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Andrea arrived at the Historia for breakfast.

“I’m still not sure why you wanted to be here this early,” her mother complained.

“I’m meeting someone, but I wasn’t sure when she’d be here.”

“So you’re going to wait all day? Is it SpiderGirl or Ninja Talon?”

“Could be the latter,” Andrea said.

Her mother turned towards her. “Don’t think that their visits have gone unnoticed, Andrea,” she said quietly.

“I thought you and Dad were asleep.”

“Only one time, but I heard you talking to both of them in your room. I didn’t hear what you were talking about though.”

“Good.”

Andrea ordered her breakfast and read the paper. She found that it was Melinda Parris who had wrote the article on Anders’ fall. ‘I suppose Penelope Jericho is taking her time with her more detailed version.’

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Part 2
The gang, the Lanes and Daria begin investigating the mystery.

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In the Historia café, Andrea breathed a sigh of relief, although Mina Rodgers had yet to arrive. She then saw Quinn re-enter. “Quinn?” she asked.

“Looks like SpiderGirl and the fourth vigilante showed up and didn’t fight each other,” Quinn said as she sat down next to Andrea.

“The fourth vigilante’s mentor showed up too,” Andrea said. “That makes six.”

“But what do you think caused Anders to act like she did?”

“I’m not sure.”

“I’m not sure either.”

The Enigma arrived on the Historia’s roof and looked at the time. “Like, it’s still a while before the play goes to Intermission. She then reflected on what had happened as she observed Lawndale. The Lynn Anders she had just faced was different to woman she had spoken to briefly two days earlier. ‘It’s not just the booze,’ she considered. ‘The situation has broken her, and someone has manipulated her. There’s no proof that it’s Osborn, of course.’

Mina entered the café not long after Quinn returned. She saw her brother and went over to him. “Sorry I’m late, my roommate wanted me to watch what Anders was doing.”

“I’m glad you’re here,” Dewey said. “This is Andrea.”

“So, one of the vigilantes wants you to look into what happened with the robot pterodactyl?” she asked.

“Yes. We want to see if the Mall’s security footage picked up who was controlling it. Ninja Talon said that she and Dafoanairi were focused on stopping it.”

“I’ll have to think about it,” Mina answered. “It is quite risky to share my account.”

“You don’t have to answer right away,” Andrea said.

“I’ll get back to you tomorrow,” Mina said.

“You’ll sleep on it, in other words,” Andrea surmised.

Mina nodded.

As the play went into intermission, Sandi caught up with Daria before she could enter the café.

“Has something happened?” Daria asked.

“Yes, but not here,” Sandi answered.

“Up on the roof,” Daria decided.

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An alternate version of Brittany Taylor is in over her head when Mr. O'Neill assigns his Language Arts Class to make videos.

Part 1

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Quinn continued watching the broadcast, even as Donna kept changing the channels. “No good. It looks like she has taken control of the Emergency Alert System,” Donna said.

“Would you know where that is?” Quinn asked.

“I know there’s one nearby, on Bernstein and Mertz,” Andrea answered.

‘I could try that, but how to get away.’

Sandi passed Dewey Rodgers as she left the Historia and headed eastwards towards the Jefferson Bridge.

“Dewey!” Andrea said as she saw him enter the café.

“Hi Andrea, what’s this about Anders?”

“Calling SpiderGirl out. Speaking of…”

“My sister, Mina, said that you could do it,” Dewey responded. “She’ll be here shortly.”

“Good. I’ll just need to inform Ninja Talon in a short while.”

‘Good,’ Quinn thought as she overheard. She turned her attention back to the TV.

“You have half an hour, SpiderGirl. There are only three Emergency Alert stations in Lawndale. Can you find the right one?”

“What kind of sick challenge is that?” Quinn groused as she headed out of the café. She then went to the stairs upwards.

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Elsewhere in Lawndale, someone else was having a similar reaction. Jane Lane was incredulous. It was impossible. But it was there. A flying saucer, in Lawndale. “I better call Daria,” she decided.

“I’ve seen it. I thought Quinn was being her usual self.”

“But, could it be a hoax?” Jane asked.

“If it is, some test pilot is going to get into big trouble.” There it was, Daria’s usual snark. The world hadn’t completely changed.

“So, should we go and have a closer look?”

“It depends on how many people would be there,” Daria answered. “I shall meet with you nearby.”

“Sure.”

“Hey Daria,” Jane’s brother, Trent said after he had opened the door. “Janie will be down in a minute.”

“Has she told you what is happening?”

“Yes. Quite interesting. I’ll come and have a look too. It may provide inspiration for a new song.”

