"I have almost as much to loss in putting this proposition to you, as you do, you may as noticed that Mutant Sympathisers are not in flavor as well, also we may be placing our lives in each other hands so where dose the trust begin?" Oliver replied "Though I do take your point, but take soleus in the fact From me to 'incremate' you, I have to 'incremate' myself"

Kaitlen looked down at the folder beside her, "Even without that, a few words in the right place could kill any hopes I have of a career ... " she looked back up at Oliver, "either way though, it doesn't make a lot of difference ... if you're as good as you claim, then I want to be working for you ... and if you're not, then I don't have a lot of choice."

At the sound of her councillors name, Kei looked up from the folder she had been perusing "Clair's got something to do with this? Why didn't you say earlier?" As she put the folder on the coffee table in front of her, Kei resumed, "I am now more curious as to you proposition."

"Claire and I are members of a origination concerned with trying to prevent a World War III, that will not be divided along political boundaries, but along generic structures. The 'proposition' I am tabling here is I'm assembling a team of 'concerned citizens' to for Europe to which the Avengers where to the the US. As you have already shown an interest in crime-fighting, you seem a likely candidate, we can offer a safe base of operations, equipment, and training. Kei, will you join us?"

Kei lent back in the chair as she contemplated the offer deeply. "OK, count me in," she said after a second or so "did I hear you mention refreshments earlier?"

Kaitlen looked over at Kei, an expression of real supprise crossing her face for an instant, then she slowly shook her head sighing faintly, "At least she has her priorities worked out I suppose ... "

"Kei, yes i did, what can i offer you?" Oliver asks

"A nice, strong coffee, black, would go down a treat."

Maria gets Kei her coffee, when she has her drink Oliver raises his cup in acknowledgement of Kaitlen's toast, as does Kei

"Ok Now How soon can you two tie up your affairs here in London? Is there anything you need? I already has an expense account set up." and with that Maria produces two Gold Credit cards from the Bank of Zurich made to 'Dubois International' and hands them to the pair.

As she took the card Kei thought for a moment "I'll need to give notice at the bar, but I'm off for the next two days. Apart from that, I'll only need a day or two to arrange things." the last said looking fondly at the credit card.

Kaitlen looked over at Key, then down at her own card, "It depends how fast I have to move, I'd like a couple of weeks, I have a job to quit, a flat to put into storage, and some friends to ... arange some help for ... "
:: At least Samantha has met Susan ... though what she's going to think of Mike, ah well, the lass said she needed pratice, and sure as anything, that group need a lawyer on call :: She hmmmed, "I can cut that down to a week if I have to ... and I suppose it doens't matter if I don't get the last bit of pay." She finshed her drink, "That anwser your questions?"

"Take as long as nessary to tie up your affairs, Though the sooner you finish the sooner we can get training, and the less likly we are to be couaght unprepared. Though I would like one or Both of you to come with me to talk to the third canditae, it will take at least a full day, mayby two, as he is in Russia. But if you can not make it, feal free to make use of this room, in my apcence."

Kaitlen collected her gear and stood up, "When you get back, you know where to contact me ... " she paused, then smiled faintly, "Take care of yourself, I'd rather not quit my current job only to find my new employer has been blown up by a rogue mutant."

"Yes I know how to get in contact with you, but you don't me, here take this" Oliver says handing her a buisnice card "Just menchien it is about the new security team, an you will be redirected stright to me."

She headed out the door, off do to some packing, and a lot of very fast talking to some friends.

"And You Kei? you able to make the trip with me?"

"Hai. Like I said, I've got the next couple of days spare. I'll want to move my wheels somewhere safer before going anywhere but thats all."

"Why not take it with you?, there is enough room for it onboard the Jet." Oliver surgested, then to Maria "get the Limo ready we will leave shortly."

"Will there be anything else?" Maria asked.

"Yes also inform the pilot to prepare the Jet to leave for the next stop." with that Maria left the room, to go get things orgnized.

"Shall we go?" Olver asked of Kei

"Lead on"

Oliver leads Kei to the Frount door of the hotel, where the limo is waiting, and Kei has the Vale bring he back out frount, to find it has been washed. she then follows the limo to a Privet air field on the out skirts of london, and follows trough the security and to a hanger. the field Kei knows is an excluseve air club that Heatrow keeps clear an airway for. inside the hanger she see a 55' foot jet, with a wingspan of about 36', with serperior stramlining and two rear engin pods, also the back opened up as a crgo bay, with ram curretly lowered, this thing just reaks 'fast' though noting that can't be done.

Oliver hops out of the Limo, and asks "What do you think?"

Kei drew alongside the limo letting her bike idle beneath her, she gazed at the plane for a second or two before letting out a whistle of approval. "I like" is all she can say as her eyes drink in the sleek lines of the craft.

Oliver then pulls out a black object from his pocket and points it at the plane, and the back lowers as a cargo ramp revieling a jeep.

"You can park you bike in there" he says with pride.

Then walks up the ramp and through a presure hatch into the main room.

Kei guided her bike up the ramp after Oliver, still impresed by the sleek lines of the plane. She heard from inside:

"Where to sir?"

