It was warm Thorn did not want to open his eyes for a moment. The movement of the agent though behind him woke him when the man brushed Thorn's hair back.
"Thorn wake up, it's almost noon." Said Agent Six looking amused.
The man had allowed him to sleep in? His reports that needed doing! Thorn sat upright looking forwards shaking his head. "My reports!" Thorn said before Six gave a soft chuckle of amusement.
"No one was expecting you to get them done so soon.." Six said holding out a cup of tea to the younger man.
"The Reports though are important.. Especially this one.." Said Thorn before taking the cup his eyes sliding half closed.
Six sighed before sitting down one hand reaching to rest on Thorn's head "Relax the Doctor said you should be resting today. No reports, if you need something just radio me." Six said before leaning to kiss the top of Thorn's head.
Thorn's eyes closed at this movement his head sinking closer to the Agent's chest. He was home out of the nightmare. So why did it feel like something was still wrong? He felt different some how like something was out of place.
He felt like he was so close to something yet he couldn't help, but wonder what it was.
After three hours of staring at the ceiling he couldn't rest. He didn't want to rest something was making it hard for him to rest. Thorn got up finally walking for the bathroom his head down. It was instinct to know when something was wrong. When something felt off his head turned as he looked around. He still couldn't put his finger on it. A frown would come as he entered the bathroom hearing a voice from one of the stalls his eyes narrowed.
"No they don't suspect a thing. Not even the little mental freak they have."
Thorn's breathing slowed as he slipped in a stall quietly pulling his feet up to listen to this one way conversation. He could listen from both ways, but he was leery of doing such a thing.
Finally he shook his head. He would get nothing from a one sided conversation.
His eyes closed as he took a breath, focusing his mind on that point he slowly slipped in to listen.
'You are to remain low until the time comes. I don't want any mishaps and keep an eye on both of those Evo brats.. Especially the Generator. I don't need him learning that my invention doesn't cure people. I'll never get my hands on her sister then.'
"Of course sir, if I may? Why not use the machine on them? I bet they'd fetch a high price on the buyer market. Especially the Generator with his abilities.."
'No, he's to easily remembered..People will know I'm doing this illegally.. No if he gets in our way we can always test the new models on him.'
"Yes sir, I understand I'll lay low for a while longer.."
With that Thorn slipped out when the man hung up, damn those helmets he couldn't get a look at the man's face though a sister? Who was the she they were talking about? Could it be Holiday? She didn't have a sister though that she mentioned.
He'd stay in that stall till he was sure the man was gone heading out. Who could he tell about this? White? Would the man even believe him? He didn't have real proof of it, so he didn't really think that the man would believe him.
Maybe Six would listen? He wasn't supposed to be out of bed though. The man gave him strict orders to stay in bed. That he wasn't supposed to be running around. Though if he was walking around it wasn't the same as running.
Walking he made his way to Six's door reaching one hand out to open it.
"Thorn what are you doing up? Your not supposed to be running around.." Said Six looking up one brow raising as Thorn shook his head.
"I'm sorry, I wouldn't be up if I didn't think something wasn't wrong." Said Thorn walking into the Agent's office shutting the door behind himself.
"What do you mean, what happened?" Asked Six when Thorn sat next to his chair on the floor behind his desk out of sight.
"Someone is plotting something having to do with a woman's sister. I couldn't see the Grunt's face or number, but I heard the entire conversation through his mind." Said Thorn looking up his mouth curved in a frown.
"Sister? Could they have been discussing Rebecca's sister? She was supposed to receive a possible treatment from a known Doctor today.." Said Six looking down at Thorn who shook his head.
"I don't know, but I did hear that it's not what has been said." Thorn looked up once more before looking down.
"It's not a cure?" Six looked worried for a moment leaning back in his chair.
Thorn eyed the Agent before Six looked down one arm sliding off the arm rest of his chair in invitation. That was all it took before Thorn had slid into that warmth his cheek resting against the Agent's chest.
"What is it then Thorn?" Six was quiet after saying those words one arm wrapping around the younger male's back.
"A horrible thing, a type of pseudo cure for the masses to make them think their being cured." Replied Thorn his eyes closing arms wrapping around the Agent's waist as he sat there.
"I see, and you got all this from what was said?" Asked Six curiously.
"Their selling the people their supposed to be curing. Their not like Rex who is curing people.." Thorn was silent after that. It was how ever the confirmation Six needed to go after Holiday's unit with Rex.
Thorn grew worried with all those cured people shown. What if they were till Evo? What if they attacked Six and Rex? He stood quietly walking to the door wearing only his sleep wear. Worry can make people do the strangest things at times. Thorn however was not prone to going out without permission so he proceeded to try every person he knew to get a hold of the White Knight. He begged and pleaded as his feeling got worse.
Finally he was standing in front of the panel that the White Knight could be contacted on in case of emergency. Looking the man in the face on the screen Thorn looked up terrified at it.
"Please.. Please just let me go help them." Asked Thorn.
The White Knight looked at him and frowned his eyes narrowing. "Why should I allow you to do this?" Asked the White Knight an almost curious look on his face.
"Because I'm requesting permission, and I don't think they can handle it alone.." Said Thorn his arms folding over his chest.
"I see, I'll give you permission this once. If I find out this was for some Joy Ride there will be consequences.." Said White Knight signing off on the screen.
