"Don't even think about trying anything! These collars are programmed to fry their nerves then their brains! Danger. Danger. High voltage." A tall man in his mid-twenties walked into view, holding a remote with a knob on it.

"Who do you work for? " His gray eyes took interest of me, a smile of mischief took form. "I think you know of her Jason, you were to be her puppet yet you resisted your calling and  you killed your friends  to escape. " I glared at him. "I didn't kill them,  we were gonna escape together! I didn't get a chance to refuse! " He spat at me as he laughed. After he was done, he fixed his brown hair and chuckled. "Pathetic, she said you were formidable but you're  nothing  bu-! " I pulsed and let off an EMP blast then  I lunged and punched him. Alice blasted the goons with lightning and telepathic attacks, leaving them confused or dazed. Now that the devices were disabled there was only one thing left to handle.

The man locked arms with me, a bad choice but on both ends. He started to freeze my arms which burned but I threw him into a wall just in time before any permanent  damage was done. I lit my hands ablaze and grabbed his arms.  "What's your plan?" He growled in pain and laughed bitterly. The man kicked me off of him and ran over to me and started kicking me in the gut. "You're nothing but a disappointment! A joke! What did Zoeanne see in you?!" I blasted him with lightning and stood up. I put my knee on his throat and spat on his face. "What's your plan? I won't ask again." 

  "Go to hell." I knocked him out. "Been there and crawled out." I sat down and waited for a squad of cops to arrive and told them everything in detail. "You did good, I'll send in the good word for you two to the council." Alice raised an eyebrow. "For what?" The cops smiled and chuckled. "Its a hostage situation yet no one got killed while taking down the ring leader and the goons! That's more than worthy of praise, it's heroic." I blushed a little and bowed. "T-Thanks." Alice curtsied and walked out with me.

"Jason strikes again!" Alice exclaimed playfully. It made me happy to hear that I had been called a hero, I've been called many things but only then was it something meaningful and good. Alice looked at me and kissed my cheek. "I'm so relieved you're okay, I got scared for a second that we couldn't save them but you...you came up with a way and went at it with such confidence and courage, how?" I rolled my eyes and smiled. "You did half the work too! Shocking everyone with lightning and stuff to keep them off me was awful good." She shook her head. "I only did that because you disabled those shock collars, if it were just me I'd probably end up losing them."

I placed my hand on her shoulder and looked into the distance. "Well, I learned something a long time ago. Harsh as it might seem its just to do or die, I've murdered and maimed hundreds of brainwashed kids and guards just to survive and save the innocent. I knew the pros and cons of my actions before I acted and did them based on what was right and my morals." She nodded. "It's not about fear either its to use that fear as fuel because I was scared beyond my imagination in that facility. But I had friends to protect, you to come home to, and a world to change. So I became afraid that I couldn't do that if I died, my fear gave me the drive to grow stronger, smarter, and to be whatever I am."  I flashed back to the facility in Peru.

    I'm being held against my will, locked in a large cube with another kid, we were being pitted against each other to see who's stronger in a lab. "Here's the rules, whoever kills the other first gets to live and if you don't fight...we'll send you into the jungle to leave you to die." The other kid suddenly looked at me with cold murderous eyes, I haven't killed anyone yet. "Woah wait, we can get out of here together, you don't have t-" He launched himself at me with bone blades coming out of his wrists, I stepped to the side and kicked his chest hard. He cried out and was flung into the ballistic glass that surrounded us, he leaned over and coughed up blood, hyperventilating till he fell over on his side and choked on his own blood.  

"Congratulations, murderer. You get to live another day." I cried myself to sleep that night and had nightmares for a good while. Those nights in the cube were followed by training courses in the jungle and gun practices, I had succeeded in every category they had thought of and used it against them.

"You're a hero, a survivor, and my boyfriend." She caressed my face and smiled. "You're no murderer." I put my hand on her's and smiled. "You're no freak." She smiled and got into the car. I took a moment to admire my surroundings, the crisp air filled my lungs, the golden sun shone on my face, the nature once engineered by the government now flourished in color and beauty and the large hills of Greenland were absolutely astounding. I let the calm wash over me then got in the car and drove back to the mansion.

