A/N: Fun chapter ahead
Chapter 6
Adam sat in his new room with his back to the wall waiting for Felicity. This whole thing with Vanessa was very confusing and now he would have to explain it to Felicity which may not have been to hard except for the fact that Vanessa was leaning against him looking very content with where she was.
Felicity came in having finished her training for the day and stopped looking VERY convincingly surprised in an awkward way. "Oh… um…"
"Hey, I want to talk to you could you close the door please?" Adam asked
Felicity hesitantly and awkwardly obliged, "O…kay."
While she was closing the door Felicity slipped her earbud out as this was none of Candace's business. When the door was closed Adam explained to her everything that had happened between himself and Vanessa.
"So, now what?" Adam asked.
Felicity looked at her boyfriend, then her bestfriend who she's suppose to have just met, "Depends on what you really want."
"What do you mean?" Adam asked confused.
"I mean, how do you really feel about her." Felicity said as if it were that simple. "I'm fine either way."
"Well, I think there may be something there." Adam said awkwardly
"Then I don't see why not to at least give it a shot." Felicity said simply.
"Really?" Adam asked surprised.
"Yeah, like I said earlier, I don't mind." Felicity said.
"Well, then I guess we should tell her, yeah?"
"That we should, or more, you should."
"Okay, Vanessa could you come here?" Adam asked
Vanessa came back into the room that I did not realize she left. "Yes?"
"I talked to Felicity and we agreed to give this a try." Adam said
"Really?!" Vanessa asked excitedly.
"Really." Felicity said.
"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" Vanessa said and hugged both of them in different intentions.
"You're welcome, but remember you have to be on your best behavior at least to us."
"Alright, I promise I will be." Vanessa said.
"Also, this realationship moves at our pace." Adam said
Vanessa nodded, "Alright, fair enough."
"That's it then." Adam said simply.
"So, what now?" Vanessa asked.
"I'm not really sure.." Adam said awkwardly.
"Well, what did you and Felicity do first?" Vanessa asked.
"We kissed." Felicity said smiling at the memory.
"Then, how about we do that again?"
"Yeah, come on Adam kiss the girl." Felicity said smirking.
Adam hesitated for a second looking over at Felicity who motioned for him to do it, so he did. He kissed Vanessa resting his hands on her waist. Vanessa closed her eyes deeping the kiss. Adam gave in and pulled her closer.
This time, the kiss stayed until hypoxia divided it.
"Wow! You sure you did not want to do that?" Felicity asked Adam when they separated.
Adam turned deep red, "Well… uh…"
"You did want to do that. Well, I get my turn right?" Felicity asked
Adam caught his breath back then kissed her.
She smiled into the kiss. This plan was working out great. Just like with Vanessa, they kissed until oxygen became a necessity. "Now we're even." Felicity said.
"So, on an unrelated topic, how did your training go?" Adam asked.
"Very good." She said.
"See! I told you you have nothing to worry about." Vanessa told Adam.
"I worry, Felicity is important to me though." Adam said.
"It's just training, what's the worst that could have happened." Vanessa asked.
"Accidental injuries?"
"Well, I guess that's possible but with the way the trainings set up it's very unlikely."
"Not impossible though."
"Really, the only way that could happen is if this Felicity consciously did something extremely stupid and even if she tried Felicity 1 would have stopped her.
"Okay, I get it I just worry."
"I'm fine, Adam." Felicity said.
"Alright, I'll stop worrying for now." Adam said.
"Then what's on the agenda?" Felicity asked.
"For you or for Adam?"
Felicity looked at Adam, then Vanessa. "Both."
"You need to train more. Adam you get to go on a Firestorm base raid." Vanessa said.
Adam got nervous slightly at this but didn't show it. "Alright, when's the raid?"
"Tomorrow, for now you can look around or relax."
"Alright, I'll be there." Adam said.
"Good, so what do you two want to do now?" They looked at eachother not knowing.
"Well we could look around." Adam suggested.
"It's still my tower though, and all the towers look exactly the same." Felicity pointed out.
"Well we can either look at the places we have not seen in the tower or we could all sit in the TV room and make out all day." Vanessa said sarcastically.
