The Scrap Tamer - Chapter 48

Chapter 48: A Night Club.

“You sure this is the place?” Reid asked.

“Well, that’s what the map says” Elizabeth replied. She was as skeptical as Reid looking at where they were.

“Usually, when I think of an evil group’s base, I think of an abandoned warehouse not a nightclub in the middle of the city.” Reid said looking at where the map led them.

In front of them was a neon lit nightclub with a hologram of a scantily dressed lady dancing. The name “Euphoria” in bright pink neon lights.

“Me too, but they could just be hiding in plain sight” Elizabeth replied as they walked towards the bar “let’s just see what we’ll find.”

They were allowed into the nightclub by a stern looking bodyguard who might have kept his eyes on them for a bit too long.

Walking into the club, they were immediately hit by the loud music blasting from the club’s speakers.

The club had a huge dance floor with an elevation where the DJ was. A couple of circular bars with bar stools, around them, were scattered around the dance floor in a way which they wouldn’t interfere with the dancers.

On the dance floor were people constantly swaying their hips or grinding on each other under the guise of dancing.

Elevated above the dance floor was the VIP booth, guarded by transparent glass windows showing the disparity in class between the people above and the ones on the dance floor.

Looking at everyone else at the club, they became aware of the reason he was strangely looking at them.

They were hopelessly underdressed for people going to a night club.

Most women were wearing extremely short dresses while others wore even shorter skirts.

Reid and Elizabeth on the other hand wore just hoodies, pants and casual sneakers. Luckily for them everyone else was either absorbed in dancing, impressing ladies or busy getting drunk.

“What now?” Reid said, making sure to be loud enough for her to hear over all this music.

“I hope you can handle your alcohol” She asked as she pulled him towards one of the circular bars, expertly avoiding the dancing people.

“??” Reid was confused but he still let himself get pulled.

They arrived at one of the bars and took a seat on one of the stools.

The bartender was a lady in a leotard bodysuit the same color as her skin, which would make her seem naked under certain lighting conditions.

She turned to them and regarded them with a smile “what should I get you ?” She asked.

“I’m not 23 yet,” Reid admitted to Elizabeth, prompting her to chuckle softly before turning to place their order.

“Strawberry Lemonade Spritz for me and a Chocolate Martini for him,” she said with a confident smile.

“Coming right up,” the bartender replied, immediately getting to work. She moved with practiced ease, expertly measuring and pouring the ingredients, her hands a blur as she mixed the drinks with flair.

“Here you go,” the bartender said with a satisfied grin.

Elizabeth picked up her glass and raised it for a light toast “Here’s to your first alcoholic drink.”

Reid sighed, seeing that she wasn’t going to give up on making him drink so he just picked up the glass, accepting her toast before gulping down a large amount.

“It’s sweet” He observed and took another gulp. The drink tasted much like chocolate milkshake but much more creamy which was a welcomed taste to a sweet tooth like him.

“So what’s the plan?” Reid asked again after finishing his drink.

Elizabeth pointed to a corner of the club she had been looking at for a while now. The place looked looked like any normal wall only that there were two guards standing there, rejecting anyone access.

“I wonder what they’re guarding” she said, also finishing her drink.

Reid’s eyes went to the wall, spotting the two guards standing there unmoving.

“No one knows, that place is guarded 24 hours” the bartender was the one who spoke, thinking that the two were just curious customers “they only open the place to specific individuals who come here every day around this time.

“I see” Elizabeth answered and turned back to her, paying the bills and leaving a tip “thanks for the drink.”

“Can you dance?” Elizabeth asked, taking his hand and pulling him towards the dance floor without waiting for his reply.

“Absolutely not,” he protested but was too late since they were already on the dance floor.

Reid awkwardly stood there while Elizabeth started dancing—proving that this wasn’t her first time on the dance floor—while sticking close to him.

Not to be the odd one here, Reid started moving his body stiffly, trying to control his awkward movements but somehow making weird dance poses.

Elizabeth stifled a laughter seeing how much he was struggling to perform even a few simple moves.

Reid glared at her, since it was her fault he was in this situation in the first place, but she just ignored it.

“We’ll wait for the ‘specific’ people to arrive and when they open the door, I want your forged beast to use [pause] on a large scale ” she explained her plan as they danced.

“What if they also have a platinum rank tamer?” Reid asked, since they were the only ones Rusty’s skill couldn’t work on.

With a chuckle, Elizabeth replied “platinum ranked tamers are not that common Reid and I’m not sure any of us would be caught dead in a place like this.”

“I see, but Rusty can’t keep an AOE [pause] for long” Reid said as he started easing into the dance and letting his body move to the beat.

“We don’t need long, just enough time to get in.” She replied.

Reid nodded and summoned Rusty in his hoddy’s pocket in preparation.

They didn’t have to wait long as three people in cloaks walked towards the guards. The others in the party didn’t seem to notice them but Reid and Elizabeth did.

As soon as the guards opened the door to let them in, Reid ordered Rusty to use [pause] which it did, freezing everyone in time except for him and Elizabeth.

They rushed towards the door and quickly got it before finding a safe space to his in as Rusty released the skill.