Chapter 7: Marooned – Part 3
'Kaylee!' I woke up to my name being called, I couldn't see anything though.
'Come on Kaylee! Wake up! I need you alive, god damn it!' Leonard shouted and I groaned and opened my eyes to see Leonard's worried face hovering over me.
'Hey' I said casually and Leonard hugged me laughing.
'So the bulk doors opened' I stated
'Good observation Kaylee' Leonard retorted and I grinned.
Leonard helped me stand up and we soon found Kendra hovering over Ray, much in the same way Leonard was with me only moments ago.
'You kids need a moment?' Leonard joked
'You okay?' I asked
'Mr. Palmer nearly died' Gideon explained
'Welcome to the club' I said sarcastically
'Gideon, what's happening on the Acheron?' Leonard asked
'Funny you should ask. I just received a message from Mr. Rory. It seems he escaped capture and is now returning to the Waverider' Gideon explained
'Told you. Those pirates picked the wrong guy to mess with' Leonard told me as we walked to the dock bay.
'Since when does Rory even know how to fly the jump ship?' Ray asked
'How did he even find us?' Kendra added
'Actually, I did the flying. He received quite a beating at the hands of the pirates' Gideon explained
'That's him now' Gideon added as we heard the doors open and saw a bruised Mick walk out.
'You okay, Mick?' Leonard asked but I smelt others in the jump ship and I snarled angrily.
'Boys! Ship's all yours!' Mick shouted as about 12 pirates joined Mick, their guns on us.
'You fucking son of a bitch' I growled, stepping forward but Leonard placed a hand on my shoulder.
'What are you doing, Mick?' Leonard asked
'I'm getting us home. Are you in?' Mick asked Leonard.
Leonard stepped forward and pulled out his weapon.
'Yeah. Kaylee… it's time to choose a side, I guess' Leonard said with a sigh as he looked at me and the team and then back at Mick.
'Chosen' Leonard stated and shot the guy next to Mick.
'Bastard!' Mick shouted and went to shoot us but we dodged.
'Get them! I'll get the time drive' Mick explained
We all started shooting and fighting the pirates.
'Mr. Rory is making his way to the engine room to access the time drive' Gideon explained
'I'll handle it' Leonard said to me before getting blasted back into a wall.
'Alright, Mick. You're mine' I muttered, once I saw Leonard was moving.
I kicked a pirate in the wall, knocking him unconscious before running and following Mick's scent.
I found him about to grab the time drive.
'Step away from it, Mick' I said firmly and he turned back to see me cracking my neck.
'I'll tell you what, Kaylee. Walk away and I won't kill you' Mick warned
'You know I can't do that' I stated
'I like you, Kaylee' Mick said suddenly and I laughed
'No you don't' I explained
'Yeah, you're right. I don't like you but you got a lot of guts' Mick admitted and I licked my lips and rolled my eyes.
'Aw thanks' I said sarcastically
'And that's why I'm only gonna kill you a little bit!' Mick shouted and went for his gun but I kicked it from his hand. I shoved Mick up against the wall.
'I don't want to hurt you' I muttered
'Since when?' Mick asked amused
'Since Leonard told me about you saving his life in juvie' I explained and Mick's eyes went soft for a split second before he shoved me back and punched me in the mouth. We traded punches and kicks until Mick shoved me, back first into the engine and a sharp pointed pipe stabbed through my shoulder. Mick grabbed his gun and melted the tip of the spike so I couldn't pull myself off it.
'What's your plan, Mick? You can't kill me' I taunted before Mick punched me in the mouth, hard.
'I have wanted to do that for so long' Mick said smirking as I licked the blood on my lip and spat it at him.
'I always did like the fire in you, Kaylee. But I never understood why Leonard didn't just fuck you and kick you to the curb' Mick taunted
'Maybe because he is in…' Mick started to say but was interrupted.
'Mick!' Leonard shouted before shooting him with his cold ray.
'Waverider, this is Captain Hunter. We've regained control of the Acheron. What's your status?' Rip's voice rang out through the PA system.
'What are you gonna do, Snart?' Mick asked as Kendra and Ray ran into the room.
Leonard walked up to Mick and hit him with the butt of his gun and knocked him unconscious.
'Don't mind me, just relaxing here' I said casually, gaining everyone's attention.
Leonard blasted the flat end of the pipe sticking out of me and helped me off it.
'You okay?' Leonard asked as he applied pressure to both sides of the wound.
'Peachy' I commented dryly as Kendra and Ray grabbed Mick.
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After arguing with Leonard and then Gideon about needing to be stitched up, I changed clothes and walked into Rip's office to find everyone, minus Mick, standing around awkwardly.
'Okay. I'll say it. Why don't we just drop him off back in 2016?' Ray asked, breaking the silence.
'Because my sister lives in 2016' Leonard stated
'And your mother, and your wife' I added, walking into the room, looking at Jax and Stein
'How are you feeling?' Kendra asked and I smirked.
'I'll be back to beating you in a matter of hours, Big Bird' I joked playfully and Kendra grinned.
'So what exactly are we talking about here? Leaving Rory in the brig until we take down Savage?' Jax asked
'No, no, no, no, the brig is unsuitable for long-term incarceration' Rip explained
'Leaving him free run of the ship is not an option' Kendra added
'I'll handle it' Leonard stated
'By handling it, you mean murder?' Stein asked
'I said I'll handle it' Leonard said more firmly, ending the conversation as he walked off to get Mick.
I looked at the concerned team member's faces before running after Leonard.
'Leonard!' I shouted as I caught up to him as he dragged Mick's body to the jump ship.
'You're not coming with me this time' Leonard said and I frowned confused.
'I need to do this… please' Leonard said softly. I gasped shocked since Leonard as only ever said the word please 3 times in his life and they were begging Lewis not to hurt me.
I nodded and left Leonard to do what he needed to do.
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