So now there's a new threat and a possibility that Sabrina is not dead...what do you guys all think about that? Make sure to drop a comment in the big box down at the bottom of your screen, I love hearing from you all!
All the way I was unable to sit still. I bounced my knee up and down as I fiddled with my fingers, staring at the floor. "Hey." Jaye shoved me gently. "It's going to be okay." I looked up at her with a sigh.
"I just don't get it. I saw her die. I heard her heart stop beating." Now Jaye was frowning.
"You can do that?"
"Yeah. Comes in handy when I'm picking out liars." I answered. "Modified sense receptors. Breaker said I had the nose of a dog, the eyes of a hawk and the ears of an owl." She blinked at me for a second, digesting the information.
"So…when you eat a curry…." I cracked a smile.
"It burns." I affirmed, leaning back and closing my eyes.
"Well, that helps us a little. You can pick up her scent, right?" I nodded my head, turning my head to look at her. "Well if it's Sabrina then you'd be able to smell it. If it's not then we know it's just an imposter." This made me feel a little better. "You know, I wanted to thank you."
"For what?"
"Back at the Whitehouse, when those mutants were hammering us down? I know it was you who carried me inside when I got knocked out by that bear." She touched her head in memory. "So thanks for coming back for me."
"I wasn't going to leave you behind, was I? Besides. I enjoy wrestling bears. It's my favourite pass time." She smiled, looking down at her feet to try and keep from laughing. I wonder why she never laughed. I didn't ask though, deciding silence was more comfortable.
"What we need to know is why she's destroying the world's economy." Scarlet said as she polished her crossbow. "And how she is doing it. What's the point? Most crooks want to take people's money, not give them more."
"Maybe that's the point. Maybe she just wants the world to fall into chaos." I shook my head.
"She's not working alone. How would she get the equipment she'd need to hack the computers? I'm sure that's how she's doing it, there's no other explanation. She's working either with or for someone." Everyone glanced around.
"What do you know about her?" Roadblock asked, speaking for the first time. "We need to know what we're dealing with.
"I can tell you about the old Sabrina, no problem. This new Sabrina will be more educated guesses." I warned them before casting my mind back. "She's used to being poor, every time we walked passed a jewellery store, she'd pick out one thing that she'd want out the entire window then get me to do the same. Although she never did well at school she's very street smart, she knows all the old tricks because…uh…I taught her." I blushed with a little shame.
"What else?"
"Her new cat genes allow her to be agile and lithe, she can run on a wall no problem, like Snake and Storm can but for longer. Also those claws can leave you with a deep scar but its her teeth you want to watch. They are damn sharp." I subconsciously touched my throat where she had tried to bite into me once before. "She's also a lot stronger than she looks, so be warned. Also, she's quite manipulative. She's talked a guy into giving her fifty bucks before so we have to grab her before she can turn the public on us." Running through my head I continued to list everything I knew about her.
"She can speak French, quite fluently as well, also a bit of Spanish but that's it." Roadblock nodded his head.
"Do you know who she might be working for?"
"No one who would want to decrease the value of money. The only person I can think of who would want to send the world into chaos is Cobra Commander. I would say we could ask him but, I kinda threw him off a cliff." Jaye and Scarlet looked at me in surprise before they looked to Roadblock.
"She did?"
"Well…she sorta tackled him over the edge. Says it all in the report." Block answered with a shrug. "Okay. So here's the plan." We wait for confirmation that she's heading for one of the banks. We drop down and wait for her to appear. Storm, Snake and Jaye, you'll be on surrounding rooftops. If she runs, you keep track of her. I'll be waiting nearby with a pursuit and escape vehicle, which leaves Scarlet and Robyn to intercept." I held up my hands.
"I won't be able to make contact. If she sees me, she'll run."
"I'll take her down with a sedative then bring her around to you, Block." Scarlet said then looked to me. "You just be ready to run after her if things go wrong. Out of all of us, you'll be the only one who could keep up." I nodded my head then chewed on my lip.
