A/N: Hello! I'm back with another chapter! Please review! Now, enjoy the next chapter.
Ace POV
I saw Ted sneak up behind Scout. He transformed into a large wolf and attacked Scout. Luckily for us, Ted was able to grab Scout in a bear-hug. Through the pain that I was experiencing, I stood up and tried to reason with this kid. Scout tried to escape Ted's grip, but Ted was much stronger in his wolf form.
"Now, can we have a civil conversation?" I asked Scout.
He retaliated by pulling a knife from his boot and stabbing Ted in the leg. Ted growled in pain, as the blood began to drip onto the ground.
"Ok, this has gone on long enough." I said angrily.
I used most of the energy that I had left to form a spear out of my psychic energy. I shot the spear at Scout. I was lucky that I didn't hurt him too much. It only hit him in the leg. I then used my remaining energy to teleport the three of us back to Ted's lab.
When we arrived, Ted told me of one of his inventions. This invention allowed one to heal extremely quickly, by speeding up cell regeneration. Ted went over to the machine and began pressing buttons.
"Ok, this should help us heal a bit." He said.
"Are you sure it's safe to use on us?" I asked, worried that I would grow an extra limb or something.
"Well, I've only tried it on normal humans. So, I can fairly say that Scout will be fine. I have no idea about us, though." He responded.
"Well, I've got nothing to lose." I said confidently.
Ted directed me into a nearby chamber. I stepped into the chamber and readied myself for whatever would happen to me in the next few seconds. I heard Ted press more buttons, and then I felt something. I can't exactly describe what I was experiencing, but I saw my wounds close up. I'm not sure if it was normal, but it seemed as though my brain was able to comprehend what was happening and teach my body to mimic the effects. I felt as though my body and mind were finally synchronizing. I wasn't sure what to think of it, so I just waited for Ted to tell me that I could exit the chamber. I exited the chamber figuring that it did its job.
After Ted healed himself and Scout, I teleported us to my lab.
As soon as we arrived, I locked Scout into a psychic prison.
As soon as he woke up, he tried to break through the barrier.
"Don't even bother trying to escape, that's a psychic shield. Almost nothing can break through psychic energy." I told Scout.
The first thing that Scout did was punch the barrier. He then proceeded to hit the barrier in any way he could.
"Man, I thought that this kid was supposed to at least have some intelligence." I thought to myself.
"Where are my weapons?" Scout asked, almost sounding worried.
"Don't worry, I just took them away from you to prevent you from doing anything that you might regret." I responded calmly.
"Give them back!" Scout yelled.
"I'll give them back as soon as you can have a civilized conversation with the two of us." I told him.
"Fine, what do you want with me? I'm nothing special, I'm just a kid." He said.
"We simply wish for you to join our team of planetary defenders." I said, "You're abilities appear to be unrivaled across the world."
"I'm gonna need some time to think this over." He said.
"Go ahead, we'll be here awhile." I told him.
"If you don't let me out of here, I'll kill you both!" Scout yelled.
"Please, be my guest." I responded, "I'd love to see you try, You can't even escape the psychic barrier."
Scout then sat back on the ground with a defeated look on his face. He just sat there for a few minutes. The two of us decided to leave him alone.
About an hour later, we went back to check on him. He looked up and saw the two of us. He sat up.
"Ok, fine. Explain what this whole 'team' thing is." Scout said.
I was cautious about releasing him, but I trusted him anyway. As soon as I released him, he got up and ran. He ran straight for the pile of his weapons. I was able to stop him, dead in his tracks.
"Did you honestly expect that to work?" I asked him.
"I just want a weapon. I feel safer when I have one with me." He said.
"Wait, what do you mean?" Ted asked him.
"I don't want to talk about it. It's personal." Scout replied.
"Well, if we want to be a team in the future, we have to know each other." I said.
"Fine, I'll tell you." He said.
When I was a little kid, I used to compete in archery competitions. I loved weapons, because they made me feel stronger. I began to train with knives and guns afterward. My father, who also loved weaponry, helped me learn more and more about weapons. I was so happy that I could pride myself on something, but then my ego grew too large. I started to become extremely overconfident, and then I flounced my ego around too much. Then it happened. I was walking around one night, and some people jumped me. I tried fighting back, thinking I could take them all, but no. They held me down and knocked me unconscious. I woke up the next morning in a dark alley, covered in dirt. It was then, I realized that I wasn't invincible. I knew that I had to learn more and train harder. That's why I am the way I am now. I began to carry weapons, so I'd be a bit safer if anything were to happen again.
"Oh." was all I could say.
"I understand your point." Ted said.
"Ok, I'll give you your weapons, and release you." I told him.
"Ok, thanks a lot." Scout said to us.
? POV
The room began to spin uncontrollably. I thought something had hit my ship, but it was the ship spinning in its own. "Something is wrong here. It shouldn't be taking me anywhere. Why is my ship going out of control? I didn't understand why this was going on." It started to spiral out of control. Not only was it going through space, but it was going back through time. "This can't happen. These events shouldn't be accessible. I shouldn't be able to travel here. Well, whatever, we'll see what happens from here." I stepped out of the ship to find myself on Earth.
