“I hope you’re right Kit.”

“Mama!”

“Yes, baby?”

“Mama B.”

“She’s working sweetheart. She’ll be home…soon. You want a story?”

“Mama B story.”

Tina held her close. The little girl was tired and it would just be a matter of time before sleep won out. She had been asking for Bette all day, having been napping when she was taken away. She brought her to her room and asked her mother to call Peggy again. They hadn’t been able to reach her on her cell phone or at her office.

“Lay down and rest baby, Mama will be home soon, you’ll see.” Tina stayed with her for a while till she fell asleep. Walking back out into the living room, she noticed how tired everyone looked.

“Why don’t you all go home, Angie and I will be fine.” They all protested at once answering Tina’s question and leaving no doubt they would be in it for the duration.

Maggie put her arm around Tina. “Sugar plum, we’re not goin’ anywhere till Bette is safe at home.”

Tina smiled at her warmly. “You haven’t called me that since I was eight, Mama. I love you, you know?”

“Yes baby, I do know.” The smaller woman put her arms around her daughter and brought her over to sit with her. She made Tina lie down on the couch and put her head on her lap, just as she had done so many times when Tina was sick or upset as a child.

Tina looked up suddenly aware that over on the small table by the fireplace, Bette had her two-way radio in its charger. She stood up and walked over to it.

“What’s that Tina?” Dana approached the now engrossed Tina.

“It’s Bette’s radio. She uses it for work and she told me you could basically find out anything you wanted to know that was going on at headquarters on this thing. If you tune it to different frequencies you can hear conversations members are having on it.”

Dana looked at her and smiled. “Well, let’s give it a try shall we?”

++++++

Duffy arrived at the threshold of the cryo chamber. She looked at Bette and then back at the guard who was in charge of this particular chamber.

“Sergeant Duffy? Why are you here? This isn’t protocol, you’re not supposed to bring in the prisoner.”

“Relax, Jennings, this is a priority arrest. Mrs. Buckley wants me to handle this personally. Would you like to call her and question her orders?”

The nasty, young guard’s eyes opened wide at the suggestion. “Uh, no I wouldn’t.”

“Ok, then open the damn door and let us in. I’m doing this myself … uh, with your assistance of course.” Duffy was doing her best to grease the wheels a little even though she hated this particular guard. She knew he was corrupt and completely on the take.”

Bette entered the room, led by the arm by Duffy. She could feel the werewolf  tighten her grip and she knew what to do. The black chamber loomed before her and the guard took his place.

“Has she been questioned Sergeant?” His tone was increasingly sarcastic. He didn’t like Duffy and he didn’t hide it. “You, know she should be cuffed. This is highly unusual.”

“I’m you’re superior officer and you’ll do what your told.”

The young man opened the chamber door and threw the switch to bring the temperature down in the room.

“Ok, Porter, once you’re in there you’ll feel an initial chill and then you might feel like you can’t breathe for just a minute. It will be seconds after that you will be completely suspended. Do you understand or do you have any questions?”

Bette saw the temperature hit the mark and the light above the door was green. She looked at Duffy and then to the guard.

“Are you wearing long underwear, Jennings?”

“Huh?”

Before he could say another word, Duffy and Bette rushed him and threw him in the chamber, closing the door before he could do a thing.

“Ok, Porter. Are we even now?”

“Not yet Duf, get me the fuck out of here and back to my family; then we’re even.”