"The Siberian co-ordinates"

"Very good sir."

"Kei do you need any help securing your bike?" Oliver calls in the cargo bay, as the Bay hatch raises, and the pilot can be heard on the radio to the tower.

"Ile." Kei responded as she located some webbing to stow her bike. "It's all set back there." she said as she wandered into the main cabin. "So, what happens now?"

"We have about 3 hours until we reach are destination. There we shall try to recruit the next Promasing indvidual to the Group, an Young Metamorph named Uri, though I supstet that isn't the full extent of his powers, he seems from my contacts, to be another Forge or Stark in the making, though due him being a Gypsy's son he hasn't recived the education he truly needs, though he is a mancnic almost with out peer. His parents know that I'm coming as a head of a Scolaship trust, that is offering to pay for his Education in a Privet Swiss school, as i'm not sure wither his faimly knows yet the full extent of his 'Gifts' though there where a strange twist in his fild scan that has me thinking... never mind that isn't important. You of course will be will be intro ducused as an asoate of mine, that has also benifited from this 'scholarship'. Do you have any particulare questions to ask as we have some time to kill."

"Well, as I'm being introduced as an associate, I guess I won't need these" Kei said reaching behind her back and withdrawing a tangle of leather straps an a pair of tonfa. Placing the bundle next to the seat she started to stand up, "Or this..." she said as she gathered up her 'Wraith' costume which was now lying on the freshly vacated seat. "Do I have enough time to put these in my bike before we take off?"

A grin apreas on Oliver's Face. "Kei, my dear, we allredy have."

.oO He must be pulling my leg, I haven't felt any movement yet! Oo. Kei steeped over to a window and raided the blind expecting to be able to see the tarmac, but all she can see is the clear blue sky above and wisps of clouds. Kei blinked a couple of times, and steeped back. "But, but... When?" is all Kei can manage to stammer out.

"Soon after the cargobay doors closed behind you. 'Pegasus' is capable of VTOL and can copansate for asselaration in all but the quickest changes in course. the only problem with the desight is while the engins dont need an atmosphere to work, the powerplant doses. but i can't get a license to run a necualr powerplant, as my Doctorate is in genetics not nuclear physics.'"

Kei remained staring out the window for a few moments, then shook her head before walking (hesitantly at first) back into the cargo hold to store her costume.

after sometime passed nonchalantly on the plane when the pilot calls back Approching landing co-ordanances, sir.

"All ready?," Oliver says taking a look at his watch, "Well Kie, it looks like we are early."

"We're early? Can we get a bite to eat before the meeting, I tend to get peckish due to travel." Kei commented oblivious to the chaos below.

"I'm sure there is at least an energy bar in the cubards by the bar, though do you realy want to be seen walking out of the plane eating?"

Wandering over to the cupboards Kei opened them, rummaged around till she found the bar. She looked at it, rummaged around in the cupboard again before saying, rather dejectedly, "This all? It'll never do, I guess I can wait". With that she slipped the energy bar into a jacket pocket. "Ready when you are Ollie."

"Well i havn't had a chance to stock the shelves yet." With a push of a button the pasagenger door lowers to form some stairs to the ground. there are a couple standy near by waiting as Oliver and Kei decentded.

{"Welcome to your Camp, Mr Duboise, and Miss?"} The Male said in Russian.

{"Miss Kei Kuonji, she is an Assouate of mine; But alas she dose >not yet speek russian, Though i'm happy to translate."} Oliver suppiles, to Kei.

"Kei meet Mr & Mrs Bindunski, Uri's parents."

Kei gave a short formal bow "A pleasure."

{"I will go get Uri"} Mrs Bindunski anouses be for she leaves for another part of the camp.

a few moments later Kei notices out the corner of her eye a blur of motion heading into the Jet.

where the blur came from

{"Mr Bindunski, You must be very proud of your son, not many people successfully get a full scholarship, for the engineering course"}

{"Yes We all are proud of what he basically Self taught himself, and to catch the attention of such a exclusive school as yours."}

Looking back at the Jet, "Ahh, Ollie? I think I saw something dart into the Jet."

"Can you please check it out?"

"Sure, I'll go have a look."

Kei enters the jet and glances around, there is somthing not quite right with the passager section, that she can't quite put her finger on.

Sitting down to think what might possably be wrong, it clicks, "There's one too many chairs!"

after a short period (about 4 seconds) Kei has the feeling of 'safety' come to your mind .

.oO(Well, things seem alright. Apart from the chair nothings amiss. The plane probably has a gizmo or something to adjust the number of chairs... I thought we where only here to pick up one person though...)Oo.

a second later Kei also gets the felling of 'youth'.

.oO(Hmmm, Ollie ought to have met whoever it is we're here for, I wonder how young he is... he may be cute... I should probably go out and meet him, tell Ollie I couldn't find anything odd here...)Oo.

Kei stands up and heads out of the plane, as she reaches the door...

another second latter Kei recives an image of one of the passanger chairs in your mind (with no frame of referance).

She stops and looks back at the room with a puzled look on her face. .oO(Odd, perhaps things aren't all roses... What is going on here...)Oo.