Tea was bored.
She had at least managed to get out occasionally during her training, as much as she could get away with, but still Cadmus had her on a tight leash. She understood why. It was a mess out there, which was why she was after all. She'd have to deal with the reckless metahumans that threatened the rest of them. At least that's what Daddy kept saying. There was just no controlling those idiots out there.
Of course the real reason she did what Cadmus ordered was just for the fun of it! Of course so far it was mostly training with a few minor cleanups. Nothing against anyone actually interesting.
So here she was, floating in a dead end town, trying to catch some bozo that had stolen some Mc'guffin or other from Starlabs. She wasn't some kind of repo girl! Frowning she sighed. At least she was out of the lab and training grounds for another day. That was something. She also probably shouldn't be flying. True, there were enough metas around that she'd be mistaken for someone else, but it wasn't smart to flaunt it.... fun though!
Swooping down she slipped behind some walls on the outskirts of the town, using X-Ray vision to try to find the culprit, or more likely the gadget he'd stolen. It was too big for a briefcase so likely in a backpack or something. Long tube with a ball on the end with a laptop attached to the other end, all mounted on some kind of pivot and tripod arrangement. She's seen the pics, even heard the spiel from the lab technician. Boring.
Of course it didn't help that the guys at the lab said the gadget wasn't finished and the results were 'unpredictable.' Yeah, when people messing with gigawatt lasers, atom bombs and genetic super viruses said it was unpredictable might be time to worry. Well, for most people to worry. She wasn't fussed. She could just move too quick and disable the thing before he had a chance to use it.
"Speak of the devil." She whispered, a snarky smile coming to her lips as she spied a person with a backpack, which just so happened to contain the gadget in question.
Flitting down side roads and alleys she edged closer and finally got into range to pounce on the guy. Hamilton wanted him brought in alive, unfortunately, and the gadget DEFINITELY in one piece. So she couldn't just smear him to the pavement or fry him with eyebeams, as fun as that might be. Besides she did have to be careful having too much fun. Daddy did not appreciate such things. At least in excess. But people went 'Pop!' so nicely when she hugged them.
With a sigh she snuck up gently on the guy, coming up an alley behind him. Now, all she needed to do was swoop in and... He turned. Darn! She saw him turn to face her, but she wasn't worried. She could out run him, and definitely grab him before he could reach into the backpack or whatever.
His face shifted into a rictus of shock. Oh, he recognized her! Someone was reading Cadmus files they shouldn't! Daddy would definitely be interested in that tidbit of information. She grinned evilly as the man started to shake and back up... and bumped into something. A lamppost.. Heh that was...
*ZZZAAAPPP!*
The bump had set the thing off without her even realizing it! As the wave of energy went through the guy and into Galetea she grunted in shock and felt a buzz of energy within her. What was happening?   indicates the next chapter needs to be written. |
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