[Closed - bendytimed to just after the Lensmen arrived]

[lives2annoy.livejournal.com]

Late one evening, the Drunken Dragon was facing an invasion - by a small, brown mouse crawling around inside the walls.

Sure, Marco could have just walked in through the door. But this wasn't a meeting he wanted to advertise, so he'd morphed mouse in an empty house a few buildings down, run over to the tavern, and snuck in.

Crawling out of a hole in the wall, Marco climbed onto one of the shelves behind the bar. He run along the shelf, keeping behind the bottles and pottery so that he was out of the customer's sight. When he was behind Kang, he stopped.

<I'll have a Martini - shaken, not stirred,> Marco said in private thought-speak to Kang.

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[governorkang]

The sudden voice startled Kang a bit, but he didn't react visibly beyond a small movement of his wings. Ah, he'd been hoping Marco'd get back to him soon, especially with the guests on board.

Casually, he finished what he was doing and excused himself, telling Kaylee that he'd be back soon and to call if she needed help with anything. He left the tavern and headed straight into the building beside it, locking the door to the storeroom behind him.

"Don't know how to make those, I'm afraid. It's safe here."

[lives2annoy.livejournal.com]

When Kang made it clear that he was about to head off somewhere else, Marco quickly started making his way down the the floor - while still keeping out of sight. Once there, he scrambled after Kang, keeping to the corner's of the room where people would be less likely to step on him.

Outside he didn't have to worry about any stray feet, but Kang was well ahead of him. He scrambled to keep up, managing into squeeze in just as Kang closed the door.

He looked up at Kang - not that he could see much when he was only a few inches tall - from the floor near Kang's feet. <Come on, you can't expect me to be a spy if you won't even give me any James Bond martinis. Next you'll be telling me I can't even have a Shoe Phone.>

[governorkang]

Oh, so he'd morphed mouse. Kang leaned back against one of the barrels and crossed his arms over his chest. He had no idea what the hell a Shoe Phone, or who James Bond was, so he cut straight to it, "You can demorph; this building is one of Stacy's blind spots. Is this your way of saying that you're agreeing to my offer?"

[livestoannoy]

<Ah, your own personal Cone of Silence. Nice, very nice.> Marco said. before starting to demorph.

"Yeah, it is," he said casually when he was human enough to talk normally.

[governorkang]

"It's part of why I commandeered it for my use. Pure luck that it happened to be right next to the tavern," Kang grinned. "That's good to hear, because I have a job for you already. We have some... guests on board the ship, and I'd like to know if they're trustworthy or not."

[livestoannoy]

"The Lensmen," Marco said, filling in the blanks. He watched Kang closely. "You guys are taking a big risk just having them on board. How much do you know about them?"

[governorkang]

"They saved the team's ass down on that planet, and Stacy cleared their IDs. They're members of the Greater Interdimensional Alliance, which was established by the Daligig. Unfortunately, they don't have much more information on them than we do; since this ship and its crew are considered to be very important by the Daligig, the Lensmen are offering us assistance in making us a better fighting force against the Ohm," Kang said dryly.

[livestoannoy]

"That doesn't meant they don't plan to screw us over later," Marco said, narrowing his eyes. "For all we know, they just want to send us out as cannon fodder."

[governorkang]

Kang snorted, "The thought crossed my mind. Wouldn't be the first time I was treated as expendable."

[livestoannoy]

Marco shoved his hands into his pockets - he'd managed to scrounge up some normal clothes a while back, and at least they'd learned how to morph them by now - and looked at Kang. "I'm not going to be able to watch all three," he cautioned. "Maybe I can get one of the others to help, but even then we won't be able to watch all three of them for every waking moment. You do know that we have a two hour morphing limit, right?"

[governorkang]

"I'm aware of the limit. Just gather what information you can. Focus on Commander Rahk, if you have to choose one of the three," the tip of Kang's tail moved slightly as he spoke.

[livestoannoy]

Marco nodded. "Aim for the big guy, got it." He cocked his head at Kang. "You want me to come here to pass on the info?"

[governorkang]

Kang nodded, "Yes. I'd rather nothing leaves this building if at all possible."

[livestoannoy]

"I'm not hiding anything from the other Animorphs," Marco said bluntly. He might be spying for Kang, but Jake and the others would always come first.

[governorkang]

"If they're agreeing to act as spies as well, they need to know the information, too," Kang quirked an eyebrow ridge. "This building, or telepathically within your group."

[livestoannoy]

Marco crosses him arms. "We do know how to keeps things secret, you know," Marco said dryly. "Believe me, you don't need to give us lessons."

[governorkang]

Snorting again, Kang grinned, "Alright then, I'll trust in your abilities. If you've got any other questions, ask. If not, be careful, and good luck."

[lives2annoy.livejournal.com]

"Nope, I'm all good," Marco said, giving Kang a mock salute before morphing back into mouse, and scurrying off (running in between Kang's feet just for fun).

[governorkang]

"It's a good thing I'm not squeamish," he muttered to himself.

Kang carefully stayed where he was until he was sure that he wouldn't step on Marco, then shook his head and returned to the tavern.