Arizona jolted awake to see he had fallen asleep with the little girl curled up next to him. She was lightly sucking her thumb as she slept peacefully. Slowly Ari moved the little girls head off his sleeping and now tingling arm and set her down then he looked around. Most everyone was still asleep except for the young asian girl in front of him. She was young, only about 12. Her slanted eyes fer bloodshot as if she had been crying, her face flushed, a look of pure worry on her face.
“Where is Zebra?” She asked in her accent, which was still thick despite having lived here her whole life. She had been the one to wake him.
“He is back at the store with Plasma and Solar.” He said, his usually deep voice course from sleep. He sat up and motioned her to sit next to him, which she did. “Don’t worry, he is just making sure everything we found stays fine until we get it back here.”
“Ok, I’m going then, Wasp said I could help load everything.” She said before getting up to walk away. “She is cute, is she you’re sister?”
“No, you know very well my sister died...”
“Oh, I just thought, because Wasp found Mighty.. that and you two look alike..” She said not meeting his eyes though she couldn’t see them. “Wasp said we are leaving in an hour.” She said before she turned to walk away.
“Hey Pink,” He said and she turned back around “Can you watch Babydoll? I really have to pee, but I don’t wanna leave her with just anyone.” He said already standing up, when he realized he felt kinda cold. He looked down to see he wasn’t wearing a shirt and after a moment remembered why. Pink Venom nodded and sat back down next to the sleeping lump while Arizona picked his way around the sleeping forms of Killjoys towards the bathroom.
After he had finished his business and had washed his hands he turned to see Pink holding a squirming and distraught looking Babydoll.
“Sorry Arizona, she woke up and started crying, but she wont make any noise and she wont listen to me,” She said looking worried. Arizona sighed and took Babydoll from her and when he did she called down.
“It’s ok Pink, she is deaf, and her vocals don’t work that’s why. But thanks for watching her anyway.” He said sitting the little girl on the counter and taking his shirt off and putting it back on before he slipped the now clean and dry dress of Babydoll back on. “All better.” He cooed at her though she couldn’t hear. They then left the bathroom to see room bustling with activity. Wasp was gathering those who she would take with them to go back and get everyone.
“I want Cyanide Queen to drive the Mini Van, that’s whats gonna hold the ones we left. Bird Song, you have the F-150, Arizona, you have the van again.” They each nodded. “Pink you will be riding with me and Mighty, while Adolescent will be driving the Tahoe and I will be in the Impala. The rest of you, go about your business. We should be back about 7 or 8 tonight.” Wasp said then waved her hand and everyone dispatched to do what needed to be done.
One by one each of the vehicles pulled out with the Impala in front, the van next, the Tahoe, the Mini Van then lastly the ford truck. Arizona had Babydoll in his lap who was pounding her little hands on the horn causing it to sound. It was a loud horn that was bound to draw attention so he eventually took her little hands in one of his and held them in her lap while he continued to drive along.
At about 11:45 they were very close and could see the building far off into the distance when there was a loud boom. Everyone came to a screeching halt. Arizona turned on his radio and pushed the button. “I think that came about 26 miles to the west of us, it wasn’t at the compound. And I have a feeling it was thanks to our good friend Solar.” he said into the comm. After about four seconds Wasp’s voice was heard over the speakers. “I was just thinking that, lets step on it.” She said as the Impala shot forward and they all sped up.
“Where is Zebra?” She asked in her accent, which was still thick despite having lived here her whole life. She had been the one to wake him.
“He is back at the store with Plasma and Solar.” He said, his usually deep voice course from sleep. He sat up and motioned her to sit next to him, which she did. “Don’t worry, he is just making sure everything we found stays fine until we get it back here.”
“Ok, I’m going then, Wasp said I could help load everything.” She said before getting up to walk away. “She is cute, is she you’re sister?”
“No, you know very well my sister died...”
“Oh, I just thought, because Wasp found Mighty.. that and you two look alike..” She said not meeting his eyes though she couldn’t see them. “Wasp said we are leaving in an hour.” She said before she turned to walk away.
“Hey Pink,” He said and she turned back around “Can you watch Babydoll? I really have to pee, but I don’t wanna leave her with just anyone.” He said already standing up, when he realized he felt kinda cold. He looked down to see he wasn’t wearing a shirt and after a moment remembered why. Pink Venom nodded and sat back down next to the sleeping lump while Arizona picked his way around the sleeping forms of Killjoys towards the bathroom.
After he had finished his business and had washed his hands he turned to see Pink holding a squirming and distraught looking Babydoll.
“Sorry Arizona, she woke up and started crying, but she wont make any noise and she wont listen to me,” She said looking worried. Arizona sighed and took Babydoll from her and when he did she called down.
“It’s ok Pink, she is deaf, and her vocals don’t work that’s why. But thanks for watching her anyway.” He said sitting the little girl on the counter and taking his shirt off and putting it back on before he slipped the now clean and dry dress of Babydoll back on. “All better.” He cooed at her though she couldn’t hear. They then left the bathroom to see room bustling with activity. Wasp was gathering those who she would take with them to go back and get everyone.
“I want Cyanide Queen to drive the Mini Van, that’s whats gonna hold the ones we left. Bird Song, you have the F-150, Arizona, you have the van again.” They each nodded. “Pink you will be riding with me and Mighty, while Adolescent will be driving the Tahoe and I will be in the Impala. The rest of you, go about your business. We should be back about 7 or 8 tonight.” Wasp said then waved her hand and everyone dispatched to do what needed to be done.
One by one each of the vehicles pulled out with the Impala in front, the van next, the Tahoe, the Mini Van then lastly the ford truck. Arizona had Babydoll in his lap who was pounding her little hands on the horn causing it to sound. It was a loud horn that was bound to draw attention so he eventually took her little hands in one of his and held them in her lap while he continued to drive along.
At about 11:45 they were very close and could see the building far off into the distance when there was a loud boom. Everyone came to a screeching halt. Arizona turned on his radio and pushed the button. “I think that came about 26 miles to the west of us, it wasn’t at the compound. And I have a feeling it was thanks to our good friend Solar.” he said into the comm. After about four seconds Wasp’s voice was heard over the speakers. “I was just thinking that, lets step on it.” She said as the Impala shot forward and they all sped up.
