Chapter Ten:
Jedikiah took in the situation before him; trying to find alternatives to dealing with Charlotte that wouldn't make him lose the trust Stephen and John had placed in him. He wasn't an idiot; he knew Stephen had worked with The Tomorrow People but he also knew that he stopped when John had been kicked out. Neither of them had had contact with them since that day. And he was finally getting to a point where they were both happy with their lives. He did not need anything to go wrong now. He noticed that Charlotte looked the same age John was when Jedikiah had found him, when an idea suddenly appeared.
"Charlotte has two options, very similar to the ones you got John. The cure or she can work with ULTRA on a provisional basis. A tutor half the time to get her back up to date with her education, and the other half with you; learning to control her powers. Eventually when she is old enough she will become a trainee and then an agent." Jedikiah explained.
"Old enough, you made me a trainee straight away?" John questioned.
"And that was clearly a mistake, you should have had time to mature mentally before you took on the responsibilities of an agent, I won't make that mistake twice." Jedikiah stated looking at John with sadness.
"Can I stay with John?" Charlotte asked in a small voice. John looked between Jedikiah and Stephen who both shrugged.
"We got no more room though," Stephen reminded him. "But we can work something out," he offered with a smile.
"I'll do it then," Charlotte told Jedikiah.
"Well then, come on, I'll give you a lift home," and with that Jedikiah turned towards the car and the others followed him, Charlotte still clutching John tightly.