A Bit Of A Complication

Troubled

Chris jumped when she heard her cell phone ring and looked at the contact calling.

"Matt" she muttered to herself as the phone kept ringing, she hesitated before deciding to answer it,"hello"

"Hey, guess who!"

"Your face popping up on my phone sorta gave it away Matt"

"That's where you are wrong my dear! For I am the CARDINAL and I have kidnapped your handsome lover" Chris couldn't help a giggle escape her lips as she leant back and flopped on the bed so she was now lying down.

"I'm sorry you have the wrong person, I don't have a lover"

"Uh! You wound me my dearest"

"Matt stop with the Shakespearean talk, what does thy want with one such as thy self?"

"I'm sorry must there be a purpose for calling my girl?"

"Well usually your coming up with some master plan to take down the Saints or something"

"Hmm true, but I honestly called to check on your well being"

"Well that's the first"

"No its not! I've called you many times on behalf of your general health"

"Anyway, Matty remember when you asked me to join your gang and I declined?"

There was a bit of a silence before Matt replied,"I don't like where this is going"

"Can I join now?"

"You've had a tiff with your sister"

"What?"

"It's pretty obvious, one moment you are happy to be reunited and you find out she's the leader of the gang us Decker's are out to get and then you ask me to let you join my gang" Matt stated in a matter of fact tone, Chris was like a goldfish, opening and shutting her mouth, thinking of something to say but then thinking it's a bad idea, "Listen, all as well I hate your sister but she is your family, proper family who care about you, right now you're angry because you had an argument and you're going through the stage of making rash decisions which I know you're going to regret later, so how about you calm down a bit and we'll talk about this later?"

Chris huffed before replying, "fine"

"Trust me, I know you better than you know yourself sometimes"

"Hmmmmm"

"Anyway I was wondering we haven't spent much time together lately, Killbane's really pushing me ever since Philip died, but maybe next week you would like to go to the Cinema?"

Chris smiled to herself, she had told Matt multiple times before and after they started going out that she knew his involvement with the Syndicate meant they would hardly see each other and that she didn't mind as long as he stayed in touch now and then, but he always made an effort to get some time off for her.

"Sure Matt, as long as it's not bothering your work"

"Course it isn't, well next week it i-" a loud alarm rang throughout the Decker's HQ and Chris could hear it loud and clear through the phone, or the Bluetooth headset Matt always wore.

"What's happening?" Chris shouted but got no response other than people speaking in the background.

"Matt! The Saints has broken in we need to get you out of here!"

"What! Oh god they're after the Nemo chair, everyone pay attention!" Chris could hear Matt's distressed voice," the Saints cannot and will not get their hands on this chair! If you cannot protect it, destroy it! Do I make myself clear" a faint mumble was heard through the phone as Chris listened closely.

"Chris?" Matt's voice was now loud and clear.

"Mathew, what's wrong?"

"It's the Saints, I'm sorry I have to go but don't be surprised if I turn up at your door, remember the Nemo chair we put in your basement?"

"Yes?"

"I may have to use it"

"But you said it was damaged and if you tried to use it, it would glitch and leave you brain dead"

"I know, do you think you could tinker with it? Maybe we can get it going again" Matt asked. Chris sighed, knowing deep in her gut it was going to end badly.

"I'll try"

"Thank you, I really have to go bye"

"Bye" Chris hung up and sat up, hesitating before looking out the window. Sure enough a Saints helicopter was hovering over one of the nuclear tube things, "Alex what are you planning"