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Counter Earth Chronicles

Chapter 128: Consensus (Conclusion)

Day: 984 (Evening. Mara's Lab Wundagore Castle)

“Let's see the probe was destroyed, the deflector system burned out, the left side-pod damaged, the windshield cracked and several stabilizers were fried. Did I miss anything?" The wicked goat lady said as she ran her diagnostic of the blue coupe.

*Two microprobes were destroyed during the final confrontation with Attack Beast Mara.* Overwatch announced.

“Well at least the prototype wasn't destroyed..." I said folding my arms behind my head smiling.

“GRRRR!!!" The goat lady said glaring at me.

“Mara, cut him some slack." Sanda said sticking up for me. “The prototype is in fair condition considering what we experienced FILLING in for you and Sir Ram during our trip to World Four. Remember, you and him were originally supposed to go, not us."

There was an awkward silence between the two of them as Sir Ram's main squeeze realized that the tail-less caracal was right.

“I wonder if Master Koala is going to rebuild the black prototype?" Sanda asked finally breaking the silence.

“That thing had some wicked nasty options on it, and however you look at it, it was technologically more sophisticated than what we had back here." I said to the goat and caracal.

“If that is true how did you and the Lady Keiko destroy it?" Mara asked.

“By the skin of our teeth." I responded.

“What Alex means is guile, pure guile." Sanda said pulling me out of the lab.

“I look forward to reading both of your reports." The goat lady said. “Now out you two. I have work to do."

“I am going to need some time off after this inadvertent mission." I said as the Watch Supervisor and I made our way from the lab.

“Granted. If you feel that you need some counseling, go see Lea as well."

“Thanks, but I think my bear will do Sanda." I said waving goodbye as I rounded the corner on my way back to the lair.

That evening I started writing my report of my dangerous adventure in World Four for Sir Ram and Mara. I was still working on it when my perfect person arrived home.

“I see you managed to make it home tonight." My she beast said entering the lair. “And in one piece too."

“Barely mistress." I said returning to the pad I was staring at.

“What are you working on Alex?"

“A report for Sir Ram and Mara." I said.

“You mean the assistance you offered the Knights of Sogreth in World Four?" Lady Ursa asked me.

I nodded.

“Sir Ram updated me on what happened. How are you pet?"

“I don't know, I watched a respected knight I just met go rogue, steal a super weapon, kill two of his subordinates and partner with the Animalitia." I said hugging my fierce ursine warrior.

“However, he was ultimately put down." My she beast said.

“He was, but what was even more disturbing was that Sanda and I were with him his last day on the job before he snapped. It was the weirdest thing."

“No, Alex from the bits and pieces I heard, he had been planning this for a long, long time."

“Yeah, I guess you are right. When Sanda and I first met him he was studying the black prototype's schematics."

“If you want I can help you with your report." My she beast said hugging me back.

“Thank you mistress. You know this experience has caused me to wonder if there are any traitors in Wundagore castle about to snap." I said looking at my bear knight.

(That was a most disturbing thought indeed.)

Day 987 (Morning)

“Alex, I appreciate you spending your day off with me." Dongo said as we drove around the basement of World Two which looked similar to the basement of World One.

“Hey don't mention it. I have felt guilty that I haven't been pulling my weight with the Consortium for the last week, well for a while." I said to the hyena. “The knight core has kept me busy."

“It is not your fault." Dongo said as we drove around another corner of old dumpy buildings looking for our target. “These are very trying times for us all."

“Well regardless, I am here now and I am glad to get out of World One if even for a little while." I said as Dongo stopped his utility vehicle at very old decrepit eight story building.

“I think this is the place." The hyena said to me.

The building was composed entirely of brick with marble stairs leading up from the street.

“Are you sure?" I asked looking at the leader of the Consortium For Mutual Coexistence.

“I will check to make sure if it makes you feel better." The hyena said pulling out his cube. “Cinder it is Dongo and Alex."

“Hey boss." The young aardvark said from his bedroom command center.