"There isn't any part of the tower that I couldn't find blindfolded though." Felicity said. "But I guess I could show you and Adam some."
"That's fine, I was happy either way." Vanessa said.
They both turned to Adam. "What?" Adam asked.
"Which do you think we should do?" Felicity asked.
"Why don't you two choose?"
"Well, I obviously prefer the second option." Felicity said.
"I like the second option as well." Vanessa said as they both stepped towards Adam.
"Well, I don't see any reason why not." Adam said.
They each grabbed his arm and lead him to the TV room.
"So, the same thing as this morning?" Felicity asked Adam.
"Yeah do you want to get the movies or the snacks?" Adam asked
"Snacks again." Felicity answered.
"Okay I'll get the movies." Adam said.
The second Felicity was gone Vanessa spun Adam around and kissed him deeply pressing his back to the wall of the video vault and hooking a leg around his hip.
Felicity had finished some of the snacks and brought them down finding that. "Damn Vanessa, when's it my turn?"
Vanessa pulled herself away from Adam still staying close. "Whenever you stop leaving the room"
"Well, that's an unfair advantage you have over me." Felicity pointed out.
"I guess so, but I have to leave at times too, you were here first though so you can take your turn whenever." She shrugged.
"You're making it sound like I'm some kind of videogame." Adam pointed out with the whole 'turns' thing.
"Oh no Adam you're not a game." Felicity said realizing how they were talking
"Yeah, I guess our wording could have been a little better." Vanessa agreed. "But that doesn't make you a game."
"Just a really good kisser." Felicity said and tapped his shoulder. "May I?"
"You may." Adam said as she took Vanessa's place kissing him deeply.
Once they seperarted, they set to work on the videos then settled down for them.
"A suprheo movie marathon?" Vanessa said sounding excited.
"That's the plan." Adam said popping in a disk.
"Yes!" She said happily.
"Someone really likes superhero movies." Felicity observed though already knowing that.
"There fun." Vanessa defended.
"I didn't say that was a bad thing."
"It sounded like it."
"Well, I was just making an observation. I didn't not mean it that way." Felicity corrected.
"Oh, sorry for being so defensive."
"It's ok." Felicity said as the movie started.
About halfway through the movie Vanessa lay her head on Adams lap. Felicity looked down at this with a small smile from where she was on his shoulder. She gestured to Adam and raised an eyebrow to Vanessa.
Vanessa shrugged and just snuggled into him.
Felicity could tell Adam was deep in thought. "You ok, Adam?" Felicity asked him.
"I'm just thinking is all." Adam said shaking himself
"About what?" Felicity asked.
"What side does this put us on?"
"Still our original one." Felicity whispered to him though that side is different for her then it is for him.
"Then what about Vanessa?" He whispered
"Isn't see going to die anyways?" Felicity whispered struggling really hard to say that steadily but still succeeding. She had a cover to keep.
"Well yeah, but can we kill her?" Adam asked sounding hesitant.
"Well, it sounds like for you the answer's no." Felicity observed in a whisper.
"I don't know, I thought I could and then..." He trailed off
"Then this happened?" Felicity finished.
"Exactly, I never expected her to be so...likeable." Adam whispered running his hand through her hair.
"Neither did I, I might have some problems with that, too." Felicity confessed, 'some problems' that's an understatement if I've ever heard one. It would be really damn near impossible.
"Exactly, I don't think I can do it." Adam said
"Then we have a serious problem." Felicity whispered looking down at Vanessa who had fallen asleep. "What about the raid tomorrow? Are you sure you'll be able to do THAT?"
"Yeah, I warned Candace so people will be able to look dead when I 'kill' them." He said.
"That's a relief then, you sure they can be convincing enough?"
"Yeah, I think so." Adam said.
"We can only hope, we can't risk our covers being blown."
"Do you think she can change?" Adam asked.
"I like to believe that anyone could change if given the chance and she's shown that she definately has the potential to be good." Felicity said, she really does like to believe that anyone could change, she just prefers it the other way around.
"So, you think we can bring her to our side?"
"It would be a lot easier than killing her." Felicity said. Not a lie.
"I think so, too."
Felicity put her comm unit back in, "Do you think it would be possible to make Vanessa good instead of killing her?" Felicity asked again really asking Candace.
