Chapter 31
Jefferson was surprised when he'd gotten a call from the hospital saying that Khalil wanted to speak to him alone.
"Khalil, what's going on?" Jefferson asked when he entered Khalil's room.
"I've been doing some thinking and I want to take Tobias's offer when he comes calling." Khalil said, much to Jefferson's shock.
"Khalil, you can't be serious." Jefferson said.
"Look, this way you have a man inside Tobias's operation. You can take him down even sooner." Khalil said.
"Khalil, I am sorry, but the answer is no, it's too risky. Turning on Tobias is what got you killed the first time and I am not risking that happening again. We'll find another way. Besides, I've made some calls and I think I found someone else who can help you and probably give you much cooler abilities than what Tobias gave you." Jefferson said.
"Really, who?" Khalil asked as the door opened.
"That would be me." Cisco Ramon said dramatically as he entered the room.
"Who are you?" Khalil asked.
"Khalil, this is my friend Cisco Ramon, he's one of the best engineers on the planet. If anyone can help you, he can." Jefferson said.
"And I can give you so many more upgrades." Cisco said.
"Okay then, so, how can you help me?" Khalil asked.
"Once your mother gives permission for me to get copies of your x-rays and other relevant data, my girlfriend and I should be able to design a new apparatus to help you walk and we can also outfit it with all sorts of bells and whistles." Cisco said and Khalil smiled.
"Well, I wouldn't mind having enhanced strength again." Khalil said.
"Done. I mean that was kind of going to be a given, but honestly, we'll probably wait until we've got a basic working design to at least get you walking again before we start tricking it out." Cisco said.
"How long will it take?" Khalil asked.
"Not sure, since while we are going to do our best, we're also a bit busy with Star Labs reopening, but, we will work on it, since developing a cure for paralysis, that could help us with good press, along with helping the world." Cisco said.
"Great." Khalil said.
"We'll just need your mother's permission to move you to Central City so we can keep a close eye on you and be able to better calibrate the apparatus to your needs." Cisco said.
"She'll be by in a bit, she had to go home and grab some stuff, but I'm sure she'll be more than willing." Khalil said.
"And Lynn and I will let Jen visit every once and awhile, not that we could stop her if we wanted to, but Khalil, you need to promise me something." Jefferson said.
"Name it." Khalil said.
"Promise me that you'll try to keep Jen from focusing too much of her life on helping you, since she does have other responsibilities." Jefferson said.
"No problem." Khalil said as they continued talking.
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