OF MY OWN.
WELL, I'VE CHECKED OUT THE
SYSTEM AND TONI'S MADE SURE THAT
WHAT SHE PULLED
WON'T EVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND NOW THAT I KNOW HOW SKILLED
SHE IS, I'VE ASKED HER TO DO
A SECURITY CLEARANCE FOR EVERY
SAFEHOUSE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
YOU'RE PUTTING HER
INTO THE UNDERGROUND?
WELL, YEAH, BUT RATHER
THAN GET HER OUT OF TOWN
PERMANENTLY, WE'RE GOING
TO KEEP HER MOVING AROUND,
YOU KNOW, TO HIDE
HER IN PLAIN SIGHT.
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
SO YOU AND I CAN GET
TOGETHER FOR SOME HOT WEEKENDS
IN SPAS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
ALRIGHT.
AH. NOW, IF ONLY SHE CAN STRIKE
THAT HAPPY BALANCE BETWEEN
CREATIVE CURIOSITY
AND CRIMINAL TRESPASS.
IT SPEAKS ILL OF A NUMBER TWO
TO ALLOW AN INVASION OF THIS
FACILITY ON HER WATCH.
I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND, SIR.
BUT I STILL BELIEVE THERE
REMAINS A POSITIVE ASPECT
TO THIS WHOLE AFFAIR.
I HAVE TO ADMIT YOUR SUCCESS
WITH A COUNTER-VERSION OF PROXY
BLUE IS A MITIGATING
FACTOR IN THIS DISASTER.
WHY DO THE MOST DISTRUSTFUL
PEOPLE MAKE THE EASIEST DUPES?
IS THIS THE REAL
THING OR IS IT OURS?
THE REAL THING, SIR.
OF COURSE, IT ALL
DEPENDS ON WHO YOU DISTRUST.
I'M TALKING TO YOU, MR ECKHART.
INSTEAD OF BUMPING THE
REAL PROXY BLUE OFF THE AIR,
ADAM PUT ME TO WORK
CLEANING OUT YOUR SYSTEM.
SO SIT BACK AND ENJOY THE
SHOW BECAUSE TOMORROW MORNING
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
START EVERYTHING FROM SCRATCH.
MISS MACEVOY,
TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME.WELL. SEE, IT'S NO REASON
TO STOP THE PARTY NOW, GUYS.
ESPECIALLY SINCE YOU GOT
ME RIGHT WHERE I WANT YOU.
YOU KNOW, WHEN IS
THAT GUY GONNA LEARN?
NO MATTER HOW MANY
GUYS HE SENDS AFTER US,
YOU'RE ALWAYS OUTNUMBERED.
HUH?
NICE.
WELL,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
BUT WHERE
THE HELL WERE YOU?
YOU SAID YOU'D BE AT
FAWCETT AVENUE NEAR BRIGGS.
NO, WHAT I SAID
WAS THAT'S WHERE I FIGURED
THEY'D CATCH UP WITH ME.
YEAH, AND THAT'S
WHERE I WAS WAITING.
OH, WAITING.
WELL, WHO WOULD'VE GUESSED
THAT YOU'D BEAT ME THERE?
COMING, OR WHAT?
TWENTY BUCKS.
WHAT?
WE BOTH AGREED, FIRST ONE
TO USE THEIR POWERS PAYS
THE OTHER ONE TWENTY BUCKS.
YOU KNOW,
I SHOULD'VE LET THEM CRACK
YOU IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD.
NO.
YEAH.
TWENTY BUCKS.
OKAY,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU'RE JUST LUCKY
I'M A MAN OF MY WORD.
UH HUH.
OW.
OH, GEE,
I'M SORRY.
I... I MUST HAVE RUBBED
MY FEET ON THE CARPET.
YEAH, YOU KNOW,
I NEVER WOULD'VE TAKEN
YOU FOR A SORE LOSER.
KEEP IT UP.
I'LL SHOW YOU
WHAT SORE REALLY MEANS.
OH, REALLY? THAT
SOUNDS LIKE A THREAT.
MOM.
JOSH.
JOSH.
OH, MY GOD.
HE'S GONE.
I'LL CALL THE POLICE.
JOSHUA VALENTINE, TEN-YEAR-OLD
SON OF BIG-TIME HERO
CORBIN VALENTINE WAS SNATCHED
FROM THE FAMILY HOME...
SEE, NOW YOU KNOW WHY
I DON'T WANT TO BE FAMOUS.
WHO'S CORBIN VALENTINE?
YOU KNOW, THE ASTRONAUT
WHO SAVED THE SHUTTLE CREW?
THE ONE THAT CRASHED INTO
THE FRENCH SPACE STATION.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, I VAGUELY
REMEMBER THAT.
WHAT GOOD IS
THAT CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF
HONOUR DOING HIM NOW, HUH?
BUT THE REAL QUESTION
IS WHY JOSHUA VALENTINE...
OFF.
WELL, PROXY BLUE'S
RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
LISA VALENTINE'S A NEW MUTANT.
SO'S HER SON.
YOU THINK THE GSA'S
BEHIND THE KIDNAPPING?
CAN'T SEE ECKHART DOING
SOMETHING THAT WOULD ATTRACT
THIS KIND OF ATTENTION.
HE'S MORE SUBTLE THAN THAT.
WELL, WHAT CAN THE BOY DO?
THERMAL TRANSFER.
ALTHOUGH HIS ABILITIES ARE,
YOU KNOW, BARELY DEVELOPED.
I KNOW WHEN
I WAS TEN I COULD BARELY
JUMP-START A CAR BATTERY.
YOU WERE BOOSTING
CARS WHEN YOU WERE TEN?
I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW,
HELPING PEOPLE OUT WHEN
THEY HAD A DEAD BATTERY.
AH, A REGULAR GOOD SAMARITAN.
EXACTLY.
SO YOU THINK THIS IS JUST
A RUN-OF-THE MILL KIDNAPPING?
WITH A NEW MUTANT TWIST.
WHICH MEANS WE NEED
TO BRING HIM HOME SAFE.
RIGHT.
NOW, CORBIN VALENTINE HAS
A KIDNAP AND RANSOM POLICY.
SO, EMMA, YOU AND I ARE
GOING UNDERCOVER AS INSURANCE
INVESTIGATORS,
SEE WHAT WE CAN FIND OUT.
SHOULD BE FUN.
AND WHAT ABOUT
THE REAL K & R TEAM?
YEAH, WELL, WHY DON'T
YOU FIND THEM AND THROW THEM
A LITTLE TELEMPATHIC