"Yup, that's Tephe, one of the women travelling with Adam Spencer," Joanne replied.
"He's dating a dragon?" Millie asked in disbelief.
"No, though not for lack of Tephe trying," Joanne replied while giggling.
"Not for lack of trying? What does that mean?" Joanne asked.
"Well, it's pretty obvious that Tephe wants to hook up with Adam, but he doesn't seem to be keen on the idea," Joanne explained.
"I wouldn't be either," Billie remarked before adding, "Not sure I could handle dating a dragon, I mean, look at the size of that thing."
"Can you handle dating anyone?" Millie teased.
"Shut it bitch, you're in the same boat," Billie retorted.
Joanne shook her head at their playful bickering before explaining, "I'm only speculating, but if I had to guess, it's because he sees Tephe as his younger sister."
"Younger sister? A dragon?" Billie asked in disbelief.
"She normally stays in her human form most of the time," Joanne pointed out before adding, "Also, she seems rather innocent and naive as she was apparently raised in a very protective environment."
"Human form? Well, I guess that would make it easier to date them," Billie remarked.
"Are you going to get stuck on the whole dating point and not ask how something that big can take a human form?" Jeanie asked while pointing at Tephe.
"Fair point, that's like some anime shit after all," Billie replied.
"If the dragon isn't his third girlfriend, who is?" Millie asked.
"You seem awfully interested in knowing about his girlfriends," Jeanie teased, to which Millie just rolled her eyes and ignored her.
"Hmmm, she's not as famous as the other two, so I'm not sure if the Universal Subspace Network will have many pictures of her," Joanne replied as she once again shrank the stream and began fiddling with her phone.
"The what network?" Jeanie asked.
"Is that like the web? Millie asked.
"Kind of, just one that spans all of the known universe and is way more advanced," Joanne explained.
"How do I get access?" Billie asked.
"Known universe?" Jeanie repeated curiously.
"You need to be invited to watch the stream to be able to gain access," Joanne replied.
"Invited to join a stream?" Millie asked in surprise before adding, "What sort of streamer operates a stream requiring invites?"
"That's one of the big mysteries surrounding his stream that we've been trying to figure out, though I guess he doesn't exactly need money since he doesn't live here anymore," Joanne replied before saying, "Oh, found one."
She turned her phone to the three members of Triple Trouble again and showed them a photo of two girls smiling as she said, "His girlfriend is the one with black hair with red streaks, her name is Stacey."
"Why are all these women so beautiful? Even this other woman is," Billie remarked in annoyance before asking, "Who is she?"
"Err, what was her name?" Joanne said as she took her phone back and scanned through the stream chat before saying, "Su… I mean, Susan, her only ID is HackerSu and she's Stacey's friend from Trillion."
"Trillion?" Jeanie asked.
"It's a city world Adam Spencer visited in the past," Joanne explained.
"Is it just me, or is there a resemblance between this Stacey and that Diva Rowena?" Millie asked.
"Maybe this Stacey is also from that vampire race," Billie suggested.
"The race is called Brood and Stacey is only a quarter Brood," Joanne replied before adding, with a gleam in her eyes as she eagerly anticipated the three's reaction, "Stacey is Diva Rowena's granddaughter."
"HUUUHHHHHH!" The three women replied simultaneously before Jeanie asked in disbelief, "Grandmother and granddaughter? Surely that's illegal?"
"Aparently not," Joanne replied while shrugging.
"You mean he's screwing both grandmother and granddaughter?" Billie asked in disbelief.
"She doesn't look old enough to be a grandmother," Millie remarked.
"Hey, that's right," Billie replied as if grabbing onto a lifeline before asking, "Are you messing with us?"
"I agree, she doesn't look old enough to be a grandmother," Joanne said in agreement before smirking and asking, "She looks great for someone over two thousand years old, doesn't she?"
This time, the three members of Triple Trouble couldn't even make a sound, as their mouths fell open and they gaped at Joanne.
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"Just how far did this bastard flee?" Tephe cursed as she flew over some treetops.
"Quite the distance," Adam replied as he looked behind him and could only just make out the city in the distance.
"Please tell me we're almost there, I'm itching to teach that bastard a lesson," Tephe remarked.
