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Black Baccara Rose Part 8

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(Hero/Civilian x Henchman & Hero x Supervillain)

CW: Kidnapping, poison, fear of death, attempted murder, taser

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“Henchman? What are you doing here?” the guard asked, as Henchman exited out of the stairs and into the cold halls of the lower part of Supervillain’s base. “Yeah, sorry… with everything that has happened today I forgot to do the routine check up on the security system” Henchman said trying to sound casual. It was the best lie they could come up with, since no one but they, Right hand and Supervillain where supposed to know when the system was being checked. “a bit late now? Also, you going to do it while there is a party?” the other guard chimed in.

“Would you rather have me not check the system for weaknesses, while the mansion is filled with people, of which not all is a trusted ally of Supervillain?” Henchman answered. The guards looked at each other, before they moved out of the way.

They did not speak until after Henchman rounded the corner. “Do you believe him?” the first one asked. “I… let’s send a message to Right hand to be sure” the other answered.

Henchman quickened their pace as they closed up to the main control room. Fearing they might meet someone else, they shakenly unlocked it, and almost jumped inside when the door opened. Falling down to the floor they took a moment to calm themselves. Getting here had gone smoothly, but shutting the system down was far more complicated.

They sat down on by the large desk and began typing away on the main computer, while their heart was pounding in their ear. After some ten minutes of frantic typing, it was ready. ‘Update to security: do you want to initiate full security shutdown,’ said the robotic voice. Henchman got their key card out, and just as they were about to start the prosses. “Henchman! STOP!”

“…Right hand?” Henchman said at the tall figure that had busted in through the door. “w-what…” Henchman’s mind froze as they jumped out of the chair. “Pleas, Henchman don’t do this” Right Hand said moving slowly toward them. “I know you want to help, but this is not the way. You are going to get yourself killed.”

“If I don’t do this, Civilian is going to get hurt!” Henchman yelled back, their hand moving closer to the card scanner. “If you stop, I’ll promise you, I’ll help save them. But we got to do it another way” Right hand said pleadingly. “Pleas henchman… just go home. We won’t tell anyone you were here, and then will figure this out tomorrow”

Henchman looked into their friends eyes; they have never been like this before. Their hand moved back in hesitation “maybe” Right hand said cautiously “maybe we can all escape tomorrow, and we can all do it together. No more Supervillain, no more hiding” they grabbed Henchman’s free hand. “We can start our lives over”

“I…” Henchman grabbed tight onto Right hand’s hand. “I’m sorry…” they said as they scanned the card. Immediately the alarms went off. Right hand jumped to try and stop the prosses, but Henchman tackled them to the ground. “I will not let Hero spend a single night with that monster!”

“Guards!” Right hand yelled out, the door pushed open as several men ran inn, before long Henchman was pinned to the ground. “Get the system back up!” Right hand yelled to one of the guards “I’ll need to inform Supervillain”

“Right hand! don’t do this! PLEAS!!” Henchman screamed as they tried to twist lose from the guards grip. “And… hide them away for me!” Right hand yelled as they left. Henchman tried to get lose. “Come on Henchman” the guard said, as they began to pull henchman up on their feet. “let’s get you out of here”

They got out of the room as the robotic voice was heard ‘the security system has been restarted’

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Right hand had to stop and recompose themselves as they got up the stairs. The sound off henchman’s voice was still ringing in their ear. Someone called for them and pointed to Supervillain’s location.

Henchman… of all people, why did you have to fall in love with not only a hero, but the Hero?! This whole ordeal was a mess to begin with. But now Right hand fully realised it was about to become a whole lot worse. I need to get the situation under control, Hero’s rescue will have to wait, as Henchman’s safety is far more important.

Going through the door Right hand saw Hero on the floor as the alarms finally stopped. “Sir. there has been a breach in our security! We have already gotten it under control, but some of our outer security was temporarily shut down” they said hiding all emotions hoping that Supervillain will not investigate and give them time to get Henchman to safety, but…

“Take Hero back to their room, I’ll take over!” Supervillain said, before leaving.

Shit… Right hand’s heart dropped… as the door closed behind them. They looked down at Hero. Someone who only a few hours ago was ready to take them and a whole gang of people down in a fight, was now on the floor, all broken.

“Henchman?” Hero whispered, with their last energy. Right hand did not answer them. Just lifted them up in a bridal carry and left. It did not take long before the soft sound of hero’s breath alerted Right hand that Hero had fallen asleep.

