Alicia cursed under her breath after seeing Ali escaped with his friend.

They were so closed!

Alicia: Secure the perimeter! They can't be too far!

Moon: *on it* Calling for back up!

Alicia then turn to Rudy,who was nonchalantly leaning against a tree.

Alicia: You let him escaped...

Rudy: *doesn't give a f* Ouh,did I?

Alicia marched over to Rudy and slam her staff next to his head.

Alicia: I saw it! You didn't seriously fight to secure him! You let him get away!

Rudy:*hands up* Look lady,I did what all of us should do. Let him go and free. Like you said before,IRIS was his mother's invention,even before she joined MATA. He had the right to keep it if that's what is left from his mother.

He had a point.

Alicia: You are pathetic.

Rudy: And you are too obsessed to capture him. What's up with that?

Alicia: I just want what the best for him! He had no one-

Rudy: And? That's not your problem.

Alicia glared at Rudy hard while the Inviso just stare at her.

Rudy: Plus,you were wrong. He did have someone. Someone that willingly to get his hands dirty just to protect him. What are we trying now is to separate them. Is that what's the best for him to you? To rip them apart when Ali is clearly safe with The Conqueror?

The other young agents just stare at them, apparently waiting for next order from their core leaders in training.

Iman: Alicia? Maybe what Rudy said is right. After all,Ali did look happier with him.

Mika: *snort* Or maybe he just scarred mentally. The Conqueror is a murderer, right? Maybe he did that just to be safe.

Khai: Nu'uh. I'm on Alicia's side. Plus,our agency already had a contract with other agency.

Silence fell onto them.

Rudy; *roll eyes* Look,if you guys want to get yourself killed,just go and try to get that bastard. I already saw what The Conqueror capable of and I don't want to risk my life for it.

Roza: Ceh,coward.

Rudy: If my way to stay alive looks like a coward,then yes,I am.

Rudy then look at Alicia,who returns it with a death glare.

Rudy: You and I both knew what he was capable of. We saw the footage. Do you think just because we were his ex-friends,The Conqueror wouldn't kill us? He is a killing machine,an unstoppable one. The best thing we could do now is let them live.

Suddenly,Bulat butted in.

Bulat: Erm....Maybe it's too late for that...

All the attention goes to him.

Alicia: What do you mean,Bulat?

Bulat look so anxious and he is sweating.

Bulat: Remember the weapon that Ali stole the prototype and antidote?

Rudy:*suddenly on guard* Yeah,and what about it?

Bulat look at them before sighing.

Bulat: The core leaders extract the main component of decomposition chemical and injected into The Conqueror while he was unconscious. That is their final way to make Ali surrender.
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BANG!

Another shockwave blasted through the air as Ganz's fist collide with Quake's fist.

Quake doesn't even waver after the shockwave while Ganz had to recoiled back due to the impact.

A.Ganz:*hand throbbing* Shit- What kind of freaks are you?

Quake stunned for a while hearing the word but he kept his composite.

Quake: I would appreciate it if we stop now please. It is really hard for me to control myself not to murder you both right now. *smile*

Agent Dayang step up,she made no move to attack Quake, which made him wonders why.

A.Dayang: So do I, Quake. I don't want to go into our last method. All we need is Ali and IRIS.

Quake: My apologies but I can't do that.You guys has bring nothing but problems to Ali. How can I be sure he will be safe with you? How can you convinced me that he will be taken care of? Can you take care of him like I do?

Both of them startled as rocks and soil began to form on Quake's hands. And is sharp.

Quake: Plus,you guys had a connection with that agency. I can't let it slide so easily.

A.Ganz: Amato is also the one with the agency! He's the General!

Quake: He was. And I should be wary of him. But he-

Without finishing his words,Quake stop talking.

And dropped to his knees on the ground.

Dayang smirk as she took out a device that look like a controller.

A.Dayang: Who knows that even The Greatest Conqueror has a weakness that his own power cannot heals?*smirk*

A.Ganz: *stretch his arms* You should've done that when he destroyed the prison.

A.Dayang: Ah,you knew me. I wanna know what he's capable off.

She walk up to Quake,who is gasping for air,grasping his chest where his heart were. She mockingly put her finger under Quake's chin,forcing him to look up at her.

A.Dayang: Look at you. Even the strongest one has a weakness,Quake.

Quake:*pant* Wha....What did you do to me?

A.Dayang: *smile* I put a microbug with decomposition chemical in you. Which means that I can easily stop your heart whenever I want. The bug will literally rip your heart veins,and decompose it. You will be dead a few minutes after that.

Quake grits his teeth,trying to endure the pain.

This is nothing...

A.Dayang; You gave me no choice,I had to do this way.

She then stood up and told Ganz to hold Quake. It's not like he could do anything if his own heart is literally tearing apart.

Damn MATA.

A.Dayang: Just call Ali here and I will give you the antidote to kill the bug.

Quake: I would rather die than put him in dang- ARGH-!!

Dayang hold the controller again,pushing some buttons.

A.Dayang: I wouldn't do that if I was you. After all,I do need to send you off back to space.

Quake is panting hard.This is not fun at all.

Dayang took out her phone and gave it to Quake.

A.Ganz: He is self sacrificing. How cute. Use another method.

A.Dayang: *sigh* Fine. Call him or else I will find Amato and did the same to him. And let me remind you,I only have one antidote for one microbug. And Amato isn't a superhuman like you,is he? Hm,I wonder how long he could survive?

His eyes widen.

Amato wasn't here. Quake told him to run and hide with Ali,well, Thunderstorm was with him but still...

If this bug is also affecting him,does it affect other Elemental too?

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A.Dayang: The clock's ticking,Quake. It's a matter of time before we find them ourselves.

A.Ganz: And be sure if we did,they will never escape again.

Quake bit his lip hard,his heart is pounding and hurting. The choice is in his hands.

Quake:*sigh* Fine. I will do it.
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Somewhere away from there, Ice treats Ali's wound so it wouldn't be affected.

Ali noticed that Ice jolted for a moment before starting to breath heavily while bandaging him.

Something is not right.

Ali: Ice,you are not the real Reverse,right?

Ice: Not really. I'm just a copy of him. We all are.

Ali: 'We'? As in,the other Elementals?

Ice: *sigh**hold his chest* Yes. Young master can split into seven, which is us. We are just powers imitating him.

Ali: Okay,what made you guys split and where is the real Reverse?

Ice:*grit teeth* Damn it,you are annoying. *deep breath* Listen,there is something wrong with young master's body. So, right now, Thorn is trying to heal him. He- hah...made us split so- hah...we can fight the agents and keep you save while Thorn heals him.

Ice suddenly stumbled forward and Ali immediately catch him.

Ali: Ice? Ice! What's wrong?!

Ice: *breathing hard* F-ck....It felt like my heart is ripping apart...

Ali: Hang on! I will-

Suddenly,his phone rang. Ali took out his phone. An unknown number.

Ali:*pick up* Who is this?

There is silence before a hoarse voice replying back.

...: Hey....Ali? Could you be a dear and come here to save me? I would really appreciate it, thank you.
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~TBC~

Making people overthinking time -

Author Kim_Ezra