When TC came to, he groaned, since his head was killing him from all the new memories. Or old memories, whatever.

"What happened?" TC asked.

"Sorry about the pain TC, but it was necessary to get you to trust me." Gambi said.

"Peter. How was shooting me in the head going to make me trust you?" TC asked.

"We needed to restore your memories of how things were so that you'd trust us." Anissa said.

"I know you. You're Thunder." TC said.

"Yes I am and right now, you're in Black Lightning's Sanctum." Anissa said as TC looked around.

"Sorry about that headshot, but it was necessary since we needed to make sure you would trust us." Gambi said.

"Fair enough. Man, this is all a lot to process." TC said and Anissa smiled.

"Don't worry, we'll be there for you every step of the way. And we could use your help." Anissa said.

"With what?" TC asked.

"The ASA may be gone, but Freeland is not out of the woods yet. We still have two problems to deal with and honestly, I'm not sure which one is worse." Anissa said.

"What are they?" TC asked.

"The first one is Markovia, since we're still fairly certain that they've got their own metas there that they're still trying to weaponize, which is part of why I'm glad Lynn is still at the meta school, since it'll make it harder for the Markovians to get her, since she is one of the only people on this planet capable of making the stabilization serum. Jefferson is planning on warning Dr. Snow when he and Jen go to visit Khalil next weekend." Gambi said.

"And the other?" TC asked.

"A personal pain in Freeland's ass, Tobias Whale." Anissa said.

"That name sounds familiar." TC said.

"It should. He was a councilman back before you were put in the pod. He's a recurring problem in Freeland that we have yet to deal with on this earth, though what we do with him when we find him has yet to be seen since last time, when we take him down, we handed him over the ASA, which is now gone." Gambi said.

"Do we have any idea on where he is?" TC asked.

"No we don't. Though we are trying to find him." Gambi said.

"Maybe I could help." TC said and Gambi smiled.

"We were hoping you would." Gambi said

"So, what's your analysis of the meta school?" Tobias asked Tori as she looked over the plans Joey Toledo had gotten them of the school.

"I think that it is going to take more than we've got to get past security and 'recruit' those metas to our cause." Tori said.

"What about that Khalil kid?" Tobias asked.

"He's in Central City, which is protected by the Flash. Too risky to go after him." Tori said and Tobias was pissed as Joey Toledo entered his office.

"Well?" Tobias asked.

"Lala's in the wind. He's likely gone underground." Joey said.

"He's gonna be 6 feet underground when I find him. I mean seriously, I get the guy out of prison and he doesn't even answer when I call him." Tobias said.

"Some people just have no respect for their elders." Tori said.

"We do have a lead on Lady Eve though." Joey said and Tobias smiled.

"Bring her to me. Alive. Maybe I was a bit hasty in attacking her, but since her precious shadow board was dissolved when the ASA was shut down, maybe now she'll be a bit more supportive since I'm her only option to retain her power around here." Tobias said and Joey nodded as he headed out.

"It's about time you rescued me Tobias." Lady Eve said a few days later as Joey Toledo escorted her into Tobias's office.

"You were well hidden. Though it looks like it wasn't your intention." Tobias said.

"Black Lightning was holding me prisoner after I double crossed him attempting to keep my stature with the ASA." Lady Eve said.

"I'm not surprised and I do apologize for trying to kill you, but we weren't exactly on the best of terms back then." Tobias said.

"So, bygones." Lady Eve said.

"Of course. Assuming you can help me with my current dilemma." Tobias said.

"That depends on what it is, since as you're no doubt aware, with the ASA and the Shadow Board gone, my influence is not what it once was." Lady Eve said.

"You and I have a mutual problem, Black Lightning. My plan was to abduct the meta kids from the ASA, but now they're in a school that's next to impossible to get in there." Tobias said and Lady Eve grinned.

"Well then, maybe I can help, but it won't be cheap." Lady Eve said.

"Knowing you, I wouldn't expect it to be. Name your price." Tobias said.

"Protection from Black Lightning, not to mention some sort of leadership role within your organization." Lady Eve said.

"I agree with protecting you from Black Lightning, but your second condition, well, let's see what you've got first." Tobias said.

"The ASA wasn't the only ones with metahumans. Markovia does too. Perhaps you could consider making an alliance with them." Lady Eve said and Tobias grinned.

"Sounds interesting." Tobias said.

"I should warn you though. You should have a bargaining chip to bring the Markovians to the bargaining table." Lady Eve said.

"Really, and what do you propose I use for that?" Tobias asked and Lady Eve grinned.

"An old friend of yours. Dr. Helga Jace. Let's just say that she has some unfinished business in Markovia and I'm sure they would be all too delighted to welcome her back." Lady Eve said and Tobias grinned.

"You might've just earned yourself a spot on my leadership team. Tori, call Syonide, acquiring Dr. Jace should be easy for someone of her skills." Tobias said and Tori nodded

"Joey, keep searching for Lala, I have a feeling that once I leave for Markovia, he might show his face and if he does, put him back in the ground and make sure it sticks." Tobias said and Joey nodded as they began making preparations.