Chapter 16
Tobias Whale was growing impatient. Two days ago, Lady Eve had told him to go to ground and when he'd protested, she'd promised him that if he did what she asked him, it would be worth it. But now, his patience was wearing thin. That was why he'd demanded Lady Eve come to speak with him, since he couldn't even leave his own building without having one of her hitters take him out right now.
"What is so urgent that you risked making all this noise Tobias?" Lady Eve asked as she entered his office.
"I want some answers, Lady Eve. Why is it that you have taken it upon yourself to confine me to my own building?" Tobias asked.
"Well, I suppose that there's no harm in telling you now, since my sources have already confirmed that the ball has been set in motion." Lady Eve said.
"What ball?" Tobias asked.
"The one that will take down the ASA." Lady Eve said and she could tell that she'd gotten his attention.
"Go on." Tobias said, honestly intrigued.
"A contact of mine has recently led a bold move on an ASA base here in Freeland and they got the motherload of information against them. We've both worked with the ASA enough to know what comes next." Lady Eve said.
"They'll tear this city apart searching for whatever it is that was stolen. Perhaps we should try looking for it ourselves." Tobias said.
"I've already looked into that, but all my sources tell me that the information has been moved outside the city. They can't find out where." Lady Eve said.
"Why are you having me lie low?" Tobias asked.
"Because the ASA has not yet identified who it was that attacked them, with the death of Martin Proctor. We need to be careful not to let them think that we were responsible. But, the important thing is that the ASA's days are numbered and when they fall, we can be prepared to take over all their turf here in Freeland." Lady Eve said and Tobias nodded.
"We need to start getting ready to make the right moves in Freeland for when the time is right. If you give me the right intel, I can start working on that now." Tobias said.
"My thoughts exactly. That is why I brought this." Lady Eve said as she presented him with a computer.
"What's on that computer?" Tobias asked.
"Every ASA base in Freeland that would be beneficial to be commandeered after their fall. You've got the resources necessary to pull it off, since now we have the time needed to formulate the best strategy to do so." Lady Eve said and Tobias nodded as he took the computer and got to work.
"So, you really think that they're going to try to move the pods from the church?" Anissa asked Jefferson as the team met in the Sanctum.
"I'm sure of it. Odell knows that the ASA is in an exposed position right now. He'll be working to move any special or incriminating assets to a more secure position. And when he does, we will be waiting. And we can take Williams out as well when we do." Jefferson said.
"What do you mean?" Jen asked.
"Williams doesn't know how dangerous replicating our specific powers is to him, Jen. When we use our powers, we have a lot of electricity coursing through our nervous systems. Gambi designed our suits to protect us from that. Williams doesn't. Which means that if he attempts to use either of our powers." Jefferson said.
"It'll kill him." Jen said.
"Or at least incapacitate him for awhile. It's how I beat him at Franklin Terrace." Jefferson said.
"But liberating those pod kids isn't enough unless we can stabilize them." Anissa said as Lynn entered the Sanctum.
"Dr. Snow and I are working on that as hard as we can." Lynn said.
"Lynn, you're back early." Jefferson said.
"Dr. Snow got called back to Central City early, so we decided to call it even. I have to admit, she's an even more brilliant scientist than I imagined. Apparently on her old earth, she helped create an actual cure for metahumans. She's been using that data to help me modify my cure formula and I have to admit, I think I might just hand the project off to her entirely." Lynn said.
"Wait, really?" Anissa asked.
"From what she told me, Caitlin Snow has dealt with far more challenging things than I have in that field and she's more experienced in the field and she has better resources. Besides, with the ASA on our tail, I think it would be better if this research is kept out of their hands." Lynn said and.
"Fair enough. But Lynn, you devoted yourself to making that cure." Jefferson said.
"As much as I wish I could take the credit, all I really did was give Dr. Snow a place to start. She's the one who took my work and improved it in ways I never could've imagined." Lynn said.
"Still, maybe you should talk to her about it before you just hand over your life's work to her." Gambi said.
"Honestly, it took being high on greenlight for me to make the breakthroughs I did. She made even bigger ones completely on her own. Or at least without drug assistance. I may have started the cure, but she's the one who will finish it. I will talk to her though." Lynn said as they nodded and continued to talk about their plans for the ASA.
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