The Owl and the Frog

Chapter 56: Mr. X

Okay, I've got quite a few shout-outs this time, and even a few at the end so let's go through them before we get started.

Firstly as always thanks to my beta reader Spiritgamer who helped me with this chapter, but also to Marzek who also gave me some good feedback, specifically with stuff involving the Lyft Driver. Remember to check out both "A Lost Owl" and "Calamitous Intervention" as both of those are great fics in their own right. Finally, I wanted to thank Chad Milos, who offered some advice with the Spanish poem you see later in this chapter.

I also have a shout-out for AstroEvada who released a video review of Arc 1 of "The Owl and the Frog!" I really am honored to have a video review of my fic. If you haven't checked it out yet please make sure you do and also subscribe to AstroEvada as she plans to continue doing fanfic reviews of both good and bad fanfics.

Finally, check out the end for a few more shout-outs in story. With all that out of the way, let's get on with the show!

So hey I wanted to write that las scene as a sort of shout-out to a bunch of people and as a way to put them in as part of the "Azura x Cynthia Coven" fandom. I imagine that in universe that fandom has a lot of people who, much like the real-life Owlphibia saw how similar those two book series were and were fans of both. So I thought it would be fun to say that those same creators exist in this universe as people who made fanfics, art, etc. for Azura and Cynthia Coven. Hope you liked the shout-outs!

"All right, officers, I'll make this short and sweet," rang out the voice of the FBI agent. The gathered police looked to where he was standing, with Detective Ventura paying especially close attention. She recognized the purple-suited agent from before, when he had briefly visited LA.

"I'm Mr. X, the agent in charge, and this is Jenners," continued the agent, pointing to Jenners, who nodded his head.

"The FBI is conducting an investigation in your jurisdiction, and while I'm not able to tell you the nature of this investigation, the Feds have decided to make you aware of it, just so we don't step on each other's toes," said Mr. X to the room of gathered police officers. Jenners tapped him on the shoulder and whispered into his ear.

"Ah, yes. Thank you, Jenners," said Mr. X. "While I can't disclose details, I can say that if any of you are out on patrol and get a call relating to creatures, monsters, or aliens, I want to be informed of that ASAP."

The police began to murmur amongst themselves as they heard this. Mr. X cleared his throat to get their attention.

"Please don't read too much into that," he said. "I don't want you to jump to any conclusions; I just want your cooperation in this matter. Is that clear?"

The officers nodded and affirmed their response.

"Very well then. You are all dismissed," said Mr. X, clapping his hands. With that, the officers filed out of the room and went to perform their duties. When Detective Ventura tried to leave, she was stopped by Mr. X.

"Detective Ventura," said Mr. X, appearing suddenly in front of her.

"Yes?" she replied plainly.

"I may have use for you in this case after all," began Mr. X, looking hard at the detective. "This investigation may involve those missing girls, and since you already have a connection to that, I might be able to bring you on board."

"Oh, well, thank you, sir," she said, a bit nervous.

"Come now. You should be more excited about this opportunity," said Mr. X. "If you do a good job on this case, I can refer you for a position with the FBI, and that would be quite a promotion for you."