Devon turned back around swiftly before Poison Dart could glimpsed his features up close. He Pretended to gag violently on the wine he just sipped and staggered away looking extremely unwell.

"Urghh, 'scuse mi..." he muttered, clamping a hand over his mouth with exaggerated queasiness and bustled down the long corridor.

Killz looked astonished to see his prodigy seemingly succumb to a few sips of quality red. He glanced apologetically towards the slender woman half-masked beside him.

"Pardon the youth’s fledgling palate," Killz explained vaguely. "Let mi check on the bwoy condition and meet yuh back inna my office."

Killz trailed after Devon to the bathroom and shook his head still surprised by the youth's low tolerance. The kid handled dangerous runs fine but cheap wine laid him out? Devon certainly had secrets; Killz intended to uncover them all soon. Seeing the bathroom door closing, he turned back to tend to his esteemed guest.

Safely concealed inside the expansive bathroom now, Devon steadied frazzled nerves and sorted priorities. Having the infamous assassin Poison Dart here both thrilled yet deeply concerned him. He mulled over his next moves carefully at the sink.

"Did she glimpse my face clearly? Nah, she couldn't manage to see me inna brief sideways glance," he muttered softly. While washing out his mouth, Devon pondered deeply, "I can’t miss this golden chance to capture one of Lord Skull’s right hand enforcers! But what if the other two Toxic sisters are here too?"

He knew their combined powers proved near unstoppable. Perhaps stealth and separation was the best approach handling this viper nest. Devon exhaled slowly, steeling his courage for action. No fear could deter him with such an opportunity ripening.

First, Devon swiftly activated The Blur's specially designed combat suit stowed inside his hidden backpack, then he checked if his energy levels were sufficient for likely skirmishes ahead.

/+/+/+/ 100% Dread Charge Maintained

Satisfied with full dreadlock stores, he inhaled deeply then triggered his ultimate skill, 'Hyper Rush'. Instantly the bathroom scene froze around Devon as he dashed outside, meticulously scouring the entire residence using enhanced speed. But his thorough checks found zero trace of Toxic Tess or Toxica on location. Just Poison Dart lurking nearby it seemed.

Blur vibrated molecules swiftly until resuming normal time phase crouched outside the kitchen area. He eavesdropped on Killz casually chatting up Poison Dart just beyond the doorway. She responded politely but in a detached, guarded tone. The Blur almost pitied Killz's transparent attempts at charming this viper. He focused instead on stealthily infiltrating the room unseen, despite numerous guards posted throughout.

Luckily, deafening music soon drowned out any subtle sounds of Blur ghosting past incorporeally thanks to his phasing technique. Just as Killz glanced away to grab a drink, Blur capitalized on the split-second opening. He instantly snared Dart and vanished quicker than blinking, absconding with the restrained assassin flung over his shoulder before Killz fully registered her disappearance.

"What the... where did she go suh fast?" the gang lord stared around puzzled, realizing his guest had inexplicably vanished. He scratched his chin utterly baffled.

Meanwhile, Devon struggled to hold his breath, feeling his lungs burn as he maintained Hyper Rush, fleeing through the forest with Poison Dart flung over his shoulder. He had to get far away fast before Killz discovered her absence and sent his forces in pursuit.

Glancing around rapidly for somewhere to take her, Lovers Beach Cove came to Devon's oxygen-deprived mind. But he doubted having enough air left in his straining lungs to maintain his swiftness all the way there.

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Thinking quickly, Devon spotted some power lines ahead and made straight for them. Skidding to a stop nearby, he swiftly tied Poison Dart's wrists and ankles using steel cords before finally releasing his held breath. Devon inhaled deeply as Poison Dart shouted threats and insults from the ground.

"Huh! What the..? Where the hell am I?" Dart demanded as she squirmed helplessly with limbs bound. Her face was planted firmly in dirt so she couldn't glimpse her oppressor.

"Shut up," Devon commanded gruffly, using the heel of his boot to grind her head deeper into the mud. He urgently hooked his dreadlock connectors to the power line cables, drawing pure energy to recharge his depleted stores.

