Three months earlier in the basement of church sat a circle of people or what could be considered people. This was a group of inhumans coming together to talk leaving their homes and shelters to talk. Ever since the attack on the world and the fall of Attilan released the terrigen mist on the world many people have turned into cocoons and came out something much different. This group had come from all over Staten Island to this place to figure out what happened. Most of them wore baggy clothes and had hoods over their faces clawed hands feathers spikes and a few tails could be seen among the group. The room was mostly black except for the light hanging over the circle.
An older man stood up out of his grey folding chair he was dressed in black with a white collar he was the priest of this church. He smiled kindly as he clasped his dark hands together and spoke in a soft deep tone. "Welcome everybody to this meeting." As he stepped into the light it was easy to see why he had done this. His face was human from the nose down but his eyes were none existent instead he had several slits over them his hair was gone and in its place was thousands of tiny horns. "I like most of you have come to find out I am not a human I am what the world calls an inhuman. Unlike most of you here today my story is not full of hate pain and fear it is full of the joy of the humans around us." He clasped his hands and at the same time a forked tongue left his mouth, "I no longer have sight instead now I see the world through scent and changes in the way the air moves." The horns on his head all shuddered, "I can even tell which of you have turned your heads away just know I am not ashamed of who I am anymore. When I first turned I was up in front of the children of my church telling them how proud I was of them for all they have done to help others after the attack on the earth. As I spoke of the forked tongue devil that lived in the hearts of those who did not see it wise to help his fellow man it happened. I changed I became cocooned to the sound of screams and running the next thing I knew I was breaking out to a new world. I could see everything unlike I had before an inn front of me was a powerful woman I still remember her saying be calm child of Attilan I will explain it all to you in a few minutes. I knew not who she was but I trusted her and we talked she told me of what had happened and who I was now she asked me if I would come live with her and her people I said no I had much work to do with my lambs to help the community." He looked down, "The following Sunday became a day of pain and joy for me. I stayed in my study as I heard the people entered smelling them for the first time there was love in the air and I felt I could go out and be proud. As I stepped out to the alter I realized instead of the hundred people I had before It was down to ten. Once there eyes hit me two left the rest stayed. I thought this was a sign that maybe I should stop maybe I should leave my work here and go with that woman. I decided this would be my final sermon and as I spoke I sensed the fear leave those who were still there and become love once again. Then it happened the door burst open and in rushed the scent of fear and hatred something I never wanted to taste again. I could smell metal and wood these people had brought weapons with them. I heard the cries that I was a devil unfit to do gods work I recognized each and every voice. They were those of my flock of the friends I had shaken hands with just a week ago and my heart broke. Then from the remaining eight I heard cries of god's love for all and felt them come around me as if to shield me from the mob. I sensed the mob move forward with cries of the devils children stained souls and they even knew of my forked tongue. Yet above the smells of hatred I could still smell love and fear. Then came a rush of courage love and filth as a group of homeless people I had always let sleep in the church rushed in from all doors and begin to push the mob back. As they did I heard them say I was more of human than any of them. That they would protect me and this church from their kind from those who brought hate, they yelled this city needed none of them here. It took them only seven minutes to disperse the mob and not only did they chase them from the church they chased them from the neighbourhood." His hands were shaking now as was his voice if he could have cried the floors would have been covered in tears. "It was through this act of god that I found my true flock and together we rebuilt this small area better than it was. I know my story is short and lacking in details but I barely had control of my body back then and could not see what I do now. But I will never forget the way that hatred and fear smelt and tasted. I will never forget the love of people and how they still to this day walk the streets hidden in the alleys searching in garbage and filth trying to survive yet still protecting me. I do all I can to help them and so do the eight people who remained part of my flock." He sat down, "That is my story the story of Daniel the Inhuman priest who now holds his hands out to each of you and hopes you can use this group to find strength." The circle clapped their hands and claws as loudly as they could a few of the hoods came down. "I now ask others to share their stories."
