𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧 | Max Mayfield

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That night, El got into bed with Tara and Max.

''Which one? Tara can't decide.'' Max asked El with a smile.

''I don't know.'' El said.

''Hey, there's nothing to worry about anymore, okay?'' Max said to reassure her.

''It doesn't make sense.'' El said.

''What doesn't make sense?'' Max asked.

''Heather. The blood, the ice,'' El listed.

''Heather had a fever so she took a cold bath but she's better now.'' Max said. ''That has to be it. I don't know where that blood came from but we all saw her. She's totally fine.''

''What about Billy?'' El asked. ''He seemed wrong.''

Max opened her mouth to talk but Tara cut her off.

''El isn't wrong. He looked at me like,'' Tara paused as she recalled what happened. ''Like he knew me. I felt like I knew him. Something so familiar.''

''It's probably just me rambling about how shitty he is.'' Max joked. 

El suddenly frowned.

''Who is that?'' She asked, pointing at one of Max's magazines.

''See, this is why you can't just hang out with Mike all the time. This is Wonder woman. AKA Princess Diana. She's from Paradise Island which is like this hidden island where there are only women amazon warriors.'' Max explained.

It was really early in the morning, when Tara heard a voice from her walkie.

She didn't answer immediately, and looked at the time.

The sun was barley up.

Tara answered the walkie while being half asleep. ''Yes?''

''Good, you're awake. Meet me at Scoops.'' Dustin said quickly.

''But--'' Tara began.

''No time to explain!'' Dustin cut her off. ''Over and out.''

He turned the walkie off.

Tara glanced at El and Max and saw they were still asleep.

She wrote down on a piece of paper.

Dustin needs me. Be right back.

Tara-

Tara made her way to where Steve worked and pushed the door open to where Steve and Robin would sometimes hang out.

''What took you so long?'' Dustin complained.

''No bike.'' Tara replied.

Dustin made a small 'o' shape with his mouth.

Steve furrowed his eyebrows at Tara.

''She should know.'' Dustin shrugged innocently.

''Know what?'' Tara asked.

''Well--'' Dustin was cut off when the door opened once more.

''It is fascinating what 20 bucks will get you at the county records office.'' Robin said as she led out a map or something.

''Starcourt Mall.'' She revealed proudly. ''The complete blueprints.''

''Not bad.'' Dustin complimented.

''So this is us, Scoops, and this is where we want to get,'' Robin explained with her finger. 

''I mean, I don't really see a way in.'' Steve muttered.