Beyond Sight.
Chapter Two:
Jessica groaned, why did she always seem to get into these situations? When she had her powers she could get out of them easily but now it was a little more difficult and this guy had a gun! She'd just wanted to pick up the necklace she'd had fixed at the jewellers, was that too much to ask?
"I said everyone down on the ground now!" The guy yelled and she heard another woman scream, "I'm warning you people if you don't start doing as you're told then I'm gonna start poppin people off got it?" More screaming ensued. Jess really hated herself at this point, she hated being so helpless, on her world she'd been a formidable crime fighter, now she was just a pathetic little blind girl.
"Drop it and back away!" A familiar voice growled. She heard metal clatter on the floor and many sighs of relief. "You're making this a habit Jess." Wildwing joked as he handed the robber over to the police.
"It's not funny I only came to get a necklace I'd had repaired and the guy chose that time to rob the place, you're the one making a habit of saving me."
"I'm just glad I was in the neighbourhood." Wildwing said, he took her arm and proceeded to lead her off in the direction of the pond, "So you still wanna skate?"
"Sure," she said brightly, "so long as you tell me when to stop. Last time I tried it Cassie found it hilarious to let me find the walls on my own, after she given me a good push of course." Jess added through gritted teeth.
"I'll be right by you the whole time," He said as they reached the pond and led her to the changing rooms where he had a pair of skates in her size waiting for her. They been meeting each other for a while now and had grown quite close and despite their obvious differences they had a lot of fun together. Wildwing had already admitted to Nosedive that he was falling for Jessica, which of course meant a lot of teasing on his brother's part. He noticed however that Dive didn't tease Jess, Nosedive seemed to like his new human friend as well which Wildwing had been surprised about considering the way he usually ranted about the human race, "so am I going to meet Cassie and Hitome any time soon or do they not even know about me."
"Oh, they know about you, it's just they're kind of embarrassing so I'd kinda like to keep you to myself for a little bit longer, if that's okay?" She allowed him to sit her down on a bench and felt him changing her shoes for the skates.
"Come on we've got the rink free for another two hours then I've got practice." He said as he fastened his own boots and smiled when he saw her get to her feet and wobble on the boots.
"I feel it only fair to warn you I suck at this." She told him with an apologetic look. Wildwing just laughed and picked her up and carried her to the rink, "I can walk you know!" She said indignantly.
"I know." He said putting her down on the ice and she instantly slipped and fell into his arms again.
"You could have warned me." She said blushing.
"He he, well now I've gotta have some fun right?" Wildwing told her then saw the un-amused look she gave him and cleared his throat, "here I'll hold you for a bit." Wing took her right hand in his then put his left arm around her waist, "Ready?"
"As I'll ever be." She said a not so sure she wanted to do this any more.
"Here we go." Wildwing gently pushed off and allowed her to get into the same rhythm as him before he got any faster and after a while they were both having fun.
"Awe that is soo cute." Wing stopped them and looked round to see the other ducks watching from the stands.
"Yeah pass me the barf bag will you." Mallory said crossing her arms and grinning.
"Hey guys," He looked at the time to see they'd been skating for an hour and a half already, "that time already?"
"Uh huh." Nosedive grinned at his brother, "Hi Jess!"
"Hey Nosedive." Thanks to the echo she couldn't tell where the voice was coming from so she simply looked ahead. Wildwing lead Jess back to the changing rooms and changed her shoes again then got ready for practise himself.
"You mind waiting around for practise to be over?" He asked and Jess shook her head no and smiled up at him then moved her head to the right as she heard the others enter.
"Wildwing we gotta change with another girl in here?" Nosedive whined but went over and hugged Jess anyway.
"Like I can see anything," Jessica said then jumped when the drake one alarm went off.
"According to Drake one someone's attacking Anaheim with a robot!" Tanya said as they all quick changed.
"Let's go team," Wing yelled, "you'll be okay here right?"
