A/N: After months of writer's block and a lot computer problems I finally have this chapter up.
Trolley park:
Vince watched intently on TV what was going on. Half of the docks was completely gone. He knew Orwell was there since that's where she decided to go.
"I have to go." Vince could barely walk and he wasn't a 100%.
"I'm sure she's fine Vincent. The best thing you can do right now is to wait, you're not back to full health just yet." Max said.
"Max I have to know that she's ok. I can't lose her."
"Why?" Max said curiously.
"Why, because she's my partner and a friend! I can't let anything happen to her." Vince almost shouting at Max. She was his responsibility he had to take care of her. She made him feel safe. After everything they've been through she was always there. Sure her guard was up at times but he didn't mind. One day when she was ready she'd tell him everything.
"Listen Vincent, I don't mean to pyre but do you love her?"
"What?" Vince stunned at the question. "Max I'm married, I have a family."
"You still haven't answered the question."
"I don't have time for this." Vince rushing out the door but stopped for a second when he
heard Max say, "One day you'll have to answer that question but will be ready to answer it truthfully?"
That will be an interesting day he thought.
Orwell's lair:
Orwell arrived back at her lair with the L9. While everything was going on at the blown up part of the docks she went to the other side, stole a semi truck and retrieved the rest of the L9.
24 boxes of L9, what could possibly go wrong she thought.
The plan is to keep the L9 here until the police were fully operational and she was certain no one would try to steal it. It would be back into the police's hands and would be properly stored.
"Or we could keep it." someone said.
"Who's there?" Orwell turned around and saw nobody. She knew she heard a voice but she couldn't find the person.
"I'm warning you, leave or I will hurt you." She grabbed her tazer and started looking around.
"Remind me again why we got that thing it's rarely effective."
Orwell turned around again and saw herself in combat boot's, dark Jeans, a black jacket with a black tank top underneath. She screamed.
"Who are you!" she yelled
"Could possibly scream any LOUDER!" other her said. "I'm you ok."
"But I'm me?"
"Yes but I'm you, understand?"
"What?" Orwell said. She was getting very confused,
"Alright I'm…Jamie, you're Orwell."
"But I'm Jamie."
"Ok you're Jamie and Orwell and I'm like that dark side of you."
"Wait a minute." Orwell was hesitant but she had to ask. "Are you like…my chess?"
"Yes and no" other her said. "Think of me like that Chimera thing. That other side of you."
"That weird Greek thing?"
"Yes, wow I really need another name. Well the guy who used to wear the cape was called Kozmo so I'll use that." The other her said in a cocky like manner.
Orwell couldn't believe it. She was talking to herself. Wow I'm going crazy she thought. She really didn't want to turn into a chess, maybe she could keep this "thing" under control while she figured out how to get rid of it.
"Well for one you're not going crazy second I'm a person not a 'thing' and you're stuck with me."
"No you're not, you're not real!" Orwell screamed
Other her grabbed her and threw her against a wall
"Is that real enough for you!" Other her yelled
Orwell used her cape to fight of this "Kozmo". Other her grabbed the cape and pulled. Orwell fell to the ground and then jumped up and punched Kozmo. They both stood at a fighting stance and waited for the next move.
"Enough!" Kozmo said. "This isn't getting us anywhere, we can work together, together we can take this city back. Think about it, you're the heir to ARK, if you take it over and run it how you want to you could make not only this city safe you could possibly make the world safe."
Then all of the sudden they heard a knock at the door. They both knew who it was.
"Hide the L9" other her said. Orwell hid the L9, took off the mask, checked her hair, and answered the door.
"Vince" Orwell said.
"Orwell, you alright?" He wanted to hug her but didn't want to over do it and freak her out.
"I'm alright Vince, Should you be out and running around?"
"I'm fine, can I come in?"
"Sure" She looked around and didn't see anyone. They both sat down. Other her must be gone for now.
"You Sure you're alright Orwell?" Vince said worryingly.
