All right, here's the next installment. I hope this is long enough for
you.
Reflections – Part 6
'Coh Cheek'. The walkie-talkie blared. "This is Caesar, over?"
"Yes, Caesar, this is Legal. Are the Kents still in your sight."
Caesar was a little surprised when Legal contacted him directly. Lucius picked up on that nervousness and looked at Caesar questioningly.
"Um, yes sir. They are still here at the moment, but it looks as though they are getting ready to leave. What would you like us to do? Shall we intercept?"
"No. Let them go. Call in the G-14's. Tell them to move out now."
"And the subject? Where is he?"
"He is being distracted by the local billionaire. Things could not be going better than they are now. But we must move quickly. I want a thorough search, is that clear?"
"Yes, Legal, very clear."
"Good. Legal, out."
The connection was disconnected. Immediately Caesar pulled out his cell phone and placed the call. After the first ring, the phone was answered.
"Patrick," was the voice from the other end.
"Yes, Patrick? This is Caesar. Legal just contacted me. He wants your boys to move out. Now."
"He contacted, you? Directly?"
"Yes. He wants the G-14's to do their jobs thoroughly. And they are to do it very quickly. We have little time. Is that understood?"
"Yes," Patrick hung up the phone immediately.
Caesar placed his phone back in his pocket. He noted that Lucius was still looking at him. He smiled at the younger man and said, "Everything is going according to plan. Apparently things could not be better, according to Legal."
Lucius was put at ease by his companion's words. He leaned back, trying to stretch out his legs. They had been kneeling so close to the ceiling. Neither had stood since they had arrived here nearly 8 hours earlier. He was glad that the Kents were leaving soon. That means they could wrap up and leave this place.
Caesar recognized the look on Lucius' face. They would be leaving soon. He turned back to look at the Kents as they headed toward the exit, coats in hand.
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After hanging up the phone Legal walked back to the table where Brianus sat patiently. After a moment's regard for the young man he could tell that he was a bit nervous and a little restless. It was clear Brianus was putting on a calm face for his own appreciation. Breaking the look he walked over to the seat across from Brianus and for the first time in hours, sat down.
Brianus wasn't sure if he should rise, but the look from Legal told him to stay put. Settling down he again looked at the papers in front of him. After the small amount of information he had been allowed to have he wasn't sure how to use it.
Legal spoke, so Brianus, it comes back to what you had gleaned when you were first looking through his file. And what did you think about our subject before you knew his secret?
"Um, I said that his parents were a liability to him. We could use them to get to him. He would do whatever we told him to. Also his friends could be used. Maybe not to extent of his parents, but perhaps for other purposes."
"I see," pondered Legal. "Well, considering what we know about our subject I would say your approach is one of the least likely options available to us; and perhaps one of the most foolish."
Brianus squinted, 'why was he always wrong?' Looking up at Legal he said, "how? It seems like it would be a good choice of action."
"Perhaps to a normal human, yes, it would. However, this is an emotional, hormonal, teenaged alien boy. He could lift you and break you in half. If you want to put a gun to his mother's head go ahead. But I assure you that you will not succeed. He is much faster than a bullet, whether he realizes it or not. You however would be a sheer loss."
"Yes, but there is strength in numbers," Brianus said exasperated. "And we never go on a mission alone!" That had been one of his early instructions. He had learned this in the beginning. Why was he now disproving everything he had ever learned here??
"That is true, Brianus, but this boy has the strength of numbers, all on his own! You cannot expect to go in en masse with no plan and hold his parents hostage! What about other extraneous variables?" Legal waited for Brianus's reaction, when none presented themselves he continued. "What if someone were to pass by the Kent home. What if we were to be seen in our masks and our numbers of strength assaulting a 15 year old helpless looking boy and his family? You are not thinking Brianus. The best way to catch our subject is to catch him completely off guard! And that is what we shall do."
Brianus wanted nothing more than to turn Legal's answer back on him. "Yes, but how? Obviously his senses are heightened to an exponential point. I do not see how that will work either."
Legal glared at Brianus, he knew he had just been challenged. Walking up to the younger man he placed his hand on the other's shoulder and gripped it solidly. "Everyone can be distracted Brianus; even an alien child. Regardless of what he is, he has been raised here. He has the values of his parents. However, if you anger him, he will drop those morals like a pack of sand. That is why we must surprise him. You may be thinking then that if we catch him in a public place he would be hard pressed to use his powers. We would have the advantage, but still, our actions and agents would be just as obvious as he. Which is why the element of surprise must be used. When we control the variables, our success is magnified tenfold!" Resolutely Legal added, "Now, there will be no more questioning of my decisions, is that understood?"
Humbly Brianus said, "Yes Legal."
Hehe… No cliffhanger… What do you think? ( Well that's it for that chapter… R/R always welcome!
