Elijah lazily gazed at the clouds floating along as he rested on the picnic blanket. Lying on his chest was a somewhat twitchy Agent Chandra.
"What's bothering you, Chandra?"
She raised her head, her eyes watering. "It's the Director. He's about to head to Ka'an Dorado to confront this Lady Echidna. I'm worried for him."
"He seems like someone who can handle himself," Elijah said as he stroked his chin.
"This is different though. This Lady Echidna, she has immense powers of persuasion. She's been able to get virtually everybody to do her bidding. Nobody's been able to slow her down one bit."
"Could *you* stop it?"
Agent Chandra shook her head vigorously. "I asked the Director if there's a way to fight fire with fire, so to speak, but she's in a completely different class than me. My ability is mild, and even among the supes with mental abilities, it's at the low end of the scale. And nobody that is associated with us is believed to even rival her."
Elijah sat up. "How about resisting her? Strange Quark maybe?"
"Maybe,... but we don't know."
Taking her hands, Elijah looked intently into Chandra's eyes. "If there's anything I can do, well I'm still developing, but anything..."
"You selfless fool," smiled Chandra as she squeezed Elijah's hands, "but every single BADGE agent and affiliated hero has been instructed to not interfere. We have instructions including contingency plans for various situations. As for you..."
"More training?" he sighed.
"More training... but also more meditation. Finding out more about your past or future is still on BADGE's radar, and luckily for you, I remain in charge of that aspect.
With a nod, Elijah rose, then helped his companion to her feet. They walked slowly to the BADGE transport for the short ride back to New Amsterdam.
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