Titanium ••• Andy Strucker [Book 1]

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"Andy! Lauren! Ivee!" I turned around to see Reed limping towards us.
"Dad," Andy called out and ran to him; Lauren and I followed.
Andy hugged his father and so did Lauren.
I stood back a bit from their reunion, until Reed stepped forward and pulled me into a hug.
"You are apart of this family too Ivee, don't forget that," he said.
I nodded tears welling up in my eyes. He let go of me
"Are you okay?"
"We were so worried," Lauren told him.
"We thought you'd-" Andy stopped, the boy was on the verge of crying.
Reed pulled him into another hug.

"What's happening? Caitlin asked as we walked down the stairs.
"Sentinel Services shot Harry." I said.
"These people are in bad shape, but they're doing everything they can-"
"Hey!" A man's yelled storming towards us. "What the hell? What do you think you're doing here?"
"Lets talk about this." Reed said calmly to the man.
"We've got nothing to talk about,"
"What's going on?" Caitlin asked
the man pushed Reed against the wall.
"Stop it!" Caitlin cried.
The man and Reed proceeded to fight.
"Dad!" Andy yelled.
"Reed!"

They kept fighting as a crowd formed around us. The man turned invisible and punched Reed in the stomach

Dad!" Andy yelled again rushing forward. Lauren and I grabbed him and pulled him back
"Don't," I pleaded.
John ran in grabbing the man's fist causing him to turn visible again.
"That's enough!"
"What are you doing?"
Caitlin ran to Reed. "How bout protecting us?"
John looked at him, confused, the man turned around. "Just so y'all know last time I saw this son of a bitch, he was working for Sentiel Services."
My eyes widened and Andy turned to look at me, What the hell? He mouthed.
The whole room erupted into murmurs.
"Okay everyone just calm down." John said.
"Calm down? This dude's job was locking up people like us."
"Just listen," Lauren said. "My dad prosecuted mutants okay, he did. When he found out about us he stood up to Sentinel Services."
"Yeah by wearing a a tracker into my bar."
I focused on this girl who was glaring at Lauren
What are you gonna do, huh?
She looked around the room, luckily not noticing my eyes as they flickered back to blue.
"Hey, back off my dad!" Andy glared at the man.
"Andy," Reed said limpimg forward. "I was doing what I had to do to get back to my family, I realised I was wrong
"And I'm sorry that's it's, right?"
"Alright hey, just here him out." John stepped forward.
A strangled cry came from the vault.
"Okay stop," Caitlin said getting in between her husband and the man. There are injured people here. Why are we attacking eachother?"
"You go, you help them, take the kids with you. I'll work this out."
"Reed he's saying that-"
"Caitlin I need you in here now!" Clarice called.
"What he's saying is true.
"What?" She muttered.
"You go I can handle this."
I followed Andy and Lauren to the vault.
Harry was in really bad shape when we walked in.
What happened, Caitlin said pulling her hair out of her face
"He was shot. I don't know it won't stop bleeding," Clarice said.
"Hi, it's Harry right?" He nodded, "I need you to listen to me I'm going to check you're wound."
"It hurts he choked out."
I know I need you to be strong for me," she said. "I need clean gauze, towels will work too. And pain killers."
Clarice nodded and ran to the storeroom.
"We're drawing a lot of attention," Andy said nodding to the girl who was standing by the vault door; the same girl who was glaring at Lauren.
"Just ignore them," I said
"Did you see the way they were looking at us?"
I nodded, "I think we should just get your dad and go."
"Go where?" Lauren said turning to us.
"I don't know some place where invisible guys with weird moustaches don't attack us."
Andy sniggered at my remark.
"Ivee we need them to trust us," Lauren said.
"Kids I need some help over here."
"Help with him?"
Yes Andy with him come on let's put the scouts first aid badge to work," Caitlin said turning back to Harry. "Just keep your eyes open okay. Ivee, can you help keep pressure on the wound."
"Uh yeah, you mean with my-"
"Yes, please."
I nodded and focused on the area and pressed on it.
"That's good keep doing that."
I nodded.
Clarice came back in with what Caitlin asked for. She set up a saline drip.