[hr][h1][i]That Night... 9:21 PM.[/i][/h1][hr] The veil of the night sky fell over the Washington city of Baybridge. Where the sun went down, the lights were turned on, and a whole new bunch of people came out. On a Sunday night, most of the people who had day jobs had delegated to their households for the evening, or went out to get some groceries. As they were awaiting their jobs, they were unaware of all deceitful eyes had put Baybridge in their sights. Since it was night time, it was easy for them to move under the darkness of the night. What are their plans? [hr][i][h1][color=red]Meifeng Zhao[/color], & [color=Springgreen]Cindy Keagan[/color].[/h1][/i][hr] After dealing with crisis, after crisis, [i]after crisis[/i]... the paperwork didn't seem all that bad. Retreating to her office cubicle, Meifeng managed to fill out all of her paperwork concerning recent events. The Riot, Kei losing control of his power, bullshit with Reyna. In less than a few hours! She let out a sigh of relief as she filled out the last line in this stupid ass form. She rested her face on her desk, as she let out laughter. Either this paperwork was making her lose her sanity, or she was relieved. Hopefully, it was the latter, because she feels like she [i]literally[/i] feels her sanity escaping. Now that she's done bitching about paperwork, she figured that it was about time to see what Cindy's up to! Hopping out of the chair, Meifeng quickly made her way out the door and into the hallway of the Headquarters. It was nighttime, so most of the RAVENS were out on patrol... and the DOVES were indoors as they were doing some last minute paperwork, or their shifts hadn't ended yet. Hm. Meifeng really wished that she didn't spend a few months on her own now. Because she has literally no leave, and right when she returns to Baybridge, the bullshit just [i]flares[/i] up... ... Looks like she came home at the right time. The only thing guiding her through the Headquarters was the signs. She had to walk over from the RAVEN side of the building, over to the DOVE part... and finding Cindy's office wasn't that hard. She walked up to the door, and knocked on it. She then realized that she could have sent Cindy a text. "Yeah, yeah, come in." Cindy loudly announced through the door. Since she had permission, Meifeng opened the door, and the first thing she saw was Cindy sitting at her desk, and some chick was leaning up against it. It wasn't Scarlet (Whom she should be finding soon), but it was an average heighted woman with clearly Spanish features, and black hair. She turned her head towards Meifeng soon as she entered the room. All while Cindy was typing away on a computer. "Hey," The woman greeted Meifeng. "You must be our [i]hero of Prague[/i]." She laughed. "Yeah, I'm [i]that[/i] Meifeng." Meifeng answered as she scratched the back of her neck. "I never met you before, what's your name?" "Marianela Porras." Marianela answered. "I'm just one of the many DOVES who are in Baybridge." Extending a hand, Marianela and Meifeng grasped each other, and shook each other's hands, before letting go. "I'm just helping Cindy here on a few cases." Marianela said as she threw a thumb over her shoulder. "Is that so?" Meifeng playfully said. "What? The great Cindy Keagan needs some [i]help?[/i]" Cindy shook her head. "Girl, when you gotta deal with all this bullshit on a regular, [i]and[/i] you gotta help people; is it that unreasonable you sometimes gotta ask for some help?" "Not really." Meifeng put her hands on her hips, she faced Cindy. "So, Cindy, I have an urge to go out and put [i]even more[/i] paperwork on my desk," She started off, laughing a bit. "Is there anything going on?" "Unfortunately... no." Cindy quickly replied as she went back to her computer. "We finally got some God damn peace and quiet for one night." "Any leads on our Allegiance friend?" Meifeng asked. "Nope." Cindy answered. "What about whatever the hell happened to Kei?" Meifeng asked. "Someone had to have done that?" Cindy sighed. "From what our docs say, it's a whole new thing. Made from the Metahuman energy, but they don't know what else they put in the stuff." Cindy said irritation. "Worst of all, we have [i]zero[/i] leads, as our mystery sniper probably had [i]lots[/i] of time to escape in the confusion, and the cameras around Havenfield were damaged while Kei was getting away." "So, basically, we have no idea who this guy is?" Meifeng crossed her arms. "Good grief... but, he'll slip up eventually." "This whole thing just [i]reeks[/i] of the Hands of Science...." Marianela trailed off, and both Meifeng and Cindy briefly looked disgusted by the mere concept of the Hands of Science. "They employed the Metahuman energy in all sorts of things, yes?" "Let's just [i]hope[/i] we can find a lead and bring an end to it before more people are killed." Cindy sighed. "Heh? [i]Hope?