"The sedative won't hurt her, will it?" I asked slowly but Scarlet shook her head.
"It'll just be like falling asleep." Satisfied I leaned back as she went over to a cupboard and began to change into civilian clothes. She tossed me a bundle so I began to detach myself from my suit. I glanced around to make sure no one was watching. Snake quickly looked away. Blushing a little I turned back around then dressed in limber jeans, a black shirt and a jacket. I concealed my guns under the jacket, strapping the holsters so that they fit on the body straps before rolling up my gloves and tucking them into my belt pouch, which I wound higher up my waist to hide the longer jacket.
"We've got a hit, sending you location." Breaker's voice suddenly appeared in my ear from the piece I was wearing. "You have ten minutes before she makes contact. You have to stop her before she gets there."
"Alright everyone, mount up." I looked over to the SUV parked in the jet with us then opened the door, letting Jaye and Scarlet in first before following. Roadblock sat at the wheel, waiting as the pilot dropped down low then opened the hatch. Roadblock drove out, tyres screeching before we joined the road then followed the directions on screen.
We could be there and set up in seven minutes, I prayed that this would work. Roadblock stopped a street away, letting Jaye, Storm and Snake get out to move into position before looking back at us. "You sure you're okay for this?" I nodded my head confidently.
"She might be my friend, but she's also being a pain in my ass." With that I jumped out then hid in a nearby alley with a clear view of the bank. People bustled calmly in the streets, calling out either on their phones or too each other. The atmosphere reminded me of home.
We waited until a scent caught my nose. It was definitely her. "Guys, I've got her scent." I paused, swallowing. "It's Sabrina."
"Alright, do you have visual?"
"Not yet. Ten seconds." I calculated in my head, judging by the intensity of the scent. When she did come into view, I held my breath. She wore a large hat to cover her ears and dark glasses for her eyes. Her boots looked uncomfortable, like she just wanted to rip them off but she wore a high heel to match the slope of her cat paws, the leather rising to her thigh.
Lifting a hand she twiddled a lock of hair with her right hands, twisting it around before letting it go. I knew it was her. Swallowing I watched as Scarlet moved in for contact. "Scarlet's made her move." I murmured quietly so that Sabrina wouldn't hear me. I watched as she continued towards the bank but when she turned her head towards Scarlet, she stopped. Scarlet kept going, looking down at her phone as if there was nothing wrong in the world. Oh no…she had found my scent on Scarlet.
"I think she's figured us out." I whispered. "I'm such an idiot! She'd pick up my scent on all of you!"
"Scarlet, you have to get her now, before she runs."
"Too late." I muttered darkly. Sabrina leaped into the road, flying gracefully over a car then bolted. I raced after her. "Storm, she's heading your way."
"I see her." He replied calmly as I tore after Sabrina. She grabbed a stall and tipped it over, making the owner cry out in anger and alarm as his vegetables flew all over the ground. I jumped over the wreckage, following Sabrina as she cut into a busy street and ran into the road, leaping over cars and slowly putting distance between us. I powered further forwards, closing the gap inch by inch.
"She's heading east, Roadblock, you need to take a left turn now!" Scarlet called as she followed my movements from the image on her phone she was receiving. "Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, try and take her down." I watched as they dropped down, weapons raised. Sabrina hissed, ripping off her gloves then bared her fangs, going straight for Storm Shadow.
He ducked and rolled out of the way, slashing his katana as Snake Eyes did the same. I wanted to scream for them to not hurt her but I kept my mouth shut, pulling out my gloves and sliding them onto my hands. With a swift kick of her heeled feet Storm crashed into a wall, cracking it underneath him as he slumped. Snake managed to catch hold of Sabrina, spinning her around then tried to lock her in place but she tore his arms from around her then grabbed his throat and arm, keeping his katana away as she buried him into the ground, one foot standing on his only spare wrist as she began to chock him.