"If you two could somehow manage that, yes I could see that working." Candace said through their comms.
"I think she has the potential, and I like to believe that anyone could change." Felicity said confidently wanting this for two reasons:
1.) She REALLY doesn't want Vanessa to die.
2.) A double inside job to take down Firestorm? With her and Vanessa? There NO way they could fail.
"Again if you two can make it happen then go for it." Candace said after a moment of thought.
"We will." Felicity said before turning to Adam taking out her comm. "Weren't we suppose to be doing something else why we watched the movies?"
Adam smiled as he leaned over and kissed her.
Felicity moved in closer but since Vanessa's on his lap she can't climb up on it like she usually does.
The next day, Adam was planning for the raid because this fic was getting WAY too fluffy. "Alright, should be easy enough.' He muttered to himself
"So, is everyone clear on the plan?" Vanessa double checked.
"The plan seems to be follow the leader." One person said pointing to Adam.
"Good, so everyone does understand the plan." Vanessa said simply.
"Yes ma'am!" They said.
"Alright then, let's get going."
"Are you sure you want to come?" Adam asked worried.
"I'm not coming and neither is Felicity 1 so that's why you're the leader." Vanessa said.
"Right just making sure." Adam said kissing her on the cheek before getting in the plane with the others.
"Be careful, Adam." Vanessa said right before they headed off.
"Before we get there people, if you have any problems with me speak now or shut the hell up." Adam said.
"Why should we trust you?" The guy from earlier said boldly.
"Because Vanessa does, and forgive me is that a tone of jealousy?" Adam asked
"I am not." He said defencively. "Excuse me if I don't want to trust the only a day ago ex-Firestorm second-in-command who killed the origninal boss. For some reason, that tips me off."
"Then here's a parchute and there's the door." Adam said tossing him a parachut and pointing to the planes door.
He looked at the parachute, then the door, then Adam. The raid was undoubtably a trap. He checked the parachute to make sure it actually WAS a parachute and not a backpack or something. "Well, are you staying going I don't have all day." He confirmed that it was indeed a functioning parachute and jumped out the plane.
"I probably should have told him there was a hole in that. Anyone else?" Adam aske
Everyone looked scared and shook their heads.
"Good questions?" Adam asked.
"Did you seriously...?" A girl's voice trailed off nervous to look out the window to check for herself.
"Not a big enough hole to kill him, but he will break both his legs when he lands."
She looked out the window in panic. 'Sure, I totally trust you now.' She though sarcastically. "Do all the parachutes have holes in them?" She asked vowing to tell Vanessa about this if she makes it out of this alive.
"No just that one. Oh and by the way Vanessa gave me permission to do that she said if they don't want to listen then they need to be taught a lesson. I have nothing against you all I just don't like those who don't listen that's what got my Firestorm team killed was one guy not listening."
"So, what would you do if one of us still won't listen?" She asked sounding kind of scared.
"Cancel the mission and wait until there were people who I could trust. I only had one booby trapped parachute."
"And you have no other traps set up?"
"Not for you all no."
"Well, ok then." She said leaning back against the seat thingy still a little uneasy.
"I do however have gifts of a sort." Adam said.
"What do you mean by that?" The same girl asked sinking down.
"That I have new weapons for you all."
"Oh, ok then." She said trying to calm herself down.
"How many of you can shoot a bow and arrow?" A few of them rose their hands. "Good then you'll love these." Adam said holding up shining black steel bows. He handed each of the people that rose their hands one of the bows. "And now my special arrows." Adam said.
"What do they do?" A random archer guy asked.
"What don't they do. I have arrows that explode on impact, that shoot nets that drill and so much more."
"And you're just going to let us have some?" The same guy asked.
"Yeah I am cause I'm a nice guy." Adam said.
"Well, wow, thanks."
"You're welcome load up we have 2 hours before we get there." Adam said
They loaded up despite how weird that sentence sounded.
Adam sat beside the girl he had freaked out. "Sorry if I scared you."
"It's ok, it made sense why you had to do it." She said looking out the window.
"Still just calm down and keep a level head and unlike that guy think before you speak."