“That would be good.”

Jane then came down. “Ready to go?”

“Yes,” Daria answered.

They arrived at a parking lot on the edge of Central Square ten minutes later. They could see the saucer shaped object on the square, surrounded by national guard and police, not to mention the media and a large crowd.

Brittany Taylor dyes her hair dark with a permanent dye, instead of one that leaks all over the place. Meanwhile, Daria Morgendorffer is admitted to Cedars of Lawndale with a mysterious rash.

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“Why wouldn’t I?” Anders asked as she allowed Fields in. “Your boss has ruined my career! Interviewing SpiderGirl was going to be a stepping stone, but now it’s a stumbling block.”

“I guess that’s one reason why I’m here.”

“Why did he send you?”

“He didn’t tell me,” Fields answered as they arrived in the kitchen.

“Figures,” Anders said as she picked up a wine glass from the cupboard. “You want some?” she asked as she lifted the bottle, which Fields recognised was from a local vineyard.

Fields shook her head. “I’m working.”

“Of course,” Anders said as she took a sip.

“I think you have had enough.”

“You can’t tell me what to do!”

“I feel guilty too!” Fields said. “But I’m not crawling into a bottle!”

“I’m not you!”

“No, but drinking yourself silly isn’t the way to deal with your situation. Osborn may have come up with a way salvage your situation.”

Anders took a swig and grimaced as she did so. “So, I would be in even more debt to him? You don’t sound like you believe him.”

“I know, but I also need this Oscorp job. I don’t want to go back to New York to live with my parents as I search for another job. Besides I have settled into Lawndale.”

Anders was quiet and was starring at her glass.

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Esteem?
A version of Quinn Morgendorffer who is an only child starts at Lawndale High. Finding herself in the Self Esteem class, she bonds with Stacy Rowe.

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Daria then made her play. “I have compiled newspaper reports of SpiderGirl’s activities from November, through to just before Groundhog Day. There are also excerpts from interviews I have conducted with some of Lawndale High’s seniors over the past few weeks. They paint a picture of a rather confident young lady who isn’t afraid to talk to people. What I saw when I watched last night’s interview was not that.” She handed a binder over to Leonard. “These are copies of many of those articles, including of the report covering the time she and Ninja Talon responded to a thief in the Mall.”

“Thanks, Ms. Morgendorffer,” Leonard said as he leafed through the binder.

“And that’s my mother’s impression,” Tori added.

“Jericho. You’re Penelope’s daughter, aren’t you?” Leonard asked.

“That’s right,” Tori said. “And I will tell her everything.”

‘That’s what I expected,’ Helen thought.

Leonard took the binder from Daria, and skimmed it. “I see.”

“So, you see that this is not the hysterical outburst of a few teens who only thought that they saw something wrong,” Helen said.

Twenty minutes went by, as Leonard looked through the evidence the Morgendorffers and the others had brought. Anders was stressing the entire time. ‘Anders’ didn’t expect something like this to occur,’ Daria thought.

“I see from the Mall incident that SpiderGirl was confident when she said that she and Ninja Talon were colleagues rather than rivals,” Leonard said. “That can easily be corroborated.”

“I would think so,” Brittany commented.

“But that will take time,” Leonard said.

“I expect that it will,” her mother said.

“I have examined enough,” Leonard said.

“Meaning?” Helen asked.

“That I’m convinced that this needs to be investigated,” Leonard said. He turned to Anders. “Pending investigation, you are suspended from your duties until further notice.”

“What?” Anders asked.

“You heard me, and Mrs. Morgendorffer. These accusations are serious. Go to your office and clear out any personal items.”

“Yes, sir,” Anders said in a contrite tone.

Anders stormed out of the small meeting room. ‘I shouldn’t have listened to Osborn! It’s his fault!’ She thought as she held back tears. ‘What will he do when he finds out?’

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In the air
“So what is in common between the Lawndale Artefacts?” Myka asked.

“Good Question,” Artie replied. “Actually, there is little in common, other than the details I told Claudia earlier.”

“So, the locality, the fact that they need to be brought in to the warehouse in a short period of time, and the requirement of four agents,” Myka said.

“Correct. There is nothing else.”

“What about the geographical extent of where the artefacts have been found?”

“Another good question.”

“And?” Myka prompted.

“And the extent has grown with the town. No Lawndale artefact has been found beyond the urban limit of the settlement, and none were found in the area before the settlement was established.”

“So, there may be something in the town, an artefact created by the founding ceremony?” Myka asked.

“That has been proposed before,” Artie said.

“By me, in fact,” H.G. interjected.

