AN:So I'm going to try to make this quick chapter I hope it's not short. lol! Please leave a review! I love those things!
Well I never really thought that you'd come tonight
While the crown hangs heavy on either side
Give me one last kiss while we're far too young to die (we're far too young to die).
Far too young to die
- Far too Young To Die, Panic! At the Disco
They finally stopped at Antonette's old house. It was not that big but it looked neat. Antonette jumped out of the car and looked around the house.
"They're not here." she told Violet.
"Where are they?"
"Probably on my grandparents." she said before reaching up the hanging plant and got her spare keys. She fiddled with the doorknob before opening the door.
They parked the cars where no one would see it.
"So can you tell us why are you here?" Violet asked Cara.
"Had to follow you when I saw both of you sneaking out of the campus." Cara said. "If you're going after this guy, I'm going with you."
"Why is that so?" Antonette asked.
"Because if you leave me here I'd go to Principal Wilson and Director Towns and tell them that you ran away to save your boyfriend." she replied, raising an eyebrow to Violet and Antonette.
"Cara, you have restraints you can't be with us. You can't use your powers." Alfred argued.
"Doesn't have one to be useful." she raised the gun she was holding. It was an KF-13. A beam gun.
"Hey, that's our model!" Alfred said, reaching for the gun.
"You haven't even said thanks for saying your butts earlier." she said.
Alfred rolled his eyes and groaned. "Cara, why are you doing-"
"You have to have some hacker with you. Someone who knew the controls and can block every move that psychopath does. I'm just paying a debt." she replied.
I'm just paying a debt. Violet now understood what she was saying.
"Okay... Let's go." Violet said. "Ann, where's the jet?"
"Oh.. Okay, follow me." she said, motioning to a door. "This is our supposed to be... compartment of everything unuseful."
She pushed the other stuffs away until they faced a wall.
"That's a wall." Cara said.
"Not exactly." Antonette's fingers traced something on the wall. Then she heard a click. A smile spread across her face. She pushed that part of the wall and green lights appeared to form a door like figure.
"Melo." she whispered. The door opened. "My father has a great fondness of J.R.R. Tolkien." she giggled and went inside.
Her friends awed at the sight.
"So this is like your dad's 'batcave'?" Alfred asked.
"Yep. But he abandoned it years ago." she replied before motioning to another door. There was the jet. Its glossy black and thin features reminded them of the jets in the Air Force.
"Dad called it Thunder." she said. "C'mon, let's go."
Buddy couldn't remember the last time he didn't feel any pain. It felt like hell. Or worse. His mind was trying to keep its grip on reality. Whatever they injected him it's inflicting his mind's view on fantasy and reality. He leaned on the wall and sighed. His whole body was getting weaker and weaker. He needs to get out of here.
Violet needs you, he thought. Or more like you need her, the other voice inside his head said.
Darn, the last time he talked to that voice was the time when he threw everything behind him.
Syndrome.
I'm not saying you're weak, but you are weak. The voice continued to talk inside him.
He shut him up years ago. He disappeared but now... he's back.
Buddy gripped on his hair as he tried to compose himself.
"Shut up." he hissed.
Come on... Let me do it. We can make it out of here and be with your princess.
"I don't need your help. You're... You're evil." he gritted his teeth.
Oh come on, Buddy. We all know we're one. That means if I'm evil... You too.
"Stop!"
Just let me do this time. I won't screw up. I'm going to play the good guy.
"Shut up. You can't play good guy."
Don't be such a stubborn asshole. We need to survive this thing and in order to do that we-
His thoughts were interrupted by footsteps and the clanking of the door. Buddy held himself as the door opened.
Omega stood infront of him, with her smug grin across her face.
"Take him to Tartarus."
"How do we know where he is." Antonette asked.
Cara immediately operated the jet and looked at the coordinates. "We won't find him first."
"What?" the three asked in unison.
"Listen... We don't have a trace or any idea where this villain's hideout is." she said as she pushed the buttons. "So... we just have to get one of his minions."
"And how do you plan to do that?" Alfred asked.
"I researched the latest super children kidnapping. He's been everywhere except Colorado, Pittsburg, California and Arizona. I have a theory that he'd be in California."
"Why?"
"Because he's not just kidnapping any supers. He's kidnapping the future generation of supers. Ages between 15 below. I don't know why. And from what I heard Red Archer's son is going to celebrate his13th birthday tomorrow night. Which means he'd be there either tomorrow night or the next day."
"What will we do once we got his minions?"
"Do what supers do best. Interrogate." Cara said, punching the last button.
Destination. Madera, California.
"I told you none of your sick methods would work on me." Buddy grinned. Omega was getting impatient. Morning Star has everything planned and she won't let it be stalled by some genius prick.
"Morning Star told me you had other weaknesses besides your mother. Last night, I tried killing your dear friend... What was his name? Al? Alfred? Yeah. Alfred Robbins." Omega grinned. She noticed how Buddy's reaction changed. From his smug grin to a killer glare.
"But someone interfered. Lucky for you." she said, turning away from him. "Also... I found out someone's looking for you... besides your dear friend."
She turned back to Buddy and showed him a picture.
"I guess she's someone important."
Violet.
