Note:- Ive been poorly and off work today so to keep myself busy I've wrote out the next four chapters and since its been a while since I've posted any chapters (apart from chapter 10 that went up today) I fort I'd give you a second chapter. I also updated the desription page with warnings as this story kind of took a different turn from what I was at first going to do. well happy reading.
They hadn't waisted anytime in getting to the last location of Wrath. Felix remained back at base but everyone else was ready to track thier team member down. They reached what looked like a old fishing village just off the coast where boats were all lined up and netting out. The tracker lead to a old complex slightly further up that was rusted over and from first inspection, looked abandoned. The jet circled round while a plan was formed on best root through.
"Looks empty," Madman said typing on a screen in the jet.
"You sure this is the right place?" Scar asked looking over the Teens shoulder.
"Yeah, this is the place alright," he said still typing. "She might have been moved since but I'd suggest it's worth checking out. Even to just to get a clue about what happened."
"Yeah, true," Scar said rubbing his chin in thought.
"Thermal scans show movement," Diesel said from a second screen further down. "Looks like it could be a patrol."
"How many?" Scar asked looking over.
"Four at front, four at back and two to each side but no movement inside. They are armed with assault rifles and hand guns," Diesel said looking at the readings. "Looks a bit over protected to just be storing fish."
"They're hiding something for sure," Scar said then turned and headed towards the rear where the other members of the DDE were waiting on thier next move.
"Best take a look around then," K9 grawled he slammed his fist into his other hand.
"Plan?" Hawkeye asked standing up.
"It's going to be dark in another half an hour," Madam Mist said looking out of the small windows on the rear door.
"Then that's when we'll strike," Scar said as Madman and Diesel approached from behind with Madman bringing up a 3D map. "Hawkeye, Punk Rock and Madam Mist, you think you can take out the guards?" Scar asked looking towards the winged male.
"You betcha," Hawkeye grinned holding his axe.
"Good, soon as your done, radio through," he said then pointed at areas of interest on the 3D image. "The rest of us will drop straite through taking anyone inside by suprise. Once secure and we're all regrouped, well search," Scar said as everyone gave a nod.
"We'll be hitting the targets in 3 clicks," Hean's voice echoed over the speakers.
"Right girls, get your asses up and ready," Scar grinned as everyone began to prep themselves.
The team gave a last check as the jet circled their target for the next twenty miniuts. When darkness finaly fell the first team readied themselfs for the jump. Madam Mist took Punk rock and disapired out of the cargo door and Hawkeye's wings outstretched as he leaped out and glided across the cold air. Raven watch them go with a glazed expression on her face. She wasn't really paying much mind to what everyone was doing around her and was more conserned about what had happened to Wrath. The women seemed so capable. It just seemed so unreal that something bad could happen to her.
"Well get her back," Raven felt a reassuring hand on her shoulder and looked at Diesel.
Raven could only nod but she didn't feel so sure. Scar called for the rest of the team to ready themselfs for the next jump. Diesel had a large metal panel at the ready and stepped on and signaled Raven to follow. She did and felt it raise slightly of the ground. They were only 10-15 foot above the roof of the complex and as the jet came over, K9 and Scar both leaped out landing on the roof. The metal sheet moved out and Raven and Diesel flew through the air till they touched the roofing as well. Madman helped speed Demon down with some jet boots. Raven then used a exploding dart to make a hole for a entrance and the team jumped in. The complex was large and shelfs filled with boxes towered almost to the roof. Crates littered the area and a few forklifts but apart from that, the place was empty.
"It's empty mon," Speed Demon said as they walked round checking.
"My scanners arnt picking ownt up," Madman said typing away on a small laptop he kept in his backpack.
"Maybe he's knows something," Hawkeye said as he dragged one of the guards over with Punk Rock and Madam Mist following.
"Exsallent!" K9 said cracking a few knuckles and Hawkeye tossed the guy onto a crate. "Were looking for a friend and you better have seen her."
As the guard was being interrogated by the team, Raven had a look round. She couldn't watched them beat on the guard although by looks, she'd say he was most probably no good guy himself. She glanced at the boxes lined round the shelfs and noticed a logo printed on everything. A very familiar logo. She opened the boxes to find chocolate.
"Hmm now this seems a little Déjà vu," she said opening her cuff.
She unwrapped the chocolate and scanned the bar. Her readings came up with the ingredients and confirmed her suspicion. Drugs. A few bars like this came in Jump city once and circled the streets. They were only found after a child had eaten one and was put in critical condition. He only just managed to pull through but the bars and the logo had disapired before they could track a source or arrest anyone.
"That would explain what the guards are protecting, but why was Wrath here?" She pondered as she turned to go back to the group but stopped when something caught her eye.
She approached a table and several chairs where empty cups of coffee were. Under one of the chairs was a very familiar looking cuff with a small red light. Raven picked it up and her stomach tightened and she began to feel sick. It was covered in blood. She scanned the room desperately trying to find another clue. She pulled her screen up and used it to track Wrath's dna. She finally found a trail. It had been cleaned up but the dna trail still remained. She followed it till it stopped.
"Guys!" She shouted getting the teams atention.
"What's up?" K9 asked walking towards her.
"Their's a trap door or summat here," she said point at where the trail stopped. "She's defiantly here," she said showing Wrath's cuff.
K9 slammed his fist into the floor boards and ripped them up but a layer of thick metal rested below that looked like a secret hatch. K9 tried to rip through but Diesel ended up having to lift the heavy metal with his powers. The rest of the team then made thier way over with the guard knocked out back where they had been questioning him or at least, Raven told herself he was only knocked out.