A female voice spoke next, "I feel like sharing." The figure stood up she was tall and slender the pink hoodie she work hung off her body as did the black track pants she wore. She would reach up and pull down the hood revealing her face with light brown hair and deep green eyes. On her face was a thick bone structure that removed the bridge and continued down to form a flat nose that continued to the left and right of the tip following the cheek bone structure in her face until it vanished at her the point her jaw and skull connected. "My name is Lyrica Beau I have lived in New York my entire life and my dream was always to be on stage whether as a model or a singer. When I turned 16 I got my first job as a model for a clothing line after the show I got an agent. She was incredible and fun to be around over the next two years I got small shows nothing big but they were all over the states. Just when I thought she was not doing anything major for me we got a call from a fashion magazine. They wanted me to be on the cover as the newest model making a storm across America. It seemed my agent had gone with the smaller contracts to expose me to the states in a rapid way. It may have all been local modeling but the area they hit added up like crazy. For the next three years my career was on the rise I was working on making a musical debut as well as modeling for great designers. The whole time I did this I still lived in New York I figured if I could handle what was happening her and survive nothing could faze me. Except as we all know the attack of Thanos on New York and the terrigen mist release." She took a deep breath, "I was not effected right away like some, my change happened about a month ago I was working at a fashion show designed to help raise funds for the victims of the attack. I was wearing the latest black and red dress from a designer it was amazing its pattern was Attilan as it fell from the sky and fit so nicely." She looked around and coughed, "Sorry it has just been such a huge part of my life I get lost when I talk fashion. So as I walked down the runway I felt odd and just shook it off as nerves but by the next step the world was black. They said I was in my cocoon for two days I emerged inside a warehouse with a long red haired woman looking at me. She told me welcome to the family and asked if I wanted to come with her to live with the rest of the inhumans rebuilding their city. I of course said no I had a life and career I wanted to continue I would not drop everything to become a construction worker and live with freaks. She accepted that and left me and I returned to New York. I called my agent so I could get back to work and show the world I was strong. First thing out of this woman's mouth was that she was no longer going to rep me she said there was no future for me not now that I looked like this. No designer would ever want their fashion shown on such an imperfect form. This was the woman who for five years believed in me shared all my victories and defeats even rescued me from time to time. She now wanted nothing to do with me she even stopped returning my calls and had a restraining order on me. I reached out to other models some said they would try to help others laughed but most just told me they no longer wanted to be my friend." She began to cry, "So for the last month I have been hiding in my apartment only deciding to come out now because I was sent this link from a friend and I needed to see somebody." She rolled up the sleeves on her arms and showed them all the bone like tubes on her arms, "I do not mind my face being the way it is I could easily spin that as a positive but these here ruin all chances." She held her arms out and the bone unrolled to make tower shields. "Nothing can easily work around these." She sat down in her chair as the shields rolled up.
Daniel stood up slowly from his chair, "Thank you Lyrica for that story I am sure the loss has rung with all of us. Do you have plans for the future?"
Lyrica nodded, "Yeah I am going to start my own fashion company and line dedicated to those with different body types. At least that is what I want to do but first I need money."
A voice spoke up, "You are like me." Another female stepped out of the crowd she was young and most likely Japanese with long waist length hair and brown eyes. She wore a boggy green track suit and white sneakers. "My name is Sayuki Hana and like all of you I am inhuman. I know you are all wondering why I am speaking perfect English to you." She pointed to a leather and gold collar around her neck, "It is because of this it is a gift from Medusa to make my time here easier. You see I came to New York to have fun on my break I always wanted to visit this city. So I had save all my money and took this trip before I went to college in Tokyo. I was having the time of my life until Thanos attacked luckily my hotel had a bunker and we hid there for the entire fight. We emerged after the heroes had returned. The instant I stepped out into the light I turned into a cocoon and was in it for a month. I awoke in a warehouse breaking out of my cocoon to the sound of three hearts in my chest. The woman known as medusa running to me and putting the collar around my neck and then held me as she explained what has happened. This collar was the only thing that kept me going for so long without it I would not have found a place to stay or food." She removed her jacket and revealed her arms each with six pale white tubes coming out the forearms. "I was lucky I can hide these with a jacket my changes happened inside me I have three hearts now and more blood in my body then any human. However that blood inside me is acidic and I have seen it eat through stone flesh and metal only my body is immune to it. I have to watch were I go and what I do for I can hurt those around me with one simple cut in my skin." She put her jacket back on, "I am also not allowed on planes I along with all Inhumans are blacklisted from flying. I tried twice each time I was sent to prison until I was released on bail by medusa. I went to the embassy of my home nation and asked for help to get me home they said no Inhumans are not citizens of Nippon there for they have no need to let us in. I phoned my family they said they did not have a daughter who went to America I know they do it to protect themselves and I miss them. I feel you are all lucky to be here in a nation that will accept you and keep you." She sat down again crying softly now, "My plans now are to raise money get a lawyer to fight for me and my people and then buy a plane so I can return to Nippon and return to my life. As for now I work with a demolition company using my blood to break down materials so that they can pay less clean up fees. I do not make a lot of money but at least I can feed myself and have a small place to stay as I save up."
