"Okay, we need a name." Everyone turned to Joey. Even Doctor Monroe had a quizzical look on her robotic face. He shrugged. "I'm just saying. How about.....The League of Light! Eh? Eh?"
Candy shook her head and everyone just ignored him or just rolled their eyes.
I put a hand on his shoulder. "Maybe you should just keep the name thing to me." He looked at me. "Excuse me? Who had a three-year-old choose a name for her? Not I." I punched him lightly. "Hey! She was a cute, innocent, and at least four, you dork!" He was snickering now.
Everyone was in the old base. The Doc (Doctor Richards) was over the terminal when he said, "What? That can't be right." The Trinity, Paul, Doctor Monroe, Candy, Joey, and I stood behind him. "What is it?" I asked. He said, "We have an incoming message. Normally that's nothing, but the military currently thinks that I am as deceased as everyone else."
He stared at the screen as it appeared on one wall. It flickered on, a bit fuzzy at first, but it showed one of the Wright Brothers: David. I could see veins getting ready to pop out of his head. He grinned evilly at us. "Paul Jones! Still working for little sisters I see?" Paul stepped up to the screen. "David? What...what happened to you?" He smiled. "Oh, you have our assistant to thank for that. He shifted the camera so that it showed Brody, then Shockwave. He looked human....sort of.
He still had that jump-suit, but you could see his hair and face. He was bald, his eyes glowed, and electricity danced across his skin every once in a while. I could see a few veins getting big on Brody's forehead too. He had a sleeveless shirt on, which would have scared me for life if my attention wasn't drawn to his arm. It was robotic, and it had a big bulb on the wrist of it. The camera swerved back onto David. I could see his robotic shoulder, and guessed the rest of his arm followed suite.
I stepped out from behind the crowd. "What do you want?" I said that with every bitter emotion I can conjure for these guys, which is a long list let me tell you. David said, "We know your secret Haley Jones. We know who you are, and we want the power."
I gave him a funny look. "What? What are you talking about?" He was glaring now. "Don't you toy with me! The power that courses through you, and the rest of you freaks. Mr. Keith, I mean, Shockwave, has provided us with some energy to improve our intellects to an incredible extent! It is, however, not enough. We need more." He shift the camera to a tied up boy in a seat. He had duct tape over his mouth, and his short dark hair was a mess. "Butch!" Paul and I said in sequence. David shifted the camera back. "You have one week, Haley Jones, to gather all the power in the city and present it to us. I believe I won't have to explain what happens if you don't."
I screamed at him. "You Monster! How could you do this? Why would you do this?" He sneered. "For more power of course! That's all that matters in this life. That use to come from money, but now we have a new balance of power. And for your other question: It's as simple as pushing a button. Nobody will care if a simple citizen, child or otherwise, would perish."
He paused and then said, "Three days." The screen shut off, and we stood there in silence.
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