"I will, but is it ok if I ask you something?"
"Sure, ask away." Adam said lounging in his seat.
"Why did you switch to us? I know Firestorm fired you but you're basically throwing away everything you believe in."
"To be honest I'm not sure everything in my life seems to just happen. What about you? You seem too well good to be on this side." Adam said
She looked down a mumbled. "I don't like like to talk about that, and if you had said the samething I would have just left it be."
"What's your name?" Adam asked.
"Tempest Mayer. Quite fitting is it not?" Tempest said looking down at a medium size vile of poison in her hand.
"It's a nice name. Tempest, keep your head down when we get there." Adam said standing up and going over to the weapons not even noticing her watching him.
Tempest wasn't just watching him though. She was carefully studying his every move. She pushed a strand of her unkempt chestnut brown hair out of her face with the empty hand which was caked with dirt. She never paid much attention to her apperence. Her lips pursed slightly in thought.
"Alright, two hours get some rest, because those Firestorm agents are fighters." Adam said leaning against one wall and closing his eyes.
Tempest laid down across the seats, being rather short at five foot three and almost in a fetal position she didn't take up much room though, she closed her eyes as well.
In what felt like no time at all she was being shaken awake by Adam. "Tempest wake up we're almost there."
She sat up seemingly having little trouble waking up. "Well, that went by quickly." She said sitting up and grabbing her 'toys'.
"Sorry, but you needed to wake up."
"I know." She said double checking through her bag. She was a poison fighter, so she had a lot of different poison based weapons in there.
"You're a close range fighter huh?" Adam asked.
"Preferably, but I have some blow darts and other options for long range." Tempest explained pulling out a few.
"Wow, you are good." Adam said impressed.
"Thanks, but you use either a sword or a bow and trick arrows right?" She asked putting the darts back in her bag and straping it over her shoulder.
"Yeah and these." Adam said showing her his spiked gloves.
"Wow, and you say that I'm good?" Tempest asked impressed.
"You are, you're prepared for all ranges."
"So are you though, sword or knuckles when in close range, bow and trick arrows whe in long range." She reminded.
"Let's just agree we're both equally amazing?" Adam asked
"Well, ok but I still think you're more amazing, you could beat anyone easily, except maybe Felicity 1." Tempest commented before chuckling and saying, "Now THAT would be an interesting fight."
"Yeah it would be fun." Adam said.
"Then you're officially the one person that would willingly take her on." She said seriously.
"Why not? It sounds like a fun fight."
"She's not like other girls, Adam. She's a literal genius with training, superpowers, and a complete lack of sanity. When she was first promoted to second-in-command she bashed a wine glass into a random agents head. One of the biggest and strongest. He didn't do anything about it once he realized it was her because he's terrified of her." Tempest explained being afraid of Felicity 1 herself.
To her shock Adam smiled excited. "Oh now I have to fight her in a sparring match." He said.
"Let me know when you do, I'd HAVE to watch that." Tempest said excitedly as they landed.
"Alright people, lets move!" Adam said as the door opened they swarmed out behind him and Tempest.
Tempest pulled out 'toys' for either or so that she's prepared looking straight ahead, her face blank of emotion.
Adam lead her ahead hitting several agents with clouds of purple gas that had them on the floor twitching.
She pulled out a small vial with an absorbed toxin keeping the cork on and threw it at on of the Firestorm agents. The toxin won't kill him though, just make him really sick, if you pay attention to Tempest you'll notice that she doesn't kill unless she absolutely has to. Despite what Felicity 1 says about all attacks having to be fatal or they're wasted. She watched as Adam ducked one hit grabbed the boys leg and threw him into some other Firestorm agents.
She pulled out one of the darts that contained the same toxin and a blow tube and shot a random agent with it before loading up another.
Adam and Tempest continued leading the way in and knocking people down and keeping them down. The Firestorm Agents put up a good fight, but Tempest and Adam had them out classed.
"Okay Tempest, to the vault with me everyone else hold them off." Adam shouted offering Tempest his hand.
Tempest moved he poisons the her other hand and then took Adam's.
Adam pulled her along and they emerged into a room filled with computers and weapons. Adam let go of her hand and pulled out a flashdrive.
