Chapter eight: Missing (Alex)

I walked up behind my Signer, barely holding in my laughter. But I can't be the absolute best prankster if I can't hide a little laugh. The blond is napping out in a pool chair by Meta's very pretty pool. But not for long.

I took a deep breath and held it as I leaned my mouth next to his ear. Then….

"JACK!"

I fell back as he shot up in panic, laughing so hard that it made my stomach hurt. I lay back on the pool area concrete and held my stomach as I rolled around. I was soon gasping for giggly breath.

"That was priceless! You…! Hey, why are you picking me up? Wait, Jack don't! Let's talk about this!" I shrieked as the blond threw me into the pool. I swam to the surface and coughed out water. I then glared up at the smirking ex-king. "That wasn't nice," I growled.

"Nor was yelling in my ear and waking me up from my peaceful nap. Eye for an eye."

"You better run, Atlas." His smirk widened as I climbed out of the pool. "You won't like it when I catch you."

"Bring it, little girl." I crouched briefly before pouncing on him (thankfully we fell back on grass). I landed on top of him and pinned his arms to his sides. After five minutes of struggling.

"Alex!" I looked up at Chris's distressed call. He and Ruka were running towards us. When I could see their faces, I realized they had tears running down their cheeks. I instantly got off of Jack and we stood up.

"What's wrong, Chris?" I asked gently, kneeling to their level.

"MaiKa and Rua are gone!"

"Let's go." My necklace glowed, and a lightning bolt teleported us to where the others were. "They're gone." Meta and Yusei instantly sat up from where they were reclined in chairs.

"How do you know?" she asked.

"We wanted to go out by the field together with our twins, so Chris and I went to their room to invite to join us. But it was empty and we could tell a struggle had commenced too." Ruka looked at Chris for support, and he nodded to her. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a folded sheet of paper. "Also, we found this on the windowsill."

The preteen handed Meta the paper before leaning into Chris's side. The Head Glower read the note before balling it up.

"Yusei, Alex, Jack. Follow me. Rose and Crow, hold down the fort." We followed the silver haired girl out of the house to where our D-Wheels were parked. We silently sped off, each wondering what she read in that note.

"Meta…."

"Not now, Yusei." I was surprised. Meta doesn't get upset enough that not even her Signer can calm her down. That note must've been pretty serious.

'Why are we going to Satellite?' I thought as we started taking a familiar route. I wanted to ask, but Meta's fury was still rolling off her like wind in her hair. She is pissed at whoever had decided to take two of our youngest members.

"Yusei, lead us to the most dangerous side of the city," Meta said. The raven nodded and did so.

I rode next to my best friend and glanced over at her. "Stress ain't good for you girl. What's up?"

"They're trying to possess them. Or better yet, drop Leo in a pit of lava, throw MaiKa in a fit of hate filled rage…" She took a deep breath. "And turn her against us."

"There's no possible way they said all of that in that note. They're not that stupid."

"I felt it in the residue of the note. The writer of it left their thoughts in it, and I could feel them instantly."

"Don't let that group get you riled up, Meta. It won't work out in anyone's favor. You know what happened to your last Si…."

"Shut up!" I swerved as a lightning bolt struck way too close for comfort. Damn it! I almost forgot Meta's anger is worse than MaiKa's and more destructive. Which is why she doesn't get mad! I then realized the Signers were watching our interaction. That's why she got riled up.

"Meta, what…?"

"Nothing that concerns you," she told the Head Signer simply. 'Liar.'

We rode the rest of the way in awkward silence. When Yusei finally stopped, we saw MaiKa fall to her knees, apparently pleading to someone.

"Split up. Yusei, you and I will get Leo. You two grab MaiKa."

I was a bit hurt that she didn't want to be on a team with me like usual, but whatever. I'll dwell on that later. We split up, Meta and Yusei going left and Jack and I going right. I watched MaiKa lower her head in submission. Jack glanced at me, waiting. How to grab that fiery little Glower without Flaming Lava scorching us?

Or the girl herself frying us in her surprise.