Chapter Nineteen: Family
Top Sail Island, North Carolina – Coalition Verse
March 24th, 2246 – 1455 Hours
Samuel was riding on top of Sheva as she and her parents flew over the small channel that separated Top Sail Island from the mainland
"See that blue house over there?" Samuel asked Sheva as he pointed to one of the beach houses
"Yeah I see it, is that it?" She asked him
"Yeah that's it." He replied, "We'll land in that empty lot on the other side of the road."
Sheva nodded and Tesla and Karlson
"Okay! We'll follow your lead!" Karlson replied as Sheva took them toward the empty lot where they landed while Samuel dismounted from Sheva
"Stay here, I'll tell you when to come over." Samuel said to Sheva after he climbed off her and ran across the road to the blue house and rang the doorbell several times before Henderson's mother-in-law, Evie Watkins opened the door
"Samuel?! What are you doing here?!" Evie asked him
"Evie, I brought somebody with me who has some news about Jayden." He replied
"Jayden?! Is he alright?!" Evie asked him
"Yes, he's fine." Samuel replied
"So who is it?" Evie asked him
"It's Sheva Karlson, she's one of the other post-human dragons who were captured with Henderson." He replied, "She's in the empty lot across the road."
"Grandma who is it?!" Henderson's daughter, Ellie shouted from upstairs
"Ellie get down here!" Evie shouted to her, "Why did this Sheva get let go, but Henderson didn't?"
"There was apparently a prisoner exchange and they got her back." Samuel replied, "If you want, I'll bring her over."
"Please." Evie said to him
Samuel nodded and ran back to the road
"Okay Sheva, come on over!" He shouted to Sheva, who sprinted across the road as Ellie and Evie came out of their house
"WHOA!" Ellie shouted when she saw Sheva
"Hi…" Sheva said with her translation collar while trying to hide her discomfort, "Henderson told me to find you guys and tell you that he's okay and misses you both very much."
Evie nodded
"Thank you." She said to Sheva, "I'm guessing you and Henderson got close while you were together?"
Sheva nodded
"If it wasn't for him, I probably wouldn't have made it out of the hell that Gene Corp was holding us in alive." She said to Evie telepathically
"When is my dad coming home?" Ellie asked Sheva
"I don't know." She replied with her translation collar, "But I promise you that we're working on bringing him back."
"Can we come with you?!" Ellie asked her
"No, it's too dangerous." She replied with her translation collar, "Your father wouldn't want you getting hurt."
"I promise that I'll stay on the airship you guys fly around in!" Ellie said to her, "Please…"
"I'm sorry, but no." She replied with her translation collar before Ellie ran to her and latched onto one of her legs
"PLEASE!" Ellie screamed as she cried while Sheva tried to keep herself from crying
"Ellie! Let her go!" Evie shouted as she and Samuel tried to get her granddaughter to let go of Sheva's leg
"Well I guess she inherited her father's grip!" Samuel shouted while Karlson and Tesla came across the road
"What is going on over here?" Karlson asked with his translation collar before he saw Evie and Samuel trying to pry Ellie off Sheva's leg
"She wants to go with us!" Sheva said to them, "I said no and then she latched onto my leg!"
Karlson sighed
"I knew something like this was going to happen." Tesla said to him telepathically, "I say we let them go with us, I mean as long as they stay on the Patton they're going to be safe."
"But what about school?" He asked her telepathically
"We can just get her a tutor! Hell she might even get a better education out of it." She replied telepathically, "Plus she's probably going to be our step granddaughter if we find Henderson alive!"
"You know Barnes is not going to like this do you?" Karlson asked her telepathically
"Who cares what Barnes thinks?" She replied telepathically
Karlson sighed and looked at Evie as she finally pulled Ellie over of Sheva's leg
"Are you her grandmother?" Karlson asked Evie with his translation collar
"I am." She replied, "I'm guessing your Sheva's father?" She asked him
Karlson nodded
"What kind of military experience do you have?" He asked her
"I served my national service term in the U.S Army as an engineer, but I never saw any combat." Evie replied
"Dad what are you doing?!" Sheva asked her father, who ignored her
"Would you and Ellie like to come with us?" He asked Evie with his translation collar
"What?!" Evie replied, "But Ellie has to finish the sch-"
"We'll get a tutor for her." Karlson said to her with his translation collar, "As long as you guys stay on our airship, the Patton, you'll be perfectly safe."
