OMG guys....I've been soooooo lazy. Sorry Peoples. I know where I want to get, but it's getting there that's the trouble.
On with the story!!!
TTNG: New Team
Chapter 31: I'm In
Have you ever had one of those moments when you're at a complete loss for words? Well, Titans Seattle sure has. They just stood staring at Lucky for about five minutes. LB noted that they tend to stare at people in shock a lot.
Inevitably, the silence was broken. But they all wished it hadn't been, because what Ari had to say sent a chill down their backs. It started when she gasped, as a realization suddenly hit her.
"No!" she cried. Her hands flew over her mouth, and she wore an expression of pure horror. She slid down onto the couch.
"Ari, what's wrong?" asked Sunny, who made her way over to her.
"Slade knows who I am." she squeaked.
"Yeah, we heard. But that still doesn't-"
"If he knows who I am, then he knows who my brother is. And who my father is. That's not all. If he knows about them...." she couldn't finish. LB's eyes widened.
"He could know about all of us. Our relatives. Who they are. What they do. Everything." she gasped. Hex and Lucky exchanged looks. Her face was filled with guilt, and she couldn't look him in the eye. He saw a lone tear glide down her cheek, and a fist clenched around his heart. Hex stared at her as he realized just why she looked so guilty.
"You knew."
"Not for certain." she defended herself.
"What's that supposed to mean?" he asked. No one was exactly sure what to do. Hex was usually the one defending Lucky, not accusing her. Well, he wasn't exactly accusing as much as speaking out of anger.
"He told me to find information on all of you. Your pasts, your weaknesses, etc. He told me to give it to him when I was done. I put the information on a disk." Lucky explained.
"When did you give it to him?" Sunfire asked. Lucky shook her head.
"I never did. I finished getting the information, but I never gave it to him." she explained.
"Then how did he-"
"I left. That's how. I left the disk with the rest of my stuff."
"But why did you-"
"It was a short window of time. I didn't know how long he would be gone, and I didn't know when he would leave again. And I REALLY didn't want to get caught. I'm sure you can relate to that." she said to Sunny.
"How did you-"
"Background checks, remember? I probably joined him just after you left. Anyway, I saw the opportunity, and I took it. I had to......" she trailed off, not sure if she should say any more. Of course, Sunny the Detective picked it up.
"You aren't telling us something, Lucky." she stated. Not a question, a statement.
"You are correct." Lucky answered.
"Are you going to tell us?" Sunny asked.
"Probably not. I was going to, but you have enough to worry about."
"Lucky, the best way to fight him is to know what he's doing." Sunny argued.
"You don't want to know!" Lucky snapped.
"You can't protect us. We have to know. We know he stole more from Microsoft than they're telling. Even Boeing and pretty much every other place that was robbed isn't telling us something! If they won't tell us what it is, then it must be something big. Really big." said the short tempered redhead. They just stood glaring at each other for a couple seconds, but Sunny never lost a staring contest.
"The term 'hot' is more like it." said Lucky.
"What?" Sunny asked. LB (being the smart one), got it immediately.
"As in, nuclear hot?" she asked.
"Exactly. And you're right, Sunny. They haven't told you everything. The nerds are all freaking out trying to figure out how the security was hacked. It's actually pretty hilarious that one fourteen-year-old can cause so many forty-year-olds to run around like chickens without a head." she chuckled softly, but her small smile faded. "But that's what made his plan so easy. They're so preoccupied with the security breach, that they're completely ignoring the fact that everyone in the city is in danger!"
"You're not serious." LB said.
"It gets worse. Seattle is just a test. If he succeeds here, he'll do the same to DC." she revealed. Hex was infuriated, but refrained from saying anything when he heard a voice.
No. That's how you lost her the first time.
Hex looked around for who had said that, until he noticed that no one else heard it. When his eyes got to Crow, he realized it was him who said it. How did he always know everything?
I've gotten better at the mind reading.
Apparently. But he was right. Think before you say anything. He needed to do more of that.
"So, what do we do?" Hex asked. Lucky gave a sad smile.
"Exactly what Slade told us to do. But with a twist. Once he has us where he wants us, that's when we strike." she explained. Sunfire raised an eyebrow, clearly impressed with the younger girl.
"I'm in."
Tired..........school night.........mom in bad mood.......chapter probably sucks.....but must update........