Soar (Larry superhero AU)✔

Chapter 38 Surprise Destruction

Louis's Pov

I woke to a hurried, rushed shaking to my body. My eyes snapped opened and I jerked, the person backing off quickly.

"Louis!" Niall's accent hit my ears just as the sun burned my eyes. I squinted and sat up, taking in his panicked, worried face.

"What? What is it? Whats wrong?" I asked quickly, flinging my covers off. I wasn't with Harry this time, just letting him sleep peacefully. I did check up on him before we all separated to our own rooms after our talk when it faded to silence.

"Its the villains. Come on, I have to show you. Liam and Zayn are already there with the others in the lab. Its so much worse," Niall panted, sprinting out of my room. I cursed and followed after him.

"What do you mean its the villains? It hasn't even been like four days since we last fought them," I panted as we ran at a steady pace.

Niall shook his head. "I think this is what they want. To strike us when we aren't ready and well they did just that."

I hummed as we rounded the hallway but then I thought of something and I stopped him quickly.

"Wait. What about Harry?" I asked, breaths slightly ragged as I calmed myself down. Niall's eyes grew with understanding.

"He's not awake yet and James wants to keep it like that. He wants us to delay the villains for a bit until Harry wakes up or we have to fight. For now we just have to stop them from hurting people," Niall explained softly.

I stared at him for a second. His eyes only held sympathy and understanding. He knows where I'm coming from.

"I know, mate, I know," he sighed. "He is a hero but he should get some more rest."

"He does," I agreed, looking away. "But if you said this time was bad then what if this is it? What if they want to end this battle or some shit?"

I met Niall's eyes again and he didn't say anything.

"I don't know, Louis," he said finally, deep meaning underneath the three simple words. He sighed again before turning on his heel, starting another brisk pace to the lab, letting me follow after.

"Finally, you're here," Liam said, looking away from the computer screen. I blinked at the sound of his voice and how he was standing. His voice wasn't more of reprimanding one he usually uses whenever me and Niall get into some shit.

No, it was worried, shaky, maybe even a bit fearful. He stood next to Zayn, both eyes wide and serious. He bit as his nails and they both had their arms crossed tightly.

The others stood around James who sat in the chair in front of the computer. Everyone had pale faces with wide eyes, all standing tense. I could feel the tension as I stepped into the room, its heavy weight on my shoulders.

"Sorry. You know he's hard to wake up," Niall muttered. No one laughed at the joke. Not even Niall cracked a smile before he walked over to Liam and Zayn.

"Seriously, what is happening?" I asked slowly, making my way to the lads' sides.

Zayn glanced at Niall. "You didn't tell him?"

Niall huffed lightly. "I wanted him to see."

He turned to me then and pointed towards the computer screen, the others just sitting in silence.

"Play it, James," Liam muttered quietly. I stepped into the view of the screen. The news was on and it was live but it was paused and blurry.

When James unpaused the computer screen, the noise was nearly deafening. Screams and shouts of people crying in the background filled my ears first and I leaned closer to the screen to get a better look of the scene.