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Astoria Oregon, Tuesday Morning
Apr. 3rd, 2012 09:48 amThe first person Billy had called when he and the kids were safely in Fandom, had been his mother. He felt it important that a civilian know about the kids. Also, he really wanted to tell his mother she was a grandmother.
Next he called Storm Shadow. Again, partly to share the news, partly to get another person on his side. For Billy didn't know if the military would try to take custody of the children. He also didn't know how much trouble he was in for meeting and working with a woman who was near the top of Interpol's most wanted list. And Storm Shadow worked with G.I. Joe, but was not completely under their authority.
Storm Shadow smoothed the way, and then put him in touch with General Colton. Billy had explained the situation, and also said that if need be, he could take the children to another world completely. This was both an offer of no longer being the Joes' problem, and a statement of 'you'll never catch me'.
Billy's long standing good karma with the team served him well. His team-up with the Baroness was overlooked, and soon his children had official birth certificates for the United States. By Tuesday he was celebrating a joint birthday for Anastasia and Tommy at his mother and step-father's house, breaking his phone with too many pictures and trying to get Ana to stop calling the Arashikage tatoo a 'cutie-mark'.
Next he called Storm Shadow. Again, partly to share the news, partly to get another person on his side. For Billy didn't know if the military would try to take custody of the children. He also didn't know how much trouble he was in for meeting and working with a woman who was near the top of Interpol's most wanted list. And Storm Shadow worked with G.I. Joe, but was not completely under their authority.
Storm Shadow smoothed the way, and then put him in touch with General Colton. Billy had explained the situation, and also said that if need be, he could take the children to another world completely. This was both an offer of no longer being the Joes' problem, and a statement of 'you'll never catch me'.
Billy's long standing good karma with the team served him well. His team-up with the Baroness was overlooked, and soon his children had official birth certificates for the United States. By Tuesday he was celebrating a joint birthday for Anastasia and Tommy at his mother and step-father's house, breaking his phone with too many pictures and trying to get Ana to stop calling the Arashikage tatoo a 'cutie-mark'.
