The Archer | D. Grayson

7| I can hear him..

I glance at Dick beside me in bed. I look at his bare chest. A small tattoo catches my eye.

"I see you didn't get rid of it."

He looks down at his chest.

"Why would I?"

"Maybe because it's my name."

I sit up, looking at my clothes on the floor. I pull the sheet over my body before getting out of the bed. I gather my clothes, dropping the sheet to put them on. He watches my every move.

I tuck my shirt into my pants. His eyes go up to mine. I bite down on my lip.

"I wasn't lying. I never should have left. And now.. I promise I won't. I'm not making the same mistake again."

He nods. He sits up.

"I should probably check on Megan and Sam. They're probably hungry."

I walk towards the door.

"Lara?"

"Yeah?"

"I never stopped."

He doesn't have to finish his sentence for me to know what he's saying.

"Neither did I."

I walk out of the room and head back to mine. Sam is sitting at the desk with my laptop open. I slam the laptop shut.

"This is classified information, and you know that."

"I can help."

"If I need you to help I will ask. I'm not putting you further into danger than you already are."

I look around the room. The bathroom door is open and empty.

"And where the hell is Megan?"

"She went to get food."

"By herself?"

"She's twenty. She can handle it."

"You're unbelievable, Samantha."

"Don't call me by my government name."

I ignore her, walking out of the room. Kory is fighting against two.. kids? Gar races into Rachel's room. He runs out with her.

"Sam, go with them and find Megan!"

I press a hidden button on my left bangle. My suit appears on my body. The two kids look up to me as Kory lays on the ground. I pull my arms back, forcing them into an X as my bangles clank together.

The two kids get sent through the walls. I walk around Kory. The kids get up with no injuries.

"Get back to the kids. I'll handle them."

I hear Kory's heels running.

"What a surprise! It's Superwoman."

"You're creepy as hell."

The girl throws a wire at me as I catch it with my hand.

"You didn't think that was actually gonna do anything to me, did you?"

I pull on it, the girl's body flinging towards me. I grab her neck, smashing her head into the wall. I look at the boy, sending laser beams to his body.

I walk down the stairs. I'm almost outside when I get a shiver down my spine.

"Lara."

I turn around at the sound of my name. Nobody's here with me. The voice sounds so familiar but it can't be.

"Lara?"

"No.. this isn't real."

I slowly walk outside. Sam is helping Kory drag the dad inside.

"Where were you?"

I look at Dick.

"I just thought I heard someone.. where's Megan?"

"She's not with you?"

He points behind me. I quickly turn around and see Megan walking in the middle of the parking lot. I run to her. Her eyes are open but she doesn't seem awake, almost sleepwalking. I grab her body, shaking it.

"Megan? Megan!"

"I can hear him.. he's begging for help."

"Who?"

She blinks and looks at me confused.

"What happened?"

"Who's begging for help, Megan?"

"What are you talking about?"

She looks around.

"How did I end up out here?"

I look over my shoulder. Sam walks towards us.

"Watch her."

I walk inside where Kory and Dick tied up the parents and kids. They're in separate rooms to avoid stories being set straight.

"Who are you people?" Dick asks. "And why are you looking for Rachel?"

"Oh dear, you're right. How rude of us to not introduce ourselves."

"I'm dad" the father says. "This is mom. We're pleased to meet you, Detective Grayson. And what a nice bird suit that you have if I do say so myself."

"Also a pleasure to meet you, Agent Kent" the mother says. "That was a glorious surprise to see the Superwoman! We weren't expecting you."

"He asked you a question."

"My apologies. All the fighting" she smiles. "To deliver her of course."

"To who?"

I glance at Dick and back to the parents.

"Our employer, dear."

"I'm over this shit." My eyes start to heat up. "Who is your employer?"

"Lara!" Dick pulls me to the side. "You know they're brainwashed, doing that isn't going to work."

"I'm going to check their car."

I walk out of the room and head out to their car. I look through their car, pulling out a gps system. There is a single address punched in.

"Hm. Chicago."

I turn my head as everyone approaches me.

"Find anything?"

I hold up the gps tablet as Dick snatches it from my hand.

"I was going to go figure out who's running this little freak show."

"Not a chance."

He's still stubborn as always.

"I'm coming with you then."

"They'll kill any cops that try to handle them."

"I thought we weren't splitting up."

I look at Rachel. She's too innocent.

"I'm coming back" he says. "I promise. Keep them safe."

"Okay, well.. if you won't let me come then Sam's going with you." I look at Sam. "Sam, go with Dick."

"But I don't want to."

"It's not a request, it's a demand, go."

She rolls her eyes and gets into the passenger seat of the car.

"Have fun with that one."

He tries to hide his smile while getting in and driving off.