All In A Day's Work

Conduit Kindness

A week or so had passed since I arrived in Seattle and I had gained one maybe two new friends, a cool power, and knowledge on how to control my powers. All of the powers I knew about revolved around some form of water; ice, water, steam. Fetch had taught me how to use my powers and was a fair teacher. 

Sometimes during the day she would escape at random times only to come back really tired and hungry. When I asked her about it she would say she had some old debts to settle. So I  followed her one day, only to see she was killing drug dealers. At first I was pissed, but then I confronted her about it and she spilled her story immediately. After that I left her alone and didn't question her about it because what she did to her brother was killing her inside.

I contemplated this as I changed into my day clothes: a pair of gray jeans, white v-neck, a large hoodie, my sneakers, and then a jacket on top. Fetch was laying on the couch, fiddling around with her new phone. Once my shoes were tied, I headed out the door. 

"I'm heading out, be back in a little," I called as I left the building. A "bye" was heard a few seconds later meaning Fetch had acknowledged my leaving. My sneaker were silent as I made my way to a power line. Then I used my ice dash power to run up its side and run down the wires to downtown. It was about midday so the people of Seattle saw me clearly but gladly no one called the DUP. I came to realize that if people did it wouldn't matter because all the DUPs were up by the Space Needle. Something big was happening, so I decided to investigate.

As I neared I saw the massive flag flapping on the Needle was spray painted with some kind of two headed bird. It was pretty clear only a conduit could do that, and that's probably why the DUP was there. I sighed as I retreated from the Needle, after deeming my investigation over. Sadly, I didn't get too far before the DUP spotted me and begin shooting at me. Before I jumped down to fight them, I went to call for back up, only to find my phone wasn't in my pocket, it was at home. Welp, time to deal with these little shits, I thought when I jump from the telephone wire. 

I hit them with my tsunami freeze because I just wanted to go home and get my phone. All the DUP soldiers were plastered the store fronts and definitely not going to attack me anytime soon. That's what I thought until a DUP soldier hits me in the head from behind, knocking me out.

The angry pounding is what I woke up to. I went to put my hand on the back of my head to see if there was a welt but my hands got stuck because they were completly encased in metal. Crap. Conduit handcuffs as Fetch had told me. A quick look at my surrounding told me I was in one of the "Bio-terrorist holding pens" and it was late at night. A frustrated groan escaped my lips and a whimper was heard seconds later. I looked around again, finding a human shape hidden in a dark corner. 

"I'm not going to hurt you," I said, trying not to sound annoyed. "Can't if I wanted to with this metal monstrosity on my hands."

The person in the corner did nothing, so I just slumped against the slide of the pen. The ceiling of the pen kept me occupied as I waited to see what was going to happen next. 

A familiar noise tore me from my staring contest with the ceiling. I scanned the street to my right seeing a ribbon of neon coming down the mostly deserted street. Oh my god Fetch, she must have been looking for me! This got me standing up.

"Fetch, hey! Over here in the pen, help!" I yelled, rattling the chain link wall the surrounded the pen as I tried to get her attention. It must have worked because the ribbon of neon came to the pen and stopped in front of it. But the person who the ribbon belonged to wasn't Fetch though, it was a guy with a jean vest and a hoodie.

"You're not Fetch," I mumbled, backing away from the the chain link wall.

"Does it look like I have pink hair?" He asked with a smirk. As he walked closer the pen, I could easily see that he was at least a foot taller than me and pretty hot but cocky as hell.

"You know her?" I asked after hearing his remark.

"Yeah, just saw her a few minutes ago, and she was worried about her shrimp friend Ivy," He said. I scoffed and would have faceplamed if it weren't for the cuffs. "I'm guessing that's you?"

"Bingo, so can you help me out of here before the DUP come back for me?" I asked, staring to get worried for my situation.

"Yeah just stand back a bit, wouldn't want that pretty face of yours to get hurt," He remarked, which made me blush. As he said I stood back, also in the corner with the other person. My discomfort was short as the guy blasted open the door to the pen, flinging it open and ripping the chain link. The person in the corner ran past me, out the door and into the night. I walked out, holding my cuffs out.

"Want me to get that too?" He asked, neon forming in his hand like Fetch did. I didn't quite trust this guy, like why did he have Fetch's power? But he knew her, so he is probably alright, right?

"Yeah, just be careful," I said sticking my cuffs away from my body and squeezing my eyes shut. A heavy weight disappeared from my hands in seconds as the guy blasted it with the neon.

"Thanks er," I said trying to thank him.

"Delsin," He said with a smirk.

"Thanks Delsin," I told him after giving him a small smile of my own.

"Happy to help Ivy," He said.

"See you around," I said before dashing off to go find Fetch before she found me.