"I like the office you gave me," Dr. Huerta said to Kit.
Kit had been walking in a daze since the meeting. His mind was racing with his problem. Now another one was staring him in the face. With all the excitement he'd forgotten about the new members he had just scooped up.
THE MORNING AFTER THE PARTY:
Kit had woken up to find some stragglers from the festivities the night before. When he asked Danny who they were, "Some of Blackwulf's old teammates," was the response he got. Kit then remembered overhears the Giant Russian the night before:
quote:"Yes, was very interesting time. Team knew how to handle a problem. We took down many big enemies. Team was, how you say, unstopable."
He had always toyed with the idea of haveing two groups that he could send on two opposite missions at the same time. That way, they wouldn't have to worry about turning jobs down.
Within minutes, he had convinced the three men to join the team. The guy in the wrestling mask kind of weirded him out. But the guy with the beard and the backpack made him nervous. All that was washed away by Wulf's words of the "Unstoppable" Team. (Maybe that's what he'll nickname them.) Besides, Jody, the one Wulf referred to, most likely lovingly, as Monkey Boy, would make a great assest to the company with his Ph.D. in Psychology.(And with all the members who listened to voices in their heads, he wouldn't be short on work). He'd even given them a sizable cash retainer.
FLASHBACK'S OVER. BACK TO THE STORY AT HAND Kit had forgotten all about hiring this new crew. Now his problems were multiplied. He had handed away money that could have gone to save his daughters.
"I was looking at some furniture to put in it. Well, the one I'll have when we move into the reconstructed HQ, that is. I've marked a few right here for you to look at." He handed Kit a catalog.
"Um... Yeah, I'll look into it. Hey! You wouldn't happen to have any of that retainer I gave you left?"
"Don't be ridiculous! We just got it a day ago. Aside from the couple of hundred Luchadore used to by Fago's and John some Nair, we've still got it all."
"Would it be too much to ask if I could have some of it.... back?"
"What?...... Oh, I see what's going on here. Thought you could put one over on me, eh?" Kit began to sweat a bit. "Things aren't all as they seem are they? I see your game."
"No... really.... I just...."
"Relax. I know things are going to be tight with the rebuilding and all. Don't worry about it. I'll get what's left back to you before supper. Ok?" Dr. Jody Huerta smiled and walked off down the hallway with his flip-flops smacking against the soles of his two huge feet.
