Hiya everybody! Though it is still the first Sunday that I've updated the second chapter from, I couldn't help but give you all the third chapter because I'm feeling pretty great today! ^^ (Also my last chapter was pretty short so I hope this makes up for it)
Also I might have written a bit overboard during my fourth period class so there's at least three more chapters in my G-drive. I should probably save it to my computer just in case I somehow end up without wifi again or something.
Anyhoo, an extra chapter for you all! I hope you like it! Feel free to give me positive feedback!~
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All I could hear from the field of corn was the truck carrying our cargo flip, turn, do tricks even I could do, minus for the loud explosion and have smoke billow out. Something had happened and no doubt had I let it slip my mind to even try to help. "Vera?" I heard Robin say from not too far off, a more mature groan followed behind his voice, I coughed, the landing was rougher than I thought on my own. "Present," I choked out with a weak chuckle he definitely didn't hear. I heard his sigh of relief in response, I rolled my eyes for the upteenth time that day.
I heard shuffling as the younger, raven-haired teen and the wrecked vehicle driver walked over my way. Robin using his free arm to pick me up and I responding in a huff by standing up on my own, despite my toes' complain of achy feet. The three of us quickly but steadily stepped out of the cornfield and onto the road, Robin setting the man down as we spotted the group of robotic monkeys flying away with the cargo.
I heard the truck groan and wheeze as the familiar, taller, raven-haired boy appeared from underneath, Robin took notice of him too, especially when Superboy leaped off after the monkeys. "Superboy!" He yells, much to our chagrin, the clone continued on after the stolen cargo. It was for the best anyways, we shouldn't give up on our mission of protecting the pieces of the Android. Though, I bet he was just after the monkeys for their aggravating taunts, and hardly had a second thought on trailing after the little gizmos carrying our mission away.
Robin taps his hand to his ear, I can just barely make out Aqualad, "Aqualad to Robin. We've lost our cargo. Did you-," Robin cuts him off with a sharp and exhausted sigh, "It's gone. And so is Superboy." He said, glaring at the flying mini androids in the sky that had beckoned our partner off. After a small silence from Aqualad's end, Robin sighed again, slightly annoyed, "I think he ditched his comp."
The two of us began to look through the rubble of the truck, seeing we needed to find something to get out of this messy situation, I kicked at a monkey that had been left behind, probably one of Superboy's targets because there were no bite marks nor was it Robin's work done on the minion. Robin perked up from his spot and looked in my direction, he smirked and strode over, kneeling down beside the little monster and grinning. There was obviously a conversation on the communicators I couldn't hear, because Robin suddenly said something that sounded like a run-on sentence.
"Maybe we do."
"We'd have heard by now if the decoy trucks had been attacked," Robin said matter-of-factly as I stood off to the side of him, watching as he plugged in a set of cords into the back of the monkey and surprised me when his glove doubled as a sort of computer-like device. "So how did these monkeys know exactly which trucks to target?" He trailed off, pressing various buttons on the device, then his face lit up (well his lower face did anyhow) when a holographic diagram of a map appeared, "Ha! The parts have GPS. The monkeys can track the signal, which means I can track them with the one I captured." I rolled my eyes, but of course, he noticed my annoyance this time, "Oh what's it now?" I frowned, "Technically you didn't capture it. Superboy beat that one to robotic remains, you just scavenged after it, so you actually have him to thank for it."
He looked sheepish at that comment, then his face turned stoic, "How'd you know?" I blinked and waved my hand around in a lazy circle as I explained, "I've been biting at the monkeys so thats out of the question, and your targets all had puncture wounds from jabbing. So that's gotta be one of Superboy's." His face lit up again like a child on Christmas, "Sweet! Well at least we have Cloneboy to thank for this little tip." He focused again on the diagram, I held back a giggle at his nickname for our kryptonian comrade, "It looks like both sets of parts are converging on... Gotham City." He said with a worried glance to the hologram, I heard voices through Robin's communicator, a conversation I couldn't join in on if I wanted to. I wish they had installed one for me, it was going to be infuriating when they spoke of something more important later.
Robin stood after a while, the monkey slung over his shoulder then pressed at some buttons to make his bike return automatically, he then silently showed me how to do it myself, my similar silver and black mobile vehicle returning alongside him with just dirt smeared on its sides from the rough landing I gave it. "Definitely a disaster, heavy on the 'dis'," he said disappointingly as we continued our wait for Kid Flash.
I could feel the fatigue rolling over the whole entirety of my being, like a shoreline at night, the waves at their most powerful. I grabbed a piece of scrap metal from a broken robot, chewing it thoroughly before swallowing, then repeating the actions several times over. Robin gave me a look, then laughed, "It's gonna be pretty hard getting used to that."