Daniel stood up and clapped, "That is wonderful my child even us Inhumans can find work and live. We do not need to be ashamed of our powers if they can bring us work we should use them to better ourselves and the world!"
"That is all fine but what if you lost the only thing you knew what if no matter how hard you try you can never be welcomed back into your old life or even touch it again. My story is one you can't put a positive spin on for there is nothing good to have come from it." A woman stood up wearing a tight white long sleeved shirt and a pair of dark blue jeans with white shoes. She had shoulder length blond hair. "My name is Aoife Guerra grew up in a small town outside of Vancouver Canada my father was the son of Spanish and Irish immigrants he grew up fighting in the streets then boxing in rings. He married my mom and moved out of Vancouver to open up a boxing gym. My mother died when I was 2 years old and my dad moved us to the apartment above the gym. I grew up watching fights and training it was a good life. After two of my father's students became champions he expanded his facility to encompass more fighting styles. I was only 10 at the time and decided to try all of them out and I found I loved them all so I began to train in them. I have 3rd dan black belt tae kwon do, 2nd don Karate, hachi dan Judo, I have been trained in kung fu, mauy thai, kick boxing and kendo. I made it onto three Olympic teams and was going to represent Canada at the next summer Olympics in boxing, judo and Taekwondo. I came to New York to meet one of my dad's old boxing students and train in his gym for a few months. Then the attack on earth came we hid underground and got out of the city and stayed at a farm 20 miles outside of New York. We came back to find the gym had escaped the attack and I got back in touch with father and was ready to go home. While inline to get on a plane I was turned into a cocoon. I would stay in it for 3 days before I emerged in a warehouse." She rolled up her sleeves to show that the flesh on her forearms was cut away and left an area of brownish yellow crystal she then showed that her shins had the same crystal area. "The crystal is called lonsdaleite and is 50 percent harder then diamond. It is apparently formed when a meteor strikes the earth with intense heat and pressure. I can make the crystal form boxing gloves around my hands and kicking pads across my feet. I also have increased strength, speed, stamina and reaction times. I was told by another inhuman what happened to me and I simply had to accept it. I returned to my dad's gym by bus it took me 4 days like the rest I am not allowed on a plane. I was home for only three days when the Olympic committee came to our door and I was stripped of my position on all three teams. They said even if I didn't make my own gloves the crystal on my arms and legs gave me an advantage when blocking they said I had no chance to fight it seeing as how they cannot let nations bring is super powered beings to the contests. I spent the next week training and breaking equipment during the day and crying at night. I left my father's gym and came to New York deciding it would be better to be here in a place that I may find help. So for the last month I have been living in boxing gyms and different dojos giving advice so I can eat and sleep. My life as a fighter is over all I can do is force my ideals on others. I still train hard each day for it is the only thing that keeps me sane." She sat down, "I have no life to go back to and it is hard to make students believe you when they see you have powers the first thing out of their mouths when they get angry is that they would be better if they weren't human too."
Daniel coughed a bit, "Well then I see we all have different views on what this change has brought but we should all realize this is not the end for us." He stood back in the center of the circle, "I think we had enough sharing today I would like all those who spoke today to stay behind the rest of you may grab some food and head home. If you wish to talk with me please wait upstairs."
