Saturn:..And that's how Nightshade came to rule the world.


Ash: Wow. I never saw that coming. But why go through the trouble of time travel? Why not just bump her off in your timeline? You can't go back to your time if you succeed; it won't exist anymore.


Saturn: Would you kill Nixon if Hitler was his successor? This is the only way. If I get rid of Nightshade in the future, what replaces her is worse. So I decided our best chance was to stop her before she starts gaining power and followers. But you won't let me kill her, so I'll have to find some other way to stop her. Do you have any suggestions?


Ash: I might. There's a red-headed FBI agent who's been after Nightshade for some time, but she stopped when her love-life went to hell and now she just mopes around. If we could get her back on track...


Saturn: At worst it would be a distraction and at best prison would at least slow her down. I like it. At least until we figure out something more permanent...


Ash: I have just the solution.

 

Later...

Officer Ravish: Who's ready to party?! I hear someone's been a naughty...


Officer Ravish:...


Ash: Naughtier than you can possibly imagine. But that's not why we contacted your agency. Why don't you have a seat? I have a business proposition.


Officer Ravish: Ah...


Officer Ravish: The stairs are fine.


Ash: Good. Here's the job: I have a... friend... who has had very bad luck with men recently. I want her to get back on track, but we've tried everything else and nothing's working. I figured I could hire you to date her for a while until she got her self esteem back.


Officer Ravish: Well m'am, that's nice of you to go to that length for a friend, but have you thought about how wrong that is? What if she found out you paid someone to date her? It would probably destroy her. Besides, I find I make better money with my clothes off.


Ash: Two million. And she's cute.



Officer Ravish:...But on the other hand, what's the harm in trying?
Ash: Good. Do whatever you have to. My only condition is that after she regains her self-esteem, you can not do anything to jeopardize it. If you dump her, you forfeit the money. If she finds out I'm paying you, you forfeit the money. She's fickle; so long as you play the nice guy she'll tire of you eventually.


Officer Ravish: When do I start?


Commentary:
Officer Ravish makes his first appearance, and I can hear the fangirls squeeing in the background. The most often comment I get about Officer Ravish in the picfics is that his personality isn't what they expected, but most of the time they like him better sweet than some macho self-involved womanizer. He isn't in it much, but you get a very thorough view of his personality. He is a man-whore. He is a nice person, and is actually very thoughtful and considerate when it comes to other persons' feelings, but at the same time there is very little that doesn't have a price. The proper definition of a whore isn't just someone who will have sex for money, it's someone who will do things for money they wouldn't do otherwise.

Officer Ravish, by the way, is the name of an honest-to-god real police officer in the town I went to college. Really. The first time I saw him I almost pissed myself trying not to laugh. He wasn't as cute as Christian, though. But the name...! The name had potential.

The story of how Nightshade comes to rule the world is left out, but purposefully. If I told you now, what would be the fun? Or the surprise? But there are many, MANY hints in this fic. And that's all I'm going to say.