"Get up. You and I are going for a walk." I announced as I walked into Sabrina's interview room. She blinked in surprise, looking at me with a slack jaw.
"Really?" She stood quickly, smiling slightly. "Where are we going?"
"Well I hate this stuffy room so we're going to the beach. You said you used to live by the sea a long time ago, when we first met actually." I said to her, unlocking her from the table then opened the door, offering to let her go first. "Coming?" Slowly she slid around, glancing to her left and right to make sure this wasn't a trick before stepping out of the room.
I took her out of headquarters then down to the beach where a glistening blue sea was waiting. Then I pulled off my jacket and top, standing in just my shorts and a bikini top. "What are you going?"
"Going for a swim. Feel free to join me." Grinning I raced into the waves, stopped then ran back again. "Gah! It's cold!" I shivered, looking down at my soaked shorts then turned to Sabrina. She snorted, clapping her hand to her mouth then burst out laughing.
"Hey, you're coming in too."
"What? No!" She giggled as I lifted her up over my shoulder then ran in with her into the waves. Once a large one hit against me, I dropped her. "No! Robyn it's cold! Cats are allergic to water!"
"You'll get used to it, I have already!" I laughed, splashing her with water. "Come on, I'll race you." I took off and she followed, finding it a little difficult to swim with her paws so she paddled, keeping her chin up. I laughed. "You look funny!"
"You look retarded." She shot back and I laughed even harder, pulling her back within her depth as the current pulled us out a little. "I've missed the sea…" She murmured, smelling the salty air then sighed. "I used to go fishing with…"
"Your grandpa Joel." I finished for her. "Every Friday after school you'd fish with him in his boat then bring back your catch for dinner." Smiling I splashed at her. "Because you were so talented, you fell in."
"Hey! I was tiny, that fish was large enough to eat me whole!" Sabrina retorted, splashing back at me. A full out war broke out, mixed with laughter and rushing waves. Once we were all worn out, I helped Sabrina swim back to shore then we lay on the sand, drying off. We lay in perfect calmness for a long time, bathing in the hot rays before finally, Sabrina sighed.
"He's in hiding." Arching an eyebrow I turned to look at her. "On an island, off the west coast of Mexico. No one's ever intruded because they think the volcano is still active and it's a well-guarded secret." Sabrina muttered tonelessly. "It's where all of his clones are made. He uses the genetic mutation signal to help accelerate the rate of growth. He's planning to take over still, only wiping the slate clean, starting with the economy. By now he'll be working on taking down all computer systems, the power and pretty much screwing everything over."
"How do you know all this?"
"He doesn't keep it a secret." She shrugged simply. "Just promise me something. Find the real Sabrina, get her out and take care of her." She paused before sitting up, smiling down at me. "Take him down. This is his last stand. If you manage to finish him off now then he won't be coming back." Her voice was soft and gentle. "Thank you. For treating me like a human." With that she got to her feet and I sat up with a frown.
"Where are you going?" Quick as a snake, she lifted the stone that had slid into her grip and hit me on the back of the head. Grunting I fell to the floor, my eyes blurring as I felt hot blood trickle down my neck. The blow hadn't been hard enough to knock me out so slowly, I pushed myself up. "Sabrina?" I moaned, blinking as I watched her run into the surf. My eyes shot wide open. "Sabrina!" She dived down into the water.
Struggling to my feet I wavered before staggering into a run, splashing into the surf as my wound healed over. "Sabrina! No! You don't have to do this! Come back!" She paddled fearlessly out of her depth as I struggled to navigate my way, one of the waves bowling me over. When I resurfaced, Sabrina had been dragged under, unable to keep afloat. "No!" I dived forwards, the rush of cold having woken me up.
Swimming relentlessly I headed for Sabrina, who sank down below the water. Diving down, I chased after her. She had been under too long already, I had to get her up. I fumbled slightly, salt stinging my eyes as I struggled to find her before finally, my eyes adjusted and I could see. Kicking forwards, I grabbed Sabrina's arms then pulled her up, dragging her to shore.
The moment we were on the beach I dropped her down and checked her pulse. Nothing. "Sabrina, answer me. Wake up dammit!" I yelled, pressing against her chest to expel the water from her lungs and get her heart pumping again. Her eyes remained wide open and lifeless. I stared at a shell, nothing more. She was gone. "No! No! Come back! Please come back!" I screamed, shaking her to try and waken her.
