Trini screamed and snatched onto Chase's jacket. At the same time, Old Lace latched her claws (hands and feet) onto the building to keep herself from hitting the pavement. Trini groaned and looked up at Old Lace, "Good girl…"
"Ah." Chase gasped the vomited.
"Oh gross." Trini commented. "You okay?"
"Gu, I think I'll manage. You?"
"My back feels like it's on fire…It's bleeding like fucking hell, too."
"Is everyone okay?" He glanced up at her.
"I can still hear their heartbeats…so yeah." She sighed in relieve.
"So, can we go after them?"
"My back is on fire, Chase. I'm in pain. I don't want to move."
"What about Old Lace?" He jabbed a thumb at the dinosaur gripping onto the building.
"I'll carry her around, too." Trini assured. "Right when my back goes numb from the pain."
"I think I can hear Nico." Trini stated as she flew up with Chase in one hand and Old Lace's tail in the other.
"Fly faster, you're hurting both Old Lace and I." Chase grumbled.
"I can still drop you, Barf-butt." Trini panned downward.
"This is all we do!" Nico screamed. "This is our life! We try to do something right, we mess it up, we die! We frikkin' die! We blame someone and then do it all again!"
"I don't know about you guys, but I totally want that on my tombstone." Chase joked as Trini put him and Old Lace down gently.
"That's gonna be one big ass tombstone." Trini smirked.
"TRINI! CHASE!" Molly cried as she raced up and wrapped her arms around the two.
"Oh, not so hard, Bun. My back. The wings." Trini squeaked.
"I underestimated you." Xavin smirked at Chase.
"You underestimated Trinket, Ho-bro." Chase jabbed his thumb in Trini's direction. "Trini felt it coming and told me to jump."
"Like a dope." Trini added.
"But she made the ultimate and painful decision to yank her wings out and grab my sorry ass. While Old Lace's badass self, snags onto the wall and slides down it, cutting through the stone and everything." He wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
Molly gawked. "But…that's just exactly what I…"
"It was a ride, man." Chase smirked.
"And all over this little thing?" Trini reached out for the tiny device in Nico's hand. She sniffed and dragged her hand up her cheek. "Nico? Hey…" Trini grabbed her shoulder. "We're okay…"
"Yeah, you're good! You did it!" Victor cheered.
"No I didn't, I-oh God, I'm such a girl…I don't even know if I wanna be in charge. Or alive." Nico shook her head.
"You know, we didn't doubt for a second that you were dead." Trini smiled.
"And even if you were, I was totally okay with it. I made my peace." Chase smiled. "We did okay."
"You have barf-breath." Nico smiled.
"Big time. Can we go?" Chase turned towards the Leapfrog.
"GAHHHH!" Molly cried. "I was right! I got it totally right what happened with Chase and Trini and nobody said anything! Why aren't you awesomed by me!"
Suddenly, The Punish appeared from behind the frog and shoved his guns up towards the kids. "Nobody likes a whiner, Kid."
"Whaaaaaat the fuck?" Trini droned.
"Are you kidding? You're gonna shoot us! You're gonna shoot kids!" Karolina spat.
"Wouldn't be the first time. And keep the bracelet on, sunshine." Punisher ordered.
"When did we all know the Punisher?" Chase whispered.
"The hell should I know." Trini shrugged.
"You don't understand!" Victor shouted quickly.
"You're working for the Kingpin. Any part of that I seemed fuzzy on?" He replied sharply.
"We're not criminals." Nico insisted.
"Theft is a criminal act." His voice was deadly.
"Yeah, but-." Trini started.
"No yea buts. This is where the line is. You took something that doesn't belong to you." Punisher growled.
"I think it does." Chase glanced down at the object in Trini's hand. He grabbed it and examined it.
"I think my folks built this. I know their work. And it kinda looks like some future stuff Gert's folks used to pack. So I can say this is property of the Pride." Chase lifted the object to eye level. "And you can punish my ass."
The Punisher lifted his gun towards Chase's head. "You got any powers, Punk?"
Molly then turned around and slammed her fist against the Punisher's stomach. The force was so hard; he stumbled back and dropped his guns.
"Holy hell!" Chase shouted.
"Molly!" Trini cried as she ran towards Molly. "Holy-Molly, how-? Holy shit, Molly!"
"Stop yelling at me!" Molly panicked.
"We're not yelling at you, Molly." Karolina said calmly.
"But how could I know he didn't have powers!" Molly panned upwards.
"From his lame name!" Victor threw his hands up. "If he had powers, he'd be named after them, like Electro or Iron Fist! What, you think he's got some kind of 'punishy' force!"
"Some of us are yelling at you, Molly." Xavin nodded.
"I'm sorry if he's bleeding internally. I hope he's not. But I'm not wasting a healing spell on someone who pointed a gun at us." Nico lifted her hands.
"He's not bleeding internally. But his guts are damaged to the point of…well, let's say if he's a roof jumper, he better not try to jump to another roof. Because it seems like they'll explode by landing." Trini commented as she touched his forehead.
Molly quickly turned to Nico. "Can you do an 'I'm sorry' spell? I don't wanna get too near him!"
"It's not the Staff of Hallmark, Mol." Nico shook her head.
"Guys, we gotta leap." Chase jabbed his thumb in the direction of the 'Frogger.
"And you say I can't use puns." Trini turned back.
"Are you gonna put your wings away?" Victor pointed.
"Ugh, not while we're out doing shit like this. I'll put them back when we get back inside the apartment." Trini groaned. "Besides, Chase is right. We gotta jet."
