A/N: Happy Birthday, AriRedVelvetBow!
"How's that report coming along, Trina?" Jade asked.
"It's coming. I'm just waiting on Andre's part," she replied. Trina, Andre and Jade were currently I the lab while Beck, Tori and Cat were on the field.
"Well excuse me ladies. I've got to handle all this machinery all on my own ever since Robbie decided to take a break," Andre defended.
"Oh come on, Andre. He needed that break," Jade said. "Shapiro works too much anyways."
"He only worked so much so he could be around Cat all the time," Andre said. "But now that she's taken, I guess he didn't care if we were in the middle of a case and took a leave of absence."
"That's why he went on leave?" Trina asked.
"Possibly," he figured.
"I'm sure when the case gets closer, Robbie will come back. I mean he is an officer so he knows his duties," Jade hoped.
"Yeah I guess. It just sucks you know? Dude's taking it bad with the news," Andre shared.
"Well he should have listened when we told him to tell Cat how he felt. Now he missed his chance. So it's his fault," Trina said.
"Harsh," Andre felt offended for his friend.
"But she's right," Jade defended.
"I know, but give the guy a break. He's not exactly the ladies' choice."
"Some girls might like the person behind the face, 'Dre," Jade said.
"Says the girl with the hottie boyfriend," Trina laughed.
"You know what I mean," Jade laughed. "Cat is into personality and all that chizz. She may be a beauty, but she's got brains and she's attracted to brains too."
"That's why Robbie would have been perfect for her. They were super close and he was the only one she really trusted around here," Andre said. "Well, Robbie and you," he told Jade.
"Yeah well we can sit around and pity Robbie, or be happy for Cat. He's been gone for a month, but mind you Cat's had a new boyfriend in this past month as well. What will it be?" Jade said.
"I guess be happy for her. But I don't even know the guy," Andre said.
"Yeah, I mean he's insanely cute, but he takes Cat away from us and doesn't bother to get to know us," Trina said.
"Well I got to know him and he's an OK guy. You guys are just on Robbie's side. At least Evan had the guts to woo Cat," Jade said.
"True. Gotta give him props for that," Andre said.
"Hey guys," Tori said when she, Beck and Cat came back from their fieldwork.
"Hey muchacha," Andre greeted his girlfriend.
"What are you guys up to?" Beck said after greeting his own girlfriend, Jade, with a kiss.
"Oh nothing," Jade said. "Just helping Andre and Trina with a report. He's kind of behind."
"I said it's not my fault, West," Andre argued. "I'm the only one working on it now since Robbie left."
"Oh yeah, huh?" Beck said.
"Uh, I'll be right back, guys. I think I got to talk to chief about something," Cat murmured before walking out.
"Ugh… I'll be right back," Jade said and followed after her friend.
"What's that about?" Trina asked.
"I don't know?" Tori said.
"Cat doesn't like to talk about Robbie's leave. She's uh, she's not taking it well," Beck shared.
"How do you know? Did she say something?" Tori wondered.
"When he left, she and Jade talked all night and I really couldn't avoid not hearing a few things here and there."
"Well, what were they talking about?" Andre was interested.
"That she was upset that Robbie would take a leave out of the blue and not even tell anyone, let alone Cat, since they were pretty close."
"Yeah, that's probably why," Andre sarcastically agreed.
"What do you mean, bro?" Beck raised an eyebrow.
Trina glared at Andre telling him to shut up.
"Nothing, I just don't understand why Cat would be so upset," Andre covered. "I mean, granted Robbie's a friend, but shouldn't she be happy now that she's got a boyfriend?"
"Oh yeah, how's that Evan guy anyway?" Tori asked.
"He's cool. Just really quiet unless he's with Cat. I guess he's the kind of guy to give affection to his woman more than anyone else," Beck shared. "But he's pretty chill. We've gone on like 2 double dates already. You guys should come with us one time. You'll like him."
"Sure!" Tori smiled.
"I guess," Andre answered. "Anyways, I've got to get back to this report with Trina before she bothers me again," he chuckled.
"Shut up, Harris," Trina replied.
Meanwhile, Jade found Cat loitering in the break room.
"If I'm not mistaken, the kitchen isn't chief's office. Although Mr. Vega really does eat a lot so why not?" Jade joked.
"Oh, hey Jade. Just getting some coffee. Kind of tired you know?" Cat said pouring herself a cup.
"What did you do last night?" Jade asked.
"Another date with Evan. He wanted to watch that new superhero movie at midnight so I went with him."
"You and Evan hang out a lot, huh?" Jade smirked.
"Well he is my boyfriend," Cat giggled.
"Oh yeah, huh? It's been a while, that's all. I'm surprised how fast your relationship's gone. Watch, tomorrow he'll be moving in with you."
"Of course not, Jade. It'll be too hard to work around him since he thinks I'm just a cop, not a field officer. He's not working so he'd be home all day."
"You ever going to tell him?" she wondered.
"Well he does ask me a lot and I feel bad for lying, but he can't know, you know that. Except I do worry that he'll follow me one day and be in the middle of something while I'm on the field and then it'll just get too messy."
