“Why did you come all the way up here, anyway?” I ask Ruckus. “You could have just called!”

“No, I couldn’t,” she says. “This is something that needs to be done face to face.”

“Oh, um, okay?” I say, confused.

“I wanted to meet you, first. I never met Dolly before they teamed us up, you know? If I had, things would be different, now.”

“Do you not like Dolly?” I ask.

She goes quiet for a moment and I can practically see her thinking of the best way to put it. “If I had the CHOICE of partners… it wouldn’t be someone that wears six-inch-high wedges and has never thrown a punch in her life. All she does is play with toys,” she says, finally. “I mean, it’s gotten tolerable, sure, especially since her powers seem to keep Skye and Ariel distracted, but… it’s still a bit much.”

“So you came to meet me?”

“Century says you plan on being part of Fire Hazard’s team, but that would only be for forest fire season, right? I figure that gives you plenty of time to work with another team, as well.”

I think about it, and then give her a little smile, “You probably wouldn’t want that, though.”

“Why not?”

“Because I think it would be AWESOME to play with toys for a job,” I say.