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Penny didn’t fight Madison sweeping her up in the arms of the Jaws. As much as she wanted to help finish the fight against Annabelle, she was absolutely exhausted and her head felt like it had been right against a speaker at a rock concert. It was painful to admit, but she knew she’d only be in the way. The migraine hit harder as the only sound that entered her ears was a pulsating [i]fwoop[/i]. Penny closed her eyes and pinched the bridge of her nose. Last time she pushed it too far she’d temporarily gone blind, but maybe her abstraction hit all of her senses. Her concerns of losing her hearing was dashed when she heard a voice crack over the loudspeaker of the helicopter that had drowned out any other sound. Next thing she knew, Madison was putting her and the others down.

A bunch of government stiffs in suits armed with rifles poured out of the helicopter, followed by a woman in a wheelchair. The woman introduced herself as Director Alcott, assumingly the one in charge of DENS, and nicely ordered Madison to hand over Meifeng. Penny watched as the wounded agent was loaded onto a stretcher, a hundred [i]if-I-onlys[/i] running through her mind as she was whisked away to the helicopter. Penny’s eyes widened as she heard Meifeng’s last name for the first time. Liao? Surely it was a coincidence, but the thought that she’d fought side-by-side with someone from Justin’s family without even realizing it made her smile—one that quickly faded upon realizing that Meifeng was likely in near fatal condition. When she had a chance she’d call Justin just to squash any of her concerns.

Penny dipped back into the conversation. She folded her arms and smirked from behind Lyss as the girl called out the Director of DENS for holding back. How many people lost their lives because Annabelle was able to get to the point where she was now? Penny stepped forward at the mention of Saul. She recalled meeting with the man. She had been hesitant then, nervous that perhaps Saul was holding back the end of the world instead of accelerating it. In hindsight, being cautious had been costly. She sank back at the mention of Kimberly getting hurt and glanced over at Madison as she probed the Director to elaborate.

"She's been shot three times, she's in critical condition," Director Alcott answered. "I'm not sure if she will make it."

[color=goldenrod]“She was in your custody and you let her get shot?”[/color] shouted Penny, moving towards the Director. [color=goldenrod]“Are you fu—”[/color]

She was cut off by a loud explosion followed by a massive shockwave. Penny’s head whipped around to see the huge mushroom cloud followed by the jubilant glee from the Director as she announced that Annabelle had been defeated. Her shoulders dropped as she stared dumbly at the smoke. She could barely manage to keep herself alive against Annabelle with the help of a few others while Maximillian was able to take her out himself. She should be relieved, but between the feeling of uselessness and the concern over Meifeng and Kimberly the defeat of Annabelle hardly registered. As Maya reunited with her sisters, Penny approached the Director.

[color=goldenrod]“I’m Penny Lawson. I was working with Kimberly Walton to track down Annabelle. If you’re planning to go after Saul I would love to help but…”[/color] Penny trailed off, glancing over at the Coven. She swallowed and continued, [color=goldenrod]“Could I see Kim first?”[/color]