"I'm a goddamned bounty hunter not some errand bitch playing waitress."
Obsibian Opal Savage was still waking up after her overnight T16R355 dose. Having dropped some of her stimulant into the drinks of her party animals from the Dive Inn she turned the party into a bestie fest. More bestial fest but nobody was truly complaining save for Caprice Comstock. She was sideswiped in her treatment, succumbing to the bait rape drug at the wrong place, wrong time.
Sexually devouring the next-door neighbor of Sheriff Dolan Roster after going over to grab Dolan's barely legal daughter Alexis it became an all-nighter that the neighbor would never forget. Same could be said for his son thanks to Alexis. The only thing CC had to be thankful for was that Ali wasn't dosed. She could only imagine the carnage she might have caused in her hypernymphonics. CC's word, her dictionary!
Punching Opal twice the Nubian warrior was almost laughing over it. Ms. Savage was tough, punches although worthy on CC's part, a scrapper in her own right, were barely felt. What no one knew but she and a certain bootleg scientist by the name of Eugene was she was not only in the possession of T16R355 but also a drug known as 51N3W aka SINEW.
The prescription if you could call it that dampened the pain centers in its host. Opal was addicted to both drugs unfortunately. Her sexual appetite vicious, her fighting prowess an edge in any fisticuffs or worse. 51N3W also slowed down blood loss should she be stabbed or shot. Not invincible by any means but she was certainly formidable. She was grateful for the bonus bandage.
Now that she was back at her hotel room thanks to her ride home in a bright red Jaguar thanks to Crimson Merrick and her new hacker girlfriend Jasmine Riviera it was all about phone calls. Releasing Jasmine to Crimson now that their own T16R355 effects had tamed down she allowed them to run errands.
Showered and refreshed the big game huntress who was earning a high-paid retainer via her former Major in a Black Ops unit, one Ismael Nicolas Sanchez, had a new job. First step as babysitter to Jasmine Riviera, now Nick's fucking pets Midnight Amador and Lillian Dawn Bearpaw were on her to do list.
Climbing into her van affectionately called Black Box she fired the vehicle up and began her trek up the coast. "You awake, Shadowbitch?"
"Who sleeps? I live on Batman time. How's the jawline?"
"Bruises! I deserved them."
"Yep! You probably need a few more bruises after that stunt last night. Fun watching you sluts slammin' labia, but you really did do 'em wrong."
"Can we just get past that Dyson?"
"Hangover?"
"I don't get hangovers."
"Tigger trigger?"
"Still prowling! I'll be fine. So, the Major is dosing his pets, eh? He can't get after me when he's using a milder version of T16R355. I know deep down Nick is laughing over the chaos. He may be trying to change but he still has his dark side just like me. This slave hangup he's got going is intriguing."
"What no bitching because your ancestors used to be slaves? In this area I might add thanks to Ancestry.com."
"Excuse me? You've been researching my ancestors?"
"How much do you know?"
"Zilch! Too busy making money and killing bad guys. Why are you digging in their graves?"
"You kill people, I kill time. It gets boring as all get out sitting here. Nicky may be a darn good bankroll but I'm needing to stretch some. Kind of hard to when you're in a wheelchair though."
"We could always turn Black Box into a shuttle van for you."
"Already have a few of those. I use my money the smart way. Nice wheels, nice digs, nice masseuse every other day. Bitch has a tongue you would not believe."
"TMI! Did Nick leave a beach house key or am I picking locks?"
"I can override the security system just like Nick can from his cell. He gave me the okay. Those FBI and CSI folks just got to the Shoals so he's a bit too busy to do this himself. He trusts us!"
"He better! Saved my ass in the field twice. Zero chances of my betraying him."
"Same! He tracked me when I was at my lowest point and built me a private empire. That soldier has my devotion."
"Passing that diner where the blonde works at. Looks like she just got to work herself." Opal breezed by Coastal Waiters as CC climbed out of her station wagon. In a hurry Caprice didn't even see the van's reflection zipping by on the main road. "I'll be back Blondie."
"So, do you want to know about ancestors?"
"Just the part you said about this area."
"Back in the Civil War you had relation held up in the Underground Railroad. Caretaker has some pretty nifty hiding places in the surrounding landscape."
"The Shoals Nick bought?"
"Possibly! There's no mention of Harbinger Shoals but there is one of a house two miles past it. Nobody's lived there in sixty years. I doubt you could even find it in the overgrowth. According to records a Navia and a Roy Boy were held there until the smugglers could get them North. A whole passel of negro slaves came through there. The home was owned by a Chester and Ava McBride back in the day. Buried there on the land with a son named Jacob. Those folks helped a whole lot of good people in the 1800's."
"Interesting! So, this Navia is who to me?"
"Auntie! Roy Boy was your great, great, great grandfather. Cameroon area of Africa is where he was captured and brought over from."
"I did hear my family came from there. No mention of Roy Boy though. All of the relatives I'm aware of were from Illinois."
"Escaped to there, likely to be near Honest Abe even if he was in DC. Your momma's side of the family."
"Nice! Unexpected! We'll talk more about my family another day. Something to look forward to."
"You know I have your sweet ass, Tiggeress. I zero in on your privates every chance I get." Dyson laughed then coughed. "Fucking cigarettes."
"They'll kill you."
"I'll suffocate happy."
"Pulling into Jericho's beach house now."
"I know! Nothing hides from me. Cameras on Black Box. Come on Opie you know I watch you masturbate when you're on stakeouts."
"I try not to think about that, but I also don't care. If it gives you a thrill more power to you."
"I knew you loved me." A grin on Opal's behalf she kept her fondness for her partner to herself. While never once seeing her face to face their friendship had grown over the last two years.
Pulling up to the garage the door automatically opened for her. "Open Sez Me!" Dyson babbled! "Destination Nicky's bedroom. There's a black briefcase under there. In it you'll find vials of HUGEne's X-AP347. Nicky says to mix it in with a blender concoction of oatmeal, bread and eggs. Five droplets in each bowl. You'll find the bowls in a dish strainer. One says DOREI that's Midnight's bowl, the other says SQUAWk. Nicky's hilarious! Racist bastard!"
"He can't be too racist if he's fucking the girls."
"Has he fucked you?"
"No! Come on, Shadow, Nick respects me. If he wanted me I'd spread my legs for him. He just sees me as an ally."
"I was joking about SQUAWk!" Dyson chuckled! "The bowl says ESCLAVA, Spanish for slave."