"I'm sure the guy isn't dumb enough to do that."
"Yeah, like he wasn't dumb enough to be drunk in public," Cat sarcastically said.
"True… But you're just worrying too much."
"Yeah I probably am. Besides, he's trying to look for a job right now so that's a good thing. It's keeping him busy," Cat shared.
"Well looks like he's got a good start. So are you happy?"
"What are you saying? Of course I'm happy."
"Ok, sorry. Just wondering, Kitty-Cat. I just want what's best for you. Don't think you have to rush in a relationship just because you haven't been in one in a long time."
"I'm not. This… is what I want. A caring boyfriend who likes me back."
"And do you like him back just as much? Or is there someone else?"
"I don't know what you're talking about," Cat pretended.
"Do you?" Jade challenged her.
"Look, Evan's a nice guy. At least he made a move," Cat defended.
"Hey guys," Tori popped her head in the break room. "Everything alright?"
"Yeah, we're good. What's up?" Jade asked.
"My dad wants everyone to meet at the conference room. Says it's urgent."
"Probably has to do with the heist."
"Yeah, it's been dormant for a few weeks now," Jade said before the three ladies made their way to the conference room.
"Thanks for coming short notice everyone," Officer Vega announced. "Now, we've put the bank heist on hold for a while because we knew the guys wouldn't act so soon. But we think it's been long enough that they might strike soon. Also, Andre found some suspicious activity as well as skeptical bank transactions the other day."
"There was a guy in a hood and shades who dropped by the bank's outdoor ATM yesterday so I zoomed in. Asked the bank to give me some transaction history from the very machine and if my calculations are correct, though Robbie would be more accurate, he did a weird member to member transfer of almost 50 grand. No idea why, but I'm beginning to think he's one of the targets."
"Now are you sure about that?" Officer Vega asked.
"I think… Maybe… I don't know…" Andre began to doubt himself.
"No, you're right Andre," some one confirmed.
Everyone turned their heads to the door.
"Robbie!" Tori got up and tightly embraced him.
"Dude, you're back!" Andre gave him a bro hug.
"Yeah, well chief called and told me about the heist. Says we're back in action. So if you guys want me back…" Robbie scratched the back of his neck.
"Ugh cut the sappy crap, Shapiro. Welcome back."
"Missed you too, Jade," he chuckled.
"Sup man," Beck and Robbie shook hands. "How was your vacation?"
"Vacate-y," he chuckled.
Then he reached Cat.
"H-hey Cat," he shyly waved.
"Hey Robbie, w-welcome back," she barely muttered.
He shrugged and cocked his head to the side. "Needed some time off you know?"
"I hope that time of did you good, then," she smiled.
"It did," he awkwardly nodded.
"Oh just hug each other already so we can get back to the meeting," Jade grew impatient.
The two friends briefly hugged and Robbie sat on the other end of the row.
"Right, so tonight we'll probably be on the field. I'm going to need you guys to be with me 'til morning," Officer Vega announced.
"Will Evan not be suspicious about this?" Jade whispered to Cat.
"No, we weren't going to hangout tonight anyways. He's going to hangout out with some friends this weekend."
"And Robbie?"
"He's an officer. Just doing his job. Like we should be doing."
"Cool. Let's get to work, Valentine."
"Would you rather live the rest of your life wearing wet socks or wet underwear?" Andre asked.
"Ew."
"Gross."
"Neither."
"Socks," Robbie and Beck answered.
"Alright, what about drink a gallon of ketchup or a glass of spoiled milk?"
"That's easy! I'd drink the-"
"Beck if you answer that we're over," Jade warned.
"What? It's just a game," Robbie defended.
"A disgusting game," Cat retorted.
"Why did we really let the guys choose again?" Tori asked the girls.
"You girls chose last time and we ended up getting manicures and our hair did," Andre said.
"Well it killed time didn't it?" Cat giggled.
"And you guys looked very pretty," Jade smirked.
"Very funny. But we need to find something to do to pass time. Otherwise we'll be sitting in this van for God knows how long until something happens," Beck said.
"If something even happens tonight," Robbie added.
As if on cue, Andre's pager beeped.
"That's Trina. Looks like we're green light."
"Wow, 'Dre. Really impressed you figured this out without me," Robbie joked.
"Yeah, yeah. Just put your mic on, dude. And we're on the field now. Code names you guys," Andre said.
"Come one Diva, let's go," Jade smirked.
"I thought we went back to my regular codename? Cheekbones."
"Nope. Not with me," Jade said matter-of-factly.
"This is what I get for losing a bet with Jade and having her choose my nickname," Tori sighed.
Andre started handing them their gear and tracking chips.
"Alright, so Lil' Red and I will take the North entrance. You two take the south entrance. Big Daddy's already in the east entrance and the guys would be stupid to go through the west entrance since it'll be a public street."
"Sounds like a plan," Cat nodded.
"Good, so Andre and I will monitor you all and keep every camera on. They might not make it passed the lobby and we want that to happen. Everyone good with their gear?"
"Yup."
"Got it."