"This is like a foot thick," Madman said looking at the metal sheeting. "No wounder we couldn't get a reading on anyone in this building if they were all down thier," Madman said looking at all the movement now appearing on the map.
"Nice work Roth," Scar said with a pat on the back.
"We got company coming our way," Madman warned.
"Good," K9 said cracking his knuckles.
"Were taking this place down," Scar grawled as the sound of running got louder. "I want everyone in twos. Take out anyone who's in your way and clear every god dame room. We're getting our girl back."
Scar jumped in first and dived on two guards knocking them to the floor before showering the other three with bullets from his assault rifle. He then charged forward with Diesel. Madam Mist and Punk Rock then took the rear but then headed to the right where a few more guards were coming out. K9 and Hawkeye took the left and Madman and Speed Demon down a corridor to the rear. Raven could see Madman as he leaped over a guard and used his giant wrench to flip him over. She was going to follow the two but stopped when her scanners bleeped indicated it was still tracking Wrath's blood trail. She followed the trail to a set of stairs that led to a second level. Advancing down she came to a load of labs with men in coats. They looked at her terrified.
"Where is she?" She heard herself grawl. She was more angry that she expected.
"e...e...end of the h... hall," one stuttered pointing further down.
"Lay on the floor and don't move," she ordered then headed to the location.
Two guards were waiting with rifles but Raven took out one with a sleep dart and round kicked the second before they could pull the trigger. She then burst in through the door. Her shoulder cracked slightly from the force but she was so angry and so pumped on adrenalin she didn't notice the pain. Inside the room was a skinny guy in a very blooded up white coat. He had a surgical mask on with shark teeth painted on and smocked goggles over his eyes. He had skin implants on his head that looked like small devil horns and his only hair was a small pony tail that sat at the back of his head, the rest was shaved off. He stood shocked looking at Raven's sudden entrance but all Raven could do was look at a body that was chained to the roof and dangled over a bath filled with her own blood. All she wore was a tank top and some knickers that were caked in blood. Wires were stepped up to her and attached to large car battery's. Her once white hair was now red, just like Raven's vision.
"How dare you," Raven spat drawing her atention to the torturer.
She charged forward and took him to the ground. The male obviously had no fighting skill but he didn't make a sound as Raven straddled him and began to take her rage out on his face. Blood started to form on her knuckles with each hit, unknown if it was hers or his.
"How dare you touch her!" She grawled as she made another blow, her eyes starting to glow.
"Roth."
"Im going to make you suffer," she spat with another hit, the markings of her Demon side starting to shin through her suit.
"Roth."
"I will kill you!" Her voice now echoed with her Demon side as black tentacles lashed down and twist round the males neck and limbs ready put pull him apart.
"Raven!" The voice cried in pain and panic brining Raven out of her trance, shock at hearing her name. "Don't," Wrath's eyes locked onto Raven's, the look of plea visible.
"What the..." Raven breathed, eyes wide open and fixed on the badly hurt body.
So many emotions raised round her mind all at once. The tentacles began to disapire as the markings faded. She then blinked a few times allowing her eyes fade down. Both girls just stared at one another.
"Wrath I..." was all she could muster.
"Don't do anything you'll regret," Wrath said trying to move. "Help me down."
Raven nodded and stood up approaching the women she found a lever to lower her down and then used a dart to help melt the lock holding the chains. She helped guide the women to a stool and seated her down. Raven couldn't help looking at the women. She looked in such bad shape, blood spilled from deep cuts all across her body.
"I'm so sorry this is all my fault," Raven said her body shaking slightly.
"Don't be stupid," Wrath said in a almost wisper trying to move a hand to Raven's hand to comfort her. "I underestimated this place and before I knew it I was being dragged off by some thugs. That's my fault."
"No I should have stopped acting like a kid then I could have come with you," she said standing up, angry with herself.
"And if you did I bet we would both be in this mess," she said shrugging her should slightly before caughing up some blood.
"My god," Raven said kneeling back down. "You must be in so much pain, I can heal you a little," she said as her hands began to glow but Wrath grabbed her arm.
"Arnt you worried I know who you are?" She asked looking at Raven but Raven didn't look back at her, all she could do was look at the state this women was in.
"at the moment, I'm more worried about loosing you," she said still not looking at Wrath. "How long you known?"
"From day one," she said and Raven finally looked up.
"Why did you help me then?" She asked with a raised brow.
"Cause I was hoping you'd take down Mr. DDE," she said leaving Raven stunned.
"What?" She finally asked. "You want me to take out your boss?"
"He's gone too far. This all original started off as somewhere for freaks like us who have been fucked by the system just to come and blow some steam. The idea at one point was to even become a freelance force who took on missions and got paid for it. Even help the good guys a bit till Mr DDE took over and everything got fucked. He messed up everyone's head with talk about taking over the world and starting it all over. Making the world in his image. It's almost like some kind of fucking cult," she spat, the pain really showing on her face. "These are good people who have been led by a bad man. I fort if I let you see that..."
"That we would just arrest Mr DDS and let you go?" Raven asked trying to take everything in.
"No," Wrath said said, he breathing starting to become raspy. "That you'd understand us and maybe once this is all over, you could help them get back on thier feet. Show them that not all the good guys are just gunna screw em over."
Raven tried to take everything in then remembered how badly beaten up this women next to her was. She used her powers to start to heal up some of the more deeper cuts and gashes. Wrath had finally passed out not long after and when the rest of the team finally got to them, made thier exit.