you can capture me? Even if you did win this day I would be free in 24 hours, I would only have to manipulate the prison guards minds and I could be free.” Savitar slowly raised his sword as he walked carefully up behind Shade. “And when I get free I’m going to make it my life’s work to come after you, to take everything you hold dear, to make your loved one’s pay for your weakness.” Savitar swung his blade but as it made contact it dissolved into black smoke.

“You’re right, you are to dangerous as you are now.” Shade said, as he turned and looked at Savitar. “Then again there is away to deal with that as well.” Shade held up his right hand and placed it on Savitar’s chest. “You don’t deserve the gift you wield.” with a flash of light the people found them selves back in the theater. Rebecca looked around stunned just like everyone else, but then turned her attention to Shade his hand was tense and there was blood coming from his nose, just before he went limp. At the same moment Savitar standing on stage let out a blood curtailing scream as he grabbed his head just before he passed out.

“ARREST HIM!!” The Mayor yelled, at the chief, who quickly did as he was told, but once the cuffs where on he checked for a pulse, and then let out a sign of relief. “Is he dead?”

“No he just passed out, what ever the Ghost did to him must have really gave him a headache.” While the Chief and Mayor talked on stage and in the mist of the confusion going on the higher for hire team was able to get Shade out of the theater. As Baloo walked down the street holding Shade in his arms he kept looking at Rebecca who was holding Molly, and Kit who was walking between them.

“Pa-pa bear?”

“Yeah Li’l britches?”

“What was Savitar’s last command to you.” Kit asked, getting the big bear to look down at him.

“Never you mind kiddo, there is nothing in this world that could get me to do it.” with that Kit nodded and smiled as he looked up at Baloo. Later as Kit and Molly were put to bed, and Shade was put on the couch in the living room Rebecca looked at Baloo and could see the big bear was disturbed by something. He had been standing outside for a while tossing stones into the bay. When she walked out and stood next to him she could see it he was still shaking, as her her arms wrapped around his left arm she could feel that he was still shaking from the entire ordeal of the night.

“Baloo?”

“I’ve never been so scared in my life Becky.” Baloo said, as he kept looking out at the moon’s reflection on the bay. “Even when you got arrested I didn’t even fell as scared as I did tonight.”

“Baloo it’s alright, we’re safe.”

“It’s not alright Rebecca, you… you don’t know what that man told me to do, what could of happened if Shade wasn’t able to save us this time.” Rebecca looked at Baloo, slightly shocked that he used her proper name, he only used it when he was getting annoyed with her about something or when it was really serious. “Becky if Shade didn’t break the trance that we had been put under, I would have… I could have… I” before Baloo could finish what he was saying Rebecca put her arms around one of his.

“But you didn’t, and I really doubt you could have Baloo, Savitar might have been able to trap are minds, but if it would have come down to it, I know that your big heart would have stopped you, I know that you wouldn’t have hurt any of us.”

“But what if I did.”

“You didn’t.”

“But Becky what if I did, I wouldn’t have been able to live with my self knowing that I hurt those two, or you.” Baloo said, as he looked at Rebecca who reached up and took his face in her hands and gave him a kiss on the nose.

“You wouldn’t have done it Baloo, I know your heart, it wouldn’t have let you hurt are children.” Baloo started to say something but was cut off when Rebecca kissed him again. After a few moments they broke the kiss and the big bear smiled.

“I like the sound of that.”

“The sound of what?”

“Are children.”

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Case 7

For the greater good.

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It was early the next morning when Shade’s nose started to twitch as a smell filled the air, as a smile slowly crossed his face his eyes opened up as he sat up on the couch in the Cunningham house hold. “Told you Becky, your cooking could lift any kind of spirit.” Baloo said, as he smiled at Shade from the dinning room table. Rebecca smiled as she placed a plate of pancakes on the table.

“I’m just glade that I’m able to do this right now.”

