Chapter 03: The Secrets are Out
Four days have passed since the Rangers battled the evil Virtuons for their first time. There has only been one monster attack since then and they have easily been beaten by the team, even without Setsuna at their side. His recovery, however, was miraculous thanks to the efforts of Dr. Lucid Bradley.
"So, Setsuna, how do you feel?" Amanda asked as she leaned over him while he finished tying his shoes.
"Fine, actually I feel fine."
"That's good to hear!" A.J. smacked him on the back and handed him his lucky hat.
"Thanks. Where is Daniel?" Setsuna looked around the plain hospital room for his fellow teammate but he wasn't visiting on this particular day.
"Danny is with Asa. They went to get a weight bench and some other thinks for the weight room at the base since the order for that stuff got fucked."
"Who is Asa?" Setsuna looked puzzled for a moment as his heart began to feel funny.
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Thirty minutes latter Asa and Daniel sat down at a downtown restaurant to have lunch. Daniel did not speak much as Asa babbled on and on until Asa grasped his attention.
"So how long have you two been going together?" Asa snickered.
"Who-what? Going with who?! I'm single?"
"No you're not dude. I can read minds and I know about your love for Setsuna. You can't hide it from me. I assume neither of you wanted any of us to know and I know that they have no clue about it." Asa spoke proudly of his telepathic ability.
"How did you know? I-I thought we played it off perfectly!"
"Now lets take a trip back in time Marty McFly and lets remember what I said. I said I can read minds. That's what some of us Virtuons can do." Asa took another bite of his steak and a muttered a laugh.
"You're a Virtuon?! How the hell can you be a Virtuon?! You look like a regular guy."
"I'm half Virtuon and half human. Both of my parents were half-breeds like that. So is my foster mom, Adrian-mama. That's why we are so strong."
"No wonder she has been the Super Fighting League champion for thirteen strait years."
"Superhuman strength, superhuman speed, superhuman endurance, superhuman durability, incredible healing and mind powers; these powers are made possible thanks to our ancestors doin' the nasty with Virtuons."
"But why do you choose to side with us and destroy your own brethren?"
"Why do you full blooded humans kill your own brethren? You just do." Asa spoke angrily. "I decided that I wanted to destroy any Virtuon who would use his or her powers to harm innocent people."
"I see. Well you made the right choice."
Later Setsuna and the others lounged around in the recreation room waiting for Daniel and Asa to return. Today was supposed to be a training day until they were sent shopping. They spoke for a while about what happened during the time when Setsuna was out of action.
"So Daniel nearly got killed trying to get revenge?" Setsuna asked Jerryca.
"Yea but Asa saved his life. If Asa hadn't used his boomerang Danny would be dead now."
"Man you don't know what you missed! It's been action packed and crazy!" A.J. exclaimed.
"A.J. are you always like that?" Amanda poked him on the forehead.
Just then their commander, Leon Reaper, entered the room and demanded to know where Asa and Daniel were. He paced back and forth mumbling as the other looked puzzled. "Where is that computer glitch?!"
"They haven't returned yet, sir." Jerryca replied.
"When will they be back?!" He paced a bit more then flopped down on the couch.
"Why would we know when they will return? You sent them on the errand. Besides what is this all about?"
"Asa he.....he....."
"Yes?" The others spoke in unison.
"HE ATE MY SUBWAY SANDWICH!!!"
Everyone grew silent for a minute until Amanda broke the silence. "A sandwich? Really, I thought it was something important like he stole your wallet or boned your wife."
"Weeeeeee're baaaaaaaack." Said Asa as he stepped into the room. Before he could speak he was tackled by Leon.
"That was my lunch you ate! A twelve inch steak and cheese sub!" Leon cried as he though about his favorite food. He grew more and more hungry as he thought about that sandwich.
"Shit dude you don't have to go ballistic about it. It's just a marvelously delicious sandwich with jalapeno peppers, and pepper jack cheese, steak and lettuce with salt and a sprinkle of pepper. That was indeed a damn good sandwich."
"What are you programmed to eat allot? Do all of you Virtuons eat so much?"
The entire room grew silent for a moment from what Leon said. Asa pushed Leon off of himself and stood up. "Jeez just put all my stats and shit out there like that."
"You're a Virtuon?" Setsuna asked with a trembling voice.
"Half Virtuon. I was gonna tell you all but I had to do it when I felt yall were ready. I told Danny earlier cuz I believed he was ready to know."
"Why didn't you tell me that night? I kinda trusted you to do that much and you couldn't trust me enough to tell me that?" Jerryca spoke. She looked up at him but his eyes stayed averted. "Fine, you don't have to answer me." She left the room with anger and Amanda followed to comfort her.
"Shit." Asa mumbled.