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[English]

They're best of buds who prowl the night

As super studs, they fight for good.

They're awesome guys, who kick crime in the butt!

X-Ray and Vav.

He's a popular guy, a parkour master and might know some kung-fu.

X-Ray and Vav.

He's delightfully British, a hero for justice, and cares how you feel.

X-Ray and Vav.

Superheroes. Really?

Yes ma'am. This is official superhero business.

Okay fine, you can see the patient.

But you have to play by my rules.

Do not under any circumstances approach the cell,

do not take anything from the patient and most importantly, if he asks

you a question, do not answer. He is an expert in psychological coercion.

You don't want this guy in your head.

Not to worry! If anyone's immune to psychological manipulation, it's me.

To what do I owe this pleasure?

There are some questions you need to answer.

How completely desperate you must be to have turned to me.

Yeah, it's awesome, let's cut to the chase, we don't have all day!

Oh but I do.

I have all the time in the world, thanks to you.

You can choose to be helpful or you can be a knobhead. It doesn't matter one way or the other.

Don't try to play me. I saw the look on your face when you walked up.

You weren't expecting me of all people to be the one in this cell. You're in way deeper than you'd dare admit.

That's some great insight your majesty.

Keen powers of observation are key to learning about those around you.

For instance,

-Sniffs-

you wear "Draco Sombra" aftershave,

-Sniffs again-

and you use "Ladue" hand lotion, but only on your right hand.

I just want to know about Mogar.

Ah, so he's made himself known to our fair city.

Forgive my ignorance, I was cut off from the newspaper after murdering my second guard in a two week span.

Do you know anything about him?

More than you likely, but I'm curious about you.

Yeah, nice try! You're not getting into my noggin.

You're right, you're probably too dumb to answer my questions anyway.

Oh yeah? I can answer questions. Watch me!

Let's start with the obvious. Why did you come here alone?

That's not how it's gonna work, Mad King. I'm the one asking the questions here.

I'm taking charge of this mess. Vav is distracted. He's just... never mind.

Please, go on.

Well there's this reporter and Vav obviously has a crush on her so he's willing to look past

her meddling behaviour but she's just trying to further her career through this whole thing.

You think she's clouded Vav's judgement.

Why were you trying to contact him?

Sympathy exercise. Write to someone in need, expressing regret at their situation.

But how did you know about his situation?

You'd be surprised how much information you can get from people who are willing to give it.

And then the reporter showed up, burned-down Mogar's tree house on "accident" and now he's probably gone forever.

Mogar's getting weaker. How very interesting.

Hey, can we focus on my problems please? So when I was twelve, I started noticing... changes.

Do you know who likely kidnapped Mogar's mother then?

One of the privileges I have left is access to the archive library.

Here's everything that references cases, stories and records that could have to do with Mogar.

You might find a lead on who took his mother in here. I will give it to you,

-Drawer thuds open-

Thank you for cooperat-

If you tell me something. Why are you friends with X-Ray?

Well, what?

And ever since then I've been afraid of birds. You think that's important?

You want to know what I think about you, X-Ray? I think you've been lying to yourself.

Your father left when you were young, packed up and abandoned you. You've been

feeling alone ever since but it's been years

and you haven't grown up a bit. You want to show him you're just fine

without him but you know you're not. It's just a matter of time before Vav comes

to the same realisation that you're just holding him back, and when the time

comes for him to choose who he really cares about, he'll cut you loose just like

dear, old, dad. Then you'll just be alone with your pet rock.

H-how did you know about Dwayne?

I didn't.

Tell me who took Mogar's mother!

I can't help you, X-Ray. No one can.

Tik Tok, Vav.

Well, I don't know! We've just always been mates ever since we were little.

You don't think you've outgrown him?

Outgrown him?

You're smarter, more logical, more caring!

When you were young and had no one else it seemed natural to be friends

You've grown up and matured. It must be difficult having him hold you back from your full

potential, doomed to be the butt of newspaper headlines for the rest of your lives

because no one can take you seriously.

No! No of course not. We're a team.

Of course you are.

-Drawer thuds open again-

Take it

Good luck, Vav.

Samaya, good work on the "Mooga" stories.

Thank you sir, I really feel like it's a very interesting and complex story, what

with the search for his mother-

Yeah it's been helping to push a lot of copies, we need you to keep it up.

Oh, oh well the last story is all I've got until there's another development.

How about your press your contact Vav for something?

I don't want to intrude...

You should advantage of having him as a source. The closer you can get him, the more he'll

reveal. Understand?

That's er, not really how I want to do things.

Samaya, listen, this is the kind of story that makes careers and papers. If you want "Local Happenings" to

succeed, we need you to succeed.