We had stretched our legs before hopping back onto our color-coordinated bikes and immediately heading straight for Gotham. Kid Flash joined us soon after in his former costume from the beginning of the day, Robin had just minutes from before we had left and I had my regular outfit from the start underneath the agonizing clothes we were forced to wear before.
"You still tracking the parts?" Kid said over the vibrating he had grown accustomed to, while I had yet to see him in action of his speed, I was giving him a calculating eye, he detected it and winked in response, I rolled my eyes once again. "They were heading through Gotham," okay, interest piqued, time to get in on this situation with open ears, "-but they veered. Wait. Dude, they're at my school." Robin said, surprise written on his face despite the mask in the way of his eyes.
Kid Flash had sped completely ahead of us, despite Robin telling him us not to separate, but Robin and I parted ways soon after, despite so, if we hadn't in the first place, Superboy would have been for sure human sauce, or clone sauce, or something!
It was in Gotham Academy's Competition Gym, well hey, no more pep rally's for a month for this school! Lucky them! The battle with the Android was disastrous, no doubt.
"Martian Manhunter," the Android said monotonously, Robin's little 'Batarangs' I supposed, went through him as the ability to turn into air was made present. It clashed into the wall and made a small gaseous explosion. "Access Red Tornado," the machine said, starting to irk me, I still didn't step out of my invisibility. Maybe they could do this on their own...
The red tornado swept up by the Android buffeted Superboy and Robin across the Gym and into the bottom of the stands, I don't know what happened to Kid Flash though. I shook my head and silently followed the robot as it made its way to the unhidden speedster behind the stands.
"Captain Atom," it said, I took my chance and latched onto it, biting into the skull of the machine as hard as I could while it fired a bright light at Kid Flash, but the force impacting the wall somehow pushed me off the sheen, sleekness of the Android, I was still invisible, but no doubt it could tell I was there. At least Kid Flash managed to get away from it while hiding under the bleachers.
Then Kid Flash zipped out from under the stands on the other side and managed to take ahold of the Androids' attention, I almost felt bad that he had to get hit regardless of his courageous act, "Access Black Canary," the all-too-familiar wailing of Black Canary made me step back and clutch at my ears as Kid Flash was pushed back by the force of the noise. "Superman." It said simply in response to Flash jr's beating then retaliating when Superboy suddenly recovered and tried to take a hit for the team.
I see Robin starting to stand up as the Android speaks again, "Martian Manhunter," Superboy is slammed into the bleachers and Robin reflexively picks up where he left off, throwing one of his explosive batarangs at the opponent who quickly deflects them with one of Martian Manhunter's abilities. The battle goes on and on like a 1930's cartoon, and I feel like I should step in, but how?
I watch as the three are tossed around like dolls, hit, throw, hit, throw, dodge. I need to participate but how can I when...
"Superman," the Android grips Kid Flash tightly, the annoying redhead groaning in pain, then the robot switches as an object comes into view, flying towards its robotic cranium. "Martian Manhunter," the speeded arrow phases right through it, so annoying! I step out of my protective layer-like shield, the Android instantly has its attention focused on me, even the man, Ivo, in the stands with his monkeys looks to me, I can clearly hear his voice in surprise, "How- what?! How could he not sense you- that's impossible it has-," I growl in annoyance, feeling my now toughened out innards become the most strongest, hardest thing, I dash up to the Android as it says, "Martian Manhunter." though its already too late as my fist has already invaded its head, forcing it to suddenly implode on my hand, I hardly flinch as the smoke billows and then deteriorates quickly.
"You speak too much," I hissed lowly.
I hear the monkeys from the stand chattering loudly next to Ivo, and the villain's about ready to leave when Robin and Kid Flash intercept him, stopping him in his tracks, though I miss Superboy as he looks at me angrily.
Robin dashes over to me and the Android, "Help me disassemble him! Now!" He says all too quickly, me and Kid Flash share a glance, "Dude, the guy has no head." Kid says to our frantic teammate.
"Don't take any chances," the voice of Aqualad chimes in, at first I think its the communicator then I realize its not, I had thrown my comp. in my helmet off the road back with the trucks nearly an hour ago, and I instantly feel dumber, I pull my hood over my head, covering my eyes. I see M'gann fly over to Superboy and help him up, fretting over him, "Superboy, are you all right?" whatever his facial expression was before, it had faded away upon hearing her worried over him, "I'm fine. Feeling the aster." Robin smiles at that from his position beside the headless Android.
And when I thought, hey this day is gonna turn out just fine-
"Hey, where's Ivo?"
I wish I had kept on eye on him instead of leaving it to the so-called professionals.