"Isn't the Patton the one that had the riot on it?" Evie asked him
"Yeah, but we corrected the flaws in its security since then." Karlson replied, "Plus some of the crew members have their families with them as well, so Ellie won't be the only kid."
Evie looked at Ellie
"Do you really want to go with them?" She asked Ellie, who nodded, "Then go pack your things."
Reaper landed on the roof of the neighboring house
"There you guys are!" Reaper shouted to them with his translation collar
"What have you been doing?!" Karlson asked him
"Cleaning house, you?" He replied, "Let's just say that Mr. Henderson won't be having any more problems getting promoted or medals from now on."
"Jesus Christ, you've only been here for one day and you're already back on the job!" Karlson said to him
"Don't worry I didn't kill anybody, just demoted them and sent them to the frontlines where somebody else is hopefully not going to kill them." He replied, "As I said before, nothing pisses me off than disloyal officers."
"Also Samuel, you're a brigadier general now, congratulations." Reaper said to Samuel with his translation collar
"Uhhhh…thank you?" He replied as Reaper climbed down to the ground
"Who's he?" Evie asked Sheva
"That would be Reaper." She replied with her translation collar
"Oh my god, it's an honor to be your presence Mr. Reaper." Evie said to Reaper, who nodded before she went back into her house to pack
"So what's going on?" He asked Karlson
"They're coming with us back to Berk." He replied
"What?!" Reaper asked him with his translation collar
"If they're going I'm coming too! I want to get my best officer back and get some pay-back!" Samuel said
"Are you going to bring everybody on this island with us?" Reaper asked Karlson, who didn't answer him
"Jayden is going to kill me." Sheva thought to herself
"Karlson are you crazy?!" Reaper asked Karlson
"They're going to stay on the Patton." He replied
"I don't care! They're civilians Karlson, sure Mrs. Watkins has some military experience, but they don't need to be coming with us!" Reaper said to him
"They want to help us find Henderson." Karlson replied
"How are they going help us do that?! It's not like they have access to Roman or Blackwater High Command!" Reaper said to him
"Please Reaper, after the shit we went through to free your ass, you can't at least let this slide." He replied
Reaper looked down at the ground and sighed before looking back up at Karlson
"You win, but I'm not going to be the one who explains this to Barnes when we get back to Berk!" He said to Karlson, who nodded as Evie and Ellie returned with their suitcases and backpacks carrying some of their clothes and personal belongings
"We'll carry your luggage for you." Karlson said to them with his translation collar as he and as well as Reaper picked up Evie and Ellie's suitcases by the handles with their mouths
"I'll at least help carry the luggage though so I don't look like a complete ass in front of Catherine." Reaper replied
"Don't worry about the rest of your and Henderson's belongings, I'll have somebody come by and pick the rest of it up and ship it to the Patton." Karlson said to Evie and Ellie as they climbed onto Tesla
USAS Patton – Calvin's Living Quarters; Over the Isle of Berk
1623 Hours
Calvin was straightening out the collar of his new APMSF Dress uniform in front of a mirror, while Emily, who was in her human form for the rest time, was putting on the wedding dress that Catherine had given her in the bathroom while Catherine, Margaret, and Emily's parents were waiting for them in the hangar bay
"You've been pretty quiet in there Emily, are you okay?" Calvin shouted to Emily
"I look ridiculous!" She replied
"Well you only have to wear it once!" Calvin said to her as he finished straightening out his collar before looking at the sergeant stripes that he sewn onto its right sleeve after finding out about his promotion only an hour earlier from an APMSF Officer
"Well what do you think?" Emily asked Calvin as she opened the bathroom door and walked out in her wedding dress while Calvin was completely awestruck, "Well?"
"The butt's a bit too big, but the rest of it fits pretty well." She added as she looked at her rear
"Emily…you're absolutely gorgeous." Calvin said to her as he came to her and placed his hand gently on Emily's right cheek as she looked up at him
"You're bluffing!" Emily replied, blushing
"No I'm not…" Calvin said to her as he held Emily's chin up before he kissed her on the lips for the first time while Emily placed her hands behind his neck before a knock on the door ended the moment
"Are you guys about done yet?!" Margaret shouted from the other side
"Uhhh just about!" Calvin replied as he rushed to place his cap on
"Wow Calvin you look pretty god damn sexy in that uniform!" Emily said to him
"You think so?" He asked her
"Yeah, you also look a bit intimidating as well." Emily replied
"I think it's supposed to be like that." Calvin said to her as they went to the door
Meanwhile in the hangar; Erwin was back in his human form with Julie as they stood with their brothers and parents next to the cargo bay entrance holding a conversation
"So Gene Corp turned you two into Night Furies by accident?" Erwin Sr. asked Manfred and Harrison, who both nodded, "Unbelievable."
