Chapter 2 waking up.

It was actually quite easy to wake them up; Wintergreen was not easy to calm down, ('what if they died') it was simple a large amount of water and a defrosting agent, very simple. Wintergreen demanded the bedrooms rooms will be set up perfect for the boys, even though I complained it will take too long I was secretly relieved.

Jericho was first…. The first to be defrosted I mean, It just occurred to me how risky this procedure was, so many things could of gone wrong. He could have frost in his skin forever, or develop mutant powers. Well he already has powers of course but he could easily die.

For the first time in so long, I was nervous I should have asked for a test subject. Or several, I hate failure, but it something happens to my child… on my watch, again… I don't know how I would take it. Yet I had no choice, so I very delicately like Jericho was a flower placed my son in the tank and pressed the button and waited. For a second I through something bad, as the boys heart rate was off the charts on the monitor, it had all happened so fast, I couldn't remove him from the tank. Then slowly, very, very slowly Jericho heart rate began to become steadies his skin start to resume its pinkness. And not the silver it was almost was unfrozen, I checked his heart rate was very steady, not an abnormality about it.

Actually my sons heart rate was so strong even stronger than normal even. And for someone who is frozen in a block of ice even a slow heart beat is better than none of course. But this heart rate is fantastic… I must think about placing Robin in a pool after training if the coldness, helps his heart rate so much.

Oh my poor Robin, he wasn't so bright, I mean he IS bright that's why I took him as my apprentice, but giving a communicator to anyone, practically… was not the brightest thing, I still have Robins old communicator it's how I keep track of him over the time. The brotherhood sent me the security footage, Robin made a mistake and accidently gave the communicator to that freaky Russian lady. She is dangerous even I admit that. Jerry was in my arms his body was so cold.

I cuddle Jerry; I put him in my arms. It is shocking how light he is, I mean his never been heavy… but still "It's ok" I say gently. I place Jerry in the bed, and Wintergreen hooked him up to an IV machine, it will only need to be used as a procedure to make sure he keeps hydrated he had been locked in ice for some time.

I start to go back to my apprentice his face was so defeated, I wondered if in this state he knew where he was, it was ironic really. My down fall was is lava and Robins was in Ice, and slowly but gently, start the procedure on Robin.

Flashback

Robin has just agreed to become my apprentice, it was amazing the power I had over this young man. He will stay under my watchful eye for at least four years, he is fifteen I believe, nearly sixteen so he will be around twenty when his apprenticeship finishes and he takes on missions on his own, hopefully as my partner. Oh he will complete missions without me next tome but I will be on the other end, and controlling the shots. It's like driving you don't go on a freeway for your first time; I know it will take years of Robin doing mission with me on the other end of the line, and planning the missions, he can't just wake up one day and decide his going to rob a bank. No every job takes time to plan to make it a success and it will take many years of me doing it for him to understand enough for him to do it on his own.

"I know it seems bad now Robin but trust me, you'll learn to like it." I wasn't telling a 'fib' as the boy's alien girl friend would say. The child will adjust… he is so alike I that he will after a period of time, he will enjoy his work. He is just like me, he hates losing anything. So losing everything his title his friends and becoming my apprentice will be a hard adjustment that he will have to make, and I will take it at his pace nice and slow. I go in a circle around him. His uniform looked truly hansom, not those horrible bright colours. What was he trying to do blind his opponents?

And then I leave.

Leaving the boy was important, he needed to think, and I needed time to relax and plan his first mission.

End of flashback

The children were fast asleep I will force my apprentice to obey me, the last time I saw Robin it was somewhat embarrassing but some time has passed, I have regained what I have lost. My apprentices reawakening went well… one could say, he's heart rate is normal, his breathing is normal. Hell I expect we will be training in no more than a week, if I can convince him too of course. "Jericho is much better, he will be awake by morning" Wintergreen said, I nod. "And the apprentice will be right behind him." I smile, that is good, very good actually…. "You better get some sleep Slade." I want to laugh, I am an insomnia Will, you know that, how many times have you 'told' me off for training and told me to see a doctor..

I decide to meet him half way through, "Your right Will good night." And I left, after all tomorrow night I will get no peace.

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