"Sure if I'm not here when you get back I got bored." Jess said knowing he wasn't really listening and hearing their departing footsteps. "Makes me wish I still had my powers, I'd do anything to kick some bad guy but right now." Jessica said to herself as she got up and found her way out of the pond but as she walked out of the door there was an explosion nearby. "What?" Jessica backed back into the building cursing her limitations and rummaged into her pocket for her cell.
"Well, well, well Wildwing." She heard a smug voice call from outside as she continued to rummage in her pockets for her phone that should be there, "thought you'd finished me off did you?"
"Not really I knew it was only a matter of time before you reared your ugly head again!" Wildwing shouted from somewhere to the left of the building above what sounded like a raging fire. Jess heard a cry of pain that sounded a lot like Nosedive and she momentarily stopped.
"You see," the first voice she assumed must be Draganus, continued, "I needed money and knew that if I obtained this through my usual methods then you blasted ducks would come to stop me as you always do, so I devised a more subtle plan. I made the money as anyone else would, granted I used some rather underhanded methods of obtaining by place of business but it still got me the money I needed and now I shall destroy you water fowl forever, one by one. And Wildwing you shall watch as I personally tear your team apart." Draganus laughed then Jessica heard gun fire.
"Here it is," she said a little louder than she'd meant to, then pressed a memorised button and waited for her to answer, "Cassie?" She said before the teenager could say anything, "Light Sphere's needed! I'm at the pond. . ."
"Well hello there girly." A high pitched voice said from behind her and she felt someone grab her before she could react and haul her outside the building.
"Hey duckies," the high pitched voice called out in a sing song voice, "we got something of yours."
"Let her go scales for brains!" She heard Duke Growl. Then she heard a cry from Wildwing, "Kid!"
"You'll regret ever crossing me!" Draganus snarled.
"Wildwing!" Nosedive screamed and Jessica's breath quickened desperately wanting to know what was going on.
"Argh!" The ducks watched as a ball of light hit Draganus square in the chest and he flew back into a building. Then there was a flash and the chameleon and Siege, who was holding Jess, fell back by about ten feet Wraith, who was fighting Mallory and Grin, was also attacked by the flash of light. "Who dares!" Draganus yelled as smoke poured out of his nostrils and his eyes glowed red.
"I dare ugly," Yelled a girl standing on the top of the pond, "now back off before I really do some damage!" They all tried to see who it was but the sun was behind her and all they could tell was that she had long hair tied back in a pony tail and she was wearing a skirt and heels.
"And who might you be girl?"
"The name's Light Sphere and I'm more than capable of kicking your butt creep!" The girl yelled and thrust out her hands forming a ball of light in front of her and prepared to throw it, this prompted the lizards to teleport out of the area to regroup. Once the saurians were gone the girl simply flew away.
"What was that?" Mallory asked looking up at the sky where the girl had been.
"Does it matter!" Tanya asked worried about Jess, Nosedive and Wildwing, "Duke will you help Nosedive down to the infirmary?" Then she raced over to an unconscious Wildwing and examined the large gash in his stomach and another in his leg that was pumping a lot of blood out which probably meant it had hit an artery, "Grin will you carry Wildwing down and please be careful?" She then went over to Jessica who had fallen after being unceremoniously dropped by Siege and was rubbing her rear end, "Are you o-okay?"
"I'm fine Tanya," she replied and felt around for her stick, "but it looks like I lost my stick in the confusion."
"Here," Tanya took the blind girl's hand and helped her up, then led her back into the pond with Mallory close behind, "I'm sur-surprised you didn't cry out when you were grabbed."
"I'm not really one to do stuff like that." Jessica said, "Are Nosedive and Wildwing alright?"
"I'm sure they will be." Tanya said reassuringly.
"Weren't you scared?" Mallory asked from behind looking at Jessica.
"Witless, but I didn't know what was going on so in a situation like that it's easier for me to keep quiet and listen to what's going on than to start screaming and not be able to hear anything."
"Oh." Mallory shrugged and followed them down to the infirmary.
Not a particularly long chapter but something to keep you guys going on this one, hope you liked it and please review. Toodles Angel xxx.