"Watch the door and grab some new weapons for yourself while I get the information we need." Adam said.
"Alright." Tempest said and looked but any poison based weapons, while keeping an eye on the door. The problem is that its hard to identify a poison or toxin because you have to rely on sight: you obviously can't taste it, you can't feel it because it might be absorbable, and you can't smell it because in might be inhalable. It's easier to just make them yourself, but she could find some weapons that she could put one of her toxins on making it a poison based weapon. She found a lot of them too. Knives with a compartment in the handle for poison so any cut would infect whoever was cut. "Wow this is an impressive collection." She thought.
She pulled out of her bag a vial with an injection based toxin and poured some into the compartments before closing it off and putting them in her bag.
Adam meanwhile had discovered a file on Felicity not Felicity 1. It said: Suspected in murder of Katie Evergreen DO NOT TRUST.
He pulled the file onto a memory card in his pocket and pulled the rest Vanessa wanted onto the flashdrive. 'I'll have to read that later.' He thought then turned. "Tempest ready to go?" Adam asked.
"Yep, I found some sweet new weapons." Tempest said closing her bag.
"Glad to hear it lets get out of here." He said leading her back towards the fighting that could be heard.
"We have what we need, back to the plane!" Adam shouted.
Everyone on that side stopped what they were doing and headed back to the plane as they were told.
They made it back and Adam did a head count. "Good you all made it out go get any injuries looke at." Adam said turning to Tempest. "Well you are good." He said impressed.
"I can't kill anyone though." Tempest admitted to where only Adam could hear her looking down. "Those are your ex-teammates and you were just killing them left and right like they were rabbits and I could only use toxins that make the victum sick instead of poisons that kill. I'm a horrible bad guy."
Adam sighed and made sure that only she could hear him. "You're a caring person, have you ever considered that maybe you are on the wrong side and would it help if I told I did not kill any of them?" He asked carefully.
"I have thought about that actually." Tempest said softly. "You're not really on this side are you? Don't worry, I swear I won't tell a soul."
"You swear?" Adam asked.
"I swear." Tempest swore even though by asking he just gave away the answer anyways.
"Well, you're right I'm not, but why are you here you seem to hate this side." Adam asked looking into her icy blue eyes.
"I told you, I don't like to talk about that, could you please respect that?" Tempest told him serious.
"Alright, but if I could get you out of here would you come?" He asked
Tempest looked slightly hesitant but said, "Yes, yes I would."
"I will get you out of here when I go then." Adam said.
"You swear?" She asked.
"I swear." Adam said not looking away from her eyes
"Do you have a plan to get us out?" Tempest asked not looking away.
"Actually yes I do." Adam said as she stepped just a little closer.
"And you're sure it'll work." She asked.
"Yes I am, I've told no one the plan." Adam said with confidence.
"Then it's probably best kept that way." Tempest said stepping back directly including herself.
"I guees so." Adam said shaking himself from looking at her.
"So, what should we do on the way back?" Tempest asked.
"We could talk?" Adam offered.
"Alright, what would you like to talk about?" Tempest asked sitting down.
"How about family?" Adam said sitting down beside her.
"Alright, what's your's like?" Tempest asked avoiding her own family.
"Well, Mom is sweet and trusting and yet very authoritive when she wants to be. My sister is great never give up on anything and is a born leader. Dad he's gone now." Adam said.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear about your dad." Tempest said looking down.
"Don't be, it's not your fault." Adam said.
"If it helps, I never really got to know anything about either of my parents. It's just been me and my brother."
"That is unfortunate at least you have him though." Adam said
"Yeah, he's here actually." She looked around realizing that she lost him. "Somewhere."
"Is he the oddly muscular guy whose hand is the size of my head?"
"Yeah, that's him. Why, do you see him?" Tempest asked still looking around.
"He's there miss." Adam said pointing behind her.
Tempest turned around, "Oh, hey, Gale." I know we both like the Hunger Games but that is purely coincidental so zip it.
"Hey there you are. I'm glad your safe." Gale said in a deep rumbling voice.
"I'm glad you're safe, too. I even got a few new toys." She said with a smile. Gale knew what she meant since she always calls them that.
