As Ivan made his way back to his car, he soon realized that his car was nowhere to be found. He guesses that's what happens when someone leaves their car at a traffic light. He cursed under his breath, his muscles were too tired to unleash again. He'll have to walk to headquarters from here. The bones retract back into his knuckles as he starts his journey.
Walking through the busy streets was new to him, he never knew how many people there actually were because he always drove past the crowds. the complex smells and sounds of people, food, and culture. People gave him odd stares as he pushed past them in hopes of getting to the headquarters on time. Having people look at him made his stomach turn, judging him for something he had no control over. Ivan knew it was just his paranoia. He knew the team could be worried sick about him. He wasn't sure what happened to it, maybe it got towed away or got stolen. Either way, he should be more careful about leaving his car next time.
He finally gets to the headquarters, it was a whole building that one of the members is paying rent for, Locke Stone, she was a great member of the team. She works for some corrupted business so she can get away with a lot of this vigilante business. She had the power to set herself on fire, of course she is also immune to all forms of fire. The power suits her personality awfully well.
The other member is Zachary Niles, the youngest in the group. Considering that he is a college dropout, he's incredibly smart for his age. Ivan took a step towards the front door and it opened before he could grab the handle. Zachary came walking out in his white hoodie, he looked at Ivan with widened eyes through his circular framed glasses. "Ivan! Why are you so late? Did you decide to walk to the headquarters today?" Zachary laughs as he pushes past Ivan. Hearing Zachary's voice was a blessing to Ivan.
There was a type of innocence in his voice that only someone who was young would have. Ivan was proud of him for it, Ivan never got to keep his innocence which led Ivan to slightly envy Zachary. "Yeah. Something happened to my car." Ivan said back, his voice still strained from his outlashes. Zachary smiled and offered to drive Ivan. He quickly filled Ivan in that there was a bank robbery that they could try and stop.
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Ivan questioned about where Locke was at? "Oh she's at a business meeting. The bank actually belongs to the business she works at. So we'll basically have the advantage!" Zachary ecstatically said. Despite him being young for doing vigilante work, Zachary could still find himself being excited about stopping a criminal. Even murders don't phase him, he always smiles and says that the scene will bring them closer to serving justice.
Ivan accepts Zachary's generous offer. The two get into Zachary's car. Zachary grabs his backpack and moves it to the back so Ivan can have space in the passenger seat. Ivan looked at the backpack with a confused face. Zachary always tells him that the backpack has important papers and other stuff that Zachary needs, but it wasn't the backpack or what was inside, it was the keychain that was full of fake teeth that was hanging from the side of the backpack.
He always tells Ivan that the teeth are his good luck charms, but why do they need to be teeth? Surely a rabbit foot could suffice. Doesn't help that there are multiple teeth, about a handful of them. The teeth are the exact same too, all identical to each other. Ivan wonders who is making these and why they are selling them as good luck charms. Zachary is also quite persistent with them only being good luck charms so Ivan takes his words and chalks it up just to bring his paranoia.
Zachary starts the car, turns on a radio station of soft rock and starts to make their way to the bank. There was a moment of silence as Zachary drove. Ivan decides to break the silence by asking a question. "How does this bank count as an advantage for us?" Zachary takes a moment to ponder the question. "Think about it. Locke is one of the higher ups for Silver State Corporation. I'm sure she can pull some strings and somehow slow down the cops from getting to the bank. So we can save the people and tie up the bad guys!" Zachary looks over to Ivan and smirks like he just solved one of earth's unsolvable questions with ease.
Ivan nods in acknowledgment. He didn't know much about the business that Locke works for but she has managed to keep the police off of their operation so, Zachary's logic doesn't seem too far off. The car pulls up into the bank's parking lot and Zachary turns to Ivan. "So here's the plan. It's short, simple, and easy! You go in and deal with the robbers while I call Locke and tell her about delaying the cops. Got it?" Ivan nods. The plan should be short and simple. It all depends on who's robbing the bank and how Ivan can keep himself under control.
