Over at the Rumbles Board, things began returning to normal, for the Rumbles Board anyway. AussieBoyPeter and Z-mage had managed to have their battle with their plants, at least that was what T-1000 understood it to be. T-1000 was still reflecting on the events of the past few days. He still couldn't help but be a bit overwhelmed. Everything was changing it seemed, and new horizons offered their prospects to him now. Suddenly he felt a slight tap on his left shoulder. T-1000 turned around and found himself face to face with Jack Tango himself.

Jack Tango extend his hand, T-1000 extended his and the two shook hands as Jack spoke.

"Demonicuss and Z-mage told me I would find you here, I just wanted to say thanks. From what I have heard you stopped a really bad situation with the NEB from getting a whole lot worse. You kept those fictional characters from reaching the Community Board and I am told that Nod engineers really helped with repairs to the NEB. You sure make one heck of an ally."

"Thanks, just doing my part. Does this sort of stuff happen often with your cult?" T-1000 asked, sounding a bit nervous about the response.

"Well, not always stuff like *this* but it can get pretty carried away sometimes. We could always use a member like you around, if you think you are up for it."

T-1000 thought about this for a moment. Founder and member of the Infinites Writing Staff and of Jack Tango's cult. That did have a certain ring to it. Still, he wasn't sure. His life was beginning to get a lot more complicated and it was becoming less and less certain that he would always be around for the cult if they ever really did need him, though that seemed unlikely. He couldn't really be of that much help to a group like this.

"Listen, it is tempting, but I have a lot going on with my life right now. It is getting harder and harder to keep up with the Infinites, and being a full time member with you guys could almost mean abandoning them, which I don't want to do. I am sorry, but the best I can do right now is part timer."

Jack sighed. He could tell T-1000 was genuinely sincere, and although he understood T-1000's predicament, it still seemed a shame.

"Too bad, you would make a great member."

T-1000 smiled and responded...

"I don't suppose you could settle for an ally?"

Jack and T-1000 smiled and as T-1000 walked off into the threads of the Rumbles Board, Jack called out.

"I don't suppose as our 'ally', you could find out who assassinated Jerry Stanford?"

T-1000 turned, chuckled slightly and then replied.

"I'll see what I can find."

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