“And by others,” Artie continued.

“Right,” Myka said.

“However, you are to only snag, bag and tag the artefact that set off the ping. Don't go looking for the hypothetical founding artefact. Once you have the artefact, return to the Warehouse,” Artie ordered.

“Understood,” Myka said.

“Of course,” H.G. said.

“Only get the artefact we were sent for, got it,” Pete said.

“Certainly,” Claudia added.

( Lawndale, MD )

( 28th )

Sandi hung up from the third member of the AV Club she had called. “No one,” she murmured. Then the phone rang again.

“Hi, this Sandi.”

“Samara Collins here. I’m letting you know that I did tape the interview, and I’m heading to the Historia now and will give it to Daria after the performance finishes.”

“Thanks for letting me know.”

There was chatter amongst those in the café when Samara arrived at the Historia. She looked at the clock. “Another hour. May as well have supper.”

As she had her supper, she thought about the changes in Lawndale in the past few months.

After the play had ended for the night, Samara found Daria backstage talking to Brittany.

“You did very well,’ Daria said.

“Thanks,” Brittany said. “Tomorrow night should be slightly better.”

“Good. But now I have to deal with this fake SpiderGirl business,” Daria said.

Brittany nodded. “I want it to be dealt with too.”

“Daria?” Samara asked.

“Yes?” Daria responded.

“Samara Collins, in the AV Club.”

“You have the tape?” Daria asked.

“Yes,” Samara answered as she handed it over. “But it’s after a lot of other stuff.”

“That’s fine. I’ll make a copy and give this back to you later,” Daria said.

“Thanks.”

“I’ll come over later,” Daria said to said to Sandi. “We can analyse it together then.”

“Just as well it’s Friday night,” Sandi said as she looked at the clock. ‘Already after 9:30,’ she thought. “Mother won’t complain too much.”

“Just make sure Sam’s already in bed. I’m sure he already knows too much.”

“Oh, he’s already asleep,” Sandi responded.

“Good to hear. It’ll be the usual time.”

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( 22nd )

( 19th )

It was still a half hour before the Friday night show would start when Anders saw Fields arrive. She went up to her. “One of the assistants will show you the way to the dressing room,” she said.

“Thanks,” Fields responded quietly.

“Are you ready?”

“As much as I can be. Like, Osborn, you, I and that assistant will know that this is fake.”

“And my producer,” Anders added.

“Right. It might get out.”

“Not any time soon, I don’t think.”

In the dressing room, Fields quickly changed into the fake SpiderGirl suit. She pondered again what would happen again as she looked at herself in the mirror. “You’ve got this, Fields,” she murmured.

Anders was ready as the show started. “Good Evening, People of Lawndale and surrounding towns. It has been a crazy few months, hasn’t it. Tonight, I’ll be talking to one of the people involved in those events.”

Norman Osborn was watching. “She’s doing it,” he murmured.

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( 16th )

( 13th )

After talking to Quinn, Brittany decided to seek out Andrea before lunch ended. ‘It’s barely a week since the last time she helped,’ she thought as she left the library and looked around the courtyard. ‘But is she in the cafeteria?’ she wondered.

Brittany entered the cafeteria and saw Daria, Sandi and Jane in a discussion about the robo-dactyl. ‘They’re just speculating,’ she thought as she looked around. She then saw Andrea with Jennifer Burns and Dewey Rodgers.

Andrea saw Brittany come over. “Hi Brit,” she said with a low voice. “You want to talk about something?”

“Yes, by yourself,” Brittany answered in a serious tone.

“Is it to do with yesterday afternoon?” Andrea asked carefully.

Brittany nodded.

“I’ll head to the Historia as soon as school lets out.”

“I’ll see you there.”

“What was that about?” Jennifer asked quietly after Brittany had gone.

“Something,” Andrea answered. ‘But I can guess. Something to do with the security footage of the robo-dactyl no doubt.’

“She wants you to find something?” Dewey asked.

“Maybe, but I wouldn’t spread that around,” Andrea said.

“Of course not,” Jennifer said.

The rest of the school day passed without incident. Quinn emerged onto the roof and saw that Daria and Sandi were up there. “Oh, Jane isn’t here?” she asked.

“She wanted to talk to Ms. Dafoe about something,” Daria answered.

“Right.”

“Did you want to talk about something?”

“I did have some curiosity about her streetscape project, but that can wait,” Quinn answered. That wasn’t a lie. She did have some curiosity about it. But it wasn’t her focus.

“You want to talk about the robo-dacyl?” Daria asked.

“Like, do you think more such robots would appear?”

“If one did, more might follow.”

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