"Robyn!" Scarlet's arms found me and she held me close, hushing me with soothing tones. "There's nothing you can do. She's gone." Again. Gone again. Because I couldn't save her. I was weak, pathetic! Scarlet rocked me gently as someone took away the body, keeping me as calm as possible until I was able to speak.
"I need to see Hawk." I sniffed, shaking as I placed my hands on my knees, bending over slightly. "She told me where he is." Nodding her head Scarlet helped me to my feet then kept her arm around me as I walked back to the nest, soaking wet. When Hawk looked at me, I only saw pity.
"I'm sorry."
"I'll get over it." I muttered darkly, going over to a map then drew circles around the west coast of Mexico where volcanos were known to exist. "He's on an island with a volcano. That's where his clones are being created. This is his last hideout. If we can take him down then that's it. He's done for." I explained to Hawk. "We'll need to scope it out first as I don't have any more details than that. It's bound to well-guarded, possibly inside the volcano's mouth with boats travelling its perimeter to keep others at bay."
"Good work. Get some rest. I'm going to send a spy plane in before action." He picked up the phone on his desk, pressed a few numbers then began to talk. "Wires, scramble the jets…all of them…yes, we're on a full out offensive. Of course I want some to stay behind! Do you think I want someone taking over whilst we're gone?" Hawk slammed his phone down then sighed. "Honestly, some people." He looked at me. "You still here? Get some rest. You'll need it." I saluted then left without another word, returning to my room.
I had a shower then lay on my bed, going into my drawer to find the pearl only to then remember it was not there. Sighing sadly I clenched my eyes shut. I slept for a while, not sure how long, before getting up. Deciding that I needed to punch the crap out of a bag, I headed for the gym. The dojo would be quieter so I headed that way, pulling my hair up into a ponytail as I walked.
"…haven't cracked yet. One of them committed suicide, the other has been dealt with." I stopped when I heard a voice from inside, frowning before slowly inching forwards. "She kept her mouth shut, she just wanted to escape from being locked up so she threw herself into the ocean. Stupid girl. Yes I am aware we're on a schedule, I'm not the one who's running behind time." It was Jinx. Who was she talking to? More importantly, what was she talking about? "Yes. Yes understood. It will be done. I won't fail you Commander." The dreaded name sent shivers down my spine.
I was about to step back and retreat when the door flew open and Jinx stood there, eyes widening when she saw me. Then she smirked. It was twisted, evil. I loathed her even more. Inhaling deeply I analysed her scent. When my eyes flew open, she laughed. "Finally catch on did you?" I tackled her around the middle.
We flew back into the dojo, both of us growling at each other as she wriggled free then landed a side kick to my face. Spitting out the blood as I bit through my tongue, it dribbled down my clean top. She twisted and swept a leg under me but I jumped, turning mid leap to give he a round house kick to the cheek then ducked, giving her a solid uppercut.
"You were always too cocky." I snarled at her. Then she pulled out a gun. Without even blinking I gripped the barrel then pointed it down, twisting it from her grip with a snap of her wrist, making her scream in pain. Without even stopping as she fell to the ground, I shot her twice in the chest. Satisfied she was dead, I turned around to face Scarlet. "She was a clone. We need to move now." I commanded, wiping my nose from the blood she had managed to draw.
"You just shot Jinx."
"It wasn't Jinx, it was a clone of her! Scarlet, pay attention. If Jinx was a clone then it means that Cobra has her as well as Sabrina. They're onto us. We need to take them down now. Like, right now!" Nodding her head we ran. Scarlet slammed an alarm, calling for an emergency scramble.
"Scarlet! What's going on?" Rip yelled as he and Duke ran towards us. "Why are you covered in blood?"
"Suit up, we're moving out." Scarlet yelled at them, running passed. Storm Shadow stopped when he saw me, frowning at the blood.
"Yeah. Sorry. I just shot your cousin." I said to him darkly, tossing him the gun. "But she was a clone. Now if you'd hurry up that ninja ass of yours, we're going to go save your real cousin and the entire world whilst we're at it. Maybe we'll stop for coffee on the way?" Storm just stared at me as I strode passed.
Whoa wait, what did I miss? Did I just see another plot twist happen? Whoops, I seem to do a lot of those :) Thanks for reading!