Silence // Danger Days (Book 1)

15.

"So, I was gonna tell you about the Girl, right?" Alien asked Storm.

"Oh yeah," he responded.

"Well, basically, her mom was one of the First Generation of Killjoys, so she fought in the Analog War. And as you know, all of the First Gen were either captured and Drac-ified or killed. But her mom was pregnant at the time, with her. Basically, her soul and all of her passion physically manifested in her in the form of a bomb that could destroy BLI forever."

She paused to take in the puzzled looks on the recruits' faces. "Well, yeah, it's confusing. But that's the best I could do, so just roll with it and don't tell anyone I told you. Okay?" Another pause. "Cool!"

The vehicle finally skidded to a stop in front of what looked like an old abandoned house, except that it was covered in spray paint graffiti.

"'Kay, we have arrived!" Alien told her friends and hopped from the van.

The other three Ascenders followed her as she ran into the building. The room they entered looked almost like a living room, with a couch and chairs and everything, except there were a ton of computers scattered around, and the decorations on the wall were, well, various.

"Honey, I'm home!" she yelled into the doorway.

"Is that the voice of the most beautiful extraterrestrial in the universe?" a voice said from the back of the room. A person skated in—wait, skated? They were wearing roller skates, polka-dotted leggings and a crop-top, as well as a helmet. They took their helmet off and kissed Alien on both of her cheeks. They did the same to Vendetta, which he didn't seem to like.

"Well hello there newcomers," they said to Storm and Sunset. "I'm Show Pony, pleasure to meet you. I prefer 'they', if you'd like to tell others how amazing I am. And you are?"

Sunset was about to open her mouth, but Storm beat her to it. "I'm Silent Storm, and this is my sister, Sunset Flash."

Pony smirked, took Sunset's hand, and kissed it. "Hello, beautiful."

She smiled at them and pulled her hand away. "I'm not typically into older people."

"You pain me," they said jokingly, putting their hand on their chest. "Anywho, I assume you're here to meet the boss?"

"Sure are," Alien told them, and they skated back to the doorway they came from. "Doc, the kids are here!" they turned back to the Killjoys and guided them into the other room.

The radio station was filled with technology of all kinds, except for an old-fashioned record player and a shelf filled with what looked like hundreds of records. There was an old American flag on the wall, but it had a spider on it. It was the same one that was on Jet Star's jacket and the Four's car.

A man in a wheelchair sat at a desk of sorts. He turned when the Killjoys entered and smiled. "Allie! Good to see you!"

Alien rolled her eyes. "D, don't call me that! If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times..."

"I'm just messin' with ya, kid!" the doctor playfully shoved her.

"Oh, nevermind! Anyway D," Alien began, "These are Silent Storm and Sunset Flash, and they're part of our new gang, the Ascenders! Stormy, Sunny, this is Dr. Death Defying, our very own eye in the sky!"

Storm said an awkward "Hi" and Sunset waved. Dr. Death shook each of their hands in turn.

"I had the best idea I've had in a while today," Alien told him when the introductions were finished, "but we're gonna need your help."