Gossip Group

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"Dude, she's breathing. I can see her hoobahlees boobahlees moving up and down."

Veronica opened her eyes and saw Dick's blue eyes smiling down at her chest. "Dick, get away from me."

"Can't." Dick shrugged, but stepped back.

Veronica raised a brow and lifted her torso up slowly. She looked around. She and Dick were in a small tank. A glass cell that had a ceiling and a floor and no door.

"Ronica?" Logan's distinct voice called out.

Veronica turned and looked. There were other cells. Four other cells created a circle. She saw Logan looking at her with his big brown eyes full of worry. He was with Mac, who looked scared, curled up in the center of the their cell. Veronica turned her head, noticing the other odd combinations. Jackie sat with Weevil, who offered a shrug. Cassidy sat with Madison, who looked rather disgusted. In the last cell were Duncan and Wallace. Everyone was barefoot and all in cells.

Wallace gave Veronica a smile. "Sup, Supafly."

"Are you alright?" Duncan asked.

Veronica took a moment to take inventory of her physical well being. She felt a fog in her head and suspected she had been drugged. Again. She felt alright otherwise and gave Duncan a nod. "Yea. Anyone remember how we got here?"

"I was walking out to my bike then woke up here, V." Weevil offered.

"I was studying in the library." Mac sighed. "My little brother was being super annoying."

Veronica nodded. "Any idea how we got in here?" She pointed to the cell she was in.

"Hey, I didn't get to say where I was." Dick pouted.

Veronica turned and glared up at Dick. "Unless you drove here, it probably doesn't matter. It appears we were all targeted for a reason."

"Dick, also, no one cares." Madison huffed.

"Anyone hear anything other than us while here? Who was the first to wake up?" Veronica was looking around the cell.

"That was me." Jackie sighed. "I didn't see anything. Only thing that's changed is you guys all woke up."

Veronica nodded to her. "Ok."

"What are you thinking, Ronica?" Logan asked, watching her closely.

"I'm thinking we should get out of here. Anyone have a phone? Pager? Tablet? Anything?" She noticed a small vent in the corner of the ceiling.

"No, we've all be stripped of technology." Mac sighed. "I already asked."

Veronica nodded. "Dick, give me a boost."

Dick walked over to her. "One of those vitamin shakes?"

"A lift up." She pointed to the vent.

Dick looked upward and nodded. "Whoa. Eagle-Eye Cherry-Mars."

Veronica blinked at him. "Just, um, hold your hands out."

Dick sighed and squatted down and wrapped his arms around her calves. He lifted her up. "This good?"

Veronica gasped as she was raised upwards, but smiled. "Perfect. Can you hold me still?"

Dick scoffed. "You weigh nothing, Roni."

Veronica rolled her eyes, but focused on the vent. It wasn't big enough for her to fit through, which meant no one else would either, but she did feel air coming in. She doubted they would suffocate. She looked around the cell some more. "Ok, Dick. Set me down."