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Alice Daniels, Attorney At Law
A Colmaton fanfic. Alice Daniels/Shodata/Lone Wolf is the joint intellectual property of
myself and CD. Gloria Summers/Lady Liberty, Kelly Goodwin/Brown Lotus and the
Colmaton universe are the intellectual property of Train. Ji-Lin Hue/Crimson Cur is the
intellectual property of CD (used with permission). Jenna Ronfauni/Strikira is the
intellectual property of Wolfrider. All other characters in this story and the Bureau of
Superheroes are my own intellectual property. This work of fiction is meant as
entertainment only and not meant to infringe on any known copyrights.
The home of Gloria Summers and Kelly Goodwin, Saturday Afternoon:
"Congratulations, Alice!" Gloria Summers neighed as the statique tiger striped mare in
the bright red dress hugged her housemate, a Doberan-wolfess clad in a business suit
style blue blazer and skirt.
"Way to go passing the Bar!" added Kelly Goodwin, the leopard-tigress who co-owned
the large home they all lived in with Gloria.
"Thanks guys," the Doberman-wolfess said with a smile as Gloria released her hug.
"The best news of all is that Mr. Deroesher, the head partner of the law office I've
worked for all this time, wants to meet with me today to talk about my future at the firm!"
As Alice spoke, a sharp breeze blew through the living room as a black and white
colored blur stopped directly in front of her.
"I am so happy you graduated law school and now you are a full fledged attorney and I
am so proud of you and.."
"Calm down, Ji-Lin!" Alice barked as the petite Bermese Mountain Dog quickly reached
out to hug her much taller housemate.
"Ji-Lin!" Gloria neighed. "How many times have I told you? No super speedy running in
the house!"
"Yeah Ji-Lin," added Kelly, "you could do a lot of damage if you tripped and fell."
"I am sorry, but I am SO EXCITED FOR ALICE!" Ji-Lin barked as she squeezed her
fellow canine even tighter.
"Can't.. Breathe.." Alice muttered, prompting her excited canine friend to release her.
"Oh, sorry again," Ji-Lin quipped, her ears drooping in sadness.
"It's alright, Ji-Lin, I'm fine," the Doberman-wolfess explained. "Today is the day that I
become a junior partner in law firm!"
"Junior partner?" Kelly asked.
"Yes! Mr. Deroesher promised me that once I passed the bar that he'd make me a junior
partner! That's got to be the reason he wants to talk to me!"
"WOW! My best friend, a junior partner in a law firm!" Ji-Lin cheered.
"Well, it's not OFFICIAL yet, but.."
"Your boss did assure you of this promotion upon the completion of your education and
bar certification!" added the voice of Shodata, the unseen alien living inside of Alice's
body.
"True Shodata, and he is an attorney," Alice added. "No reason for him to go against his
word. After all, I've kept my end of the bargain."
"Good luck!" Gloria waved as the business attire dressed canine hybrid walked out the
door.
The offices of Deroesher and Associates Law Firm, a half hour later:
"Come in, Alice!" a rather portly looking warthog in a blue three piece suit grunted as he
sat behind his antique oak office desk. Alice Daniels walked in and closed the door
behind her. "Have a seat, my dear."
"Thank you sir," she said as the Doberman-wolfess sat down. "You did ask to see me."
"I did indeed, Miss Daniels." the warthog said as he stood up and walked out from
behind his desk. "I must congratulate you on passing the California bar exam. You are
now a full fledged attorney!"
"Thank you sir."
"Yes Miss Daniels, I've always had my, eye, on you ever since I first hired you as a
paralegal here," Mr. Deroesher said as with a smile on his face, he stared at the canine
hybrid's legs and chest as he walked around her chair. "You have worked very hard to
become a valuable legal assistant to this firm. But, it is with deep regret that I must
inform you that.."
Before the portly warthog could finish his sentence, a smaller yet more portly blonde
warthog sow burst into the room, holding a large cardboard box.
"Did you finish giving this bitch the brush off, daddy?" the sow yelled in a very snooty
voice.
"What?" Alice barked.
"Millicent, sweetheart, daddy was just about to tell this young lady that.."
"She's FIRED, daddy?" Millicent said with a sneer. "Let me spell it out for you, bitch. I
just passed the bar exam too, so daddy is making me a junior partner with his law firm,
instead of YOU!"
"HEY!" Alice growled as she stood up to face her former boss. "You promised me that
once I passed the California bar exam that you'd make ME a junior partner."
"Yes Miss Daniels, I know, but.."
"Daddy never gave it to you in writing, bitch!" Millicent grunted. "And IF you try to take
us to court, he'll deny all of it!"
"But that's not fair!" Alice protested, "I did everything you asked me to do!"
"Very true, Miss Daniels. However, certain circumstances have forced me to change my
mind."
"Don't say another word, daddy! You don't have to give this pink haired bitch an
explanation!" Millicent snorted as she thrust the cardboard box into Alice's paws. "Here!
I took the liberty of cleaning out your desk. After all, your old office is MY office now! I
also took the liberty of keeping all of the, nicer things, you left in MY DESK!"
"I can't believe this!" the Doberman-wolfess barked as she turned towards her former
boss. "You're choosing your daughter over me?"
"That's the size of it, BITCH!" Millicent snorted as the portly warthog sow started to push
Alice out of the room by her shoulders. "I've already called security, they'll escort you
out of the building!"
"Mr. Deroesher! You can't do this to me!" Alice barked when two burly male security
guards clad in blue grabbed the canine hybrid by her arms and began to walk her
towards the front door.
"Escort her out of the building! Daddy wants to see that bitch out on the street in sixty
seconds! And you're not getting any severance pay either, bitch! I'll see to that!" the
blonde warthog sow snorted, watching the guards take away the struggling canid
femme.
"Too bad," Mr. Deroesher muttered under his breath. "If she'd slept with me, I might
have kept Alice on."
"What was that, daddy?" Millicent asked.
"Oh, nothing sweetheart, nothing at all!" the older warthog boar said with a toothy grin on
his tusked face. Millicent rushed over to the window, laughing with glee at the sight of
Alice being thrust outside into the street by the two stern looking security guards. The
overzealous guards tossed her out with such force that the canine-wolfess tripped and
fell flat on the sidewalk with her cardboard box still in her paws.
"And don't you EVER show your face here ever again!" one of the guards warned.
"Orders of Millicent Deroesher!" added the other guard as the pair left the pink haired
canid lying there before turning to reenter the building.
Trying to hold back her tears, Alice slowly got up on her paws and knees and began to
gather up the scattered contents of the cardboard box. Suddenly, an elderly beaver
boar wearing a suit stooped to one knee and started placing some of the scattered items
back into the box.
"I saw what those brutes did to you, young lady," he said, "let me help you with all this."
"Thank you sir," Alice said in a whimpering voice, "you are very kind to me."
"Not at all, you remind me a lot of my granddaughter," the beaver said as the two placed
everything back into the box and he helped Alice up to her feet. "Forgive my lack of
manners, my name is Edgar, Edgar LeClerk."
"Thank you for showing me kindness, Mr. LeClerk.."
"Please young lady, call me Edgar. It would seem you and I have much in common."
"We do?"
"Yes, I have also received a raw deal from that horrible law firm! I am assuming they
fired you?"
"Why, yes, but how did you know?"
"I've seen you in their office before, though I spent most of my time consulting with Mr.
Deroesher. I paid him a retainer to take my case in a property dispute I have with a
fellow logging firm here in California. I met with him earlier today and that, that, PIG told
me he would no longer represent me!"
"You mean, after you paid his retainer he refused to pursue your case?"
"That's right, young lady. He told me that my foe had offered him more money to
represent HER logging firm and then had me, escorted out of the building, much in the
same way I saw that you were forced out moments ago."
"That's terrible Mr. LeClerk, I mean, Edgar. By law they have to refund your retainer."
"He told me the check would be in the mail, though I doubt I'll ever see my money again.
Now, I haven't the ready cash to hire a new attorney or even to try to send for one from
my native Canada."
"Edgar, you have shown me kindness, allow me to do the same for you," Alice said with
a smile, "I will gladly represent your case, pro bono!"
"You would do this for me? But I'm just someone you met in the street, Miss.. Miss.."
"Alice Daniels is the name, you'll need to remember it since I will be your new attorney of
record."
"But Miss Daniels, I don't know how I can ever thank you."
"Thank me by accepting my offer. Unlike my former employer, I'll keep the promises I've
made to you," the Doberman-wolfess said as she extended her paw to shake. When the
eager beaver grasped her paw to shake, there was a brief glow during their handshake.
"Alice!" the voice of Shodata spoke silently, within the canid's mind, "I took the liberty of
reading this beaver's mind, and he has a very winnable case. There seems to be many
questionable ethical questions concerning Mr. Deroesher's actions. With my help, I
believe we can discover the truth about this case."
The pink haired canid femme smiled as she said, "don't worry, Edgar, I will do everything
in my power to see to it that justice is served!"
"Thank you, Miss Daniels."
"Please, call me Alice. Just tell me where are you staying and I'll have something for
you by this evening!"
"But Miss Daniels, er, Alice, how can you be so sure?"
"I have my ways, Edgar, trust me on this."
Several hours later, as Mr. Deroesher and his daughter returned from lunch, the pair
entered his office.
"How are you liking your first day on the job, Millicent?"
"Oh it is everything I dreamed of, daddy!" the warthog sow cheered. "Lunch was
wonderful! My favorite food, buffet!"
