CHAPTER 4! they want to change, even if it's because they have to

4.7K 101 153
                                    

TAKE A BITE

CHERRY HAD FINALLY COME TO A CONCLUSION!

Oops! This image does not follow our content guidelines. To continue publishing, please remove it or upload a different image.

CHERRY HAD FINALLY COME TO A CONCLUSION!

She and Aria had cross-checked the Madden family's time of arrival according to property documents they'd rifled through with the last whereabouts of the villain family.

It was as if they wanted to be wrong but they knew they weren't. Irrefutable proof had been placed before them.

After getting hurt, Colby had claimed that he'd gotten sick in two hours and canceled their plans to work on the assignment, unaware that she'd seen the truth.

"We were right." Aria said, swiveling in her chair.

"We were." Cherry confirmed. "But I don't think we should tell anyone."

"They're villains. It's kind of our job to do that."

"They were villains."

"You saw them today. You know they still have it inside them. I know you don't think they're doing anything wrong, but that doesn't mean they can't."

"They want to change, even if it's because they have to. We can't take that from them."

Aria spun in her seat as she pondered the other girl's words. With a sigh, she wiped their searches from the database so nobody else could make that connection.

"Still," Aria began, standing up from her seat. "We should tell them we know."

"Wouldn't that just send them into hiding again?" Cherry questioned, as she flicked the lights off.

"It took us two days to find out their secret. Maybe they'll be encouraged to keep it a little better."

"I guess so. It probably doesn't help that they're using their powers in public, either."

Aria pressed her keycard to the scanner beside the door. It locked behind them. Just as both girls were about to return to their regular forms and leave the headquarters, Cherry's bracelet flickered with a red shine again.

"Another disturbance." She complained, reading over the coordinates.

"Maybe the next time we sneak in here you shouldn't be in costume. The system thinks you're patrolling." Aria returned to her normal clothing.

"I'll see you tomorrow." Cherry waved goodbye to her friend as she slipped her mask on.

She took to the streets, once more following the path towards the cause of warning. She wondered what it was this time. Red disturbances weren't ranked very high. Usually a couple of shitty villains or one decent villain.

She stumbled upon the area and almost immediately let out a sigh.

"Oh my god. It's you again." Aurora commented, crossing her arms.

𝗧𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗔 𝗕𝗜𝗧𝗘! colby maddenWhere stories live. Discover now