Elites Chapter III: New Empire Rising

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Nicole woke up past noon. She got out of bed, put on a robe, and started to head to the shower. As she walked, she passed Robert's room, and the door was wide open. Inside, Rob was stretched out in bed, with an ice pack on his head. "The hell happened to you?" Nic asked. "Crashed the car." Rob muttered. "The roads are backwards." Nic began to walk out of the room when he asked "What are you up to today?" Nic replied "I was just gonna spend a day out on the town with Laura before we get back to business." Robert perked up and took off the ice pack before saying "Cool. Mind if I come along?" "Actually" Nicole started "It's just me and Laura today. Sorry bud. You need to rest anyway." Rob replied "Oh. Well have fun then." Nicole then closed the door and continued on her way to get ready.

Later that day, Robert was sitting down with Sam between her sparring sessions. "Have you noticed anything different about Nicole?" Sam asked "Like the fact that she's been a lot nicer since we got here?" "No, not that." Rob replied. "More like the fact that she's hanging out a lot more with Laura, and they've gotten really close." Sam thought for a second and replied "It's been a long time since they've seen each other. I would think they're trying to reconnect." Robert sighed in relief and said "Yeah, that's probably why." He got up and started walking away when Sam spoke "That or she's gay." Rob froze in his tracks and turned around. "You think that's it?" he asked. Sam replied "Yeah that's probably it. I mean I've seen how they look at each other. She's def got a crush on her." "That's the most ridiculous thing you've ever said Sam." Rob said. "How can you even tell?" Sam spoke "It's not that hard. Hell I used to date this other chick before I got with Wade. But that just makes it easier." Robert's face went pale at the thought. Sam continued "I mean who could blame her, Laura is an absolute babe. With that slender build, blue eyes, gorgeous brown hair." Before Rob could say anything else, Sam said "The only way to know for sure is to let her come out to you. It may take some time but eventually she'll come around to you. Just give Nic time."

Meanwhile in Downtown London, Nicole and Laura were having a fun time. They rode the London Eye twice, visited Big Ben, and drove past Buckingham Palace. "There's one more place I want to show you." Laura said. She drove her turquoise Aston Martin up to a coffee shop near the Thames. "This here is the best café in all of London. The coffee here is insane!" The two went inside and stood at the counter, and Laura ordered two of their signature coffees. After they sat down in a booth, five teenagers wearing grey hoodies also walked in. One of them was wearing a ballcap, and sunglasses. When he looked around, they noticed Laura with Nic. "Hol' up." He said. "I thought our terms were clear Lorry. If you showed up in these parts again there was gonna be a problem." Laura didn't look up, but replied "Piss off Darwin. I'm just here with a friend." Darwin saw Nic sitting across from her, and his entire attitude changed. "Well, what's a fit dame like you doing with a lying whore like her?" Darwin removed his glasses to reveal his bright green eyes. Nic looked him directly in the eyes and said "I know what you're doing here. I'm not playing your games. I'm with her... well not 'with her' but you get what I'm saying." Darwin looked at Laura and said "Ah, so you're a lying whore and a fag now. What do you know." Nicole put down her drink and said "Look bro. I don't know what your problem is with Laura. We've had a hell of a week and just want to cool off and drink these expressos and eat these... what are these exactly?" Darwin answered "Those are called scones love." "Oh, thanks." Nicole replied. "So like I was saying, if you'd let this go just once, let us have our drinks and...scones, we'll be out of your hair and you'll never have to worry about us coming back again."

Darwin sat down in a chair and said "That's not how things work around here love. You should go before things get nasty." Nic stepped out of the booth and started to walk to the doors. Before stepping out, she said "I was really hoping I wouldn't have to do this, but my patience is really wearing thin." She pulled a thin capsule from her hair, and her ponytail came undone. She then locked the doors. Darwin then drew a gun on Laura and said "Unlock that door or she gets it." Nic pulled the cap off of the capsule to reveal a tiny needle. She swung around and threw the needle directly into Darwin's right shoulder. Wincing in pain, Darwin tried to raise his arm, but it wouldn't move. "What did you do to me you bitch?" He yelled. "Just a little bit of justice served." Nic said coldly. Within seconds, Darwin fell to the floor, unable to move. His entourage picked him up as he yelled "Somebody kill this bitch!" One of the other men lunged at Nicole. She raised her hand and tried to throw another dart, but nothing came out of the capsule. "This is what I get when I let Rob borrow my darts." She thought to herself. The first guy threw a punch, but Nic grabbed his fist and twisted his arm behind his back. In an instant, the guy was thrown onto a table, unconscious. The remaining three then got pinned her to the floor, and pulled butterfly knives. "We didn't want to do this, but you let us no choice." Just before they could stab her, one was smashed over the head with a chair. "Let her go!" Laura yelled. Her eyes were glowing ice blue and all the drinks in the café were starting to float out of their cups. She raised her hand, and all the liquids flowed through the air and created a massive bubble at her fingertips. Laura then sent the bubble and engulfed one of the thugs by the head. Darwin got back up and backed away in fear. "You're a bloody meta!" Nic then grabbed a thug's arm and slammed him onto a table. The remaining thug was backing away, and Darwin was back on his feet going for the door. "What's wrong love? We too much for you now?" "This isn't over! You'll get what's coming soon! The world doesn't want you metas anymore!!!" Darwin yelled as he limped out the door. Laura then let all the water spill onto the floor, freeing the last thug. Coughing, he ran out the door screaming. Examining the damage, Nic said "Oh my god this is gonna be a pain." She then pulled out a business card and wrote sorry on the back. "There. Francisco should be able to cover this. We should go before someone comes back."