"Just remember Millicent, I have given you your first case file to study this afternoon. It
will be a simple, easy to win case since I already have examined all the evidence your
opponent told me about."
"You mean, that old codger beaver you tossed out of here this morning?"
"That's right, my dear. I've set up this case for you, no way you can fail!"
"Oh thank you, daddy! Thank you SO much!"
"Anything for my one and only darling daughter!" Mr. Deroesher snorted as his portly
daughter left his office. "Let me check my schedule. That's interesting; I have a free half
hour. Maybe I can catch a quick nap."
"Mr. Deroesher!" a voice on the warthog's intercom blared. "There's a new client here
who is begging to see you now."
"Tell him to come back tomorrow!" he snorted out. "I'm, in conference now!"
"Ok Mr. Deroesher, I will tell HER to come back tomorrow!"
"HER?" the portly warthog grunted as he jumped out of his chair and rushed over to his
half opened door and glanced out into the lobby. The swine boar gasped at the sight of
a very statuesque looking brown and white furred rabbit doe, wearing a very tight bright
red minidress with spaghetti straps and a hemline that exposed her long, gorgeous legs.
"I'm sorry, miss, but Mr. Deroesher.."
"Is right here, Mabel!" the three piece suit clad warthog shouted as he rushed into the
lobby and quickly extended his hooved hand to shake. "I am Clarence Deroesher,
Attorney at law, and you are?"
"In DESPERATE need of legal representation," the rabbit doe said softly. "May I see
you in your office, privately?"
"Of course, my dear," Clarence said as he turned to his peacock secretary. "Hold all my
calls, I am NOT to be disturbed for ANY reason, got it?"
"Yeah, whatever," Mabel said, the blue dress wearing avian rolled her eyes as the door
to Mr. Deroesher's office slammed shut.
"Have a seat, ma'am."
"The name's Delovely, Venus Delovely," the shapely rabbit doe spoke as she slowly sat
down and crossed her long legs, nearly causing the portly warthog to faint at the sight of
this blonde hare's form.
"Well, Miss Legs, er, I mean, Miss Delovely," Clarence said as her sat on the edge of the
front of his desk, "what can this humble attorney do for you?"
"I do declare, sir, you do have a way of speaking your mind, don't you?"
"Well, I do have a reputation for honesty, integrity and.. and.."
The warthog was instantly speechless as he stared at the rabbit doe's ample cleavage.
"Sugyar, my eyes are up here," Venus muttered, motioning with her paws at her face.
"Er what? Oh, OH! Forgive me, my dear, but you do remind me of my lovely daughter
Millicent! Shall we, get down to, business, Miss Delovely?"
"Please, call me, Venus."
"Very well, Venus, what can I do for you?"
"Stand perfectly still," the hare said in a sultry voice as she reached up and gently placed
her right paw on the stunned warthog's forehead. As her paw glowed brightly, Venus
began to morph back into her more recognizable blue leotard clad canid superfur form.
"And now, MR. Deroesher, you will be sharing ALL of your knowledge with me and
Shodata!" Lone Wolf said sternly. "And when we're done with you, you'll have no
memory whatsoever of Venus Delovely!"
"Lone Wolf!" Shodata spoke outloud from within the Doberman-wolfess' body, "this
warthog has set up your client!"
"I know, Shodata, I know, we share the same mind, remember?" Lone Wolf growled.
"You lousy son of a bitch! You even had fantasies of taking me to bed with you! I have
half a mind to erase your mind, PERMANENTLY!"
"I cannot allow that, Lone Wolf," Shodata answered back. "As an attorney, your quest is
for justice, not revenge!"
"You're right, Shodata, thank you for reminding me," Lone Wolf said as the canine hybrid
removed her paw from the wide eyed warthog boar. "There, all done! Time to leave.
We need to visit the Assessor's Office right away."
"DADDY!" Millicent shouted from outside her father's closed office door. "DADDY! I
have to speak with you!"
Lone Wolf instantly made herself invisible as the excited warthog sow swung open the
door and rushed inside.
"Daddy, I know you're busy but.. DADDY?" Millicent asked when she saw her father still
frozen in fear as he sat on top of his antique oak desk. Suddenly, a loud cracking noise
filled the room as the very heavy warthog boar tumbled to the floor beside his now
broken and totally collapsed wooden desk.
"DADDY! MABEL! CALL 911!" Millicent shouted as she tried to snap her father out of
the deep trance he seemed to be in. Still invisible, Lone Wolf held in her laughter as she
took to the air, passing through the outer wall of the building unnoticed.
California Circuit Court, Colmaton City Courthouse, one week later, in the afternoon:
"Just relax, Mr. LeClerk, I mean, Edgar," Alice Daniels said calmly as the Doberman-
wolfess in the blue business style minidress with matching blazer sat beside her nervous
beaver client, who had just chewed through his fifth wooden pencil. As Alice glanced at
her notes from her briefcase that rested on their wooden table, Clarence and Millicent
Deroesher walked past them, followed by their client, a very attractive looking standard
black and white furred skunkette.
"I don't believe it," Millicent snarled in a snooty voice. "And just what are YOU doing
here, bitch?"
"I'm doing my job, representing MY client!" Alice barked defiantly.
"YOUR client? You can't do that!" the green dress wearing warthog sow yelled. "You
stole my daddy's client! I'll have you disbarred for this!"
"YOUR daddy threw me out!" Edgar answered back. "He withdrew from my case and
had me tossed into the street. You should know, you watched and laughed at me while
it all happened!"
"Well, I don't care! Even the great Prairie Mason can't save you, old rodent!" Millicent
laughed as she led the skunkette over to their table and then turned to Clarence.
"Daddy, I'm so glad you're here to watch me win my first case!"
"Go get'm, tiger!" the older warthog boar cheered as he took his seat in the gallery
behind his daughter.
"All rise!" a tall Paint mare bailiff wearing a blue dress uniform shouted before a
courtroom with a full gallery. "The Circuit Court of California is now in session! The
Honorable Judge Blanche Vito presiding!"
An elderly looking brown haired white furred mousette wearing a long black robe entered
the courtroom and took her place behind the bench. As everyone sat down when the
judge did, the bailiff handed her a stack of papers.
"Your honor, this is case number 2018 dash 784 dash 9, LeClerk Logging LLC versus
Makepiece Enterprises!" the mare neighed as the judge accepted the papers.
"Alright, let's get started. I see we have two rookie attorneys representing each side of
this case. Let me warn the two of you, I will tolerate no mistakes. You have both just
passed the California Bar Exam, which means you are familiar with courtroom
procedures. With this in mind, the Plaintiff in this lawsuit will present her opening
arguments."
"Thank you, your honor," Alice said as she stood up and approached the jury. "Your
honor, ladies and gentlefurs of the jury, what we have here is a clear case of illegal land
appropriation. My client's grandfather, Ernest LeClerk, came to California during the
Gold Rush days of the 1850's. Ernest LeClerk staked a claim to a large plot of land on
what became Suzette Island. This land, one hundred acres bordering both a river and
the Pacific Ocean, did produce some gold but it eventually became undeveloped
wilderness. This land remained in the LeClerk family, inherited from one generation of
the family to another, until this land was inherited by my client, Edgar LeClerk, in 1986.
Though this land was still undeveloped, it still legally belongs to my client. Yet, one
year ago, unbeknown to my client, the defendant, Lulu Makepiece, filed a Quick Claim
Abandonment deed on the land! Why the Assessor's Office failed to cross reference the
property before issuing the Quick Claim Deed is a mystery, but failed they did and before
my client realized what was going on, the defendant had her construction company clear
the property and start building a large warehouse and dock on it! Your honor, my client
is seeking both monetary damages and the return of his property!"
"Thank you, Miss Daniels," Judge Vito said as she turned towards the defendant's table.
"And now the court will hear your opening remarks, Miss Deroesher."
"Thank you, your honor," the portly sow said as she approached the bench. "Your
honor, the position of my client is clear. It is our intention to show that Edgar LeClerk is
nothing more than a tottering old coot who is trying to portray a fraud upon this court!"
"Why you," the elderly beaver grunted as he started to stand up.
"No Mister LeClerk, please," Alice quickly whispered as she gently pushed him back into
his chair. "Millicent is baiting you, hoping you'll react wildly to demonstrate her point.
Please don't get angry or upset, no matter what she says."
"A tottering old coot who doesn't remember what he had for breakfast, let alone any
matters of inheritance or property. I intend to show that Edgar is very mistaken in his
charges against my innocent client! There was NO previous deed recorded at the
Assessor's Office for this property! My client was well within her rights to post a Quick
Claim Deed and to obtain this property legally! Furthermore, my client has invested tens
of millions of dollars into the drydock and port facilities constructed on this property.
Therefore, my client would suffer great financial loss if you ruled against her in this
case. Think of all the hundreds of jobs that would be lost if you gave her property away
to that aging beaver! Besides, old fursons like HIM need to be put in some Old Folks
Home playing checkers and bingo all day. Your honor, it is your patriotic duty to reject
this petition of this outsider!"
As Millicent walked over to sit down, sticking out her tongue at Alice as she waddled
over to her chair, the Judge growled at her.
"May I remind you, MISS Deroesher, that I am the SAME age as the plaintiff in this case
and this court takes deep offense at your mischaracterization of the elderly!"
"But your honor, I didn't mean YOU! I meant the other old coot in the room and.."
"SILENCE!" Judge Vito squeaked as she rapped her gavel. "One more terse reference
to the elderly from you and I'll bring you up on Contempt of Court charges! Now, Miss
Daniels, you may begin."
