It's The Real Deal: Rebooted 3

Chapter 17: Oh, Dull Kiwis, It's Happening Again

(A/N: I dedicate this chapter title to the boys in my former Math Class. Also this is going to have some things from the episodes.)

I wake up on the doorstep of Neal's old apartment. Am I in a parallel universe again? If so, Peter better exist! I knock on the door. Why did I land outside Neal's old apartment? Mozzie unlocks the door. "Who goes there?" Mozzie asks. "Mozzie, it's Lily." I say to him. "I don't know a Lily." Mozzie states. "You may not know me but I know you Theodore Winters." I state. He drags me in. "How do you know my name?" Mozzie asks. "Where I'm from all of this is a T.V. show." I remind. How does Mozzie not know me? Neal walks in. "Neal, how come Mozzie doesn't know me?" I ask.

"Because I don't know you either. How do you know my name?" Neal asks me. I say the same thing that I did to Mozzie and explain everything. "Are you a fed?" Mozzie asks me. Who me? "Why do you ask?" I question. "You have a suit vibe." Mozzie states. How? "It's my job to protect Neal and I do work for the FBI. At least I will. I think? It's complicated." I state. "Pop quiz, Mini-Suit: What is Neal's last name?" Mozzie asks me. I've kind of missed him calling me that. "Caffery. But if you want to go with his original..." I start up. "We don't need to go there." Neal states.

"Has the plane exploded yet?" I ask. "Yeah, it has. Mozzie and I are trying to find the killer." Neal states. "Without Peter?" I ask. "You mean Agent Burke?" Neal asks. I nod. "Yeah." I answer. "Without Peter. We would never get the FBI involved." Neal states. So in this time-line he's still a con-man and I'm not his sister. All my hard work, just down the drain. "Maybe you could help us find the killer." Neal suggests. "I can do that." I state. "And I have a con that needs three people and one of them needs to be a girl." Mozzie states. Seriously?

"I can't." I say. "It'll be easy." Mozzie states. Maybe for them! "No. I'm not doing it and I'm not just going to back down like I normally do. This is the first time that I've ever officially said no to something that you two have asked me to do. Well, besides telling you all the future and using my powers for crazy things that my powers shouldn't be used for." I state. They look at me shocked. "You're kidding, right?" Neal asks me. "Nope." I answer, shaking my head.

"Wow. This confidence must be a bit new then." Neal states. That's for sure. I nod in agreement. "Did Neal give you some kind of handbook to talk to guys like us?" Mozzie asks, gesturing to himself and Neal. "What? No...That'd be crazy." I lie. "Nice try, kid. Smart thing for Neal to do though." Mozzie compliments Neal. Normally I'm a way better liar but I can't lie to them. "We're getting off-topic here. I can't tell you who Neal's killer is because of spoilers but I can give you a clue." I state. "What is it?" Neal asks. Please get this. "Fractal." I state. He has to know now, right? "Adler?" Neal asks. "Spoilers. Do you know who Alex is?" I ask. Neal nods. Alliteration! Yes! "Oh, thank goodness." I comment.

We hear a rhythmic knock on the door. Neal opens it. "Alex. What are you doing here?" Neal asks. "Just checking in." Alex states. "Come on in." Neal welcomes. The intro comes in. Oh, that was a perfect intro moment. "Who's the kid?" Alex asks. Why is everyone calling me that? I sigh. "I'm 18." I state. Am I only 5'2; yes. But that doesn't matter! "You're 18?" Neal, Mozzie, and Alex ask at the same time. Why are they so shocked? "Yes." I respond. "Alex this is Lily. Lily, sorry, what's your last name?" Neal asks. He used an Oxford comma! I love those! He can't know about the other universe. "Parks." I say. "Lily Parks." Neal introduces. "Nice to meet you." I say to her shaking her hand. "Nice to meet you too." She states.

 "How do you and Neal know each other?" She asks. He's my older brother/best friend. "I was sent by the League of Heroes to protect Neal and hopefully sometime it'll be a real job. And yes, I do have superpowers." I state, multi-leaping form one side of the room to the other. "Whoa." Alex comments. "And Mini-Suit has memories of things that never happened." Mozzie states. Except they did! "Hold on, did you say Mini-Suit?" Alex asks. More alliteration, nice. "It's just so I was able to protect Neal and Peter better. And I have crossed the line of the law before. Just not here." I state. "Got it. Any progress on figuring out who Kate's killer was?" Alex asks.