“I need confirmation. Is this the last known location of Leslie Arrow?" The hyena asked the consortium's boy genius.

“Affirmative. This is what I could come up with after her memorable and/or humiliating appearance on this week's episode of Why Are You Poor." The little aardvark said.

“Ok thanks Cinder." Dongo said ending the communication. “Alright ready to change hearts and minds?"

“Sure." I said as we stepped out of the hyena's utility vehicle and started to enter the building.

“Say Dongo."

“Yes Alex."

“I didn't catch that episode- what was our target's story?"

“She was a secretarial assistant who was laid off in the economic downturn. She had been trying to stay afloat with her savings but that was eaten up when her parents passed away."

“Natural causes?" I asked the hyena as we entered the apartment building.

The hallways and floors were filled with blankets and clothing as if people were living in the corridors of the building. Wait, they were.

“No the Cleanser." Dongo responded. “She burned through the rest of her savings and lost everything. In the weeks prior she had been trying to find employment but no one wanted to hire a filthy stinking human."

(Oh my gosh!)

“So what apartment number?" I asked as we started walking up the steps of this eight story building that looked like it could collapse at any minute.

“No not a apartment." Dongo whispered to me as we walked down a hallway and found additional residents living right there in the corridors.

“Aren't you out of your area beastial?" A derelict in sweat pants and a white shirt asked the hyena.

“No on the contrary he is right where he needs to be." I said correcting the man. “We are looking for Leslie Arrow. You wouldn't happen to know where she is?"

“The hallway, next floor up." He responded. “Why?"

“She was on the hub the other night." Dongo said to the man.

“You mean Why Are You Poor? I saw that episode. The host just laughed at her situation." The man said.

“We are going to try to change that." I said as we climbed another flight of stairs.

That was when we came upon our target a black haired female in lavender top and purple pants on the floor in a hallway corner crying.

“Leslie Arrow?" Dongo said walking up to her and kneeling.

“Yeah who wants to know?" The human female said as she continued feeling sorry for herself.

“Dongo Dingo and Alex Winter." The hyena said.

“Who are you?" She asked through her tears.

“Were you on the most recent episode of Why Are You Poor?" I asked.

“Yeah I made a fool out of myself in front of everybody watching. What did I get for my trouble? Laughed at?" She said as she continued to cry.

“It was a little more than that Ms. Arrow." Dongo said kneeling. “You got exposure. We are with the Consortium For Mutual Coexistence. We have come to help."

“And why would you give a damn about me beastial?" She asked.

“We are a small group of citizens who see what is going on around us and are trying to do something about it, to make our world a better place." I said to her.

“As well as change hearts and minds. If you would allow us, we would like to change yours too." The hyena said reaching out his paw.

“Ya know, I think I have heard of you guys." Leslie said.

“Will you accept our offer then?" I asked the brunette as Dongo wiped her tears.

She nodded.

Ms. Arrow followed us back to Dongo's utility vehicle outside. Despite her hardship, she was a pleasant looking female- short black hair, small frame with pleasing looking face.

“Nice vehicle!" She said. “But that is to be expected from our animal overlords."

“Not really. This is my girl's." The hyena said blushing.

“She must be a lucky beast." Ms. Arrow said envious.

“It was the least I could do for her, you see I destroyed he apartment."

“Hey I know you! Are you that hyena the high mucky muck had paddled some years back?!"

“Um, yeah- moving on Dongo." Said turning red.

“So how are you two going to help me?"

“Well we knew you are good at secretarial work." I said.

“Yes, but after the company I worked for went under there just were no opportunities. There were for you animals- but not for those of us without fur." Ms. Arrow said.

“How do you feel about working at a restaurant?" The hyena said to the human female. As he started driving.

“It is hard work. Not that I have a problem with hard work." She said to us.

“Good, I know of a place, it is operated by a friend of mine." Dongo said. “He is a good beast, it is just that the owner..."

“What about the owner?" The brunette asked.

“He only likes employees with tails." Dongo said. “If you catch my drift."