"I didn't believe it either when I heard it the first time from Yates." Erwin replied, "It still doesn't make it any better that they're doing this to people. "
"Well at least two of you are still human, or at least can turn into a human when you want too." Maria said to her children
"So junior, what is it like being a dragon?" Erwin Sr. asked his son
"It's certainly an interesting experience dad, but after you get used to it, it's actually…kind of fun." He replied
"Yeah I have to admit, me and Manfred have had a lot of fun with it too." Harrison added with his translation collar, "Being able to fly and blast stuff with plasma or whatever it is really fricking awesome! You should've seen us during the battle!"
"I heard from Erich that you two performed very well." Erwin Sr. said to him
"So dad I've heard rumors that General Chadaface and the 3rd Army are being transferred here, is that true?" Erwin asked his dad
"It is, command approved his transfer this morning, poor Roman and Blackwater bastards won't know what hit them when he gets here." He replied as Margaret returned to the hangar with Calvin and Emily, the latter of which had her right arm around the former's left arm
"So…what do you guys think?" Calvin asked Catherine, Wensky, and Katie while the other post-human dragons and the dragon riders talked excitedly to each other while Snotlout gave Emily a wolf whistle before Astrid punched him in the arm to make him shut up
"She's already taken dimwit!" Astrid said to Snotlout
"What?! I was just giving her a compliment." She replied
"Oh my god you two look great!" Catherine shouted to them while Margaret stood next to her
"That's what I said!" Margaret added
"Only if my mom and dad were here to see this." Calvin said, "When are they supposed to be back?"
"Soon." Barnes replied, "Seriously you two look great! Defiantly you Emily!"
"Yeah she defiantly inherited her mother's beauty." Wensky said while Katie brushed her head against his,
"Oh stop it Adam, you're making me blush!" Katie said to him
"How are you blushing?" He asked her
"I meant it hypothetically." She replied telepathically, "Now don't ruin the moment!"
"So whose dress is this?" Emily asked Catherine
"It's the one I wore when I married Reaper." She replied, "Now it's yours'."
"Wow! It looks brand new!" Emily said to her
"Yeah I took good care of it, for when I needed it again." She replied as she looked at Margaret, who pretended not to be listening as she looked back at Erwin
"Get up there!" Erwin Sr. said to Erwin quietly as he pushed him forward
"Fine…fine." He thought to himself as he walked over to Margaret and stood at her side
"You're not looking that bad yourself Calvin." Erwin said to Calvin
"Thank you sir." He replied
"Do you two know how to dance?" Erwin asked him and Emily, who exchanged glances, "Guess not."
"Well that's something I can't do anymore." Catherine said, "Erwin can you and Margaret show them some moves or can't you dance as well?"
"Depends, what kind of dancing are you talking about?" Erwin asked her
"Preferably the one that doesn't involve hurting people." She replied
"Then yes, I know how to dance." Erwin said to her, "I wouldn't have brought it up if I didn't!"
