Chapter 26
"So, how was the meeting?" Anissa asked as her parents entered the Sanctum following the ASA committee meeting, Lynn all dressed up in a fancy suit and Jefferson dressed as Black Lightning.
"The ASA has been officially disbanded and Odell is being locked up with the same people he's locked up. Should be fun." Jefferson said.
"Uncle Gambi, please tell me you can get us surveillance footage from that prison." Jen said and Gambi chuckled.
"Sorry Jen, but I don't think that's a good idea." Gambi said and Jen pouted.
"So, what do we do now that the ASA is dealt with?" Anissa asked.
"Now we turn our attention to the other pain in the ass of our city." Jefferson said.
"Tobias." Jen said and Jefferson nodde.
"Only reason I haven't locked him up yet is because I was preoccupied with the ASA, but now he's got my full attention and I'm sure he knows it." Jefferson said.
"So what do we do? Because dad, I cannot let Tobias send Khalil down the path that turns him into Painkiller." Jen said.
"Jen, I promise, Painkiller will never exist on this earth." Jefferson promised.
"Well?" Tobias asked impatiently as Tori and Joey Toledo entered his office.
"We have located the metas." Joey Toledo said and Tori glared at him for leaving the bad news for her to tell.
"Okay, so that's the good news. Now, what's the bad news?" Tobias asked.
"It appears that Dr. Stewart has arranged for all the meta kids to be placed in a special boarding school for them to not only be educated, but also to help them learn to to control their powers and assimilate to their new time period. There's no way to get to those kids out of there without being spotted and considering the fact that Black Lightning is already on your case, you shouldn't risk adding more heat to it by breaking into a school and abducting kids." Tori said.
"On that we agree. And honestly, I had no intention of going for those kids quite yet." Tobias said.
"Really?" Tori asked.
"Yeah, I figure it'll be more profitable for us to let these goody two shoes teachers teach those kids how to fit in to this century and how to use their powers, then once they're all set, we'll go shopping." Tobias said.
"And how exactly do you expect to control those powers?" Tori asked.
"It turns out, when the ASA went down, a lot of their tech went to the black market. Joey, I want you to head to the blackmarket and get your hands on as much of the ASA tech as you can. I've got men doing the same in even less savory places." Tobias said and Joey nodded as he headed out.
"So, what else are you working on?" Tori asked as Tobias showed her a file.
"An old ASA directive. Operation PK." Tobias said as she read the file.
"This could be the answer to our prayers, since until we get our hands on that stabilization serum, the greenlight operation is useless." Tori said.
"My thoughts exactly. All we need is a test subject." Tobias said.
"I'll see if I can find one." Tori said.
"Excellent. I think that this could open up several new opportunities for us." Tobias said.
"Do you have any preferences on a target?" Tori asked.
"Young, male, fit, black." Tobias said.
"Someone people won't care if they go missing." Tori said.
"For once, racism can be used to our advantage, since most people won't bat an eye. Try to aim for a high schooler." Tobias said.
"I'll see what I can do. I'll let you know when I find someone who meets your qualifications." Tori said.
"Please do. In the meantime, I'm going to start working on making preparations on moving forward with our plans to take over Freeland." Tobias said and Tori nodded as she walked out of his office.
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