Nightwing rested his chin on arm, leaning on the table. He beckoned for the cell phone, looking over the time and date.
"It's pretty late for a call like this," Nightwing explained. He looked back at Venus. "Either, hes desperate for you to return, or hes got something planned," He explained. "Doesn't matter which one it is, it's trouble for you," Nightwing explained.
"What should I do?" Venus asked.
Nightwing narrowed his eyes. "There's not much you can do. He found you once, he can do it again. I suggest taking someone along with you," Nightwing suggested.
"Backup,"
"Oh,"Venus mumbled. She was amazed at how much Nightwing could draw from a phone call.
Well, he was the apprentice of Batman.
"Take this," Nightwing handed her a small device. "Record everything he says."
Venus quietly went off, wondering who to bring along with her. The more she thought about it, the more she wanted someone covering her. The thoughts were scarier and scarier.
"Now, Beastboy, just stay outside," Venus explained.
Beastboy raised a brow. She was clad in civilian clothes, he was disguised as a dog.
"Seriously? Just stay outside? Where's the action?!" He complained.
Venus rolled her eyes.
"There's no action," Venus explained. "It's just a meeting,"
"Fine," Impulse huffed. "Why didn't you ask someone else? Someone who actually likes this kind of stuff?"
"Because, Wondergirl is busy, and Robin, Impulse, and blue are all investigating that Reach Laboratory," She explained. She tightened her backpack. "I'm going in."
Audrey stared around the elevator, nervous. What did Lex want exactly? What did he know about her mother?
The elevator dinged, reaching the top floor. She took a deep breath, walking out.
She continued down the hall, reaching the end of the hall. She turned on the recorder, thinking it best to do it before she entered.
She knocked on the door, before a woman's voice welcomed her.
"Welcome Miss Selton,"
"Ahh, Audrey. Didn't expect you hear right now," Luthor waved to his assistant, who turned off the television. "This is my assistant, Mercy."
"Nice to meet you, miss," Audrey started. She turned back to Luthor. "You called me last night," Audrey said.
"Ah, but your here now, so let's talk," Luthor smiled. He signaled for Audrey to sit. She sat, putting her hands on her lap.
"Audrey," He leaned over, resting his head on his arms, which leaned on the desk.
"How much do you know about your mother," He began. "Because what I recall, you were only seven when she disappeared," He said.
Audrey looked questioningly at him.
Luthor grinned a little. He got up from his seat, walking to a large window wall.
"your mother, she was a beautiful woman," He started. "Very hardworking, diligent," He started. He beckoned Audrey over.
Audrey got up from her seat, standing beside him from the window.
"And it saddened me to watch her go," said Luthor remorsefully. He turned to Audrey, stroking her hair.
"You look so much like her, you know," Lex complimented, pushing her hair into place
Audrey looked away; what was curiosity had now become a nervous feeling of vulnerability
"And you know, you could have become as talented as her in your abilities," He continued.
Audrey kept listening; her face contorted into one of suspicion, as if she had picked up on a clue.
"If she was your assistant...how do you know she had powers?" She asked.
Lex Luthor raised a brow in surprised. He turned away, taking a long breath. "I see your just as inquisitive, too," Luthor replied coldly.
"Oh, Audrey, your mother was an assistant," Luthor said. "But, not a work assistant. An assistant, as in, to assist my men at Cadmus labs; The perfect project," He smiled slyly.
Audrey's eyes went wide, and all she could feel was shock. She took a step back, looking at Luthor with a face of disbelief.
"I didn't really know too much about her. But, the scientists during Project Firestorm, that's another story," He grinned.
Audrey gasped
Luthor simply laughed. "my scientists had had some brilliant idea's lately. Think, Project Firestorm 2.0," He laughed.
Audrey clenched her fists. Her shock had become anger as she bit bit her lip shaking in anger.
Luthor merely waved his hand, starting to leave the room. "Oh Audrey, you've become so much more trouble then how little you are worth," He sneered with a smile.
"Mercy, deal with her," He scoffed, leaving the room.
Mercy's head turned eerily, before her hand suddenly became a gun, firing out at the enemy.
Audrey hid behind a couch on the other side of the room, only to be thrown when it was shot at. She hit the floor.
She struggled to get up, only to have mercy grab her. She flung her across the room, her body leaving a damaging, spider-web like crack into the window wall. She She stood up, mercy walked over slowly, ominously.
Audrey rolled to the other side, fire coming from her hands. Mercy took a step back, before throwing a small ball, which exploded into gas.
Audrey coughed, Before she felt a hand grab her neck. She coughed, struggling to breathe, until she was thrown again, yelping as her arm hit the window. In that instant, she heard the sickening sound of shattering glass.
In that moment, her mind went completely blank with fear as she felt her body fall from the open window. Every thought she had was gone, the whole world seemed to just freeze, as did her body.
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"Venus!" Beastboy cried. He thought fast, swiftly jumping onto the door awning high above. His tail grabbed the bar, and his arms grabbed Audrey's waist. They swung, only a few feet off the ground.
Beast boy dropped her gently, before coming down gently.
Audrey sat on her butt, her legs felt like jello.
She whispered something incomprehensible in disbelief.
"Audrey?" Beastboy shook her shoulder. As soon as she woke from her trance-like state, pain shot up her arm. Glass poked out in all different directions.
Suddenly, she remembered the recorder which had been zipped in her pocket.
An overwhelming sense of relief flooded her as the recorder button still glowed red. She turned it off, her hands still shaking.
"I guess you were falling for-" Beastboy started a pun, but Audrey silenced him with a shaken stare.
"Too soon?" He asked, rubbing the back of his head.
"Thank's for catching me," She slowly got up, dusting her off vigorously, trying to focus on something other than the terrified feeling.
Beast boy grinned childishly. "Not problem. It was pretty action-y if I do say so myself," He smiled.
Audrey sat in a plastic chair, holding a cloth as Nightwing removed the glass shards.
"Your pretty lucky; I'm surprised you came out of there so unharmed," He said.
Audrey raised a brow.
"Just be easy on the arm for bit," He recommended. He looked up from her arm at her.
"Did you get anything on the recording device?" He asked.
Audrey pulled it from her pocket.
"I did," She said.
"Now, get some sleep," He told her. "Your on active duty tomorrow."
Audrey watched him walk away. It felt good to know he wasn't so mad anymore. Or, at least, she thought he wasn't mad. She really couldn't read him.
Bart appeared from the other room.
"Sup hot stuff!" He smiled. "Heard you you took a fall today. Guess you could say your falling for-"
Venus exhaled, not interested in hearing another pun.
"Sorry, sorry; It must not have been as funny as it sounds," He grinned.
"It's fine," Audrey reassured.
"Anyway, we totally infiltrated that reach agriculture place. It was totally crash," Impulse smiled. "We kicked some butt and met a green beetle. Like Blue, ya know, 'cept green!"
Audrey smiled lightly.
"Well, anyway, night!" Impulse grinned. "I'm totally having a sleepover with Blue, it's gonna be crash," He smiled.
She waved as he left. But, it did leave a thought inside Audrey's head. Her and Cassie were supposed to be best friend, but they hadn't hung out lately at all.
Tomorrow, she would definitely change that.