Erwin turned to Margaret and offered him his arm
"May I have this dance?" Erwin asked her
Margaret nodded and placed her arm around Erwin's as everybody stepped back to give them room while Calvin and Emily joined them
"First you want to take hold of your partner." Erwin said to Calvin and Emily as he wrapped one of his arms around Margaret's waist and held right hand with his other hand while Calvin did the same with Emily
"Then what?" Calvin asked him as he and Emily looked at Erwin and Margaret
"For now just watch me and Margaret." Erwin said to them as he and Margaret started to do a slow dance
"If you're doing this to impress me…it's working." Margaret whispered to Erwin as he twirled her before he wrapped his arm back around her waist
"Who said I was trying to impress you?" Erwin asked her with a smile
"Oh you…" She replied while Calvin and Emily started to copy them
"Okay I'm liking this…" Emily said to Calvin as she laid her head on his chest while Preston and Anna joined them, standing up on their hind legs while Preston wrapped his wings around Anna as they started to shuffle their feet around
"What are you two doing, this is supposed to be a dancing lesson!" Barnes said to them, but didn't get a response as Samantha moved behind him and pushed him into the circle with her head before she stood up stood up on her legs and let Barnes, who decided to just let it go, wrapped his wings around her as they copied Anna and Preston shuffling their feet around and they were followed by Hiccup and Astrid who were then followed by Wensky and Katie, who touched their snouts together and started to dance by shuffling their feet
"Aw screw it! Come on Maria!" Erwin Sr. said as he grabbed his wife by her hands and started to slow dance as well while Toothless and Zoey, copying her sister and parents, started to dance together
"Don't get any ideas Tooth." Barnes said to Toothless telepathically
"I'm not." He replied telepathically while Leon approached Julie as the other post-human dragons and human personnel in the hangar bay began to take partners and dance together
"So I guess you're going to ask me if I can switch forms so I can dance with you." Julie asked Leon, who nodded
Sure…" She replied before he headed into the cargo bay to get undressed and transform into a Night Fury as an APMSF VTOL Pilot got into the cockpit of a Mallard and started to play slow dance music with his MP3 Player over its loudspeaker as Catherine, the only one left without a partner, besides Ruffnut, Snotlout, and Fishlegs, the latter two of which were arguing over the former, who didn't seem to be interested in either of them
"God dammit Reaper why did you have to leave?" Catherine asked herself while Margaret and Erwin continued to slow dance
"Look what you started." Margaret said to Erwin as she laid her head down on his chest while he tightened his hold on her
"So are we still on a date tonight?" Erwin asked her
"Of course." She replied, "Now be quiet and just dance, I'm actually enjoying this."
"I just hope your dad doesn't show up and see us." Erwin said to her
"Why, he wouldn't do anything to you." She replied, "In fact I bet my mom over there would probably drag him into this if he was here."
"If you say so…" Erwin said
"Hold on, I want to do something real fast." Margaret said as she took one of her hands and rubbed the rubber hand that was holding her hair into a pony tail, letting it fall down before she continued to dance with Erwin
"Wow, you look beautiful with your hair down like that." Erwin replied
"Thank you, I thought you would like it." Margaret said to him as Julie and Leon joined them and the others
"I feel sorry for your mom." Erwin said to Margaret as he glanced over at Catherine
"She'll be okay, she'll probably force my dad to dance with her later when he gets back." She replied as an APMSF Officer entered the hangar looking for Barnes
"Is General Barnes here?"
"Just when I was starting to enjoy this…" Barnes thought to himself as everybody stopped dancing as he and Catherine went to the APMSF Officer
"What is it?" Barnes asked the Officer with his translation collar
"As you know General Karlson was having our technicians study the data that was stored inside the black boxes that we recovered from the Gene Cargo plane that the Isotxians captured and gave to us when they received Emily Wensky and Sheva Karlson to see if we could get something about the location of the prison they're keeping the remaining prisoners in." She replied
"Did you find it?" Barnes asked her with his translation collar
"Yes, it's located inside a large hill next to a sound in Eastern Scandinavian." She replied, "The Isotxians are preparing a strike force as we speak and the HHEFs are tagging along with them."
"Where is my husband and the Karlsons?" Catherine asked her with her translation collar
"They're on their way and we've already informed them." She replied
"You all heard the lady, let's get suited up and go get the rest of our guys back!" Barnes shouted to the other post-human dragons and the dragon riders and their mounts as the ground crews rushed to help them get their armor on while Erwin and Margaret ran into the cargo to get undress and transform into Skrills as Calvin led Emily out of the hangar
"Where are we going?" Emily asked him
"First we're going back to my quarters to redress and then we're going to the armory to get suited up!" He replied
"Okay." Emily said to him while back in the hangar, the APMSF heavy VTOL carrying Reaper, the Karlsons, and unknowingly to Barnes and the others, Henderson's family flew into the hangar bay and landed before dropping its rear offloading ramp so it's passengers could disembark
"There you guys ar-WHAT THE HELL?!" Barnes shouted with his translation collar when he saw Evie and Ellie following Sheva out of the VTOL
"Language please?!" Sheva shouted to him with her translation collar
"I thought you said you were going to go see them, not bring them here?!" Barnes said to her
"It was my idea Barnes so don't chew my daughter out for." Karlson said to him
"And just so you know, I was completely against this idea!" Reaper said to Barnes with his translation collar as followed Evie and Ellie carrying one of their suitcases
"Then why are you carrying one of their suitcases?" He asked him
"Because I didn't want to look like an ass in front of your mother." Reaper replied telepathically as Barnes sighed and looked at Karlson, who was standing in front of them
"Why did you bring them here?!" Barnes asked Karlson
"Because they want to help us find Henderson and I wasn't going to say no to the little girl who is possibly going to be my granddaughter-in-law!" He replied
"Karlson for somebody who works in the APMSF you have a big heart." Barnes said to him telepathically, "I can guess I can respect that."
