than replying.
“We’re bringing in Emily and Skystep,” he says over the phone, “unconscious. I’ll explain when we get there.” Then he hangs up and slips it into his pocket, heading for the second van.
There’s no way he’s going to leave Skystep alone with a C-class cape driver, even if Skystep is unconscious
***
“What exactly happened, Liz?” Jeanie demands as they enter the waiting room. Liz is pacing while Nico watches her with an unreadable expression on his face. The large black man sitting to the side is only noticed by Ken, who walks over and shakes his hand. Trent is standing right next to the nurse’s door, looking close to tearing it down.
“Skystep hunted me down,” Liz says angrily. “I was going to take it easy on her, but then she saw Emily. She wouldn’t stop trying to talk to her--and when she reached for her I felt--it’s like I felt Emily’s fear. I got angry,” she says, taking a deep breath. “I lost it.”
“She started to manipulate the electric field around her,” Nico says. “I felt it all the way from the apartment.”
“You can do that?” Jeanie asks, looking a bit shocked. Liz just looks at her dryly.
“I’m the daughter of Superior,” Liz says when Jeanie doesn’t seem to grasp it. “I’m classified as an S-class, Jeanie, and it’s not because of brute strength like you. You’ve beaten me in every wrestling match we’ve ever had, remember?”
“Oh, right. But we’ve never seen that.”
“Wrong,” Andre says. “She did it once when she was sixteen. I’ve got a video of it--it cuts out halfway through, of course, but you can see what’s starting to happen. That’s why we mostly use drones to follow her when she’s working.”
“When you were SIXTEEN?” Ken asks, looking shocked.
“She’s gotten a lot stronger since then,” Andre tells him.
“And when did you plan on telling me you owned HTV?” Nico asks him.
“Is that really an issue to discuss right now?” Andre asks.
“How’d you get the cash when you were living in that group house and doing construction work on the side?”
“I stole the clone,” Andre admits, “it made me millions. I also had a ready-made crew living in the house, so it wasn’t too much work.”
Nico lets out a snort, grinning for all of a second before turning serious as a nurse walks in. “How is she?” he asks as Liz turns.
“She’s stable--the child, that is. Skystep is a bit more affected,” the nurse admits. “Does she have any representatives here?”
“No,” Nico says even as the door opens and Flame walks in.
“How is Skystep?” he asks, only to look at Liz. “Did you really have to go that far?” he demands.
Liz stares at him for a long moment and the lights flash overhead. Nico grabs her before she lunges, hauling her back. “Skystep was threatening Emily,” Nico says coldly. “You should thank Emily when she wakes up, otherwise Skystep would be dead right now--or wishing she was.”
“She threatened Emily?” Flame asks, looking shocked. “I’m... really pretty confused right now,” he admits, looking at the group of capes that surround him. “Can someone tell me exactly what happened? In fact, start out with telling me how you put a woman that can phase through matter into a hospital?”
“She’s the daughter of Superior,” Nico says simply, placing a hand on Liz’s shoulder. The look of shock on Flame’s face says that he didn’t know that fact.
“Excuse me, but Emily is awake,” a new nurse says as she steps into the room. “She’s asking for a ‘Liz’?”
“I’m coming,” Liz says, following her out of the room.
The door opens almost the second she’s gone and Taurus walks in, looking almost frantic. He’s still in his cape uniform and has a bit of rubble on his shoulders and in his hair. “Is Liz okay?”
“You have really lousy timing, son,” Andre points
“We’re bringing in Emily and Skystep,” he says over the phone, “unconscious. I’ll explain when we get there.” Then he hangs up and slips it into his pocket, heading for the second van.
There’s no way he’s going to leave Skystep alone with a C-class cape driver, even if Skystep is unconscious
***
“What exactly happened, Liz?” Jeanie demands as they enter the waiting room. Liz is pacing while Nico watches her with an unreadable expression on his face. The large black man sitting to the side is only noticed by Ken, who walks over and shakes his hand. Trent is standing right next to the nurse’s door, looking close to tearing it down.
“Skystep hunted me down,” Liz says angrily. “I was going to take it easy on her, but then she saw Emily. She wouldn’t stop trying to talk to her--and when she reached for her I felt--it’s like I felt Emily’s fear. I got angry,” she says, taking a deep breath. “I lost it.”
“She started to manipulate the electric field around her,” Nico says. “I felt it all the way from the apartment.”
“You can do that?” Jeanie asks, looking a bit shocked. Liz just looks at her dryly.
“I’m the daughter of Superior,” Liz says when Jeanie doesn’t seem to grasp it. “I’m classified as an S-class, Jeanie, and it’s not because of brute strength like you. You’ve beaten me in every wrestling match we’ve ever had, remember?”
“Oh, right. But we’ve never seen that.”
“Wrong,” Andre says. “She did it once when she was sixteen. I’ve got a video of it--it cuts out halfway through, of course, but you can see what’s starting to happen. That’s why we mostly use drones to follow her when she’s working.”
“When you were SIXTEEN?” Ken asks, looking shocked.
“She’s gotten a lot stronger since then,” Andre tells him.
“And when did you plan on telling me you owned HTV?” Nico asks him.
“Is that really an issue to discuss right now?” Andre asks.
“How’d you get the cash when you were living in that group house and doing construction work on the side?”
“I stole the clone,” Andre admits, “it made me millions. I also had a ready-made crew living in the house, so it wasn’t too much work.”
Nico lets out a snort, grinning for all of a second before turning serious as a nurse walks in. “How is she?” he asks as Liz turns.
“She’s stable--the child, that is. Skystep is a bit more affected,” the nurse admits. “Does she have any representatives here?”
“No,” Nico says even as the door opens and Flame walks in.
“How is Skystep?” he asks, only to look at Liz. “Did you really have to go that far?” he demands.
Liz stares at him for a long moment and the lights flash overhead. Nico grabs her before she lunges, hauling her back. “Skystep was threatening Emily,” Nico says coldly. “You should thank Emily when she wakes up, otherwise Skystep would be dead right now--or wishing she was.”
“She threatened Emily?” Flame asks, looking shocked. “I’m... really pretty confused right now,” he admits, looking at the group of capes that surround him. “Can someone tell me exactly what happened? In fact, start out with telling me how you put a woman that can phase through matter into a hospital?”
“She’s the daughter of Superior,” Nico says simply, placing a hand on Liz’s shoulder. The look of shock on Flame’s face says that he didn’t know that fact.
“Excuse me, but Emily is awake,” a new nurse says as she steps into the room. “She’s asking for a ‘Liz’?”
“I’m coming,” Liz says, following her out of the room.
The door opens almost the second she’s gone and Taurus walks in, looking almost frantic. He’s still in his cape uniform and has a bit of rubble on his shoulders and in his hair. “Is Liz okay?”
“You have really lousy timing, son,” Andre points
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