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He paused a bit, looking down for a bit as he began to muster his thoughts. He then looked up at Celeste, having his first topic ready. "As you probably know, I was talking with Lazarus on basic education for Ebba. I know you may have to learn a bit of stuff yourself, but if I'm away and Ebba doesn't have an instructor, I think I would prefer it that you be the one to help her learn and go over the materials I want to get for her. I'm worried that Lazarus may not be firm enough since this is pretty boring stuff we're talking about, and Supinity is way too wild to be interested. So how does it all sound to you?"
After a brief pause to get his thoughts together, he then had one thought of interest cross his mind. "Out of curiosity," he began, "Do you, Supinity, and Lazarus identify each other as sisters? You and Supinity especially give me the impression of bickering siblings rather than true enemies. You can't live with each other, but you can't live without them, so to say. Lazarus especially comes off to me as the eldest sibling."
He knew because of this, Celeste might not hesitate to come into Ebba's defense if she perceives him as attempting to attack or pressure her. In a ways, she may be more dangerous than even Supinity! She did look the part.
"So..." He began, trailing himself back into speaking, "It just comes off as strange. Lazarus, appears in a flash of white light, Supinity comes in a cloud of darkness, but you, you come in a flash of red light. Red's the color of aggression and passion."
Celeste honestly wasn't really interested in anything he had to say. "Maybe later you'll be interested in talking about yourself?" He asked.
Esther, who had faded into the background during this, then began to stand back up. She also had her own news to break to Teddy, something that he would be able to take what she was about to tell him. However, she would have to still wait to for him to talk to Ebba and for the two to come into terms with their situation.
It was going to be a tough few minutes for everyone in the room.
Esther sighed at this and just had to look away.
However, Esther had walked over to the two, "I'm sorry for butting in like this," she began, looking at Ebba, then at Teddy, "But Teddy, I did have some horrid news I have to share with you before you do anything." She paused to wait until Teddy looked at her to listen to what she had to say, "That time after you were banished, that time where you had killed Mizer, the body we recovered... It was a fake! Mizer is still alive and out there somewhere."
"Impossible," Teddy mumbled out, his eyes widening, his stance shrinking and his heart sinking at hearing this revelation, "That... That only means he revived the Mizer Program..."
"You can't simply leave her alone, Teddy," Esther replied, "He'll no doubt come after her when you're away. None of us are safe, Ursa, of what you just said is true, then he may have any impostor out there watching us."
Teddy went silent at this, but then looked at Esther. "How do you know all of this? My communications with you and the team had been severed for months now."
Suddenly, Teddy tried to reach for his pistol, but Esther suddenly rushed him and swiveled around to his back, forcefully turning him to Ebba's view! She now had an arm around his neck and she had extracted her own weapon and pointed it at Teddy's neck!
Whoever this was, it wasn't the Esther Teddy knew or had loved, "Don't move a muscle," she threatened, "Prometheus was right when you said you were smart, Ursa, you saw right through me."
"Ebba, get out of here!" Teddy said to her, "Don't worry about me!"
This woman that was holding him hostage right there vocalized out, "Ah, ah, ah," she warned, "Me and Prometheus need leverage against him."
The others stayed their hand of course, they could do nothing less Teddy might get his throat slit. Things went south real quick. So they had to sit patiently for now. But watching Ebba cry...They were all fuming.
”I’ll skewer her myself! I get a chance I’ll do it I swear!” Supinity growled in anger. Celeste clenched her fist as she was anylizing the situation at hand. Lazarus was already working out ways to help Teddy, a life in danger! She had to help somehow.
"A dragon it sounds like," Teddy began, "What better way to murder me than have to fight something like that?"
"You don't have to kill that thing," the possible clone said, pushing the barrel of her gun into his neck, "We just want you to go in and steal one of his scales. Prometheus wants research performed upon the creature, so a small specimen should suffice. Just outside, north of here, there will be a motorcycle waiting for you. Ride it to the mountains and you should reach it within the span of a few days... And don't keep us waiting, you do want to keep Ebba safe don't you?"
"Do anything to her," Teddy began, "And you and Prometheus won't have to worry about getting one of that thing's scales."
Celeste soon had a thought...Wait, she was not serious...She would let Teddy go? No...She had a plan to ensure they would not do something surely. They both can’t have that bad of short term memory. The second Teddy was free from that knife any of them could make their move.
Of course...Knowing Supinity, She was going to be the first one there. And even Celeste could sense her just waiting like a starved beast on a leash.