We were at a giant domed greenhouse trying to fend off one of the monsters. Harris was able to give me a synthetic flight power, so currently I was whirling around to robot firing plasma at it and stabbing and slashing with my knives while Mech X4 handled whatever they were doing.
"Is everything good." I said into my Mech Link while dodging attacks.
"Leo and Harper are clawing each others eyes out." Mark said.
I yelped as the monster nearly hit me. I tried cutting off one of its claws but it sent me hurtling backwards. I regained my footing and started attacking again.
"Hey guys, you need to help me." I said into my Mech Link
"Trying." Veracity told me. I started slashing and tried to kill the monster. It seized me in its claws and started crushing me. I started losing breath.
"DYING. HERE." I yelled. The monster ripped off my flight synthetic machine thingy and threw me away. I crashed into a bunch of trees. The branches ripped at my clothes and scratched my skin. I landed on the ground with my ankle folding weirdly beneath me and I felt a wave of nausea pass through me,
"LIZ! LIZZY! WHERE ARE YOU?! ARE YOU OKAY?! ARE YOU DEAD?!" I heard Spyder say through my Mech Link.
"I crashed into." I gagged and did my best not to throw up right there on the spot "trees."
"I'm tracking your Mech Link, keep it on." Veracity said. I steadied myself and used one of the trees to help me up. I tried putting weight on my ankle and it sent a wave of pain through me. I decided I would just sit on the ground. I put my leg out in front of me and grabbed a couple branches off the ground to make a splint. I used a sharp rock to cut a strip of fabric off my shirt. I placed the two branches by my ankle and wrapped the strip of fabric around my ankle. I then tried standing with the splint and the pain was bearable.
"Liz! Found her!" I heard Veracity call out.
"Hi." I said.
"You idiot! You absolute idiot! Taking on that monster by yourself." Veracity scolded
"Okay mom." I said, grinning. She hugged me and I yelped because I had cut myself all over.
"We should get back to the robot, the others are waiting and we can get you a real cast, splint, whatever" She told me and helped me back to the robot.
"You're okay." Ryan yelled when he saw me and hugged me, causing me to let go of Veracity and to wince thanks to the cuts
"Well yea I'm mentally okay. Physically, though..." I trailed off. Spyder ran up to me and kissed me. He pulled away and gave me a hug. "Yup... physically I'm fine." I murmured.
"You are not allowed to fight a monster for a couple days." Spyder told me
"I'm a grown woman, you can't tell me what to do." I said, stubbornly. "Now, who wants to watch Leo and Harper tear each others throats out." I said, grinning.
Veracity and Harris had replaced my makeshift splint with a real ankle brace so I could limp around. We were standing around watching them argue.
"Your design has FLAWS" Harper yelled
"Well your SWEATER HAS FLAWS" Leo yelled back
"WELL WHAT ARE THOSE GOGGLES EVEN DOING." Harper yelled back.
"SHUT UP! BOTH OF YOU!" I screamed as Veracity and Mark pulled them away from each other
"Leo, what happened out there?! The robot just stopped moving." Ryan asked
"First of all, these goggles are sweet. Second of all, somebody, who's name begins with an H, didn't use the right wiring protocol." Leo explained
"Yeah, HARRIS!" Harper accused
"Seriously?" Harris asked
"Guys! Just figure it out before Traeger throws another monster at us. Liz can't fight by herself." Ryan said
"OH I can do JUST FINE, BY MYSELF. YOU KNOW WHAT, BECAUSE THE ROBOT STOPPED MOVING I WAS DISTRACTED AND HAD TO USE MY MECH LINK. SO IF ANYTHING, MY INJURY IS YOUR FAULT!" I accused Ryan
"DON'T PIN THIS ON ME! WE ALL KNOW YOU CAN'T FIGHT WITHOUT MECH X4 BEHIND YOU." Ryan retorted
"OH IS THAT SO! CUZ FOR THE FIRST 13 YEARS OF MY LIFE, I WAS DOING JUST FINE WITHOUT YOU THREE, THEN ON MY FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL, MY LIFE IS UPTURNED THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR FREAKY POWERS"
"OH IM THE ONE WITH FREAKY POWERS. HAVE YOU LOOKED AT YOURSELF IN THE MIRROR?"
