Lunar Sea 5 : Jody's Certainty

Note: Although we already know that Rachel is Saldana's fake name, Jody still doesn't know about it. So we'll continue the story by referring Saldana as Rachel.

SYYYYYYYYYYDDDDD !!!!!!!

With intense ire, Jody pointed her finger towards Rachel, only just a moment before she busts Rachel's face into pieces.

" STOP! DON'T SHOOT! OR ELSE YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE BURIED ALIVE!"

That stops Jody from doing anything. However, she still points the finger towards Rachel.

" IF YOU KILL ME, MY ABILITY WILL DISAPPEAR BUT SYD AND THAT GIRL WILL BE BURIED ALIVE IN THIS CONCRETE FLOOR. I DARE YOU! "

(... This bitch... So she is the one who caused all of this! )

Jody thought.

"...."

" Yes... That's right. You should listen to me. For your friend's sake."

Rachel wipes out blood on her lips.

" Who are you ?!"

Asked Jody.

" I'm working with those 2 you just killed... We're a team... In the underground, we are known as 'Lunar Sea'... As you can see... That's what people often called my Ability...We're here for only 1 purpose... Taking that child from you..."

Listening from her voice, Jody can guess that Rachel wants to negotiate with her, but it could just be her guess, so she keeps listening. The only thought here is how to bring Syd and Sally out of that ability.

" We admit that we had created a huge mistake by choosing this Cafe to take an action... We didn't expect you. But... If you listen to what I'm gonna say... Maybe it's good for both of us too."

" No deal, bitch."

" YOU DON'T WANT TO SAVE THE KID?"

"....."

By hearing that, Jody bit her teeth in frustration. The advantage has been taken... Or not?

(... That weapon in her hand only shoots a single bullet...which means right now she's completely empty... But she could hide another pistol somewhere around here... Should be careful...)

"..."

" How could I even trust someone who wants to bushwhack us, huh? You even know his name..."

Asked Jody.

"...."

" You mean... Your partner... Syd Barrett?"

Rachel smirks.

"..."

Jody still keeps her straight face, She hates it when someone does that to her.

" Girl... I admit I know Syd Barrett... But I don't know you... No... In fact, I never even see you before... You're not Thrak's agent."

" Don't change the god damn subject."

Jody forward her finger towards Rachel.

" I'm not changing the subject. I asked because Syd Barrett that I heard should not accompany someone that's not his sister... Unless he was forced to do... But the way he speaks to you, as I have observed, is different from the other agents I saw he worked with... He never let someone take a lead...UNLESS someone he works with is NOT in the business."

Jody was stunned.

Whether she's lying or not, but her words are convincing if considered at how Syd is.

This woman is scary.

Without knowing, She already figures out that Jody is not an agent.

Rachel noticed the reaction. She won't let this chance slip.

" Oh... You are surprised, aren't you? You never know this huh?"

Rachel moved a little to lean her back against the wall, her hand covered in blood, and spilled all over her shirt.

She moans a little. Before continued.

" ... I don't know who you are... But One thing I can tell... Is that I'm sure you are not someone in our league...but I'm not sure if you're a normal civilian either... You have a high 'Dark Determination' maybe even higher than him...but it does not exist for the mission...It exists for yourself...Very ambiguous."

" What bull shit are you spitting?"

Asked Jody.

" This is just a warning. I suggest that you should stay away from this man as far as possible. It's for your own good. So... How about YOU... surrender and walk out in silence? "

" Fuck you, bitch."

" Heh. Like you have the power to control this situation, little girl... I won't spare someone easily...but you are interesting so I'll give it a shot. I take the kid back to my boss. You turn back and get out. How's that? Or ... I will cancel my ability. Let the armed-airport securities come in... You get busted. And He gets buried alive."

This is not a deal.

It's a threat.

Both of them know it.

"....."

(... Tch... The only reason this bitch still not absorb me down is my air bullet's pointing towards her. This is my only advantage that can stop her from trying to pull anything up... But there's no time left...)

Suddenly...

Jody realized...

Rachel seems too confident with the trump card she's holding.... Too confident that it sounds like a BLUFF to Jody.

(... Wait... Or is it??? )

Jody's eyes widened.

As if the time just got paused.

Jody just spotted something on Rachel's eyes.

Jody felt that Rachel didn't just look at her...but also glared her eyes at something BEHIND Jody...

At that moment, her brain sparks.

Jody realized something important... Like she has collected all the jigsaw pieces... The jigsaw that will make Jody be able to turn the table.

" So? What you gonna do? Huh? Your power is strong...but You don't actually have a REAL power here. So get the hell out... I won't shoot you in the back."

"...."

" No deal, tramp."

At the time Rachel saw Jody smirks.

A visible shock was obviously shown on her face.

" W-WHAT?!.... WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY?!...."

As Jody's expectation. Rachel's voice changed to confidence to panic.

" HEY! YOU LOST YOUR MIND?? YOUR PARTNER WILL DIE!!! AND I'LL LET THE COPS COME IN HERE!"

" Yes. Sure you will. So I guess I just only need to aim my finger towards you. So that we couldn't do anything more than sitting nicely to each other like this until the cops come to get both of us."

Jody continued.

" It has come to my attention... As you were talking to me. Your eyes seem to roll at something behind my back all the time... I may be overthinking. But If I remember correctly, There's a "Clock" hanging on the ceiling behind me, isn't it? "

!!!!!!!