Several minutes would pass before the room was left with only Lyrica, Aoife, Sayuki, and Daniel. Lyrica would speak first, "What do you want?"
Daniel smiled, "From your stories I have realized that all of you need something weather it is money or a purpose and I have an offer for you. It is work you are specially suited for and does not involve lying on your back. My cousin runs a private security company based here in New York and is always looking for those with special abilities to add to his ranks." He could smell the interest from Aoife but the other two seemed to hesitate. "The pay is very good in fact you could make half a million in a year depending on the client most are officials or those with ties to industries." He now could sense the interest from Lyrica now he just needed Sayuki, "I am sure most have private planes as well." That was it he had all three hooked on his words and he walked into the shadows emerging with three black phones, "Take these and he will be in contact with you before the end of the week." He then motioned to the door, "You do not have to answer the phone or show up it is all up to you."
Lyrica nodded, "Thank you for this." She left the room slowly turning on the phone.
Sayuki was smiling she now had a bounce in her step the tears having dried up with this hope, "I will be sure to check this out Father Daniel"
Aoife put the phone in her pocket, "I will always be up for a fight." She left the room with Sayuki hoping she could use this chance to get out her frustration on the world.
After the girls had left Daniel reached up to his neck and removed the white collar, "I always hate wearing this feels like a dam noose." He walked to the back of the room and pushed on the wall watching it split open to reveal a massive computer screen and three key boards. "I have three more Inhumans for you to use in your squad I gave them phones so give it two days before you call two will jump at this the third will just make it better."
A voice spoke softly, "Thank you brother I am sure they will do just great."
Present day three weeks after fight with W.I.M. Janet was dressed in her latest lines creation she never let an outfit go before she got to wear it once. It was a simple black jacket over a striped shirt and tight blue jeans with matching black shoes. This was from her every day line and she liked how it fit her. She heard a knock on her door as she stepped away from a recently added mirror, "Come in Brianna." Janet walked over to a dish she had on a counter and filled it with bird seed as Pete the pigeon flew in from the balcony to eat. Janet gently petted him as the door opened, "So how are my mercenaries?"
Brianna chuckled a bit, "What no hello?"
"Not today I need to know if they are ready to call in."
Brianna smiled a bit and adjusted the pink and yellow scarf she had in her lab coat pocket before tapping her tablet, "Hero Tech has just dropped them off for us I have to say I am impressed of what they came up with in such a short time."
"What have we got?"
"Let us start with Sayuki, besides her new costume design that you chose they redesigned her foot wear a bit."
"Right we found out she could fire her blood out from them but she couldn't go bare foot in the streets so we thought them useless."
"Yeah they made a sole that has tubes on it so if she kicks the acid can spray out not as a bullet but as a mist. As well as a pair of glasses that tracks her bullet fire rate to a number so she knows how many shot she can use without it effecting her. They had her fire a single shot first measured its volume then had her fire until she passed out."
"That sounds a bit harsh." Janet sat at her desk and pulled up a screen that had a 3d model of the glasses. They were slim frameless and looked as if they were measured to fit perfectly over Sayuki's face.
"Yes but they took care of her and used the chance to figure out her body. They put her through scans that we never could they tracked her blood system and how her three hearts worked they also found out she had 14 pints of blood in her system four of which are used only for her bullets and can fire two more pints before she becomes weakened. She generates blood at least 24 times faster than an average human. This means she will have 1274 shots and recharge five a minute. Her glasses add the recreated bullets to the number. In her outfit they attached sensors along the channels of cartilage she fires her acid from and created a sniping program in it. They factored in the velocity of a single shot when she focuses it also take into account every factor possible from curvature of the earth and speed of rotation to humidity and wind speed. Her accuracy from 2 km is within millimetres of the perfect center of a target they found she could focus which valves pumped at what time and to wear. For a fraction of a second she has no pulse and no functions outside holding the shot. She can fire like that 30 times every hour before she passes out and has to recover for at least two hours."
