Chapter 8: Night of the Hawk – Part 2
Stein and I reunited on the Waverider with the others after our shift.
'You look good as a nurse' Leonard commented smirking at me
'Oh I am so not in the mood Lenny' I replied, calling him Lisa's nickname for him, which he hates.
'Savage doesn't think I recognize him, which means he won't try to kill me. He can't steal my powers before I've found them' Kendra explained
'Don't forget, we also have to figure out why he's killing the townsfolk' Ray added, as he ate the tuna casserole that Savage made.
'Are you really eating that?' Kendra asked disgusted
'Say what you want about Savage. He makes one hell of a casserole' Ray replied
'Yes, well, Mr. Snart and I have been analysing these forensic files' Rip stated
'Which reveal nothing except Savage is very good at making people disappear' Leonard added
'Hmm, something you both have in common' Jax muttered as the room fell silent.
'Are we just gonna pretend like none of this happened? That Mick Rory wasn't a part of our team? If you can just ice your best friend like that, I hate to think what you could do to us' Jax explained angrily
'First of all, I am his best friend, not Mick. Second of all, I am currently playing a nurse in an asylum that is dominated by sexist males and an annoying male orderly who is following me around like a lost puppy so I am not in a good mood for your attitude against Leonard' I said dangerously to Jax.
'Right now, we need to stay focused on the mission' Kendra said, trying to ease the tension.
'Look, Savage is going to be busy with this little cocktail party. Whilst you two keep an eye on him, Kaylee and Martin have the opportunity to find out what he's doing in the secret wing of that asylum' Rip explained as Stein and I nodded and left the room.
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Once we were back at the hospital, I broke into Dr. Knox's office and started looking through his desk.
'If you're looking for booze, you're in the wrong office' Kyle said, walking into the room.
'Dr. Knox doesn't drink. But I know where Dr. Enbom keeps the good stuff' Kyle added grinning
We left Dr. Knox's office and after grabbing a bottle, we sat down in the staff room and started taking shots and talking.
'This town sucks'' I said taking a shot.
'Wow, you do not hold back' Kyle said laughing drunkenly and taking another shot.
'I've learned life's too short' I explained taking another shot.
'So do you have a boyfriend?' Kyle asked softly and took another shot.
'No… never really been a relationship person' I explained, taking another shot.
'Well maybe… we could get a drink sometime… outside of work' Kyle asked before passing out on the table.
'Yeah… right' I said rolling my eyes as Stein walked in.
'Uh, Nurse, may I have a word with you, please?' Stein asked and we walked out into the hallway.
'Well, now I see what's been going on. While I've been busy working, you were busy seducing that young man' Stein said angrily
'Actually, he caught me Dr. Knox's office so to avoid detection I decided to get him so drunk that he passed out cold and I could continue with my work' I explained angrily
'Well he certainly did seem smitten with you' Stein muttered back before an alarm went off and security guards walked past us.
'Get to Hall H!' One of them said in a hurried voice as Stein and I shared a confused look.
I walked back into the room where Kyle was waking up.
'Uh, oh sorry, I must have dozed off. Where were we?' He asked
'I was asking if you ever get freaked out? Being in an insane asylum by yourself in the middle of the night?' I asked curiously
'Freaked out? No. Lonely? Yes. Actually, there is one place in the hospital that scares me' Kyle admitted, still drunk from the shots.
'Dr. Knox's restricted wing' I stated and he nodded.
'Do you know what he's doing to the patients down there?' I asked softly
'No. I don't like to think about it' Kyle explained
'What do you like to think about?' I asked curiously, right before he lent in and kissed me. I kissed back for a moment but Leonard's face appeared in my mind and I pulled back.
'What's wrong?' Kyle asked worried
'Nothing. I-I just... I have to get back to work' I stuttered and quickly left.
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Stein and I left the asylum after getting an urgent message from Rip and Leonard. Stein was concerned but did notice I was being very quiet. Stein and I walked into the med bay to find the 'unhappy cheerleader' bleeding on the table.
'What happened?' Stein asked
'I don't know. But I'm guessing Jax and Peggy Sue had a pretty lousy first date' Leonard explained and looked at me but I looked down quickly, hiding my blush.
