To the limits of J.U.S.T.I.C.E.

[OrochiGeese]

*It's late afternoon on Friday and we're in the main room of Jang Bae's Tae Kwon Do studio in Los Angeles, California. Jang and Thunder Strike are sitting near a table having tea. Off to the corner, Alicia Gordon is seen kicking a heavy bag and grunting in response.*

[Jang:] "She's been acting weird...der these past few weeks since Voltage."

[Thunder:] "That Dramesi beast completely blindsided all of us, including Alicia."

[Jang:] "Leesh is experiencing a lot of emotions right now and doesn't know how to put it all together."

[Thunder:] "She wanted to be the one to end Holly but because of the Cease Fire, she's powerless to do anything but stand by and watch as Nicole gets to be the one to do so."

*A few moments of silence follows as they watch Alicia step up her attack on the heavy bag, now including elbows in her attack. Jang then turns to Thunder Strike.*

[Jang:] "We lucked out, Dramesi and the Cease Fire may have just saved Alicia's soul."

*Thunder's look turns serious but Jang's is even more so.*

[Jang:] "We all want Holly and Geese to stop wreaking havoc. And we have all agreed to do whatever we can to make that so. But man, you now KNOW what that's going to take. This year you two did SO MUCH to try to take them down but even that wasn't enough. So to finally finish them off will require doing something that...well, just look at her, she's getting to that point I told you about! The point where she'll have enough to put Holly away but won't be able to return to who she once was! Remember what Holly said to her at Voltage? I don't believe it's true yet, but she's damn close to COMPLETELY corrupting Alicia."

*The two look at Alicia who, by this point has kicked the heavy bag off the wall and is laying into it with elbows and screaming. She looks up when she sees they are staring at her. But then she goes right back to beating and ripping apart the (presumably) innocent heavy bag*

[Jang:] "You saw what she did to that Kazoo girl."

[Thunder:] "Cuozzo, I think."

*Jang grins but then frowns.*

[Jang:] "Judging by your lost sense of humor, I kinda wish Dramesi would go after Geese too so you don't have to. This whole mission, I know its necessary, but its costing both you and Alicia your humanity."

*Thunder stands up*

[Thunder:] "I've been down this road, and I know how to handle it-"

*Jang stands up*

[Jang:] "But does SHE? She's taken on your idealogy for just over a year and look at her! I know what happened to Dizzy didn't help, but is it so wrong of me to hope that the already blood-soaked soul of Dramesi gets the job done so that Alicia's soul doesn't get further tarnished?"

[Thunder:] "No...it's not wrong, just lazy. Don't expect Dramesi to get it done."

[Jang:] "You don't think she can?"

[Thunder:] "We just can't afford to expect it. Plus...there's more on the line here if she DOES eliminate them. Because just who is gonna stop a rampaging gorilla who is able to beat the lions to death?"

*Jang is speechless for a rare moment*

[Thunder:] "J.U.S.T.I.C.E. isn't just about stopping Orochi Army, Jang. We're already on the path and have a duty to both OG-Joshi and UBL to keep people like Geese, Holly, and Dramesi herself in check. As for Alicia, that soldier has already made her choice as to how far she's willing to go."

[Jang:] "Has she? Could she truly do so without knowing the risks? See for yourself."

*We now see Alicia sitting on the mat crying next to the utterly destroyed heavy bag. She's hysterically sobbing and finally runs to the back to go to the bathroom.*

[Jang:] "You went through years of training to prevent that reaction, she didn't."

*Jang gets up and goes to the back to help Alicia as Thunder just stares at the heavy bag*