Janet smiled, "Sounds like they opened a whole new use for her...we need to set her up against hawk eye one day see if she can beat him."
Brianna nodded, "That is it for Sayuki it is not much but it will help her. Next we have Lyrica they put her in a sound proof room and recorded every sound she could make and found she had frequencies below what they could scan which was 5 and her highest was over 40 000. If they had any glass in the rooms they used they would have been destroyed. They then went about testing how long she could hold them and what they could be used for. They also noted she could hear them but not as we would expect. To her each frequency range was a musical note to her ears but only when she made the noise herself. She could not even hear what her own recordings sounded like in those frequencies. They created a chart for her telling her what each note will do and the best way to use it. Also her lung capacity is three times that of free divers it seems her body lost fluid and her ribcage became thinner to allow for this."
"So there was more to her then we saw...what about the bone on her arms?" Janet flipped the screen on her desk to show a 3d model of Lyrica's shields."
"They are hardened bone to the point where bullets up to 30 caliber does not carry electricity fire resistant up to 500 degrees Celsius. So to help with this they created a sort of spray that deflects heat and light. Making it able to deflect laser fire and with stand 1000 degree Celsius as well as stopping the bone from splintering increasing the strength to just under the 40 caliber mark. That is about all we could do for her right now they said they will keep working on the spray and making improvements."
Janet nodded she had watched the explanations come up also as video for her, "And Aoife?"
"They had only one thing." She tapped her tablet and swept a file towards Janet's desk, "These anklets."
Janet looked at the new image studying it closely it looked like a leather band with two copper bands around the edges. "What does it do?"
"They realized her fighting style and needs grip changed with each style she switched to so they do this." The anklets changed to a pair of boots with rubber grips then vanished leaving a thin membrane behind then they switched again to smooth leather like soles before going back to anklets. "They change to fit her fighting style all she does is take her fighting stance and they do the rest in less time than it takes to blink."
"I want a pair!"
"I know they are already making one for you with a fashionable twist Brian chose." She shook her head, "And to finish it off we have a set of wraps for her hands that hide in a pair of bracelets that match her anklets."
"Okay I want them all dressed up within the hour I want to see the new W.I.M. I want to know they are ready to take on the roles I have planned."
Brianna nodded, "Yes Janet...one last question. When are we getting a company logo it has almost been half a year now.
Janet sighed, "I just can't think of one it is a lot harder then you think."
Brianna nodded, "I know but it is hard to put out papers when our company doesn't have a logo."
Janet sighed, "Just get the girls ready."
Brianna nodded, "Okay but I am setting up an appointment with some designers for next week."
Janet looked to Pete, "Get her."
Brianna made a sound and got out of the room quickly, "I will make sure it is done."
Janet laughed and Pete flew over to her desk and began to coo to get her attention and she began to stroke him, "You are the only one I can rely on to not talk back to me."
Janet would wait an hour before she heard a knock on the door and smiled, "Okay I want to see Sayuki first." Janet got up and stood in front of her desk pushing a button on her screen so a pedestal would rise up from the ground and lights would come down so she could get a good look.
Sayuki slowly walked in her body covered in a cloak all that could be seen were her green glasses that as Janet suspected fit on her face as if they were always there. She stepped up on the pedestal and took a deep breath dropping her cloak to reveal the full costume. Her shirt fit tightly to her body the right sleeve was dark green and came three quarters of the way down her upper arm. The left sleeve was black and the same length from the right shoulder to the left hip was a thick curving black stripe. The upper left part of her chest was dark green on the lower right of her body was a dark green area that hung over a golden belt as if half a shirt was not tucked in. The neck line of her shirt not cut low and had a gold color to it. On her hands was a pair of dark green fingerless gloves then a thick gold portion around her wrists followed by a black section that stopped just below her elbows with gold trim. Her cartilage tubes could be fully seen the gloves cut perfectly to not get in the way of her shots. She wore a black pleated skirt with dark green plaid like pattern on it. On her feet were black shoes with dark green stripes and she wore knee high white socks with two dark green bands near the top separated by a band of gold. All the dark fabric would sparkle slightly as Janet had them put specks of gold thread in it just to give it a shine, "How does it look Miss Van Dyne?"
