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Eve: dangerous drug close to my neck… a little help here?
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"Now… Show me your true power!"
"NO!" Sven darted forward, knowing he probably wouldn't make it in time.
A single shot fired. It whizzed past Sven's shoulder and crashed into the syringe. The dangerous drug was covering the front of Torneo's expensive tux. Yet, he wasn't looking at that…
"Flitt!" Torneo raged. "Why did you fire that shot!" He barley realized that Sven was charging to him like a bull on fire. In a matter of milliseconds, Sven's fist smashed into Torneo's face.
"Nice shot, Saya" Train complemented his friend. They were both on the roof that was behind Torneo, now crumpled on the ground from shock and Sven's punch. "But don't you think that was a bit close?"
"It's always close with the reflect shot" Saya said, looking down at Sven and Eve. She didn't notice when Flitt did raise his gun. All she and Train heard was "DIE!" and a single shot
"SVEN!" Train tried to warn his friend. Sven started to guard Eve, but she had other plans. They all watched as Eve ran in front of Sven and was thrown backward by the force of the bullet.
That pissed Train off. Without a second thought, he jumped down from the building and punched Flitt into a K.O. Saya jumped after him, getting ready to try and treat the fallen girl. But none was as worried as Sven.
"Eve!" Sven yelled, trying to get Eve to sit up. "Eve, hang on!" It completely shocked everyone when she was wearing a smile to Sven and asked if he was okay.
As a response to all the questioning looks she was getting, she explained. "Before the bullet hit, I turned my belly to steel" Eve pulled up her shirt just enough for everyone to see her steel belly. She was smiling happily, but very tired. "You think, for the first time, my powers did good?" Eve asked Sven, a genuine curiosity in her ruby eyes.
"Yeah" Sven held Eve close. "You're something else, kid." Train and Saya could tell this was a special moment, so they turned their attention to Torneo, who was trying to get up and run off.
"Stay~!" Train ordered, pointing his gun at the criminal. "No need for pouting" he added playfully. But Torneo looked like he wasn't listening. He was just staring at Train's gun with an open-mouthed expression of shock. He then started laughing.
"That pistol…" Torneo said with an air of recognition. Train got ready for another the-Black-Cat-lives realization. "I heard a rumor that the Black Cat left Chronos to be a sweeper, but I didn't believe it until now…" Torneo chuckled like he had something up his sleeve. "I know one of your old friends who wants to get in touch with you."
Train's curiosity was peaked. He wondered if it was another Chronos crony or one of Creed's creepers. "Don't tell me you've forgotten your friend Creed" Torneo taunted. "He said he has some business with you and your little witch" Torneo looked as Saya, who had taken a major offense to that last comment. "This mush be her, the-"
Torneo couldn't finish, because Train's fist collided with his face, knocking out a few more of his teeth. "You call her that one more time" Train started in a low and dangerous tone. "I'll make sure to let the police know where you're buried. Got it?" When Torneo didn't respond, Train took him by the neck and smashed him against the wall. "Got it?" Train asked again. This time, Torneo nodded profusely.
"Train-kun!" Saya yelled, pulling the back of Train's collar. "We don't want him dead. Get a grip!" Train suddenly let Torneo go, who slid down the wall. He was blubbering on and on about how he couldn't get a hold of Creed once he 'slunk off'.
"What's your connection to him?" Train asked. He was majorly pissed off, but was able to contain the anger.
"I just share my research data with him!" Torneo sounded like he was begging. "That's all! I swear!" Train, on the other hand, stopped listening to Torneo. He didn't want to get caught up with Creed, but he could use this to track them down. Train looked at Saya, and she understood. Later, they were going to talk about all of this.
All of a sudden, a large boom interrupted everything. Train, Saya, Sven, and Eve all looked questioningly at the large ball of fire arising from a portion of Torneo's mansion. Torneo, on the other hand, was panicking. "THAT'S WHERE THE RESEARCH LAB IS!"
"Correct, Mr. Torneo" the voice of a familiar thief cut through the darkness. "Your entire research just went up in flames." Rinslet looked smug as she watched Torneo lose whatever mind he had left over.
"Aren't we here because you were supposed to steal that information, miss thief-for-hire?" Saya asked. Rinslet's face turned serious.
"Yeah, I probably did something stupid, but…" Rinslet looked at the fire-the remains of Torneo's lab-with accusing eyes. "I had a bad feeling about all of that stuff." In a split-second, she turned around to Sven and Train. "So, you guys still gonna get that reward?"
"Well, that was the plan…" Sven said, and just then, everyone noticed Eve hanging close to Sven, practically hiding from everyone else. "But if we turn Torneo, Eve will become a ward of state, then the military will probably want to study her. What's the point in moving her from one lab to another?" Sven asked rhetorically. As an answer to the unasked question, he said "I think I'll just take her with me."
