A/N: Enjoy!
Chapter 24
After they finished their yummy pork chops, Felicity and Adam settled back into the library with their daughter.
"So, do you want to be one of my seconds?" Adam asked.
Felicity hesitated but nodded. "Yes, I do."
"Are you sure?" Adam asked.
"Sure, as long as you're gonna help me." Felicity said. "It's kind of pathetic but I'm not exactly sure what I'm suppose to do as second."
"A lot less than I have to now." Adam sighed.
"Yeah, I can imagine." Felicity said sympathetically.
"Still it's worth it." Adam said.
"You should probably go talk with Candace though." Felicity reminded. "Find out what exactly being the head entails."
"I guess, I should." Adam said stroking Roslyn's cheek as she slept. Felicity snuck a kiss on Adam.
Adam kissed her back and was smiling widely when they seperated. "Now seriously, go learn what you need to do." Felicity told him.
"Alright, I'll be back." Adam said blurring away to the command room.
Candace was there waiting for him. "I see I was expected." Adam said
"I was hoping at least, being the head is a big responsibility so I was hoping you'd take it seriously." Candace said.
"Of course I would I know how important this position is."
"So, you ready to learn what it entitles?" Candace asked.
"Yeah, tell me all about it."
"Well, first of all, it has a lot of paperwork." Candace told him.
"Of course." Adam sighed.
"Also, you of course have to arrange the missions." Candace said.
Adam nodded. "Of course, anything else?"
"Not really no."
"Well, that doesn't seem as hard as I was worried it would be." Adam commented.
"Missions are all around the world."
"I know, I didn't say it would be easy, I said it would be easier then I thought it would be." Adam clarified.
"Oh good, you do understand."
"And I suppose this has to start immediately?" Adam asked.
"Yes, tomorrow."
"What about Connor, though? He hasn't completed his training but Isabella 1 was his trainer." Adam reminded.
"If you want to take over his training, you can." Candace said.
"That might be a little to much, between duties as head, making sure Feliss and Isa know what to do as second-in-commands, simply being a father to Roslyn, then training Connor on top of all of it. Would I have enough time to get everything done?" Adam asked in uncertainty. It did seem like a lot.
"Well, then you could assign someone to take over."
"How about we have Connor choose his new trainer, just like he did with his first one?" Adam suggested.
"That is a good idea any clue who he should choose from?"
"I was thinking it would between you, me, Isa, or Feliss. The usual choices. Though the seconds have just received their position we both know they are both more than capable." Adam explained.
"True, but do you want my opinion?" She asked.
"I'm listening." Adam said simply.
"I don't think it should be you or Felicity."
"Probably not, so you or Isa?" Adam asked.
"No, there are now two sonic screwdrivers with no owners." Candace said.
"Well, the purple one does have an owner, she just doesn't have it yet," Adam reminded. "and I still think Connor should get one."
"Why?"
"He may not have been here very long but he has already shown himself to be very competent and hard working. Plus, I just trust him." Adam said confidently.
"You trust him?"
"Yeah, I know that's really rare for me but I really do." Adam said.
"Okay, he can take the blue one." Candace said.
"Great, also, do you think Feliss is ready for her's or should we keep it looked up for now?" Adam asked. He wasn't sure why he still felt the need to asked. Might have just been a force of habit or something.
"I think, she's ready I would not have approved her to be a second in command if I thought other wise."
"Right," Adam said feeling stupid now, but he had two sonic screwdrivers to deliver and had to ask Connor about the trainer thing so he asked. "Now is that it?"
"Yes, tomorrow, we speak to Isabella."
"Alright," Adam said assuming she mean the second dimension one as he pulled out his case, unlocked it with his own screwdriver, and took out the purple sonic screwdriver. "I'll see you then." He said then blurred off the Connor with both screwdrivers.
He found Connor Isabella and Feliss all in the library playing with Roslyn
"Hey guys." Adam said getting their attention.
Felicity looked up at her husband with a smile. "Hey Adam, how'd it go?"
"Easier than I thought it would be." Adam said pulling out the screwdrivers.
"Well, that's good." Felicity looked at the screwdrivers then the other two in the room who were distracted with Roslyn. Isabella already had one so what was gonna happen was obvious.
"Feliss, Connor, come here." Felicity and Connor got up and walked over to him. "Candace and I feel you have both earned these." He said holding out the sonic screwdrivers.
They both took their respective screwdrivers. "You sure about this?" Connor asked unsure of either of the decisions.
"I am I trust you both so does Candace." Adam said glancing back and forth between them.
"Fair enough," Connor said since he really can't argue with them. "But what about my training?"