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They were not sure what it was that woke them up first, the soft heat on their face or the gentle hand stroking their hair. Hero opened their eyes and gave a small cry as the headache set in. “A bit early for you to wake up” Right hand said, in a monotone voice. “Where am I? and how long did I sleep?” Hero asked as they tried to move, they saw that they had been taken out of the ball gown, and instead they were now in a long soft night gown.

They were both on the sofa in front of the fireplace. And with the warm blanket around them they felt almost normal again, but only almost. They could feel the power suppressor still around their ankle, draining the little amount of heat they had gained.

“You are back in your personal quarters, you slept for only about an hour, two hours max” they answered back. “So, try and sleep for a bit longer” Right hand said, not looking at them. But Hero did not go back to sleep, as their memories started coming back “Right hand… pleas. What happened? And where is Henchman?”

Right hand turned to look at them, Hero could see the red around their eyes “The whole base is still in lockdown; the party was stopped. All the guests have been escorted to a secure location while the base is cleared for any potential intruders. And Henchman…” they wanted to say henchman was hidden away safely, but with supervillain not giving them any update to the situation. “I don’t know…”

Hero had no words, and Right hand looked like they would rather not talk about it. So, the two just sat in silence, for a while.

“How did you and Henchman meet?” Right hand asked after some time. “What? Me and Henchman? Well, we just met in the flower shop. They used to come and visit a lot; I mean they still do, or well… they did…” Now it was Hero who did not face Right hand, and instead looked into the fire.

“They talked a lot about the kind florist, and the small flower shop” Right hand spoke in a soft tone. “It was a place they truly loved to be at. A place away from Supervillain’s terror, I think you gave them the only piece of normal life they have had in all the years they been trapped here” Hero turned to look at them, and it was that moment Hero saw how terrified Right hand looked… “Hero, it’s fear that keep us here, not loyalty. We are all rooting for you to escape. None of us want this! Especially Henchman!”

“Oh… really?” said a cold voice from behind. Right hand jumped up in fear, away from the sofa. “I figured that worm of a security chief would betray me, but you?” Supervillain looked stone cold at Right hand. “So, your all against me as then? At least now it makes sense why you tried to hide that traitor!”

“Supervillain, what have you done to Henchman!” Right Hand yelled, while Supervillain began closing in on Right hand. Hero jumped in between them. “Hero! Step away from them!” Supervillain commanded. “NO! I will not let you hurt them! You, you sicko! You vile piece of garbage!”

“Hero… I expected better of you. Not only are you protecting them, but then you do it in such a foul language!” Supervillain said in an insulted tone. “Oh, well… not going to change anything in the long run…” Supervillain continued as they raised their hand and in one swift movement Hero’s legs gave away making them fall to the floor, as the poison still in Hero’s body paralyse them. “No!” Hero cried out, as Supervillain set their focus on Right hand, who also fell to the floor while screaming in pain, both hands covering their chest. Hero tried to move, they tried using their powers with all their might, but they had nothing.

Supervillain let their control of Right hand go, before turning back to Hero “You are still mine! And if I need to break you, break everyone you care about for you to love me, then that is what I will-!” Supervillain’s sentence was cut off as they let out and ear-piercing scream before they fell to the side. As they fell, Henchman came into view, the still glowing taser in their hand.

“Henchman!” Hero screamed, as tears began to flow. “Civilian!” they ran and embraced Hero in a tight hold. “h-how!?” was all that Hero was able to utter, as Henchman began wiping away Hero’s tears.

“Supervillain sent the same people who hid me out to find me. Honestly the hardest part of getting here, was to convince them not to keep me hidden.” Henchman said in a light but nervous chuckle. Hero just burrowed their head in Henchman’s neck. They both stopped as they heard Right hand’s weak voice “Henchman? You aright?”

They both went to them. “Right hand, the system is all down; Superhero and half the city’s heroes will be here any minute” Henchman said. “Well… best we be getting out of here then” Right hand said in a weak yet humorous voice as they tried and failed to sit up “seems I was wrong about your plan… I’m sorry. Waiting would have been way worse”

Henchman just gave a small nod and helped their friend up. “I told the others to get to Supervillains secret escape path, they will be waiting there. Come on let’s get out of here”

Hero was just about to join and help Right hand when suddenly a hand grabbed around them and pulled them away. “Supervillain!” Henchman and Right hand yelled. “Did you really think that little taser would be enough to stop me!?” Supervillain said in a panting voice, trying to regain a calm composure as they began to drag Hero away.

“Supervillain! Let me go!” Hero yelled, as they fought against the tight grip. “Silence! I deal with you later” they growl in Hero’s ear, as their poisoned started making Hero feel numb. Hero became silent as they tried to fight Supervillain’s hold on them.