That's the best form of job security, wouldn't you say?

I suppose so, Sir.

Glad you understand. Good talk, Samaya.

Vav! Man, I have the weirdest-

Look what I got! The Mad King was the one at the institute. He gave me a bunch of

archive stuff that can help us out.

You went to see him? He helped you?

Yeah, he was weird but it worked out.

Yeah. Hey, did he like, say anything to you?

Er... no, not really.

-Phone rings-

X-Ray and Vav rescue hotline, what's your emergency?

Oh, yeah, he's right here. It's your girlfriend.

Hello? Yes, it went very well. I

got loads of new potential clues to go through. Yes, I'll be right over!

Hey! Wh-what's up?

Oh er, Ash wanted to go over the new evidence, see where it gets us, you know? well can I

Well can I come?

I don't know, it's going be really boring, it's

not really your cuppa tea.

-Melancholy music-

You came. Today must be my lucky day.

What is it you want?

I can help you. I know who has what you're looking for.

Tell me.

First, I'll need you to help me.

-Growls-

Don't worry, you'll enjoy it just as much as I will. We're going to destroy X-Ray and Vav.

They've been trying to distract you from your mission.

Those fiends. I knew the blue one and the green one were nothing but trouble.

You'll need me to

make this happen but I have no power locked in here.

Mogar will free you, then we destroy

those two coloured people.

Yes, but let me do the talking.

Fortunately the plan has already begun. They are splitting at the seams and

soon we will rip them apart

-Growls-

-Glass smashes-

Thank you. That cell was so cramped.

Soon everyone will get what they deserve.

-Outro music-

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
prowl /praʊl/ B1	verb - to walk around quietly and slowly, especially when looking for something or someone
studs /stʌdz/ B1	noun - attractive and confident men
awesome /ˈɔːsəm/ A2	adjective - extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear.
kick /kɪk/ A2	verb - to defeat or overcome something easily
parkour /pɑːˈkuːr/ B2	noun - the activity of moving quickly through an area, involving running, jumping, and climbing over obstacles.
justice /ˈdʒʌstɪs/ B1	noun - fairness in the way people are dealt with.
circumstances /ˈsɜːrkəmstənsɪz/ B2	noun - the facts affecting a situation.
coercion /koʊˈɜːrʃən/ C1	noun - the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
immune /ɪˈmjuːn/ B2	adjective - having a high degree of resistance to a disease.
desperate /ˈdɛspərət/ B1	adjective - feeling, showing, or involving a hopeless sense that a situation is so bad as to be impossible to deal with.
manipulation /məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən/ C1	noun - the skillful handling, controlling or using of something, or someone.
knobhead /ˈnɒbˌhɛd/ B2	noun - a stupid or foolish person.
insight /ˈɪnsaɪt/ B2	noun - the capacity to gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing.
observation /ˌɒbzərˈveɪʃən/ B1	noun - the action or process of closely observing something or someone.
aftershave /ˈɑːftərʃeɪv/ A2	noun - a liquid applied to the skin after shaving.
meddling /ˈmɛdlɪŋ/ B1	adjective - interfering in something that is not one's concern.
judgement /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/ B2	noun - the ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions.
potential /pəˈtɛnʃəl/ B2	noun - having or showing the capacity to become or develop into something in the future.

Key Grammar Structures

• He's delightfully British, a hero for justice, and cares how you feel.

  ➔ Adjectival clauses, coordinating conjunctions, present continuous tense

  ➔ This sentence uses multiple adjectives to describe the hero. The phrase 'a hero for justice' is an appositive, and 'cares how you feel' is a present continuous verb phrase describing his empathetic nature. The conjunction 'and' connects these descriptive elements.

• You don't want this guy in your head.

  ➔ Modal verbs (don't want), possessive pronouns (your), noun phrases

  ➔ This is a warning using a negative imperative. The phrase 'in your head' is a phrasal verb meaning to influence someone's thoughts.

• You'd be surprised how much information you can get from people who are willing to give it.

  ➔ Conditional sentences (second conditional - 'd'), relative clauses ('who are willing'), quantifiers ('much')

  ➔ This sentence uses a second conditional to express a hypothetical situation. 'You'd be surprised' is the main clause, and 'how much information you can get...' is the 'if' clause (implied). The relative clause 'who are willing to give it' modifies 'people'.

• You want to know what I think about you, X-Ray?

  ➔ Indirect questions, tag questions, vocative case

  ➔ This is an indirect question embedded within a statement. The 'what I think about you' functions as the object of 'know'. The 'X-Ray?' is a tag question, seeking confirmation or agreement. 'X-Ray' is also used in the vocative case, directly addressing the person.