"Meg, I'd love to help you out with your Lost problem, you know that," Street Sabre said as she stood on a corner in Steel Canyon, looking like
she was talking to herself. "But Positron asked the Legendary and Riot Force for a Task Force, and... no, I volunteered. Being on the Surviving Eights
good side is a plus." She paused, then turned to the other heroes. "She laughed like a madwoman and hung up."
***
Positron looked up from his book at the sound of an insistent cough, finding four people standing in front of him. "Task Force Los Alamos!" he
smiled. "You did it-"
"Four days," Street Sabre growled. "We haven't slept in FOUR DAYS. We've been crawling through sewers and Vazilok guts."
"I can't even move my wings," Kara added. "And God only knows how many times we got sent to the hospital. I recommended we call in backup,
didn't I?"
"Many times," Sell-Sword agreed. Digi growled softly, flowers digging through the pavement under her feet and reaching in Positrons direction.
"But no, you INSISTED on security," Street said, stepping forward. "We checked, you know. You didn't call the Freedom Phalanx at all! You
were too busy fucking with us!"
Valkyrie looked over at them, then stepped away. Positron looked at her, then back to the other four heroes. "Now, calm down..."
"Sure," Kara smiled, anger vanishing. "We'll calm down." Then, all four of them pulled baseball bats out from behind their backs.
"In a few minutes."
"... oh crap."
she was talking to herself. "But Positron asked the Legendary and Riot Force for a Task Force, and... no, I volunteered. Being on the Surviving Eights
good side is a plus." She paused, then turned to the other heroes. "She laughed like a madwoman and hung up."
***
Positron looked up from his book at the sound of an insistent cough, finding four people standing in front of him. "Task Force Los Alamos!" he
smiled. "You did it-"
"Four days," Street Sabre growled. "We haven't slept in FOUR DAYS. We've been crawling through sewers and Vazilok guts."
"I can't even move my wings," Kara added. "And God only knows how many times we got sent to the hospital. I recommended we call in backup,
didn't I?"
"Many times," Sell-Sword agreed. Digi growled softly, flowers digging through the pavement under her feet and reaching in Positrons direction.
"But no, you INSISTED on security," Street said, stepping forward. "We checked, you know. You didn't call the Freedom Phalanx at all! You
were too busy fucking with us!"
Valkyrie looked over at them, then stepped away. Positron looked at her, then back to the other four heroes. "Now, calm down..."
"Sure," Kara smiled, anger vanishing. "We'll calm down." Then, all four of them pulled baseball bats out from behind their backs.
"In a few minutes."
"... oh crap."