“That is so unfair." Leslie said. “Why is there so much prejudice?!"

“There is, but you will just have to rise above it." I said to the female. “Let's get you cleaned up first."

“That's right you have a interview at 10:45 AM." Dongo grinned.

Dongo took Ms. Arrow back to his apartment on the northeast side where Doria was waiting.

“Aren't you precious!" She said as we entered.

“Leslie this is Doria, my girlfriend." The hyena said as our target studied her surroundings.

“You are a interspecies couple!?" The woman said as her mouth opened.

“Proof that humans and beastials can live, work and play while striving for a better future together." I said.

“Come dear, let's get you ready for your interview." Doria said pulling the woman into their shower.

It took a good forty minutes, but Dongo's squeeze prepared the former secretary for her job interview.

“Dongo, Alex what do you think?" Doria asked presenting Leslie to us.

“White shirt, black blazer and skirt? That is really formal isn't it?" Dongo said to his lover.

“Better to be over-prepared then under." Love.

“We better get going, we don't want Ms. Arrow to be late for her interview." I said.

“She is missing one thing though." They hyena said to us.

“What is that?" Ms. Arrow said as she watched Dongo retrieve something from the couple's kitchen.

“Here my dear." Dongo said giving the human female prosthetic fox ears and tail.

“Consider it part of your uniform." Doria said.

Leslie placed the beret containing the fox ears on her head. It covered her human ears perfectly. She then tried to affix the tail to her rear, but needed a little assistance because it didn't look quite natural.

With that taken care of we quickly drove the down on her luck human to her interview at the Counter Earth Cafe with just minutes left to spare.

“I am so nervous!" She said exiting the utility vehicle after we arrived.

“Take your time dear and remember to breathe." The hyena said smirking.

We waited a good thirty minutes in the utility vehicle watching a fennec interview her from a window inside the restaurant. The meeting concluded when Ms. Arrow shook the fox's paw and left the restaurant- dancing.

“Well how did it go?" I asked the excited female.

“I start tomorrow! He really liked my ears and tail."

“Dom was always a furvert." Dongo said.

“You two, how can I ever repay you?" The woman squealed.

“By paying it forward when you get back on your feet." The hyena said to the woman.

“Each life we change is one less recruit for the rebellion." I said to her.

“But don't get too excited we still have to find you a place to live. One that is better than where you are staying." Dongo said as his cube went off. “Hey Cinder what's up?"

“How did it go boss?" The little aardvark asked within his bunker.

“Mission accomplished." The hyena said triumphantly.

“Good because you are late for a meeting."

“What meeting?" Dongo said looking at myself and then Leslie.

“You have a meeting with Yama Kite at noon. He was coming to the hub site. You were going to talk about canceling his show and/or creating more uplifting hub programing."

A dead silence fell within the utility vehicle.

“That was today?!" The hyena gasped.

“In forty minutes." The little aardvark said smugly. “You forgot didn't you?"

“Thanks Cinder. I would be lost without you."

“You know it." The boy genius said ending the connection.

(Does that kid ever leave his room?)

“I am sorry. Leslie we will have to focus on your living situation a little later." Dongo said to the newly hired waitress.

“Did I hear you say that you were going to speak to that smug, haughty arrogant bird?!"

“Well yes, my group and I have been trying to get his offensive show removed from the hub. It does nothing to alleviate the suffering humans are experiencing on this world."

“Or stimulate better communication with our animal overlords." I said bowing at the hyena.

“Will you stop!" Dongo said.

“I want to come too. I need to give that bird a big kick in his plumage!" The human female hissed.

Leslie decided to accompany Dongo and myself to the hub site four- a single level brown building about 2500 square feet in size protected by a tall black fence and signal guard hut.

“Wow is this where you work Dongo?" Leslie asked.

“Yes. This is a relay site for the hub." The hyena said.

“So no studios are located in this building?" I asked.

“No Alex just engineering. No programs or broadcasts originate from here."

