by Chewy Walrus
Chewy followed Fausk around from a distance. The man couldn't have been up to anything good. After the man retired to bed, Chewy had watched on the survellience camera what went on in the man's room.
Nothing happened.
Fausk set down the paper bag containing the chip, turned out the lights, and went to bed. Or so Fausk would want Chewy to believe.
Chewy didn't trust the man. He may have been a world leader. He may have been head of the largest industrial giant on the globe. There was still something about him that just didn't seem right.
And the weirdest thing of all, Chewy was starting to agree with what that orange energy guy was talking about.
Fausk was just too mysterious for his own good, as evidenced by the hiding of the secret of the chip, the secrets that he kept about himself and his past, his hatred for the alleged "terrorist," Dan O'Boyle, and his storming out of Shark's office earlier.
A red light beeped on the console before Chewy, ripping him out of his thoughts. Chewy pressed the button, creating a direct link between his brain and Shark's computer.
"Yeah?"
"I've found out more information on this Rhymer character."
"What do you know?"
"I'm uploading it to your hard drive now."
"Hard drive?"
"Hard drive, brain... same difference."
Chewy blinked rapidly as the data scrolled past his eyes. And he read all about Dan O'Boyle...
Full name: Daniel Elwyn O'Boyle
Current aliases: Rhyme Guardian, the Rhymer
Age: 17 (has been 17 since 1928, but is very slowly aging).
Significant others: Kelly Hall (girlfriend)
Powers:
Access to the rhyme force, which is basically a source of powerful energy. The rhyme force touches all points of Earth and all living beings, allowing Dan to pinpoint anyone's location, and gives him healing powers. He can also use the vast energies of the force to create laser blasts, create force fields, fly, etc.
History:
In 1928, mortal time, the god of rhyme gave up his godhood and travelled to Earth to live among those he observed and effect real change on the physical plane. His status as former god allowed him to maintain his link to the rhyme force.
Throughout the twentieth century, under the name Rhyme Guardian he fought with several metahero teams (including the Mysterymen Board Society and the All-Adventurers Squadron), as well as on his own, becoming one of the most famous and well respected metaheroes in history.
He is the current hero of the continent of Australia, emerging from nowhere to work for the Australian government. His current specific duties include antiterrorist operations.
Odd, Chewy thought to himself. Both men call the other terrorist...
"I'll say it's odd!" a computer's voice invaded Chewy's head, and he jumped, almost forgetting that his mind was still linked to Shark's computer.
"How do you propose we take care of this, then?"
"We need to discern the truth, Agent Walrus."
"And how?"
"Get an audience with Rhyme Guardian..."