The Art of Stealing Cars by Kara Tezla
Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the Acceleracers Characters. although I wish I did And I do not own Trinity Wheeler and Co., those belong to Wings of Speed.
Summary: The Teku and the Metal Maniacs go to LA to race, but what happens when their cars start disappearing?
Author's Note: Ah! Sorry this has been taking me forever. It's been a while since I've updated any of my stories.
Chapter Twenty-One: The Battle of Disk
"Serena," Admiral Graymond sat at his desk, a look of loathe masking his face, his voice had lowered into one of anger. "You did find out where the Equilateral Disk was hidden, right?"
Serena Wheeler sat across from him, responding to his anger with a slow blink. "No sir," she tensed, fearing that her superior would explode.
Graymond's hand came down on the white metal of his desk with a loud SMACK, causing Serena to flinch, and for a moment, the Admiral's face contorted to show his rage. "Well," he said, the serious mask falling back over his face. "I would suggest you find out before somebody else finds out about it."
"Yes sir," Serena replied.
"You are dismissed,"
Serena rose from her seat and exited the room quickly. If it was one thing she was scared of, it was the Admiral. She moved through the maze of hallways to the room that held the five prisoners. Serena pulled her ID card out of her jacket and ran it through the almost invisible line on the right side of the doorway. There was a beep of confirmation before the door silently slid open. The light from the hallway fell on a single figure sitting lotus-style in the middle of the room. Remee.
The blonde girl stepped inside, allowing the door to close behind her. Remee's hair hung in her face, and the only movement in the whole was Serena's uncomfortable shifting from one foot to the other. Something about this girl made her extremely uneasy.
Serena walked soundlessly across the floor to where Kara was slumped in a chair. She reached out and gently grasped the girl's long hair. Just as she was about to clamp her hand over her mouth, somebody spoke.
"Why are you here, Agent Wheeler?" a female voice with a slightly mechanical tone to it asked.
Serena twitched and turned slowly toward the bronze-skinned girl that sat in the middle of the room. Remee turned her head in the direction of Serena; her eyes never opening.
A chill ran up the blonde's spine. What was happening? She wasn't usually like this; she was actually scared. Serena gritted her teeth and pushed the thought out of her head.
"Shove it, Remee," she sneered.
"I'm sorry, Serena," Remee's eyes shot open, piercing Serena's own with toxic green hues. A neon green tear ran down from her eye and down her face, eating away at the skin and revealing dark green metal.
Serena couldn't resist the urge to inhale sharply. Remee was a drone. Within a split second, the drone-girl was on her feet in a crouch. Serena had to let go of Kara if she was going to defend herself.
"You'll never have the Equilateral Disk, Silencerz Agent Serena Wheeler, or any human for that matter." the human-like tone was now gone from Remee's voice.
"What... who are you working for?" Serena spat, letting go of Kara and taking a step back.
"You already know, unfortunately."
"Unfortunately?" Serena gave a smirk. "I think you're the unfortunate one."
"Oh really," with one swift move, she slid across the floor, her hand closed into a fist and swinging toward Serena's stomach. Serena barely caught with one of her own hands before it hit, jarring her arm. Another punch came in from the side, aiming for the blonde's temple, but Serena managed to dodge that one. As she ducked, she had misjudged Remee's motive in the second attack and was faced with a knee... literally.
Remee chuckled as Serena fell backward, clutching her face. She glanced at Kara's still motionless body to her left; should she finish Serena, or go for the Disk? Looking back at her opponent, who lay curled up on the floor in front of her, she decided that a little workout wouldn't hurt.
Every breath racked Serena Wheeler's body and the pain numbed her brain. She hadn't been hit like this since she first started training. The feeling was strange, and through the pain she felt compelled to get up and retaliate. Slowly, she pushed herself up on all fours, then to her feet. Dark red blood was spread across the floor where she had hit the ground, and more covered her silver uniform. The metallic taste of it filled her mouth and spilled onto her lips from cuts made by her teeth on the inside.
"You wish to die?" Remee seethed, turning toward her.
"No," Serena said, dropping down into another stance.
"Hah," Remee lashed out with another punch, but it never connected. Serena seemed to flow around it, turning in a tight circle and catching Remee under the chin with the heel of her palm. It was a move meant to break the jaw, but it didn't even look as if it phased the Drone-girl. Instead, Remee took a step back and swung at her opponent with a perfect roundhouse kick. It never connected.
The blonde ducked in and ran forward, crushing Remee against the wall in what looked like a football block. Again, the Drone wasn't hurt. The black-haired girl laughed and gave Serena a florescent-green smile. Any of these moves might have killed an ordinary person.
Yet another blonde was coming to in the white room. Vert Wheeler was recovering from the lack of oxygen. He was completely taken off-guard by seeing his cousin in the room. Even more so seeing her trying to shoulder Remee into the wall. After a couple seconds of pure shock, his voice arrived. "Serena!"
Both girls, or should I say, the girl and the drone, looked over at the teenager.
As soon as Vert saw Remee, his head started spinning. What was happening here? He was soon wishing he had stayed unconscious.
Again, I apologize for not updating. Thank you Kawaii, firedragon, Sabrielle X for reviewing. I seriously appreciate it.