ΣΙΓΜΑ and Avengers Phase I

Chapter Πέντε (Five)

The next day is filled with training and gearing up just as Lauren had said. The female of the trio practices her new abilities with the flashlight and bell that Luke gave her. She is now fully able to make the bell sound like an elephant, and let's just say the boys were a bit shocked when they first heard it.

Luke stocks up on any medical supplies he thinks they'll need, while also thinking of a good plan to take down the L.I.G.H.T. Agents. He is hunched over the map of Le Havre on the table, occasionally scratching his dirty blonde hair when he finds his plan won't work.

Troy is very thankful that he brought his backpack full of electronics. He busies himself by making an earpiece for Luke and more gadgets for the three of them. He likes the idea of the explosive spheres he used two days ago on the L.I.G.H.T. Agent guys, so he makes more of those and the shock orbs.

"Hey Lauren, are you good with any weapons?" Troy asks after he finishes making his tenth shock orb.

Lauren stops making the wall look like steel and goes into the kitchen. "Not exactly. When I was learning karate we would sometimes use a staff or rod, but that's about it."

"I just want you to have something to fight with. These people have guns so it would be a good sense of security to have a weapon." Troy takes off the science goggles he found in Luke's basement and looks at Lauren. "There's also some sort of metal in that case the we stole, but I can't match what type of metal it is. Maybe we can use it to make you something."

"That's amazing! As long as you don't make me a sword or something. Preferably something I'm good at using." Lauren suggests.

Troy scratches his chin, thinking. "I have an idea for what weapon, but I'll make it a surprise."

Luke looks up from the map of Le Havre. "Troy, I know you can do a lot of things with the equipment you have right now, but there's no way you could make her a weapon. You'd need the equipment in your office."

"Then we go to my office." Lauren shakes her head at Troy's rash thinking.

"Just because I wore a mask, doesn't mean they didn't recognize me. Who knows what would happen if they saw us while we are at the facility." Lauren leans on the wall behind her and crosses her arms, trying to think of another way to get some real weapons.

"It's our only shot, really. It would be child's play for them if we showed up without anything to defend ourselves with." Troy notices Lauren's still uncertain look and a thought occurs to him. "Lauren, you said that Tony Stark built his arc reactor in a cave while being watched by terrorists. Why is this any different? He made something he needed to survive in a highly dangerous situation. Now, you might not need a weapon, but I'm sure as hell no karate black belt. I know I'm going to want something to help protect Luke and myself."

Lauren smiles and grabs her keys from the table. "Then we'd better get going. If you're right, Troy, then the L.I.G.H.T. Agents will be departing at sundown tonight."

The three grab any equipment they might need and head out to the car. They were going to all pile into Luke's car, but he got the idea to drive separately just in case. Luke and Lauren pile into the aqua blue car while Troy takes Luke's small black one. After a good twenty minutes, they finally arrive at Troy's old work place once again.

"I'll ask the manager if I can set up a work place for us. Follow me." Troy leads the two inside the now bustling engineering facility. Luke and Lauren follow him like lost puppies. They end up in front of an office door on the third floor and Troy goes in, telling the other two to stay outside.

"I've only been in my father's work place a couple times, so this is all foreign to me," Lauren says to Luke who nods.

"I'm sorry, by the way, about your dad. We was a nice guy and helped out Troy a lot." Luke thinks back to when his best friend was working here. He knew Troy didn't like it, but he kept at it anyway, determined that this was his place in the world.