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[a_time_slip]

For the past half hour, Janie had been sitting on the beach, watching the waves.  Water both fascinated and scared her, which is why she was at a safe distance.

She wasn't unhappy, but she had doubts about nearly everything in her mind.  She wasn't sure if the yellow boat parked a few hundred yards away was a safe idea or not.

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"On me? No... I feel like this is what I should be doing." She stood and looked around.

"Do you hear that, Daddy?"

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"Hear what?" He hadn't, but he also stood up and took a look around "What did it sound like?"

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"I'm not- DADDY, WATCH OUT!" Something seemed to come out of nowhere, headed directly for Robert.

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Robert had just seen what was coming at him a split second before it hit him, and he was able to put his arms up, but ended up on his back in the sand just the same. He kicked at whatever-it-was frantically.

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Her laser blaster came out of her pocket, and was aimed at the creature. Three blasts and it left Robert alone only to turn to Janie.

She shot at it a few more times as it advanced, frustrated that it wasn't going down.


Several minutes later, it was down.

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Robert had gotten off a shot or two, himself, but Janie had done the bulk of the attacking.

" ... thank you," he said, brushing sand from his hair. "What was that?"

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She walked to what remained of the creature, and paled at a piece of metal attached to an arm.

"It's a wolf. From Ganderlonga. They travel under cover of darkness until right before they attack."

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"No reason for it to be here, unless someone set it on us. Or me. Or you."

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"It was sent for me. I'm sorry Daddy. I'm going to beat someone senseless for this."

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"If you're sure about that ... You need any help with the beating?"

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"I'm sure about it. He's a coward that can't face me himself. Daddy, you're welcome to help."

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Robert grinned. "Good. So, who is he?"

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"Um... heh." She looked away for a moment "An ex?"

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Robert laughed. "Yeah, huh, something's oddly familiar about that. Anyone I've met?"

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"It's not funny! He was nice when I met him... and no. You haven't. The only people who've seen him are Lynn and Phoenix."

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"It's not funny unless it's the kind of thing that keeps happening in this family. Then, it's funny. When is he from?"

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"It doesn't keep happening." She sighed, crossing her arms. "Um, from Phoenix's world. I worked with him?"

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"All right, then. Where do we find him?"

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"I don't know." she said, picking the metal off of the body.

It was a medal that she recognized from her time at the agency. "Let's try Mom's shop."

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"We need weapons," Robert said.

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"There's some there." she said, checking that her knife was still in her boot. "Mom had a cache buried behind self-help books"

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"That's the best use for them, ever," Robert said. "Though they also make good tinder."

He got a look around and ended up with a small, high-powered energy weapon.

"Ready when you are."

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"Thirty seconds. I need to get rid of the body." With that, Janie and the body were gone.