Chapter 4
Connie opened the door to the office, and Kyle and Marco followed her in. She quietly closed the door to the small office, and looked around. The room only had six desks, but the eight remaining members were all crammed into the undersized space. Kyle's desk was in the far back, close to a large picture showing all of the S.T.A.R.S. members before the mansion incident. Much to Kyle's dislike, Rebecca's desk faced his. Barry's was next, and Chris's desk faced Barry's. Jill's desk faced an unoccupied desk. Connie and Richard both worked at the radio/control panel, while Brad dealt with the faxes, and printed off police reports.
" Those were some weird looking things." Kyle remarked as he walked to his desk.
Marco sat at the table near the fax machine, while Connie went to sit at the large radio panel. She glanced over at the vacant desk and noticed a box of files.
" Hey," she said as she began looking through the files, " Irons must have moved someone in here."
" Yea," Kyle said off-handedly, " I think he said his name was Leo or something."
Connie looked up sharply.
" Leon?"
" Yea," Kyle snapped his fingers, " that was it. Irons said he's a new recruit." Kyle slapped his head. " Shit! He was supposed to be getting here today."
" Kyle, that's the guy I told you I met up with!" Connie exclaimed. " He's supposed to meet up with Claire, here."
" Damn, I wish I could meet up with her." Kyle sighed wistfully.
" Why?" Marco asked interestedly.
" Because she's really hot," he said as he ducked a piece of wadded up paper Connie threw at him. " Why did she come here anyway?"
" My only guess is that she's probably looking for Chris." she shook her head.
" Didn't he tell her that he was going to Paris with Barry?"
Without any surprise Connie answered, " Probably not." She glanced around the room. " What if they already came here?" she asked worriedly. " What if they got hurt or something?"
" I'm sure they're both fine. And if they've already been here, then we'll look for them." Kyle said reassuringly.
" Yeah, I bet they're just having some trouble finding this place." Marco added sincerely.
" Yeah," Connie said with a sigh, " maybe they just got lost."
The three of them sat in silence for at least half an hour, none of them knowing what to say. Then, the doorknob made a clicking noise, meaning someone had unlocked it. The trio pulled out their Berettas and aimed at the now opening door.
A young woman in biker clothes with long brown hair, and a young man wearing a police uniform came into the room.
" Woe, don't shoot." Leon said as he shut the door.
Connie put her gun down and ran to her sister. " Claire!"
The two hugged, then Connie became insensitive. " Why are you here?"
" I was trying to find you and Chris." Claire answered softly.
" Well, I told you the other day I was coming to New York tomorrow, but Chris is in Paris." Connie paused to think and said with a frown. " But he said he told you."
" Then he lied to you because we haven't talked since you guys left to help with the attacks in the mountains." Claire said without even one hint of anger.
" I do believe we are going to have to kill Christopher when we find him." Connie said with an evil grin.
Connie noticed Claire looking at Kyle.
Without missing a beat, Claire asked, " Who's that?"
" That's Kyle Marcus." Connie said with a shrug.
Kyle looked up from reloading one of his various weapons to look at them.
" Hello, Kyle." Claire said warmly.
" Hello, Claire." he said with a grin. He turned to Leon. " You must be the new recruit, Leon?"
" Yes, first day on the job."
" Well, we were going to throw you a party, but since we are in a very big mess we'll skip that. I cordially welcome you to hell."
" Kyle's just being a pain in the ass because he's stuck inside on such a pretty day." Marco said with a hint of sarcasm.
" Who are you?" Claire asked as she looked at him.
" Oh," Connie said with a start. She gave Marco an apologetic look for forgetting him and said, " This is Marco, Kyle's younger brother."
" Hello, Marco." Claire said with the same amount of warmth she had in her voice when speaking to Kyle.
" Charmed, I'm sure." Marco shook hands with her and shot Connie a dirty look.
Connie looked at her watch noticing that it was getting late. " Okay, folks, we'll have time to chit-chat later. Kyle, stay here and help my sister and Leon. Marco, try and find Brad."
" Where are you going?" Claire asked before Connie could finish.
" I'm going to find Jill. Let's all meet up here in one hour."
" Do all of you have a radio?" Kyle asked before everyone could leave.
" Yes." they all replied.
" Okay, if anyone needs help, just contact someone." he looked at Connie. " Be careful."
" As always." she looked at Claire and Leon. " You two need to get out of this fucked up city A.S.A.P."
She went and hugged her sister.
" Take care." Claire said.
" You, too."
Connie picked up her bag and left the office.
