Looking for a Hero

5

They waited for several minutes, but it became apparent that Vox wasn't coming back.

"Did something get her?" Tech-No asked.

"I don't know," Marcus felt agitated.

A member of his team had left, and they didn't know where she went. He felt like he was failing them.

"We can't stay here then. We'll just be picked off. We knew where they were going, so let's see if we can head that way," Reena suggested.

"I'm following her," Tech-No agreed.

Reena blushed but nodded to Tech.

Marcus nodded to and followed Reena through the woods.

"Any more scanners?" she asked.

"None that are working," Tech said most of his stuff got damaged in the crash.

"Maybe you should come up with a caller thing. Like your devices should fly to you like Marcus's stuff," she suggested.

"I'll think about that," he agreed.

Soon they came across a large door and wall.

"Where do you think Blinding went? He should have seen this and alerted us, right?" Reena asked.

"That's another question isn't it?" Marcus agreed.

Tech-No instantly went over to the door and tried to hack it.

Marcus kept an eye out what was behind them. He definitely felt unsettled to have members of the Heroics go missing.

"Got it," Tech-No told them.

They followed him inside the wall. The room opened up to reveal that it was a large area instead. They looked up and saw the sky above them.

"It's a virtual landscape above us," Reena said, "Blinding Fast is probably up there running around on top of us."

"I wonder if there's a control board?" Tech mused.

"Over here!" Marcus called out to them.

They ran over and saw what he'd seen. There was a river of lava in front of them.

"Where's Lavagirl when you need her?" Tech commented.

"Well we don't have her now," Marcus snapped.

He was beating himself over the head for not having her with them.

"Guys! Run!" Reena shouted.

Both guys saw a swarm of smaller creatures flying out of the lava.

They took off.

"Why'd it have to be lava bugs! I hate bugs!" Tech shouted.

They ran until they all three slammed into an invisible wall. Turning around, they realized they were trapped.

"Reena find a weakness in this wall," Marcus ordered, "Tech and I will handle these bugs!"

"Do I have to?" Tech half whined.

"Tech!" Marcus warned.

Both guys jumped into action. Tech-No took out his blaster and tried to shoot the creatures down while Marcus was using his abilities is move his swords around at the bugs. His poor swords were getting holes in them.

Reena moved her hands around the wall trying to find a weak spot. Her eyes darted back and forth along the wall. She couldn't see anything.

"Reena, hurry!" Marcus shouted over his shoulder.