"You will get to pick a new mentor tomorrow." Adam said.
Connor nodded understanding. "So, I'm guessing it you, Candace, Felicity, or Isa?"
"No, it's Isa or Candace."
Connor thought about it. Having his girlfriend as a mentor of course sounded perfect but it might be a little distracting. At least he has till tomorrow to decide. "Anything else?"
"No, that's it for today anyway and now we have a day to kill.
"It would be more productive if we were to kill more than the day. After all, now we can kill my counterpart without killing me but she doesn't know that." Felicity said casually confusing Isabella and Connor.
"Why would killing first dimension Felicity kill ours?" Isabella asked her eyes orange with confusion.
Adam sighed and told them everything he had done and learned last night.
"So yeah, that's pretty much it." Adam finished.
"Oh my god." Isabella said. "So the Other Felicity's actually the leader?" She double checked that she heard him right on that. It didn't make much sense.
"Yeah pretty much." Adam said.
"Wow, never would have guessed," Isabella commented. "but I agree with Felicity: we should kill her as soon as possible."
"Well, what can we do?" Adam asked.
"Well, first we need a plan." Felicity stated simply.
"Okay, so are we going to just the four of us go" Adam asked
They shrugged. "If you think that's enough." Connor said. "You're the boss now."
"Yeah I am. I think we need others. If we do this right we can end all this today." Adam said.
"Then we're free?" Felicity asked wanting to believe what he told her.
"Then apart from the occasional mission we're free." Adam said
"Good, one problem though, Roslyn needs someone to take care of her and we're obviously not bringing her with." Felicity reminded holding up their daughter.
"I did not forget my daughter, mom can watch her for a while." Adam said.
"Ok, that works perfectly then." Felicity agreed. "Any ideas for who else should come?"
"Candace we need the experience edge." Adam said
"Great idea. Anyone else?" Felicity asked.
"Ferb, Gretchen, and James. They have great tactical minds and I need that." Adam said.
Isabella was jotting down the list. "That makes eight. About how many do you want on this mission?"
"That should be all we need unless you all can think of someone else?" Adam offered.
"What about any of the hooded assassins?" Felicity suggested but she didn't know any of their names.
"Victoria and Richard." Adam said.
"Yes, them. I think they should come since their better at staying hidden for sneak attacks." Felicity said.
"Yes, they are." Adam said.
"Then that should be enough." Isabella said adding their names to the list then looking up. "Right?"
"I think so if this is done right." Adam said.
"Yeah, too much more would really just just raise the chance's of getting caught ahead of time." Felicity agreed.
"Yeah, it would we should be alright with who we have now." Adam said
"Ok then, we just need to let the other ones know and work out the actual mission plan." Isabella said.
"Yes, go get them." Adam said. Isabella blurred off.
Adam sat beside Felicity and sighed. As if sensing her fathers stress Roslyn started holding out her little arms trying to reach her father
Adam put his hand out so that Roslyn grabbed his finger. Felicity looked at Adam worried as she handed her to him. "You ok, Adam?" She asked.
"No, I'm stressed it's a lot to take in." Adam said holding Roslyn as she began to play with his wedding band.
"I can imagine, becoming a father, then finding out that your boss was a mole for the enemy, then becoming the head of Firestorm, and now this huge mission, all in one day." Felicity sighed. "That's way too much to take in, even for someone like you."
"I can't cave now can I?" Adam asked.
Felicity shook her head. "Besides, you have too much Adamness to give up that easily."
"Is that a word?" Adam asked.
"No, but since you're your own breed there isn't a word for it. Therefore, Adamness." Felicity explained.
"You have a point."
"See? You have all of us and your Adamness to help you." Felicity reassured.
"What do you think Roslyn?" Adam asked looking down at the baby. Roslyn made a super cute baby noise.
"I think she agrees." Adam said smiling.
"Of course she agrees, everyone does." Felicity said simply. Roslyn actually gave Adam Felicities 'duh!' look.
Adam stared down at his daughter in disbelief and started laughing slightly. "Feliss, look at Roslyn." Felicity looked down confused. Adam looked down at her and noticed she had stopped. "but she was just with the..." Adam stammered.
"Well, color me curious." Felicity said. "What on earth was a baby of less than a day old doing that made you so shocked?"
"She just gave me one of your looks."
"That's impossible." Felicity stated simply. "You must have imagined it."
"No really, she did." Adam said.
"Well, what of my faces was it?" Felicity asked deciding to humor the idea.
"The no duh look."
"Now how would a newborn not only give that look but use it correctly?" Felicity asked. "Even if she did come from geniuses like us?"
"I don't know, but she did." Adam said.
