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Dante strode down the steps leading from his latest business venture, thinking about getting a bite to eat before plunging back into the dark abyss that was paperwork. Just as his feet hit the pavement, a panting underling ran up to him and gasped out,"S-Sir, Godmother Princess wants to see you immediately." Dante groaned. It was probably more royal paperwork. "What is it this time?" He asked the underling testily. The underling looked deathly pale, the situation was much more serious than he expected. "I-I'm afraid it's code Royal Tantrum sir." Dante became pale instantly, and felt his body shiver. Code Royal Tantrum meant Princess had just thought of a brilliant idea. The last time this had happened, two baboons and an otter in jester outfits had been set loose on Chicago's South Side. Dante began to run to Headquarters, which was only a few minutes away.
Dante burst through the door to Princess' office and starting rambling incoherently. "Princess...no...baboons...not again...," by the time he composed himself, he realized that the room was relatively free of exotic wildlife, although he did see an eggplant on the desk. He assumed that was a gift Zack_Moriss had left in the headquarters...again. He cautiously approached Princess, who didn't seem perturbed at all by his entrance. "You wanted to see me, Don?" he asked her, slowly catching his breath. "Ah, you're here Dante!" Princess cried out, before thrusting a file full of papers at him. "Look! Isn't this awesome?" Dante was shocked. Princess was doing paperwork? He had to encourage her enough for her to do it again! But before he said anything further, he decided to read through the sheaf of papers. The vocabulary was all normal at first...wonderful idea...good for the city...extend royal rule...Then he stopped, startled, as he saw what she was proposing. This would indeed be a monumental shift in the South Side.
"Shall I tell him the good news, Godmother?" he asked her. "Of course," said Princess, before looking back at her desk. Dante started to walk swiftly away to the hideout of a specific man. "Wait!" called out Princess,"Before I forget, I'll send another box of paperwork to your office," she said, before dismissing him with a cheery wave. Dante hastened to the basement of Headquarters, and stopped in front of a plain metal door. A vague voice could be made out, coming from behind the door. "Guns...bullets...metals...big beards...guns..." Dante rolled his eyes, opened the door, and shouted out "Hey, Blu_Blank! Operation Broomsticks is a go!" He then tossed a set of keys towards a silhouette in the room - keys to Blu's new family headquarters.
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