“You and me both.” Baloo said, as he started to reach for the pancakes only to get his hand smacked. “OW! Hey Becky what gives?”

“What gives mister is your tuxedo, if your going to fit in it for are wedding your going to have to go on a diet.” Rebecca gave Baloo a look that knew melted the big bears heart.

“YEAH!! Pancakes.” Molly cheered as she ran up to the table and looked at her mom and future dad.

“Morning.” Kit said, as he scratched his head and smiled at everyone at the table.

“Morning you two, start digging in.” Rebecca smiled at her two children then looked up and saw Shade still sitting on the couch. “That means you as well young man, you need to eat something to keep up your strength.” Shade looked at the family and smiled slightly as he walked over to the table and sat down. “That’s a good boy.” just then Baloo put the paper down and smiled.

“Looks like you made the paper again kiddo.” Baloo said, as he pointed to the headlines. “Ghost brings down mental mastermind.” with that Shade took a quick look and then shook his head.

“They’re wrong, he’s not the mastermind behind the drug ring.”

“What do you mean?” Kit asked, as he looked at Shade.

“Well so far I’ve found where a certain part of the drugs had been getting made, and shut it down.”

“We read about that a few days ago.” Rebecca said, as she sat down and took a sip of her juice.

“Then came the prison, where the mushrooms got shipped in under the police nose.”

“Right, when you proved that mommy was good.” Molly said, as she smiled at Shade and then hugged Rebecca.

“Correct Molly, but the drugs aren’t just made of the mushrooms, they have other addictive elements to them that make it nearly impossible to break the addiction with out causing serious brain damage, one of them is another plant extract that only grow in the area that Panda-la once called home, and with Savitar mentioning Wan-lo’s name last night, in regards to the fate he was going to send you to, tells me that some how this drug lord has a connection with Wan-lo, if not being Wan-lo, and that slim ball has the plant. So the paper is wrong about me catching the mastermind behind everything, if anything Savitar was a general, or at least one of the major cogs in this entire thing.” with that the table got silent and Baloo looked at Rebecca who kept looking at Shade.

“So it isn’t over.” Rebecca finally asked, breaking the silence.

“Not by a long shot, we’ve crippled them yes, but that’s just made them more dangerous, which put you four endanger for a few reasons, 1.) Should Savitar remember anything about last night, though I don’t think he will, he could tell his contacts that you have a connection with me. 2.) If Wan-lo is behind all this, he might seek revenge against your family, mostly Baloo since do to his actions the invasion of Panda-la failed.” with that Shade got quite and started to eat again. Before pausing for a minute and setting down his fork. “I know you have work here ma-am, and I know your lively hood depends on you working a lot, but may I make a suggestion that you and your family leave town for a short period of time, at least a week?” Rebecca looked at Shade and could see that he had been thinking about this question for a while. Rebecca thought for a minute and then looked at Baloo who she could still see was shaken up still from the events from the night before.

“I think a vacation would do us all a bit of good.”

“Now your talking Becky, maybe a little fun in the sun at Loui’s.”

“I was thinking some place else,… like my parents place.” Baloo nearly chocked on his juice as he looked at Rebecca.

“I think that would be a great idea.” Shade said, as he smiled at Rebecca.

“YAAAA! We’re getting to go see Grammy and grampy.” Molly said, as she looked at Kit.

“Yeah that’s going to be great.” Kit said, as he smiled, and then looked at Shade. Kit noticed a somber look on young wolfs face, and knew that Shade was trying to hide something from them. Else where in the city a dagger was stabbed into a Ghost doll laying on a desk.

“This Ghost has become a much bigger annoyance then I am willing to over look, I want him found and I want him put down.” with that a Jackal looked up at his remaining gang members.

“Oh now Kage sweetie you know how I don‘t like to see you upset.” Lupe said, as she draped her arms around the Jackal.

“I don’t care, I want this masked pest dealt with so I can get back on