Peaceful Lunch?

by Jerry J. Vahn

After just about killing myself working and NOT eating, Lilliana figured out my muddled hints and clues. I'm glad that she did, because even I couldn't figure it out.

After a box of dry UNFROSTED strawberry poptarts, got to remember to keep those off the shopping list, and a microwave frozen meal, I felt a lot more like my 'new' old self.

It turns out that Lilliana is actually a movie starlet, Victoria. She suggested going out to get a 'real' meal. Good idea, and man, am I lucky, Jerry Vahn going to be seen out with a beautiful woman.

I suggest going out to an Indian restaurant where I know the owners. I call them and let them know that we are on the way.

We get up to the roof top and are seated back in a corner. A nice spread of Tapis waiting for us as we sat down. They had just brought us our main course, oversized for me as they knew me, and regular for Victoria, when she got a text. Turns out it was from her father.

She calls him back, using our 'fobs' to secure the line. I sit back and try to keep quiet while I eat, and she talks. It seems that she is keeping her 'alternate' id a secret from him. Not that it matters, as he was keeping the fact that he was working with the resistance from her.

Just as they were finishing up their call, we hear a helicopter approaching the restaurant. As they get overhead, four destroyer agents drop down from the copter on to the roof. Victoria and I dive under the table while the loud speaker begins calling for the owners to show themselves. I mutter, "not again." I get a look from Victoria, "This has happened before at another restaurant I was at. I was alone then, and able to dispatch the agents, as they didn't see me. I gave the owners some money, and they asked me to find their son."

We call over the darkR fobs for some backup. Lyzen is available, and will get there in a couple of seconds, Ghost was on the moon. Unfortunatly, one of the agents heard us mumbling under the table, so was watching us closely. Victoria was able to distract him enough for me to change and drop us through the roof.

A couple of seconds later, and I'm back on the roof, and taking away their guns. Unfortunatly Lyzen is getting pelted by the helicopter's guns. Lyzen leaves, the agents begin to run, so I wrap them in light to keep them there.

Suddenly, the helicopter if falling, and Ghost arrives. Ghost takes the agents somewhere, and the rest of us take off.

I run in, change to my normal ID then find the owners and leave them some money, "Find somewhere safe to run to. I hear your food is wonderful! Hopefully, things will change soon to be more like what it was before. Good luck. Oh, do you have a to go box? I would hate for the meal to go to waste." He turns and retrieves the meals then when no one is looking changes back to Rocket and leaves over the side of the building.....

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