"Thank you, your honor," Alice said as she stood up. "As my first witness, I call County
Assessor Luther J. Figg to the stand."
"Luther J. Figg!" Millicent shouted.
"ORDER!" Judge Vito yelled as she rapped her gavel.
"But your honor, he was going to be MY first witness!" Millicent snorted.
"Luther J. Figg will testify now in this case. And because YOU were going to call him
also, I will assume, Miss Daniels, that you want him considered as a hostile witness?"
"Yes your honor," Alice nodded as a timid looking turtle wearing a suit and eyeglasses
walked into the courtroom, after being sworn in, Luther sat down with a nervous look on
his face. "Mr. Figg, do you understand because you have been declared a hostile
witness, this gives me the right to ask you leading questions, do you understand this?"
"Yes, yes I do," Luther muttered.
"Mr. Figg, I take it you are familiar with the particulars of this case because, as my
opponent has already stated for the record, you were the one who did the research at
the Assessor's Office to determine the validity of the defendant's Quick Claim Deed for
the property in question, correct?"
"Yes, yes that's true," Luther stammered.
"So, as a result of your exhaustive search of the recorded deeds, you could not find the
original deed for this particular property, correct?"
"Well.. yeah.. I.."
"Then explain THIS to the court!" Alice barked, holding up a crumpled looking yellow
piece of paper. "Your honor, I wish to enter this as Exhibit A, the ORIGINAL title deed
for the property in question."
"WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?" Clarence shouted from the gallery.
"ORDER! ORDER IN THIS COURT!" Judge Vito roared, rapping her gavel as she
received the piece of paper.
"Mr. Figg, I asked you a question," Alice said sternly.
"But I hid it where no one could.. I mean.." the stammering turtle nervously uttered.
"You HID it?" Alice said with a growl. "Would you elaborate on that for us, Mr. Figg?"
"No, that's not what I said, I mean, that wasn't what I meant to say, I mean.."
"DON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD, FIGG!" Clarence shouted from the gallery.
"ORDER! ORDER IN THE COURT!" Judge Vito yelled, rapping her gavel repeatedly. "I
will tolerate NO further outbursts from the gallery! Mr. Figg, you will answer the
question."
"I, refuse to answer this question on the grounds I might incriminate myself!" the turtle
shouted before his head retreated into his large shell.
"If it pleases the court, I can answer this question," Alice said as she grabbed a stack of
papers from her briefcase. "Your honor, I wish to enter these as Exhibit B. They are
copies of Mr. Figg's bank statements from Nation's Bank complete with copies of deposit
slips from all of the transactions underlined. Your honor, I intend to prove that Mr. Figg
accepted a series of bribes to hide this original deed from circulation and the one who
bribed him to do it is none other than, Clarence Deroesher!"
"I OBJECT!" Millicent squealed. "MY DADDY WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING
ILLEGAL LIKE THAT! THAT BITCH IS LYING!"
"Objection overruled and totally irrelevant!" Judge Vito screamed as she pointed her
gavel at the excited warthog sow. "One more outburst like that and I will not only find
you in contempt of court, I will also seek action from the California Bar Association
concerning your lack of courtroom manners! This old coot commands you to SIT DOWN
AND DO NOT SPEAK AGAIN UNTIL YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE OBJECTION! Do you
understand me? Nod your head if you do."
Nervously, the portly sow nodded her head and sat back in her chair.
"You may continue, Miss Daniels."
"Thank you, your honor. If you will note, there are several cash deposits on these bank
statements for nine thousand dollars each. I wish to submit, as Exhibit C, this stack of
signed and notarized after davits from seven tellers of the Nation's Bank who are willing
to testify that it was Clarence Deroesher who made each of those cash deposits into Mr.
Figg's bank account."
"May I ask, Miss Daniels, where did you find this original title deed for this property in the
hall of records?" Judge Vito asked.
"It was UNDER a filing cabinet on the far side of the records room and.."
"I OBJECT!" Millicent shouted as she stood up. "That bit.. I mean, Miss Daniels would
have needed a court order to get that deed! It therefore cannot be submitted as
evidence in this case!"
"Objection overruled!" Judge Vito shouted. "Miss Deroesher, have you forgotten that
ALL county property records are always open for public inspection during regular hours
at the Assessor's Office? No court order is necessary to examine them. Miss Daniels,
though you have shown circumstantial evidence of Mr. Deroesher's involvement in this
case, you have failed to provide actual evidence to connect him directly to your assertion
of bribery."
"I will do so next, your honor," Alice said confidently. "No further questions for this
witness."
"Miss Deroesher, do you wish to cross examine the witness?"
"No, your honor," Millicent grunted in disgust.
"Mr. Figg, you may step down but do not leave this building. I will have further questions
about your conduct in the Assessor's Office later," the Judge said as the nervous turtle
stood up and walked away, his head still retracted into his shell as he exited the
courtroom.
"I now call, Miss Lulu Makepiece to the stand," Alice barked.
"Objection!" Millicent snorted. "My client cannot testify against herself!"
"Overruled!" Judge Vito squeaked. "Miss Deroesher, have you forgotten that this is a
CIVIL trial and in a civil trial, there are no Fifth Amendment rights for defendants. Were
you even studying when you were in law school? How in the hell did you pass the
California Bar?"
"Daddy bought the answers.. I mean.. Nevermind, your honor." the portly sow squealed.
"Sit DOWN, Miss Deroesher," the Judge said sternly. "Miss Makepiece, you have been
called to testify, please approach the bench."
"YOU said I wouldn't have to testify," the shapely skunkette said in hushed tones to
Clarence who was seated next to Millicent. "YOU said you fixed this for me,"
"I did," Clarence quipped in hushed tones. "I paid off that idiot Figg to stash that deed. I
can't understand where that dumb mutt got her information from."
"Quiet," Millicent whispered as she turned herself towards them. "You're talking too
loud."
"That's the FIRST thing you've gotten correct all day, Miss Deroesher!" Judge Vito
squeaked as she rapped her gavel.
"This, old coot, has big ears!" the elderly mousette said as she pointed to her large,
round ears. "This old coot heard everything you morons said, including Mr. Deroesher's
confession!"
"But.. but.."
"Not another word from you, Mr. Deroesher! Not only will I rule in favor of the plaintiff, I
will demand the immediate return of his property to him, including ownership of all
structures that were illegally built on it! Furthermore, I rule that the transcripts of this trial
and all evidence presented with it to be submitted to both the District Attorney's Office
and the California State Bar Association for immediate action!"
"NO!" Clarence snorted.
"And to think of all the nights I slept with you, you unless turd!" Lulu yelled.
"DADDY! How could you do that to momma?" Millicent pleaded.
"Shut up, Lulu!" Clarence whispered, causing his portly daughter to wail and cry.
"YOU said this was a fool proof plan! You bastard!" Lulu roared as the angry skunkette
landed a punch to the warthog's jaw, sending him crashing into a back wall as all the
others in the gallery scattered. "I HATE YOUR GUTS! AND I HAVE ONE MORE
PRESENT FOR YOU!"
Turning her back on the dazed warthog and pulling up her dress, Lulu skunk sprayed the
baffled warthog.
"ARREST THAT SKUNK AND BOTH WARTHOGS ATTORNEYS! CLEAR THIS
COURTROOM AND CALL IN A HAZMAT TEAM!" Judge Vito roared as she rapped her
gavel several times, holding her nose with her free paw. "COURT IS ADJOURNED
UNTIL TOMORROW!"
Holding their noses, Alice and Edgar slipped out the side door into the hallway.
"Miss Daniels, I cannot thank you enough for winning this case for me," the happy
beaver said.
"You're quite welcome," Alice said with a smile. "Justice did prevail today."
"It certainly did, but what if this verdict is appealed?"
"I rather doubt that will happen, seeing that Lulu Makepiece will likely soon have criminal
charges filed against her. Perhaps my former boss will as well."
"Anyway, Miss Daniels, you have my thanks, and I will repay you for all your efforts!"
"That's not necessary, Mr. LeClerk. I said from the beginning that I was working pro
bono and I meant it."
Suddenly, Judge Vito rushed out into the hallway, holding her nose.
"I haven't smelled anything THAT bad since the garbage workers strike of 1952!" the
petite robed mousette squeaked.
"Are you alright, your honor?" Alice asked.
"I've survived worse than this," Judge Vito said with a giggle. "I must say, Miss Daniels, I
am very impressed with how you conducted yourself in this case!"
"Thank you, your honor."
"Please, court's not in session now, just call me Judge, ok?"
"As you wish, Judge Vito."
"And you are very polite, for a newbie lawyer. I don't know how you engineered all this,
but getting Clarence to confess in open court like that, it was sheer genius!"
"Just beginner's luck, your honor, I mean, Judge Vito."
"I have always suspected that Clarence Deroesher was shady, never had the goods on
him to prove it, until YOU came along."
"Judge Vito, what will happen to him and his daughter?" Edgar asked.
"Well, there's no way to know for certain, but I'd say that there's a good chance that both
of them will face criminal trial and possible permanent disbarment. I have a feeling that
Millicent will face permanent disqualification from the California Bar if they discover that
her father DID buy her the answers to the Bar Exam. Anyway, now that this trial's over, I
can congratulate you, Alice Daniels, on your first win as an attorney in this state!"
"Thank you, Judge Vito."
"Well, if you two will excuse me, I have some paperwork to complete before I call it a
day. I sure hope that stench doesn't seep through the entire building!"
