Barry “Any idea what they’re saying?”

Laurel “We’re ‘cowboys’ in need of being taught a lesson in respect.  That’s the gist of it.”

Laurel listens more as Barry continues looking around.

Laurel “Betting lines are open.  The girl versus the boy.”

Laurel blinks she takes in the final words and both hear the crowd roar in approval.

Barry “Girl versus boy?  What, are they making us fight?”

Laurel looks over to Barry.

Laurel “To the death.”

Both are looking around now.  They need to escape.

Betty & Lorraine

They had burst through the door suddenly.  Betty knew there was a chance they may receive a visit from either the Green Lantern or Star Sapphire over any developments with Zastia, but this was not them.  Neither Betty Drake or Lorraine Lewis had enough time to react before being knocked unconscious by their captors.

Both waking up, they could hear the sound of an airplane.  They could feel their wrists tied behind their back.  They could feel their ankles tied together.  They could not talk from the cleave gags over their mouths and they could not see from the blindfold covering their eyes.  The floor was hard and unforgiving.  It felt as if they were in the air, their destination unclear.

Ranger Nogales

The information was astounding.  Trying to absorb all of it at once was exhausting.  Dolores Nogales of the Texas Ranger Division was going beyond her rank in enforcement.  She was going beyond her coverage.  She was on her way to an arranged meeting point with someone at the behest of the mysterious Lady In Black.

Dolores “This is crazy.  What the hell am I doing?”

Shaking her head, the Ranger continues her drive.

The Wing Team

Her name is Sheila Hawke and she is affectionately known to her friends and co-workers as “She-Hawk.”  As Lynn Harding and Jill Bradford wait for their planes to refuel and Zinda Blake finalizes the mission plan, Sheila guides Lynn and Jill through the facilities on an island neither knew existed before now.

Jill “How are we able to keep this off the grid?”

Sheila “National security and cloaking technology.  Some private group helped design it.”

Lynn “I hope we’re getting our money’s worth out of it.”

Sheila “We are.  Of course this will ratchet up things a bit.”