"Ariella, stop!" Katellah waved desperately at her before turning back to their guest. "Tegwen, where have you been? Everyone back in Duckburg was under the assumption that you had -- had . . ." Tears welled up in Katellah's eyes. "Oh, how have you been, sweetie?"

"Miss West, I've been fine. I mean, I've been better, but I'm fine." Tegwen looked surprised at the warm reception she was receiving. And despite the fact she knew what sad question was being left unasked, she honestly did feel good. At the moment. "But things are pretty good now. What all have you been up to, Miss West? Teacher, Actor, Singer, World Famous Germaine Sister?"

Katellah laughed. "Actually, it's Mrs. Harbour, now. It's been that way for the last wonderful year and a half. My husband, Michael, should be on his way back right now, in fact! I can't believe anyone got here before he did! He's always first backstage."

"That's so wonderful! You got married, Mrs. W -- er, Harbor!"

Mrs. Harbour nodded. "Please, call me Kat."

Tegwen grinned irrepressibly and raced over to Katellah, giving her a tight hug.

"Kat," she tried the name out, tentatively at first. "You have no clue how I needed that!" Tegwen heaved a happy sigh, looking at Katellah with tears in her eyes. "It's so good to see you again."

"It's a wonder to see you again! Why --"

"You never told me you were part of the Germaine Sisters!"

Ariella laughed at the statement. "She didn't want to distract the class. Keeping the boys' attention is hard enough when you look like she does!"

"Ariella!" Katellah laughed, throwing the wig at her sister. She turned her attention back to Tegwen. "Granted, that was one of the few cases I agree with one of Ariella's ideas. She's the one who came up with the stage name, and I have to say, it's better than 'The West Sisters.'" She glanced back toward the former acrobat. "But, Ariella -- um, could I get a few minutes alone with Tegwen? I really need to talk to her."

"Sure sis. Hey, wallflower?"

Megavolt froze, hand outstretched. He had successfully liberated all of the lightbulbs from Katellah's makeup table, and was in the process of doing the same to Ariella's.

"You wanna go meet the rest of the cast or something?" Then, looking at the supervillian swiftly remove the remaining bulbs before acknowledging her question, she added, "Ooor we could go up in the rafters and I can introduce you to all the hardworking theater lights. Spot lights, fill lamps, special effects --"

"Whoa! Would I ever! Tegwen, can I go?"



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