"Bye, Judge Vito!" Edgar shouted as he and Alice waved to the departing mousette. As
she left, a happy blonde beaver jill and a blonde beagle wearing a blue skirt with
matching blazer rushed over to them.
"Grandpa! You won!" she cheered as she embraced the elderly beaver.
"It was a piece of cake, Phyllis!" Edgar said in reply as they hugged.
"Quite a feat of legal procedures there, Alice," the beagle said with a smile.
"Candice Merryweather? I didn't know you were in the gallery!" Alice barked.
"Phyllis didn't wanna sit in the gallery alone, so I tagged along. Glad I did! Good show,
Alice!"
"Thank you."
"Heard ya got booted from the Deroesher Law Firm, how would ya like ta come and work
in mine?"
"ME? Work for Merryweather and Associates?"
"Why not, Alice? I have a gut feeling that you're gonna make a SUPER attorney.
Whatdoya say?"
"I say, I accept!" Alice barked as the two canines shook paws on the deal.
Dixie Diner, a week later in the afternoon:
"Phyllis, you didn't have to take me out to lunch," Alice Daniels said as the casually
dressed Doberman wolfess entered the front door of the restaurant with the bib overall
clad shapely blonde beaver jill.
"I insist!" Phyllis said, "after all, I wanted to repay you for your kindness towards my
grandfather. Since you did refuse his offer to pay you for your legal services, I felt I
needed to do something."
"Did he take my suggestion?" Alice said as the pair sat down in a booth.
"Yes, he did. Quite a sizable donation he made to the Colmaton Homeless Shelter
organization in your name."
"Good! They could use that money more than I," Alice said as an Australian Tribal
Wolfess wearing business attire rushed into the restaurant.
"Hope I'm not late! Mind if I join yer little group?"
"Jenna! Good to see you!" Alice barked as the two ladyfurs shook paws.
"I'll spring for our meal, wanna properly welcome Miss Daniels to the ol' law firm." the
happy wolfess explained as she sat down with the others.
"But I wanted to treat Alice to lunch!" Phyllis said. "Needed to thank her for winning my
grandfather's case."
"Please!" Alice barked. "This is turning into a court case!"
This caused Phyllis and Jenna to burst into laughter as a bobcat femme dressed in a
pink uniform dress walked over to their booth.
"Howdy Jenna! We sure do miss ya 'round here."
"Now Matilda," Jenna giggled. "I was happy ta put in time here, but ever since I got me
degree an' joined Merryweather and Associates, don't have the time to work here as
much."
"Well, anyhow y'all, what would ya like ta eat? Our blue plate special is our famous chili,
grilled cheese sandwiches and a beverage for only five bucks!"
"Haven't had ol' Boris' chili in a long time, ya sold me, I'll take that with coffee!" Jenna
barked.
"Me too, sounds great!" added Phyllis.
"I'll make it unanimous," Alice said.
"Alrighty! Got yur orders, I'll be back with yur coffee," Matilda said as the bobcat
waitress walked over towards the kitchen.
"While she's away, we still need to decide who is treating who today," Phyllis said as a
furious looking portly warthog femme rushed through the door and over to their table.
"SO HERE YOU ARE!" a furious Millicent Deroesher squealed. "BEEN LOOKING FOR
YOU FOR WEEKS! SAY YOUR PRAYERS, BITCH! I'M GONNA BEAT THE LIVING
HELL OUTTA YOU!"
"Millicent! What are you doing here?"
"DON'T PLAY INNOCENT WITH ME BITCH! My parents are getting a divorce, my
daddy's law firm had to shut down and I'm about to be disbarred and it's all YOUR fault!"
"No it wasn't, your dad's illegal actions.."
"I'll give YOU illegal actions!" Millicent snorted as she drew her fists. "I'm going to make
you suffer for all this! Get up!"
"I am not fighting you," Alice said as Shodata sent a telepathic message into the mind of
a petite brown furred mousette seated at the counter on the other side of the room. The
mouse lady, dressed in an old fashioned green dress with matching pillbox hat, rushed
over to the booth.
"Young lady!" the mousette squeaked. "You look like you're under a lot of stress. Can't
be good for your blood pressure."
"And who are YOU, nosey pipsqueak?"
"I'm a doctor, Doctor Bobbi Hayes and if you don't settle down, you're going to burst a
blood vessel."
"Stay out of this, shorty! I'm going to punch that lying bitch so hard, she'll be begging for
mercy!"
"YOU? You giant tub of lard with feet! You couldn't even punch ME that hard, porky!"
Bobbi squeaked.
"NO one calls ME porky!
"Well I just did, Miss Piggy!" Bobbi squeaked. "Sit down before you hurt yourself."
"Stand aside, Minnie Mouse! That bitch's ass is ALL MINE!"
"You'll have to go through ME first, bacon face!"
"Ok, you asked for it!" Millicent roared as she swung her fist towards Bobbi Hayes. As
the petite mousette stood perfectly still, the warthog sow's fist landed with full force upon
her tiny chin. Immediately, a sound echoed throughout the restaurant, much like the
sound an iron frying pan would make if it struck a metal pillar. This noise was followed
by the unmistakable sounds of several tiny bones breaking in the sow's fist.
"YYYYYEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW" Millicent screamed as she
retracted her fist and held it with her other hooved hand.
"Violence never solves anything," Bobbi said with a smile as all of the ladies seated at
the table burst into laughter.
"I'LL GET ALL OF YOU FOR THIS!" the warthog sow yelled.
"I'm a doctor, you better calm down before you faint."
"I'M NOT GOING TO FAINT, YOU SQUEAKY BITCH!!!"
"Wanna bet?" Bobbi muttered as the petite mousette placed a tiny paw on Millicent's
forehead. Immediately, the angry warthog passed out while an alert Matilda rushed a
chair over to catch the falling sow before she could hit the floor.
"Whew! That was close!" Matilda said as the bobcat waitress wiped her brow. "Almost
had a small earthquake in here."
"It's alright folks!" Bobbi explained to the rest of the restaurant patrons now staring in her
direction. "I'm a doctor and this young lady needs medical attention. Go back to your
meals and I'll take good care of her."
"Glad ta see you here, Doc!" Jenna barked.
"You can thank Shodata for clueing me into this situation," Bobbi whispered as the
mousette began to treat Millicent's injured hand. "Had to do something."
"Thank you," Alice said with a smile.
"Give me a minute and I'll get little Miss Wonderful here outta your way," Bobbi
whispered as she glanced around the dining room to make sure no one was looking.
Then the smiling brown furred mousette picked up Millicent's chair with little effort and
rushed her into a side room of the diner.
"I'm sorry dear friends," Alice said apologetically, "I certainly wasn't expecting all of this
drama during lunch."
"It's alright, Alice, not your fault," Phyllis said with a smile.
"That's right, Alice. Not your fault that warthog sow's three sandwiches short of a
picnic," Jenna laughed. "Good ol' Bobbi's got it all under control."
"I agree, let's not let anything spoil our lunch!" Alice barked as Matilda approached their
table with coffee cups and a pot of coffee.
"Here ya go, gals!" the bobcat waitress announced. "Got yur coffee right here. And
because of all that thar caterwallin' y'all had ta go through, ol' Boris is givin' ya this meal
on the house!"
"That's very nice of him," Alice said with a smile, "be sure and thank him for us."
"Will do!" Matilda said with a smile, "of course, jist cause yur meal's free don't mean y'all
can't leave a tip."
As the bobcat waitress departed, the three ladies glanced over towards the back of the
diner where Bobbi was leading Millicent out of the dining room.
"Young lady, you're lucky all you got from your anger is a slightly sprained wrist," the
petite mousette explained as the pair walked outside. "You better go get that treated at
a clinic, there's one down the block from here."
"I'll do that, doctor, thanks," a calmer Millicent said as she walked away as Bobbi
reentered the Dixie Diner.
"Hey Doctor Bob!" Jenna shouted, "why not come over here and join us?"
"Sure," the mousette said as she brought her coffee cup over and took a seat at their
table.
"How is your, patient?" Phyllis asked.
"Well, I quietly healed her hand and convinced her she was daydreaming about all that
happened," the petite mousette said with a smile. "I can be quite persuasive when I
want to be."
"Thanks again," Alice said quietly before turning towards Phyllis. "By the way, I heard
your grandfather decided to keep the port and warehouse he won in the case open."
"Yes," the blonde beaver jill said with a smile. "Retained all of the former employees
working there to do their same jobs for his firm."
"Everybody wins!" Jenna cheered, "well, all except the Deroeshers, their law firm and
that ruddy turtle clerk that is."
"Alright, now that THAT'S all settled, Alice, I still wanna take ya out ta lunch sometime,"
Jenna said with a smile.
"And so do I!" Phyllis added.
"C'mon ladies. No more quarreling, let's eat!" Bobbi squeaked as Matilda returned to the
table with their orders.
"I'm all for that!" Alice cheered as Phyllis and Jenna laughed.
THE END
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Alice Daniels, Attorney At Law
A Colmaton fanfic. Alice Daniels/Shodata/Lone Wolf is the joint intellectual property of
myself and CD. Gloria Summers/Lady Liberty, Kelly Goodwin/Brown Lotus and the
Colmaton universe are the intellectual property of Train. Ji-Lin Hue/Crimson Cur is the
intellectual property of CD (used with permission). Jenna Ronfauni/Strikira is the
intellectual property of Wolfrider. All other characters in this story and the Bureau of
Superheroes are my own intellectual property. This work of fiction is meant as
entertainment only and not meant to infringe on any known copyrights.