"I'm fine Vince." She put her hand on his shoulder reassuring him everything was alright.
"Look Orwell, I think I need to take the cape back." Vince didn't like saying it but it was to dangerous for her.
"What, no Vince I'm fine I can do this!"
"It's to dangerous Orwell, I don't want you to get hurt!"
"I'm fine Vince you don't have to take care of me. I can do this on my own."
"You don't understand how dangerous this is going to get. If Scales and Gregor have resorted to blowing things up and not caring who gets hurt not only you but everyone is at risk."
He must have thought that Scales and Gregor caused that explosion she thought. We can use that to our advantage for now. She heard other her say. "Vince you told me once in war there is one hour of sheer terror and twenty three hours of boredom, I think I passed my terror part of it."
"Orwell please just promise me that if things get to rough you'll tell me." There was great concern in his voice. He didn't want anything bad to happen to her.
"I promise Vince I'll be alright." Her tone calm and reassuring made Vince fell more relaxed.
He got up and left having a lot more confidence in her abilities.
"Remind me again why you're not with him?' Orwell heard Kozmo say behind her. "You're obviously in love with him."
"He has a family, I just don't want to get to close with him." She didn't want to get hurt. Not after everything that had happened to her she couldn't just let her guard down that easy.
"You actually think staying friends with him is a good idea? Haha wow I thought I was crazy."
"Shut up!" Orwell screamed she went to punch Kozmo but the other her blocked her attack.
"You know the only real thing standing in the way is his wife." Kozmo saying in a suspicious tone.
"Don't even think about it." Orwell said.
"You and I both know it's true, I'm just saying what you're really thinking." Kozmo then vanished.
Orwell had to get control of herself. She couldn't become what took her years to bring down. She couldn't believe she was doing this but she had to go to ARK tower.
Gregor's lair:
"Alright so my guess is that we find out this new Cape's weakness and-"
"No, what you're going to suggest is not the best idea for now." Gregor interrupting Scales. "We can't just go in guns blazing and hope for a lucky shot. No, we have to plan this just right, there can not be any mistakes." Gregor sounding serious and somewhat threatening as well. " She is the daughter of Chess you know."
"Alright magic boy but the sooner we get this done the better." Scales was getting impatience with all of this. He had heard rumors of Flemming having a daughter and was intently searching for her. He once thought of finding this daughter and make Flemming pay a high price for her safe return but not even his underworld contacts could find her.
"Sooner or later she'll have to face her past and what she truly is. Get the rest of your crew together, we're gonna take this fight to her." Gregor saying in ominous tone.
ARK Tower:
Orwell arrived at Ark Tower. It was abandoned, cold, dark with an eerie felling to it as well. All that remained were the office supplies and equipment. She arrived at the elevator and rode to the top. She went inside her father's office and sat down at his desk.
"I'd never thought I'd sit here." Orwell said. After years of trying to take down ARK and after finally succeeding would she really be the one who would start it back up again.
Her father had always planned for her to take over the business when he couldn't. She logged on using her name and password then a video appeared. She saw her father and he left her a message:
"Hello Jamie, I don't know what to really. If you're watching this then I'm dead or…somewhere else. I know that our relationship wasn't the best and you deserved a better father then me. Our past together isn't the best to say the least but all I wanted for you was to be happy. No matter the fights we had or disagreements I always knew that someday you would turn out better then me. I don't expect you to forgive me but I am sorry…for everything. Always remember Jamie that no matter what I will always love you because that kind of love can not die. Right now you have a choice to make, I have left you control of ARK and it is up to you to continue on. If you decide not to then you can delete the master file of ARK. It has all of the necessary information in it. I know Jamie that you will make the right choice."
That basterd Orwell thought. Years of trying to tear him and his company down and he does this to her. She didn't realize it but she was crying.
"I know what I have to do." Orwell said.
"So this means we can drop the whole 'Orwell' name thing right?" Kozmo said.
With a laugh Jamie said two words, "My turn."