Reflections – Part 6
'Coh Cheek'. The walkie-talkie blared. "This is Caesar, over?"
"Yes, Caesar, this is Legal. Are the Kents still in your sight."
Caesar was a little surprised when Legal contacted him directly. Lucius picked up on that nervousness and looked at Caesar questioningly.
"Um, yes sir. They are still here at the moment, but it looks as though they are getting ready to leave. What would you like us to do? Shall we intercept?"
"No. Let them go. Call in the G-14's. Tell them to move out now."
"And the subject? Where is he?"
"He is being distracted by the local billionaire. Things could not be going better than they are now. But we must move quickly. I want a thorough search, is that clear?"
"Yes, Legal, very clear."
"Good. Legal, out."
The connection was disconnected. Immediately Caesar pulled out his cell phone and placed the call. After the first ring, the phone was answered.
"Patrick," was the voice from the other end.
"Yes, Patrick? This is Caesar. Legal just contacted me. He wants your boys to move out. Now."
"He contacted, you? Directly?"
"Yes. He wants the G-14's to do their jobs thoroughly. And they are to do it very quickly. We have little time. Is that understood?"
"Yes," Patrick hung up the phone immediately.
Caesar placed his phone back in his pocket. He noted that Lucius was still looking at him. He smiled at the younger man and said, "Everything is going according to plan. Apparently things could not be better, according to Legal."
Lucius was put at ease by his companion's words. He leaned back, trying to stretch out his legs. They had been kneeling so close to the ceiling. Neither had stood since they had arrived here nearly 8 hours earlier. He was glad that the Kents were leaving soon. That means they could wrap up and leave this place.
Caesar recognized the look on Lucius' face. They would be leaving soon. He turned back to look at the Kents as they headed toward the exit, coats in hand.
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After hanging up the phone Legal walked back to the table where Brianus sat patiently. After a moment's regard for the young man he could tell that he was a bit nervous and a little restless. It was clear Brianus was putting on a calm face for his own appreciation. Breaking the look he walked over to the seat across from Brianus and for the first time in hours, sat down.
Brianus wasn't sure if he should rise, but the look from Legal told him to stay put. Settling down he again looked at the papers in front of him. After the small amount of information he had been allowed to have he wasn't sure how to use it.
Legal spoke, so Brianus, it comes back to what you had gleaned when you were first looking through his file. And what did you think about our subject before you knew his secret?
"Um, I said that his parents were a liability to him. We could use them to get to him. He would do whatever we told him to. Also his friends could be used. Maybe not to extent of his parents, but perhaps for other purposes."
"I see," pondered Legal. "Well, considering what we know about our subject I would say your approach is one of the least likely options available to us; and perhaps one of the most foolish."
Brianus squinted, 'why was he always wrong?' Looking up at Legal he said, "how? It seems like it would be a good choice of action."
"Perhaps to a normal human, yes, it would. However, this is an emotional, hormonal, teenaged alien boy. He could lift you and break you in half. If you want to put a gun to his mother's head go ahead. But I assure you that you will not succeed. He is much faster than a bullet, whether he realizes it or not. You however would be a sheer loss."
"Yes, but there is strength in numbers," Brianus said exasperated. "And we never go on a mission alone!" That had been one of his early instructions. He had learned this in the beginning. Why was he now disproving everything he had ever learned here??
"That is true, Brianus, but this boy has the strength of numbers, all on his own! You cannot expect to go in en masse with no plan and hold his parents hostage! What about other extraneous variables?" Legal waited for Brianus's reaction, when none presented themselves he continued. "What if someone were to pass by the Kent home. What if we were to be seen in our masks and our numbers of strength assaulting a 15 year old helpless looking boy and his family? You are not thinking Brianus. The best way to catch our subject is to catch him completely off guard! And that is what we shall do."
Brianus wanted nothing more than to turn Legal's answer back on him. "Yes, but how? Obviously his senses are heightened to an exponential point. I do not see how that will work either."
Legal glared at Brianus, he knew he had just been challenged. Walking up to the younger man he placed his hand on the other's shoulder and gripped it solidly. "Everyone can be distracted Brianus; even an alien child. Regardless of what he is, he has been raised here. He has the values of his parents. However, if you anger him, he will drop those morals like a pack of sand. That is why we must surprise him. You may be thinking then that if we catch him in a public place he would be hard pressed to use his powers. We would have the advantage, but still, our actions and agents would be just as obvious as he. Which is why the element of surprise must be used. When we control the variables, our success is magnified tenfold!" Resolutely Legal added, "Now, there will be no more questioning of my decisions, is that understood?"
Humbly Brianus said, "Yes Legal."
Hehe… No cliffhanger… What do you think? ( Well that's it for that chapter… R/R always welcome!