As The Agency front door closes, Lacey lets out a long sigh as she stares down the quiet late night streets of Las Vegas. She motions for her driver to pull the car around, and Lillith's enormous bodyguard Hugo pushes her hand toward her chest as he wanders over to the approaching vehicle, leans his head inside, and walks back toward Lacey.

Sorry ma'am. Direct orders from Lillith. Anyone getting anywhere near you has to come through me first. I know it seems silly, but you know how Lillith is.

Lacey smirks. She did know how Lillith was. Caring, kind, and ever so protective of her own. She opens her balled fist and stares down at the key in her hand. A little heart was inscribed on it and in tiny letters below it read: "The Connexion". She glanced back up at Hugo. He held the door to the car open and his eyes as well as the driver's met hers.

Whenever you're ready to go ma'am. Lillith has made it imperative that we get to your place right away. A truck will be arriving from Chicago with your belongings any minute and we need to arrange your new headquarters.

Lacey glances back to the key, slips it in her pocket, and heads toward the door. As it closes behind her, Hugo slips into the front seat and the car lurches forward. This was the beginning of a new chapter for her and the remaining members of the Exiles. Excited, but nervous, she checked her pocket once more for the key and closed her eyes as the car turned left at a stop light and headed ever closer to her new home.

As the car pulled up to the Headquarters, Lacey reached for the door handle. As her hand squeezed the lever the door popped open. Startled she looked up through the window, which was currently being stained with the condensation from her nervous and heavy breath.

If eyes could sigh relief, Lacey's would have done just that. Standing there with just as much life as days before were unholychickenz, Hoosier, and Sw1tch. After being forced from the HQ in Chicago, she wasn't sure what their status was. She gasped as she sprung from the car.

Hugo swung open the passenger door as if he was slamming the door in reverse and jumped in front of the three shadowy figures. Hugo could not read minds and Lacey quickly realized that. The four simultaneously drew their pistols , each side alarmed at the act from the other.

Everyone stop! Lacey's voice rang through the alley between the headquarters and the bar and restaurant next door as she stood upright between the three men and Hugo.

With her left hand Lacey lowered Hugo's gun, and with her right she lowered Sw1tch's.

Sw1tch, unholychickenz, Hoosier: this is Hugo. He will be looking after us for a little while. Hugo this is...

She paused, motioning for the three to introduce themselves to her security detail...

Sw1tch allowed Lacey to lower his gun, which he slowly reholstered as she spoke, informing him, unholychickenz and Hoosier that this "Hugo" was  here to "look after them" for awhile. Sw1tch then looked at unholychickenz and Hoosier, neither seemed in a hurry to move or get near Hugo. With a small sigh, he shook his head, murmured a curse,  and then stepped forward. Maintaining eye contact with Hugo as he spoke loud and clear.

"Hugo was it? Lacey has probably already told you who we are what happened back in Chicago? So you'll have to forgive us for being a little jumpy? Anyway, I'm Sw1tch."

Sw1tch held his hand outstretched and waited to see if Hugo would take his offer of a handshake.

Hugo squinted slightly and looked over to Lacey. Lacey glared back at him, still a little new to all this attention herself. She motioned her neck forward slightly and Hugo reached his hand forward to clasp Sw1tch's.

Sorry sir. My orders are to keep Lacey safe. Just startled was all.

Hugo looked down slightly, breaking eye contact. Sw1tch maintained his stare. Lacey smiled as she noticed this.

As Sw1tch accepted Hugo's strong handshake and listened to what he took as an apology, out of the corner of his eye, he caught Lacey smiling, seemingly amused at his confidence and no fear attitude in the presence of someone like Hugo, who was more than likely used to having people fear him but Sw1tch refused to fear anyone.

​​​​"That's okay and I understand you're just doing your job but..."

Sw1tch looked at unholychickenz and Hoosier. Then over to Lacey, then back to Hugo and spoke up again.

"You aren't the only one here to protect her. The 3 of us owe her everything and believe me when I say that none of us will EVER let anything happen to her."

Sw1tch watched silently as Chickenz finally introduced himself to Hugo. He had to admit after what happened in Chicago and with the chaos that followed in the days after, he wasn't sure he'd see anyone ever again, let alone find himself in a new family made up of the people he thought he'd lost. Now that he found himself standing back alongside Chickenz, Hoosier, Lacey, he was grateful and thanked whoever made it possible. Once Chickenz had finished speaking, he looked to Lacey, Sw1tch and Hoosier. Sw1tch saw the relief on Chickenz and understood exactly how he felt. They were back together and Las Vegas was going to find out what a bunch of "Exiles" could do.

He couldn't wait..