I walked out of the office, only to see my best friend Chung standing there, with a small smile on his face. "You did it again,didn't you?" , he said. I raised my hands up in surrender. " It's not my fault I'm always at the wrong place, EVERY TIME!", I replied. "So, what kind of punishment did you get this time". "I have to see him,everyday, after class for extra training. He was saying I should respect the rules,bla bla bla, always see an instructor and more shit I couldn't care less about", I replied. "Well, doesn't seem too harsh. Certainly softer than your average Lowe lectures. Anyways, schools about to end, we should get our stuff. Oh, by the way, we're meeting up with Aisha at Ruben Saturday." "Crap", I thought. I haven't even spoken to Aisha since last week, a few days before school. Knowing her, she is NOT gonna be happy. "Ya, I'll try to make it, I returned. "Great, see you in a few minutes".
We finally parted ways, heading to our lockers to get our stuff. The thing that bothered me at that moment was to lie to my best bud. Everything I said back there was lie. What really happened was that, Lowe actually knew what I'd done. He knew about the powers, the robot and the old man. I can still remember what he had told me back there, but he'd done it in a very serious tone. "You can't tell anyone. Not even the ones closest to you" and "I want to help you get better, you we're good out there, but there's gonna be people in the future much, much stronger than a simple robot." I decided to not tell anybody, but I declined the offer of the training thing. I guess I've always been better on my own. "I won't tell a soul, Lowe, but I think I'll go solo for the time being", I said. "Hmm...Fine then. But seek my help in case you need anything. Trust me. You'll need it. You are free to go." "Thanks, I'll be sure to do that" , I said, as I walked out of his office, very uneasy, and began speaking with Chung. But who was that man? Why was he attacking my school, and how the hell did he know my name? I was becoming stressed easily, something rare for me. I just had to keep a cool head, and continue to do what I do.
*Somewhere in the outskirts of Ruben
"So, how was it?"
"The kid's strong, gotta hand it to him."
"You got the information we need?"
"Yup. He'll be at Ruben in a few days.
"Good. I should pass this job to someone more..suited, for the job. Aiken, you up for it? " . The man looked at the corner, seeing another in the shadows. " What's the reward?", Aiken said. "Magic stones, and lots of em. Here, take a look at the boy" , the man said, passing him a picture. Aiken snatched the card, very quickly, and looked at the picture. "Hm. Seems good. But, I'll have some fun first, said Aiken. "Do what you want with him, just make sure he doesn't get out alive. Remember, don't fail. Everything is going smoothly..."