Hello! This is just an idea I've got and had to write down. Hope you like it!
Plot: After the Mu-Team's betrayal and the destruction of his base Lee is off in search of a new ally to help him achieve his final revenge against the team. The team is then faced up with a difficult ultimatum and has to decide between saving the city and saving the life of their teammate.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN A.T.O.M.!
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THE BREAK OUT
Location: Landmark city jail
Night had already starting over Landmark but the city's jail was as noisy as usual despite it being almost lights out time. There was one cell though where time seemed to have stopped and the only noise you could hear was that of occasional pacing and bored yawning coming from the patrolling guards. It was supposed to be that way because this particular cell was holding captive one of the most dangerous criminals the city had ever seen- Alexander Paine.
The silence was broken yet again but this time from the sound of the main entrance opening. A guard from the new shift walked in and nodded to the guard that was already inside. This one nodded back and left the premises. Paine didn't even bother to look up to see the newcomer. "Eight o'clock already?... Damn punctual pricks!" Paine thought to himself. After mounts of being locked up he had managed to guess what time it was by the changes in shifts.
"Mr. Alexander Paine, how long has it been?" a voice echoed through the closed space. Paine's head spring up fast. "What don't you recognize me anymore?" the guard said as he removed his hat and tore off a silicon mask from his face revealing his true identity. The surprise in Paine`s face softened into a unwelcoming frown.
"Why, isn't Mr. Lee! Or shall I say the new version of you. To what do I own this unexpected visit?"
"I wanted to have a talk you, that's all," Mr. Lee answered calmly.
"You came all the way here just to have a little talk? I knew you were waked ever since the day Sebastian told me you were working for the Serpent's Tale but I never thought you'd go so far," the caged man said smirking. Lee limited himself to listening while he took the rest of his disguise off and put his glasses back in place. "What alone aren't we? That happened to your mutant lackeys?" Paine added. This time it was Lee who looked surprised.
"How did you know about the Mu Team?!"
"News fly fast you know, even in here," Paine smirked. Lee took a deep breath.
"It seems you are familiar with my actions," Lee said then tensed up clenching his fists "Well if you must know, my Mu Team betrayed me!" Paine raised a brow. Calming down, Lee continued. "This is why I'm here. I am looking for a new ally to stop Manning and his team once and for all."
"Wait? You want me to join forces with you?" Paine asked confused.
"Yes." Lee said firmly. A vulgar laugh filled the air.
"BUAHAHAHA! You actually considered I'd ever team up with you? You must be even nuttier than I thought!" Paine said between laughs and stood up from his cell bench to stand closer to the green confinement glass. "What on Earth made you think I would work with you or with anyone else for the matter." Lee stared with amusement. It didn't look like Paine's little display had any effect on him. Adjusting his glasses, Lee said:
"Let's get one thing straight, Mr. Alexander, I'm not here to convince you to do anything. It's a take it or leave it situation. Only have in mind that if you aren't with me than you are against me!" Lee threatened.
"Ha, against you ei…Don't make an even bigger fool of yourself Lee. You know you can't do anything against me," Paine puffed out fogging the glass before him.
"Well I could leave you here to rot like the animal you are for instance…" the scientist said with his finger playfully circling the red lever which opened the cell door "….or I can free you and you can help me achieve my goals." This statement was enough to wipe the smirk off Paine's face.
"I'd rather rot…" Paine said short and turned away.
"Very well," Lee shrugged and started making his way over to the door, "just better tell that daughter of yours to go out of town in case someone decides to… you know, blow it up…" This made Paine jerk around brusquely.
"What do you mean by… blow it up?"
Lee smirked before turning back to face the other man. "I have come to the last straw Mr. Alexander. I cannot allow Axel to mess with my planes anymore so I am prepared to go to any extremes it might take," Lee said emphasizing on the last part. "But oh well, if you're not interested I guess you can just parish with the rest of them."
"Wait!"
"Yes…?"
"I might be willing to team up with you to get back at Manning," Paine said finally "but that's all! Once the job is done we go back to being enemies. Understood!"
"I can work with that. We have a deal," Lee smiled then pulled the lever. The confident glass slid down slowly triggering the alarm. "Let's go we don't have any time to loose, the guards will be here at any moment."
Paine stepped out of the cage proudly. Now that he was freed he didn't have any intention of doing what Lee wanted and decided to spot the right moment to use his special touch but before he could even get close to Lee, the other man turned into his hard light armor.
