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Blaine rushed into the room, his heart beating in his throat when he saw the signs of the attack. The door was missing and the whole place was a mess, papers and broken furniture all over the place. He looked around frantically, searching for Kurt and the others.
"Kurt?" he called out. "Santana! Sam!"
It took him almost a minute to hear the small noise coming from one of the back rooms. He ran there, practically tearing the door open. He almost cried in relief when he found Santana and Sam, seemingly perfectly fine, but it only lasted for a second as he realised that Kurt wasn't with them.
"Where's Kurt? What happened?" he asked.
"Dude, you should sit down" Sam said in concern when he saw what state Blaine was in.
"I'm fine" Blaine said but his body betrayed him. He was still healing and after the fight with Karofsky, he could barely stand on his feet.
"Come on" Santana said, putting an arm around him.
Blaine had no option but to follow his friends. They led him to a chair and helped him sit down, taking a step back in worry. Blaine could see the fear in their eyes and he could just presume that they were afraid of his reaction.
"So what happened?" Blaine asked impatiently.
"We didn't know he was coming" Sam started.
"Who?" Blaine asked.
"Sebastian Smythe" Santana answered.
Blaine swore quietly. He should have been prepared for things like this. He knew that Sebastian was after Kurt and he wasn't happy that Blaine had saved him from Sebastian's men. But Sebastian shouldn't have known about Robin Hood's true identity...
"That's not everything" Sam said slowly. "He... He's like those two. He has powers."
"What kind of powers?" Blaine asked.
"He can turn into fire" Santana answered. "It's pretty bad. He burnt down the whole door within a blink."
"And where's Kurt?" Blaine asked, although he knew very well what the answer would be.
Santana and Sam looked at each other, hoping that the other would tell Blaine the bad news.
"He... Sebastian took him" Sam said finally.
"I'm going after him" Blaine said as he stood up but he quickly fell back onto the chair.
"No, you aren't" Santana said. "You're still healing. You're weak. Smythe would kill you without trouble."
"I can't leave Kurt with him!" Blaine yelled. To be honest, he didn't care about himself at all but he was worried sick about Kurt. Sebastian was a monster and who knew what he would do to him.
"You don't have a choice" Santana reasoned. "If you want to save him, you have to be in your best shape. And we need more informations about Sebastian and his experiments. There should be more of those freaks and you have no chance against an army. So stay still and let us get the informations we need."
"But Kurt..." Blaine whispered desperately.
"You want to save him. I get it and believe me, we all want him back. But you can't just go in there without being prepared. It's just too much for you" Santana said.
"Sam, please, tell her" Blaine said as he turned to his other friend.
"Sorry, dude. I agree with her" Sam shrugged.
Blaine sighed, burying his face into his hands. He was too weak on his own, he wouldn't even be able to fight off his friends. So he had no choice. He had to wait and hope that Kurt wouldn't get hurt until he got there.
~ o ~
Kurt hissed as the rope cut into his wrist. He tried so hard to stay still, telling himself that Blaine would come for him but it wasn't that easy to do so. He had been kidnapped by a lunatic who had superpowers and had made clear several times that he wanted Kurt all for himself. So yeah, he was absolutely terrified, afraid that Blaine wouldn't get there in time to save him from Sebastian.
Luckily, after tying Kurt up in his office, Sebastian had left him alone, muttering something about things he had to take care of. Kurt didn't mind at all, at least he had a chance to look around and try to free himself from his restrains. Unfortunately, he didn't have enough strength for that, so after a while he slumped back into the uncomfortable chair, sighing heavily.
This seemed like a nightmare. First his adventures with Blaine, then Sebastian... He wished he hadn't done anything at all, he wished he had sat on his butt in the safety of his home and let Blaine and the others deal with the villains of the city. He wasn't meant for this kind of danger. He was a simple boy, someone who only wanted to live his life in peace and nothing more. But as he thought about it, there was one good thing in becoming Robin Hood. He had met Blaine. Kurt smiled as he thought about their kisses, the way the man made him feel. He had never thought that he would find someone who he could love but with Blaine... he certainly felt like he was in love with the man. And he hoped more than ever that he would get out of here in one piece and he could be with Blaine the way he wanted to.
