
Vanessa quickly reappeared, gave Cletus a hearty smooch, then picked up a parachute and strapped it on with trained efficiency. "We're going to drop down by the Louvre, Cletus, you scrumptious man, and you can put on your own 'chute or fly tandem with me! Don't worry, you'll be all right, but just hold on to that Staff as it conceals your weapons while you touch it."
Austin chimed back from the pilot's seat, "Don't worry, old boy, I'll rejoin you both after I've landed about a mile away! Just start using the Staff to neutralize those canine cyborgs as soon as you've landed." Cletus' response to all this was...