The Grandmaster's Mansion, 2047 "I'm sorry but with no Elisabeth, there can be no deal with Ayden Van Gould," said Lilith. "I'm so sorry, Nadya, but Van Gould made it very clear to me that he will not pass that bill till..." "You're telling me, because you lost Elisabeth, I won't get to marry Jareth?" "We both lost Elisabeth." "Uh huh, yeah. You keep telling yourself that." "We can still find her," Lilith persisted. "Uh huh, and how long will that take? ten billion years?" Sweglord Hideout, Newcrest, 2047 "As some of you are aware, I am shutting down the family business," said Caleb at the Sweglord meeting. "If any of you have a problem with that, now's the time to voice your concerns." No one replied, but rather grunted or expressed sighs of relief. "Great, can I go now?" inquired Adrian. "Not yet," said Caleb. "Now are any of you struggling with employment ideas?" A few raised their hands, even Madelyn, but she quickly pretended to brush her shoulder. Adrian had suggested she apply for a secretarial position at her hospital, but the thought of sitting at a desk all day made her shudder. "Excellent," Caleb cried, "because my husband is looking for employees at the Veterinary Surgery." There were some relieved murmurs. "Well that's all everyone. Thank you for coming," Caleb concluded the meeting. "Finally," moaned Adrian. "I was beginning to wonder if we were gonna get a counselling session too." "Oooh and maybe pizza," said Madelyn. "Anyway," Caleb stood up and headed to the door. "I have to go. I promised Henry I'd meet him at the school hall. Gen's getting an award for most improved at spelling." Then Caleb heard a bang. He swung around. Brindleton Bay Hospital, 2047 Henry looked down at his cousin. Madelyn had severe burns down half her body. "Who did this to you?" he whispered. Madelyn clutched his hand. She stared directly at him. Her eyes had an emphatic quality about them. "Those blasted Renegades!" said Henry. "Henry?" Caleb walked into Madelyn's ward. "Dad!" Sulani, 2047 "It's starting," said Iosefina. "We knew this was going to happen," said Loki. "It doesn't make it any easier," said Iosefina. "If I had my way, Grim, Miss Death, and the Renegades would be buried at the bottom of some shipwreck, with an anchor tied to them." "I know," said Loki. "But this is Grim doing his thing. Every now and then he has to let off steam, and there's nothing we can do about it." "Can't he let off steam on Pluto? At least that planet could do with some heat." "At least there'll be one good thing coming out of this," said Loki and he kissed his new wife. "And what's that?" "Our girl, Melody, shall be queen." "Oh yes," said Iosefina, sinking. "But, I'm not ready to say goodbye." Poses by: simmerberlin boolprop-sims4 sweetsorrowsims |