Aetius would smile to himself. "Not completely useless. Keep me posted. Anyone else ready to report?" He would ask casually, knowing that they would get to him when possible.

Standing up and stretching, a knock would be heard at the door. As it would open, Aetius would smile, watching his beautiful secretary walk into the room holding some files. "Jack," she would begin, calling him by his nickname that only a few knew, "I have some reports on the new Hunter models for you to go over."

He would nod to her. "Come set them on my desk and I'll happily look at them." She would do so, setting down a coffee for him as well before smiling and walking out.

Jack would look into the files as he waited, pleased with the progress they reported. "Maybe we'll finally catch those bastards." He would say to himself...