[BreakABone]

After a nice weekend off, I was all set to introduce the next chapter, but it was just one of those days at work. So here is an afterhours, TavernTales for the loyal reader.
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The Coalition cursed their lucks as Swan and Fox escaped their grasp yet again.

"Can't you like run after them or something?" Dylflon asked as he stared up into the sky.

"I could if I knew where they were going or had the ability to see them and run without smashing into a building... at super speed!"

"What about you?" Dyne asked as he broke his star based glaze, "Can't you like sense them or something?"

"Between our chaos on the streets and your water trick, I am getting a lot of emotions right now. It feels good, but no way can signal out those three. I won't even ask what your water power could do right now so I guess we are screwed."

As the three Canadians looked at each other with remorse, Ace began to get on his feet. Blood still slowly dripped from his nose, but he could make out his surroundings pretty well. As he tried to take in the picture, he saw The Coalition standing in a circle.

"What happened? Did we win?"

The three members of The Coalition turned around to face Ace, they had completely forgotten about him. Now their disappointment had a scapegoat.

They all rushed over to help him up.

"How's it going buddy?" Dyne asked softly.

Typhoid brushed off Ace's clothes, "Looks like that plan took quite the toll on you, but it's okay."

"I could sense that you are upset at yourself. That you think you failed us, but don't worry... It's true!"

Now Dyne and Typhoid's fake sincerity disappeared. They surrounded Ace like a pack of vultures.

"You know while listening to you go on and on about your life, I realized one important thing. You have been a lot of things in your time... a lot of things..."

Dylflon continued to Typhoid, "But one thing you have never... can never... and will never be is Canadian. Let me emphasize CANADIAN!"

Now it was Dyne's turn to speak, "And seeing how this is the Canadian Coalition, and how you just failed us. Your service are no longer needed!"

Before Ace could wrap his head around what he was hearing, a bullet came blasting in his direction from one of the cop's nearby.

"Such a pity that officer had such little mental control!" Dylflon followed this up with one earth shattering laugh.

Dyne bent down over the fallen Ace, "You know you actually did do well kid, but you let them slip through our fingers! We were this close!"

Dyne went to stand up until he noticed the pair of sunglasses Ace was wearing. "You know kid, I don't think you will have much use for these anymore" He yanked them off of Ace's face.

He tried them on. "Hey guys, what do you think" Typhoid and Dylflon both gave him their seal of approval.

"That was fun," Typhoid said, "but now what?"

"I can be of assistance!" came a booming voice.
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