"Then we better keep an eye out for her. At this rate, she'll out smart me in no time."
"No, but she is devious and cute, potent combo."
"As long as she uses it for good. With great power comes great responsibility." She said quoting… spiderman?
"Alright we will watch her carefully." Adam said.
Roslyn had taken off Adam's wedding band and had it in her little hands but luckily she didn't put it in her mouth, she was just staring at it.
"You like my ring?" Adam asked smiling.
Roslyn giggled running her figure across the engraving.
"Yes, she is." Adam said.
"Is what?" Felicity asked watching her daughter play with her husbands wedding ring.
"She is enjoying my ring." Adam said.
Felicity was about to say something when Isabella reappeared. "Got everyone?" Adam asked.
Isabella nodded. "They're on their way, I just obviously got here first."
"Right well now we wait." Adam said.
Candace came in first having been gotten first and being Candace.
"Candace, come, sit down." Adam said smiling.
Candace took a seat. "Are you sure about this Adam?" Candace asked.
"Yes, I am we need to end this we've let this go longer than we should have."
"Ok, as long as you're sure, I'm with you on this." Candace said nodding.
"Good, I hope everyone else is too."
Spread out, everyone else was eventually there.
"Okay, we are all here because this thing with Rodney and his organization needs to end." Adam said.
Everyone nodded obviously agreeing. "What's the plan then?" Victoria asked.
"Victoria, Richard you are one team. You are to infiltrate the building in the most descret way possible and lower the buildings defenses." Adam said.
"No problem there." Richard said since that's really what they do so it really isn't.
"Good, Ferb, Gretchen you are in charge of defending our getaway hover car which we will park on the roof. James and Candace, you two are in charge of explosives. Plant them on the first through fifteenth floors and near the support beams in the basement. The nodded in understanding. "Isa and Connor you get Rodney bring him down."
"Got it." Isabella said. Her eyes green with determination.
"And Feliss and I will handle are respective counterparts, any questions?" Adam asked.
"Can we really do all this today?" Richard asked
"We're us." Felicity said simply with a confident smirk. "We can literally do anything if we set our minds to it."
"You all understand your role in this plan?" Adam asked to clarify. No one did. It was pretty straight forward really. "Good when do we all want to do this?" Adam asked
"No time like the present." Felicity said simply. "After we get the equipment and Rosyln to mom of course." She called her mom since she WAS her mother-in-law and there was no one else that was ever deserving to fill it in her life.
"Then lets move, people." Adam said.
Adam headed off to Vivian's room with Roslyn while everyone else went to get supplies.
"Mom?" Adam asked knocking at her door
Vivian answered the door with a smile. "Hey Adam."
"Hi mom, have you met Roslyn?" He asked holding up the baby.
Vivian bent down to her granddaughter smiling widely. "Yeah, remember? I came in with Isa. She's is adorable though."
"Yeah, she is." Adam said with pride. Roslyn giggled enjoying the attention.
"She loves the attention." Adam said.
"I can tell, you and Isa both did at that age as well, you know." Vivian commented.
"We did?" Adam asked.
"Yeah, even more actually but that's usually what happens with twins because their basically trying to steal the attention from eachother."
"Good to know." Adam smiled. "So, could you watch her for a few hours?"
"Of course," Vivian said taking Roslyn from him causing her to start crying.
"What's wrong Roslyn?" Adam asked worried. Roslyn stopped crying and actually looked up at Adam with Felicity's sad face. She didn't want him to leave.
"Aw, Roslyn daddy and mommy will be back soon you cannot come this time. If you're good for Grandma daddy will bring you a present." Adam said
Roslyn surprisingly stopped the look with a smile and a small nod. Adam's eyes widened in complete disbelief. Could she actually understand him? "Do, do you understand me?" Adam asked.
"Adam, don't be ridiculous, she's not even a day old, of course she can't understand you." Vivian said but wasn't looking at her.
Roslyn looked up making sure her grandmother wasn't looking and nodded again.
"She just nodded!" Adam said pointing at Roslyn.
Vivian looked down at the newborn and decided to humor the insane idea, "Roslyn, did you nod." Roslyn just stared at her with the blank expression you'd expect to see on someone her age.
"I saw her nod." Adam said.
"That's impossible." Vivian said still looking down at her. "You must have imagined it."
"I did not I'm telling you she, oh never mind." Adam sighed kissing Roslyn on the forehead. "I have to get going aways."
"Ok, bye, Adam." Vivian said looking up at him and Roslyn waved goodbye right before he blurred off. Maybe he really is losing it.
A/N: Goodnight! Leave a review! See you next chapter!