"Oh and I hope you don't try anything funny cause I am not as defenseless as you think," Lee said before busting the jail wall.
Next day at the Aquatic Center
It was a typical morning for the team, well almost. Axel was the first one up and was now having breakfast in the kitchen, enjoying the quiet. Soon, he was joined by a sleepy Lioness who yawned her way over to the cupboard mumbling out something in the lines of good morning.
"Here, kitty! Here kitty, kitty!" King's voice echoed in the background. Axel and Lioness exchanges a look.
"Hey, King, what's going on so early?" the girl dared asking.
"Am, well I kind of lost my cat. He was there when I went to bed but now I can't seem to find him anywhere," King said with worried face.
"Just keep looking, he'll show up sooner or later," Alex suggested returning his attention to him bowl of cereal.
And that was exactly what King did. First stop was Shark's room. The surfer was sleeping soundly until the team's animal lover barged in unceremoniously holding an open can of sardines.
"Here kitty, kitty! I've brought some lovely sardines for you!"
"W…what?!" Shark sit up startled, "Oh King it's only you… Dude what gives I was having my best dream surfing ever!"
"I'm looking for my cat. Here kitty, kitty," King answered but made no effort in abandoning the search. Instead he started rustling things around to which the surfer responded by dragging his covers over his head in attempt to minimize the noise, light and his general annoyance. Suddenly, to the blonde's surprise his covers were taken away and he realized that King was searching his bed with him still in it. That's where he drew the line.
"Get out!" Shark shouted and threw his pillow at the intruder.
Stop number two was Hawk's room. Like previously, King entered before hearing an answer to his question.
"Hey, Hawk I'm looking for my cat, mind if I look around," the big guy said examining the floor of the pilot's room. Seconds later he got a sight of Hawk who was currently in front of the mirror, his face mostly covered in come green goo and a pink bandana has wrapped around his head. After a moment of awkward silence King bursted into laughter. "Hahaha, sorry, H-man, didn't know you were so green in the morning."
"Get out!" the red head yelled angrily pointing at the door. King didn't hesitate and made a swift escape before some non-known object hit the door on the other side. Yet again, no luck what so ever.
Half an hour later, King sat exhausted on the living room couch having found nothing. Lioness patted him on the shoulder on her way to her room.
Once there she started looking for something to change out of her pajamas when something got her attention. Opening her drawer she heard a strange sound. Moving some things around she finally discovered who was making all the noise. Snug in her fluffy green scarf was King's beloved cat, happily meowing back at Lioness. She smiled and grabbed the feline in her arms to which the feline didn't give any objections.
"Hey, King! I found your little friend!" she said taking the cat to its owner. King's eyes immediately lid up at the site of his cat purring in Lioness embrace.
"Thank you so much!" the big guy said grabbing the cat and rubbing it against his check, "Where did you find him?"
"He was just hiding in my closet." The three were joined by a not so happy Shark and Hawk. Both growled at King before heading to the kitchen area.
"Ah poor thing, it must have been scared of something. Animals are best at sensing danger you know," King said scratching the furry head of his pet.
At that moment Axel's alpha com rang.
"Hey, Garret! What's happening?" the team leader said while sliding a cup of coffee over the counter to Shark.
"I've got terrible news! Paine was been busted out of jail last night!" At the sound of that everyone dropped what they were doing.
"But how! Why didn't you tell us sooner?" Axel shouted over the line.
"I would if I could. It seemed like there was a glitch in the security system, but that's not what's bad."
"Then what is it?" Lioness stepped in waking over to Axel.
"The one who helped Paine escape was Lee himself!"
"What?!" all of them exclaimed at once with Shark slitting out his first sip of coffee.
"They are worst enough on their own, let alone together!" Hawk spoke up angered.
"I don't like this, Paine is not exactly a team player so that makes me think what is it that made him go with Lee," Axel resting his chin in his palm.
"Well the sooner we find them, the sooner we'll find out!" Lioness suggested.
"That's right! We can't waste any time! Garret, could you run a search on things that might be targeted by Lee?" Axel asked.
"No problem! I'll call as soon as I know something more," the boy nodded and ended the connection.
"Perfect, in the mean-time we'll comb the city for anything suspicious. Team gear it up!" Axel ordered and everyone sprang into action.
In minutes time the Aquatic Center was deserted the only exception being the furry feline who yawned and curled into a ball on living-room sofa.
To be continued….
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Well, that's the end of the first chapter. Thank you for reading! Feel free to let me know what you think of it. ANY opinion is welcome.