"Sabrina!" I yelled, drawing her attention to me. Snake kicked her over his head, rolling around but she was already running away again. "Get him out of here!" I pointed to Storm Shadow as I raced passed. Snake shouldered Storm then disappeared into the dark.
"Jaye, are you still up high?"
"Barely keeping up but yes. She's heading towards the…oh no. She's just got into a car!" Crap, I need to get my head into gear. Somehow my strides became longer and I sprinted forwards, cutting through an alley as I followed Jaye's direction. "Okay, three, two, one, jump!" I leaped. My body collided with a car and I grunted, clinging on as I swung onto the roof. With nothing to grip onto but the sides, I held on tight.
It began to swerve, slamming into other passing cars, throwing them off the road before swerving the other way and threatening to hit civilians. "Get them off the road."
"Aye captain." I grunted then swung my body around, sliding down the front. When I looked in, my eyes widened. The person driving, was Sabrina. With Sabrina also sitting in the back. What? When I saw the barrel of a gun aimed at me, I reacted quickly. I punched through the window, shattering the glass then grabbed the wheel, jerking it as I turned my head to watch the road.
The bullet fired but the force had thrown it way off balance. It went through the roof. I forced the car off road and through a market, wrestling as the other Sabrina tried to regain control. She hissed and spat in my face, lashing out with her claws. I forgot I wasn't wearing my suit. Four deep gashes started to bleed in my upper arm as I swallowed then held my breath. With one final tug, I pulled us off a bridge and into the water.
The two Sabrina's screamed as I let go, pushing off to dive in myself. I opened my eyes after landing in the water, seeing a plume of blood rise from my wounds before they healed over completely. Turning I swam down to the car which was sinking quickly. I grabbed the driver Sabrina, who was knocked out but still alive, before going after the other. She was still awake and fought against me but I wrapped an arm tightly around her, limiting her movements before rising to the surface.
Driver Sabrina just floated on the water so I turned the hissing and spitting Sabrina around then head butted her, knocking her out too. "Damn, you always knew how to put up a fight." I muttered then swam back towards the bridge where Roadblock pulled up. He tossed down a line and I wrapped it around one of the Sabrina's before letting him up, Storm Shadow throwing down another then he and Snake lifted me and the last Sabrina up also.
We bundled everyone into the SUV then raced out of there as sirens began to blare. Shivering I stared down at the two Sabrinas', confused beyond belief. "Robyn?" Block looked to me with a questioning look in his eyes.
"They're both her." I answered, lowering my head slightly. "I don't understand." I inhaled a little deeper, trying to puzzle this out. "Wait…there's something off." Everyone looked at me expectantly. "There's something wrong with their scent. It's Sabrina's but something is underneath it. Something unnatural." I sneezed then took off my jacket, dropping it on the floor before pulling out a supply pack from under the seat. I was glad it was a big SUV otherwise we would be all squashed together.
"Can you describe it?" Scarlet asked me as I shook out a large blanket then wrapped it around one Sabrina after Jaye and finished cuffing them up and binding their feet together.
"It smells like static." I answered. "A little like rust but with a sort of pulse to it, like an electric signal." Scarlet nodded her head in understanding.
"Could it be an after effect of cloning?"
"Don't know. I'll be sure to ask." I said to her, wrapping the other Sabrina in another then searched for another. There wasn't one. "You are so not getting any chocolate cake for your birthday this year." I scowled at both women as they sat there, heads rolled forwards as they swayed with the movement of the vehicle.
A gentle hand touched my shoulder and Snake pointed to the tears in my sleeve. "I'm fine. It's all healed over." I assured him, rolling up my sleeve to show him. "I just forgot I wasn't wearing my suit." Nodding his head he pulled me back then placed an arm around me in an attempt to keep me warm. I lowered my head to his shoulder, my hair still dripping wet.
"I'm gonna need a shower." I muttered under my breath. "And some hot cocoa." Snake rubbed my arm gently and soon I found myself fading into sleep.