But first the had to deal with Sebastian.
Kurt had no idea how Sebastian had gotten those freaky powers but he hoped that it didn't last too long. Just like Hunter or Karofsky, Sebastian had to lose his power sooner or later. Because if he didn't, it would be horrible for all of them. Kurt didn't really know what Sebastian wanted from him but the way he had looked at him before told Kurt that he had a lot to be afraid of. Who knew, maybe Sebastian wanted to burn him. Or worse, he wanted to make Kurt his, just like he had talked about it before.
Kurt gulped nervously, fighting back his tears. Just the thought of Sebastian touching him again made his blood run cold. He couldn't fight him off alone before and now he was tied to a chair, completely helpless, without anyone to save him.
No, that wasn't true, he reminded himself. Blaine had surely gone back to his place and found his friends. Luckily, Sebastian hadn't hurt them which meant they could tell Blaine everything and he would surely come to rescue Kurt. Blaine was a good man, he wouldn't leave him here with Sebastian, right? Especially after what had happened between them.
"Feeling comfortable, babe?"
Kurt looked up with wide eyes, watching in fear as Sebastian stepped inside and walked straight to him.
"You look so hot like this" Sebastian said, running his eyes up and down Kurt's body.
"Let me go, Sebastian" Kurt said quietly, his voice surprisingly steady.
"Why would I?" Sebastian asked, running a hand through Kurt's hair. "I've been waiting for this moment for so long. I wanted you so much that it almost killed me and now... I finally have you. Just the way I wanted to."
"This isn't right!" Kurt tried to reason. "I don't want this. Please, let me go home."
"Let you go back to your lover, you mean?" Sebastian asked, a dangeorus glimpse in his eyes. "Oh, yes. I saw you two. I saw him touch you the way I was supposed to. He almost ruined everything, I couldn't let it happen."
Kurt watched in silence as Sebastian slowly walked around him, forming a fireball in his hand. The boy shrieked in fear when the man leaned down to him, his hand dangerously close to Kurt's face.
"Are you scared of me, darling?" Sebastian whispered into Kurt's ear. "That's what turns you on, right? That's why you kissed him."
"Please, Sebastian..." Kurt cried.
"Please what, sweetheart?" Sebastian smiled, getting in front of Kurt. "I wish I could fuck you right now but sadly, I have to take care of your lover first."
"What do you want to do?" Kurt asked in fear.
"If I'm correct, he's already gotten my message. He knows that you're with me and he will come to save you. But I will be prepared this time" Sebastian smiled, running the back of his index finger down Kurt's cheek. "We will fight and I will defeat him and then... There will be nothing to stop me."
"You-you want to kill Blaine" Kurt whispered.
"I want to, of course, but sadly I can't" Sebastian sighed. "At least not now. I have to run a few tests on him to see what gives him those superpowers."
"You have one, too" Kurt said.
"I do, but who knows how long it will last?" Sebastian said. "I have great plans, Kurt, but I need my full power for that. This newly developed matter seems to last longer than the previous one but the doctors still don't know if it will last forever. But I want that."
Sebastian sighed and stood up, walking around in the room again.
"When my father died... No, when he was killed by your beloved Nightbird, I made a promise for him. I swore that I would finish his work and find out how metahumans get their powers. To create new ones, a whole army that works for me. People who help me keep this world in terror."
"You're insane!" Kurt yelled.
"Shut up" Sebastian hissed. "I thought you would be more understanding if we could have a private conversation without anyone disturbing us."
"You want to hurt people" Kurt shook his head slowly. "You want to kill others. This isn't right and I know that deep inside, you know that, too."
Sebastian threw back his head and laughed.
"You're a funny guy, Kurt" he said. "No wonder I love you so much."
"You have to listen to me. This won't end well, I..."