“That probably explains why there aren't any protests here either." I said as we drove onto the lot.

“Not too many hover vehicles here either." Leslie commented. “But there is a nice black expensive one."

I looked over to where she was pointing. “Yeah that looks like the kind a haughty, arrogant producer would drive." I commented as we made our way into the building.

“Hey Dongo you have company today?" A guard said as we entered site four.

“Two guests of mine."

“Well they will have to sign in first."

The stallion had Leslie and myself submit a thumb print onto a pad he was holding as well as scanning our tracking chips.

“Good afternoon Mr. Winter and Ms. Arrow. Make sure you stay with Mr. Dingo at all times."

“Yes sir." We responded in unison.

“Has our guest of the hour arrived?" The hyena asked the stallion.

“He is waiting for you in the conference room."

We followed Dongo into the building and through what looked like a whole room of electronics equipment. Racks and racks and racks of the stuff.

“Amazing." Leslie said.

“All this to provide the hub service to every citizen of the empire. It truly is amazing." I said to the hyena and human female.

The whole building was nothing but a maze of electronics equipment. Much of it, I couldn't even begin to understand. At the far corner was a single room in it sat a brown avian with a yellow beak and red eyes.

“Yama. Thank you for coming." Dongo said greeting the hub broadcaster/producer. “I hope our meeting will prove very productive."

“Well it was an opportunity to get out of the studios." The brown bird said.

“Greetings Mr. Kite you look well." I said sitting down at the conference table.

“Greetings." He said to me.

I was followed by Leslie whose presence surprised our guest.

“Ms. Arrow you seem to be better." The avian said to her.

“No thanks to you Mr. Kite." The female said eyeing the beastial.

“I beg to differ. It was your story on my program that brought you to their attention." The avian said eyeing the brunette.

“She was assisted by the Consortium after that program's latest broadcast." Dongo said as he took a seat at the same conference table.

“Now before you three say anything, that program isn't going away, despite your grievances..."

“And the riot that took place at your studios because of it Mr. Kite." I added giving the broadcaster my own smug look.

“Yes despite all that, the viewership couldn't be higher." The brown avian added.

“But as we have reminded you time and time again- Why Are You Poor? Is not a positive program; it does nothing for human and beastial relations on this world." Dongo said looking Yama Kite in the eye.

“It just further hastens the divisions that are fueling the unrest right now." Leslie said piling on.

“You mean like that incident in World Four last week, that the knight core is mum on?" The bird said. “Or the endless protests taking place in all five cities?"

“All of it." I said to him.

“My colleague is a contractor for the knight core he sees what we are talking about on a daily basis. Mr. Kite what we need right now is positive, inspirational and uplifting programming; something to alleviate the misery and suffering humans are experiencing- something to make the disenfranchised feel better about themselves and their world." The hyena next to me stated.

“Yeah something that doesn't make us humans further resent and hate you animal types like me after I was on your program." Ms. Arrow said eyeing the brown bird.

“You mean like your group's hug a human day you tried a few year's back?" The avian said smugly.

“Ok, that wasn't entirely successful." Dongo blushed. “But we soldier on."

“Well that is why I came to you today. I have a few new programs we are working on at the hub and thought that you three would be the perfect test audience."

“You mean like television pilots?" I asked.

“What is television?" The brown bird asked.

“It was a form of entertainment on Gaia..." I started to say as the two beastials in the room and the human female looked at me.

“What is a Gaia?" Leslie asked.

“Err... I mean you have programming in development and you would like to run it by us to see if it is viable."

“Yes." The brown avian said placing a cube on the table. “Just a few pilots and promotional videos. This first one I call Minor Judgement."

“What is it about?" Leslie asked.

“It is a program where the High Evolutionary mitigates disputes between his citizens." Yama Kite said to us.

“You mean like when he is rendering Final Judgment to the condemned?" Dongo asked.

“Nothing that serious." The brown bird said pressing a button on his device. “This is the first episode."

