Desperate Times by Tom Andry

Author:Tom Andry [Andry, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Superheroes
Published: 2011-10-30T04:00:00+00:00

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Chapter 15

Getting the girls out wasn't as hard as I’d feared. Most of the people left were only mildly hurt. There were a few with cauterized wounds and a couple who were unconscious or in shock, but for the most part, they were either alive or dead. The majority made their way to the hole in the room to look up at The Dragonfly club above. The lights were still strobing and flickering a multitude of colors, but there was no music and no signs of life. Drunk or not, the patrons above had fled at the first sight of The Raven.

"You're going to want to stand back," I called out, drawing attention to myself that I didn't really want, "that doesn't look stable." As if to punctuate the point, a piece of concrete slid down out of one of the recent holes in the walls and crashed to the floor. Everyone jumped in unison. "Just find a spot that doesn't look too damaged and wait there. If you want to have any chance of reimbursement from the Super State Reparation Fund, it'd be best if someone official found you down here."

It was true; if they wanted reimbursement from The Super State, they'd need third party confirmation that they were there. I didn't want or need their help and I had too many other things to do to wait around for a bunch of cops to write a bunch of reports.

"But all the supers are dead!" a woman cried out, hysteria tainting the last word.

"Don't be ridiculous, of course they aren't," I answered quickly. "We just saw two...no, three just now."

"Does anyone else have powers?" a man with an open cut on his forehead called out. No one responded. "Anyone?"

"She does," a man on the ground, wrapping a cut on his leg with a piece of his shirt, pointed.

All eyes turned to Nissa.

"She saved us," a voice called out. Murmurs of confirmation tinged with awe.

I looked down at the small girl still in my arms. She was once again breathing deeply and regularly, her eyes closed, her face peaceful. There was no sign at all that she was capable of driving away the most powerful super on the planet. So far, everyone was too shocked and distracted to notice me carrying a child in what was, until a few minutes ago, an S&M club. Not that they'd remember after I turned my back. Nineteen's power would take care of that.

"You're right," I confirmed, knowing that no other answer would suffice. "I think there's an exit back here. If any of you want to leave, you can follow me. I've got to get her to some help. If she actually managed to scare off The Raven, we need to get her back on her feet before he comes back."

I hated to do it. These people didn't deserve to be scared again. Not after everything they'd just been through. But I didn't see an option. Their eyes told them that Nissa had saved them.

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