Sebastian had enough of Kurt begging for him. Although he loved it, he would have loved it way better if Kurt had done it on his knees, begging for him for release. But that time would come, too, very soon. He just had to wait for it.
He stepped to his desk and grabbed the duct tape, tearing down a piece that was enough to cover Kurt's mouth and quickly placed it over his lips. Kurt fell silent immediately, only a soft moan escaping his lips. Sebastian stepped back, smiling down at his captive. Kurt was absolutely breathtaking, the fear in his eyes just made him hotter than before. He licked his lips, wishing that he had time to have some fun with Kurt now but he knew that if he wanted to win this battle, he didn't have time for this.
"I will win the biggest battle of my life soon" Sebastian smiled, kissing Kurt's forehead. "As Nightbird steps through the gates, I will wait for him. I will show him who is in charge of this city and once I'm finished with him, I will kill him slowly. Don't worry, sweetheart, you will have a seat in the first row."
Sebastian leaned closer, inhaling Kurt's sweet scent.
"Once he's out of the picture, there will be noone to stop me. And then... We will be able to be together, just the way I always wanted to."
He stood up, tilting his head slightly.
"You will make a beautiful metahuman" he said, laughing when Kurt's eyes widened even more. "Haven't I told you? Oh, I must have forgotten in this rush. I love you, Kurt, and to show you my love, I will give you what you deserve. You will become my partner, the most powerful being of the world. After me, of course. Once we finish the experiments on Nightbird and finalize the matter, I will turn you, too. And then we will be able to be together for the rest of our lives. Or until I get bored of you."
He wipped Kurt's teary cheeks before leaning down to kiss him. If Kurt hadn't run his mouth so much before, they could have had a real kiss, but it wasn't that bad either. There was something special in it, maybe they could try it again once they got into his bed.
"Don't cry, my darling. I know that you will enjoy your new life by my side" Sebastian said as he turned away.
Kurt moaned, tugging at his restrains again, shaking his head, but Sebastian wasn't paying attention anymore. There was only one thing in his eyes: his fight against Nightbird. And he wouldn't let anyone, not even Kurt, distract him.
~ o ~
Blaine took his time getting into his costume. As much as he wanted to run to Kurt with superspeed, he knew that he couldn't do that. The last few hours had been horrible. He had been lying in a bed, waiting for his injuries to heal and the others to find out everything about Sebastian and his experiments, hoping that they hadn't done a mistake by letting him have Kurt so long. It was Blaine's most horrible nightmare, that he was too late and couldn't save Kurt.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He had to stay calm, that was his only chance to save Kurt. Sebastian had surely not hurt him, he was too busy with his evil plans. He had just taken Kurt to... Blaine opened his eyes again and tried not to think about how he would see Kurt the next time. He could just hope that Sebastian wasn't that evil after all and he wouldn't use Kurt against Blaine.
"Does it fit?" Santana asked as she walked into the room.
"Not too comfortable but it will make it" Blaine answered, looking down at his costume.
"I made a few changes, so hopefully it will be enough against the fire" Santana said. "Although I have no idea how long, so be as quick as possible."
"I could tell you the same" Blaine smiled sadly.
"We will get him out of there as quickly as we can" Santana promised.
Blaine took a deep breath and turned to the mirror to look at himself one more time. He was ready for the fight as much as he could be.
"Is Sam ready, too?" he asked.
"I am" Sam said as he walked into the room with a huge gun in his hand. "God, I can't wait to try out my baby."
Blaine raised an eyebrow as he looked at his friend.
"What?" Sam asked. "This is the biggest work of my life. Of course I'm proud of it."
"Where's mine?" Santana asked.
"Here" Sam said and handed her a much smaller weapon. Santana raised an eyebrow as she turned it around in her hands. "You're a woman, so I thought a smaller one would be more elegant."
Santana raised the gun and pointed at the wall with it. As she pulled the trigger, a lightning bolted out of the weapon and hit the wall, leaving a large smoky patch behind.
"It will make it" Santana agreed and put her weapon away.
