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Ava shoves Acronix over to Master Wu.  "Could you please question him before I change my mind about using him for mace practice?!!"

Nya runs inside.  "I'll make the tea!"

-Inside-

Acronix glares up balefully at his interrogators.  "You're wasting your time!  I'm not telling you anything!"

Cole chuckles and slides a teacup over to him.  "Drink this."

Acronix squints at it suspiciously.  "..And if I say no?"

Cole hesitates.  As he does so, Ava slowly stands up from her chair in the darkest corner of the room and sidles up beside the younger Time Twin.  "If you refuse.."  She purrs,  "..Then I get to break you."  She smiles sweetly at him.

Then her eyes harden.  "Give me five minutes with him.  I guarantee you that I can get him to talk."

"W-Wait, that's w-what the t-tea's for.."  Lloyd stammers.

"FIVE MINUTES!!!"  Ava bellows.  "EVERYBODY OUT!!!"

-Out in the hallway-

You all look at each other awkwardly as Acronix begins screaming.

"So.."  You gulp.

"..This is fine.."  Morro murmurs, then winces at an extra-loud shriek from the Time Twin.

"NO!  PLEASE!  ANYTHING BUT THAT!!!"

"Sweet Spinjitzu!"  You jump as a heavy thud rocks the hallway.  "What's she doing to him?!!"

Rhea and Emily are the only ones that are completely unbothered by the situation.

"Hey, Em!  When we're done here, do you want to go canoeing?"

Emily nods eagerly.

"Okay, then!"

"Pardon me for asking.."  Zane begins,  "..But do you not find Ava's current behavior to be intensely disturbing?"

Rhea blinks at the Nindroid in bewilderment.  "Um, no..?  Why would I?  You wanted answers, didn't you?"

"Yes..?"

Rhea shrugs.  "..And she's going to get them for you.  I don't see the problem."  She leans casually against the wall and stretches, placing her hands behind her head.  "Besides, she's so uptight and serious most of the time, we've got to let her have some fun once in a while, right?"

"It doesn't sound like Acronix is having fun."  Kai observes, grinning.

"That's his problem."  Rhea cackles and high-fives the Fire Ninja as Acronix screams out.

"OKAY, OKAY!!!  I'LL TALK!!!"

"I knew you'd see things my way..."  Ava answers smugly.

-Back in the interrogation room-

Ava dangles something in her hand.  "Thanks to me having this, he'll tell you everything."

You cringe, expecting to see something grisly.  Instead, you catch a glimpse of a phone screen.  "Uh..  Okay..?"

Ava rolls her eyes.  "Apparently, he's surgically attached to his phone.  He put up quite the fight when I tried to take it from him, but, as you can see, I won."

Rhea snickers and looks over her friends' shoulder.  "Ooh!  Check his search history!"

Acronix lunges at her before being subdued by the others.  "Don't you dare!!!"

Rhea grins at him.  "Why?  Is it something dirty?"

Ava hisses a warning at her, and Acronix blushes slightly.  "Shut up!"

Ava continues as if Rhea hasn't spoken.  "-Judging by your phones' contents, we now have a pretty fair idea of what we can use against you.  I'd suggest you start talking."

"Actually..  No, I won't!  You can't make me!!!"

"Oh, can't I?"  She starts scrolling.  "Let's see...  Cancel all orders on clock parts..  Is that a highly sought-after, one-of-a-kind gear..?"  She taps the screen.  "Oh, well!"

A bead of sweat forms on his brow, and he gulps.  "N-No, I won't break..!"

Ava swipes the screen.  "Wow, that's a heck of a lot of selfies!  It sure would be a shame if someone mass-deleted them."  She very deliberately presses the screen as she maintains eye contact with Acronix.  "Oops."

He's now rocking back and forth in his chair and moaning.  "All those pictures..!"

"-And now it's time to be really brutal."  Ava continues.  "Dislike all cute cat videos?  Sure, why not?!!"  She pauses, her finger hovering over the screen, as Acronix suddenly screams out:

"DAMMIT, WOMAN!!!  ALRIGHT, I'LL TELL YOU EVERYTHING!!!"

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