"Ready."
"Scissors?"
"What?"
"No, I wasn't call you, Jade," Tori said. "I was asking if you have your scissors with you?"
"Oh. Duh, it's in my boot. Always."
"I don't understand why you keep your scissors with you when you've only ever used it once, babe."
"It's my secret weapon. And buzz off. If I didn't carry any scissors then my name would be pointless, wouldn't it?"
"My name is pointless! I'm not a diva!" Tori argued.
"Oh god get over it, Tori. Come on, we've got a mission to crack!"
Jade, Beck and Tori stepped out of the van. Cat was the last one out; Robbie was still fixing her tracking device on her shirt collar.
"Be careful out there, Cat."
"I will, so long as you look out for me," she smiled.
"Of course," he said.
She walked off to join the others.
"I'll always look out for you," he said to no one.
"Ok lover boy, we've got work to do," Andre said. "And if this goes crazy, big daddy wants me to take the field so you might be here by yourself. Andre began to suit up just in case.
After about 20 minutes of no activity, finally something happened.
"Oh chizz. There they are!" Andre pointed to a screen on the corner.
"Beau, this is Specs. Two targets are coming in on the north end."
"Rob, look!" Andre pointed to another screen.
"Looks like all four of the guys are on site," Robbie said.
"Let the others know, Lil' Red and I will take the north guys."
"Sure thing. Scissors. Two targets coming your way," Robbie informed Jade and Tori.
Andre and Robbie switched cameras to detect where the targets entered. Andre finally found their entrance, the southwest corner. How they missed it, Robbie and he had no idea.
"Dude, I think they've got backup. It's not just four guys anymore," Robbie said as he zoomed into a delivery truck.
"Yeah, I see a few more heads," Andre observed. Unexpectedly, three more guys jumped out of the truck and made their way inside the building.
"Dude. That's seven targets. They need back-up," Andre started strapping some guns on.
"Man, you're intuition all day has been really spot on!" Robbie was impressed.
"Yeah, yeah. Just let Beck know I'm going in. Robbie, whatever you do, don't leave this van. You gotta monitor everything for us."
"Got it. Good luck bro. And be careful."
"Thanks."
"Beau, three more targets are in the building."
"What?! Three more?! I thought there were only four guys?" Beck replied.
"Yeah but they brought back up. Shades decided to join the field. Look out for him. He's making it towards the north end since that's where they entered.
"Alright keep an eye out on everyone, bro. Thanks."
Robbie kept an eye on everyone. He saw Andre catch up to Beck and Cat. Jade and Tori were following two of the guys, knowing they were being followed. The three extra guys however found their way to the two guys Beck and Cat were hunting down. A showdown happened when they all crossed paths. Four of them started to run, seeing as they weren't armed. And one of them was able to escape the brawl. Cat, however, spotted the runner and followed him.
"Dammit, Beck. Cat went by herself to the runner. Someone go after her, she might get hurt."
"Now's not the time, dude. We've got four guys with us," Beck yelled in his earpiece. "She'll be fine."
Beck and Andre were able to pin down three of the guys and handcuff them. One guy, however, fled towards the direction of the runner and Cat. Robbie couldn't stand watching Cat be by herself so he did the only thing he knew to do. He grabbed a gun and ran out of the van.
Meanwhile, Tori and Jade caught up with the two targets of their owns. They each were taking one on. Tori was doing a good job pinning her guy down. As for Jade, her guy was being difficult. She always chose the bigger guy, proving her toughness. However, this one was just too huge. She managed to toss his gun from his hands (he was one of the few from the suspects who was actually armed) and now she was jumping on his back to get him to fall. But he was too strong. He tossed her from his back and she was shoved to the side.
"Oh you asked for it," Jade said when she hit the ground on her butt. She stood up and pulled out her secret weapon.
"Come here, I'm gonna cut you!"
"You've got to be kidding me," the masked figure laughed.
Jade lunged forward with her steel scissors in hand and stabbed his arm.
"Ow you gank!" he said about his wounded arm. She decided to strike again but this time he caught her off guard and captured her right arm. She dropped her scissors in the process. He shoved her once more to the side. He walked up to the scissors and stomped demonically on the metal with his steel-toed boots. So much that the scissors dented and eventually cracked.
Jade glared the entire time. She got up, fury clearly written in her eyes.
"You broke my favorite pair of scissors!"
"Scissors aren't viable weapons, sweetheart. Then again, leave the machinery to the big boys," the masked figure said.
"Ok first you break my scissors and now you belittle me?! Now I'm really going to hurt you," Jade barked.
"Oh I'm so scared," he feigned terror and turned around to walk away. Jade wasted no time in seeking vengeance. She jumped on his back once more to try to attack him.
"Get off of me, little girl!" he struggled.
"Jade!" Tori yelled once she was able to handcuff her guy. She hurriedly ran over and grabbed the man's leg.
"Ugh two annoying girls. Get off of me before I make your faces ugly!" he grunted. He managed to shove both Jade and Tori off of him. The three of them got to their feet and faced one another. Jade was once more about to attack, until they heard a gunshot.
