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At an upscale club an older man with gray hair and wearing a tailored black suit is sitting across the table from a woman in her thirty's with long brown hair, wearing a tailored dark blue suit. The man extends his hand to the younger woman, "Allure, thank you for meeting with me. Our conversation should fully alleviate any fears my bosses had with continuing our arrangement with your partner is locked up."
Adriana Lensherr, known as Allure in certain segments, shakes the man's hand, :I'm glad we were able to have this constructive conversation. I look forward to more in the future."
As the man gets up he says, "Of course." Adriana nods and watches him leave. She then gets up and walks to the bar where she orders a rum and coke. After receiving her drink she finds a place on the way to lean against. She takes a sip of her drink and thinks. "This celebratory drink just isn't the same by myself. Damn, Helmut, I know and understand why you did what you did, but it's much better when you're here and I'm not doing this all on my own." Although lost in her own thoughts she notices two groups speaking to each other. One she recognizes as the thug group the Bees, the other group appears to be from Wakanda. Pulling herself back to reality, she wonders what in the world the Wakandans would be doing dealing with that group about. As she has nothing better to do she decides to stick around and watch for a little while. After continuing to watch for a little while, the two groups are getting more animated and heated in their discussion. She also sees that people are starting to move away from the two groups and some people are leaving. Good the less people here when this turns into a fight the better. She shakes her head and thinks, "I need another drink, because it's only a matter of time before that turns into a fight and I know I'll end up pulled into it." She goes back to the bar to get a second drink, while keeping an eye on the continued escalation between the two groups. As the bar tender hands her the drink he asks, "Think we should try and move as many people out of this section of the club?"
Adriana nods, "It would be a good idea. however, try to do so as quietly as possible."
The bouncer who was standing near Adriana saw the two groups she was watching, "I'll start slowly and quietly moving people to other parts of the club." Then he left.
The escalation continued between the two groups as several bouncers quietly moved many of the guests to other parts of the club. When the first punch was thrown the majority of patrons in that area had been moved so it wasn't the stampede it could have otherwise been. nor were there as many people in the area t be pulled in or for the Bees to try and use as hostages. As the fight continues one of the Bees grabs Adriana thinking he can use her as hostage. As he yells to the Wakandans to stop because he has a hostage, Adriana rolls her eyes then flips the guy who had grabbed her over. "What was that about a hostage?" she says as she digs her knee into his back. She then pulls a long piece of metal from under the table to her and uses it to handcuff the guy that had tried taking her hostage. Most of the Bees had disappeared to the streets by the time Adriana had secured the one she was fighting with. One last Bee was trying to escape carrying some sort of box. Two of the Wakandans stopped him and were able to subdue the is last one.
Adriana address the Wakandans, "I figure the box that guy has is important to your dealings with these thugs. Thugs are the reputation they have. Sense they decided to drag me into the fight, I've bound this one for you to deal with. Figure you can use a hostage. I see you now have two. I do hope you are able to secure whatever it is you're trying to get from them."
Nakia, "Thank you for your help. You appeared to me a skilled fighter."
Adriana, "Thank you. I had a good teacher."
Everett Ross,interrupts, "I think we should move these two to a more secure location. We have one a few miles away."
Adriana, "Good idea, you do that."
Ross stops her, "You seem to know more about this group. We could use your knowladge as long as that'salright with you, Nakia."
Nakia responds, "May not be a bad idea. Come with us."
Ayo, "Are you sure? We have no idea who she is."
Nakia, "For now it's a good idea. Miss, it would be helpful if you join us."
Adriana shrugs, "Why not."
Once they get to the secured location they put the two prisoners into two different holding rooms where they put handcuffs on both and cut the metal off the one Adriana had handcuffed.
Everett Ross walks into the room where Adriana and the Wakandans are. Everett looks at Adriana and says, "You used to metal to handcuff the one. We had to cut if off before we could handcuff him There is only one person I know who can do that and he isn't here."
Adriana smirks and shrugs, "Was there a questions in there?"
Agent Ross thinks for a moment, "He does have a daughter."
Adriana tilts her head to the side. Ross continues, "No you can't..... Well maybe you are...."
A now slightly annoyed Adriana, "Would you get to the point?"
Agent Ross nods, "Alright. Are you Erik Lensherr's daughter?"
Adriana responds, "Yes."
Ayo asks, "Who is she?"
Agent Ross explains, "Miss Lensherr. She works for the German Government."
Ayo to Adriana, "Why is a German agent here?"
