Chapter 9
~Jives~
I felt happy to have Tracey by my side. I didn’t even know why, it just felt so right. After a little while, I started to feel the blush pass over my face. Tracey called a whole hell of a lot for me, and I certainly did notice that within her. After a while, I got everything ready.
We’d leave for his base first thing tomorrow. We’d leave bright and early to hide our trail. I asked her to come over so that I could give her everything that she needed. She’d have the standard ray gun, and I’d have my powers. I knew that with us working together this would all be a lot better.
I knew this was it, time for me to prove myself, and time for me to give her what I feel is right. I mean, I didn’t need to use anything to fight these monsters. I had my own power. I didn’t want anyone to see it unless they had to though. That’s why I decided to only have Tracey come. Not only that, she’s got that pesky ex to deal with.
After all of this, I managed to finally get a bit of sleep. It was rough, tossing and turning all night. In the morning, I finally got myself together, heading out to where Tracey was. When I got there, she was in a crisp, black bodysuit that hugged her curves. I blushed, looking her over and smiling.
“You look great,” I told her.
“Thanks,” she replied.
I couldn’t help but stare at her. She was so gorgeous and I couldn’t help but love looking at her.
We made our way over to the ship that I had chartered. We’d go almost all the way over to where the base was, and then we’d go the rest of the way on foot. I felt both excited and extremely nervous. I didn’t want Tracey to get hurt, but I also knew that she could take care of herself, and when the time was right, she’d do just that.
“I hope this works,” I told her. We walked for a little bit, neither of us saying much to one another. It certainly felt tense, that’s for sure. I wanted to ask her about it, but it was obvious she didn’t feel like talking all that much. When we got to the lair, which was bigger than I imagined, I stepped to the front of the doorway, looking at it to see if there was anything that needed to be dismantled.
“Are we good?” I asked her.
“Yeah. As best as I can be. I think—”
Before she could say much else, a laser popped up, causing her to fall back in shock. I looked around, and that’s when I saw it.
“Heat-sensitive lasers,” I told myself. This wasn’t going to be easy, that’s for sure. I began to press my fingers to my temple, trying my best to figure out how to get past this.
“Where do you think we should go?” she asked me.
“Let’s go around the back. I have a feeling not every entrance is bugged. My father isn’t that smart,” I told her.
Sure enough, I was right. He was dumb enough to not only leave a way for us to track him, but also leave us an unguarded entrance as well. I began to move myself over to where the entrance was, checking it out once again. This time, I used my own body as a means to test it. It was fine this time.
“We’re good,” I told her.
“Thank God,” she said, wiping the sweat from her brow.
It was pretty cute seeing her try to help me like this. On the one hand, I feared that she might get hurt but, on the other, she seemed so interested in trying to help that I didn’t want to stop her. She followed me inside, and soon we were going down a tunnel. I began to watch for any signs of other people, but unfortunately, there was nothing.
“This is weird. Normally I’d expect more security,” I told her.
“Maybe they’re waiting,” she said.
Maybe so. But, I didn’t have time to wait. After a little bit, I finally got down to a fork in the road. I looked at her, and she looked at me.
“What now?” she asked.
“We have to choose one way or another,” I told her with a sigh.
She looked around, and that’s when she started to press her ear to the wall, hearing the sounds.
“Go left,” she said.
“How do you know?” I asked her.
“I can practically feel the vibrations from here. Most don’t know, but I have special powers that do just that. I know Brad is this way, and I know that when I see him, I’ll have to stop him,” she admitted.
I wanted to tell her she didn’t have to do anything, but she looked at me with complete and utter determination, and I smiled. I could already tell that this was going to be mighty interesting. I started to feel a bit nervous about this, and I could tell she was as well. We walked together, both of us looking at one another with smiles on our face.
This was going to be quite interesting.
When we got about halfway down, I started to notice something there. There was this slime monster, one that seemed almost unlike anything I expected to see before. It looked at me, and then it let out a cry, preparing for attack. I looked at Tracey, who had her gun out.
“Do you want to take this one out, or want me to?” I asked her.
“I want to,” she said.
I watched with slight concern, wondering how she’d do with this. Fortunately, she was pretty great at this, and she began to shoot at the creature. It took a few shots, but then she started to fire it harder and harder, hitting the creature directly. When she did, it cried out, falling down to the ground and flailing about. I looked at it with quite surprise, and she then pocketed the gun.
“There we go,” she said.
“You did well,” I told her with a smile on my face. I was glad I could trust her with this. After that, we went forward, and she did the same with more of the creatures we encountered as we went on by. I was surprised she could hold her ground. Whenever she had one that got too close for comfort, making her feel worried, I braced myself, using my arms to swat it away. She did well though, and we continued to run down the hall, taking out more and more of the creatures at hand. With each creature we defeated, I felt as if we were getting closer, but it was at this point when we both realized it. Over in the corner, I noticed something, something that I’d rather not deal with.
It was a familiar face, a humanoid one that Tracey and I both knew, but he looked different..
It was Brad.
Brad was right there, waiting for us. I could tell that she feared this. I didn’t blame her. This was her fight though, and while I did swear to protect her, I knew that she’d have to do this on her own. When we got there, she glanced at me, and then turned to Brad.
“I’ve got this. I need to finish him off. You’ve got your own agenda. I’ll meet up with you once this is over. I know where your father is. Just continue down this hall, and then go left at the next intersection,” she said.
“Okay. Good luck. If you need anything, scream. I’ll try to hear,” I told her.
“Okay,” she replied.
I felt bad for leaving her, but as I left the scene, I could see the look of utter determination in her eyes, the desire to beat this. It was all present on her face. I knew that this was her fight, not my own, and I trusted my lover enough to fight this bastard and get rid of him now while she had the chance.