The home of Gloria Summers and Kelly Goodwin, Saturday Afternoon:
"Congratulations, Alice!" Gloria Summers neighed as the statique tiger striped mare in
the bright red dress hugged her housemate, a Doberan-wolfess clad in a business suit
style blue blazer and skirt.
"Way to go passing the Bar!" added Kelly Goodwin, the leopard-tigress who co-owned
the large home they all lived in with Gloria.
"Thanks guys," the Doberman-wolfess said with a smile as Gloria released her hug.
"The best news of all is that Mr. Deroesher, the head partner of the law office I've
worked for all this time, wants to meet with me today to talk about my future at the firm!"
As Alice spoke, a sharp breeze blew through the living room as a black and white
colored blur stopped directly in front of her.
"I am so happy you graduated law school and now you are a full fledged attorney and I
am so proud of you and.."
"Calm down, Ji-Lin!" Alice barked as the petite Bermese Mountain Dog quickly reached
out to hug her much taller housemate.
"Ji-Lin!" Gloria neighed. "How many times have I told you? No super speedy running in
the house!"
"Yeah Ji-Lin," added Kelly, "you could do a lot of damage if you tripped and fell."
"I am sorry, but I am SO EXCITED FOR ALICE!" Ji-Lin barked as she squeezed her
fellow canine even tighter.
"Can't.. Breathe.." Alice muttered, prompting her excited canine friend to release her.
"Oh, sorry again," Ji-Lin quipped, her ears drooping in sadness.
"It's alright, Ji-Lin, I'm fine," the Doberman-wolfess explained. "Today is the day that I
become a junior partner in law firm!"
"Junior partner?" Kelly asked.
"Yes! Mr. Deroesher promised me that once I passed the bar that he'd make me a junior
partner! That's got to be the reason he wants to talk to me!"
"WOW! My best friend, a junior partner in a law firm!" Ji-Lin cheered.
"Well, it's not OFFICIAL yet, but.."
"Your boss did assure you of this promotion upon the completion of your education and
bar certification!" added the voice of Shodata, the unseen alien living inside of Alice's
body.
"True Shodata, and he is an attorney," Alice added. "No reason for him to go against his
word. After all, I've kept my end of the bargain."
"Good luck!" Gloria waved as the business attire dressed canine hybrid walked out the
door.
The offices of Deroesher and Associates Law Firm, a half hour later:
"Come in, Alice!" a rather portly looking warthog in a blue three piece suit grunted as he
sat behind his antique oak office desk. Alice Daniels walked in and closed the door
behind her. "Have a seat, my dear."
"Thank you sir," she said as the Doberman-wolfess sat down. "You did ask to see me."
"I did indeed, Miss Daniels." the warthog said as he stood up and walked out from
behind his desk. "I must congratulate you on passing the California bar exam. You are
now a full fledged attorney!"
"Thank you sir."
"Yes Miss Daniels, I've always had my, eye, on you ever since I first hired you as a
paralegal here," Mr. Deroesher said as with a smile on his face, he stared at the canine
hybrid's legs and chest as he walked around her chair. "You have worked very hard to
become a valuable legal assistant to this firm. But, it is with deep regret that I must
inform you that.."
Before the portly warthog could finish his sentence, a smaller yet more portly blonde
warthog sow burst into the room, holding a large cardboard box.
"Did you finish giving this bitch the brush off, daddy?" the sow yelled in a very snooty
voice.
"What?" Alice barked.
"Millicent, sweetheart, daddy was just about to tell this young lady that.."
"She's FIRED, daddy?" Millicent said with a sneer. "Let me spell it out for you, bitch. I
just passed the bar exam too, so daddy is making me a junior partner with his law firm,
instead of YOU!"
"HEY!" Alice growled as she stood up to face her former boss. "You promised me that
once I passed the California bar exam that you'd make ME a junior partner."
"Yes Miss Daniels, I know, but.."
"Daddy never gave it to you in writing, bitch!" Millicent grunted. "And IF you try to take
us to court, he'll deny all of it!"
"But that's not fair!" Alice protested, "I did everything you asked me to do!"
"Very true, Miss Daniels. However, certain circumstances have forced me to change my
mind."
"Don't say another word, daddy! You don't have to give this pink haired bitch an
explanation!" Millicent snorted as she thrust the cardboard box into Alice's paws. "Here!
I took the liberty of cleaning out your desk. After all, your old office is MY office now! I
also took the liberty of keeping all of the, nicer things, you left in MY DESK!"
"I can't believe this!" the Doberman-wolfess barked as she turned towards her former
boss. "You're choosing your daughter over me?"
"That's the size of it, BITCH!" Millicent snorted as the portly warthog sow started to push
Alice out of the room by her shoulders. "I've already called security, they'll escort you
out of the building!"
"Mr. Deroesher! You can't do this to me!" Alice barked when two burly male security
guards clad in blue grabbed the canine hybrid by her arms and began to walk her
towards the front door.
"Escort her out of the building! Daddy wants to see that bitch out on the street in sixty
seconds! And you're not getting any severance pay either, bitch! I'll see to that!" the
blonde warthog sow snorted, watching the guards take away the struggling canid
femme.
"Too bad," Mr. Deroesher muttered under his breath. "If she'd slept with me, I might
have kept Alice on."
"What was that, daddy?" Millicent asked.
"Oh, nothing sweetheart, nothing at all!" the older warthog boar said with a toothy grin on
his tusked face. Millicent rushed over to the window, laughing with glee at the sight of
Alice being thrust outside into the street by the two stern looking security guards. The
overzealous guards tossed her out with such force that the canine-wolfess tripped and
fell flat on the sidewalk with her cardboard box still in her paws.
"And don't you EVER show your face here ever again!" one of the guards warned.
"Orders of Millicent Deroesher!" added the other guard as the pair left the pink haired
canid lying there before turning to reenter the building.
Trying to hold back her tears, Alice slowly got up on her paws and knees and began to
gather up the scattered contents of the cardboard box. Suddenly, an elderly beaver
boar wearing a suit stooped to one knee and started placing some of the scattered items
back into the box.
"I saw what those brutes did to you, young lady," he said, "let me help you with all this."
"Thank you sir," Alice said in a whimpering voice, "you are very kind to me."
"Not at all, you remind me a lot of my granddaughter," the beaver said as the two placed
everything back into the box and he helped Alice up to her feet. "Forgive my lack of
manners, my name is Edgar, Edgar LeClerk."
"Thank you for showing me kindness, Mr. LeClerk.."
"Please young lady, call me Edgar. It would seem you and I have much in common."
"We do?"
"Yes, I have also received a raw deal from that horrible law firm! I am assuming they
fired you?"
"Why, yes, but how did you know?"
"I've seen you in their office before, though I spent most of my time consulting with Mr.
Deroesher. I paid him a retainer to take my case in a property dispute I have with a
fellow logging firm here in California. I met with him earlier today and that, that, PIG told
me he would no longer represent me!"
"You mean, after you paid his retainer he refused to pursue your case?"
"That's right, young lady. He told me that my foe had offered him more money to
represent HER logging firm and then had me, escorted out of the building, much in the
same way I saw that you were forced out moments ago."
"That's terrible Mr. LeClerk, I mean, Edgar. By law they have to refund your retainer."
"He told me the check would be in the mail, though I doubt I'll ever see my money again.
Now, I haven't the ready cash to hire a new attorney or even to try to send for one from
my native Canada."
"Edgar, you have shown me kindness, allow me to do the same for you," Alice said with
a smile, "I will gladly represent your case, pro bono!"
"You would do this for me? But I'm just someone you met in the street, Miss.. Miss.."
"Alice Daniels is the name, you'll need to remember it since I will be your new attorney of
record."
"But Miss Daniels, I don't know how I can ever thank you."
"Thank me by accepting my offer. Unlike my former employer, I'll keep the promises I've
made to you," the Doberman-wolfess said as she extended her paw to shake. When the
eager beaver grasped her paw to shake, there was a brief glow during their handshake.
"Alice!" the voice of Shodata spoke silently, within the canid's mind, "I took the liberty of
reading this beaver's mind, and he has a very winnable case. There seems to be many
questionable ethical questions concerning Mr. Deroesher's actions. With my help, I
believe we can discover the truth about this case."
The pink haired canid femme smiled as she said, "don't worry, Edgar, I will do everything
in my power to see to it that justice is served!"
"Thank you, Miss Daniels."
"Please, call me Alice. Just tell me where are you staying and I'll have something for
you by this evening!"
"But Miss Daniels, er, Alice, how can you be so sure?"
"I have my ways, Edgar, trust me on this."
Several hours later, as Mr. Deroesher and his daughter returned from lunch, the pair
entered his office.
"How are you liking your first day on the job, Millicent?"
"Oh it is everything I dreamed of, daddy!" the warthog sow cheered. "Lunch was
wonderful! My favorite food, buffet!"
"Just remember Millicent, I have given you your first case file to study this afternoon. It
will be a simple, easy to win case since I already have examined all the evidence your
opponent told me about."
"You mean, that old codger beaver you tossed out of here this morning?"
"That's right, my dear. I've set up this case for you, no way you can fail!"
"Oh thank you, daddy! Thank you SO much!"
"Anything for my one and only darling daughter!" Mr. Deroesher snorted as his portly
daughter left his office. "Let me check my schedule. That's interesting; I have a free half
hour. Maybe I can catch a quick nap."
"Mr. Deroesher!" a voice on the warthog's intercom blared. "There's a new client here
who is begging to see you now."
"Tell him to come back tomorrow!" he snorted out. "I'm, in conference now!"
