X.W.P. 3257: WORST CASE SCENARIO

pt.3

Xena and Gabrielle sat in Aphrodite's bar as Aphrodite pulled up a barstool and sat down. Xena and Gabrielle sipped their drinks at the bar.

XENA
Okay so what can you tell us?

APHRODITE
Well according to what I've heard it seems like lately people have been disappearing from around the city.

GABRIELLE
Oh yeah I heard about that. I tried to investigate but I couldn't find anything.

APHRODITE
Some people are saying that it's tied to some like super shady organization.

XENA
Okay but what does that have to do with my victim.

Aphrodite shrugged.

APHRODITE
Maybe they killed the poor thing when they tried to fight back.

GABRIELLE
Or they saw something they shouldn't have.

Xena thought for a moment.

XENA
Or whoever's behind this got what they wanted and then killed them.

GABRIELLE
You think that the child was the target?

XENA
Can't be sure yet. I'm just trying to cover all the most possible scenarios.

GABRIELLE
If this is connected to the disappearances that still doesn't explain why this body was actually found.

XENA
Maybe whoever did this was in a hurry for whatever reason.

APHRODITE
So what now?

Xena sighed as she took a drink.

XENA
At this point all this is just speculation. We won't know anything until we do some more digging.

Xena's phone began beeping. She pulled it out of her jacket pocket and turned it on, seeing a small hologram of Ares pop up over the screen.

XENA
What's up?

ARES
Nothing good. I looks like we have another victim on our hands.

XENA
(Sarcasm) Great.

ARES
It's a real mess down here.

Ares sighed.

ARES
Whoever is behind this is a real sicko.

XENA
Shit. I'll be right there.

Xena hung up as she and Gabrielle got up.

GABRIELLE
Thanks for the info Aphrodite.

APHRODITE
Always happy to help. I hope you find whatever's doing this Xena.

XENA
Oh I will, trust me.

Xena stormed out and headed ro the car. Gabrielle quickly said goodbye to Aphrodite and followed. They drove to the scene which was an apartment building. Xena and Gabrielle went up to the apartment that Ares told them he was at. Ares was waiting outside the door and saw that two walking down the hall towards him.

ARES
(Sarcasm) I see we're being joined by the great journalist today.

GABRIELLE
Nice to see you too Ares. And at least I actually report on the important stuff and not all that garbage you see everywhere that doesn't actually do anything.

ARES
Fair point. I'm assuming that you already know everything we do then.

GABRIELLE
Yeah we actually just came from Aphrodite's.

ARES
Oh and did that sister of mine have anything useful for us?

XENA
Ideas but nothing concrete yet. Anyway what are we dealing with here?