The next few days were filled by calm, relaxation, and peace. It didn't last the next week when we were called in to the meeting. It was early morning, birds were singing but the sun wasnt over the horizon. Alice rolled over and shook me awake and had told me about an emergency call, (and before anyone asks: no we did not "do it" she couldn't sleep that night so she slept in my bed with me). She kissed my forehead and quickly got changed into a pink hoodie and jeans she brought. I got up and changed into a white t-shirt and my leather jacket with a pair of jeans.

"Here just in case we get tailed." She pulled my hood over my head and put on her own. "Smart move girly." I said with a smile. She smirked and jumped in my arms. "Im tired still, carry me please." I rolled my eyes and picked her up. "Lets go sparky." I waltzed down the stairs and out the front door with Alice on my back. She shocked me and scowled. "Don't call me that." She growled. I puffed out my cheeks childishly and stuck out my tounge, resulting in her stifling a giggle and smiling at me.

"We knew this was coming but not early, they could have waited." Alice said while yawning. I shrugged and kept walking. "Sleeping isn't a big deal for me. To be honest I only slept because you were there." She leaned her head forward and kissed my cheek. "Good, you need your rest." I stared at the horizon. "When things happen to you the way they did to me, you learn that rest is a luxury. " She sighed and stayed silent after that. When we finally reached the meeting point, an empty warehouse on the outskirts of the city, the council members were already talking.

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"Now that they're here we can get this settled Thompson!" I could tell they were arguing about something urgent, Ms. Thompson's eyes were puffy and a bruise sat on her jaw. She had her fists clenched. "Whoa, calm down councilors! What happened?" General Anthony clapsed his hands together and sat forward. "Fayard attacked Councilor Thompson in her sleep, attempting to kill her with a frost knife. But Thompson whipped out a can of kick ass and launched the bastard into her door, the only thing after that she can remember was him knocking her out." Alice rubbed Ms.Thompson's back and tried calming her down.

Councilor James slammed his hand down on the makeshift table they had up. "Which is preposterous! Why would Fayard do such a thing? Because he's 'possessed'? " I glared at James, making him glare back but stiffen. "Why would she lie to you? first of all. She's bruised and pretty shooken up. Secondly I saw, while I went to go make a report of Shauna May being drugged up with Blood Red by her clan. Fayard was batshit crazy and rambling to himself about killing each of us and bringing this place down." James scoffed. "Even if so, we need a plan to bring the person out. The little mongrel is somewhere on campus and unless Fayard is either in critical condition or snaps out of it and resists, we can't get him."

"Which is why the semester starts tomorrow. As councilor of education, I will order it and you and the other Mentors have seven months to prep those students for the tournament. " Jared and James grumbled. "I will also see about Fayard's suspension and detainment as soon as possible until the tournament where he will try to challenge the Jason and his clan." They all nodded. "Ms. Thompson, Shauna got transferred right?" She smiled at Alice and nodded. "Yes, she did. You're a good friend. "Alice curtsied and smiled. "Well, meeting adjourned, no one but us will know about this understand? " James asked, trying to be a big shot. I shot him a dirty look and turned on my heel, walking off with Alice who gave him the finger.

I gritted my teeth and sighed. "Attacked by the fourth house, Shauna, your bullies, taking responsibility for the fifth house, and this?!" I complained irritably and kicked open a door. I slammed my hand on the side of the warehouse and sighed.

    Alice sighed. "I'm sorry its been almost a month and know you're gonna be worked to death and not to mention fighting the strongest councilor and possibly Gifted." I didn't say anything about it for a bit, staying silent and thinking to myself. Finally, I sighed and shrugged. "I have no choice, I'll be fine." I kissed her cheek and swung Alice on my back. "I signed on for it anyways when I agreed to helping."

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Sorry for the delay, school is a pain in the tush and I just had my birthday. But I finally delivered!