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"THIS IS TOP SECRET"
(' THE RUSSIAN ELEVATOR ')

"THIS IS TOP SECRET"(' THE RUSSIAN ELEVATOR ')

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"DID YOU TWO FIND BILLY?" Danielle asked when she returned home to find Max and El in her younger sister's room.

"Yeah," Max answered, "We found Billy and Heather. They're alive."

"So, there's nothing to worry about?" Danielle asked looking between the two of them. Max's face didn't show any worry or concern, but El's did. She clearly wasn't able to hide her emotions as well as Max could.

"Nope," Max answered, "Everything's fine."

"Good I guess," Danielle answered, "I'll leave you two to it."

"Danielle," Max called after her, "Thanks."

Danielle couldn't help but laugh. She hadn't done anything, "For what?"

"Caring," Max said, "You're a good sister."

Danielle shrugged, "I try. Don't stay up too late you guys."

"We won't," Max told her.

"Yeah," El agreed, "We won't."

The next morning, Danielle did get a call from Robin, but it wasn't the one that she was expecting.

"Why do you want me to bring Angela and Erica to Scoops Ahoy?" Danielle asked her, confusion in her voice.

"I can't explain over the phone, just please trust me," Robin said, "I'll explain everything."

"Fine," Danielle agreed, and that's how she, Angela, and Erica ended up at Scoops Ahoy, sitting in a round booth. With Dustin, Robin, and Steve.

"Let me get this straight," Angela said, "You want to use my sister to climb through some air ducts and discover some secret Russian base?"

"Well simplified that would be correct," Dustin told them.

Danielle looked between the three of them, "You don't actually think it's a Russian base, do you?"

"We translated the recording, Robin figured out where everything was in the mall. We've seen people bringing in shipments. It has to be a secret base," Steve said passionately, "Imagine the awards we could reap from this. The girls."

Angela hit him on the shoulder and Steve let out a quiet, "Ow."

"I am a hundred percent onboard with this plan," Angela agreed, "As Erica's unofficial guardian, you have my permission to use her."

"Angela!" Danielle exclaimed, "She's your sister and this could be dangerous."

"Please," Angela said rolling her eyes, "Erica is from the pits of hell. She'll be fine."

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