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Chapter 56

"So, we're finding Joke?" Lavina questioned him.

"Mhm." Akxfo bursted through a door.

"Akxfo-" Lavina sighed. "Shouldn't you have knocked."

"What do you- aho, it's just you." The person paused. "What do you want?"

"I need your talents."

The person laughed. "My talents?"

"Of course, Hilarian. I mean are your parents even here, or are they in jail again?"

"They-" She sighed. "They are, but I don't have many talents. And I'm not solving another equation for you guys."

"It's not an equation."

"It's not?"

"Nope."

"He's right it's not." Lavina added.

"What else could you two possibly want? Especially since you're not here for my smarts."

"We need someone called Joke." Lavina said.

"J-Joke! Uhuh, no way! I am not being Joke again, do you have any idea the chaos that she will bring with her!?"
"I know what it sounds like, Hilarian, but Silas can control her."

"Her? Her is me! And Silas? What are you two doing?"

"Look, Hilarian, we need to find out where Samantha is. Silas can find that out, but she wants Joke to help her on a job."

"I am not being Joke!"

Akxfo sighed. Then he walked over to her and picked her right up.

"Akxfo- do you really need to pick her up?"

"Mhm."

"And that doesn't hurt you?"

"Nope." Hilarian was failing her arms and her feet, constantly kicking him and hitting him, to no avail. But even so, they made their way back to Silas, again, Akxfo kicking open a door.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa." Silas started. "You can't just barge in here, Akxfo." Akxfo put Hilarian down.

"Here you are, Silas, but she isn't consensual."

"Ugh." Silas put her fingers in between her eyes. "She doesn't have to be." Silas waved out the people in the room. Then she pushed a button. "Can you send in Ace and Zeke?" She paused. "Hello Hilarian."

"Silas." She stood up and crossed her arms. "I am not turning into Joke for your stupid goals."

Silas laughed. "Do you honestly think you can stop me?"

"Now, Silas," Akxfo started.

"Yes, yes, I know. It's not like you're going to 'disappear'." She used air quotes.

"I almost did before, I don't ever want to be like that again. It took years for me to get sane again."

"Yes, but unlike your father, I'm not injecting you with chemicals all at once."

"What do you mean?"

"There are toobs, that let the agent go in and out of your system. As well as the anti-agent."

"You formed an anti-agent?"

"Mhm."

"I've tried that before, but I haven't found any anti-agent."

"For your serum. My serum is a bit different from your fathers, it's a bit more humane."

"And what stops her from taking them off?"

"They are electrified, plus they're kind of small. Like IV toobs."

"Ah." She rolled her eyes. "No."

"Well, grab her please."

"Silas-" She waved her hand. One person grabbed onto Hilarian and the other stood in the way of Lavina and Akxfo. The next thing they heard was maniacal hysterical laughing.

"Welcome back Joke." Silas said, the men moving away to reveal her.

"Well, well, well." She started. "It looks like Silas needs good old Joke's help."

"Don't be hysterical Joke." She paused. "I need you to help these two rob a train for me."

She laughed, "Rob a train!? Rob a train! Must be some important train." She laughed again. "Now, I don't suppose you'd care too much if I changed into something a bit more comfortable?"

"Already taken care of, Joke." Silas nodded at one of the men.

"Oo, I get a suit straight from the woman herself." She laughed. "I can;t help but wonder..."

"Well try not to. Help her to change, please."

"Don't you think that was a bit inhuman? Holding her like that."

"Don't you think taking her against her will is a little inhumane?" Akxfo crossed his arms. "I have eyes and ears everywhere, dear Akxfo."

"I figured as much."

"Wowee." Joke said, coming back into the room. "Look at this nice red and black flannel. You treat me too well."

"Cut the jibber jabber, Joke. It's time to get down to business."

"Business, oh you only care about my skills."

"Why else did you think you were here?"
"Oh, you don't like my company?"

"Ugh." She rolled her eyes. Silas finally got up from her desk and walked over to the small group. "There will be a train coming through the Dark Aleey District in about half an hour. You will have a three mile stretch to get on the train. Then from there you will need to make your way to the red cars. Once you get there you will be grabbing the purple, blue and yellow boxes. You'll have to move swiftly; you will only have twenty miles to get through the boxes and load them promptly on the side. Then my crew will have ten miles to get them from that ledge. In total, there are three train cars. One for each of you."

"Who's going to watch Joke?"

"Watch me?" She laughed, "I don't need to be watched." Akxfo glared at her.

"Let's get you all on your way. And you." Silas stopped next to Joke. "You're not getting a weapon."