"Ok Mr. Deroesher, I will tell HER to come back tomorrow!"
"HER?" the portly warthog grunted as he jumped out of his chair and rushed over to his
half opened door and glanced out into the lobby. The swine boar gasped at the sight of
a very statuesque looking brown and white furred rabbit doe, wearing a very tight bright
red minidress with spaghetti straps and a hemline that exposed her long, gorgeous legs.
"I'm sorry, miss, but Mr. Deroesher.."
"Is right here, Mabel!" the three piece suit clad warthog shouted as he rushed into the
lobby and quickly extended his hooved hand to shake. "I am Clarence Deroesher,
Attorney at law, and you are?"
"In DESPERATE need of legal representation," the rabbit doe said softly. "May I see
you in your office, privately?"
"Of course, my dear," Clarence said as he turned to his peacock secretary. "Hold all my
calls, I am NOT to be disturbed for ANY reason, got it?"
"Yeah, whatever," Mabel said, the blue dress wearing avian rolled her eyes as the door
to Mr. Deroesher's office slammed shut.
"Have a seat, ma'am."
"The name's Delovely, Venus Delovely," the shapely rabbit doe spoke as she slowly sat
down and crossed her long legs, nearly causing the portly warthog to faint at the sight of
this blonde hare's form.
"Well, Miss Legs, er, I mean, Miss Delovely," Clarence said as her sat on the edge of the
front of his desk, "what can this humble attorney do for you?"
"I do declare, sir, you do have a way of speaking your mind, don't you?"
"Well, I do have a reputation for honesty, integrity and.. and.."
The warthog was instantly speechless as he stared at the rabbit doe's ample cleavage.
"Sugyar, my eyes are up here," Venus muttered, motioning with her paws at her face.
"Er what? Oh, OH! Forgive me, my dear, but you do remind me of my lovely daughter
Millicent! Shall we, get down to, business, Miss Delovely?"
"Please, call me, Venus."
"Very well, Venus, what can I do for you?"
"Stand perfectly still," the hare said in a sultry voice as she reached up and gently placed
her right paw on the stunned warthog's forehead. As her paw glowed brightly, Venus
began to morph back into her more recognizable blue leotard clad canid superfur form.
"And now, MR. Deroesher, you will be sharing ALL of your knowledge with me and
Shodata!" Lone Wolf said sternly. "And when we're done with you, you'll have no
memory whatsoever of Venus Delovely!"
"Lone Wolf!" Shodata spoke outloud from within the Doberman-wolfess' body, "this
warthog has set up your client!"
"I know, Shodata, I know, we share the same mind, remember?" Lone Wolf growled.
"You lousy son of a bitch! You even had fantasies of taking me to bed with you! I have
half a mind to erase your mind, PERMANENTLY!"
"I cannot allow that, Lone Wolf," Shodata answered back. "As an attorney, your quest is
for justice, not revenge!"
"You're right, Shodata, thank you for reminding me," Lone Wolf said as the canine hybrid
removed her paw from the wide eyed warthog boar. "There, all done! Time to leave.
We need to visit the Assessor's Office right away."
"DADDY!" Millicent shouted from outside her father's closed office door. "DADDY! I
have to speak with you!"
Lone Wolf instantly made herself invisible as the excited warthog sow swung open the
door and rushed inside.
"Daddy, I know you're busy but.. DADDY?" Millicent asked when she saw her father still
frozen in fear as he sat on top of his antique oak desk. Suddenly, a loud cracking noise
filled the room as the very heavy warthog boar tumbled to the floor beside his now
broken and totally collapsed wooden desk.
"DADDY! MABEL! CALL 911!" Millicent shouted as she tried to snap her father out of
the deep trance he seemed to be in. Still invisible, Lone Wolf held in her laughter as she
took to the air, passing through the outer wall of the building unnoticed.
California Circuit Court, Colmaton City Courthouse, one week later, in the afternoon:
"Just relax, Mr. LeClerk, I mean, Edgar," Alice Daniels said calmly as the Doberman-
wolfess in the blue business style minidress with matching blazer sat beside her nervous
beaver client, who had just chewed through his fifth wooden pencil. As Alice glanced at
her notes from her briefcase that rested on their wooden table, Clarence and Millicent
Deroesher walked past them, followed by their client, a very attractive looking standard
black and white furred skunkette.
"I don't believe it," Millicent snarled in a snooty voice. "And just what are YOU doing
here, bitch?"
"I'm doing my job, representing MY client!" Alice barked defiantly.
"YOUR client? You can't do that!" the green dress wearing warthog sow yelled. "You
stole my daddy's client! I'll have you disbarred for this!"
"YOUR daddy threw me out!" Edgar answered back. "He withdrew from my case and
had me tossed into the street. You should know, you watched and laughed at me while
it all happened!"
"Well, I don't care! Even the great Prairie Mason can't save you, old rodent!" Millicent
laughed as she led the skunkette over to their table and then turned to Clarence.
"Daddy, I'm so glad you're here to watch me win my first case!"
"Go get'm, tiger!" the older warthog boar cheered as he took his seat in the gallery
behind his daughter.
"All rise!" a tall Paint mare bailiff wearing a blue dress uniform shouted before a
courtroom with a full gallery. "The Circuit Court of California is now in session! The
Honorable Judge Blanche Vito presiding!"
An elderly looking brown haired white furred mousette wearing a long black robe entered
the courtroom and took her place behind the bench. As everyone sat down when the
judge did, the bailiff handed her a stack of papers.
"Your honor, this is case number 2018 dash 784 dash 9, LeClerk Logging LLC versus
Makepiece Enterprises!" the mare neighed as the judge accepted the papers.
"Alright, let's get started. I see we have two rookie attorneys representing each side of
this case. Let me warn the two of you, I will tolerate no mistakes. You have both just
passed the California Bar Exam, which means you are familiar with courtroom
procedures. With this in mind, the Plaintiff in this lawsuit will present her opening
arguments."
"Thank you, your honor," Alice said as she stood up and approached the jury. "Your
honor, ladies and gentlefurs of the jury, what we have here is a clear case of illegal land
appropriation. My client's grandfather, Ernest LeClerk, came to California during the
Gold Rush days of the 1850's. Ernest LeClerk staked a claim to a large plot of land on
what became Suzette Island. This land, one hundred acres bordering both a river and
the Pacific Ocean, did produce some gold but it eventually became undeveloped
wilderness. This land remained in the LeClerk family, inherited from one generation of
the family to another, until this land was inherited by my client, Edgar LeClerk, in 1986.
Though this land was still undeveloped, it still legally belongs to my client. Yet, one
year ago, unbeknown to my client, the defendant, Lulu Makepiece, filed a Quick Claim
Abandonment deed on the land! Why the Assessor's Office failed to cross reference the
property before issuing the Quick Claim Deed is a mystery, but failed they did and before
my client realized what was going on, the defendant had her construction company clear
the property and start building a large warehouse and dock on it! Your honor, my client
is seeking both monetary damages and the return of his property!"
"Thank you, Miss Daniels," Judge Vito said as she turned towards the defendant's table.
"And now the court will hear your opening remarks, Miss Deroesher."
"Thank you, your honor," the portly sow said as she approached the bench. "Your
honor, the position of my client is clear. It is our intention to show that Edgar LeClerk is
nothing more than a tottering old coot who is trying to portray a fraud upon this court!"
"Why you," the elderly beaver grunted as he started to stand up.
"No Mister LeClerk, please," Alice quickly whispered as she gently pushed him back into
his chair. "Millicent is baiting you, hoping you'll react wildly to demonstrate her point.
Please don't get angry or upset, no matter what she says."
"A tottering old coot who doesn't remember what he had for breakfast, let alone any
matters of inheritance or property. I intend to show that Edgar is very mistaken in his
charges against my innocent client! There was NO previous deed recorded at the
Assessor's Office for this property! My client was well within her rights to post a Quick
Claim Deed and to obtain this property legally! Furthermore, my client has invested tens
of millions of dollars into the drydock and port facilities constructed on this property.
Therefore, my client would suffer great financial loss if you ruled against her in this
case. Think of all the hundreds of jobs that would be lost if you gave her property away
to that aging beaver! Besides, old fursons like HIM need to be put in some Old Folks
Home playing checkers and bingo all day. Your honor, it is your patriotic duty to reject
this petition of this outsider!"
As Millicent walked over to sit down, sticking out her tongue at Alice as she waddled
over to her chair, the Judge growled at her.
"May I remind you, MISS Deroesher, that I am the SAME age as the plaintiff in this case
and this court takes deep offense at your mischaracterization of the elderly!"
"But your honor, I didn't mean YOU! I meant the other old coot in the room and.."
"SILENCE!" Judge Vito squeaked as she rapped her gavel. "One more terse reference
to the elderly from you and I'll bring you up on Contempt of Court charges! Now, Miss
Daniels, you may begin."
"Thank you, your honor," Alice said as she stood up. "As my first witness, I call County
Assessor Luther J. Figg to the stand."
"Luther J. Figg!" Millicent shouted.
"ORDER!" Judge Vito yelled as she rapped her gavel.
"But your honor, he was going to be MY first witness!" Millicent snorted.
"Luther J. Figg will testify now in this case. And because YOU were going to call him
also, I will assume, Miss Daniels, that you want him considered as a hostile witness?"
"Yes your honor," Alice nodded as a timid looking turtle wearing a suit and eyeglasses
walked into the courtroom, after being sworn in, Luther sat down with a nervous look on
his face. "Mr. Figg, do you understand because you have been declared a hostile
witness, this gives me the right to ask you leading questions, do you understand this?"
