Rising from the Ashes

by lisa.marie.d

After John loses everything he cares when Cara kicks him out, he finds himself on Stephen's couch, when Jedikiah walks in. What will Jedikiah decide to do as he sees John sleeping? John, who he has always cared for?

14. Chapter 14

Chapter Fourteen:

Thanks to the dampeners that Jedikiah had brought with him teleportation and their other powers were not an option, some had chose to fight, but they were quickly subdued. They were all fitted with the bracelets that prevented the use of powers and then taken to ULTRA.

Jedikiah ordered the agents to take them to individual cells, why he went to see the Founder. He had not thought he was going to find them, he figured they would have left once Charlotte had chose to stay with John. He had all of them now, including Cara and Russell, the two leaders of The Tomorrow People. He had finally dealt with the major problem that endangered both ULTRA and humanity. He felt as if a large weight had been lifted from his shoulders.

After a long discussion with the Founder, it had been decided that all would be given the option of the cure, and a chance at a human life. The ones who refused would then have their minds read, and Jedikiah determine from the evidence if they deserved a chance as an agent or to have the cure forced upon them. Neither the Founder nor Jedikiah knew what to do with Cara and Russell though. They both knew the importance of keeping John, Stephen and Charlotte loyal to ULTRA. Testing had shown the three of them to have he strongest abilities, with Charlotte and Stephen having the potential to be stronger than the Founder, given the opportunity and training. Jedikiah had offered to talk with the three of them about Cara and Russell, so they could have an input into the decision.

Both Stephen and John agreed with a forced cure. They knew that neither of them would ever be loyal to ULTRA, and would escape or sabotage something at the first available opportunity. Charlotte however had no clue. She knew they couldn't stay at ULTRA, but she thought it was unfair to take away their powers and make them human. So with that knowledge, Jedikiah decided to review the report from the mind reading and then, unless something in the report changed his mind, he was going to remove their powers.

He was just returning to his office and he froze, the coffee cup in his hand falling and shattering into a million pieces. In front of Jedikiah stood his brother, Roger.