"Perfect, the first phase has been achieved," thought Dr. Hades as the left the office. His ecstasy could not be contained. From the bottom of his black heart came the laughter. It swept over him, blinding him to all around. This sensation was the closest thing to happiness that Hades' had ever known. "Ano..." Then a tug on his cape. "Ano... why are you laughing so much?" Hades and his laughter stopped dead in their tracks. Slowly he turned his head to see what he had caught himself on. Behind him, holding onto the tail of his cape, stood some boy. Rage swept over him. Who was this miniature human who dared pull at the cape of the almighty Dr. Hades? His cape! Hades' hand clutched around the top of his metal cane. The urge to bash the young boys' skull in, spill his gray matter on the floor, and then dance on it shouting "My brain is bigger than yours!" flashed into his mind. But it wouldn't be a good idea to slaughter someone (well, a child anyway) on his first day at work. He needed this cover. Too many times had his schemes been thwarted, and most of those by petulant children. He would have to handle this situation carefully. Hades turned to face the boy, yanking his cape out of his hand, and asked him the first thing he could think of that didn't involve questioning the boys' parental lineage. "Tell me child, where is the Y-Kumi homeroom?" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ Archives of Turns and Posts //www.freelists.org/archives/chugakusei/