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Sov's Interludes
Interlude #2
SOV’S SHOPPING TRICKS… oups TRIP
part five
"You go hunting tigers, be sure you’re prepared to find one" old Indian proverb "Family Tree" HL
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Melite, Voluptua (who had rushed to the rescue of SHerk of course), Deeva and Hilara were sitting on the floor with a dozen quart of ice cream opened and were finger feeding SHerk.
Eyes closed SHerk was trying to guess the flavor. "Hum, raspberry. It tastes like your lip stick Voluptua." Voluptua’s cheeks became red but she said "Good answer." Melite was next. "Now this one is a difficult one SHerk. Concentrate." SHerk made a face and reached out to Melite’s finger and pulled them slowly towards his mouth. And slowly licked the ice cream off.
"That’s what I call concentrating" whispered Freya and she opened a freezer door and she started to look for some ice cream of her own. Kelly had a wicked look in her eyes. Turning she said, "Shall we play sisters?"
Sov ever the gentleman (right!!!) sat down on the floor with his nannies and smiling he said " Now *this* is my kind of fun."
<At KSHQ paralegal offices>
The call finally came. Apollena was by then ready. More than ready. She and her team had prepared for every eventually or so they thought. Hanging up the phone, Ann said "They are at the county jail. All of them."
"Do you know on what charges?" said Ap.
"No. That was Becky and she was barely coherent. All she said was : we are in jail. Come get us out before I kill the chicken."
Ap took her cell phone, her bag and smiled. "Let’s go the sooner we get there, the sooner they are back." Ann giggled. "Do we really want them back so soon?" Ap laughed "Good question. We’ll try to answer it on the way."
****
<At the jail>
Star was mumbling "how come SHerk was there. Now, I smell something fishy here."
Tedras, Alcyone, Voluptua and Deeva were trying to make themselves presentable. Difficult job since theirs clothes were totally soaked with ice cream.
Freya was looking thru the shopping bags for some clean clothes. "Black teddy. No not good for court. Red teddy. Nice but not good either. Flesh tone teddy. Not even gonna try that one." Freya was getting desperate.
Becky was trying to get out all the feathers from her hair. Difficult task since her hair had been dipped into maple syrup and vanilla ice cream. SHerk idea of an experiment. Too bad it had made Discord jealous. And a jealous goddess chicken is not a good thing. "I’m never gonna be able to go out in public again. What am I going to do?" whispered Becky to herself.
Kelly and Melite were cuddling up with SHerk. Melite had been able to sneak lemon flavored yogurt into the cell. They were sharing. With no spoons. Only tongues. <g>
Sov was pacing around. He had been persuaded by Hilara not to make a bigger scene by trashing the jail. She had promised a night of games with mint chocolate chip ice cream. <g>
Looking around Sov said to no one in particular "Welcome to my nightmare. This was suppose to be fun. Now look at this."
"Sovereign. Really it is not that bad…" started Hilara.
"So help me if you say that one more time…" said Sov with a dangerous tone.
Hilara had to think fast. She reached into her pocket and found what she was looking for. A piece of paper. Read it once she then said "Sovereign, I wanted to wait before I gave this to you but now seems the perfect time."
Clearing her voice, she made herself relax and looking straight at Sov, her eyes never waving she started to recite:
Ode to Sov
"Black leather, bad boy
unchains secret fantasies
having no time to play coy
promises heedless ecstasy."
Hilara had now Sov’s undivided attention.
"Blue eyes, flashing fire
ignites both body and soul"
Now Sov was advancing towards her, stopping only inches from her.
"fueling, raving, raging desire
passion’s ultimate coal."
Sov leaned and put his hands on each side of Hilara’s face and said "Baby, you light my fire" and kissed her.
Everyone in the cell was silent. Not a sound. Until clapping was heard.
*****
"Wonderful poem, Hilara. Now can I interest anyone into getting out of here?" Apollena was standing in the corridor.
Everyone in the cell started to talk at the same time. "Now" "Get us out now" "I need a shower" "I want some clean clothes"
Apollena calmed everyone down. "I’m waiting for Ann. She went to get the list of charges against you all. What happened?" asked Ap. Then looking at Kelly and SHerk playing tongue hockey with yogurt in the cell right corner Ap shrugged. "No. Don’t answer. That was a rhetorical question."
Ann finally made it to the cell. She looked anxious. Ap asked "Trouble?" Ann answered "Trouble."
"Let’s have it" said Ap.
"Okay here it is:
-Indecent exposure in a public place
-Destruction of private property
-Mistreatment of an animal
-Kidnapping" replied Ann.
"Kidnapping?" Ap raised an eyebrow. "Where did that come from?"
Turning to her clients she asked "Kidnapping?"
"Hey we did not kidnapped him. He was willing okay. So his wrists were duct taped but he could have gotten free any time… "started Deeva.
"True and he was enjoying every single minute of it." ended Melite with a mischievous look in her eyes. "Right Sov?"
"Oh you are all impossible. I’ll try to make the charges disappear Do try to make yourself presentable." said Ap.
Freya chose that moment to say "All right I found something I can wear. What do you think?" She was holding a white silk teddy with lace.
"Euh, Freya. you should turn it around" said Becky.
"Oh, see-thru back. No good, right?" replied Freya.
"Nope. No good." answered Tedras.
Ap was rolling her eyes. "What have I gotten myself into."
****
<In Chantal’s office KSHQ>
Debbie was crying. "I have failed. They are all in jail. I failed my first mission. I was suppose to keep them all safe. What is Chantal going to say? Nyxx? Do I have to leave the security department?" Debbie had a lost puppy look on her face.
