Clark and Bart ran as fast as possible, to the shack and waited nearby. They weren't allowed to get too close. "Do you think he has powers?" Asked Bart.
"He would have used them to capture you." Clark sighed, slightly annoyed.
"I was pretty quick."
"Maybe."
"How else would Hermes have powers?" Asked Bart, Clark just shrugged. He was not comfortable with this mission.
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Cyborg and Black Canary weren't too far away, they needed to be at the shack soon. "If we don't get there on time Boy Scout and Impulse will have it covered." Said Cyborg, trying to make the woman beside him relax.
"They took Arthur, AC. This guy needs to go down." Black Canary said, almost darkly.
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The Watchtower was strangely quiet. Chloe had been listening to everyone's conversation, she hadn't wanted to pry but she needed to check all the team were ok. She was sat watching the computer, tears rolling down her cheeks. She had heard Hermes's story and felt both admiration and pity towards the girl.
She also felt a great deal of guilt, for making her go back to the shack.
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Inside the car was silent. Ollie and Hermes were dreading meeting her father. "There." She said suddenly, pointing out the shack.
He hummed, discontentedly, and pulled up near the building. "Shall I bring the bag?"
"No, don't bother. He'll get suspicious." Hermes told Ollie.
Ollie nodded and walked beside her. Hermes grabbed his hand. "We have to make this convincing." She said, not noticing how red Ollie had gone.
They walked to the shack and stood in front of the door, ready to knock. "You ready?" Ollie asked.
"As I'll ever be." Hermes whispered. She moved forward and knocked on the door. There was a pause and Ollie put his arm around his fake girlfriend.
The door opened with a creak. A small, grey haired man answered. "Hermione?"
"Hi, dad." Hermes replied. The man flung his arms out and embraced the girl, who grimaced as soon as he did.
"It's been so long. Who is this handsome man?" He asked, beaming.
"Dad, this is my boyfriend, Ollie. Ollie, this is my dad, Craig." Hermes said, with a little difficulty.
"Nice to meet you, sir."
"Nice to meet you, young man." The two men shook hands and Ollie grinned at Hermes.
"Well, come in, come in! If you would have phoned me, I would have tidied up the place a little." Craig explained.
"Dad, you knew we were coming." Laughed Hermes, trying to keep the nervous edge out of it.
Ollie took Hermes's hand, as they walked through a dark corridor, into an open and light living room. They thought it would be weird, pretending to be together, but it was actually sort of… nice.
Ollie squeezed Hermes's hand quickly, suddenly his hand became painfully cold. She had warned him. "Ow." He barely breathed and he let go quickly, his hand was laced in ice.
"Sorry." Hermes mouthed.
"So, Hermione, before I ask about your boyfriend, may I ask, how did my experiment go?"
Hermes looked at Ollie quickly. "He does not know?" Craig asked.
"Of course he does." She smiled and walked forward, she lifted her hand and smiled as, in the middle of her palm, a small ice sculpture of a swan appeared.
"Amazing." He whispered. He picked up the swan and it started to melt in his hands. "Extraordinary."
Hermes felt Ollie beside her and was pleased she had the man with her, for support. Although Clark would have been good to have beside her, he would have been even more protective.
"I am being rude. Where did you two meet?" Craig asked, looking up from the melting figure in his hand.
Hermes and Ollie went over their back story, almost as though it was true. Whether or not Craig would believe them was a different matter.
He smiled at the end of their story and the fake couple realised how close together they had become, their cheeks were almost touching. They moved apart slightly and smiled innocently.
"I thought you were still 'Metropolis's most eligible bachelor.'" Craig said, a glint of something in his eye.
"Well, I told Ollie not to tell the world yet, I wanted to tell you about us first." Hermes smiled, kissing the man on the cheek.
"I'm so pleased for you, darling." Craig said, flinging out his arms again for a hug. Hermes smiled and stood up to hug him back. As she did, she heard a strange buzzing noise and the room went black.
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When she awoke, Hermes found herself looking at the ceiling of a very familiar room. It was dark but there was a strange glow from somewhere. She tried to sit up but there were metal cuffs holding her, to some kind of dentists chair. She shook her head to try and clear the drowsiness. She lead back down and cried, "Hello?"
"Hermes?" Replied a familiar smooth voice.
"Ollie? Where are you?"
"I'm right here. Don't worry, we're ok." He sighed. He wasn't too far from her but she couldn't work out where he was."The others?"
"They're nearby, I told them not to come. Your dad took the bugs though. So, we can't contact them at the moment."
"I'm so sorry." Hermes said.
"It's not your fault." Ollie replied.
"Oh isn't this nice?" Came a strange and slightly dark voice, "My daughter and her fake boyfriend, keeping up pretences. I was impressed when you fought for her, Green Arrow, but now this is too cute."
He fought for me? Thought Hermes.
"Why did you bring us here? Why are you kidnapping superheroes?" Ollie asked.
"Can't my darling daughter tell you where you are?" He asked, turning on the lights. The dentists chair rose, to a sitting position.
"No." Hermes whispered.
"That's right my dear, this is where you were reborn as something amazing." Craig grinned and Hermes felt sick. Her only consolation was that she could see Ollie, his face was bruised, badly, and he had a split lip.
I hope you enjoyed! Tell me what you think. Not sure when the next chapter will be up, I won't be writing as often for a while.