Supervillain Girlfriend!

Chapter 18: Night Thief

"I have some bad news." Was the first thing Linton said when they got back into his car.

It wasn't exactly what Charlie wanted to hear at the moment. Lately, her entire life had been nothing but bad news. Couldn't age catch a break for once?

"Okay, What is it?" Charlie said as she fidgeted in the passenger's seat.

"I just got word back from my contact that a dangerous prisoner has escaped from 'The Hole'." He said it very carefully, like he was considering that maybe he shouldn't tell her as he spoke.

"...okay." Charlie said, wondering where he was going with this information and why he thought it was something he needed to tell her.

"I didn't want to tell you until after you saw Beatrice, because I didn't want you to tell her about it."

Charlie shook her head.

"I don't understand. Why would it matter if I told her someone got out?"

Did he think that she would use this information to try and convince Beatrice that she could get out too?

"Because it was her mother." He said.

Charlie's heart spend up, and she sat more upright in her seat. Her mother?

"Wait, her mom is a villain too? Who is it?" She asked.

"Night Thief." He said quietly.

Charlie blinked out of the window. Night Thief. Of course she knew who that was. Everyone did.

Night Thief was only one of the most notorious villains of the 20th century. Back when Charlie was just a little kid she had been responsible for the Green City Massacre one state over. It was one of the worst terrorists attacks in recent memory, as fifty three civilians had been killed.

She'd spent almost ten years on the run before she was finally apprehended in a group team effort by The Copper Knight, Burning Lily, and Crimson Vision. They had televised the entire trial, and Charlie even got a day off of high school to celebrate her capture.

"Oh." Charlie finally said back to him. Her mouth felt very dry.

"I didn't want her to know. I'm already worried about her mental state and I know she won't take it well." He said.

"So that means Beatrice was right?" Charlie asked. "Night Thief is going to break into Delacqua Tech and steal the compound?"

"Well, I believe she certainly will try, but there's no reason to think she'll be able to get past the security measures your father has in place." He said.

"But what if she does?" Charlie pressed.

"Don't worry. The city will probably have me on call until she's apprehended. You don't have anything to worry about."

"If you're sure." Charlie said, though she was the one who didn't feel sure.

"I am." He said. "And you can always call me if anything suspicious happens."

"Thanks." She said. After a brief pause she cleared her throat. "Can I tell you something?"

"Uh, sure." He said. "Go right ahead."

"You probably get this all of the time, but I really wanted to thank you." She started. "I've always looked up to you ever since you stopped Bill Gadget at Citi Bank. You saved my life."