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chapter 41

41. death

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present

DICK, CONNER, AND GAR SAT AT THE computer, waiting for a Hail Mary. They were stuck in their search. Whoever took Paige, knew what they were doing. None of the Titans believed the woman who walked through the tower was Paige. They knew something weird was going on and her story wasn't making sense. Dick groaned in frustration. He didn't know what to do anymore. "Wait, look!" Gar said, pointing at the screen. On their map, a small red ping showed up.

"What is that?" Conner asked. Gar clicked on the mark before the large screens in front of them lit up.

"Distress signal detected from Paige Montgomery," the artificial voice stated as Paige's picture and current location appeared. Dick felt a sense of relief, she was alive and they knew where she was. All they had to do was go get her.

"We need to go now. You two are coming with me. Gar, go tell Kory but do not tell Paige — or whoever the hell that is. This should go without saying, but tell her to be discreet. We don't know who or what we're dealing with," Dick explained. Gar nodded at the man's instructions before going to find Kory. He searched through the penthouse until he found the magenta-haired woman in the kitchen pouring herself a cup of coffee.

In a hushed voice, he said, "We found her."

Kory turned to face him at the news. "Where?" she asked.

"Not too far away, she sent out a distress signal three minutes ago. She's still alive! We're gonna go find her. Dick said to stay here and not to say anything to 'Paige'," the boy said, putting her name in air quotes.

"Of course not. You guys be safe, and tell me exactly when you find her." Kory was nervous. She knew Paige was a fighter and didn't want to count her out, but it had been six days now since she had gone missing. She was scared that when they found her, it would be too late.

It had taken Dick, Gar, and Conner, twenty minutes to get to Paige's location. The place was an abandoned building that looked like it hadn't been inhabited or used for anything in years. Dick carefully surveyed the area. "Ok, we're here for Paige and that's it. Simple extraction. We get in and get out. Nothing more, nothing less. I'll take the north side, you two check the south side," Dick explained. The two boys nodded in understanding before the three of them spilt up.

Dick watched as Gar and Conner slipped toward the back of the building before he went in through the front. As soon as he entered, he was met with two security guards. "Don't come any closer!" one of the guards yelled, as they both pointed their guns at him. Dick put his hands up as he looked between both guards.

"I'm sorry...is this the wrong place?" Dick quipped, taking a step toward them. "You know...I'm really bad at directions."

"Not another step! I'm warning you." Dick could sense the man's fear. His shaky voice was a dead give away, his trembling hands holding up his gun were the icing on top.

"Fine, I'll leave." He took a step backward before grabbing an escrima stick and throwing it at the guard. Before Guard B had time to react, Dick roundhouse kicked his gun out of his hand then side kicked him in the stomach. The man took a swing at him, but Dick had managed to dodge the attack. Suddenly, he was grabbed from behind by Guard A, making him immobile.