"Don't you dare touch-"
"Touch her? Oh, darling. I can do lots of horrible things to her. But I won't... unless you agree to make that goddamn gun."
"I won't-"
"You won't? Oh, that's a bad news for darling dear, isn't it? I'll send her gifts. And make sure she receives it. Besides, it's almost holiday." she grinned before walking towards the door.
"IF YOU AS MUCH LAY ONE FINGER ON HER HAIR I WOULD KILL YOU! I WILL KILL YOU!"
Say what? I think it's showtime.
Antonette watched the screen of the jet as they travel to California. She punched some buttons. Autopilot engaged.
Violet tapped her earpiece. "Metis, you there?"
"Yes, Ms. Parr." the artificial intelligence replied. "I have fully run my system on the jet's program."
"Good. Anything new on the radar?"
"Nothing so far. There were no recent attacks filed in the public."
"Got any guess?"
"I'm tracing the photo that Director Towns sent to you. It seemed to me that Omega has been either in Canada, Antartica or Northern England."
"So you're telling me these are our bets."
"Yes, Ma'am."
"Good, keep me posted."
Violet clapped her hands to shut the holographic figure off. She turned and noticed that it was only Antonette and Cara on the jet's pilot area.
She walked around and noticed that Alfred was putting up something.
"What are you doing, Al?"
Alfred was surprised to see her. "Oh nothing. Just... putting up Buddy's suit." he said, looking over the armor. "I manage to steal it from Prof. Gallen's office. I thought that Buddy might need it."
Alfred looked at Violet. "We'll find him, won't we?"
"Of course." Violet assured him. But she wasn't sure herself. Behind those strong features and brave acts, Violet was crumbling inside. She can't lose someone that meant so much to her. Not right now.
"Alfred."
"Yes?"
"What is Cara to you?"
Somehow the question caught Alfred unguarded. He let out a deep sigh and looked at his hands.
"I kept reaching out to her. But she kept pushing me away. She was my bestfriend and all I wanted was my bestfriend back." he admitted. "I guess I need a lot of hardwork."
Violet noticed the way Alfred looked at Cara. It was the way her father would look at her mother and the way Lucius would look at Honey.
"Do you love her?"
Alfred let out a soft chuckle and kept his eyes on his hands. "I... I do."
"Then show her." she smiled warmly and rubbed his shoulder.
There was a loud knock at Towns' door. He looked up to see Rick.
"You don't happen to know..."
"where the Parr girl went?" he interjected. "I did. He went looking for Pine... together with Robbins. I knew they would. I warned them before."
Towns wasn't that old. He's somewhat mid 30's. Rick was working with him for 15 years. He watched Towns progress and reach his current position and Rick was proud of him.
"The kids are giving you a lot of headache. I see." Rick grinned.
"Teenage hormones." he laughed and looked at the papers.
"How about this... villain? Any ideas?" Rick asked.
"Now? Nothing at all." he replied. Before Rick could answer questions, the television in the main hall went static.
"What the hell?" Towns asked before going out of his office, Rick following him.
After a long static, a familiar logo went up the screen. Towns' eyes widened.
"It's him." he sneered.
"Sasha, locate the source. Now!" he ordered.
The broadcast was everywhere. New York. Philadelphia. The whole United States of America. Every screen filled the image.
"Where the hell are you?" Towns muttered under his breath.
"Sir... I can't find the location. It's everywhere."
Towns banged his hand on the nearby table.
"Hello, America." a distorted voice said as the screen switched to view who it was. A masked man with a hood.
"By now, you must have fear crawling into your skin. I will not say do not fear... because you have to. Your supers can't protect you. You will be wrapped in chaos. Nobody will protect you."
"What does this psycho want?"
"I don't know." Towns said, running his hand on his jaws.
"You will remember the name Morning Star. Not just you but the whole world." There was a short pause and another static before the television came back to normal.
"Morning Star?" Towns asked.
"Never heard him before." Rick replied.
"Did you really believe that?" Antonette asked after they watched the broadcast. "He's a megalomaniac."
"Where does Morning Star even come from?" Cara asked. "Sounds like someone who had bad mornings."
"Morning Star." Alfred whispered. "Lucifer."
"What?" they all asked.
"Lucifer was once called the Morning Star." he replied. "The bible said that Lucifer was cast out. He's an archangel. That explains the wings on his logo."
"So you're saying that his name is Lucifer?" Antonette asked.
"No. But maybe we can find clues there." Alfred said.
"We're almost in California. Get ready. Ann, put the jet on stealth mode."
Omega walked towards Buddy, gripping his hair to wake him up.
"You have another chance, Pine. Say yes, and I won't kill your pretty girlfriend." she said. "I'm leaving soon. So you have to give me your answers now."
Buddy glared at her.
"Is that so? Okay. I'm leaving." she said and moved out.
"Wait."
Omega stopped and turned to him.
"I'm gonna do it." he replied. "Just... don't..."
"Don't kill her? I get it." she smirked. "See, isn't this much easier?"
She signaled the guards to take him off. "Put him in the lab. But make sure he doesn't escape. And make sure he finishes his work."
AN: The excitement is crippling me! I wish to give you guys some cliffhanger before I go out for holidays which will be on December 23. Please do leave a review! I love them! And yep, I've been listening to P!ATD again and again lol!