Janet walked around her slowly, "call me Janet and it looks great, what do you think?"
"I like the colors and the way it feels but I have to wonder why the skirt."
Janet smiled, "Because when I fought you and saw you move in that skirt and how it looked I know you were the only girl who could make this look beautiful and still kick ass." She then flipped the skirt up and smiled to see the black tight fitting shorts with hints of green, "Perfect match."
Sayuki blushed pushing down her skirt, "Not funny it is rude to flip up a girl's skirt."
"Get used to it when you fight it is going to be moving a lot and people are going to see those shorts." She held out her hand, "Now step down so we can call in Lyrica."
Sayuki nodded and took Janet's hand getting down already thinking of a way to get revenge on her for the skirt flipping. "I have not seen hers either I am quite excited."
Janet yelled, "Send in Lyrica next!"
Lyrica slowly entered in a black cloak walking confidently towards the pedestal she stepped up on it and dropped her cloak. Her top was black and clung tightly to her figure on her right shoulder was an area of pink to bring color to her face. The top was cut low in a v with gold trim around the cleavage. She had no sleeves so the arm holes had a gold trim to them. On the sides of her shirt cut out were two circles to reveal her skin the circles covered in gold trim. Just above her gold belt was a band of pink once again adding color. On her hands were a pair of elbow length glove with gold trim and a black buckle at the top so they would wrap around the bone tubes that unrolled into shields. The gloves only cover part of her palm and back of her hand because only her middle finger had its own hole. Her pants fit tightly to her body on her right leg was a spiral of pink that started between her legs and made two loops around before going into her boot. On her left leg there was a full slit starting only inches from the belt and going down until it vanished in her boots the slit had gold trim around it to bring attention to it. Her boots were black and went three quarters of the way up her shin then folded over four hard gold straps came up each boot two on the inside two on the outside. This completed her look and she gave a spin to show it off to Janet, "I love the feel of this material what is it?"
Janet smiled, "It is the same as we use on my outfit all of you girls have it on yours in certain places."
Sayuki smiled, "I think the colors fit her perfectly."
Janet nodded, "yes black was the perfect choice for her shows off her natural curves the pink just makes you stand out a bit. I figured the way you fought did not give you enough attention so I figured most people would take notice of you in this or at least remember you."
Lyrica spun again, "I am going to have so much fun in this."
Janet held out her hand, "let's bring out Aoife now I am sure you girls will be impressed." She looked to the door, "Show me Aoife."
Lyrica stepped down as Aoife came in walking to the pedestal in a black robe then dropped it before she got the pedestal and flipped up onto it. Her top was bright red and fit tightly to her body it stopped just below her breasts with a band of gold trim. The straps on it were thin and had gold trim. She had a triangular neck line that was not cut half as low as Lyrica's. Aoife had on a pair of red loose fitting shorts that hung just below her knees and had gold trim at the cuffs. On her left side was a small gold maple leaf surrounded by a black circle. Around her waist was a black obi with six gold bands around each end. On her feet were a pair of red boxers boots with gold trim around the tops. Her hands wrapped in cloth as if she was ready for a fight, "I wish I had this when I was boxing it feels great the top feels like I am wearing nothing at all." She threw several punches, "everything is so light I love it. I am confused about the black circle and leaf though."
Janet smirked, "The leaf is to represent your home country and the black circle is what you get when you mix all the Olympic ring colors together."
Aoife nodded taking a new stance her boots changing to wraps and she gave a high kick, "Okay I get it." She stepped down and stood beside Lyrica and Sayuki, "How do we look?"
Janet looked at them, "Perfect and the gold will let the world know you work for me." She walked over to her desk quickly, "Before we get too far I need you to sign this." She picked up a stack of papers and handed a portion to each girl.
Sayuki looked down and began to flip through it, "What is this?"
Janet sat at her desk, "I have decided seeing as how I put a lot of money into you three i need to make sure you do good work for me. This just states you are part of my new defense division of my company. It spells out your salary and your bonuses for working with me."