'Where is Jefferson?' Stein asked worried
'There was no sign of him in the car' Rip explained
'These wounds don't appear consistent with a knife' Stein said looking at the girl.
'Correct. I believe these lacerations were made by talons' Gideon replied
'It was Tommy' The cheerleader mumbled
'Tommy Fuller, one of the missing teenagers' Rip explained
'He was like a bird. He... he was like a bird monster' The cheerleader explained
'Captain, analysis of Miss Seavers' blood reveals traces of silicate minerals' Gideon explained
'Miss Seavers, do you recall Tommy coming into contact with a meteor of some kind?' Rip explained
'The car crash... it was... it was glowing' Miss Seaver replied
'She's talking about a Nth Metal meteorite' Stein explained shocked
'Say something that makes sense' Leonard said annoyed
'It seems Mr. Fuller has come into contact with a meteorite with mutagenic properties' Stein explained
'Try again' I added, speaking for the first time since returning to the Waverider.
'Apparently, Miss Seavers' boyfriend has been exposed to the same type of meteor that Kendra came into contact with' Rip explained as we left the med bay and returned to Kendra and Ray.
'Me?' Kendra asked as we told her the news.
'Well, you and Carter. 4,000 years ago. The meteorite which gave you your powers appears to be of the same variety that mutated Tommy Fuller' Stein explained
'And I'm guessing it's not curable' Leonard stated
Well, I-I suppose, if the talons which lacerated her left some mutagenic residue, I could...' Stein explained
'Yes or no?' I snapped annoyed
'Perhaps' Stein replied sternly.
'Why don't you get to work on that, Martin?' Rip said and Stein left the room.
'Okay, so if Savage isn't the one doing the killing, what is he doing in town?' I asked
'Doesn't matter' Ray said excitedly as he pulled out a dagger.
'We can take him down' Kendra added
'The Amon Dagger. Where did you...' Rip asked excited
'Savage's house' Ray replied
'All right, we need to proceed on two fronts: locate Jefferson and make an all-out assault on Savage' Rip stated
'A full-on attack only plays to Savage's strengths. If we want to get him...' I started to explain
'We need to target his weaknesses' Rip finished
'Sadly, very few come to mind' Rip added
'I can think of one. Me. He wants me, and he always has. So if I can get close enough to him, then...' Kendra explained
'Then he'll kill you' Ray said worried
'Thank you for the vote of confidence, but I don't need your protection' Kendra said annoyed
'There's no reason to go alone. We're part of a team for a reason' Ray explained
'Yes, and the team seems comfortable with me doing this, so that makes it about you and me' Kendra snapped before grabbing the dagger and walking off.
'Kaylee, a word?' Leonard asked and I nodded as we walked off.
'This orderly, Kyle, who has been bothering you, something happened tonight' Leonard stated but I remained silent.
'I know you well enough to know that it did' Leonard said, trying again.
'He kissed me' I explained and Leonard's eyes blazed before he stormed off.
I sighed and walked to the med bay to find Stein working.
'Any updates?' I asked
'We're making progress' Stein explained
'In the meantime, we need to get ready to back Kendra up. She's going into the asylum to meet Savage tonight' I explained
'Another opportunity for you to see Kyle' Stein mocked
'Yeah, and apologize' I said with a sigh
'What did you do?' Stein asked worried, thinking I had attacked him.
'Actually, he kissed me…and I freaked out' I confessed
'Oh' Stein said confused
'Because of what I am… and what I have gone through with humanity I haven't really experienced much in the way of feelings. And then when Kyle kissed me…' I started to explain softly.
'It was like you were being kissed for the first time. How romantic' Stein guessed
'No, not at all. I have kissed guys, and girls, I have slept with guys, and girls, but it was only to distract, manipulate or use them during a heist' I explained
'Then what made you freak out?' Stein asked curiously
'I saw… someone's face' I muttered
'Mr. Snart' Stein deduced. I remained silent but I didn't need to say anything.
'That's the thing that sucks about feelings is, you realize how much you can hurt someone or... get hurt' I said softly before walking off, leaving a very confused Stein.
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