Barnes turned his attention to Evie and Ellie
"So you found where they're keeping Henderson?!" Evie asked him immediately
"Yes and we're getting ready to head there now." He replied with his translation collar, "You two can go stay in one of our VIP quarters near the bridge, you'll be safe and out-of-the-way of the ship's crew there."
Evie nodded as Barnes motioned for an APMSF Officer to come over to them
"Take these two to one of the VIP quarters and make sure they get whatever they want until we come back from the mission." Barnes said to the Officer with his translation collar
"Yes sir." The Officer replied, "Come with me ma'am if you please."
Evie nodded and took Ellie with as they followed the APMSF Officer out of the hangar as Erwin and Margaret came out of the cargo bay in their Skrill forms
"So I guess you two are going with them?" Erwin Sr. asked his son, who nodded his head
"I sent my division back to Denmark after Gene Corp's HQ fell, so I have nothing else to do." He replied as Catherine and Reaper approached them
"Mrs. And Mr. Schnitter this is my husband, Reaper." Catherine said to Erwin Sr. and Maria
"Nice to meet you Reaper, we've heard so much about you." Erwin Sr. said to Reaper as he shook one of Reaper's claws when he presented it to him
"It's an honor to meet you to Field Marshal Schnitter." Reaper replied with his translation collar, "We've heard so much about you from the European Theater veterans we've met during our time our nations have been working together."
"I'm not surprised, I'm sure you've heard that junior has quite a reputation himself too." Erwin Sr. said to him
"Heard? Hell, it's because of him that we're standing right here in front of you!" He replied with his translation collar
"That doesn't mean you go fuck my daughter though." Reaper said to Erwin telepathically
"We're only going a single fricking date!" He replied telepathically
"I know, just making sure you know that." Reaper said to him telepathically
"Whatever he's saying to you in there, just ignore him, he's harmless as you're not trying to kill him." Margaret said to Erwin telepathically
Erwin snorted as two groups of APM Engineers mobbed him and Margaret as they put their translation collars and armor on
"Since you guys have had trouble charging your shots, we equipped your armor with specialized power generators that should give you that extra boostyou need." One of the Engineers said to them
"Sweet." Margaret replied while two other groups of Engineers mobbed Reaper and Catherine to put their armor on while Calvin and Emily returned to the hangar, fully suited in power combat armor
"Wow this armor is more comfortable than I expected it would be." Emily said to Calvin
"I know, I figured it would be uncomfortable as fuck to sit in, but it's actually quite comfortable." He replied before he noticed his parents and Sheva who were holding still as the engineers put their armor on while Karlson noticed them
"Emily is that you standing over there?!" Karlson shouted to them
"Yeah Mr. Karlson it's me." Emily replied as she and Calvin came over to him and Tesla, so they could get a better look
"You two missed it, Emily had her wedding dress on and Calvin was in dress uniform and everybody was dancing!" Samantha said Karlson and Tesla
"Awww what?! You guys didn't wait for us?!" Tesla replied, disappointed
"I wanted to wait until you guys were here, but Mrs. Reaper got rather impatient." Calvin said to her as Sheva stood behind him and Emily
"You already have a wedding dress?! Can I see it?!" Sheva asked Emily
"Maybe after we come back from this mission." She replied as she placed her helmet on, but didn't fold down the visor before looking at the sergeant stripes that were painted on the pauldron that covered Calvin's right shoulder, "So Calvin since you're sergeant now shouldn't you have a squad following you around?"
"Sergeant?" Karlson asked him, "Who promoted you?"
"It wasn't you?" Calvin asked him
"No." He replied before he looked at Reaper, "Reaper?! Did you have anything to do with Calvin's promotion?"
"No." Reaper replied, "In fact I had no idea he was even up for one!"
"Then who did?!" Karlson asked him as Echo Squad came into the hangar
"Wait a second, since Sergeant Eddie was killed doesn't that mean that his squad doesn't have a leader now?" Emily asked, not noticing Echo Squad as they approached Calvin
"Yeah…wait…oh crap." Calvin replied quietly
"Calvin! Some guy told us you were our new squad lead, so I guess that means we're coming with you on this." Don said to him
"Yeah I now just realized that." He replied, "So dad, what do you want us to do?"