/+/+/+/ Dread Charge Restored to 100%

Newly energized, Devon hoisted the restrained assassin back over his shoulder before inhaling fully to re-initiate Hyper Rush. With lightning speed restored, he raced off through vine-strewn forests towards the familiar cove at Lover's Beach.

Upon arrival, Devon swiftly brought Poison Dart inside the small seaside cave illuminated by glowing sea snails clinging to damp walls. He propped the infamous Toxic Trio member forcefully atop a boulder, binding her more thoroughly.

One of Lord Skull's top enforcers now lay captured by his hands! But more help containing her still needed summoning. Devon promptly radioed Tanya on their encrypted channel, urgently requesting she meet him at Lover's Beach right away. No specifics given yet, only that the matter proved extremely dire.

Sometime later, Cocoa Fox came dashing inside the hidden grotto to find her friend and fellow hero guarding a familiar slender figure. "Suh wait... is that who I think it is?" she exclaimed.

The Blur simply nodded. "In the venomous flesh. This viper nest hide one deadly serpent at least," he muttered before beckoning Tanya closer.

Despite the shadows cloaking the cave interior, Cocoa Fox instantly recognized the notorious Poison Dart - Lieutenant among the infamous Toxic Trio! She had helped distribute the hazardous Loki-7 pills causing current island chaos not to mention that she was a key player in injuring several of her classmates during Lord Skull’s invasion. And likely she held valuable intel about his whole vile operation.

"How did you manage to capture one of Lord Skull's top capos?" Cocoa whispered incredulously.

"Skill and opportunity aligning just right today," replied The Blur with a casual tone belying the tremendous risk involved snatching Dart from Killz’s compound undetected.

"We need to squeeze out everything this serpent know about Lord Skull and the Spell Dust distribution across Portland. Plus Cain possible location," Devon strategized in a hushed tone to his vulpine ally.

Cocoa Fox nodded, cracking her knuckles eagerly. "Yuh done know mi ready fi interrogate this queen of toxicity however we must!” Her three tails swished aggressively as she confronted the bound villainess.

"Last chance to spare yourself some pain and talk truthfully, Miss Viper!" she warned.

“Piss off bitch!” When Poison Dart simply spat defiantly towards her boots, Cocoa Fox backhanded her hard across the face.

"Wrong answer, snake chick! Now you will feel some real sting," promised Tanya before nodding at Devon.

He lifted Poison Dart easily and chained her more securely to a stalactite. Escape would prove impossible now.

And so the intense questioning commenced in earnest now that Poisson Dart couldn't evade or attack them. But despite sustained interrogation using various tactics, the slender assassin refused every demand about Lord Skull’s plans with savage resilience.

"Think what you will, but I shall never betray the Circle!" Poison Dart proclaimed vehemently. She seemed fully prepared to die before exposing shadowy secrets. And the heroes couldn't simply beat or torture the intel from her by force either. They had no experience in that field, plus they weren’t cruel monsters.

Frustrated after an hour of fruitless interrogation, Cocoa Fox stepped outside the seaside cavern alone trying Detective Colmbs' phone again. This time he finally answered which surprised her.

"Good timing mi call yuh, Detective! The Blur and I capture a major figure behind the Neon Punkster chaos recently," she informed the veteran officer eagerly.

Colmbs sounded impressed hearing who exactly the young heroes managed to capture. “Great work snaring that viper, Ms. Fox! If anybody can name the shot-callers and top distributors, it is Poison Dart. She’s one of the top brass after all. We definitely want to take custody as soon as possible," affirmed Detective Colmbs.

He quickly made arrangements to transfer the high profile detainee into police custody. "Bring Poison Dart secured and ready for enhanced questioning to Pomelo Road near the old bauxite factory. My squad will process her from there," instructed Colmbs.

“That’s awesome! We’ll be right there with the wench!” Cocoa Fox smiled hearing they finally gained solid traction towards dismantling the whole Loki-7 drug plague thanks to this unexpected break. She dashed back inside the seaside cave to inform Devon of the good news.

Despite this positive update about her imminent incarceration, Poison Dart seemed wholly unperturbed by the prospect. Almost like some hidden strategy was still concealed behind those unreadable serpentine eyes.