~ "Walls Could Talk" ~
~ Halsey ~
~ Wally's P.O.V ~
Glaring at the back of Zedd's skull, I waited for him to stop ranting about how glorious his plan was and how he'd be ready for the team whenever they'd come around. Once he finally shut up and was back at staring contemptuously at me once more, I smirked at him.
"You know I could just vibrate out of these chains, right?" I stated, meeting his gaze, "Flash's ex protege ring any bells? He can vibrate through walls, and I can do the same thing,"
For a moment, Zedd looks thoughtful, as though he's doubtful of what I'm telling him but he turns his back to me dismissively. Aria looks at me with a panicked expression and I quickly throw her a reassuring wink.
"I doubt you could possibly do something like that. At the most, you'd give yourself a nosebleed and possibly a concussion," Zedd commented, at Addison's side again, stroking her face slowly with the back of one of his hands. I glared at him for doubting my abilities.
"If you don't believe me, I'll do it right now, and I'll smack that smug look off your stupid face once I'm done, too," I snapped irritatedly, earning a bemused chuckle from him.
"By all means, knock yourself out," Zedd cackles, whirling around to face me, that same contemptuous gleam in his hazel eyes, "It'll entertain me," he adds before standing a few steps away from me.
"Alright, you asked for it," I growled, and tried to summon enough of my energy to vibrate my molecules. The chains rattled around my body for more than a few minutes and eventually I felt a slow trickle from my nose as I continued to struggle. Zedd turns away, smugly chuckling at my attempts.
"Stop laughing at me, asshole," I grunted, trying to tune out Aria's distressed whimpering.
"Hmm? Oh, I'm not laughing at you," Zedd replied, striding toward Aria and smacking her across the face, "Shut the fuck up, bitch," he snaps at her and she yowls in pain, cowering against the post she's chained to. The blood in my veins feels like fire as I struggle harder against my restraints.
"ARIA!!! I swear I'll tear you to pieces, Zedd!!" I yelled, then suddenly my chains loosened and I fell face first to the floor.
"Oh, how shameful, falling on your face," I felt his hands in my hair and I snarled in pain as he yanked my head up, "Disgraceful. Addison, why do you surround yourself with these people?" I spit in his face as he's speaking and he lets out an enraged growl before slamming my face into the floor.
As Aria screams in concern, Zedd storms out of the room, heading outside.
*****
~ De's P.O.V ~
I hear his voice before I even see him and in horror, I glance upwards to see Zedd storming out the back of the building he had been inside.
"Umm, Tim, your friend just left the building, might wanna make your move and save Addy," I thought to Tim as I watched Zedd angrily wiping at his face.
"Noted, I'll send Jason your way, don't move from wh-"
"I got it, I can handle him myself, thank you," I cut him off, scowling, "I may be pregnant but I'm not nearly as pregnant as Acacia and Aria!"
"...riiight. So I'm sending Jason anyway and I'm paging Dick, don't move." Tim replied, then signed off the telepathic link.
Growling impatiently, I look over as Acacia tugs on my arm.
"Um, hello? Woman in labor here? You can't leave me alone, Jared will have yours and my heads if he hears about this," She grunts in pain. I shake her off.
"You'll be fine, Jason will help you out- for now I've got an ass to kick," I reply, determination blocking out my senses as I made my way out into the open, hoping Zedd would spot me and leave the building's vicinity so that Tim and Jared could rescue Addy and Aria.
"Hey, ugly!" I yelled, as I came out into open sight. Zedd looks my way and starts making his way toward me.
"Spade!! I said don't move!!" Tim snaps in my mind over the com link, "Why don't you ever listen?!"
"No time to talk, kicking ass," I snap back before cutting off the conversation as Zedd approaches.
"On the contrary, it'll be your sweet ass that will be kicked," he spoke in a soft silky tone as he gets closer to me. I narrow my eyes and throw a sidekick at his waist, hoping to throw him off balance. He dodges my kick and grabs my leg, using my momentum against me and pulling me into his arms forcibly.
"LET ME GO!!" I snarled, "You kidnapped my friends!!" My protests are meaningless to him because soon enough I find myself thrown into the ground.
He found the location device on my suit. I realized suddenly as he snarls in fury.
"You'll never take Addison away from me," he growls, throwing the location device at me as I try to get to my feet once more, "And your friends will never see you again either," I yelp in agony as he grabs me by the hair and drags me to my feet.
"I don't think that's how you hold a lady," a familiar voice suddenly sounds from behind us, and I crane my neck to see Nightwing approaching, Jason and Jared pelting past him with Acacia between them.
"Night-ack!!" Zedd cuts me off, one of his hands clutched around my throat threateningly.
"Not another step! I'll snap her neck if you get any closer!!" Zedd snarls, and I struggle against him as Nightwing's gaze narrows.
"Let go of my girlfr-"
"Cut the act, dumbass," Jared snarls, coming to Nightwing's side, "We all know you're too much of a pussy to do something like that, let go of her. What the fuck are you thinking?" I gasp as Zedd drops me and I scramble away from his reach and into Nightwing's arms.
He frowns at me with disapproval as Jared and Zedd face off against each other.
"I told you to stay at the cave," he growled softly, though he hugs me close to him as though he's just too happy to see that I'm alright.
"I'm stubborn," I laugh hoarsely, then glance over his shoulder to see Wally and Aria zooming by us, Tim and Addison close behind them.
"I don't care if you're stubborn or not, you endangered yourself and our baby," Dick's voice is low and soft in my ear and I close my eyes at the reassuring sound of it.
"I'm sorry, baby," I murmured back, hugging him close.
"Don't be, its my fault..." he murmured quietly, "I should've kept a closer eye on you. I should've kept a closer eye on my sisters.." I cut him off with a kiss on the lips and a stern look.
"None of this is your fault, you've got stubborn women on your hands and you can't handle all of us at once. You're doing your best, don't punish yourself." I scolded him and he chuckles softly.
"I thought I was supposed to be scolding you?" He laughs softly, "Nevermind, just, get back to the cave with the others. And follow my orders this time," he adds quickly before turning to help Jared.
"None of this was my fault, by the way! Acacia made me come out with her!" I added quickly while he was still in earshot. Dick just shakes his head in reply.
***** To Be Continued *****