Adriana gives a slight smirk, "I'm not an agent and I'm currently on vacation, or at least was."
Ayo, "He said you work for the German Government."
Adriana, "Correct."
Nakia, "Ayo, it's alright. Both are correct. She works for the German Government as a contractor." Turning to Adriana, "Is your name Adriana?"
Adriana, "Yes and you are correct. I work under contract."
Agent Ross asks Adriana, "Do you know who this group is?"
Adriana responds, "Basically they are a low level criminal group. They mostly steal things they think may be of value to try to sell. They are known as the Bees."
Nakia asks, "You've had dealings with them?"
Adriana, "No. They are well below the level of groups I have dealt with. They just happen to be a large group who are well known in certain circles. If they know who I am it's unlikely would have dragged me into the fight."
Ayo, nods her head, "I will accept that." She then turns to Nakia and Ross, "We need to know if our artifact is in that case or not."
Nakia, "We'll find out soon enough, but we need to talk to these two we apprehended first."
Agent Ross, "If you don't mind I will speak to the one who had the case first. You can watch and listen yo what is being said from here."
Nakia, "Any thing we should know before any of us speak to them?"
Adriana, "Talk is they like changing terms of deals, making them difficult to deal with."
Agent Ross leaves the room and enters the interrogation room to question one of the two Bees. Nakia stays at the window to watch and listen. Adriana walks over to an empty chair chair on the other side of the room, sits down, and leans her head back against the wall. Ayo follows her, "Aren't you going to listen?"
Slightly annoyed, Adriana responds, "Not my concern."
Ayo, "You cam with us."
Adriana, "Doesn't mean I care what your dealings with them are about. I do expect their group to attempt to break them out which means you likely could use my help."
Ayo returns to Nakia's side, "She doesn't seem to interested in what is going on."
Nakia, "There isn't any reason for her to be. If the others come back, she'll be ready to fight. Don't worry about anything else with her."
Agent Ross walks back into the room, "He's being vague."
Adriana from where she's sitting, "Did you expect anything different?"
Agent Ross, "Yes. What reason does he have to be so vague?"
Adriana, "To buy time." She stands up and walks towards them, "Others are outside setting up an explosive device."
Ayo, "How do you....." Ayo is interrupted by an explosion that opens a hole in the wall and shatters the glass in the window. Everyone dives to the floor. As soon as she can Adriana is back on her feet and jumping threw the window. As her feet land on the ground a member of the Bees shoots at her. She raises her left hand, stops the bullet and throws it into the thug's chest. As she walks through the hole in the wall, Agent Ross and the Wakandans enter the interrogation room. One secures the prisoners and the rest follow Adriana outside. There they see her holding the getaway van from moving. When she sees them come outside she shuts down the engine and opens one door allowing the Bees in the van one way out to easily apprehend them. Once they get a the Bees into a secured room with Agent Ross, the Wakandans and Adriana, Adriana forcefully demands, "Which of you is in charge?" Since no one answers her question, she grabs the closest one, shoves him to the floor, puts her knee into the middle of his back, and twists his arm. As she applies more pressure he starts to yell in pain. A different member says, "You have rules. You can't do that."
Adriana smirks, "What rules are those?"
The thug responds, "US Government rules."
"I don't represent the US Government." Adriana states as she lets the guy she had pinned go and grabbed the talkative one. "Now where is the item they were negotiation to purchase from you?"
"Why should I tell you?"
Adriana shrugs, "Because I'll break bones in your body until you do."
"You won't"
Adriana throws him to the floor, yanks his arm back, puts her foots on his back, "Talk," she demands.
"You can't"
Adriana applies pressure in the way she was taught and the sound of a bone cracking is heard. Then the person she is holding screams. "Talk or I pick another bone."
"It's in the van."
Adriana sarcastically says, "See that wasn't so hard."
Nakia says, "Ayo, take the rest and check the van."
Ayo and her group check the van and find the artifact they were there to retrieve. They bring it back to show Nakia.
Agent Ross has all members of the Bees in their custody arrested on damaging a federal building. As they all leave the building Adriana says, Well that group will be off the streets for awhile."
Ayo asks Adriana, "What are you? Contractors aren't taught the skills you have?"
Adriana smirks, "A good friend taught me those skills."
Before Ayo could ask her any more questions, Adriana started walking in the general direction of the hotel she is spending the night at. In the morning she has a friend picking her up to go to Westchester to visit everyone at the mansion, and maybe get a work out in while visiting.