"Oh you're kidding me," Rex declared as soon as he saw just who Holliday had meant by visitors. Circe stood anxiously beside Van Kleiss "What is he doing here?" Six asked, hand on one of his katanas. "He knows how to save Thirteen," Holliday said. "How does he know?" Rex asked, pointing at Van Kleiss. The man smiled. "Oh Rex, you amuse me," he remarked. "I'm sure I do," Rex growled. Holliday caught Rex's arm. "Do you want to help Thirteen?" she asked. Rex glared at Van Kleiss. "Yes," he grumbled. Van Kleiss grinned and turned to Thirteen. "Now then, shall we begin?" he asked.
(In an effort to avoid racking my brain too much I'll give you the condensed version)
Rex watched Van Kleiss, carefully, his eyes never leaving the man's hands. "How do I do this?" Rex asked. "Cure her," Van Kleiss said. "But-" Holliday began. "If I cure her, won't that hurt her?" Rex asked. "Which would you rather do? Leave her to die or cure her. Your choice," Van Kleiss said. Rex placed his hand on Thirteen's forehead. He willed his nanites to react to hers and they did. He could feel them react to hers, surging beneath the surface. Thirteen's eyes closed slowly and then reopened, revealing that the pupils had returned. She gasped, as if her body had forgotten the ability to breathe for a mere second. Rex pulled away, taking a step back. Thirteen sat up, looking around before her gaze settled on Rex. "Thank you," she said. And like that it was as if whatever spell had taken over the room was broken. Rex stepped forward and hugged her. Thirteen returned the hug, her face buried in his jacket. He, meanwhile, looked over her head at Van Kleiss. "We're even for now," he said. Van Kleiss nodded before he walked out of the room with Circe in tow. Circe stopped at the door to look back at them but no one paid her any mind. "Rex, do you trust me?" Thirteen asked, whispering in his ear. "Yeah," he whispered back. Thirteen smiled. "Good. Now hold tight," she instructed. The two slowly faded away, hearing a protest from Holliday before they vanished from the room.
"It would have been nice if you'd told me you could do that before," Rex commented. He shivered as he looked at the room around them. "This is the villa, isn't it?" he asked. "Yep," Thirteen said. She flopped onto a couch and stared out the bay windows. "Negative left something here. I know it. I can feel it. It's almost like it's in the walls." "So, what's does that mean?" Rex asked. Thirteen grinned. "We're gonna torch the house," she said.
"Are you sure you want to do this without Rex?" Bobo asked. Six glared up at Negative Thirteen. She smiled down at him, wiggling a finger at him seductively. Six shivered. "Yes, I'm sure." Bobo rolled his eyes. "Let's get this over with." Negative Thirteen leapt down off her perch, attacking Bobo with her claws. Six pushed the monkey out of the way before dodging Negative Thirteen himself. She became a blur and when Six could see her clearly, she was right in front of him, fingers curled in his belt. In short, she was invading his private square as Rex would call it. "You're kind of cute but the shades just block your eyes," she said, her lips brushing his. Before Six could react, those black eyes widened as if she was in pain. Negative Thirteen pushed away from him, screaming in pain. The center of her stomach faded just a bit, almost as if she was a bad dream. "That girl, what is she doing?" Negative Thirteen growled.
The flames tore at the villa which burned so fast that it seemed as if the entire house was made of paper. Rex stared at it. "Pretty tragic huh?" Thirteen asked. She sat beside him, playing with her hair tie. Her loose hair hung straight down her back. "You know, as a kid, it was always train harder Piper, or too slow Piper. They were perfect assassins or whatever they're called but they sucked as parents," she said. Rex said nothing. He only wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Hey?" he asked after a moment. "Yeah?" Thirteen replied. "After this, wanna get a pizza?" Thirteen smiled. "Sure Rex, she said. "Oh there won't be an after this my pets," came Negative Thirteen's voice behind them. Turning their heads, they discovered her standing their, looking far more insane than normal if it was possible. Her entire stomach was missing. Thirteen stood. "I knew it," she declared, smiling evilly at Negative Thirteen. "You're going to wish you were never born!" Negative Thirteen growled, lightning gathering at her fingertips. Thirteen reacted instantly as soon as the lightning surged forward. From her fingerless gloves came thin strings . With a flick of her wrist, the lightning met string and faded away as if absorbed. Thirteen leapt into the hair, whipping the thread at Negative Thirteen. It wrapped around her body. "Now taste your own medicine!" Thirteen yelled, tugging hard. Lightning surrounded Negative Thirteen and she let out a terrible scream, falling to her knees and hands. She looked at Thirteen murderously. "I must admit I forgot about your little tricks," she said. "I counted on it, " Thirteen remarked, tugging on her strings. The strands wrapped around Negative Thirteen's throat. "So,this is it? Traitor. Ungrateful brat, after all I did for you!" Negative Thirteen screamed. Thirteen closed her eyes. "I know I am," she whispered. With the fire as her background, she jerked her hands back, sending the strings through Negative's Thirteen throat, beheading the evo woman.. Rex stood as Thirteen's hands fell to her side. Slowly the strings floated to the ground, detaching themselves from the gloves. Slowly she turned to him, tears streaming down her face. "Rex," she began. And then she ran to him, hugging him. He wrapped his arms around her. "It's alright now, Thirteen," he whispered. "It's alright."
Is it sick and run that during the entire thing I was listening to Discovery Channel? That -13 and Six part almost pushed the limit of PG13. ALMOST. I pulled myself together with some Disney songs. Of course, I also made myself one of those authors that I hate. The kind where the heroine immediately feels guilty over killing another. Even the bad guy whose been tormenting people from the beginning.