It's been two months now.

I have all the evidence I need, now I just need to bring it to bear. My friendship with Void Cowboy has born fruit. I told him I want to meet him and his parents if he has them. Its a chance to meet an actual Parahuman.

I offer to pay for dinner and I have them picked up in a nice vehicle. The three of them look nervously at me as they enter the private room.

"Welcome in Void Cowboy?"

He smiled at me.

"So where have you met our son?"

"Online. I have some healing powers, it's been good to me financially but I'm at the point where I have enough to apply to the Protectorate."

The older couple nod.

"That's good."

"COMPASS"

Greg blurts it out, I nod, he's so excitable its like dealing with a puppy.

"Yes, which brings me to my offer, which happens of course after you all have had something to eat. On me of course."

The three of them ordered up, his mother had the most expensive thing on the menu, the father had a steak and Greg had a hamburger. I just had a cup of coffee.

"So what's this offer?"

I smiled.

"Super powers, you see I'm a trump."

"A cape that alters powers."

Interruptions from the peanut gallery are not appreciated Greg.

"Yes, well one of my abilities is to permanently bestow one superpower of choice onto someone."

Greg vibrated in his seat.

"What kind of powers."

Good everyone is interested and leaning in.

"The power to control one of five elements. Fire-"

"NO!"

Huh both of them shouted it at the same time.

"Water, air, earth and void, which is basically just gravity manipulation."

"What's the catch?"

I like Greg's dad he's smart.

"I need to prove to the PRT that I can give normal people superpowers and I need a willing test subject. I would appreciate it if Greg joined the Wards after getting his powers but it's not necessary."

"PLEASE MOM AND DAD?"

"Any side effects?"

"It takes a while to learn how to use said powers correctly, and they start out pretty weak, but they get mid range parahuman in time."

The parents looked at their pleading son.

"This is a one time offer. Your son will never have this opportunity again."

"Does he get to pick his powers?"

I nodded.

"Seems only fair."

I put down a phone number.

"Im going to the Protectorate building tomorrow morning I need a call by midnight tonight with your decision."

With that I took care of the bill and let them talk. The call came at eleven.

"When should we be there?"

I smiled.

"Meet me at the PRT headquarters at noon, thank you for your time."

"No thank you for this, this is everything our little Greg ever wanted."

"He's a very brave boy."

I lied.

"That he is, and thank you Compass, thank you for everything."

The next day I was ready, I needed some good Karma so I paid for some homeless kid's breakfast, gave him forty bucks while I was at it. Felt sorry for the little guy life's not fair.

Then I went to the PRT office in full costume. Greg and his parents were waiting for me. They walked with me to the boat that would take us to the oil rig.

"Name?"

"Compass. Thinking about joining the Protectorate. Mind If I bring a few people with me?"

"Not at all."

We stepped on the boat and went forward, I was lead to a bored looking bureaucrat. He looked up and I formed a ball of fire in my hands. The boredom vanished and he smiled.

"What can I do for you?"

"Compass. Looking to join your little organization provided a few requests are made. Mind If I bring these guys with me. Also can you do me a solid and confirm the boy isn't a parahuman? I need to do a demonstration"

"No, we wouldn't have a problem with any of that."

I was lead to a testing room were I showed off my power to control the elements and my biotics. Then I was led to another room where they tested me for brute and thinker capabilities. Then another where they tested me for tinker capabilities which earned me some respect.

Finally I was dragged in front of the director.

"You said you had some thing you want to show us?"

I smiled sweetly at her and she glared at me.

"I have a trump power that allows me to give people superpowers."

"Really."

Greg looked gleeful.

"Was he tested?"

"Bog standard human."

"Five elements Greg which one do you want?"

"VOID! I mean void sir, will this hurt?"

I let the room fill with silence.

"Your going to have to be tough Greg can you do that?"

He grimaced and then smiled at me.

"Put out your hand."

I shook his hand and his body was covered by a purple colored light.

"Lets go over to the testing grounds."

That earned me a nod and we went to a targeting range.

"Focus on the target Greg and push."

A glowing blue ball of light knocked over the target. Greg watched in awe and smiled.

"I have super powers! I have super powers."

The director looked at me appraisingly.

"We are willing to make some adjustments."

I cut her off.

"I am willing to empower twenty PRT agents of your choice to prove that this is not a fluke, and as a act of good faith. After that I wish to talk to either a member of the triumvirate or Director Costa-Brown."

She frowned.

"I can make the request, but I-"

"I wish to negotiate with them Miss Piggot. My offer is fair."

I gave her my phone number.

"If you want to reach me I will be there."