"Yes, yes I do," Luther muttered.
"Mr. Figg, I take it you are familiar with the particulars of this case because, as my
opponent has already stated for the record, you were the one who did the research at
the Assessor's Office to determine the validity of the defendant's Quick Claim Deed for
the property in question, correct?"
"Yes, yes that's true," Luther stammered.
"So, as a result of your exhaustive search of the recorded deeds, you could not find the
original deed for this particular property, correct?"
"Well.. yeah.. I.."
"Then explain THIS to the court!" Alice barked, holding up a crumpled looking yellow
piece of paper. "Your honor, I wish to enter this as Exhibit A, the ORIGINAL title deed
for the property in question."
"WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?" Clarence shouted from the gallery.
"ORDER! ORDER IN THIS COURT!" Judge Vito roared, rapping her gavel as she
received the piece of paper.
"Mr. Figg, I asked you a question," Alice said sternly.
"But I hid it where no one could.. I mean.." the stammering turtle nervously uttered.
"You HID it?" Alice said with a growl. "Would you elaborate on that for us, Mr. Figg?"
"No, that's not what I said, I mean, that wasn't what I meant to say, I mean.."
"DON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD, FIGG!" Clarence shouted from the gallery.
"ORDER! ORDER IN THE COURT!" Judge Vito yelled, rapping her gavel repeatedly. "I
will tolerate NO further outbursts from the gallery! Mr. Figg, you will answer the
question."
"I, refuse to answer this question on the grounds I might incriminate myself!" the turtle
shouted before his head retreated into his large shell.
"If it pleases the court, I can answer this question," Alice said as she grabbed a stack of
papers from her briefcase. "Your honor, I wish to enter these as Exhibit B. They are
copies of Mr. Figg's bank statements from Nation's Bank complete with copies of deposit
slips from all of the transactions underlined. Your honor, I intend to prove that Mr. Figg
accepted a series of bribes to hide this original deed from circulation and the one who
bribed him to do it is none other than, Clarence Deroesher!"
"I OBJECT!" Millicent squealed. "MY DADDY WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING
ILLEGAL LIKE THAT! THAT BITCH IS LYING!"
"Objection overruled and totally irrelevant!" Judge Vito screamed as she pointed her
gavel at the excited warthog sow. "One more outburst like that and I will not only find
you in contempt of court, I will also seek action from the California Bar Association
concerning your lack of courtroom manners! This old coot commands you to SIT DOWN
AND DO NOT SPEAK AGAIN UNTIL YOU HAVE A LEGITIMATE OBJECTION! Do you
understand me? Nod your head if you do."
Nervously, the portly sow nodded her head and sat back in her chair.
"You may continue, Miss Daniels."
"Thank you, your honor. If you will note, there are several cash deposits on these bank
statements for nine thousand dollars each. I wish to submit, as Exhibit C, this stack of
signed and notarized after davits from seven tellers of the Nation's Bank who are willing
to testify that it was Clarence Deroesher who made each of those cash deposits into Mr.
Figg's bank account."
"May I ask, Miss Daniels, where did you find this original title deed for this property in the
hall of records?" Judge Vito asked.
"It was UNDER a filing cabinet on the far side of the records room and.."
"I OBJECT!" Millicent shouted as she stood up. "That bit.. I mean, Miss Daniels would
have needed a court order to get that deed! It therefore cannot be submitted as
evidence in this case!"
"Objection overruled!" Judge Vito shouted. "Miss Deroesher, have you forgotten that
ALL county property records are always open for public inspection during regular hours
at the Assessor's Office? No court order is necessary to examine them. Miss Daniels,
though you have shown circumstantial evidence of Mr. Deroesher's involvement in this
case, you have failed to provide actual evidence to connect him directly to your assertion
of bribery."
"I will do so next, your honor," Alice said confidently. "No further questions for this
witness."
"Miss Deroesher, do you wish to cross examine the witness?"
"No, your honor," Millicent grunted in disgust.
"Mr. Figg, you may step down but do not leave this building. I will have further questions
about your conduct in the Assessor's Office later," the Judge said as the nervous turtle
stood up and walked away, his head still retracted into his shell as he exited the
courtroom.
"I now call, Miss Lulu Makepiece to the stand," Alice barked.
"Objection!" Millicent snorted. "My client cannot testify against herself!"
"Overruled!" Judge Vito squeaked. "Miss Deroesher, have you forgotten that this is a
CIVIL trial and in a civil trial, there are no Fifth Amendment rights for defendants. Were
you even studying when you were in law school? How in the hell did you pass the
California Bar?"
"Daddy bought the answers.. I mean.. Nevermind, your honor." the portly sow squealed.
"Sit DOWN, Miss Deroesher," the Judge said sternly. "Miss Makepiece, you have been
called to testify, please approach the bench."
"YOU said I wouldn't have to testify," the shapely skunkette said in hushed tones to
Clarence who was seated next to Millicent. "YOU said you fixed this for me,"
"I did," Clarence quipped in hushed tones. "I paid off that idiot Figg to stash that deed. I
can't understand where that dumb mutt got her information from."
"Quiet," Millicent whispered as she turned herself towards them. "You're talking too
loud."
"That's the FIRST thing you've gotten correct all day, Miss Deroesher!" Judge Vito
squeaked as she rapped her gavel.
"This, old coot, has big ears!" the elderly mousette said as she pointed to her large,
round ears. "This old coot heard everything you morons said, including Mr. Deroesher's
confession!"
"But.. but.."
"Not another word from you, Mr. Deroesher! Not only will I rule in favor of the plaintiff, I
will demand the immediate return of his property to him, including ownership of all
structures that were illegally built on it! Furthermore, I rule that the transcripts of this trial
and all evidence presented with it to be submitted to both the District Attorney's Office
and the California State Bar Association for immediate action!"
"NO!" Clarence snorted.
"And to think of all the nights I slept with you, you unless turd!" Lulu yelled.
"DADDY! How could you do that to momma?" Millicent pleaded.
"Shut up, Lulu!" Clarence whispered, causing his portly daughter to wail and cry.
"YOU said this was a fool proof plan! You bastard!" Lulu roared as the angry skunkette
landed a punch to the warthog's jaw, sending him crashing into a back wall as all the
others in the gallery scattered. "I HATE YOUR GUTS! AND I HAVE ONE MORE
PRESENT FOR YOU!"
Turning her back on the dazed warthog and pulling up her dress, Lulu skunk sprayed the
baffled warthog.
"ARREST THAT SKUNK AND BOTH WARTHOGS ATTORNEYS! CLEAR THIS
COURTROOM AND CALL IN A HAZMAT TEAM!" Judge Vito roared as she rapped her
gavel several times, holding her nose with her free paw. "COURT IS ADJOURNED
UNTIL TOMORROW!"
Holding their noses, Alice and Edgar slipped out the side door into the hallway.
"Miss Daniels, I cannot thank you enough for winning this case for me," the happy
beaver said.
"You're quite welcome," Alice said with a smile. "Justice did prevail today."
"It certainly did, but what if this verdict is appealed?"
"I rather doubt that will happen, seeing that Lulu Makepiece will likely soon have criminal
charges filed against her. Perhaps my former boss will as well."
"Anyway, Miss Daniels, you have my thanks, and I will repay you for all your efforts!"
"That's not necessary, Mr. LeClerk. I said from the beginning that I was working pro
bono and I meant it."
Suddenly, Judge Vito rushed out into the hallway, holding her nose.
"I haven't smelled anything THAT bad since the garbage workers strike of 1952!" the
petite robed mousette squeaked.
"Are you alright, your honor?" Alice asked.
"I've survived worse than this," Judge Vito said with a giggle. "I must say, Miss Daniels, I
am very impressed with how you conducted yourself in this case!"
"Thank you, your honor."
"Please, court's not in session now, just call me Judge, ok?"
"As you wish, Judge Vito."
"And you are very polite, for a newbie lawyer. I don't know how you engineered all this,
but getting Clarence to confess in open court like that, it was sheer genius!"
"Just beginner's luck, your honor, I mean, Judge Vito."
"I have always suspected that Clarence Deroesher was shady, never had the goods on
him to prove it, until YOU came along."
"Judge Vito, what will happen to him and his daughter?" Edgar asked.
"Well, there's no way to know for certain, but I'd say that there's a good chance that both
of them will face criminal trial and possible permanent disbarment. I have a feeling that
Millicent will face permanent disqualification from the California Bar if they discover that
her father DID buy her the answers to the Bar Exam. Anyway, now that this trial's over, I
can congratulate you, Alice Daniels, on your first win as an attorney in this state!"
"Thank you, Judge Vito."
"Well, if you two will excuse me, I have some paperwork to complete before I call it a
day. I sure hope that stench doesn't seep through the entire building!"
"Bye, Judge Vito!" Edgar shouted as he and Alice waved to the departing mousette. As
she left, a happy blonde beaver jill and a blonde beagle wearing a blue skirt with
matching blazer rushed over to them.
"Grandpa! You won!" she cheered as she embraced the elderly beaver.
"It was a piece of cake, Phyllis!" Edgar said in reply as they hugged.
"Quite a feat of legal procedures there, Alice," the beagle said with a smile.
"Candice Merryweather? I didn't know you were in the gallery!" Alice barked.
"Phyllis didn't wanna sit in the gallery alone, so I tagged along. Glad I did! Good show,
Alice!"
"Thank you."
"Heard ya got booted from the Deroesher Law Firm, how would ya like ta come and work
in mine?"
