Captain Canary: (Book 4)

Chapter 12: A Misunderstanding

As Mick finally came to.  He found himself back on the waverider, in his own compartment.  He grunted a little feeling a killer headache.  "The hell?"  He muttered looking around.  Something felt very off.  He didn't remember getting knocked out unconscious.  And he couldn't remember anything that happened from the past few hours.  As Mick's vision was coming better into view, less blurry.  He heard some footsteps.  Seeing the professor appear at the door a few seconds later.

Mick rolled his eyes.  "Great..  Just what I need."  He mumbled.  Stein gave Mick a look.  "Well hello to you too Mr. Rory."  Stein commented back.  A hint of sarcasm in his voice.  "Welcome back.  Now that you're awake.  We have an issue we need to address.."  Mick kept his eyes on the professor.  Giving a glare.  "It can't wait for a few minutes?"  He grumbled, raising his hands to his temple massaging the spot.  Wishing the headache would go away.  Stein watched Mick's actions.  "Okay..  Two things need to be addressed.  Though the one might be more important.  "Yeah yeah.  Just get on with it professor."  Stein rolled his eyes.  Being used to Mick's commentaries by now.  "I was wondering if you knew where Ray might have disappeared to."

This got Mick's attention.  Now a small bit of memory came back to him.  Mick did his best to ignore the headache for the moment from the light device being used on him.  "Haircut?  Uh..  No..  I don't."  He said.  Mick now remembered that he was going to Leonard's house to check on Lisa.  And Ray was persistent in coming with him.  "But..  There is a chance he could be at Sara and Snart's.  I was going to go check on Lisa.  See how she was doing since..  The incident with the bow and arrows.  For some reason, Ray was persistent in coming with me." 

Leo's doppleganger had swiped Mick's memory of even being suspicious of his partner.  Not remembering the small detail that Lisa was leery of her father's actions.  After having seen him robbing the bank.  And would most likely remind Mick later, and ask him if he found out anything.  Stein wasn't so sure of Mick's story.  And he noticed the professor giving him a look.  "That's the other address I want to speak to you about.  You should maybe start cutting back on those drinks."  Stein stated giving Mick's shoulder a hard slap with his hand.  Making it out as a joke, but also being serious. 

Mick glared at the other.  Reaching his hand to grab the other's wrist.  "Watch it professor.."  Mick said in a low warning tone.  "I'm not in the mood for your little musings.."  Stein couldn't help but give Mick a surprised look.  He held his other hand up in surrender.  "Okay okay.  Don't need to get all hostile." 

"I can tell you..  I wasn't drinking.  I went over to visit with Lisa.  I told her it was too dangerous for her to follow and come on here.  So wait for me at the house, and I will come visit her."  Mick explained further.  Normally..  Mick was found drinking and passed out.  But the professor's accusation had bugged him this time.  Because for once, Mick wasn't drunk.  But the professor was claiming that he had.  Normally, Mick didn't care what people thought about him.  But he had managed to grow a bond with the professor.  And since Sara and Leonard had kids, and he bonded with them.  Mick had cut back in a way.  He knew that Lisa looked up to him, and he didn't want her catching him doing anything bad.  That would make her mad at him.  And not want to see him anymore.  But of course, nobody knew this, because Mick kept that a secret. 

"Then how come we found you passed out on the grass in front of the waverider, which..  Was cloaked, so I know that nobody else dropped you off.  Unless it was Ray..  And then he went back to the Snart's to visit."  Stein shrugged.  "I DID NOT DRINK!"  Mick yelled.  Which surprised Stein a bit.  It seemed strange that Mick would want to hide the fact he was a drinker.  When normally he was sitting there right in front of them, in plane site.  "You would've smelled it on my breath."  Mick grumbled, calming down somewhat.

"See..  That's the thing..  I did.."  Stein responded.  Mick narrowed his eyes.  Now even more confused.  To keep the cover story.  Just in case the light device didn't work it's full effect for some reason. As he didn't always trust things.  Especially future devices..  Leonard had dropped Mick off near the waverider.  He had known its whereabouts due to the fact he had been able to follow a few of the members to its location and get on easily.  Since they had thought he was this earth's Leo.  He even had Gideon fooled for now that he was this earth's Leo.  He then managed to find a bottle of beer from the fridge.  Dumping it over Mick.  Making it look as if he had passed out. 

Leonard could've just brought Mick into the ship.  And leave him be to sleep it off.  But he thought this was a bit more fun.  He liked playing games with others.  If the others were focused on Mick..  They would forget about being suspicious of Leonard.  And also hoped, that they wouldn't even realize till too late, that their own team member Ray would be missing.

"But that doesn't make any sense!"  Mick growled.  "I can GUARANTEE you that I WAS NOT drinking!"  He continued to argue.  Getting more annoyed of the fact that for some reason the last few hours were a blank.  Mick couldn't tell the professor that for some reason, the last few hours he couldn't remember what happened.  That would only make him look worse.  The last thing he remembered was going to visit Lisa.  Make sure she was okay.  And in between that was a blank space.

The professor stayed standing where he was.  Watching Mick closely with worry.  "I wasn't!"  Mick repeated again.  Seeing the professor's watch still on him.  Stein let out a sigh.  "We can deal with that later.  Right now..  Let's see if we can figure out where Ray ran off to.  This isn't really like him to disappear."  Stein said.  Mick could hear worry in the professor's voice.  Mick was worried as well.  Though he wouldn't admit it to anyone else, not even to Ray.  He considered Ray to be his closest friend next to Leo.  After they had bonded a little bit.  When Mick thought he lost Leo in the explosion.  "Well...  Why don't we go ahead over to Sara and Snart's place now?  Or give Ray a call."  He suggested.

Stein nodded.  "I already tried calling Ray.  It went straight to voicemail.  He must've not realized his phone was almost dead when he left.  I am hoping he didn't end up running into some sort of trouble..  I hope you're right, and that he is at Sara's.."

Mick rubbed his temple again to try and get rid of the headache once more before following the professor out of his room.  The two of them then exited the ship and made their way to the Snart's home.