"Remember, guys. Be quick" Blaine said seriously. "Find Kurt and get him out of there. I will deal with the rest."
"And if you fall, we will just burn the place down" Santana said easily. "After getting your butt out of there, I mean."
"I know" Blaine smiled.
"Come on, let's not waste any more time" Santana said as she walked to the door, the two men following her closely.
As they arrived at Smythe Labs, not too surprised by the lack of people around, they parted ways. Santana and Sam went to the other side of the building to find a way inside while Blaine walked straight to the front door. Sebastian was surely expecting him and it was the best to face him as soon as possible. He had to keep him busy until his friends found and freed Kurt, it was his most important thing to do. He could think about the rest later.
Surely, as he stepped inside, he was greeted by the flaming form of Sebastian Smythe. Blaine gulped as he took a few steps forward, ready for everything. It was just the matter of time and Sebastian would attack him.
"Nightbird, you came" Sebastian smiled.
"I didn't really have a choice, right?" Blaine asked. "Where's he?"
"Somewhere safe" Sebastian answered.
"He has nothig to do with this. Let him go" Blaine said calmly.
"No" Sebastian answered, sending the first fireball towards Blaine who got out of the way easily.
"I don't really understand you, you know?" Blaine asked conversationally while walking around the villain. "I thought you wanted to kill me but I'm not that sure anymore. You went into all this trouble, sent your pets after me to distract me and then lured me here by using Kurt... What do you want from me exactly?"
The answer was another fireball but Blaine crouched down in time to get out of the way, so it hit the wall behind him instead.
"I want to understand you" Sebastian answered. "How your powers work. How can someone become like you."
"You could have asked me" Blaine smiled and surged forward to hit Sebastian but had to jump back as the man raised his flaming arms to stop him.
"We aren't on the same side, Nightbird" Sebastian said. "You wouldn't have helped me. You don't understand my reasons."
"That's because you're insane?" Blaine offered.
"I'm not!" Sebastian shouted, sending another fireball towards Blaine. "You are insane. You have these amazing powers, you could have claimed the world for yourself but you didn't take the chance. You're stupid if you think by saving these people over and over again you become something special. They don't care about you, not if they don't need you anymore."
"That's right" Blaine shrugged. "But you know what? I would better be nobody again than someone like you. You're disgusting."
Sebastian growled in anger and losing the rest of his patience, he surged forward.
~ o ~
Kurt was desperately trying to break free. Since Sebastian had left the last time, letting him know that Blaine was right in front of the building, and he had heard him telling his men where to wait for the sign, so they could catch Nightbird, Kurt tried everything in his power to free himself and help Blaine. He surely wasn't prepared for a whole team waiting for Sebastian to beat him up, so they could sedate Blaine and start their horrible experiments on him. He just couldn't let it happen. They had to stop Sebastian and his team and lock them all up for the rest of their lives, so they couldn't hurt anyone else.
Suddenly, the door opened and Kurt froze for a moment. He was afraid that it was Sebastian and he came to tell Kurt about his victory but to his relief, it wasn't Sebastian who stepped through the door but Santana and Sam, barely recognizable under their masks. They stepped to Kurt and Santana tore the duct tape from his mouth before leaning down to undo the ropes around his wrists. Kurt didn't waste any time, once he was able to talk, he turned to Santana.
"Where's Blaine?" he asked.
"If I'm correct, he's fighting with Sebastian right now" Santana answered.
She and Sam helped Kurt up to his feet and started dragging him towards the door.
"We have to get to him. Now" Kurt said.
"We have to get you out of here" Sam replied.
"No, you don't understand" Kurt said and freed his arms from their grips. "It's a trap. Sebastian wants to experiment on Blaine, he wants to catch him, so they can find out how his powers work. We can't let it happen."
"Blaine's perfectly capable of taking care of himself" Santana said.
"No, he isn't" Kurt replied. "They want to sedate him. He doesn't know about the others and they will catch him if we don't help him."
