Chapter 35

Thunder smiled as Grace regained consciousness and gave her a look that she was so used to seeing. The look of love.

"Anissa." Grace said.

"Hi Grace." Anissa said, thrilled that she didn't have to act like she didn't know Grace anymore and quickly proceeded to kiss her, a kiss that Grace eagerly reciprocated.

"Okay, as happy as I am that you two are back together, can you please save the reunion until after Looker is behind bars?" Black Lightning asked, reminding them that he was still there.

"Sorry dad." Thunder said, clearly not sorry at all.

"I get that you're excited Anissa, but we do have a job to do. And Grace, I know that you probably have a thousand questions, but this isn't the time or place to answer them. Once Looker is behind bars, then you can ask any questions you want." Black Lightning assured her.

"Copy that. Though honestly, I'm feeling a little left out. Give me one second." Grace said as she closed her eyes and suddenly her appearance shifted slightly so that while she still looked the same, now she was wearing a pitch black leather suit with a half mask and her eyes had gone leopard and Thunder whistled appreciatively.

"Nice look." Thunder said.

"Thanks. I didn't want to feel left out of this little costume party. Besides, if we're going after Looker, I need some better protection and this way, she can't get her silver stuff in me." Grace said.

"I'm assuming the only reason she never tried to infect you in the first place is because you're white." Black Lightning said, since all three of them knew how much of a racist bigot Looker was.

"Yep, though I have to admit, I do have a bit of a personal score to settle with Looker." Grace said.

"What did she do?" Thunder asked, wondering just how badly she was gonna need to pound Looker before she allowed her father to hand her over to Argus.

"It was about a year ago, I was stealing some supplies from the Sange to give to the Perdi, extra food beyond what the Perdi could grow and medical supplies, nothing I hadn't done before, but this time, Looker noticed and she got curious about how I was able to get passed all of the Sange's security, so she took me prisoner and tried to force answers out of me and she even tried to infect me to get answers that way, but it didn't work." Grace said.

"What do you mean?" Black Lightning asked.

"Another bonus about my powers now that I've fully gained control over them is that they let me heal a lot faster than most people. Almost as fast Anissa can. My healing abilities somehow shielded me from Looker's silver. Plus, she wasn't exactly thrilled to have to put her silver element in someone who wasn't white, so she turned to a much more preferred version of interrogation instead." Grace said.

"Torture." Thunder said and Grace nodded.

"I've still got some scars, since my healing ability does have its limits and it's not as advanced as yours is. Hence why I created this protective suit." Grace said.

"What did she ask?" Black Lightning asked.

"That's the thing, she didn't even ask questions at that point, she was just trying to send a message to warn me to back off. And then, when my injuries were too severe to heal quickly, instead of killing me, she dumped me back in Perdi territory as a warning to any others trying to take what she feels is hers." Grace said.

"It's sad that nothing about that surprises me. Though still, I'm surprised she wouldn't try to control you and then force you to take a form that better suited her needs." Black Lightning said.

"Didn't want to waste the effort I guess, not that I'm complaining, but now I'd really like to put that bitch behind bars. Especially since it sounds like this Argus group is what the ASA was supposed to be when it was founded, not that it ever was." Grace said.

"Very true. And while I won't kill Looker, I am gonna see how much she likes to be on the receiving end of a super strength punch and see how quickly she can heal from it." Thunder said.

"And as long as you don't kill her, it's open season." Black Lightning said, since he understood his daughter's rage towards Looker, but he wouldn't let her become a killer.

"Oh she'll live, but I can't guarantee she'll walk away after I break both her legs." Thunder said.

"Enough. Grace, show us the way." Black Lightning said, getting them back on track.

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