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found out there? “I really should talk to him.”
“Umm. Can’t that wait until after you clear your name and stuff?”
“I think he can help. My friend’s name is Cassius Jones; he goes by the code name Janus. Now that I know what he must have seen, I think I can get him to listen to me. More importantly, he hasn’t been an active Legion member in decades, so he can’t be the traitor. If I can convince him of my innocence, his support would be invaluable.” If I can secure his support, he and I can take on the rest of the Legion and probably win, should it come to that , he though. It probably wouldn’t come to that, but having Cassius at his side could give him the leverage to unmask the traitor or traitors within. The more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea. He didn’t fit in with the likes of Condor and Face-Off. Cassius would help, if he could get him to snap out of his funk.
“Janus is the guy who won the Pacific campaign in WWII pretty much by himself, isn’t he?” Christine said. “And you’ve already decided to go see him. I can tell.”
“McArthur and Halsey would have disagreed fairly strongly, but yes, Janus did win the Pacific War for us, and yes, I’m going to go see him. I think that’s my best option. It’s better than confronting the Legion by myself. With him by my side, my chances are much higher. If can convince the Legion of my innocence and ferret out the traitor, everything will be all right.”
“Big if, though.”
“Things would be out in the open, and we wouldn’t have to run from the authorities.” He looked at her intently. “Come with me. We can convince Janus together, and after we reveal the truth to the rest of my friends, we’ll be home free. You’ll be under the protection of the Legion.”
Christine considered it. “I would, but Cassandra warned us not to go to the authorities. What if the traitor has more tricks up his or her sleeve? Then I’ll be handing myself over to the Big Bads. They want to use me the same way Dad wanted to use me. Or kill me so I can’t do it for anybody else.”
“I can protect you,” John said, but the words sounded hollow to his own ears. He hadn’t been able to protect her in the cave, had he? “No, scratch that. You’re right. How about this? I’ll go speak to Janus myself. If everything goes well, once I clear my name, I’ll contact Condor and let you all know it’s safe. You should be all right here for now.”
“Okay, that sounds like a plan. Be careful, John, okay?”
“You too. I’m not happy about leaving you in the care of a pack of vigilantes and killers, but…”
“Hey, those are my friends, even if I’m not one hundred percent behind their life choices, okay? So don’t be dissing them. We’ll be all right. They’re all good people, even Kestrel, in her own perverted way.”
“If you can, stay put until I get in touch with you.”
“I wouldn’t mind chilling out at the lodge for a few days, but I don’t think we can just wait for you for long. What if things don’t go so well on your end?”
“I don’t know what you and your friends can accomplish other than risking your capture,” John said.
“We’ll work it out. We’ve done okay so far.”
“Tell the others to be careful. I’ll be in touch.”
“You’re not going to say goodbye?”
“They’d probably try to talk me out of doing this, and arguing with them would just waste time. I have to do this. We can’t afford to be on the run from the Legion and the US authorities, in addition to our shadowy enemy. I have to set things right, before they get completely out of hand.”
“Okay, okay. Go be uber-macho and stuff. Stay alive.”
“I will. Scout’s honor.”
She smiled at him. It made him feel warm as he flew away.
Chapter Four
Hunters and Hunted
New York City, New York, May 15, 2013
He is dead, dead and gone, nothing left to do. The thought ran through her mind with every breath,
“Umm. Can’t that wait until after you clear your name and stuff?”
“I think he can help. My friend’s name is Cassius Jones; he goes by the code name Janus. Now that I know what he must have seen, I think I can get him to listen to me. More importantly, he hasn’t been an active Legion member in decades, so he can’t be the traitor. If I can convince him of my innocence, his support would be invaluable.” If I can secure his support, he and I can take on the rest of the Legion and probably win, should it come to that , he though. It probably wouldn’t come to that, but having Cassius at his side could give him the leverage to unmask the traitor or traitors within. The more he thought about it, the more he liked the idea. He didn’t fit in with the likes of Condor and Face-Off. Cassius would help, if he could get him to snap out of his funk.
“Janus is the guy who won the Pacific campaign in WWII pretty much by himself, isn’t he?” Christine said. “And you’ve already decided to go see him. I can tell.”
“McArthur and Halsey would have disagreed fairly strongly, but yes, Janus did win the Pacific War for us, and yes, I’m going to go see him. I think that’s my best option. It’s better than confronting the Legion by myself. With him by my side, my chances are much higher. If can convince the Legion of my innocence and ferret out the traitor, everything will be all right.”
“Big if, though.”
“Things would be out in the open, and we wouldn’t have to run from the authorities.” He looked at her intently. “Come with me. We can convince Janus together, and after we reveal the truth to the rest of my friends, we’ll be home free. You’ll be under the protection of the Legion.”
Christine considered it. “I would, but Cassandra warned us not to go to the authorities. What if the traitor has more tricks up his or her sleeve? Then I’ll be handing myself over to the Big Bads. They want to use me the same way Dad wanted to use me. Or kill me so I can’t do it for anybody else.”
“I can protect you,” John said, but the words sounded hollow to his own ears. He hadn’t been able to protect her in the cave, had he? “No, scratch that. You’re right. How about this? I’ll go speak to Janus myself. If everything goes well, once I clear my name, I’ll contact Condor and let you all know it’s safe. You should be all right here for now.”
“Okay, that sounds like a plan. Be careful, John, okay?”
“You too. I’m not happy about leaving you in the care of a pack of vigilantes and killers, but…”
“Hey, those are my friends, even if I’m not one hundred percent behind their life choices, okay? So don’t be dissing them. We’ll be all right. They’re all good people, even Kestrel, in her own perverted way.”
“If you can, stay put until I get in touch with you.”
“I wouldn’t mind chilling out at the lodge for a few days, but I don’t think we can just wait for you for long. What if things don’t go so well on your end?”
“I don’t know what you and your friends can accomplish other than risking your capture,” John said.
“We’ll work it out. We’ve done okay so far.”
“Tell the others to be careful. I’ll be in touch.”
“You’re not going to say goodbye?”
“They’d probably try to talk me out of doing this, and arguing with them would just waste time. I have to do this. We can’t afford to be on the run from the Legion and the US authorities, in addition to our shadowy enemy. I have to set things right, before they get completely out of hand.”
“Okay, okay. Go be uber-macho and stuff. Stay alive.”
“I will. Scout’s honor.”
She smiled at him. It made him feel warm as he flew away.
Chapter Four
Hunters and Hunted
New York City, New York, May 15, 2013
He is dead, dead and gone, nothing left to do. The thought ran through her mind with every breath,
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