"What about fatty?" Rinslet picked fun at the insane man on the ground three feet away from them.
"He's no threat right now" Sven pointed at the insane mess of a former crime boss. "If we leave him here, the police will just pick him up." Rinslet took in how pathetic Torneo was while Sven asked "That alright with you guys?" Train and Saya just smiled. "It's half-a million down the drain" Sven reminded them.
"That's fine" Saya said. Train followed up with "It's normal by now."
Sven smiled. He adjusted his hat. Eve simply hid behind Sven. She pulled on his sleeve gently. Sven looked down at the little girl. "Sven, who are they?" Eve asked.
"I'm Train" Train grinned. "Saya and I work with Sven."
"I'm Saya" Saya smiled to the little girl. She held out her hand, and Eve shook it.
"I'm Rinslet" Rinslet studied Eve for a minute before hugging her and squealing "You are just the cutest thing on the face of the planet, aren't you?"
As soon as Eve was released, she hid behind Sven again. Everyone laughed at the cute scene.
Three days later, Sven, Train, and Saya were waiting in a plaza for Rinslet, who had taken Eve shopping for the morning. Her treat, of course.
"So Sven" Train started. "What do you plan on doing with Eve?" For the last three days, Eve had been less and less isolated, finally agreeing to Rinslet's proposal of shopping.
"I don't know" Sven admitted. "I didn't have any plans beyond rescuing her." Sven took a drag from his cigarette.
"Why don't we take her with us?" Saya asked. "It's not like she's got anywhere else to go."
"Yeah, and she could be a huge help, too" Train added. Sven just took a deep breath as Train continued. "She's not defenseless and she could get information that we couldn't get normally."
"The work we do is dangerous" Sven pointed out. "I don't want her getting into a life like that. She should grow up normally."
"In an orphanage?" Train pointed out the other option. "Wouldn't that go against your code of chivalry?"
Sven just stared at Train. And he was enjoying it. "We should let her choose" Saya offered. "She's free for the first time, so she should have a choice in the matter."
Just then, a familiar voice called out "Hey, there they are!" All three of them turned around to see Eve power walking to the table, with Rinslet not too far behind. The thief continued "This town isn't bad for shopping! We had a hard time deciding what to buy."
"Eve, you look so cute!" Saya praised the new clothes that Eve was wearing. A cute white dress. It was plain, but had pom-poms on it and long black sleeves. She also had on matching white boots. Sven internally wondered how much those clothes cost.
"Those old clothes were no fun at all" Rinslet said. "And guys have no sense of fashion"
"What about me?" Saya asked, feigning hurt. She and Rinslet had gotten on friendly terms during the last few days.
"A weird dress and cat ears?" Rinslet asked, an eyebrow cocked. Saya took off the cat ears she was wearing and just held them.
"What?" Saya defended. "I like them."
"Well" Rinslet decided to change the topic to get back on track. "Check it out!" she said plopping all of her shopping bags on the table. "We liked everything we tried on, so we bought it all~!"
"How much did you spend?" Sven asked, taking in the huge pile of shopping bags.
"Relax!" Rinslet said, pulling out a couple piles of ten-thousand dollar bills. "It's all money I pocketed back at Torneo's house. There's lots left over!" Sven, Train, and Saya all glared murderously at the thief. "Unlike you guys" she continued, not noticing the looks she was getting. "I'm not into working for free."
"Um, Sven?" Eve was already by Sven's side. "I made up my mind. I want to go with you guys. It's my turn to help you."
Sven, though touched by the young girl's determination, could not bring himself to give her the instant "okay". "You know" Sven decided to open his soda. "The work we do is dangerous, and I don't want you involved in all of that." Sven tried opening his soda twice. Then realized he couldn't. "Hey, Train" Sven snapped his friend out of a zone. "Sorry, but could you open this? I'm having a bit of trouble."
"I'll do it!" Eve offered. Sven looked at her questioningly before realizing that Eve had just sliced the top of the can clean open with her finger, which she had turned into a knife in about two seconds. "Useful, isn't it?" Eve asked, looking proud of herself. In that moment, Sven realized something: She still needed to learn how to use her powers and when.
Just then, Train and Saya synchronized with "You lose, she's coming with us." Sven had no choice in the matter. But it's not like Eve was unwelcome.
14AmyChan: I don't own anything~! *^_^*
Eve: Well, now that that's settled…
14AmyChan: Who wants to go to a festival?
Eve: I do!
Sven: all right, let's go to a festival.
Train: wow, that was quick…
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