[the group soon entered the mansion, along with the underlings n the slaves. First thing they did was make Ash'mund command his underlings to give a decent bath n a decent meal for the slaves. They kept Ash'mund locked in one of the guest rooms while they tend to the slaves, especially the sick n hurt ones. Sylvia evn brought Wildflower n Angel n the kids to the mansion, telling them abt their escapades. With Wildflower's knowledge of medicine n Angel's slight healing powers, the sick n hurt slaves were all attended to, n now the kids were with their respective parents]
Hater: [nuzzled all his two litters, one litter in each of his huge arms] Ooooohhh~~ Daddy misses u soooooo much <3 <3 <3
Wander: :)
Awesome: (hugging his twins) Hey, boys, did you miss daddy?~ (heart) (heart) (heart)
Peepers: (cradles Maria while Brad cradled Arthur)
Litters: [cooed at their Daddy]
Twins: [nommed at Awesome's fin, their way of showing affection]
Sylvia: [chuckles] Guess tht answers ur question
Brad: Say hi to ur Papa, kids
Maria: ^^ Papa, papa~
Peepers: (hugs her) ^^
Brad: The twins missed u, Master. They've been wondering where u were throughout our journey
Sylvia: Yeah, our twins evn wanted to come with us at one point, bt we didnt hv enough Invisibility Helmet. Loathe n Grimm says hi, btw
Wander: (nod) (hugs Hater and their litters)
Hater: They do?
Sylvia: Yeah. They join us virtually throughout this journey frm time to time, with this [brought out the watch tht Prof Mayhem given them n talked thru it] Hey, Loathe, Grimm. Wanna see the guys in person?
Loathe: [thru the watch speaker] Yeah, sure, lemme get the device on our end
Grimm: Ditto
Wander: They offered to help us out.
Sylvia: [activated the watches at the sibs' cue n projected a virtual hologram of Loathe n Grimm]
Loathe: [in VR} Heya guys! Ur still alive!
Grimm: [in VR too] Yo~! Great to see u guys again!
Hater: Heya, sis, bro!
Wander: (waves also)
Loathe: Ooh~ Everyone's here!
Grimm: [looked ard] Where is this plc? Where are u guys?
Hater: We're at Ash'mund's lair right now. We've finally found him
Wander: And also got ourselves caught. ^^;
Sylvia: No thanks to Twinkle Toes here [gestured at Brad]
Brad: Hey~ I didnt do it on purpose, OK? =__=
Loathe: [chuckled] U guys were gonna get caught one way or another anyways. Might as well be now rather than later
Grimm: Where IS Ash'mund right now?
Wander: Father's taking care of it.
Hater: We got him locked upstairs in one of the rooms in this mansion. Man, do we hv a tale to tell u... [told the sibs evrything tht had happened]
Loathe: Wow. I almost wish I could there to see it. Too bad we can't
Grimm: Yeah. Our spouses r kinda driving us nuts with their ovrprotectiveness. Mother had to tell them time n time again tht we're not porcelain dolls to be handled with kid gloves
Wander: (giggle)
Loathe: [rolled eyes] Yeah. Archie's been all up on my grill, telling me to relax n whatnot. I can't go anywhere without him, n he keeps waiting on me hand n foot. I knw its sweet n all, bt he's gonna work himself to death at this rate
Grimm: Ugh, dont evn get me started on Terry. The other day he evn got me a wheelchair so tht I dont hv to walk n strain myself. He's abt this close to making me be bedridden so tht I dont end up getting a miscarriage like he did. I mean, he means well, n I understand where he's going bt come on! I'm suffocating here!
Sylvia: Maybe ur mom should just take u guys out, just u three on a nice day out without them to prove tht u'll be fine without the babying
Wander: But don't push yourselves too much.
Loathe: Yeah, we get it
Grimm: So, how're u guys gonna get Ash'mund to talk?
Hater: Father threatened him with The Council
Sylvia: Wat is The Council?
Fury: [shows up] The Council is the highest order of justice in the universe. They pretty much govern the whole nine galaxies n beyond. They're evn higher ranking than the Universe Guards. Just think of a police, military, jail, n rehab all in one, times 50
Wander: (turns to Fury) Did you get him to talk yet?
Fury: Not yet, bt I will aftr I chk the last of the slave's conditions
Brad: S-So... So u reli are affiliated to The Council...?
Fury: Nope, I lied ;) [left the group]
Wander: Heh, odd sense of humor your father has, Hatey.
Hater: He's not a Royal Interrogator for nothing, tht's for sure
Loathe: Alright, we gtg now. Let us knw if anything pops up
Grimm: Yeah, keep us updated
Wander: See you both back at home.
[Loathe n Grimm both signed out]
Sylvia: Well, lets just hope ur dad is able to pry info outta tht scumbag
Hater: Trust me, it'll be like taking candy frm a baby to him
Wander: (chuckles, giving a kiss on his husband's cheek)
[it was almost half an hour before Fury finally came out of Ash'mund's room]
Wander: (sees him) Still nothing?
Fury: I had to remind him of our deal to keep him out of The Council to get him to sing like a canary. He said he can't give us the coordinates coz if we go by urselves, we'd be digging our own graves at Smog's territory, BUT he can get us in
Hater: How?
Fury: Smog's plc is a bit of a fortress, n he will only let Ash'mund in if he lets him knw in advance of any new shipment of slaves to be collared. Tht means we will hv to pretend to be his new slaves n blend in with the real new slaves he's got. Frm there, he'll breach us in n we can catch Smog off guard
Wander:...(nods in understanding)
Hater: I dont reli like the sound of it, bt its the best plan we've got. R u guys in?
Sylvia: I'm in if Fish Face is in
Awesome: I'm in.
Peepers: I am, too.
Wander: (hugs Hater)
Hater: Then so am I
Fury: I am too, but not as a slave. As Ash'mund's "partner". I was the Lord of Skeletor, Smog might recognize me n not buy the charade
Brad: I don't think I can. I'm already collared. He might get suspicious too... [a little miffed that he might not be able to join them]
Peepers: It's alright, Brad. We'll figure something out...
Fury: I've already asked Ash'mund to make the call, so Smog will be expecting us in a fortnight's time. If we need to make it in time, we hv to leave first thing tomorrow morning
Wander: (nods agreeing)
Hater: Then we'll need to get an early night's rest tonight
Sylvia: Agreed. I am so ready to hit the hay right now after all this hoolabaloo today
Awesome: Ditto.
Brad: It's time for the twins' feeding anyway, Master [gently takes Maria frm Peepers, cradling the twins close]
Peepers: (kneels next to Brad)
Wander: (yawn) ...(scooped by Hater)
[everyone went to their respective rooms to get their well-earned rest]
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