A/n: This chapter takes place a few months after Season 2, and now Meryl doesn't know about what happened to Rand.

Also before we begin, the Head cannon voice of the guard of Meryl's basement/room is: Bandit from Bluey

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Meryl was sitting on her bed, alone in the basement as it has been months since she had last seen or heard from her father. She had bags under her eyes as she hadn't slept much in the last few days due to her worrying about why Rand hasn't visited her. She then slowly pulled out a walkie talkie and she turned it on.

Meryl: ( sad ) Hey, Richie...can you get me some soda... I'm having one of those days again...

Walkie talkie/" Richie ": You got it, kid. I'll be back in a few.

Cut back to Reagan and the gang. They were making their way through a tunnel, as they were on their way to the entrance of the stairway to the secret basement where the secret " weapon " was being kept.

Reagan: I can't believe I'm just now hearing about this weapon.

Glenn: I bet it's a missile or a nuclear weapon, and that's why it's kept in a secret basement underneath the company.

They then heard speeding footsteps coming from behind them, when they turned around to see what was heading their way, they see a man holding hands full of soda cans with a tag that said " Head of Secret Weapon Security ".

( A/n: Meet Richard, or Richie for short. What do you guys think of him? )

Richard stops in his steps in front of the group, and he breathes heavily as he is out of breath from running.

Richard: ( to Reagan and the gang: ) Sorry, but you're not allowed to go this way-

Reagan: Actually we are. We're here to see the weapon.

Richard: IDs.

Gigi: Seriously? Reagan is the CEO, aka your boss.

Richard: It's protocol, ma'am. Can be too careful, ya know? A shape shifter or something might try to get to the basement, and none of us want that.

Reagan: Understandable.

Richard took a look at the gang's IDs, before he gave him a nervous smile.

Richard: Sorry about that. As I said before it's protocol. Plus you guys wouldn't be able to get in sense I have the key. Follow me, I'll show you seven there.

The gang follow Richard down the tunnel to a giant steel door with a skull shaped keyhole under the door handle. Richard looks at the gang with a nervous expression.

Richard: Can one of you guys hold onto these sodas? I kinda need my hands to open the door.

Brett: Yeah, I gotcha.

Richard carefully handed the soda cans to Brett before he pulled out a key that looked to be made out of some kind of bone.

Gigi: ( to Richard: ) Alright handsome, what kind of weapon are you guarding anyway?

Richard: A... special kind of weapon. You'll see when we get inside.

The gang shared confused looks as Richard opens the door with the bone key. He opens the door to reveal a very very very long stairway down.

Myc: ( to Richard: ) No fucking wonder why you were so out of breath.

Richard: Yeah... Come on, we can't keep the " weapon " waiting.

Cut to Meryl in the basement/her room. She was currently working on her studies while drawing some blueprints for a robot, when she looked up when she heard her door open and saw six other adults and a living mushroom with Richard.

Reagan: Okay, why is there a kid here and where's the weapon?

Richard: Ah, that's the thing, ma'am. The kid is-

Meryl: Name's Meryl, Meryl Ridley. I am literally a walking talking weapon.

Reagan and the gang looked at Meryl with shocked expressions. Brett dropped the sodas in shock.

Meryl: What? Why do you guys look like you saw the ghost of George Washington?

Richard: Why the ghost of George Washington?

Meryl: Which would you be more shocked about, a ghost or ghost George Washington?

Richard: ( thinks for a few seconds ) Good point.

Reagan: Okay, kid. Did you really say that your last name was Ridley?

Meryl: Yeah. You probably know my Dad, Rand Ridley. Did J.R sent you here or something?

Reagan: ( to Richard and the gang: ) Outside. Now.

Cut to outside of Meryl's room.

Reagan: ( to Richard: ) Explanation, now.

Richard: Alright, I'll give you the short version of what I've read on Meryl's file. She was created with the DNA of Rand Ridley and a unknown woman by a mad scientist that created her and gave her powers so she could overthrow the Shadow Board, but she was quickly found. J.R has had her kept in this basement ever since. I was hired to make sure she doesn't get kidnapped, and if someone tries to come in to kill her, ( points to self ) this guy will be taking the hit. No matter what weapon they have, gun, knife, and heck even a god damn rocket launcher.

Gigi: The kid has powers? What kind of powers?

Richard: Chaos manipulation and Reality bending. And she's a genius like her old man.

Brett: Speaking of him, did he...

Richard: Know about the kid? Yeah, he would visit her in secret, they didn't know that I knew. I figured he had the right to know about her and see her, unlike what J.R believed.

Reagan: ( sighs ) When was the last time she'd left that room?

Richard: Never. J.R said that she wasn't allowed to even step a foot out of this basement. Heck, I bet ya that she has never seen the sun in her life.

Back to Meryl. Meryl was sitting on her bed, hugging her knees when Reagan went in the room.

Meryl: ( to Reagan: ) You're Reagan Ridley. Aren't you? Dad told me a lot about you.

Reagan: He did?

Meryl: ( nods ) He said that you were a child prodigy, and that you two had a... complicated relationship. Is Dad okay? He hasn't visited in months.... He would usually visit me once or twice a week... This isn't like him...

Reagan: He's...fine. He's just away, right now.

Meryl: Did J.R sent you to see the powerful " weapon "?

Reagan: No... J.R no longer runs the company. He's at Shadow Prison X. Where he belongs.

Meryl: That's great... I guess...

Reagan: And... You are now allowed to leave this basement, but you can't leave the building without an adult present, and Myc- the mushroom you saw earlier, doesn't count as an adult for many reasons.

Meryl looked at Reagan with slight shock, but then she gave Reagan a small grateful smile.

( Slight time skip )

Meryl was out of the basement and was standing in front of the Mayan calendar as she watched as employees of various species walked through the area, none seem to have paid any notice to her, she had a look of curiosity and amazement on her face. Richard was standing beside her, watching her reaction to finally being out of the basement with a smile, as he was happy to see her reaction to her first time outside the basement.

Richard: Welcome to Cognito Inc, kid.

Meryl: This place is... amazing.

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That's it for this chapter, I hope you like it

What kind of relationship you hope Reagan and Meryl will have?

Till next time my agents of mischief 😜