Chapter 9
Eric made a general announcement on the Hero League's internet a few days after the invasion.
"As you all know, Large Green Others invaded the Hero compound. We were lucky that no one was seriously hurt except for our pride. We thought we could handle anything the Large Green Others could throw at us, and we found out we were wrong. Without a non-suited employee, there would have been far more damage and possibly deaths. We must thank Herman Polanski for taking the initiative to report the infiltration and remove most of the green other strike teams.
"Heroes have gotten lazy and tend to think our suits can handle any situation. This invasion, with the suit deactivation rods, proved how vulnerable we all are. However, we discovered that the suit deactivation rods decommissioned the Large Green Other's black suits. Since we now have the Numiko manufacturing facilities, we can produce more of these devices and arm ourselves in the continuing battle against this alien enemy.
"All Heroes will be trained in the use of the suit deactivation devices. All security and Hero strike teams will be trained on using these devices and energy beam guns in combat situations. Herman Polanski will begin training the security units with a new paintball combat simulation arena being constructed here on the compound. This training will be mandatory for all security and strike regiments and voluntary for all other Heroes. Due to the small number of individuals that can be trained at any one time, reservations must be made. Security and strike teams have priority."
"This invasion also alerted us to the urgent need to update our security systems. These are being worked on with the highest priority. Mr. Polanski has demonstrated the usefulness and need for non-suited Heroes. The suit deactivation rods do absolutely nothing to a non-suited Hero. There may be future combat situations where non-suited Heroes are required. Due to this, I am authorizing the creation of the non-suited division of the Hero League. Applications will be available online. Any current non-suited employee may apply, but it is not mandatory. We will recruit others from outside the League for unique non-suited combat requirements. More information and details will be available on the Hero League website.
"Herman Polanski, the Hero League thanks you again for demonstrating the weaknesses in our security system and community."
Within a few hours after the invasion was stopped, meetings were called, and Herman was pulled into each one and asked his opinion on what could be done. He recommended paintball training as a non-lethal way to train the Heroes in combat with weapons. He recommended recruiting outside combat experts because so few were in the Hero League.
He would now oversee the paintball training. This added to his busy schedule, but he felt this extra responsibility contributed more substantially to the Hero League's protection. He would start the training process by training the trainers first. With multiple trainers, more Heroes could be trained expeditiously. His UFO studies would have to diminish unless someone could help him.
Herman was at his new condo when this announcement arrived on his computer. Within minutes of receiving the information, congratulatory emails from suited Heroes and non-suited employees started pouring into his laptop. Offers to assist him in any way needed were also received. He thought, 'My life has changed dramatically in just a couple of weeks. Seeing Mr. H. when I was a child as the Hero he was and is was the best thing that ever happened to me. It started my interest in strange flying people and things, and now I'm part of an organization trying to save the planet. Wow, I would have never imagined something like this would have happened to me!'
The End