Friday morning - Beach

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The streets in Fandom had been rather quiet today, the troopers seemed to have disappeared from view. If one were to pass along a certain stretch of beach, they might have noticed them disappearing into one of the caves. One after the other.

Tex and Appo stood at the entrance together with a squad of troopers that Appo had handpicked himself.

"And you'll keep an eye on Braca. Don't trust him," Tex summarised the discussion they'd just had.

"Understood, ma'am," the Sergeant acknowledged. "We'll hold the fort until you return."

Tex wasn't sure if she would be returning, but she nodded. "Better get to it, Sarge. You're with nine people to patrol town."

The troopers quickly snapped off a salute and headed back towards town. Tex watched after them for a moment, satisfied that they would do their job.

"Ma'am?" Appo urged after a while.

Whatever thoughts Tex might have had, they were pushed away as she turned to face Appo. "Let's go smack a bitch," she told him and headed for the teleporter that was tucked away deep in the cave. She didn't look back even as she felt the soft press of a wallet that wasn't hers against her side.

As soon as Appo and Tex stepped through, the teleporter that had brought Tex to Fandom disappeared.