"These things don't work on Blaine" Santana replied easily. "His metabolism is too quick, there's no medicine..."
"I will go and find him" Kurt said stubbornly. "Whether you come with me or not."
Sam and Santana looked at each other, sighing heavily.
"At least we can test the new weapons" Sam shrugged.
"Fine" Santana muttered, pushing the men forward. "Don't get yourself killed or else I will kill you."
Sam and Kurt shared amused looks as they walked down the corridor, towards Blaine and Sebastian.
~ o ~
"I don't want to complain or anything, but I'm getting bored" Blaine said as he jumped away from Sebastian again. He had tried to hit him several times but unfortunately, Sebastian's whole body was covered in flames and Blaine decided that it was better to stay away from him.
"Or better tired?" Sebastian smiled, sending another fireball towards Blaine.
The man couldn't get out of the way in time and the fireball hit him on his chest. Blaine closed his eyes, preparing himself for the pain but it never came. He opened his eyes again and let out a shaky breath as he looked down at his costume. Thanks to Santana, he was saved.
Sebastian growled in anger and raised his arms again. A second later, the two of them were trapped in the middle of a large hurricane made of fire. Blaine's eyes widened as the air became too hot around him, making him hard to breath.
"Are you scared, Nightbird?" Sebastian asked as he stepped closer. "There's nowhere to go."
Blaine looked around, trying to find a way out of the fire. It was so hot around him, he was afraid that he would faint if he couldn't get somewhere cooler in time. Without another option, he jumped at Sebastian, hitting the man repeatedly. His gloves saved his hands from the fire but he could still feel the heat through them. It wasn't nice at all.
With another growl, Sebastian lifted his arms and sent Blaine flying back by another large fireball. The man groaned in pain as the fire hit his chest, leaving a burnt hole on his costume. Blaine gulped nervously. Now that his costume was ruined, Sebastian could easily kill him with another attack.
"People think you're invincible but you're just a little, scared bird" Sebastian smiled as he stepped closer. "Once I'm done with you, I will kill you in front of the whole city, to make them see how weak their hero is."
Blaine climbed back to his feet, getting ready to run. That was his only option right now. Running from Sebastian and his fire and hoping that he would get tired soon, just like Karofsky had been after their fight.
To his surprise, Sebastian didn't try to attack him this time but snapped his fingers and soon, a few other men stepped out from the shadows where Blaine hadn't seen them earlier. Before he could move, one of them fired his gun and the bullet hit Blaine's shoulder. He hissed in pain but reached up to get the little thing out of his shoulder. He felt dizzy but it only lasted for a second. As he looked back up at Sebastian, he saw how surprised the villain looked.
"Oh, yeah. People always forget that this stuff doesn't affect me" Blaine shrugged.
"Get him!" Sebastian shouted.
But before anyone could move, a bolt of ice fly through the room, covering part of the floor in cold, white material. Everyone looked up at the three new comer who smiled as they stepped closer.
"O-oh. Do we disturb something here?" Kurt asked.
Sebastian seemed desperate. He had locked Kurt into his office before coming here and he was supposed to stay there until the end of his fight with Nightbird. But Kurt was here and the door was too close... he could get out of here and disappear from his eyes, but that was something Sebastian couldn't let happen.
"Catch them!" Sebastian shouted.
Blaine smiled as his three friends turned around and started running, luring the armed men away from them. Although he was worried about them, Blaine knew that it was his chance to deal with Sebastian for once and for all. If he did this, he could end this craziness. So he turned back to the villain and before Sebastian could do anything, he ran to him, gathering all of his strength into a strong blow. Although it hurt like hell, burning the sensitive skin of his hand, it made Sebastian fall back which was a lot more than anything Blaine had managed before. He quickly jumped onto Sebastian before he could stand up and hit him again and again, keeping it up until Sebastian's fire died and the man went completely still under him.
"Ouch" Blaine hissed as he slowly climbed down from the villain, his whole body in pain. He certainly needed a whole day to recover from his injuries.
