La Vie Neuf

Part Two of The Ten Plagues Affair
Author: Avery11
Genre: Gen-ish
Rating: G
The correct sequence for readers goes like this:

Part One: “The Trouble With Amphibians” link: http://network-command.livejournal.com/320749.1

Part Two: “A Tale of Two Friendships” Acts I & II

                “A Tale of Two Friendships” Acts II and IV

A TALE OF TWO FRIENDSHIPS

Act I: It Was the Best of Times...

It was, for Illya and Napoleon, that rarest of occasions: an ordinary Sunday morning. Outside the brick walls of Napoleon's apartment building pedestrians strolled, flowers bloomed in window boxes, and the morning sun shone brightly, a rare and welcome sight after the miserable, sodden Spring they had endured. But more importantly, the agents had secured a few precious hours of downtime away from HQ, their thoughts momentarily freed from the ever-present threat of THRUSH and plagues and Waverly's escalating ire.