The pilot was filmed in a small studio that had a large silver throne- sitting on it was the master and ruler of all Counter Earth. Off diagonally to his left and diagonally to his right were two wooden podiums. Behind the one to his left stood an angry brown male seal. While behind the one to his right stood a very young spotted dog who reminded me of Spirit- well what he must have looked like as a cub.

“And you say you caught this youngling frolicking in your glasswares store Mr. Tibbs?" The dictator said leaning to one side of his throne looking rather bored.

“ Yes master he tripped and fell into one of the displays knocking it over into another which fell into another and into another." The seal said. “Half my store was damaged before I knew it!"

“Youngling what do you have to say for yourself?" The High Evolutionary said staring at the spotted dog who looked very nervous and uneasy.

“Whoops! Sorry!" The little dog said folding his arms behind his head grinning.

“Your whoops- sorry cost this shop owner a lot. How do you plan to compensate him for the damage and lost sales?" The High Evolutionary said looking at the cub.

“I don't know master." The little boy said shaking nervously.

“ In the past I would have labeled you a klutz and sentenced you to a very red bottom. But not any longer. As of today you are Mr. Tibb's apprentice. You will work for him to pay off the damage you have done to his store and in turn learn how to make and sell glasswares. THIS I COMMAND!"

“Thank you master." The seal said.

“Thank you master." The spotted dog said.

(Whoa!!!)

It was in that moment that this little snippet caught our attention. I looked at my companions and they at me. This program might be the thing to humanize the dictator and put him in a better light as compared to the events of the past year.

“This has potential." Dongo said to the brown avian.

“Well at the very least it makes the dictator look like he is a wise and a caring individual." Ms. Arrow said as Yama pulled out a pad and started taking notes.

“Is there more?" I asked.

“Yes one more segment." Yama Kite said to us.

The next segment was a dispute between two protesters in World Three.

“She stole my spot!" A thin redhead wearing a white shirt and cargo pants shouted.

“So what if I did?! What are you going to do about it?" A blond in yellow shirt and black shorts said.

“This is why we can't be roomies we don't get along!" The first said to the second.

“Citizens explain the problem to me." The High Evolutionary said staring at the human females intensely.

“Well for the past several months I have been using this same spot in the park to demonstrate." The redhead said.

“About what my dear?" The dictator asked.

“ Your unfair policies and inequality towards humans across this world. It is really a great spot- highly visible to all passersby, even hub reporters. Then one day I came by to protest and found that SHE had taken my spot." The redhead said staring angrily at the blond.

“Hey finders keepers!" The blonde shot back.

“What was your protest about?" The master of all Counter Earth said giving his undivided attention to the blond at the podium to his right.

“How you are a overbearing and uncaring individual who doesn't know what he is doing and is destroying our civilization." She said smiling.

“I can resolve your grievances against each other right here and right now." The dictator said touching his fingers on his hands forming a triangle shape. “Hard labor for each of you until your very last breath! THIS I COMMAND!!!"

No sooner had the dictator uttered these words, the two females were hauled away to be punished.

“He was right!" The blond said to the redhead.

“Oh shut up!" She said shouted back.

“So what do you think?" The brown avian asked us.

“It was good until about halfway through." Leslie said giving an very unfiltered opinion.

“Yama, perhaps this isn't the best vehicle for the master to demonstrate his charity." Dongo advised the avian.

(Especially after that last segment.)

“Alright moving right along how about this?" The hub broadcaster said airing another pilot.

“This is investigative hub reporter Geoffrey Giraffe and welcome to the first episode of ANSWERS a new program where we dive deep to explore hot probing topics relevant to the empire's citizens." A young giraffe said while rummaging through a remote and desolate forest.

“Tonight we are going to investigate the alien abduction phenomenon that has concerned many beastial citizens of the empire. I am on location here in the Dark Forest where I plan to find and confront the grey aliens as to why they are on our world, why they are abducting beastials and what their ultimate intensions are!"

As the male giraffe said that a bright light appeared over his position.