Henchman got up to charge at them, but Supervillain raised their hand in a warning. “Oh, Henchman you really had to bite the hand that fed you? After all these years of protecting you, you throw it all away. And for what?”

“I did it to protect the once that mattered to me!” Henchman yelled back, taking a step closer. “tsk. So that’s what I get after all these years, you should be ashamed of yourself!” Supervillain said stepping further away “But it doesn’t matter. You are only one small insignificant obstacle in my master plan. Still, a shame neither of you will live to see it!” they yelled out as Henchman charge at them.

And as Supervillain’s hand moved to poison henchman once and for all, Hero screamed, desperate to help, they somehow in their panic manage to overcome the power suppressor. Supervillain threw themselves away from Hero, as Hero’s hair glowed white quickly engulfing them in a bright flame. “Impossible!” Supervillain screamed.

As the fire spread Hero turned towards Supervillain, who for once looked terrified. Hero rebalanced themselves, before charging, and in one hit Supervillain was blasted through the wall. Leaving a gaping hole in the wall for the smoke to escape from.

An as soon as the fire was created it vanished. Leaving Hero on the floor, their once hazel coloured hair now an ash grey. “Hero!” Henchman yelled as they ran up to them, neither they nor Right hand having been affected by the strange fire.

Hero shivered under henchman’s gentle touch, as heat finally began to fill their body again. “Is, is it safe?” they whispered exhausted. “Soon, we just need to get you to the dock, and you’ll get to rest” Henchman said wrapping Hero up in their jacket.

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By the time they got down to the small hidden dock, the helicopters could be heard from above, as the heroes and police stormed the mansion. Hero lay silently in Henchman’s arms when the ship came into view. There where some odd 30 people there most of whom was already aboard the ship.

“I guess you are not coming with us?” Right hand said looking back at them both. Henchman looked at them and all the people on the ship, the only family they have had. “I’m sorry” they finally said “I was never meant for this kind of life”

Right hand sighed, “yeah, your probably right, you are too much of a softy” they chuckled. They were about to go to the boat but turned to quickly embraced Henchman. “I hope your life will be wonderfully boring” they said before running onboard the boat. “Everyone, hurry up! The heroes are hot on out trail!” they yelled before turning and waving to them as they set off.

After the ship left, it was only Hero and Henchman remaining. Sitting on the edge of the dock they looked out on the horizon, both wanting to forget what was behind them. The rain had finally ended, and a faint blue slowly crept up along the water’s edge. In one way Hero almost wanted to sit here until the sun finally arrived, and on the other they hoped it never did, so they could continue to live in this moment forever.

“What’s going to happen now?” Hero asked, breaking the silence. “I sent a message to Superhero; they said a rescue boat was on the way. They will take you to safety” Henchman said as they wrapped their arms closer around Hero.

“I meant what is going to happen to you?” Hero looked up at them and Henchman looked back at them, deep in thoughts “whatever is going to happen” they whispered, before leaning closer to Hero who did the same. “It’s going to be better than yesterday”

They both suddenly heard a boat approach, though they could not yet see it. And in the small amount of time, they had left of that calm wonderful moment, Hero cupped Henchman’s cheeks and leaned into a kiss. It was calm and soft but did not last near enough for either of them.

The boat came in, and suddenly the dock was full of officers and medical staff. Hero was quickly placed on a stretcher and was taken onboard, while Henchman gave their statements to the officers. The boat took off leaving Henchman and the officers on the dock.

“Where are they taking Hero?” Henchman asked staring at the boat leaving. “We are sending them to a secure location. We can’t say anything specific, but in worst case, they are being taken out of the country” the officer said while noting things down. Suddenly there was a whoosh sound from above, as Superhero landed on the dock. “We have secured the area, and some 12 other villains and supervillains have been captured along with several other people. But we have yet to find Supervillain”

After some talking, the officers moved in toward the mansion, leaving Henchman and Superhero alone. “I’m sorry I could not be of more help” Superhero said “you were right about that security system. Gave us a lot of trouble when it suddenly came back up again” they joined Henchman at the edge, just as the sun brock the horizon line. “Will, I ever see them again?” Henchman asked staring out at the ocean

“Sadly… I don’t know”

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Part 1 : Part 2 : Part 3 : Part 4 : Part 5 : Part 6 : Part 7 : Part 8 : End

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so, we are not fully at the end yet, as I will do an Epilogue, but wow this have been a huge learning curve for me. going to be honest I never planed for this to go past art one originally. I learned a lot, and there are many mistakes I made along the way that I hope I can avoid in the future.

Like have more than a vague idea of how things are going to go xP

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