"Indeed, that flying monster might as well show up." Xavin commented.
"Flying monster?" Trini turned back.
Chase squinted, "We were gone for like, four minutes…"
In the Leapfrog
"Steal something that's technically yours." Nico started. "What's wrong with that picture? Are you sure it's your folk's work?"
"Check this out. Froggy: configure for overdrive." Chase ordered.
"Master Mancha, Shall I Comply?" The Leapfrog questioned.
"Burn." Trini smirked as she rested her arms on Chase's head.
"Whoa, what? You reprogrammed our ride to be your own personal Leapfrog!" Chase glared at Victor.
"I didn't program anything!" Victor denied. "Leap, do what Chase said!"
The middle compartment slid open between Victor and Nico. "Whoa!" Trini gaped.
"So what's 'overdrive'?" Karolina asked as she leaned over Nico's chair.
"Oh, I have no clue. Gert and I spent some time checking this for secret compartments or devices. There's a bunch of stuff I don't know how to use yet." Chase admitted.
"Find out! Put the thing in the thing!" Molly urged.
"Can I strongly urge we don't?" Xavin cocked a brow.
"The Kingpin had to know we'd figure this out." Trini replied.
"He's playing with us." Victor added.
"And he expects us to hand it over to him." Nico stated. "We don't, he'll probably kill us horribly."
"I have a plan. Let Molly hit him." Chase joked.
"I'm not hitting anyone without powers anymore. Especially if they have glands." Molly shook her head."
"What is up with you and glands?" Trini turned back to her.
"One more complication." Nico sighed. "Can I just have a do over of the last two days? We could have avoided all of this is I just thought ahead a little."
"Regret is luxury." Xavin commented.
"Then meet the richest people on Earth." Karolina sighed. "We're here, it's now, we just gotta deal with it and make it through…and hope we catch a break."
"Wait," Trini said as she got off the Leapfrog, "I think we should just leave…now."
"Why?" Victor looked back.
"Because…he's here."
"He's here? Now?" Nico pointed down.
"Yes." Trini stepped forward. "And he's not alone."
"Well, might as well just face him." Chase raced off to the door to the apartment.
"Chase, wait!" Nico called. "Xavin, come on!"
"Is he trying to get himself killed?" Trini crossed her arms.
"Obviously," Victor rolled his eyes, "But he doesn't-."
"Shh!" Trini waved her hands. "We're not alone either."
A knife was abruptly shoved through her shoulder. "AHH!"
"Trini!" Molly cried as she ran towards the man behind her. Trini pulled away; turning around and…she gasped. A group of…ninjas jumped onto the roof to attack them.
"Ninjas!" Trini gripped her shoulder. "Seriously?"
"Is this how Kingpin is gonna whack us?" Karolina questioned as she lit herself up.
"Not if we can help it." Victor's hands were coated with small bolts of electricity.
The four attacked. The ninjas seemingly coming out from nowhere and multiplying by the minute. Trini had the upper hand with her ability to hear heartbeats; being able to predict where they were coming from and blocking their weapons. Her shoulder was burning and was slowly but surely healing. Karolina smashed a few into the room where the group was currently staying in. "They're down here, too!" Karolina screamed.
Molly grabbed one of the ninjas from the leg and swung him around to knock the others down. "Does being a ninja count as having powers?"
"Hell yes!" Trini replied as she dodged and punched another ninja.
"It counts as double!" Victor added; electrocuting others.
Trini quickly noticed Chase and Nico running towards the Leapfrog. But not before a sword sliced through Nico's back. "NICO!" Trini screamed.
The Staff of One appeared from her chest as Chase grabbed a hold of her. "Crash." She declared over the fighting. Suddenly, the ninjas fell from their positions to the ground.
"Why didn't I think of that?" Trini cocked a brow.
"The Kingpin took off!" Xavin flew up from the hole in the roof.
"Trini, Nico needs to be healed!" Chase called.
"I'm coming!" Trini quickly fluttered over to Trini and Chase.
"We have to go Now!" Victor ordered.
"But-." Chase looked back.
"NOW!" Victor pushed.
Just as they got into the Leapfrog, another machine flew in front of them. "What the hell is that!" Karolina pointed.
"I don't know but it's about to fire!" Chase replied as the machine shot out missiles. "No way we can outleap that!"
"I know!" Victor gripped the wheel.
Trini quickly ran her hands down Nico's back; healing her wound.
Victor turned to Chase. "Put the thing in the thing!"
"Overdrive." Chase uncapped the stolen object and infused it with the compartment in the middle. "Here goes something!"
Trini closed her eyes and pressed her hand onto Nico's back. And for the first time in a long time, her necklace glowed along with the symbol on her chest. It was a fatal wound. But Trini healed it. Right when the Leapfrog slammed onto the ground.
"We didn't blow up!" Chase smiled brightly.
"And Nico's okay." Trini sighed.
"My back still hurts." Nico sat up.
"So where are we?" Molly questioned.
"Location Indeterminate. Suggest Recon." The Leapfrog stated.
"Sweet call. Trinket, Vic, let's go see where 'Overdrive' drove." Chase ordered as he jumped out of the 'Frog.
"Ugh," Trini groaned as she jumped down next to Chase. "I think my stomach did a black flip to hell."
"Figures our parents would be good at the getaway." Chase smirked. "The question is, where?"
When they got to the end of the alley, they gasped in shock.
Victor blinked. "Oh, there's definitely a question…but I don't think it's where…"
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