“And it looks like the off worlders have agreed to meet with me!" The hub reporter said flashing a light at the approaching sky ship. It responded by sending a beam of light down to the ground- it moved slowly toward the naive giraffe's position.

“Viewers it looks like we are about to get some answers about what is really going on here! This is amazing! This is awesome! This is...."

There was a loud sucking noise (like someone was slurping a beverage through a straw) as the camera dropped to the ground- we could see the sky ship zoom off into the distance with its new, possibly permanent passenger aboard.

(Um....)

“Yama what is the current production status of this show?" I asked the brown avian.

“It is on hiatus." He said blushing. “We are still waiting for Geoffrey to get back to us."

“They got him?" Leslie asked.

“They got him." Dongo face palmed.

“And they apparently don't want to give him back either." I added.

“So you aren't recommending we air that?" Yama asked taking notes on his pad.

“If you did what message would you convey?" Leslie said in accusatory tone. “The empire is helpless to prevent what is taking place and if you are unlucky enough to be one of the chosen the best advice we can offer is to plead with your abductors for mercy?"

“Yeah I can see why that wouldn't go over well." The avian said. “Ok, how about this one?"

The brown avian played yet another pilot. This one was on a mock set of a family room that had been torn apart, the sofa was turned upside down cushions were strewn all over the floor, end-tables were split in half, the hub monitor was smashed and a window in the room was broken. In short the set was wrecked. In the center of the room a young satyr was having a argument with a young centaur over a diamond shape item one of them was holding. Over seeing this argument was stag who looked like he was on his last nerve.

“It's mine!" The young centaur said pulling the diamond shaped object from his opponent.

“No, no, no it's mine!" The satyr said snatching the item back from the centaur boy.

“No, I found it first!"

“Did not!"

“Did too!"

“How did that get in there?!" Yama said abruptly stopping the video.

“Um, what is that?" Leslie asked.

“That was Finders Keepers it was supposed to be a gameshow where contestants turn a virtual house inside out for prizes." The avian said.

“Doesn't look like the first episode was going too well." I said adding my opinion.

“Actually it ended in a tie." The hub broadcaster said.

“Actually Yama a gameshow might be a good idea. How about one where first and second class citizens have to work together to accomplish a goal or task for a prize?" Leslie asked.

“Great idea Ms. Arrow!! It would help in fostering peaceful coexistence between humans and beastials." Dongo said.

“Hmm... that doesn't sound particularly interesting but I will keep that under advisement." The avian said taking notes. “Well how about a drama?" The avian said playing the next pilot on his cube. It was actually a promo reel.

Jessica Sands went to sleep yesterday evening after a tiring day at work, but when she awoke from a good night's rest something was not quite right. The human female awoke in someone else's body! She had fur, fangs, claws and a tail! How did this happen?!

Rick Air had the perfect life, a dream job, a awesome apartment and hot girlfriend. The beastial went to sleep last night and awoke in the morning as something else entirely- his fur, tail and tusks were gone replaced by skin, nails and hair. What happened?!

They were Body Swapped! Now the two victims have to find out how did this happen, why it happened and if it can be fixed. Tune in each week to see how Jessica deals with living in a male beastial's body- and if Rick can survive living life as a female human! In Body Swap!

The promo ended with the two title characters staring at each other through a mirror the walrus now in the female human's body and she in his.

“Well what do yo think?" Mr. Kite asked us enthusiastically.

“What is this supposed to be a drama?!" I asked the hub programmer.

He nodded.

“I think it would work better as a comedy." Dongo said.

“I think it is horrifically bad. Although I wouldn't mind seeing what it is like to have paws, claws, fangs, fur or a tail- even plumage." Leslie said eyeing the brown bird. “Hmm.... how about this- two humans disguise themselves as beastials in order to secure their dream jobs. They move into a premium apartment in a upper class section of the city and are living the lives of the select few and privileged."

“What is the hook?" Yama Kite asked.

“Their coworkers, neighbors and girlfriends who are beastials don't know that they are humans perpetuating the ruse in order to get ahead and seek opportunities that would otherwise not be available to them." Lesile said pitching the idea.

