"Hey, I did not run in like an idiot," Paco objected. "I ran in like an idiot with a plan. 'Grab Alina and run' was a perfectly good plan, it's not my fault Eclipso had some extra rules up her sleeve."

He leaned back against the fleshy couch and grinned at Danny. "And this was only one of many wacky Beetle-and-friends adventures. Where did you get a female clone from?"

Evil future self? Yeah, time-travel, whatever. Opposite-sex clones, though, that sounded like a story.