Lyrika nodded and flipped through the contract slowly, she had signed these before, "What bonuses?"
Janet leaned back, "To start Lyrica instead of just being a mercenary I have decided to get you to help with my modeling agency as well as be a model. I believe that inhumans and mutants are going to be amazing for couture fashion lines. Their body types will change the way we look at clothes and beauty. I have a friend who is a body painter and I think your shields will make amazing canvasses to accent the outfits with art. You get this bonus after 6 months working as mercenary after a year of being a W.I.M. we will let you go into your music career and give you access to writers a band and a recording studio."
Lyrica's jaw dropped, "you mean you are going to make my dream a reality?"
Janet nodded, "Of course I am Brian was going to make me hire you before the terrigen mist fell I might as well keep his advice and go with it."
Sayuki looked to Janet, "And me?"
Janet smiled, "After 6 months you will be a full American citizen with a passport to go and visit Japan in my private jet. In a year we will give you a full legal team to help you battle for inhuman rights not just in Japan but the entire world."
Sayuki screamed, "I get to see my family so soon." She fell to her knees crying, "How can you do this for me?"
Janet walked over knelt down and hugged her, "Because I know how hard life can be. I know what it is like to be separated from those you love and feel broken inside. I know how life can hurt every second and feel like it can tear you apart then leave you. I want to be your rock and hold you up so count on me."
Sayuki nodded crying into Janets shoulder, "This was my first time being away from my family I thought I would never get back." She held onto Janet, "I will work for you until I am allowed to live with my family again."
Janet smiled and lifted her up, "I know you will and I may even have you help me break into the Japanese market in the future I know how hard it is without somebody on the inside." She pulled away from the crying girl a bit, "Now smile and stand proud you are going to be just fine."
Sayuki began wipe her tears away, "Yes I will." She picked up a pen and signed her contract instantly and handed it to Aoife.
Aoife smiled, "I will be the witness but you should read all of it first."
Janet nodded, "I also will pay for any lawyer you chose to read the contract and give advice."
Aoife looked at hers, "So what is my bonus?"
Janet sighed, "I thought long and hard about it and your tale and decided to give you your own gym to train inhumans and people to defend themselves in. I bought the building across the street and have architects and contractors waiting to have you design it. Your first students are any of my employees who want to go there I already have a list of 50."
Aoife blinked, "Okay that sounds nice."
"I want it up to pro level standards so the best of everything I also have a list of a few heroes who want to train under you at hand to hand. Also Hero Tech has agreed to send all young heroes that come in to send them to you for training. Your gym is not just going to be for humans it is going to be for heroes and you are going to be in charge. So get this up and running within two months any longer and I will make sure to work you hard."
Aoife looked at her hands and then for the first time in years her cheeks became wet with something other than blood. For so long she felt that her life her future was over but now she had a new life something amazing to do. She felt her knees become weak yet she wasn't hit she stumbled forward and fell to her hands and knees. She then screamed into the floor letting everything out all the hate stress and fear of these last months and when that was gone she continued to scream releasing the noise she held in from all her fights and training until even that was gone and all she could do was sob. She pounded her fist into the floor before recovering and standing up slowly looking at Janet only to have fresh tears fall down her face. Lyrica and Sayuki ran to her and grabbed her to hold her up they had seen this woman endure blow after blow being cut with knives and struck with metal bats and not let a tear out and here she was a mess barely able to stand. She took a light breath and through a hoarse voice spoke, "Thank you."
Janet walked up to her and wiped the tears from Aoife's face, "You are more than welcome just remember I am going to be your rock through this too so come to me any time." She looked to Lyrica, "And I will be yours too." She stepped back, "Now go get some rest I will have your first mission for you Thursday of next week so train until Tuesday then rest."
The girls all nodded leaving Sayuki holding the contracts with a grin she turned around bowed and then left closing the door.
Janet went back to her desk and sat in her chair leaning back in it she put her legs up and closed her eyes, "I hope this all works out." Pete flew over and landed in her lap not making a noise just being with Janet he knew she had a tough hour and just wanted to help.