The Techno Bandits

Chapter 13

Pitch's POV
We have a plan. I put a tracker on one of their cars so that we could hear them. We found out that they're going to assassinate someone at a gun show on Friday. We're gonna have to stop it. Its our first actual mission since we left Michael. I'm nervous. This might not end well, but it might also go great. We don't know and that's kinda scary. We usually have so much confidence but now all we have is hope.

We're here. Pyro and I are on the beams on the ceiling. You know, the ones they use to fix lights and plumbing. Harper and Hazel are at the gun show acting as pedestrians. They're both disguised. Its weird. Harper looks so different with her hair in a ponytail and glasses. Hazel has glasses too and her hair is in a tight bun. They both look good. Hazel especially. I heard a clang. I looked over and Pyro is wobbling all over the beam. I grabbed her to keep her stable. "Sorry" she whispered. "Its ok. Just walk slowly and watch where you're going" I whispered back. We made our way to the lights panel and sat down to watch. The panel is flat so its easier to sit on. Pyro is leaning forward. I pushed her back. "Someone's gonna see you" I said. "Sorry. She just looks so good" Pyro said, blushing lightly. I looked down at our girls. "Yeah she does" I said. I'm not looking at Harper though. I snapped out of it. "Stop being love struck. We have to keep watch" I said. "Right!" Pyro said, snapping out of it.

Hazels POV
"So what are we looking for?" I asked. "Huh?" Harper asked not paying attention. "Stop drooling over guns and pay attention" I snapped. "Sorry, its a weakness" she whined. I rolled my eyes. "We're just on the lookout for anything suspicious" she said. "Right. I don't think you're gonna see anything if you're staring at guns the whole time" I crossed my arms. "Shush. Let me have my fun" she said. I laughed and shook my head. I saw something out of the corner of my eye. "Harper, two o'clock" I said. She looked over. "Whos that?" She asked. "Someone suspicious" I mumbled. "You catch that Pitch?" Harper asked. "I need a description" she said over the coms. "Short guy. Dark blue shirt to the left of the fire extinguisher" I said. "10-4" she said. "Pyro you doing good?" Harper asked. "Where is twelve on the clock?" She asked. Harper and I looked at each other confused. "At the top?" I said, confused. "Oh forget it. Look behind you" she said. We turned around. "Oh wow" I said. That's one muscular guy. He's tall too. "Stop drooling Hazel" Harper mocked me. "Hazel! That guy has a detonator in his back pocket!" Pyro said. I snapped out of it. "That's a big word for you" I noticed. "When it comes to bombs. I'm a dictionary" Pyro said. Harper and I laughed. "Keep an eye on him. I'll follow him. Harper you get the blue shirt dude" I said. Harper nodded and walked off.

Pyros POV
I'm on a different beam than Pitch. She's still at the lights panel and I'm on the other side watching. "Aren't you a little small for a spy? You look like you could snap like a twig" I heard. I turned around to see a blonde girl in a MESA shirt. "Uh oh" I panicked. "Indeed" the girl swung at me. I fell backwards and caught myself on the beam. I'm all twisted. One wrong move and I'm out. "Pitch!" I yelled. Pitch didn't hear me. "No ones gonna save you kid. You're useless" she kicked my stomach. I grabbed her foot and used it to pull myself up which made her tumble. I took the opportunity to punch her. "You're gonna regret that" she growled. I ran. I had to get to Pitch. I'm lucky I'm fast. She's far behind me. Unfortunately, I tripped on the beam and hit my head. Everything was blurry and I couldn't see. I felt her kick me and suddenly everything came into view. I held onto the ledge of the beam for my life. "I would kill you but your father wants to save you for himself. Besides I'm just a distraction" she walked away. I looked down. People are running and screaming. I was so distracted that I hadn't noticed what happened below me. I cant pull myself up. I don't know how long I can hold on.

Meanwhile
Harpers POV
The blue shirt dude and the muscular man walked up to each other and started talking. Hazel and I are on either side of them. I looked over to see the muscular dude talking to Hazel. I listened in. "Can I help you?" Hazel asked nicely. "I believe you can" he showed her a card. She looked at me for a split second and lowered her hand to her side. She signed to me MESA. We know a lot of languages. "I'm not sure how I can help with that sir" she said. "Pitch, seven o'clock. Drop in" I whispered. "10-4" she said. "Yes you can" the guy said. I went to walk up to him but the blue shirt guy grabbed me and slammed me into the wall. He pulled my back to his chest and put a gun to my head. People started screaming and running. "Harper!" Hazel shrieked. She tried to run for me but the guy held her back. The guy holding me suddenly fell. There's a blow dart in his neck. Pitch jumped down onto the other guy and started punching him. He threw her off of him. Hazel pounced on him as Pitch struggled to get up. I grabbed a gun off the table and started shooting but he ran. I ran after him. I heard a loud bang. I looked up to see Pyro hanging off the beam. "Pyro let go!" I yelled. She saw what I was saying and swung onto the guy. She tackled him down and I shot him. Pyro rolled to the side on the floor. Hazel and Pitch ran up to me. "Pyro you have disable this bomb" Pitch said. Pyro didn't respond. I ran to her and checked her pulse. "She's ok but she's out cold" I said. Hazel took the detonator. "This is a close range device. The bomb has to be... where's the blue dude?" she asked. We looked over and he was making a run for it. Pitch ran after him and tackled him. She knocked him out. "Girls we have a problem! He is the bomb!" She said. Hazel ran over to Pitch. "Pyro, we need you!" I said. She hummed a little. "Please, which wire is it Pyro? I will make it up to you I promise. Just wake up please" I begged. She opened her eyes barely. "I cant move" she whispered. I picked her up and went to the girls. Pyro leaned on me. She stared at the wires for a moment. "Its all blurry. I cant see them" she said. "Purple, red, blue, and green" I said. "The police are coming!" Hazel said. "Green" Pyro said. We cut it and ran.

We're home now. The newest news story is about how the Techno Bandits saved a gun show and killed a man. That's half good I guess. Its been two days and Pyros barely been awake. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me. "Hi" she said. "Hey, good to see you awake" I greeted. She smiled weakly. "I'm to weak Harper. The girl that kicked me off the beam had a point. I'm small and breakable. I cant do the stuff you do" she said. "Pyro you are strong. You're just strong in your own way. You'll be ok. You just hit your head" I said. "No Harper. You don't understand. I cant fight. I just cant" she said. There was a silence. "I have an idea. What if we started working out? Now that we have some money, we can actually do things" I said. "All of us?" She asked. I nodded. "Hazel could use it too" I said. She smiled. "Thank you Harper" she said. "Of course Pyro" I said.