"Guys! Stop fighting." Veracity yelled
"You're right, how embarrassing, Ryan needs to apologize." I concluded
"OH I NEED TO APOLOGIZE?! IS THAT HOW IT IS?"
"YEA THAT'S HOW IT IS."
"LET'S GO THEN! RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW!"
"BRING IT SHORTY!"
"I'M TALLER THAN YOU!" Mark dragged Ryan away and Veracity and Spyder dragged me back.
"THAT'S RIGHT YOU BETTER RUN!" I yelled before turning around. "Dumb asshole thinks he's sooooo much better than me because I get injured in one fight!" I exclaimed
"Today, once the authorities clear out, the four of us are gonna go check out the building. Ryan and Mark are gonna do what they need to do to calm Ryan down." Harris explained
"Fine! As long as I don't have to talk to that arrogant, annoying jerk today! Veracity, Spyder, can I stay with one of you guys, tonight, better yet, move in with one of you guys." I pleaded
"You can stay with me until you sort out whatever's going one with Ryan." Veracity said. I nodded, sped home, left a note, packed my stuff and ran back to the robot.
"3 minutes and 38 seconds, a new record." Spyder commented.
"We'll go drop off the stuff at my place and then meet you guys back here." Veracity said
*timeskip*
We entered the greenhouse in awe.
"This place is amazing." I said. "I'm gonna go check this place out, I'll be back." I told them, I gave Spyder a light kiss on the cheek, "Veracity! Come with." I asked
"Sure." She said and we left.
"So Harris texted me, he told me that Grace said she was fine with you staying with me because she trusts me and Ryan and Mark are moving to Miami with her if she can get a culinary job. So Mark and Ryan are gonna reck your mom's interview." Veracity explained
"Huh... cool. Hey what do you think this plant does." I asked her
"I wouldn't if I were you." Veracity said
"It's a plant! What's it gonna do to me, attack me? Oooh I'm so scared" I said with mock fear
"I still don't think you should..." Veracity trailed off
"It's a plant Ver what's the worst that coulAAAAHHHHH" I screamed as the plant attached itself to my neck and chin
"HELP! VER! GUYS! I CANT MOVE! AAAAHHHH!" I screamed out.
"It won't budge! It's like permanently attached. There's a spray that could kill it, it could kill you too, though!"
"NO KILLING ME! IT HURTS! WHY DOES IT HURT?!" I yelled
"Okay! The guys are here, we'll figure something out." Veracity told me. I screamed again
"We'll get it off!" Harris said. They pulled and I screamed. I started whimpering, I felt really tired and didn't have the energy to scream. I felt like I was floating. I screamed a little as I felt the plant moving. I then felt it fizzling off and dying and I could breath again.
"I feel funny." I told them, sitting up a little. I had a craving for pizza.
"I want pizza. Do you want pizza? Let's get pizza." I said
"The spores yada yada yada." Harris said, I didn't understand most of it
"You're hot, Spyder!" I said, noticing he had his shirt off. "are you single! I'm single, we should date." I told him.
"Uhhh..." He trailed off. They both started talking and look really close.
"You gonna go to prom? Get a limo." I asked them, standing up with the help of Veracity
"We should get you back to the robot!" Harris said
"Can we get pizza first." Spyder asked
"yes!" Veracity said
"YES!" I cheered. "let's go."
*timeskip*
So I was no longer feeling loopy and Veracity had recorded what I said and was now teasing me. True friendship! I had recovered halfway through pizza. We whooshed up through the elevator, Veracity holding a pizza box
"Wiring's all fixed." Leo said
"And better than new." Harper added
"Are- are you two friends now?" Spyder asked
"not-Not exactly friends." Harper said
"But... not exactly enemies!" Leo added. Harper and Leo did their science handshake.
"Pizza?" I asked
"I'm good, I don't do carbs." Harper says
"Your gut says otherwise." I commented.
"So this is what you found at the facility?" Harper asked us, holding the dead plant that attacked me
"Yup! And one of them almost killed Lizzy." Spyder said
"What does Traeger want with them?" Harris asked