[/i]" Meifeng scoffed. "We don't need no hope, we just need to get off our ass." "In any case, all Agents on high alert." Cindy said. "... Let's hope nothing else goes wrong today?" Cindy asked. [hr][h1][i]The Mannequin.[/i][/h1][hr][hider=Enigma - Egyptian Night Club][youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7Gkh_9hyi8[/youtube][/hider][hr] [i][u]Courtbridge, Prince Edfield.[/u][/i] A large black van roved through the streets of Courtbridge, and inside of it was Mannequin, and his new associates. Bison was at the wheel of the vehicle, and he was driving fast as he could through the streets of Courtbridge. He came to a stop light, and next to him was a group of young, pretty ladies inside. Bison smiled at them, and they looked rather perturbed by the large black van he was driving. "Keep driving, we're [i]supposed[/i] to be a couple." Eliza stated, bored in the left seat, slinking back in the chair, as the light turned green, and the women drove off. "You know that's only a cover." Bison huffed, annoyed. "And what kind of [i]couple[/i] drives a rape-van like this?" He asked. "... We do not have time for this." The Mannequin stated. "We're drivin' through Edfield to the middle of fuckin' nowhere, [i]'course we got plenty of time[/i]." Bison sneered as he rolled his eye up into his head. He finally passed the sign that indicated that they were leaving Courtbridge, but they immediately got up on the highway and Bison stepped on it. They quickly caught up to the speed of the other vehicles, but there was something that Bison wanted to discuss with his new team. "So... Mannequin..." Bison trailed off. "If I got yer' plan right; we're goin' to playing [i]everyone[/i]." He grinned like he was the devil himself. The Mannequin merely remained silent for a few moments as he sat down on the floor of the van, his back was to the backdoors of the vehicle. He was motionless - considering his nex words - until his head creaked it's way over to the side until it appeared as if he was looking at Bison. "Starting with Eco-Natura, the ISD, and the Saviors." The Mannequin started off. "Looks like you've got some [i]major[/i] dirt on the Saviors! Ha!" Bison started laughing. "... I wonder what sort of shit you Changelings picked up over the years." "Plenty." Mannequin started off. "One thing that fool Luis believed in was having an edge over all other factions... I've discovered... plenty, about the Saviors. Things that would ruin them." "Hehe! Fun!" Bison laughed. "My goal... my goal will see the end of the RAVEN and DOVE organizations... along with many others." The Mannequin leaned in. "... Sooner or later, it [i]all[/i] falls apart..." "And like you said, something new will rise from the ashes?" Eliza asked, turning her head back towards the Mannequin. "Something for us?" "That is correct." The Mannequin stated in his robotic whisper. "However, there is a target within DOVE that we should remove from the equation with haste...." A compartment within his armor opened up, and the Mannequin reached inside and produced a picture of two women. Both had Spanish facial features, and both were wearing DOVE uniforms. They were complete strangers to Bison and Eliza, but... "They are Marianela and Adora Porras, sisters that both work together within the DOVE organization." The Mannequin stated. "... They must be eliminated." His voice became much more foreboding and threatening. "Heh? What'd they do to piss you off especially?" Bison asked, laughing again. "... The less said the better. They must be removed." The Mannequin answered. "Fine, be mysterious." Bison shrugged. "Just get us to the Eco-Natura base...." The Mannequin stated in his robotic tone - which negated the irritation he was feeling. "Yeah, yeah... we just need to take this highway all the way down to Roseview...."