YAY! I've updated, although it's a pretty short chapter….
Chapter 8- No Fear
Pete Halo wasn't sure what was baffling him more, the fact the entire Justice League was in his apartment, or that his poker partner was hiding under the flimsy excuse of a table. Staring wide-eyed, the man looked on in bewilderment at Batman, who stood right in front of him, Flash and Green Lantern behind him. Not knowing what to do, he moved cautiously backward until knocking into J'onn.
Gear stepped forward and stood nearly toe to toe with the crook. "So, you going to come quietly?" Pete nodded before sweeping a scared face at his friend. "Good. By the way, who's your friend?" Halo then, out of nowhere, decided to stand his ground and speak up for the first time.
"None of your business jerk! What do you think gives you the right to barge into MY place and starts asking questions? Who do you think you are anyway?" Gear remained unfazed and Flash could be heard chuckling in the background.
"It is my business." Gear kept his temper for another three seconds before grabbing the man's collar and shoving him to the wall. " And I have the right to do this, because no cop will dare defy me. And I THINK I'm the guy who's going to bring you in for bank robbery and attempted MURDER!" Gear let go and let Halo slip quietly to the floor as his friend maintained his position under the table. "I'll ask you one more time, who's your friend?"
There was a pause in which Flash took the time to comment, " That looks like something you do Bats." Batman didn't take the time to look at his colleague, and instead let out a huff of approval.
" Jack….Jack Bent…" Halo finally gasped out, "He…He was in on the robbery."
" Now that wasn't so hard, now was it?" Gear said sarcastically. " Just one more piece of information that I want to know. Who's your leader, because you two are definitely too cowardly to be him."
Pete swallowed hard before replying, " Tyler Reed. He's been planning this for months, said that once Static and you were out of the way, life would be easy." He looked around nervously at the heroes. " I swear, that's all I know." Gear nodded, and that seamed to be the sign for Superman to pick up the two men and fly away, one robber in each hand.
Gear's whole attitude dropped right then. He was exhausted, but was determined to find Tyler Reed, the guy who had shot his best friend. "Batman, can you…" His sentence was left unspoken when Batman cut him off.
" I'm running a search right now. We should get the results momentarily."
Within a matter of minutes, the team had the address of their culprit and were on their way. Getting there was no problem as the place was only a few blocks away and Gear was going at increasingly dangerous speeds, and in his rush of determination, almost outgoing Flash.
Finding Reed's window closed was nothing if not a minor set back, as the team had already gotten into their previous positions, and all Gear had to do was open a window. They found their culprit sitting in front of a large flat-screen TV in an apartment that could rival the presidential suite. Reed, turning to face the League with the same air of relaxation that one would have when feeding pigeons at the park, smiled at all those in front of him.
"Well, who do we have here?" He asked nonchalantly. " Long time no see Gear, I was starting to wonder when you'd find me." Getting up from his white leather couch, Tyler Reed moved forward to stand toe to toe with Gear, not the least bit worried about the circumstances of the hero's visit.
Sorry for how short this chapter is, but please review?