" Ohh... Seems like I'm right... I knew it... something was off. The way you offer me a chance (which is unlikely as hell and I don't believe it.)... The way you pull an attack up upon us... The way you said things about Syd... The way you keep peeking your eyes at the clock. Your reaction as soon as I smirk and declined it... It's all connected now. Do you think I'm that stupid not to notice all of that? You may seem to have an advantage above me but the truth is... I have the advantage above you. The big advantage you tried so hard to blend my sights away from it."

" WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?!... YOUR FRIEND IS DROWNING IN THE CONCRETE FLOOR RIGHT NOW! "

" Yes...Yes, they are. And sure that you can kill them. But... Miss hitman... You said you saw something determination in my eyes, right? Well, let me tell you what I'm seeing now..."

The air bullet spins faster, along with the intense tension in the Cafe reaching the extreme.

" I saw... a hitman... Who are afraid of nothing. Not even the cops outside, Not even this spinning air-bullets, Not even Me. Except for one thing... Yes...It is SYD BARRETT."

!!!!!!!!?????!!!!!!!!

Rachel's body entirely froze.

" Actually I would say 'Aren't you' at the end to make it a question. But because I'm certain about it. I will just say it like that. You are SCARE of him. Actually with your ability... You can absorb him down at the first moment we stepped in the Cafe. But you chose to bushwhack him instead. If My guessing is right... It means YOU KNOW IF YOU ABSORB HIM, HE WOULD HAVE COME UP WITH SOMETHING. SOMETHING THAT YOU GANGS CAN'T EVEN HANDLE. YOU CAN'T KILL HIM ALONE BY YOUR ABILITY."

Jody grins, staring at Rachel like the way a wolf staring at a sheep.

" You're right about me. I'm not a part of this gray business..."

Jody paused, quickly looked over the clock then turns back.

" But one thing you don't know...Rachel.

I've suspected Syd for a while now. He told me on the first day that he's not the ability user...which I don't believe. He knows about inner energy too well. And now I'm very certain that he is the ability user. And his ability is traumatized you...Now...I'm kinda curious about it. I bet right now Syd is deciding whether he should pull it out or not. If I can solve the situation, He'll just come out normally. But If I can't... I guess that's where the fun begins. The more time wasted, the faster you'll get fucked. That's my theory, how's it? To prove it, I'll just do nothing unless sitting here aiming this air-bullet to your face."

" YOU CRAZY BITCHHHH----!!!!! "

As if Rachel turns in to another person.

A wavering floor appears behind Jody and quickly rushes towards her way. So fast that Jody didn't even realize in the first moment it touched her legs.

However, with a sharp decision within a second, Jody aims her finger down the floor and shoot the air bullets down.

She used them to boost herself up in the air, as she is flying up, she aims her finger up to Rachel.

It's the same time Rachel took her another pistol out from the wall and aims it at Jody.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

BANG! BANG!

2 9mm bullets hit right into Jody's shoulder and a chest which they have been covered by a property of steel.

But 3 air bullets hit Rachel's right in the head.

Saldana Lopez died shortly after Jody fell back down the floor.

" AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"

Jody painfully screams out, Syd's power just ran out at the time she fell down harshly to the floor.

Needless to say, her legs break.

" AAAAAAAhhh--- GGHH!!!! .... FUCK!!! ah..."

(.... SYD power ran out???... Shit...If I didn't kill her at instant... I would have died...)

That's right.

Another thing Jody put in her equation is that Syd's power that he had given her body's a property of steel has a limited time.

Jody's blue shirt and skirt right now covered in red.

It's true that the bullets didn't entirely go through her body but the following pain that these bullets implant under her skin is another thing.

All of her parts under her belly is completely numb. She couldn't feel anything below her belly and on her shoulder.

She ran out of energy.

It was pretty fucking close.

" Shit... I don't have any strength left... *gasp* .... I can't move ... *gasp*"

Her consciousness starts to fade down because she lost too much blood.

However

She wouldn't let it happen now...

After Rachel died. Syd Barrett and Sally float up the wavering floor but there's also the other bodies next to them...

It's Winfrey and her workers.

So... Her assumption was right.

" JODY! "

Syd and Sally both look like they just got out of water.

He screams her name and quickly rushes to her position, carrying Jody up.

" Shit... Your legs!! "

" What took you so so long?"

Jody jokingly asked him as she smirked. That's a signal that it's all over now.

" Woah... Woah ... That's the ugliest corpse I've ever seen..."

Syd said as he saw Rachel's body.

".... Let's get out of here... Brat... The signal must come back to normal now... Here. The password is oneonetwotwothreethree and calls the others. Quick! I'll take care of Jody first."

Syd brought out the phone from his pocket and tossed it to Sally.

" Brother!... The password is wrong..."

" try again!"

" still not work!"

" What did you type?" Syd asked.

" 112233...."

" Bitch. It's 122333"

Syd carries Jody's body with her hand over his shoulder, noticing that she's about to fade out, he slowly slaps her face to wake her up.

" Jody! JODY! Hang on! Sera is on the way..."

Jody with one of her eyes closed smiles at him and said.

" Thought I would see something interesting... That's too bad..."

"...."

It left Syd in confusion.

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Lunar Sea

Ability's owner : Saldana Lopez

" Lunar sea " Allow the user to give any surface of matter a property of liquid with density equals to Sea water. The user can also control her ability to suck or release the target out of it as she wishes but that will consume a lot of her energy.

she can use it to hide things including herself, or get away when she's in trouble.

The only condition for "Lunar Sea" is that it acts like a sea water, things that suppose to float, will float. things that suppose to drown, will drown. Unless she controls the wavering surface to absorb it, which again, consume lots of Saldana's energy. Because she's trying to go against the nature of object.