"Don’t you worry. It was your mission to keep SHerk safe but you did not know Sov was there with the others. And besides, you did good. Can you imagine the horror of the situation if the moms and the children and met Sov?"
Debbie smiled "You’re right. I was not informed about Sov’s shopping trip. How could I have anticipated it? Thank you, boss."
"You and me both, Debbie. I think I have to speak to *my* boss. Go have some lemonade and relax. I’ll handle things." Nyxx now waited for Chantal to show up. She would eventually.
****
<In Sorboland municipal court>
"All rise the honorable Judge Kathie B. presiding" said the bailiff as the judge walked in.
"Be seated" said the judge.
"What are the charges?" asked the judge.
"Well, your honor we have:
-Indecent exposure in a public place"
Taking one look at Freya silk pajama the judge shook her head.
"-Destruction of private property"
"That would be?" asked the judge
"Ice cream your honor, ice cream"
"-Mistreatment of an animal"
The judge raised an eyebrow "That would be?"
"A chicken, your honor."
"I see" said the judge eyeing SHerk holding Discord in his arms.
"And kidnapping, your honor."
"Kidnapping?" asked the judge
"Yes, your honor, those ladies kidnapped this man" pointing to Sov "and forced feed him ice cream"
Sovereign raised an eyebrow and gave the judge a "do I look like the kind of man who would be kidnapped and forced feed ice cream" look. The judge smiled. "Is that all the charges?"
"Yes your honor."
"Okay, first, I really don’t think that this grown man could be made to do anything against his will. Right young man, you weren’t kidnapped were you?"
Sov leered "Do you really think it could even be otherwise?"
"My thoughts exactly, young man. I’m more incline to think you are the one at fault here instead of the victim" answered the judge
"Your honor, if I may…" started Apollena.
"In due time young lady, in due time" said the judge.
"So young man, I believe you stand accused of indecent exposure, destruction of private property and mistreatment of an animal. That one I’ll let go. The chicken doesn’t seem to be hurt but I can’t say the same for you young lady" said the judge pointing to Becky.
Some camera flashes were heard. The local press was having a field day.
"So. You’re here to defend them. So try" said the judge to Ap.
Apollena cleared her voice " You honor, I believe that the people involve in that grocery incident were the victims of a temporary lost of control. They lost all control on their ragging hormones." Ap pointed to Freya who was leering at Sov. "You know, your honor, 10 women and two handsome, drop dead gorgeous men. It was an extreme situation. And I assure you it will not happen again." Ap smiled and thought to herself "No without me it won’t."
"Temporary lost of control, you say. Well I believe it’s plausible." The judge smiled. Pausing she eyed every single one of the defendants in front of her. Finally she sighed. "Okay, you will have to pay for the damage to the property, give some hours of your time to an animal shelter of your choice. And I think you need to be remove from temptation. So, ladies you are sentenced to one night in the county jail. As for you gentleman you are free to go."
"But, your honor…" started Ap.
Protest erupted in the court. "That’s not fair." "No way." "Be warned, I know how to blow up things."
Sov looked at all his desperate Amazons and decided enough was enough. "QUIET"
The judge was stunned and reacted " Young man, YOU ARE IN *MY* COURT…"
Sov growled " I said QUIET"
The judge smiled, took one look at her court. "Oh, okay. Everybody is spending the night in jail. And I mean everyone, including me."
Sov smiled " I knew you would see it my way…. MSMOO."
****
<In Chantal’s office at KSHQ>
Nyxx was furious " You did what? Why?"
"Well, it seems like a good idea at the time. Okay. So I failed. They are having a ball in the county jail. How was I supposed to know that MOO would be the judge" said Chantal.
"You are losing your touch, dear. You would have had a counter plan for that possibility before. You’re slipping. I think I’ll keep that a little longer" Ares was dangling Chantal’s silver dagger earring in front of her and disappeared as quickly as he had appeared.
Nyxx looked at her friend "Okay. You don’t have to tell me why. I know why. But you’re really love playing with fire don’t you?"
"Keeps me alive" answered Chantal. "Keeps me alive my friend."
****
<Early at Chantal’s loft the next morning>
Chantal was reading the Sorboland Herald and wouldn’t you know it made the front page.
"Ice cream and Sov always makes the news. I hope their little "vacation" in the city jail was not unpleasant." Chantal was interrupted by someone knocking on the door. "Come in it’s open."
Becky came in. A little pale with still some feathers in her hair. "Now that was not, I repeat not funny, boss. How I am going to be able to work now? Have you seen the paper? Feather Becky, they are calling me Feather Becky. " Becky was shaking her head in disgust. "Like I want to be associated with Discord."
"Becky, it will be all right. Apollena dropped by with the legal papers last night. I believe you will have to change your business cards, bronze plaque on your door, what else ah I guess a public announcement is in order. I believe it’s schedule for like…" Chantal looked at her watch… now"
Outside on KSHQ front lawn stood Sov, Herk, Kull, SHerk (with Discord in his arms can’t get the chicken away from him <g>) and all the alphabet Herks.
And in the style of a barber quartet they sang : We would like to introduce to you the new KSHQ Thud specialist…. Astrild.
Turning from the window Chantal asked "How’s that? Becky? Becky?"
But Becky was already outside and in the arms of DHerk.
"Well, at least someone got what she wanted….I’m still missing an earring" Chantal mumbled to herself.
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Chantal
