that Shanes information was correct and that the bombs would not be detonated before the troops got there.