Waverider: Space:?
Mick Rory shifted around the ships kitchen, it was night on the Waverider and everyone was in their quarters, but he was restless. A tense feeling had settled upon him not long after their last mission, it was similar to the feeling he got a night before a heist, but he didn't know where it was coming from. He had blamed the stupid necklace he was wearing, okay it gave him fire powers, which was cool, but it was lame and made him look like a dork. Taking it off though, had made the feeling worse.
Drink hadn't gotten rid of it, so he tried working on his book, to distract himself, but couldn't find the concentration.
He tried taking a shower to clear his head, but soon as he closed his eyes and the warm water hit him, his mind drifted back to the lady with red hair and smile that had made his hart skipped a beat. They had met a while ago, back before all the Nazis crap; she had gone her own way soon after their dalliance. But he still had some sweet memories, some really sweet memories, but it left him kinda sad too. And the uneasiness seemed to intensify when he thought about her.
So he had headed to the kitchen, cus when all else failed there was always food,
"Mick what are you doing?" Sarah's voice interrupted his thoughts
He turned to see the Captain of the ship and the one person he would call friend openly, she was wearing work out gear and her face was flushed
"Making a sandwich, want one?"
"Sure" she said with a stretch
"You can't sleep, either?" he asked, as he got the ingredients out of the fridge
"No, I'm wired, that last mission was intense, thought I'd get some training in" she picked at the turkey meat he put on the counter
"Do you feel "Mick hesitated "you know" he paused "uneasy?"
"Uneasy?" she repeated with a mouth full of sandwich meat
"Yeah, like somethings not right" he waved the mayonnaise bottle that he was holding
She frowned, still chewing
"It's probably nothing" he shrugged
Sarah opened he mouth to say something, but her phone rang
"It's John" she explained as she pressed answer
"Hello"
"Peru"
The phone was turned up loud so Mick could hear the British wizard.
"Peru to you to, John" Sarah said sweetly
The British man huffed
"I've been on the watch for signs for when or where this Mallus will pop up next"
"And you think he's in Peru"
"Well something is, massive buzz around it, according to the sprits" the magician paused, probably taking a drag of a ciggerate "anyway the chatter from the other side is something big is going down there, soon"
"Alright, we'll take look" Sarah said glancing at Mick "Need us to pick you up?"
"Unfortunately I can't make it luv" Constantine sighed "Mallus isn't the only bastard trying to end the world"
"Right, well good luck and don't worry, we've got this"
"Mark me as reassured" Consitine said with his usual dose of sarcasm "You idoits take care now"
He hung up
Sarah scowled at the phone
"Douchebag didn't give us much, did he?" Mick said taking a bite of his sandwich
"No" Sarah sighed "do you want to sit this one out?"
"Nah, I might miss out on punching something" Mick said through a mouthful of turkey, he swallowed "that always makes me feel better"
"Alright" Sarah nodded "Gideon let's get everybody up"
Mountain Jungle: 100 miles from Machu Picchu: Peru: 2017
The restlessness had grown since they had arrived, though they hadn't hit the ground yet.
"Come on let's get on already" Mick muttered, as he stood on the bridge looking down on the forest as they hovered above their destination.
"Hey, how I was supposed to know whatever is down there would mess with our sensors?" Sarah asked
"Didn't the wizard see it in his crystal ball?"
Sarah gave Mick a look which meant cut the complaining
"At least we know we're in the right place" Amya chimed
"To bad we can't get down there" Zee said
"Actually, I think we found a way"
They turned as Ray and Jax walked on to the bridge
"You guys solved it?"
"Well it was mainly Ray" Jax said
"Hey, it was a team effort" Ray patted him on the back "but it was mainly me" he grinned
"Yeah, less self-congratulating more explaining" Sarah said
"So you know how the interference is like a magnetic field? Well that messes with electricity, especially the landing sensors, I mean I was thinking about changing to photon sensors, but that would take weeks even if that technology was sufficiently tested …"
"Haircut, less explaining, can you get off this ship and down?" Mick growled
"Grouchy, much?" Ray bristled "Yeah, we can land the jump ship, but I sure the interference will mess with our communicators"
"Good" Sarah looked around the team whilst she form a plan "Right we'll do some recon first, Jax and Nate you stay on the ship, if we not back in 24hrs call John Constantine, and the Time Bureau for help. Ray you give Jax instructions so he can modify the ship whilst we're on the ground"
"You want me to come with you? My suit might not work" the scientist warned
"But if we find what's causing this perhaps there's a way to reverse it, you'll be the best person do that" she straightened "The rest of you, jump ship 1hr, suit up and grab supplies, whatever's down there. I doubt it will be pretty"
Mick went off to his room, the uneasy in his chest lifting slightly with the prospect of the mission finally getting started.
On the ground
They walked single file through the jungle, it was thick and he could hear a river near, Amya led, roughly heading in the direction where the interference was most dense. Mick grumbled discontent as another plant batted his face, he swatted it away.
"Can't I just burn a path?"
"Come on big guy, where's you r sense of adventure" Ray said, with his usual cheerfulness. He was dress dorkly like he was going on a boy scout camping trip and happily following in Micks wake.
"We have adventures all the time, just prefer to have them somewhere civilised, with a bar"
Ray chuckled and shook his head, he paused and looked around
"Hey where did Amya go?" he asked as pushed past Mick, and went up ahead.
Then there a cry and now they couldn't see Ray
"Ray" called Sarah as she sprinted past Mick "Hey, what the hell urgh!"
Zee and Mick exchanged glances and cautiously headed towards where the cries had come from.
There was a small clearing ahead, Sarah and Amya were hanging from a net in the trees, and Ray was nowhere to be seen. Mick went to step forward, but Zee put out her arm.
"There may be more traps, you go that way" she jabbed a finger in the direction behind him "and I'll go the other and we come up from behind"
Mick nodded and slowly edged around the clearing, he manage to get close before
"Oomph" something tightened around his ankle, the world was a blur for a moment, and then he was swinging upside from his ankle
"Hey, what the hell! Let me down or I'll burn everything!" he roared
"Mick" Sarah's voice was cautious, he manage to spin round to see several people holding guns and spears in his direction.
"Oh, crap"
"What is it?" Ray's voice came from somewhere below, somewhere far below. Mick finally spied the hole dug in the ground; he figured that the dummy had fallen down it.
Zee walked into view with her hands in the air, two guys followed her pointing guns at her back.
"What do we do now?" she asked looking at Sarah
"Hold it!" A female voiced cried "No, no, stop, it's okay" the women then said something in Spanish and another language "They're friends" she finished in English.
The hair on Mick's neck tingled, he knew that voice!
He twisted around to see red hair and a smiling face.
"Am I glad to see you" Lennie said smiling