He slowly got back to his feet, listening to the sounds around him. He heard noises from the corridor and went to see if his friends were alright. He smiled when he found them, in the circle of unconscious men.
"Good job" Blaine smiled as he walked closer.
"Blaine!" Kurt shouted in relief, throwing himself into Blaine's arms. "God, you did it!"
"Would you please let go of me?" Blaine asked, grimancing in pain.
"You're hurt!" Kurt gasped but he quickly jumped back from him.
"Yeah. I will be fine within a day, though, but if you could avoid touching me until that, I would be very grateful" Blaine said.
"So the costume worked well" Santana said.
"He's hurt! How can you say that?" Sam asked, glaring at her.
"He's alive" Santana shrugged. "Which means the costume worked well."
"We have to get you back to your place" Kurt said, carefully placing an arm around Blaine to help him. "Can you walk?"
"I guess so" Blaine nodded. "Do you think I deserve a kiss? Because I know for sure that it would help me heal..."
"Damn, Anderson. You can fuck him later but I have to check on your injuries first" Santana said.
"I don't want to fuck him" Blaine glared at her.
"You don't?" Kurt asked with a raised eyebrow.
"That's not... you know what I mean" Blaine sighed in frustration.
"Relax, I'm just teasing you" Kurt smiled.
They made a few careful steps forward, enjoying their victory. Blaine was usually somewhat depressed after days like this but now he couldn't really be upset. Who cared if he lost his job again when he got Kurt back, perfectly fine?
"When you will feel better, we..."
"You're not going anywhere."
Blaine pushed Kurt behind his back as Sebastian appeared in front of them, his whole body in fire. Damn, he should have locked him up or something. It had been a stupid step leaving him there.
"I'm gonna kill you" Sebastian hissed angrily. "I'm gonna choke you with my bare hands and then..."
Santana and Sam raised their weapons simultaneously, firing at the man. Sebastian gasped as he was hit by the two powers at the same time, their force so strong that it suppressed his own power within a blink and he fell to the ground, unconscious, for real this time.
"Is he dead?" Kurt asked carefully.
"No. He isn't" Blaine was as he crouched down to check on Sebastian. "But he will be out for a while. Long enough to lock him up in a safe cell he couldn't leave for the rest of his life."
Kurt sighed in relief and threw his arms around Blaine, forgetting about his injuries until the man hissed in pain again.
"Sorry" Kurt said as he stepped back, raising his arms. "I have to remind myself not to touch you again."
"For a few hours, you mean" Blaine said hopefully.
"Of course" Kurt winked.
"So it's over" Sam sighed.
"It is" Blaine nodded sadly.
"Oh, no" Santana said. "No. If you think we will let you slip back into depression and turn into an asshole again..."
"That won't happen" Blaine said, smiling at Kurt. "I have a lot to do."
"Such as?" Santana asked.
"I think I will go back to college" Blaine nodded. "Yeah, I will definitely go back to college and finish it this time. And then I will live my life in peace until the next villain shows up."
"Dude, there are no more villains" Sam pointed out.
"It's just the matter of time and a new one will turn up to take over the world" Blaine shrugged. "But we will be there to stop them."
"By we you mean..." Kurt but his lip nervously, hoping that Blaine included him in his team as well.
"Of course" Blaine said and pulled Kurt into a kiss. "I think it's clear that I need you."
"I just wanted to make sure" Kurt smiled.
He carefully put his arms around Blaine's neck and kissed him again, ignoring everybody around them. It was a long day after all, they deserved these few minutes just for themselves.
As the team left Smythe Labs that day, letting the police deal with the rest of the mess, Blaine felt satisfied and happier than ever. He had lost his job again but he had gotten so much in return. He had plans for the future, new possibilities and of course, a beautiful man who loved him. He smiled as he pulled Kurt into his arms on their way back to his place. Who had known that a sassy criminal in costume would change his life so much? Because he certainly hadn't, not that he was complaining. For the first time in his life, he felt perfectly happy and he hoped that it would stay that way for a very-very long time.