"Funny, now shut up and listen. I need you to answer me truthfully and maybe, just maybe, we'll all get out of this alive." Handy waited until he was sure Jacques was not going to make any more wisecracks. At the small, confident smile that spread across his face, Handy continued. "I don't think you know the full circumstances of what and why myself and Thorax are on our way to her little hole in the ground."