Taryn and Jack - NYSM2, Discontinued and up for adoption

Newbie Chapter 1

I walk into the abandoned warehouse to see both Merritt and Jack trying to hypnotize Daniel. 

" Boys that won't work on Danny. He knows your tricks. " I smile at them as they turn around in surprise. " Hey. Did ya miss me? " 

" Taryn. Hey. How was your drive? " Daniel asks. 

" Pretty good. I almost hit a truck, but otherwise, it was good. " I walk closer to the guys. 

" Boy. " Merritt looks at me up at down. " Time's been good to you. " 

I punch his arm. " Sorry, bro. You're not my type. I'm more into the guys around my age. " 

The guys laugh and I wrap my arms around Daniel's and Jack's necks as we walk. 

" Okay, somebody broke into my apartment, all right? " Daniel says a little angry. " Some amateur who knew everything about me, everything about Henley leaving, and everything about us. That's him. " He sighs and looks down at a guy and Dylan by a table. The guy smiles and nods up at us. 

" Hey! " He greets. 

" Hi. " Daniel says in an unamused voice. 

" You met Sebastian. " Dylan looks at the guy. 

" I've met him. What is he doing here? " Daniel asks. 

" I'm the new Horseman. " He smiles. 

" Dylan, tell me what's going on. " Merritt walks down the steps towards our leader. 

" Well, Sebastian's been on the underground scene for the last decade, and I think he has some real talent. And I'd like to try her on stage. " 

" What? " Jack asks. " No, are you serious man? After Henley left, you said I could get back on stage again. Not someone who just showed up. " 

" I told you I really need you behind the scenes with me for a little while longer. " Dylan puts a hand on Jack's shoulder. 

" Dylan, come on. I've been behind the scenes my whole life. " 

" Which is a crime, I might add. Have you seen his face? " I ask pointing to Jack. 

" We have been rehearsing for months. " Daniel says angrily. " For something....we don't even know what it is. " 

" And you're gonna keep working until-" Daniel cuts Dylan off. 

" Until we work as a single organism. I know. I've heard you say that. The thing is, I think what you're referring to is us, not you. " Daniel points at him. 

" Listen, I'm getting my orders directly from the Eye. Okay? And then I give them to you. Now if you don't like that, you're welcome to go. " Dylan points to the door. 

" No, I'm not going anywhere. " Daniel shakes his head. 

" Guys, can I just weigh in here really quickly? Because I think I see what's going on here. " Sebastian says to us. " You guys are this cool, tight-knit family unit, and I'm the intruder-" 

" We're anything but a family. " Merritt disagrees. 

" Okay, well my mother literally knifed my father in the neck one time. So you are actually a little bit like my family unit. " Sebastian looks around at us as he talks. 

" Literally? " Merritt asks. 

" But, yeah. It was an accident. I think. " 

" Okay, so does this mean we're actually going to do something? " Merritt asks Dylan. 

" Yes. " Dylan nods. " You've all heard of OCTA and their playboy CEO, Owen Case. His partner, Walter Mabry died about a year ago. You wanna know what all this has been leading to? OCTA's hosting the launch of the next-gen cell phone. Once these phones hit the streets, they'll siphon their users' information to the black market. Meaning OCTA's selling privacy to up their profit. So, the Eye's decided to expose them to it. Our mission is to hijack the show. Rehearsal's over guys. This is what we've been waiting for. Now it's time to get to work. "

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