Story Title: 10 Times Thank You

Chapter title: Thank You for Being There

Overall rating: M

Chapter rating: K

Words: 1,006

Pairings: None, Pre-Noex

Summary: While standing at a safe distance Noah sees what Rex can do in the field.

Dedication: For Jessica499499!

Author's Note: Enjoy!

Thank You for Being There

During the first month Noah spent with Rex he was pretending to be his friend in order to control his impulsive side and report back to his boss, White Knight. Things were pretty uneventful. They normally went to the park by his house and took turns shooting his basketball.

They didn't talk about much as they ran around the court chasing the ball.

It was mostly Rex who did the talking. And Noah let him blow off steam about the "joys of working for Providence," as Rex often put it; making sure Noah was fully aware of much he really didn't enjoy being under surveillance twenty-four hours a day.

But one afternoon just as classes had just gotten out for the day and Noah was walking home when he heard a loud boom resonate followed by a caravan of white Providence drop ships flying overhead. Noah watched, open mouthed, as they disappeared behind the school building.

"They're landing in the diamond!" one of the students shouted.

There was a rush as a surge of students and faculty pressed forward to check out the spectacle.

Noah went with them. There was only one reason why Providence would show itself. There was an unstable EVO nearby.

He took out his phone to see if he could contact Rex but there was no reception. Strange, he thought. Did Providence have the means to block phone signals in case anyone tried to take footage of the carnage?

Noah flushed at his question. Of course they could. They could probably do a lot more than just block tower usage.

By the time he rounded the school to the sports fields. The basketball court, the soccer pitch, the tennis court, and the baseball diamond were all crawling with men in white suits. From what Noah could tell none of them were facing the gathering crowd.

Weapons drawn they moved in formation slowly, warily edging towards the diamond where a large EVO.

The EVO reminded Noah of a bull only it had tusks instead of horns. So, maybe a sort of crazy bull-boar hybrid?

"Hey, my phone's not working. I can't take a picture."

"Yours, too? I thought mine was just glitching."

It appeared Noah's suspicions were correct. Providence did have the means to do more than just block cell towers; somehow they could also prevent them from taking photos and capture video, too.

That's pretty scary, he thought. But it would explain why no one knows that their secret weapon is an uncontrollable teenager.

Noah pressed his lips together and tried not to look guilty. He knew it wasn't his fault, but he was still connected to Providence and if it came out that he was currently working for them, even in a clandestine way, he couldn't help but worry that anything they did would come back to bite him. He forced himself to breathe reasoning that no one did know about his involvement with Providence so he shouldn't be so jumpy.

His attention was drawn back to the field as the giant EVO pawed the ground with its hooves, tearing up the practice field.

This looks bad.

Suddenly the agents spread out creating an opening as three agents appeared. Excitement and relief coursed through Noah as he recognized the new figures. Their non-standard issue uniforms made it easy from him to spot Six, Bobo Ha-ha, and Noah's assignment as they walked onto the diamond.

"BATTER UP!"

Even from this distance Rex's voice reached the crowd. Noah couldn't stop the laugh from bubbling out of him. Rex's jokes where the worse he ever heard, ironically it made them funny.

A thrill of excitement raced Noah's pulse. This would be the first time since their impromptu trip to Abysus he was going to see Rex fight another EVO. Now that he was in the safety of distance he was looking forward to seeing what Rex can do.

It was over quickly. One moment Rex was standing there facing off with the EVO, most likely taunting it, and then it attacked.

Noah inhaled as Rex didn't move as the EVO rampaged towards him, tusks aimed right at him. He tried to remain calm trusting that the EVO crime fighter had a plan.

There was a collective gasp from the crowd as Rex built his gigantic metal fists and took the Bull-boar quite literally by the horns, stopping it in its tracks, though not before the EVO had pushed Rex the length of the field.

Gooseflesh blossomed over Noah's shoulders and arms as Rex's scream carried over the battlefield. Never had he heard such a sound before. It felt charged with power, primal and raw.

To everyone's amazement Rex then picked up the creature over his head and slammed it back down again, rendering it unconscious.

Rex had taken down an EVO all by himself. It was the coolest thing Noah had ever seen.

Based on the cheers of his fellow school mates it was the coolest thing they had ever seen, too.

Now that the show was over the teachers seemed to have come to their senses and started to usher the kids away. Noah had no choice but to listen. He really wanted to go over to talk to Rex but he knew that would go against his keeping the fact he worked for Providence on the down low. He compromised by telling himself that he would text Rex the moment the reception was restored.

He managed to wait until after he finished his Trig homework before he tried sending out a text. Rex answered immediately and Noah was able to tell him what he had wanted to if he had spoken to him on the scene.

Nice take down 2day

U were there?

Yeah

Cool i thought it was ur hs. wasn't sure tho. Y didn't u pop over and say hi?

Wasn't allowed. + u were working. Anyway thanx 4 saving /most/ of the diamond

ur welcome jerk

Noah chuckled. He thought that was the end of their conversation when his phone pinged with a new message.

Wanna get a burger w/e?

Yeah where should we go?

Open da front door & I'll tell u

Noah replied by grabbing his jacket and heading towards the door.