"ME? Work for Merryweather and Associates?"
"Why not, Alice? I have a gut feeling that you're gonna make a SUPER attorney.
Whatdoya say?"
"I say, I accept!" Alice barked as the two canines shook paws on the deal.
Dixie Diner, a week later in the afternoon:
"Phyllis, you didn't have to take me out to lunch," Alice Daniels said as the casually
dressed Doberman wolfess entered the front door of the restaurant with the bib overall
clad shapely blonde beaver jill.
"I insist!" Phyllis said, "after all, I wanted to repay you for your kindness towards my
grandfather. Since you did refuse his offer to pay you for your legal services, I felt I
needed to do something."
"Did he take my suggestion?" Alice said as the pair sat down in a booth.
"Yes, he did. Quite a sizable donation he made to the Colmaton Homeless Shelter
organization in your name."
"Good! They could use that money more than I," Alice said as an Australian Tribal
Wolfess wearing business attire rushed into the restaurant.
"Hope I'm not late! Mind if I join yer little group?"
"Jenna! Good to see you!" Alice barked as the two ladyfurs shook paws.
"I'll spring for our meal, wanna properly welcome Miss Daniels to the ol' law firm." the
happy wolfess explained as she sat down with the others.
"But I wanted to treat Alice to lunch!" Phyllis said. "Needed to thank her for winning my
grandfather's case."
"Please!" Alice barked. "This is turning into a court case!"
This caused Phyllis and Jenna to burst into laughter as a bobcat femme dressed in a
pink uniform dress walked over to their booth.
"Howdy Jenna! We sure do miss ya 'round here."
"Now Matilda," Jenna giggled. "I was happy ta put in time here, but ever since I got me
degree an' joined Merryweather and Associates, don't have the time to work here as
much."
"Well, anyhow y'all, what would ya like ta eat? Our blue plate special is our famous chili,
grilled cheese sandwiches and a beverage for only five bucks!"
"Haven't had ol' Boris' chili in a long time, ya sold me, I'll take that with coffee!" Jenna
barked.
"Me too, sounds great!" added Phyllis.
"I'll make it unanimous," Alice said.
"Alrighty! Got yur orders, I'll be back with yur coffee," Matilda said as the bobcat
waitress walked over towards the kitchen.
"While she's away, we still need to decide who is treating who today," Phyllis said as a
furious looking portly warthog femme rushed through the door and over to their table.
"SO HERE YOU ARE!" a furious Millicent Deroesher squealed. "BEEN LOOKING FOR
YOU FOR WEEKS! SAY YOUR PRAYERS, BITCH! I'M GONNA BEAT THE LIVING
HELL OUTTA YOU!"
"Millicent! What are you doing here?"
"DON'T PLAY INNOCENT WITH ME BITCH! My parents are getting a divorce, my
daddy's law firm had to shut down and I'm about to be disbarred and it's all YOUR fault!"
"No it wasn't, your dad's illegal actions.."
"I'll give YOU illegal actions!" Millicent snorted as she drew her fists. "I'm going to make
you suffer for all this! Get up!"
"I am not fighting you," Alice said as Shodata sent a telepathic message into the mind of
a petite brown furred mousette seated at the counter on the other side of the room. The
mouse lady, dressed in an old fashioned green dress with matching pillbox hat, rushed
over to the booth.
"Young lady!" the mousette squeaked. "You look like you're under a lot of stress. Can't
be good for your blood pressure."
"And who are YOU, nosey pipsqueak?"
"I'm a doctor, Doctor Bobbi Hayes and if you don't settle down, you're going to burst a
blood vessel."
"Stay out of this, shorty! I'm going to punch that lying bitch so hard, she'll be begging for
mercy!"
"YOU? You giant tub of lard with feet! You couldn't even punch ME that hard, porky!"
Bobbi squeaked.
"NO one calls ME porky!
"Well I just did, Miss Piggy!" Bobbi squeaked. "Sit down before you hurt yourself."
"Stand aside, Minnie Mouse! That bitch's ass is ALL MINE!"
"You'll have to go through ME first, bacon face!"
"Ok, you asked for it!" Millicent roared as she swung her fist towards Bobbi Hayes. As
the petite mousette stood perfectly still, the warthog sow's fist landed with full force upon
her tiny chin. Immediately, a sound echoed throughout the restaurant, much like the
sound an iron frying pan would make if it struck a metal pillar. This noise was followed
by the unmistakable sounds of several tiny bones breaking in the sow's fist.
"YYYYYEEEEEEEEOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW" Millicent screamed as she
retracted her fist and held it with her other hooved hand.
"Violence never solves anything," Bobbi said with a smile as all of the ladies seated at
the table burst into laughter.
"I'LL GET ALL OF YOU FOR THIS!" the warthog sow yelled.
"I'm a doctor, you better calm down before you faint."
"I'M NOT GOING TO FAINT, YOU SQUEAKY BITCH!!!"
"Wanna bet?" Bobbi muttered as the petite mousette placed a tiny paw on Millicent's
forehead. Immediately, the angry warthog passed out while an alert Matilda rushed a
chair over to catch the falling sow before she could hit the floor.
"Whew! That was close!" Matilda said as the bobcat waitress wiped her brow. "Almost
had a small earthquake in here."
"It's alright folks!" Bobbi explained to the rest of the restaurant patrons now staring in her
direction. "I'm a doctor and this young lady needs medical attention. Go back to your
meals and I'll take good care of her."
"Glad ta see you here, Doc!" Jenna barked.
"You can thank Shodata for clueing me into this situation," Bobbi whispered as the
mousette began to treat Millicent's injured hand. "Had to do something."
"Thank you," Alice said with a smile.
"Give me a minute and I'll get little Miss Wonderful here outta your way," Bobbi
whispered as she glanced around the dining room to make sure no one was looking.
Then the smiling brown furred mousette picked up Millicent's chair with little effort and
rushed her into a side room of the diner.
"I'm sorry dear friends," Alice said apologetically, "I certainly wasn't expecting all of this
drama during lunch."
"It's alright, Alice, not your fault," Phyllis said with a smile.
"That's right, Alice. Not your fault that warthog sow's three sandwiches short of a
picnic," Jenna laughed. "Good ol' Bobbi's got it all under control."
"I agree, let's not let anything spoil our lunch!" Alice barked as Matilda approached their
table with coffee cups and a pot of coffee.
"Here ya go, gals!" the bobcat waitress announced. "Got yur coffee right here. And
because of all that thar caterwallin' y'all had ta go through, ol' Boris is givin' ya this meal
on the house!"
"That's very nice of him," Alice said with a smile, "be sure and thank him for us."
"Will do!" Matilda said with a smile, "of course, jist cause yur meal's free don't mean y'all
can't leave a tip."
As the bobcat waitress departed, the three ladies glanced over towards the back of the
diner where Bobbi was leading Millicent out of the dining room.
"Young lady, you're lucky all you got from your anger is a slightly sprained wrist," the
petite mousette explained as the pair walked outside. "You better go get that treated at
a clinic, there's one down the block from here."
"I'll do that, doctor, thanks," a calmer Millicent said as she walked away as Bobbi
reentered the Dixie Diner.
"Hey Doctor Bob!" Jenna shouted, "why not come over here and join us?"
"Sure," the mousette said as she brought her coffee cup over and took a seat at their
table.
"How is your, patient?" Phyllis asked.
"Well, I quietly healed her hand and convinced her she was daydreaming about all that
happened," the petite mousette said with a smile. "I can be quite persuasive when I
want to be."
"Thanks again," Alice said quietly before turning towards Phyllis. "By the way, I heard
your grandfather decided to keep the port and warehouse he won in the case open."
"Yes," the blonde beaver jill said with a smile. "Retained all of the former employees
working there to do their same jobs for his firm."
"Everybody wins!" Jenna cheered, "well, all except the Deroeshers, their law firm and
that ruddy turtle clerk that is."
"Alright, now that THAT'S all settled, Alice, I still wanna take ya out ta lunch sometime,"
Jenna said with a smile.
"And so do I!" Phyllis added.
"C'mon ladies. No more quarreling, let's eat!" Bobbi squeaked as Matilda returned to the
table with their orders.
"I'm all for that!" Alice cheered as Phyllis and Jenna laughed.
THE END
A Colmaton/Lone Wolf fanfic.
On the weekday after her graduation from Law School and passing the California Bar exam, young Alice Daniels returns to work at the Deroesher Law Firm, only to be told she'd been replaced by someone else! Her promised junior partnership with the law firm is terminated! What will Alice do about it? Read on to find out!
Alice Daniels/Shodata/Lone Wolf © me and CD
Ji-Lin Hue/Crimson Cur © CD, used with permission
Jenna Ronfauni/Strikira © wolfrider
Other agents of and the Bureau of Superheroes © me
Gloria Summers/Lady Liberty, Kelly Goodwin/Brown Lotus & Colmaton Universe © train
On the weekday after her graduation from Law School and passing the California Bar exam, young Alice Daniels returns to work at the Deroesher Law Firm, only to be told she'd been replaced by someone else! Her promised junior partnership with the law firm is terminated! What will Alice do about it? Read on to find out!
Alice Daniels/Shodata/Lone Wolf © me and CD
Ji-Lin Hue/Crimson Cur © CD, used with permission
Jenna Ronfauni/Strikira © wolfrider
Other agents of and the Bureau of Superheroes © me
Gloria Summers/Lady Liberty, Kelly Goodwin/Brown Lotus & Colmaton Universe © train
Category Story / All
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