Editing The Major Malfunctions (section)

===Post-[[Mathers Compound Assault|Fallen fall]]===
The Malfunctions eventually settled in a tent city, where other teams hadn't claimed jurisdiction, but remained disconnected from other teams and continued to be largely inactive as a hero team.<ref name="8.9" /> With a referral from the [[Super Magic Dream Parade]], the Major Malfunctions became part of the growing hero collaboration network spearheaded by [[Breakthrough]].<ref name="8.7" /> [[Antares]] met with them and assigned them to keep an eye on one of the suspects at the prison.<ref>“This is the person you’ll be keeping an eye on.  The people who attacked the stations might be working with him, or they might be looking to force him to do what they want.  I’ll send you the details, along with his schedule.  Keep an eye out, discreetly if possible.  If there’s weird activity around him, pay attention to that.  Maybe he’s already being watched by someone else.  If he sneaks out at night or goes to meet people, we want to know who.  Get all the information you can.  Pictures, license plates, addresses.”<br><br>“Bit of a problem,” Caryatid said.  “I can’t hold bring phones or cameras with me.  They get chewed up by my form.”<br><br>“We’ll figure it out,” Withdrawal told her.  To me, he said, “We’ll do it.  You can count on us.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/07/28/beacon-8-8/ Excerpt] from [[Beacon 8.8]]</ref><ref>Tristan spoke, “We’ve got people keeping an eye out for the zealots that are operating around the prison, Auzure is keeping an eye on the prison medical, Sveta’s guys will track some key guards, now the Major Malfunctions- who did we give them?”<br><br>“I gave them the response team leader,” I said.  “If things get bad and the anklets don’t work, his people are the ones who suit up and go in.  If the anklets do work, he’s one of two people who sign off on pulling the trigger.” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/07/28/beacon-8-8/ Excerpt] from [[Beacon 8.8]]</ref>

The Malfunctions later began their stakeout, with some supervision from [[Fume Hood]]. Some shenanigans apparently occurred when they realized that they hadn't brought food, but the situation eventually was resolved.<ref>“I was talking with Fume Hood and the Malfunctions,” Sveta said.  “The Malfunctions started their stakeout and realized they didn’t bring food.  It was a whole thing.”<br><br>“They’re okay?”<br><br>“I sent someone their way.”<br><br>“And Fume Hood?”<br><br>“She’s fine.  She was with the Malfunctions for a bit, then went her separate way, keeping tabs on someone from our A-list of concerns.  She’s been at this for a while, hasn’t she?” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/08/11/beacon-8-12/ Excerpt] from [[Beacon 8.12]]</ref>

Later they called in about developments and were visited by [[Goddess]]-aligned [[Antares]] and [[Byron Vera]]. Their second target, [[the Pharmacist|prison pharmacist]],  was meeting with [[Teacher]]'s agents. Heroes tried to inform [[Wardens]], but ran into communication interference and had to fight through Teacher's thralls in attempt to capture the pharmacist by themselves.<ref>[[Gleaming 9.4]]</ref> 

Although [[Caryatid]] sustained some burns and the pharmacist escaped, they successfully disabled and  apprehended numerous Teacher's agents thank to [[Finale]].<ref>[[Gleaming 9.5]]</ref>