Thomas. What did I tell you about sneaking up on me?”
“Don't,” Thomas replied.
Regina studied Thomas for a moment. “You have no idea what I mean when I ask you not to sneak up on me do you?”
Thomas tilted his head.
“Just scratch at the door before coming in next time I'm talking to myself in front of a mirror, okay?” Regina asked.
“Yep,” Thomas replied.
Regina took a moment to catch her breath from the shock. “How are you doing? Does everything still hurt?”
“Hurt less. Paw hurt most,” Thomas said, raising his paw that was missing the claw.
Regina looked at Thomas's paw, and could still see the blood-stained fur. “I'm so sorry, Thomas.”
“It grow back,” Thomas replied.
“Yeah, it'll grow back in a few weeks.”
Thomas's ears flicked to attention as though a thought had just struck him. “Forgot. Others want you. Dive time.”
“Alright, let's do this,” Regina replied, as she headed out of the bathroom.
“Yep,” Thomas said as he too started heading back towards the team.
Regina noticed Thomas's tail was whipping back and forth happily. “Are you excited to be here, Thomas?”
“Yes,” Thomas replied as they continued down the hallway.
Regina smiled. “And why is that?”
“Team fun. Less accidents,” Thomas stated plainly.
Regina laughed again. “I guess I miss them, too.”
“Why we leave?” Thomas asked.
Regina bit her lip for a second before answering. “I nearly got them all killed in London, remember?”
“Not Gina fault,” Thomas replied.
“It was my fault we were there in there in the first place. I wanted to take the job even though I knew we were a smaller team than the job needed. I thought we were better than we were... I thought I was better than I was,” Regina said slowly.
“You good,” Thomas said with a tilt of his head.
“I'm good, but I'm not great,” said Regina, lowering her head in shame.
“Art trust. Yosha trust. Amina trust. Gren trust. Gala trust. All trust Gina,” Thomas stated assuredly.
Regina stepped in front of Thomas to stop him before they entered the main dive room, and then bent down on her knees. “I know. I trust them, too.”
Thomas put one of his front paws up on Regina's shoulder. “I trust Gina.”
Regina reached up with both hands and started rubbing Thomas's ears between her thumbs and forefingers. “I don't deserve the team's trust, and I most certainly don't deserve yours. But, thank you,” Regina said as tears started rolling down her face.
Thomas leaned in and licked Regina's face, attempting to wipe away the tears.
Regina leaned back and pushed Thomas back a bit to make him stop licking. “Hey. What did I say about making me cry?”
“Don't,” Thomas replied as he lowered his head.
Regina gave him a quick pet as she stood up. “That's right. Now isn't the time for tears.”
“What time then?” asked Thomas, tilting his head.
Regina wiped away the tears, and stared at Thomas. “Now is the time for good old-fashioned revenge, old friend.”
“Vengeance!” Thomas said loudly.
“Vengeance!” echoed everyone, behind Regina.
Regina turned her head to glance behind her. She saw all four of them standing there. She hadn't even heard them approach. “That's right,” she said, reaching out a flat hand towards Thomas.
Thomas brought his paw up and slapped it against Regina's outstretched hand, giving her a high five.
“Let's do this,” Regina said as she stood up headed towards the group.
“Do this,” Thomas said excitedly.
Artemis smiled a knowing smile at Regina. “You wanna take this?”
“If you don't mind,” Regina said with a cocky smile.
“All yours, Natali8,” Artemis said as he stepped aside and motioned for Regina to go on ahead.
Regina started heading towards the platform, and everyone else fell in place behind her. As she went, she saw two armored suits resting nearby. One was the tall
“Don't,” Thomas replied.
Regina studied Thomas for a moment. “You have no idea what I mean when I ask you not to sneak up on me do you?”
Thomas tilted his head.
“Just scratch at the door before coming in next time I'm talking to myself in front of a mirror, okay?” Regina asked.
“Yep,” Thomas replied.
Regina took a moment to catch her breath from the shock. “How are you doing? Does everything still hurt?”
“Hurt less. Paw hurt most,” Thomas said, raising his paw that was missing the claw.
Regina looked at Thomas's paw, and could still see the blood-stained fur. “I'm so sorry, Thomas.”
“It grow back,” Thomas replied.
“Yeah, it'll grow back in a few weeks.”
Thomas's ears flicked to attention as though a thought had just struck him. “Forgot. Others want you. Dive time.”
“Alright, let's do this,” Regina replied, as she headed out of the bathroom.
“Yep,” Thomas said as he too started heading back towards the team.
Regina noticed Thomas's tail was whipping back and forth happily. “Are you excited to be here, Thomas?”
“Yes,” Thomas replied as they continued down the hallway.
Regina smiled. “And why is that?”
“Team fun. Less accidents,” Thomas stated plainly.
Regina laughed again. “I guess I miss them, too.”
“Why we leave?” Thomas asked.
Regina bit her lip for a second before answering. “I nearly got them all killed in London, remember?”
“Not Gina fault,” Thomas replied.
“It was my fault we were there in there in the first place. I wanted to take the job even though I knew we were a smaller team than the job needed. I thought we were better than we were... I thought I was better than I was,” Regina said slowly.
“You good,” Thomas said with a tilt of his head.
“I'm good, but I'm not great,” said Regina, lowering her head in shame.
“Art trust. Yosha trust. Amina trust. Gren trust. Gala trust. All trust Gina,” Thomas stated assuredly.
Regina stepped in front of Thomas to stop him before they entered the main dive room, and then bent down on her knees. “I know. I trust them, too.”
Thomas put one of his front paws up on Regina's shoulder. “I trust Gina.”
Regina reached up with both hands and started rubbing Thomas's ears between her thumbs and forefingers. “I don't deserve the team's trust, and I most certainly don't deserve yours. But, thank you,” Regina said as tears started rolling down her face.
Thomas leaned in and licked Regina's face, attempting to wipe away the tears.
Regina leaned back and pushed Thomas back a bit to make him stop licking. “Hey. What did I say about making me cry?”
“Don't,” Thomas replied as he lowered his head.
Regina gave him a quick pet as she stood up. “That's right. Now isn't the time for tears.”
“What time then?” asked Thomas, tilting his head.
Regina wiped away the tears, and stared at Thomas. “Now is the time for good old-fashioned revenge, old friend.”
“Vengeance!” Thomas said loudly.
“Vengeance!” echoed everyone, behind Regina.
Regina turned her head to glance behind her. She saw all four of them standing there. She hadn't even heard them approach. “That's right,” she said, reaching out a flat hand towards Thomas.
Thomas brought his paw up and slapped it against Regina's outstretched hand, giving her a high five.
“Let's do this,” Regina said as she stood up headed towards the group.
“Do this,” Thomas said excitedly.
Artemis smiled a knowing smile at Regina. “You wanna take this?”
“If you don't mind,” Regina said with a cocky smile.
“All yours, Natali8,” Artemis said as he stepped aside and motioned for Regina to go on ahead.
Regina started heading towards the platform, and everyone else fell in place behind her. As she went, she saw two armored suits resting nearby. One was the tall
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