Queens

[Lucy Lineas]

Lucy saw his gaze shift and glanced over and chuckled lightly to herself. "That's Shelly and she IS an assassin. And Secret Service. Not after you. On my detail." she gave her another look. "I could loan her out to you. She's probably here because she's bored with being on my detail, she hasn't once had to draw her weapon. You may actually give her an excuse to do something. IF someone is after you. And she's single and utterly adorable when she's not all hard edged and badass." she gave him a wink. "Hey I'm a mother... my son and his wife were lost in a rift before the Imperium War and killed by Dominus apparently since others that were with them didn't see them for years. I had hoped to... well.. you're about my son Nic's age and while he was a Doctor, he was also very much like you. the 'bad boy' but a nice person deep down."

[Gale Ryder]

A young man was watching the Prince and the 'Queen' of the Imperium from the bar, it had been nearly 20 years since he'd been back in this era, but he still recognized people from before they left. The striking redhead, while far from the only red head in the pub, still stood out. Prince George was a bit more easy to blend in, he looked like half of his own school yard mates. Of course, in some ways, George was practically family. If it wasn't for his Uncle Jack asking for his help in watching out for him he'd think George was just paranoid and detoxing from his years of abusing drugs, alcohol and blowing off royal responsibilities. Much like his ancestor.

"That ladies room is bloody amazing." Cassie said as she slid into the bar stool next to Gale and put her hand on his leg and kissed his neck. "Now we know where that graffiti from that one pub I loved to go to went." she pulled out her communicator and showed him a picture. "I did that when I was 17."

"So ten years ago?" Gale teased.

"Yes. Shut up." Cassie chuckled lightly and playfully swatted his arm. "Future isn't that drastically different is it?"

"Older women flirting with younger men, oh tale as old as time." Gale said with a smirk. "You do know this is just an assignment, we're going back when we're done." He gestured to George. "I think he's got a little of you in him."

"Well at least I know what would happen if I got a little of you in me." Cassie said dryly and sipped her drink. "Although Alice would tan my hide, I'm supposed to help her with our latest project when we get back. Might be worth it though."

"Dad still isn't exactly cool with his apprentice and his youngest son being together in the biblical sense... you were my nanny." Gale whispered.

"So? There's a 4o year age gap between your mum and dad, with us, it's barely 20. I was only like 21 when you met me, I'm British I'm both older than I am and younger than I am. Besides... you're the only man that I've dated that I trust implicitly and face it luv... how many other Princesses turned models, turned Space Wizards are there?"

"Point." Gale replied and chuckled as he put his arm around her. "Perhaps I'll make an honest woman of you yet."

"But first the mission." Cassie replied. "We're George's guardian angels at this point."

"Right, Gale Huntington and Cassandra Hastings." He nodded his head. "Jack set up IDs and such for us, Kinsey gave us security access and Alex should have our gear caches set up where we need them. The big thing, keep George alive."

"Such a shame that his sister is such a royal bitch." Cassie said and looked her glass. "Certainly gets it from Mum's side that's for sure. Probably my brother's genetics in her. George seems so much like me, it's scary."

"What he didn't have were the Ryders to get you on the right path." Gale said softly. "And you were always a good woman, just not the cut throats your family was. Which sadly, still persists to this day..."

[Livvy Sandoval]

"Have you two located your target, or have you been too busy flirting?" Livvy Sandoval's voice cut in over their ear pieces.

[Cassandra Windsor]

"Yes Livvy... we have eyes on Georgie." Cassie replied and smiled over her glass. "And you sound so much like your grandmum right now."

[Livvy Sandoval]

"I don't know what that's supposed to mean," Livvy replied. "What resources do you need right now?"

[Cassandra Windsor]

"For now, a refill... but we should be fine." Cassie replied as she finished her drink. "Maybe some of those lovely cloaked tiny drone things that Nicholas was mentioning he had developed that he un-refined for catalog shoots for Alice and I, but he had smaller and nicer ones. Deploy a few o'them at his apartment and the Embassy. I can't sense any Ajem, but then again... would they send an Ajem?" she whispered and smiled politely to the bartender who came over with a fresh drink. "I didn't order this."

"Your boyfriend did." He gestured to Gale.

"Tryin' to get me tipsy luv?" Cassie mouthed and smiled as she raised her glass to him as she saw him walk to the dart board so he could get a better eye on George.

"Livvy, this isn't our first rodeo as it were. Dad wouldn't have let us come here if he wasn't sure of our skills. Besides, sooner we get this done, sooner the Lady and I get back to when we belong." Gale said into his earpiece.

"B'sides Livvy dear... George is family and from what I've seen, I feel protective of him. Can you arrange a secure location we can take him to, throw whoever is after him off his scent for a moment?" Cassie suggested. "Perhaps something nearby but far enough from the Embassy?"

[Livvy Sandoval]

"Refilling your drink isn't my job," Livvy replied as a couple of Imperium credits materialized in front of Cassie. "Supporting you two is. I have eyes on the Prince's apartment and embassy right now. Oh, and there's that old Section 31 safe house off of Pennsylvania Avenue. I'll get eyes on it and see if it's clear."

[Gale Ryder]

"Thank you Livvy." Gale replied as he casually set up a couple o covert bugging devices in the pub, just because George did happen to like coming here often and it was a rather safe place. "We'll need that safe house, just because the Imperium is friendlier than they've been doesn't mean they aren't still paranoid and prone to shooting first and asking questions later, the cloaked shuttle they gave us will be detected eventually."

[Livvy Sandoval]

There was a pause, "Okay Art's on his way to clear the safe house. There should be a garage to stash your shuttle. We'll have a care package for you when you get there too."

[Cassandra Windsor]

"Good, thank you." Cassie said and paid for her drink and touched up her lipstick. "Wait... did you say Art's here? That means Diana too? Bloody hell Liv... we're going to bloody bork the timeline with too many of us."

"Relax luv." Gale said as he walked back over to her. "Uncle Jack brought a team that works well together that isn't easily recognizable. We're still children, well at least Livvy, Di and Art are. Infants in fact."

"Suppose you're right... I'm the oldest out of all of you and I feel like the rookie." Cassie sighed. "But I wasn't going to wait for you two hundred years ago and hope you return looking like how you left, not like last time. I woke up you were clean shaven and then you came to bed with a beard, a broken thumb and knee brace. Not lettin' you out of my sight. B'sides... Nicholas has a shopping list for me."