“A comedy right? I will keep it under advisement." The brown bird said scribbling on his pad. “Here look at this." He said showing us another promotion. This one for an action adventure series.

I am the terror that broods in the night! I am the traffic signal that changes for no reason at all! I am.... The Resolver!

A mild manner parking attendant during the day, but at night Willy Wombat becomes World Ten's ultimate superhero one who takes down all dissidents and threats to his city. He is The Resolver! The announcer said as we watched a masked wombat in purple tights drive a sub, sub, sub compact out of a parking lot down the street and into the night.

Hey my vehicle!! A citizen screamed running after him.

“So what did you think? Yama asked us.

“Nice tights." Dongo commented.

I suspected that was the only thing the hyena liked about it.

“Nope, too predictable; this is too similar to what the knights do day in and day out and it is more grisly than this fantasy." I said.

“A better idea would be a show about a super secret team of crime solvers humans and beastials that use their smarts to take down the toughest villains and criminals in their city." Leslie said to the hub broadcaster.

“Hmm... interesting." Yama Kite said taking notes again.

And that was the bulk of the Consortium's meeting with the hub broadcaster/producer. He would show us pilot after, pilot, concept after concept, promo reel after promo reel. Dongo, Leslie and I would shoot it down and offer him our suggestions and he in turn would reject our ideas out right- well he said that he would take them under advisement writing on his pad.

*scribble* *scribble* *scribble*

“What do you think about this?" He said playing another promo.

“On this episode of the Filthy Stinking Rich we meet yet another beastial who's life is better than yours!! He has an awesome high paying job- with an office to die for, hot trophy mate, the perfect cubs, the most beautiful house in the city and the best looking hover car on the planet. Join us! After watching, you we feel so much worse about yourself!!"

The promotion was plastered with pictures of some beastial who had it all. That was when we realized that it was Yama Kite who was being profiled in that promo.

“I thought this documentary was particularly interesting." The avian said smugly.

“Let me guess, this one is airing after Why Are You Poor?!" I said cutting my eyes.

“It is offensive." Leslie said to him. “You are showcasing something that is quite difficult for us second class citizens to achieve if not impossible. Yama, I want your life." The human female hissed growing crazed. “I want the awesome job with the magnificent office, the outstanding house that is the envy of the neighborhood, the trophy mate and the gorgeous hover vehicle but it is all but unattainable for me because I am not one of you animal types."

“Well you could always couple with a beastial." The bird said staring at Dongo and myself- rather smugly.

“Yama this program doesn't do anything but acerbate human beastial relations which are fractured now." I said to the hub executive.

“A better program would be one that focuses on and documents those that are trying to alleviate others pain, misery and suffering. Those that are trying to fix the divisions in the world that are driving citizens apart, increasing the protests and recruitment in the rebellion." Dongo said dejected.

“You mean like you in Consortium?" The bird said.

(I think he is finally getting the picture.)

“Thank you for your time Mr. Kite." The hyena said getting up from the conference table. “But I have some duties that need attending to." Leslie and I followed him out of the conference room and the hub site amazed the hyena ended the nonproductive meeting.

With that Dongo and I resumed helping Ms. Arrow.

“Things like that only remind me that we have such a long way to go." Dongo said dejected.

“Well at least Mr. Kite was willing to hear our input. It is a start fearless leader." I said placing my hand on his shoulder.

“Dongo for what it is worth, I did like your proposal." Leslie said placing her hand on the beastial's other shoulder. “But it needs to be tweaked a little- let's call your program The Greatest and it can replace Yama's."

“What is the concept?" The leader of the Consortium asked the brunette.

“It profiles a group of individuals from different backgrounds, who have come together through various means and are tirelessly working; giving 100% of themselves to make this flawed dystopian society a better place." Leslie said hugging the hyena.

(Whoa! Someone has an admirer.)

“I think I like the sound of that." The hyena said to Ms. Arrow.

To Be Continued...