Disenchanted
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Author's Note: I'm really sorry for not being able to update in quite a while. This was due to technical difficulties with the laptop I had borrowed from my boyfriend to update my fics, as well as something that happened during one of my shifts at the hospital I work at that had quite a bad emotional effect on me. Hopefully, I will be able to get some updates up soon to make up for lost time.
Wolfbane17 has also updated her latest fic, so please take time to have a look at her works too as there will be intertwining plots that occur in our fanfictions.
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Chapter Three
Mercurial Crash fidgeted as she sat there in the conference room, glancing at the other Killjoys around her before she let out a small sigh and shifted in her seat to face Space Biscuit, her voice a whisper. "Do you know why Find called us all down here, Biscuit? None of the others are saying anything and Luck looks pretty shaken up."
"I'm not sure," Space Biscuit bit her lip, her tongue playing with the inside of her piercing as she thought. "Fiend asked me to stand by the emergency radio for any messages. Whatever it is, I don't think it's very good news."
The door to the conference room opened and all five Zone Seven Killjoys snapped their attention in its direction. Rocketship Dropout and Little Red, already on edge from the devastating news that Lady Luck had told them, were already reaching for their ray guns.
"Ease off on the firepower, Red, Dropout." Sugar Fiend's voice was calm yet authorative as she stepped into the room. Behind her, Wolf Venom regarded the Killjoys in the room with a small nod as he closed the door quietly before taking a seat on the other side of Space Biscuit.
All eyes were now on their Zone leader.
Sugar Fiend could not help but feel a little uncomfortable.
But this had to be done.
Clearing her throat slightly, the Zone Seven leader spoke:
"I take it from some of your expressions that a few of you may already know what this is about..."
At her words, she noticed Little Red and Rocketship Dropout both momentarily shifting their gaze towards Lady Luck. The latter Killjoy squirmed somewhat in her seat.
"This morning, not more than a couple of hours ago, I received an emergency transmission from Doctor Death Defying in Zone Six," Sugar Fiend continued. "I'm sure you have all heard about what happened to Missile Kid recently; whereby she was abducted by Better Living Industries," she let out a small sigh. "In the early hours of this morning, the Fabulous Killjoys set out for Battery City to rescue Missile Kid from Better Living headquarters," she paused, struggling to find the right words to say. "...They were only partially successful."
From her seat, Space Biscuit tilted her head to one side, blinking in confusion, though she already had a horrible feeling starting in her gut. "What do you mean by 'partially successful'?" she frowned. "Did they manage to find Missile Kid?"
Sugar Fiend nodded her head. "Missile Kid was found and she is safely back in Zone Six right now," she bit her lip, closing her eyes for a moment and taking a deep breath, trying to keep herself composed. "None of the Fabulous Killjoys made it out of Battery City."
There was a sharp gasp from Mercurial Crash as her hand flew to her mouth, shock and distress written clearly across her face.
The rest of the conference room was deathly silent.
Taking another deep breath, Sugar Fiend continued. "Party Poison, Kobra Kid, Fun Ghoul and Jet Star were all ghosted during Missile Kid's rescue. And before anyone tries to argue any different, Show Pony, Doctor Death Defying and Missile Kid... all three of them saw their bodies on Better Living Headquarters premises. Unfortunately, they were greatly outnumbered and were unable to retrieve the bodies..." she glanced at each of the Zone Seven Killjoys in the room before her, a horrible pang in her chest. She opened her mouth to continue but there was a lump in her throat, preventing her from speaking. Glancing away for a moment, the red and black haired Killjoy swallowed hard, trying to clear her throat before she straightened her posture, looking back at the rest of her team.
Her family.
"...I'm sorry," she finally said, her voice cracking a little before she gave herself a mental slap. She had to be strong. For her team. For herself. "I'm sorry that you all have to hear such tragic news like this. And I'm sorry that you have to hear it from me," she took a deep breath, clenching her fists tightly before she lifted her head again, her face deadpan. "But we can't let this bring us down. We have to carry on. To continue fighting for our cause. Even more so than before."
Her words were, once again, met with an uncomfortable silence. Sugar Fiend started to have some internal doubts as she continued to stand there before the rest of her team.
Was she losing it?
Was this the beginning of the end of her leadership over Zone Seven?
Part of her wondered if Party Poison even had times when he thought the same thing.
But it was too late to ask him now, was it not?
The uneasy silence in the room was broken by the scraping of metal legs of a chair on against the floor as Wolf Venom rose from his seat, head held high as he maintained eye contact with his Zone leader. "Fiend. We appreciate you filling us in on such unfortunate events. And I know I can't really speak for everyone in this room, but I promise you that whatever happens; whatever you decide to do, I've got your back," he managed a small smile. "After all, I made a promise to a certain someone to keep you safe. And I'll be damned if I break such an affirmation."
"Agreed. I'm with you too."
Both Wolf Venom and Sugar Fiend turned to look at Space Biscuit as she stood too, a forced smile upon her face.
"Me too!" Rocketship Dropout leapt out of her seat, as energetic as ever, despite the bad news.
"And me," Little Red also rose from her chair, a wry smile on her face. "Though I sincerely hope that you won't be sending us straight to war."
"Ditto! Especially about the war thing," Mercurial Crash smiled softly as she stood too. "I mean, you know me: I have pretty much zero hand-eye coordination if it came to close combat. I'm more likely to hit more walls and other inanimate objects than people."
A collective set of chuckles and giggles filled the old conference room before the final seated member of the room's occupants stood from her seat.
"Fiend. I'm sorry about earlier. If I had known what this had all been about, I wouldn't have pestered you so much about it," Lady Luck's voice was unnaturally quiet as she glanced at her black ankle boots, her left foot scuffing at the floor. "But whatever happens, I'm still gonna stand by you. Like the others. All of us have been through too much," she lifted her head to look at Sugar Fiend. "And we have to keep on strong, right? That's what they would have wanted, right?"
Sugar Fiend watched Lady Luck quietly for a moment, studying her, trying to read the long-haired Killjoy's emotions and feelings. In the end, she nodded her head, a small smile on her face. "Right," she said quietly. "And I'm also sorry for what happened earlier. I didn't mean to snap at you like that," she turned her attention to include the rest of the room's occupants, a grateful expression on her face. "Don't worry, everyone. I'm not sending us all on some sort of suicide revenge mission. I haven't completely lost the plot. At least not yet," she glanced at every single Killjoy in the room. "Thank you. All of you. I'm both lucky and glad that you guys have my back."
"I hope you're not getting soft, Fiend." Wolf Venom grinned.
The red and black haired Killjoy let out a short laugh. "No such, luck, Wolfie," she rolled her eyes a little. "So hey, let's go get some Power Pup, shall we? I don't know about you guys, but I'm feeling a little famished. Plus, Doctor Death Defying said he was going to contact me in the next few hours. And I really wouldn't like to miss that call."
A/N #2: Again, sorry for the long delay! I have the next chapter almost ready for uploading as I am nearly done typing it up.
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