Thorn quickly moved heading into the hanger bay asking for a pilot. No one seemed to be free though all doing maintenance on their gear or they were off duty.
Frustration was not something he often dealt with easily. The feeling became worse and finally Thorn just couldn't take it he left the keep rushing off. If they wouldn't get him where he needed to go he'd do it himself.
Think about what he wanted. Thorn needed to be there, he needed to go to that spot. How? What was fastest? Thoughts swirled in his head as he tried to think of the fastest way. That was not the best thing to do though when your mind was the most powerful thing you had. It was a flicker, he felt for a moment like he was displaced then he was standing in an odd place. Gun fire could be heard coming from one direction. He heard several minds crying out deception, horror, and pain. Moving in that direction he spotted his team mates of sorts working as fast as they could to try and contain things.
He saw Six standing on top of a machine bringing his Blades up his eyes widened he knew what the man was going to do.
He was going to reverse the polarity of the machine using the Magna-Blade setting on his Katanas. Thorn was running towards it when the explosion happened his arms raising as it went off. He was protected from the blast by his Nanites.
Was Six alright?
Thorn looked up to see Rex running to check on the man. The Doctor who's name he didn't even bother to Scan for had the nerve to bring a gun up. Thorn's eyes went bright white his hair rising up.
"How dare you!" The words came out in a harsh scream of anger. The gun swung in his direction as Thorn glared at the Doctor.
"Drop it Doctor Moses it's over!" Said Holiday holding her own gun where she'd gotten it Thorn did not know. All he knew was suddenly it was very hot, and his head felt like it was going to burst.
"Hardly Rebecca we both know there are more monsters here for me to make a profit off of!" Said Doctor Moses
"I won't let you, no more." Thorn glared his eyes pure white that red glowing energy forming around him his body floating up. Debris around him starting to float up as Thorn pointed at Doctor Moses.
"What is that?! What is he doing?!" Doctor Moses yelled as he brought the gun up pointing it once more at Thorn.
It was too hot, everything was too loud. His eyes closed as his hands came up as Thorn screamed loudly.
"what's happening?!" Doctor Moses was rising up as if on strings held by some unseen force. Then the man's body started to simply disintegrate.
Thorn was causing it the spontaneous action on a subatomic level. Was it the boy's anger causing it? The doctor had speculated the boy might be more then a simple mind reader. This though was more then she had thought him capable of.
Tears dripped as Thorn crossed his arms descending to land on his knees his head bowed.
He couldn't sense Six, he couldn't sense the man's thoughts. He couldn't even see him at this point. All he could feel was blinding pain then he felt it a faint flicker of thought on the edge of the pain. He crawled to Six his arms going around the Agent.
"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry Six.. Please forgive me.." Thorn whispered softly his eyes closing. For him nothing else mattered then this man.
Holiday came forwards waving back the Grunts who almost opened fire on the distraught teenager. "Stand down, it's all right he did that in self defense.." Said Holiday reaching out one hand gently resting it on the sobbing Thorn's head. "Sweet heart? Thorn can you hear me? You need to let go for a moment.. I need to check Six over." Holiday spoke in a gentle voice.
Thorn's mind reeled, since that time with Van Kleiss and that strange beam he'd been different. What if his Nanites were broken?
Was he a danger to other people? Green eyes opened looking to Holiday as he spoke in a whisper. "Help Six.." With that said Thorn slowly backed away after getting to his feet. Where could he go?
Who would want him? Who would help him survive? That's when he saw the burnt spot were the doctor had been walking over to it he stopped looking down.
Did he do this? Was this his power when pushed to emotional limits?
Thorn stood alone before Rex came over reaching out one hand.
'You really like him don't you?' Thought Rex looking at Thorn who raised his head looking at Rex.
'He saved me in a way, he didn't have to. He chose to, he saw something in me. I just ruined it.' Thorn thought back looking at Rex before lowering his head.
'What makes you say that? Cause you lost control once? Think of how many times I lose control.' Rex thought back carefully as to not hurt Thorn.
The control Rex was showing made Thorn smile slightly before catching the Grunts raising their weapons. 'I'm not you, I'm expendable. Even the Grunts know it that's why their watching me..Their waiting for me to lash out at you or one of them.' Thorn thought to Rex making the Generator look back at the Grunts who appeared to be watching both of them now carefully.
'Yea I think Six would have someone's head if they messed with you. He likes you, you know?' Rex thought back folding his arms looking out over the area before hearing Thorn sigh. 'I'm tired I don't dare sleep here. I don't trust any of them. I might trust you and Holiday, but not them.' Thought Thorn to Rex. The Generator raised one brow before picking Thorn up after watching the other teenager pass out. 'Don't worry I'll get you home this once..' Rex thought carrying Thorn into the Hellicarrier putting him down. Holiday couldn't help but notice that Rex had put Thorn near the spot Six would be riding at.
That night while Six was recovering Thorn slept alone his arms curled around the older man's pillow his face buried in it as he dozed. It just felt abnormal to not have the man sleeping behind himself..
Author's note: Well this one was interesting to try and type out..
Disclaimer: I don't own the series it's owned by Man of Action I'm just borrowing it. I'll put it back when I'm done... I do own Thorn though and what ever plots might come to me.
