A/N: me being hypocritical in the last chapter was a result of the chapter being incomplete. Here's part two of unexplored.
And I also answer Z Tate's question here.
Ch-12: Unexplored Pt.2
"Sky why did you NOT use your force field?" Z asked as she Sky and Draco chased after an escaped Freddy.
"I didn't even know he was going to use his power."
"I agree with him. I hadn't even thought Freddy smith— Carson, would have a power, or I could've used mine too."
"yours?" Sky asked.
"yeah, mine, I can make myself and others around me intangible. It's like a HUGE blanket of nothingness. You'll feel like nothing can touch you. Guns, swords, lasers, joys, sorrows, pain… It'll have no effect on your physical state of being as such, but of course, if you don't feel the pain you can fight despite the wound causing it. I use it only when somebody needs relief. I'm like a human painkiller." He chuckled, "I also cure emotions caused of hurtfulness."
"WOW, and HOW? I thought only certain people had powers who were born to parents with powers?" Z asked, confused.
"yeah, my mom has powers."
"your MOM?
"Sydney Henderson." He said, like it was 'duh'.
"you're Syd's SON?"
"well, yeah, but I've lived with my father most of my life." He said, "not the time guys, we got a con to catch."
They made their way to SPD's main gate via a short cut, because they knew that was where Freddy would be heading to get out of SPD; there was no other way out.
They arrived just in time to see Freddy leaving, and imagine his shock when he saw two Zs appear in front of him while there was one standing right behind him.
"wait wha—" he stuttered.
"you obviously didn't do your homework." Z said, crossing her arms, "The best strategy when going into an enemy base camp is to know everything you can about those whom you're going to spy on. Surprisingly, you still don't know that I can duplicate myself."
"commander Tate doesn't use her powers." He tried to defend himself meekly.
"well, she might not, but I do." Z said, as her duplicates attacked him, he used his power, and Sky, now aware of what was coming next, revved up his force field, encasing Draco and Z with him.
Since Z was protected by Sky's power, her duplicates were also not affected by Freddy's power, and he was pinned to the ground by Z's duplicates in minutes, as he was distracted wondering why his power didn't work. (They also had the advantage of being two against one)
"what is your problem?" he asked, scowling.
"we're the power rangers last time I checked." Sky joked, "it's our job to bring bad guys in."
"I'm NOT a bad guy."
"ssshhhh" Draco put up a finger trying to shush Freddy, "let the machine do it's job." He said, holding up his judgment scanner.
"Friederich Carson, you are charged with the expunge of evidence against a wanted criminal." He said, citing charges.
"that ought to be enough of a reason for at least six years of imprisonment." Z mouthed Sky, and he shot her a look as if saying 'I Know'.
The scanner did it's work, and in a minute, showed a red cross.
"GUILTY" all three of them said in unison, a ray of energy shot out from the morpher, and trapped Freddy smith in a containment card.
The mission was a success so far.
This was easy, trapping Freddy smith. He was a newbie. As they were leaving to talk to the commanders regarding Freddy's capture, Z asked, "Sky, do we become that horrible parents?" she sounded uncertain.
"guys if you wanna, I can leave you two alone." Draco helpfully suggested.
"no, stay, we might need some info on the people from the future," Z said, then adding, "if we already don't have enough."
"Z, I don't think Freddy was right in anything he said. You and I both know what Bridge has become: a psychopathic rapist and murderer." He paused to let the words sink in, then continued,
"a man like that, no matter whatever good he did for his son, can never actually BE good. I am inclined to believe that what he did for Frederick was also in his own selfish interest. He wanted someone to have his back when he got old. He wants a blood-relative who isn't against him, he wants someone to do his bidding without being questioned. That's why he's put up this façade of this amazing ideal father. So that he can make everyone else look bad. For all we know, Freddy's mother might be some woman he raped, and who left the child with him."
Z gasped, then after a minute asked, "what does this have to do with anything?"
"let me continue, I was thinking about this whole thing while your duplicates were fighting. So let me put forward my analysis." Sky said.
"and that is?"
"what Bridge wanted, was a SCOURGE to do his bidding." He paused, looked at Z, placed his hands on her shoulders, facing her.
"you mean to say whatever Freddy said he believed in was all a mirage created by his own father so he could use him?"
"to summarize, yes"
"can I add something?" Draco asked, interrupting their little moment.
"go ahead."
"the commanders are not bad parents, they never were. Like I said, not everyone liked Freddy, they thought," he corrected himself, "we thought he was a little too proud of being able to sweet talk people. The only person he wasn't able to sweet talk was commander Tate… Mr. Tate to be clearer.
What he cleverly phrased as being able to make friends, break the ice in groups, and all such stuff, is a softer way of saying that he can sweet talk people into doing what he wanted, something he DEFINITELY got from Carson. And he managed to sweet talk Ruth into letting him get away."
Sky and Z both had contemplative expressions, as if trying to place this.
"what about Richard and Ruth?"
"there was a lady who had taken care of Ruth ever since she was a little girl of one. She'd apparently found her, and decided to take care of her. Ruth was VERY attached to her, and was devastated when she died. And she had taken good care of Ruth. She turned out to be an amazing girl." Draco ended.
"And how do you know about all this?"
"my sister, she's an empath. Her power, that is. She can learn about stuff from people's memories, and she keeps it to herself, never revealing any of it unless asked. I asked her, she told me. So basically she knows EVERYTHING. The pressure of it gets high sometimes, and she acts out, therefore, we keep her under surveillance, and she doesn't meet a lot of people."
There was silence. Superpowers were a blessing as well as a curse. They walked in silence up to the doors of the HQ.
"guys, I don't think we need to tell the commanders about this little encounter just yet." Draco suddenly spoke up.
"why not?"
"the Tates knew that Freddy was Carson's son, yet they didn't bother to inform us, I think we should inform them only after we capture Carson." Draco said, and the younger couple seemed to consider it.
"I guess you're right, besides, we also have to capture this time o'clock monster, and nobody seems interested in doing so." Sky commented.
"yeah, he's right, I don't wanna grow old in the future." Z whined.
"well, I think I know how to find him…" Draco said, going into his thinking mode.
X-X-X
A/N: in case, it wasn't clear, Draco is Syd's son with Luke, (Syd's ex, remember?)
and that commotion at the end of the last chapter will be revealed in chapter 13...