I went home then, I was called in a few times through out the week for testing and empowerment. It didn't take them too long to go through their allotment.

On Friday I got the phone call of a life time.

"Compass. This is Director Costa Brown, I got the report about your capabilities and how you wanted to work for us?"

I smiled.

"Yes I would love to work with your organization but I need to get my lawyer and one other person."

"That would be fine."

"I also want to meet you somewhere outside of the PRT building, bring all the capes and security you want. No local PRT agents please."

Dead silence.

"This can be arranged. Anything else?"

"I need you to bring a TV with a DVD player and VCR. There are things I need to talk about."

"I am going to trust you Compass please do not abuse this trust."

With that done I waited for a text.

Good Saturday, I texted Taylor.

'It's Safe?'

'Yes.'

'Got a meeting with the leader of the PRT, were going to clean up the town. Can you please be there on time?'

'Need a ride.'

'I will get it for you.'

'I'm in.'

With that done I gathered all of my 'evidence' into a suitcase. The director choose a non nondescript building, there were a couple armed PRT agents.

Taylor stood next to me nervously, I put my hand on her shoulder and looked her in the eyes.

"Calm down."

"Im sorry."

"Remember we need to pull this off. This is for your mom. We can't let her death be in vain."

Taylor firmed up and I saw fire and the spark of rage in her eyes.

"I understand."

"Good, remember where a team I couldn't have done this without you."

We were scanned for weapons and then allowed into the building.

Costa-Brown sat in a wheel chair next to Legend.

"Please remove any PRT agents from Brockton bay from the room before we talk."

The director nodded and two men left, my lawyer sat down at the table.

"Is this girl your daughter."

"No, her mother was a mentor of mine, I have a few requests on her behalf."

There was a nod.

"I want her transferred to Arcadia."

"Done."

Taylor smiled at me, I put down five photos.

"I want two thousand dollars for every person enhanced and for it to be donated to a fund to clean up the boat graveyard and, or build a ferry."

The director thought it over.

"We are willing to negotiate."

"Finally I want Director Piggot and Shadow Stalker to be placed in jail for corruption and murder. Along with her two accomplices, Emma Barnes and Madison Clemens."

Director Costa Brown froze.

"I can not arrest people on accusations I need proof."

Taylor and I smiled at each other and I opened my suit case. Director Costa Brown frowned as she listened to a Ward bully a high school girl. The frown got more serious as she read through Taylor's Diary when the audio was finished we got started on the videos.

"Director Piggot lied to you. She claimed to be a hero, it wasn't easy but I managed to sneak into Ellisburg and get this."

The VCR played.

"Im willing to make you a deal, if one of you is willing to kill your comrades and the civilians I will spare them."

A PRT agent spat on Nilbog, that earned a grin from the director.

"I will do it."

The director frowned as she watched a younger Piggot murder children and her fellow agents."

Eventually the tape stopped.

"It was an extreme situation."

I nodded.

"It was but she got her job because she lied to you. Because she mislead you."

"That may be and there will be a inquiry."

"There is more."

I played audio were Shadow Stalker bragged to her friends that she was allowed to do what ever she wanted because she was a Ward. I showed DVD after DVD of her and her friends killing people. I showed DVD's of Director Piggot accepting bribes, of her handing over patrol schedules to gang members.

Of gang members requesting that she have Squealer killed and then of Sophia murdering them with her crossbow. I showed maps of where the bodies were buried. Notes about anti parahuman hate groups that were funded by said bribes.

At the end of it the Director was seething with rage.

"I believe in the PRT and what you do, but I need a sign of good faith please I beg you."

I paused.

"This will destroy our reputation."

"If you wont do it, I will have to go to the media."

I sighed.

"Im giving you three days if you do the right thing and put these four women behind bars where they belong I will join you. If you don't then I can't be a part of your organization."

Costa Brown nodded.

"There are some other more personal requests, but this is the biggest one."

"I will have to confer with my colleagues."

I got up to leave.

"I am glad you brought this to our attention. Anything else?"

"Yes, I investigated the others to be safe. Protectorate and Wards. Other then one Protectorate with a past they're all clean."

I stopped.

"They don't deserve to be punished, they trusted this woman and they were betrayed by her. Yes the city is in bad shape but they held the line, and they did it despite having being hamstrung by a corrupt leader who sold them out."

I nodded.

"Thank you, it will be hard to talk to them. This will hurt quite a bit, and you have my word that Emily Piggot and her little minion will not get away with her crimes."

The director looked at Taylor.

"Your mother was a brave woman, she would be proud of you."

We left the 'evidence' with director Costa Brown. Taylor smiled and then hugged me.

"Thank you."

I smiled, just as planned.