Chapter 5

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"He's more powerful than I first thought. I mean, I knew he was powerful, but this… this is interesting." The Founder grinned at this revelation. The shock of John overpowering a suppression cuff had long gone, being replaced with excitement for the potential that John could have. "We have to experiment with ways to enable him to use that power."

"We already know John's powers always respond best when he's in pain or under stress," Jedikiah replied, not taking his eyes off John's file. "But I have to say I'm concerned, if you allow John to access his full power, what's to stop him from using it against us?".

"Even at full strength that boys no match for me. Genetics and experience influence the strength in our abilities and John has a lot of experience to gain before he could ever match me. As long as I'm present in the room when John's at full strength, we won't have a problem." The founder stated casually. "Besides, we can always have Dr Annex develop a stronger suppression cuff for when he's more capable of using his abilities at full strength."

Jedikiah was tense, he really didn't like the idea of John being in pain and it would take a lot of pain to help him access his full power. Their theory was that the more times John accessed his full power, the easier it would be to access. Like with all learning, the more times electrical impulses travelled down his brains neural pathway that allowed him to access the power, the easier it would be for him to access the power when needed. Unfortunately, that would cause John a lot of pain, there had to be another way.

"Cara Coburn," Jedikiah said thoughtfully, "his girlfriend, we could use her to cause John the stress he would need to access his power. That way we wouldn't have to physically damage an asset to the company."

As Jedikiah began talking about Cara, images of her and her Ultra file were bought to a computer screen in the founder's office. The founder studied her face inquisitively.

"Do you really think John cares about this girl enough to cause amount of stress we need?"

"I think he does, she's his weakness." As Jedikiah said this, the founder looked deeply troubled.

"The boys been trained all his life not to be sentimental. Attachments are a weakness, they make him easy to manipulate. If this girl is that for him, then she makes him weak. She should be eliminated."

"I agree, the girl could later cause problems for us and should be dealt with. But for now, she is useful to us. We can dispose of her when she is no longer needed." Jedikiah replied.

"Very well. I'll find the location of the rebel lair in John's head. Direct a team to bring this girl to me."

Jedikiah felt relief run through his body, a smile briefly graced his face. "And what about the other rebels?"

"They are civilian sewer rats, hardly a threat without their leader. If they get in the way, then dispose of them. But don't waste your time, the main objective is the girl."

-TTP-

John had been living with James for nearly a year. They never stayed in one place for more than a few weeks, James said it wasn't safe to stay put, moving was always a better option. They mainly lived in abandoned warehouses or apartments, occasionally breaking into schools to sleep for the night. These were always the best nights; schools were warm, had clean running water, electricity, food and most importantly they were safe. John had never seen drug addicts or homeless men in schools but he saw them all the time in the warehouses he stayed in, and James had said to be wary of them because they weren't safe.

Over the year, he'd learnt how to pickpocket for money. He didn't have the best lift, but he was ok, had enough skill to steal a wallet from a man's back pocket without getting caught. Originally he'd refused to pickpocket, but soon hunger got the better of him and he'd learned to steal. That was another of James's rules; you don't eat unless you earn your keep. He wasn't a charity.

Whenever John was sure he was alone, he would practise his abilities. He knew about the telekinesis, he found that out the day he ran away, he'd gotten pretty good at using it in the past few months especially, but he'd never use it in public… it was too risky. He had also recently discovered he could teleport, when a drug addict had charged at him with a piece of glass in hand. He was still not used to using teleportation it was an ability he needed to practise.

John rounded the corner of the street heading towards James's usual pickpocketing spots. It was very late and he knew it was risky to be out, but James should have been back at the warehouse hours ago, he was just worried about him. As he walked a police car rounded the corner, pulling up beside him.

"Hey kid, what are you doing out so late?" One of the cops asked getting out of the car. John was frozen to the spot, unsure of what to say. The cop took a step forward, towards John. This seemed to knock some sense into John, as he immediately unfroze and bolted back the way he had come, running as fast as his legs could take him. The cop followed suit, chasing after him. It wasn't long before the cop caught up with him, his long legs had given him an advantage in speed. Restraining the struggling boy, with both arms clasped around John's arms and torso, he waited for his partner to park the car beside them. He bundled John into the car and sat quietly next to him.

"What's your name kid?" he asked.

"I'm not a kid." John replied, still panting slightly from his struggle with the officer. He stared straight ahead, mind filled with panic.

"Ok, but what's your name? You're safe here no one's gonna hurt you."

John stared at him with mistrust, before mumbling that his name was John. "Ok John, I'm Officer Reynolds and this is my partner Officer Scott. Now, when was the last time you ate something?". They ended up collecting a pizza before taking John back to the station and calling a social worker. He never did tell them his last name, but they eventually found out who he was from missing persons and he was eventually placed back into foster care.

-TTP-

The founder had easily found the underground location of the rebels in John's head and Jedikiah was nearly finished in preparing the team to go in.

The founder had mapped out the blueprints of the layer, highlighting optimal places to put portable T chips, ensuring that nobody could teleport in nor out during the raid.

He'd studied the blueprints carefully, ensuring that there was no way the girl could escape.

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