"Not long now," Adam replied before adding, "I want to kill this bastard as much as you, but first we need to question him and find out if the information Stacey, Rowena and Aphrodite got from Astarte is genuine."
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Guess he doesn't fully trust her.]
[Lizziethetruepower (Palaxia): He's smart not to.]
"Happy to see you feeling better," Tephe remarked happily.
"What do you mean?" Adam asked.
"Well, if this were back on Earth, you would have just straight up killed them without care," Tephe replied.
[Prestigious3horns (Vinox 2): She has a point.]
[Superherofangirl (Earth): Yeah, happy to hear the streamer hasn't gone all mass murderer on us after all.]
[Animefangirl (Earth): Yeah, guess that was a short-lived villain arc.]
"Don't get me wrong," Adam replied before continuing. "I want to kill this bastard more than anything, but if he really is connected to the same group that attacked the Imperial Down, then chances are they're the ones who hired the Noir family.]
"Why not just go ask the Noir family directly?" Tephe asked.
"We might end up doing that in the future," Adam replied.
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): Hey streamer, I've got some fans of yours here.]
"Fans?" Adam asked in confusion as he saw Gunlovergirl's message in chat.
[RealOtaku (Earth): Fans? Was there a fan meet-up arranged? Why wasn't I told about this?]
[Animefangirl (Earth): I know nothing about this.]
[Justiceistruth (Earth): How can there be a fan meet-up without the streamer?]
[SciFifanboy (Earth): It does happen, though they're not as exciting as when the star makes an appearance.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): I'm here watching the stream with Triple Trouble.]
[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Triple Trouble? WTF!]
[StealthAssassin9 (Earth): How does a crazy gun nut like you know Triple Trouble, and what do you mean you're with them?]
[Celebrityhunter69 (Earth): Weren't they performing at the Flemming Arena in London tonight?]
[OfficialMuriel (Aqua Primus): Why does that name sound familiar?]
[AlamoMatador4thewin (Earth): It's the girl group the streamer met back at Alamo Grand Hotel.]
[DeverinianLordMalacoss (Deverinian 9): Oh, right, the streamer saved one of them from being stabbed.]
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): I'm currently doing bodyguard work for them. Normally, I wouldn't bother since celebrities are a pain in the ass, but the money was too good to pass up.]
[Justiceistruth (Earth): How'd a crazy gun nut like you qualify to be a bodyguard?]
"Oh, those three," Adam replied as he remembered who Gunlovergirl was talking about before he added, "I hope they stopped doing cocaine."
[Gunlovergirl (Earth): They say they have.]
"Glad to hear it," Adam remarked before noticing that they were approaching an abandoned two-story structure that was located at the coordinates he was given.
"That's where we're headed," Adam said as he pointed towards the abandoned building.
"Finally, time to get some answers and some payback," Tephe replied as she started to descend towards the abandoned structure.
[Phoenixempress (Fenix Nest): It's one of the hideouts we used during the Siege of Fenix Nest.]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Really? That was like two thousand years ago, right? Why is it still here?]
[Phoenixempress (Fenix Nest): Are people of Earth in the habit of removing structures from important moments in their past?]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): Well, no, there are a lot of buildings and other structures that remain from the World Wars, but we also try to maintain them.]
[Phoenixempress (Fenix Nest): Every single one of them?]
[Noobkiller9000 (Earth): …]
[1000yearsofdeath (Earth): She got you there. Kekeke.]
"Revi, do your people know exactly where inside the structure that bastard is?" Adam asked.
[Phoenixempress (Fenix Nest): They can't say, but chances are the target's on the second floor, so that he can keep watch.]
"Meaning he probably already spotted Tephe approaching," Adam remarked.
Just as Adam finished speaking, Tephe pointed towards the rear of the structure with one of her claws while saying, "Adam, look, I think he's running."
"Well, that makes it easier than searching the entire building," Adam replied before adding, "Let's go."
Tephe pulled her wings in slightly and began to dive down even faster towards the now fleeing target while Adam held onto one of the horns on the top of her head.
As they dove towards the target, they saw him look over his shoulder and say something before wings appeared from his back and his entire body was engulfed in fire.
Through the flames, they could tell that his shape had started to change. His body grew larger as his head transformed into a bird's beak, his arms combined with his wings, which grew even larger, his feet transformed into talons, and long tail feathers grew out of his rear.