Page 22 of Sapphire's Gem
“Okay, so what’s the plan?” Storm asked.
“Should we interfere?” Vengeance said, and I looked at her. “The Mexican Hat is not on our protection list.”
“True,” Poker agreed. “They have been approached by us twice, as they’ve had trouble in the past. They don’t get a third chance.”
“Agreed. I don’t think we should save the restaurant. That’s a lesson they’ll have to learn. But can we let those inside die?” I replied.
“That does suck,” Dagger said with a shrug.
“What do you suggest?” Rose asked.
“Let’s wait until the fire is burning and then unblock the exits and get people out. I couldn’t give a shit if the building burns down,” I agreed.
“Not a bad idea. We could always say we were heading to Ambrosia after spotting the fire,” Birdie added.
“Yeah. And when we saw they were trapped, we headed around the back to help,” Rose said.
“And naturally, we called the fire department as we did so.”
“Exactly.” Vengeance nodded at me.
“What about the others? The lighthouse is a clear warning that one of us is in danger,” Twilight stated.
“Agreed. None of us is to visit it by ourselves. I don’t know why we’d even be out there, but nobody, and this is an order, goes out there, and certainly not alone,” I ordered.
Nods met me in agreement.
“The dead cop?” Belladonna asked.
“That’s a tough one. How the hell do we warn the cops that one of them is about to die? We can’t watch them all. There’re too damn many of them,” I drawled.
“Isn’t that true?” Dagger sniffed.
“Couldn’t do shit about that vision, but the cargo ship… was there enough to get a track on it?” I asked Cyber.
“Do you have any idea how many blue and white ships there are out there? I’ll do my best and can narrow it down by looking at those due to arrive here in the next few months. But I reckon we’ll have at least ten to twenty possible targets,” Cyber replied.
“Maybe even more,” Blade added, and Cyber nodded.
“We can only do our best; we ain’t fuckin’ superheroes,” I said, and there were a few chuckles. “I’m going to put the prospects in the restaurant for now. They can watch it at night and make sure nobody hits it before Tuesday. They might even catch those who are casing the joint.”
“Four out of five men won’t be hard to miss. They’ll stand out,” Stitch said, and I dipped my head in acknowledgement.
“We’ve got a plan. I’ll update Sapphire when she wakes up. Storm, can you speak to the prospects and set up a timetable for them? They only need to be there from when the sun goes down until the restaurant closes. The vision showed diners, which makes it easier for us,” I said. “Anything else from anyone?”
“No.” The word came back multiple times.
“Church adjourned,” I stated and banged the gavel.
As my sisters filtered out, Belladonna stayed behind. She waited until everyone had left and then turned to me. “Sapphire held something back.”
“What?” I demanded. That was unlike Sapphire.
“She had another vision. It was Detective Wylde, he told her, ‘They’re on their way.’”
“They are coming? Who?” I asked, my brow wrinkling in concern.
“More importantly, why wouldn’t she say she saw him?” Belladonna pressed, and I shrugged.
