Chapter 13: Simpler Time

SpeedBlade:

“Here,” I say, throwing everything in my arms right in front of Ms. Justice and QuickShot. The two of them jump back as I throw everything down. The second I tossed it all away, I immediately feel better. My back is still hurting, but throwing everything helps.

“This is everything I could find that resembles what is it you asked for,” I say, bending over to place my hands on my knees. Taking a breath, I breathe before pushing myself up.

“Use it well,” I say, “Because I ran all over the city for it, and now I’m about to collapse.”

Taking another breath, I turn and walk to my room but stop.

“Hey,” QuickShot says, stopping me. “That was rude of you. What was that for?”

“What was that for,” I repeat to myself. “What was that for?”

I spin around.

“All of that was for Ms. Justice. It’s everything she asked for. It’s what I could find after digging through trashes, and it wasn’t easy to carry it all back here. How about before giving the OutPost a defense, you make me something I