Connie opened the door to the office, and Kyle and Marco followed her in. She quietly closed the door to the small office, and looked around. The room only had six desks, but the eight remaining members were all crammed into the undersized space. Kyle's desk was in the far back, close to a large picture showing all of the S.T.A.R.S. members before the mansion incident. Much to Kyle's dislike, Rebecca's desk faced his. Barry's was next, and Chris's desk faced Barry's. Jill's desk faced an unoccupied desk. Connie and Richard both worked at the radio/control panel, while Brad dealt with the faxes, and printed off police reports.
" Those were some weird looking things." Kyle remarked as he walked to his desk.
Marco sat at the table near the fax machine, while Connie went to sit at the large radio panel. She glanced over at the vacant desk and noticed a box of files.
" Hey," she said as she began looking through the files, " Irons must have moved someone in here."
" Yea," Kyle said off-handedly, " I think he said his name was Leo or something."
Connie looked up sharply.
" Leon?"
" Yea," Kyle snapped his fingers, " that was it. Irons said he's a new recruit." Kyle slapped his head. " Shit! He was supposed to be getting here today."
" Kyle, that's the guy I told you I met up with!" Connie exclaimed. " He's supposed to meet up with Claire, here."
" Damn, I wish I could meet up with her." Kyle sighed wistfully.
" Why?" Marco asked interestedly.
" Because she's really hot," he said as he ducked a piece of wadded up paper Connie threw at him. " Why did she come here anyway?"
" My only guess is that she's probably looking for Chris." she shook her head.
" Didn't he tell her that he was going to Paris with Barry?"
Without any surprise Connie answered, " Probably not." She glanced around the room. " What if they already came here?" she asked worriedly. " What if they got hurt or something?"
" I'm sure they're both fine. And if they've already been here, then we'll look for them." Kyle said reassuringly.
" Yeah, I bet they're just having some trouble finding this place." Marco added sincerely.
" Yeah," Connie said with a sigh, " maybe they just got lost."
The three of them sat in silence for at least half an hour, none of them knowing what to say. Then, the doorknob made a clicking noise, meaning someone had unlocked it. The trio pulled out their Berettas and aimed at the now opening door.
A young woman in biker clothes with long brown hair, and a young man wearing a police uniform came into the room.
" Woe, don't shoot." Leon said as he shut the door.
Connie put her gun down and ran to her sister. " Claire!"
The two hugged, then Connie became insensitive. " Why are you here?"
" I was trying to find you and Chris." Claire answered softly.
" Well, I told you the other day I was coming to New York tomorrow, but Chris is in Paris." Connie paused to think and said with a frown. " But he said he told you."
" Then he lied to you because we haven't talked since you guys left to help with the attacks in the mountains." Claire said without even one hint of anger.
" I do believe we are going to have to kill Christopher when we find him." Connie said with an evil grin.
Connie noticed Claire looking at Kyle.
Without missing a beat, Claire asked, " Who's that?"
" That's Kyle Marcus." Connie said with a shrug.
Kyle looked up from reloading one of his various weapons to look at them.
" Hello, Kyle." Claire said warmly.
" Hello, Claire." he said with a grin. He turned to Leon. " You must be the new recruit, Leon?"
" Yes, first day on the job."
" Well, we were going to throw you a party, but since we are in a very big mess we'll skip that. I cordially welcome you to hell."
" Kyle's just being a pain in the ass because he's stuck inside on such a pretty day." Marco said with a hint of sarcasm.
" Who are you?" Claire asked as she looked at him.
" Oh," Connie said with a start. She gave Marco an apologetic look for forgetting him and said, " This is Marco, Kyle's younger brother."
" Hello, Marco." Claire said with the same amount of warmth she had in her voice when speaking to Kyle.
" Charmed, I'm sure." Marco shook hands with her and shot Connie a dirty look.
Connie looked at her watch noticing that it was getting late. " Okay, folks, we'll have time to chit-chat later. Kyle, stay here and help my sister and Leon. Marco, try and find Brad."
" Where are you going?" Claire asked before Connie could finish.
" I'm going to find Jill. Let's all meet up here in one hour."
" Do all of you have a radio?" Kyle asked before everyone could leave.
" Yes." they all replied.
" Okay, if anyone needs help, just contact someone." he looked at Connie. " Be careful."
" As always." she looked at Claire and Leon. " You two need to get out of this fucked up city A.S.A.P."
She went and hugged her sister.
" Take care." Claire said.
" You, too."
Connie picked up her bag and left the office.