Karlson sighed
"You guys can come with me because I'll probably need some human help in getting Henderson and the others out of their cell." Sheva said to Calvin, "But we're going to need a second dragon because there is no way I can carry all of you."
"We'll go!" Hiccup replied, "We kind of owe it to Henderson anyway for the help he provided in capturing Alvin and saving my dad from that Roman Stormcutter."
"And we're also going to need some heavy weaponry if we run into any of those exosuits." Calvin said
Karlson nodded
"We'll attach an anti-tank team to you, which should be more than enough to take care of enough problems you might run into there." He said
Ex-Gene Corp Holding Facility; Near Present Day Utansjo, Sweden
Henderson was laying down as Ward examined some of the wounds inflicted onto him by the Guards for his "disobedience" during the exchange that included a scare on the left side of his horn along with various bruises and cuts on his back and sides
"Jesus Christ, they beat you pretty badly this time." Ward said to him as she used a weak electrical charge to give some illumination, "But most of these wounds will heal over time, but that scar on your horn is permeant I'm afraid."
Henderson sighed as he stood up
"At least Sheva and Emily are out of here though." He said
"I bet we're going out of here too soon enough because I bet whoever Calvin was working with will be able to track that radio he had." Ward replied
"I hope so…" Henderson said as he glanced over at the blast doors, "I just hope they don't kill us before they get to us though."
"I hope so too." Ward replied, "I would really like to get back to the 502nd and continue my work and research because I've learned a lot about dragons just by taking care of the post-human ones."
"So I'm guessing you've studied me as well during all this time?" Henderson asked her
Ward snorted
"I have other concerns now." She said, "I never knew Sheva and you were that close."
"I didn't either until they were gassing us." Henderson replied, "Now I feel like part of me is missing."
"Well you know the old saying, you don't realize how much you love something until it's gone." Ward said to him
"Isn't that the truth…" He replied
"So Henderson, what happened between you and your uncle that makes you hate him so much?" Ward asked him
Henderson sighed
"If you don't want to talk about it, I understand." She said to him
"After my dad died, he came in to take care of us for him, but he really was there for our money since my dad inherited the family fortune the year before when my grandpa died, he stayed around until my 18th birthday when he took everything we had in our savings and checking accounts and left me and my mom out to dry." He replied, "We were forced to sell our house and move into an apartment, I joined the Marines for my national service term and my mom took a job at a local superstore to help make ends meet, but she couldn't take it. One day I came home to find that she had locked herself in the bathroom and shoved an entire bottle of painkillers down her throat, I called 911, but by the time the paramedics got there she was gone."
"Oh my god…" Ward said
"I've hated him ever since then, then about a month after that he pissed off the People's Party so bad they put out a warrant for his arrest and I couldn't resist the temptation to rat him out." Henderson replied
"How did you know where he was?" Ward asked him
"While he was quote on quote raising me, he took me out on a few of his errands and meetings with his conservative buddies, so I knew who and where he was going to flee to, but unfortunately he managed to get over the border into Canada before the APMSF could get to him" He replied, "I have no regrets though."
"I heard he was a scumbag, but I never knew he was capable of that!" Ward said to him, "My dad used to listen to his shit radio show all the time, but he mostly laughed at him though because he was batshit crazy."
"He and my dad never got along either, I remember onetime they got into a fight and my dad beat the shit out of him and threw them out of our house." He replied
"What about your dad?" Ward asked him
"If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't be half the man I am today." He replied, "He taught me a lot of the things I know about life, although my uncle taught me about how cruel it can be too, although Gene Corp might beat him considering all the things they've done to me recently."
"I wouldn't doubt that your uncle is hoping that you're dead now." Ward said to him
"I don't doubt it either, he was never really fond of me either because I was too much like my dad." Henderson replied
"I consider that a good thing." Ward said to him before the ceiling suddenly shook as a large bomb exploded above ground, waking Aberly and the other post-human dragons inside the holding chamber with Ward and Henderson
"We're finally being rescued!" Shouted Dean Oliver, the post-human Deadly Nadder that had been a member of Henderson's squad
"We don't know that yet!" Henderson shouted, "But everybody get ready to get out of here just in case!"
"We should really do something about the nozzles up there, so they can't gas us!" Jasmine shouted
"Agreed!" Henderson replied as he looked up at the gas nozzles hanging down from the walls before he took a deep breath and aimed for the nearest gas nozzle