All In A Day's Work

Not a Drug Bust

When I got outside, I felt my phone buzz and as I pulled it out, I saw it was Fetch calling.

"Hey I need your help," she said as soon as I answered.

"Why?" I asked.

"The Akurans are being total dicks, so come to the tallest building in the Lantern District, like now," she told me as I looked around the building around me, seeing as I was already in the Lantern District.

"Alright, I'm on my way," I said before hang up and dashing to the nearest building. Then I jumped over a few and made it to Fetch.

"Just in time, follow me," she said the second I reached her. She jumped off the building, bouncing off others. I followed the neon ribbon she left behind, which lead me to a warehouse near the docks. Once I arrived Fetch asked "Think you could do your signature move?" motioning to the doors of the warehouse.

"Yeah, but what did they do?" I asked, bouncing on my heels.

"They're kidnapping conduits! And they're selling them to the DUP. They're holding the conduits in this warehouse," she said, her face twisted in anger.

"Alright, I got it," I sighed putting my hand up in defeat. Then I rose in the air using my ice jets to give me height so I could do a freezing tsunami. I used the tsunami on the door, ice encasing the front. Once it was covered, I pushed myself back with the jets, to a safer place.

"Alright, shoot at it now!" I called once I was in the clear. Fetch used several bolts of neon to shatter the frozen door, blowing the door wide open. Shard of ice, wood, and metal flew everywhere as Fetch yelled with a wicked smile "Let's do this!"

She charged into the large warehouse, firing neon beams at unsuspecting men in black armor. I ran in after her, shooting men with shards of ice that stuck them to the ground. The warehouse was dim and had several shipping containers stacked and placed throughout the room with one or two men guarding each container. Using this to my advantage, I jetted onto of a stack of two and sniped the men while Fetch handled the others. Together we took out the warehouse relatively easily and released the captives. Afterward, we fled the area, going back to the place we met up at.

"Ivy, thanks for helping, it meant a lot to me," Fetch said after brushing her bangs out of her face.

"Hey, it's no problem, I mean what are friends for if they can't help you take down a few heavily armed kidnappers?" I joked with a wide smile. She laughed and sputtered a bit.

"Yeah, wanna get pizza?" She asked.

"Definitely," I smiled before taking off for our favored pizza joint.

On our way back Fetch had me hold the pizza.

"So, how was your excursion this morning go?" She teased with her eyebrows wagging.

"You mean with Delsin?" I groaned, trying to hide my quickly reddening cheeks.

"Duh, who else would you wake up early for?" She quipped. I rolled my eyes.

"It was alright, we saw Eugene, who just so happens to be the guy who's been using angels to kidnap conduits," I explained as we arrived at the hideout.

"Come on more must have happened, tell meeeee," She demanded as she held open the door for me and the pizza. I sighed loudly as I walked in and placed the pizza down.

"Delsin showed up this morning with food and he asked me to help him find the conduitnapper. I stole his hat. Then him, his brother and I looked for the conduitnapper. We found him, Reggie left. I found out Eugene was the conduitnapper and then Reggie showed up and threatened to throw Eugene and I in a cage, I got scared and left. Then you called," I told her, taking a piece of pizza. She let out an 'oh' as we ate our pizza.

"I'm sorry about not getting you to when they captured you," She said softly as I got changed into a pair of loose pants and a large t-shirt. Then I sat down and grabbed another slice of pizza.

"I know," I whispered.

Suddenly a knock sounded and Delsin popped his head through the door.

"What's up?" Delsin asked as he got the rest of himself into the hideout.

"We're having pizza," Fetch said I devoured my slice.

"I see, can I have some?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Fetch thought for a second before asking if I still wanted more. I gave her a muffled 'Yes' as I finished up the last of my pizza. Then I grabbed another piece and got comfy on the couch.

"It's all yours," I told Del after I finished chewing. He smiled, grabbing a piece for himself and sat down next to me. I shifted so I was resting on his arm and ate my pizza.

"How's Eugene?" I asked between bites.

"He's good, wait, how do you know about him?" He questioned.

"I helped him and Fetch get into Seattle before it was bombarded with the DUP," I explained.

"Awesome, did you come from their convoy?" He asked.

"No, I was hiking and I saw some people coming out of a flaming truck and wanted to help," I told him.

" Wait why didn't you freeze the truck and stop the fire?" He wondered.

"Because I didn't have my powers yet," I sighed chewing on the pizza crust.

"Oh, well then how did you get your powers?" He asked, with Fetch looking at me curiously. I sighed and finished my pizza first while the two of them looked at me expectantly.

"Not too long after entering the city, I was getting a newspaper as Fetch went to go get pizza and some guy came up behind me and tried to uh, force himself on me, which freaked me out. So I ended up plastering him against a storefront with ice," I explained. They both looked at me for a moment before Delsin gave me a fierce hug, squeezing me tight. I hugged him back, fitting right in the crook of his neck. Then he let go mumbling a 'sorry'.

"Well I'm gonna go out and get some clothes, so bye," She said awkwardly before jetting out of the hideout. As soon as she was gone, Delsin pulled me into his lap, hugging me more loosely this time and putting his face in my hair.

"I'll protect you, Ivy," He told me, looking like a sad puppy.

"Delsin, I can protect myself," I sighed, laying on his chest.

"I know princess, I know," he mumbled into my hair. He held me tighter and I readjusted so I was comfortable on his chest. Del spread his legs out while I was curled up. In the end, we took up the whole couch. Geez, imagine what Fetch would say.

Soon, I began to fall asleep, but not before I felt Delsin kiss my forehead.

"Ivy," I heard Delsin whisper. I gave him a mumbled 'yes?'.

"I need to leave but I'll be back princess," He promised.

"Alright, banner man," I mumbled, barely awake. Then he shifted underneath me so he could get up and pulled a blanket over me. I groaned at the loss of heat and curled up, clutching the blanket close to me. Delsin chuckled and kissed my forehead before I drifted back to sleep, dreaming of a hero cloaked in smoke.