Blue and Yellow/Synopsis

## Blue and Yellow

Standing in the garage door opening, Sienna offers a nervous smile and a wave, along with a quick hello. The members of the band, minus Joe, are sitting on a couch against the garage wall, waiting to find out why she's there. Sean, of course, already knows about her from the fight in the store where he works. Standing next to the young girl, Joe casually introduces her, mentioning she's a chimera, like he is. Not wanting to mislead the group, Sienna corrects him, stating she can only turn into one thing. Not giving her a chance to finish, Phoebe jumps in, asking if it's a wolf, because there have been a suspiciously high number of werewolf reports in  Walker's Point the last couple weeks. Fletcher offhandedly suggests that *any* number would be high. Paulo guesses fearfully that it's a spider, or even *spiders,* and prays it isn't. Charlotte thinks it's going to be something awesome and says she's going with giant cobra.

Sienna stands dumbfounded by the wild speculation, then she timidly informs them she's none of that: She can turn into a squirrel, just one squirrel. Joe speaks up and lets the group know that not every chimera can turn into a bunch of stuff. Suddenly, Paulo begins to become concerned over the idea that a small child like Sienna can become an even smaller squirrel. He gets worked up about where the extra mass goes and starts ranting that the laws of physics are a lie… Fletcher disgustedly asks him if he's having a panic attack about the conservation of mass. Paulo confesses at that point he's having a panic attack about *everything.* Fletcher thinks that's terrific.

Looking worn down, Joe says Sienna's here because she needs his — their — help, because she's not the only new chimera in town. He says Phoebe was right about the wolves, only they're not werewolves, not exactly. They're the Order of the White Wolf. Phoebe concedes that actually makes sense. She notes there's been a lot of 'werewolf' sightings lately, and it corresponds with a bunch of unexplained murders and animal mutilations, but none of that here, not yet. Charlotte cattily points out which a random teenage girl has figured it out but the cops haven't. Ignoring the sarcasm, Phoebe answers matter-of-factly that the cops don't have a YouTube channel about weird stuff with 50,000 subscribers, so, you know, guessing that they don't really pay attention to werewolf sightings on Reddit.

Joe whispers to Sienna that Phoebe is *The Weirdness.* Her immediate response is that she knew *The Weirdness* was a girl.

Sitting forward and looking more engaged, Charlotte snarks that they're all very impressed, then questions what they're going to do with this information. Looking far too eager, she asks if they're going wolf hunting. Sean instantly vetoes that. He reminds them the Order attacked them at the store where Sean works. He starts to say if Joe hadn't been there… Feeling guilty, Joe states that if he hadn't been there, then *they* wouldn't have been there to begin with. He brought Sienna there, and they followed.

He tells the gang he needs somewhere safe for Sienna while he… He stumbles, not knowing what to say. He guesses this is his town now, so he'll have to track them down. With an aggressively enthusiastic look on her face, Charlotte claims they'll track them down. Sean wearily calls her down. Fletcher asks why Joe can't keep her at his house, assuming he's here because he can't do that. Joe says there's just no way. Ever since this whole chimera thing and what happened at the Battle of the Bands, and… Phoebe picks up on the fact that Joe is leaving a lot out and wants to know what he isn't telling them. Joe insists it's fine, but that the important thing is protecting Sienna. The White Wolves saw me and they're going to be looking for me. She needs to be somewhere they won't look.

Charlotte states that if it's going out hunting and putting her own fine ass in danger, sure, but with her moms and her little sister involved, she can't do it. Phoebe offers a vague excuse about her parents, then says she's sorry. Paulo simply says there are *wolves.* Surprising Joe, Sean says he's got this. Joe checks with him, not sure how his dad will take it. Admitting his father is an asshole, he tells Joe that doesn't mean he has to be. Besides, he's the only one here with family he isn't worried about. Fletcher starts to raise his hand as if he has something to add, but he never gets the energy to say it. He also is the only that has nothing to say about taking Sienna in one way or another.

Surprising Sean, Sienna hugs him and tells him she owes him so much. With tired eyes, Joe says he owes Sean, too. Sean accepts that, telling Joe he's got his back, but he needs to realize, Sean had to wipe the attack from the servers for the security cameras. So, he can't really explain what happened, which means he is out of a job. Joe begins to say he didn't think, but Sean harshly cuts him off, saying he needs to start. His friends will help him, but he needs to think about them, about what he just asked. Moving on, Sean says he's got squirrel girl — Sienna puts in it's the best comic *ever* — and asks what Joe's going to do. Joe's eyes turn yellow as he announces he's going to find the White Wolves.─────────────────────

Sitting on his bed in the Notelle Motel, Jaeger's ribs are wrapped and he has a bandage on his arm. He's on the phone with N'Daigoshii angrily accusing him of lying to him. Slick business man that he is, N'Daigoshii informs the White Wolf that he did not do that, but what he did do was tell him exactly what he needed to know. No more, no less. When Jaeger starts to tell him about Joe, the red-eyed chimera answers for him. Wearing a savage smile, he says he will save him a lot of steps, stating unequivocally that Joe is Ralabast, reborn and active. Outraged, Jaeger declares that Ralabast is the strongest of the strong, that the Order will not kill him. Laughing, N'Daigoshii admits it would be highly entertaining and very likely highly instructive if he tried, but he didn't expect Jaeger's little pack to do any such thing.

Pressing his advantage, the businessman twists the knife while wearing that same savage smile, betting Jaeger's pride won't allow the little squirrel to escape, and he asks what would 'they' say about the Order if a little adversity caused him to give up. Then he pours salt on the wound when he mentions the devourers who had humiliated him, asking him if he had forgotten them in his awe. Jaeger slams the handset of the room's phone down so hard the phone shatters. On his end, N'Daigoshii keys off his cell phone, his visage suddenly thoughtful as he says that went well. He tells the abomination watching him from across his desk that they'll serve their purpose, then amends that to our purpose.─────────────────────

It's early evening and dusk is settling in. The ground floor windows of the Victorian mansion are all lit up as the witches work in the kitchen. A stew is simmering in a twenty-quart stew pot over a gas flame on the stove. Diana is concerned that something is taking too long, likely thinking of the stew she's stirring. Cersei is sitting at a table nearby chopping vegetables, and she asks if Diana means the meal or 'the meal', referring to the acquisition of Joe Gomez. Diana admits it could be both or either. From the next room, Ellie comments that she's supposed to be the impatient one, with the recklessness of youth and so on. Diana points out she isn't actually young, but Ellie points out she's still younger than she is, in any case. Cersei grumbles that this bickering was old in the twenties, then says Diana has a point and asks if they're progressing. With a devious smile, Ellie replies, "Oh yes…"

She reports the girls are spending as much time attacking each other as anything else, which sadly has put them straight into cliché mood. If they live, Ellie thinks they should apologize. She says the coward (Paulo) is … a coward; he won't be any use. The stoic (Fletcher) has hardened. He might have been a problem if the others were able to come together, but she thinks his own problems will distract him. It's not easy, to change now the world sees you. Not them, anyway. Sean might be a problem. He's loyal, but he's angry, and even better he's afraid. He's afraid he's too weak to protect them.

Getting to their target, Ellie goes on to say that Joe has already withdrawn from Corkindale and the other. He's almost exactly where we need him. Truly alone.