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Chapter 5: Flirting with Danger
Python looked out the sub's window as it maneuvered through the water on autopilot. He had gotten to the school's site and he was shocked. What was once an office building was reduced to a pile of broken glass and debris. The dorms and classrooms, or what remained of them, were buried underneath. From a safe distance, he looked at the destruction because the Titans had gathered around the site. As he watched them, he saw the robot one called Cyborg look at a blue ring on his finger. It appeared to be the same one that guy Stone had and Python was thinking, (Some heroes. Robbing the graves of the dead.) He then looked in shock as Cy touched the ring and he was turned into the student Stone.
Python's vision now had become cloudy with rage. Infiltration was one thing, but for all he knew, everyone could be dead. He didn't care much for Blood, but his ally, Surge, could be gone. And also…no. His head didn't want to think this, but it was even facts. Jinx could be gone. She had blown him off, but he still had feelings for him. And now, her trust in Stone/Cyborg had resulted in her death. He loaded one of his Colt pistols with a fresh magazine. He didn't care if they could blow up his mind just by thinking it; he wanted to avenge Jinx. That was before Surge, like a shot of relive, came out of the shadows and told him the school had been evacuated and all students had made it out alive. He then followed Surge to the docks and to this remote guided sub, which would take them to the temporary base for HIVE.
"Dude, you really have to think things over," Surge said after some time of the two not talking to each other," "I mean, going against the Titans alone? You're not some Green Burret." "I had the guns. I could of shot them down easily." He replied. "Yeah. Even if you got in one shot, they could wipe the floor with you." "I would rather go down with my pride intact then be captured." Python replied. "Fine, fine. Jeez if there was anything else I'd say there was a girl involved." Surge stated. Jinx flashed through his mind upon hearing this, but Python then said," I just wanted a thrill before getting captured. I thought everyone got killed." "Man, you've been here and God knows you still don't know jack about us."
Surge then turned to the front window and said, "Well, here we are." Python looked out to see what looked like a construction site under water. Huge machines moved pieces of steel and other materials as divers in scuba gear checked stats on wrist computers and operated under sea carriages and cranes. To the right, three large bubble structures in a pattern lay against a wall at the far end of the seabed. "I take it that's our temporary living area." Python said. "You bet," Surge replied," The other place there building is the Blood's latest toy. He needs it to take revenge on the Titans."
The self-guided sub then entered an open door in the left bubble area. It ended up in a sub pen, where the two got out of it. The place was a buzz with students who were either waiting for friends from the accident or going to their rooms. "Okay, so we have to…" Surge began to say to Python, but saw him heading to the dorms. "Hey, man. Blood wanted to see us the minute I got you here." "I need to see someone real quick." He replied. "Well, what do you want me to tell him?" Surge asked. "Tell him I had better things to do." Python replied as he headed out.
Jinx stood in front of here dorm room, wiping the last of her tears from her eyes. She had been in the bathroom for an hour, crying. How could she, a villain, had fallen in love with a Titan? It was absurd, but she cared for him. And then, he betrays the entire organization by using the weapon Blood let him use to help his friends. He could have had everything, but he let it slip. She was foolish in letting him join HIVE. She remembered what Gizmo had said to her after that little mishap," From now on, we aren't going to let YOU decide on who gets in. We are not going to have your fing feelings get in the way of our ties with Blood." Little bastard.
She entered her room and let the door shut behind her as a voice said," You okay?" She turned on the lights to find Python leaning against the wall at the far end of the room. "Get out of my room." She commanded as she charged a pink energy ball in her hand. He walked forward as she yelled," Get the hell out of my room!" he then stopped in front of her and asked," Your eyes are red. Have you been crying?" She turned away from him and said," I have not been crying." She then replied," And to answer your first question, I'm fine. Now get out of here." Python placed his hand on her shoulder and turned her to face him. It was then see saw his green eyes. How deep they were how calm they were, how beautiful…she then stooped mid thought and said, "I should kill you right now."
"Like you are thinking of doing to Cyborg?" he asked. She then lowered her head as he said," I saw them at the rubble site. I was ready to take them on." "You are damn unbelievable," she began," like you could take down those guys." "I wasn't going to give up," he said," and you shouldn't either." She still had her head down, but continued to listen. "People like that Cyborg are idiots," he began," they think protecting the weak is a good thing, but it doesn't get you anything. Eventually, they will get rid of you. People like us, however, are smarter then them. We seek out power, take it from those who have it, and build up ours. Cyborg was crazy to give up power, glory, and you for nothing." She looked up at him as he finished and blushed at hearing him say this. Maybe he was different? "Well, I better be off." He said as he headed to the door. "Wait." She called back, stopping him at the door. 'If you're not busy Friday," she began," would you like to go do something?" "Sure. I hope to see you then." He said as he walked out the door.
He turned his head to look back at the closed door. (I am just too damn good.) he thought to himself. He then made it to the end of the hall, but was stopped by something. He turned his head forward, he realized he had walked into someone. That person was none other then Mammoth, Surge's last roommate. Next to him was a short bald kid in a green jump suit with a Grey circular pack on the back of it, which he could identify as Gizmo. "What were you doing in Jinx's room?" Mammoth asked. "None of you business." "Well, shead," Gizmo began," if you think you'll join up with us by getting cozy with her, you got another thing coming." "And getting threatened by the bearded lady and the midget clown are suppose to intimidate me how?" he asked with sarcasm as he moved between the two and headed to his dorm. "He better listen to us. He'll be sorry if he did. "Gizmo then said to Mammoth.
Chapter 6 is coming up.