"That's great! I'm just glad your okay."
"I'm glad you are too though, I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you."
"Well, you don't have to worry about that." He said before turning to Adam. "You really are a very hands on leader."
"There's really no other way for me to be, it's the best way to get something done right." Adam said.
"Well, you did a good job."
"Well, thanks but the rest of you, especially your sister, really helped." Adam said.
"Talented, isn't she?" Gale asked ruffling her hair
"Very." Adam complimented. "And very prepared as well."
Tempest blushed "Stop with the compliments you two."
"Well, it's true, no one could deny that." Adam said simply.
"It is undeniable." Gale said.
Tempest rolled her eyes, "Come on guys, I'm not THAT good."
"Yes you are." Adam said.
"No, I am not." Tempest said stubbornly.
Adam decided to make this a bit more fun. "You know you're cute when you blush." He said.
Tempest blushed deeper, "Don't you have a girlfriend, two, in fact?"
"Yes, but the does not mean I can't compliment other people." Adam said
"But look at me." She motioned up and down her filthy disfigured body. "There's nothin cute about this. So there must have been a deeper meaning."
"What do you mean deeper meaning?" Adam asked as Gale left to go talk with others.
"Well, it seemed like you were flirting with me." Tempest said seeing it as the only explaination.
"It did?" Adam asked.
"Yeah, it's the only explaination as to why anyone would think that I'm cute at any time." Tempest said. "My names Tempest and it looks like I was hit with one."
"Well, I think you look good." Adam shrugged.
"Really? What about me do you think looks good?" Tempest asked honestly confused.
"Your eyes are perfect your hair seems to shine always and wether you beleve it or not you do have an amazing figure. Then if you did not know you have dimples when you smile. Add to that your talented, and smart.. Do I go on or should I stop?" Adam asked.
"Stop please." Tempest said turning redder than should be possible and she played with one of the large knots in her hair. "But just so you know, the shine is pretty much just grease, oil, all that stuff you usually wash out of hair."
"I'm just saying you look good is all." Adam said blushing a little.
"Well, two things: one, you have an interesting definition of 'nice'; two, you're blushing." Tempest said despite being aware that she's blushing way more.
"Am I? I hadn't noticed." Adam lied badly.
"You know, for a spy, you're a horrible lier." Tempest commented.
"No, just against a few people." Adam said.
"Then why am I one of those few?" Tempest asked still feeling like he's flirting with her.
"Honestly, I don't know." Adam said and it was true
"Do you actually like Vanessa?" She asked.
"I don't think so it might be more lust." Adam said
"Well, then, do you actually like Felicity?" Tempest asked.
"I...I'm not sure about her especially with what I found."
Tempest gulped, "You can't trust her, Adam. You can't trust her one bit."
"What do you mean, Tempest? Why not?" Adam asked
"Though until yesterday she wasn't part of Doofenshrimtz Evil Incorporated, her company Wolfgang Industries is pretty much the exact same thing and with how closely tied she was with Vanessa she might as well have been." Tempest explained to where only Adam could hear even though that's information the whole company knows.
"She knew Vanessa before hand?" Adam asked and Tempest nodded. "There's something else you aren't telling me." Adam said looking at her.
"Well, I don't really have any true proof that she was involved but every room but her own in all of her towers is rigged to manually release a poisonous gas that exhibits the exact symptoms Katie Evergreen pertained when she died." Tempest explained looking down. She probably should have told him that earlier.
Adam looked her in the eyes. "Tempest are you serious?"
"I really was I could say I wasn't. Felicity's no less insane then her counterpart. She'll do anything to get what she wants." Tempest said hopelessly.
Adam reached to his comm so only Tempest and Candace could hear. "Candace, get Isa, James, Adyson 1, and Mom to base now."
"Got it." Candace said on the other side having no reason to question it.
"Tempest, keep your stuff ready we're leaving sooner that planned."
Tempest slung her bag back over her shoulder. "I'm really sorry, Adam. I should have told you sooner."
"It's alright you told me that's what counts." Adam said his eyes turned red. "Now I can cause some chaos." He said.
"And I can help you." Tempest said standing up.
A/N: Never saw that coming did you? Leave a review see you next chapter!