"Mark! I can help!"

"Mark, sit over here!"

"Mark I need some help!"

"Mark!"

"Mark!"

"Mark!"

Johnny groaned and rolled over on his mattress, burying his head in his pillow in an attempt to muffle Haechan's endless cries for the new boys attention. Ten beside him laughed softly.

"Give the boy a break! You know what he's been through. I'm just glad he's feeling something other then the unhealthy desire fir pain that he grew accustomed to." Johnny sighed and sat up.

"True.." He said. He stood up, finnaly giving up on trying to fall back asleep and walked out to the main area where all the younger boys were gathered in a circle. Yuta stood in the middle and Johnny began to worry about what kind of ritual these children were about to perform. He leaned against the wall and listened to them talk.

"So, according to Taeyong-hyung, I will be in charge of the seven of you from the moment we step out of home base to the moment we see Taeyong again! Got it!" Yuta said, pointing a finger at all of the boys who nodded, some more enthusiastic then others. Yuta smiled, clearly satisfied. "Good! Now, lets go!"

"Wait!" A voice yelled. Everyone turned in surprise when they found that the owner of the voice was Taeil, who almost never raised his voice. "I-I need to speak with Mark and Haechan.. Quickly.." He said. Haechan shrugged and went to Taeil, Mark following behind.

"And I would like to see Jeno while the rest of you go with Johnny to get some gear." Taeyong said as he walked out of the corner he had been observing from. Johnny sighed and groaned internally as all the curious faces turned to him.

"Alright, lets get this over with." He said.

Jeno walked over to Taeyong and tilted his head to the side.

"What do you need Taeyong-hyung?" Taeyong sighed and cleared his throat.

"I just want to say thank you for yesterday.. That was very kind of you... It proved your loyalty and courage.. Which is why I would be happy to accept you as.. Captain of your legion." Jeno smiled happily.

"Really?!" Taeyong nodded at the boy who proceeded to whisper 'yes' to himself while doing a victory dance. Taeyong smiled fondly. Without thinking he reached out and ruffled Jeno's hair. The younger let out a small laugh and regained himself. "Does this mean I get to name our legion?" Taeyong thought for a moment.

"I mean, I don't see why not.. The other boys you will meet at the warehouse are there own legion.. So there will be two legions there including your own, meaning two captains, and two top officers..." Taeyong stopped when he realized he was stating useless information.

"Dream.."

"Hm?" Taeyong hummed, confused by the sudden word.

"Neo Tech Dream! Dream. Our legion name is Dream."

"Oh.. Why?"

"Because, even though we are all separated, you, me, everyone, we all connect through our dreams.. As long as we have empathy, we are connected, but once we lose that empathy, we lose that connection, and the ability to dream becomes nothing more then a lifeless memory.. Just like everything lacking empathy...." Jeno said. Taeyong was in aw that this boy could understand and explain the concept so well.. Was this what Taeyong's subconscious meant when it told him Jeno was special? "So... That's why!" Jeno said.

Taeyong smiled and handed something to Jeno. It was a small chip with a tiny red light on it. Jeno held it gently in the palm of his hand and held it up to his eyes so he could observe even the smallest details.

"This is a small communication chip that Kun engineered for me.."

"Kun?"

"You'll meet him later.. It allows for long distance communication 24/7. Of course, you won't need it 24/7 but... Just... If your ever lonely.." Taeyong trailed off.

"I will. I will stay in touch." Jeno said with a smile. He noticed a small rush of relief rush through the man before he went back to his normal composure.

"By the way.." Jeno began. "Who were those men?" Taeyong froze and a frown formed on his face.

"EXO... Our rivals. They're with the government on this whole matter.. They think that no human should feel empathy because it 'gets in the way of work'.. That's what we're fighting against... They are outnumbered now though.. Because of you and your friends we now have 21 members.. They have 7 now that we have Mark.. Jeno, they don't know it but we've already won this battle. And it's all thanks to you and your friends.." He trailed off and smiled. "Now, I believe your friend has something to show you." Taeyong said, pointing at Renjun who now had a shotgun slung over his shoulder and was smiling at them.

Jeno rolled his eyes and started to walk off. Before he got to far, he stopped, turned and gave Taeyong a hug. Taeyong wasn't sure how to react so he just let Jeno hug him.

"Thank you sir!" Jeno said as he pulled away. He bowed before running to his friend. Taeyong sighed.

"Kids.." He whispered to himself.

Somewhere, in a lab, a man layed on a long, uncomfortable bed. The men in lab coats bustling around him paid him no mind. Finnaly one of them stopped by his bed and smiled like a psychopath.

"Are you ready?"

"No.. But we might as well.."

"Good. Cause we would've done this anyway." The expressionless man on the bed stared back up at the lights above him as he waited for the unbearable pain they had spoken of.

The unbearable pain he would have to endure if he wanted the power to control earth.

Just as they had promised.

'How about now brother? Now am I good enough for you and your no good little EXO?'

-tbc-