Sae's sword stabbed through the door of the top of a roof. Sae kicked the door open. With her sword pinning a man to the door via penetration. She ripped her sword out of the man's chest, and he fell down. Sae was covered in blood. Oddly, her face was almost stained with it. Sae knew where the two were going. She was on top of a building. She listened down under her. It was quiet. But she didn't care. She stabbed her sword into the roof and cut through. She landed and looked around. Nothing. Tempest teleported behind Sae.
Tempest: The president is gone.
Sae: How? You are literally stupid fast! Faster than me!
Tempest: They have a speedster. I will track him down. Don't worry.
Sae: Ha. I don't care. I'd rather keep a steady flow of income though! Come on.
Tempest: You aren't any slouch in the speed department either,
Sae: I killed another group of those bastard's forces on the way here. We can kill two men if we have to.
Tempest: We have a job. This is why I prefer to do my work alone.
Sae: I like the change of pace. Why would you join a team if you like working alone?
Tempest: President Borden sends me on solo missions. I kill my target, get paid. Go home.
Sae: What a boring way of living.
Tempest: It's the only thing I've ever known.
Sae: Come on.
Terra ran in the room. She was a little out of breath. She sat Vera down on the ground.
Sae: You killed her? Oh my god!
Terra: She's unconscious. She deserves to be locked up.
Tempest: Is she always like this?
Terra: Like what?
Tempest: You think you have some sort of principal over who lives and who dies. Why?
Terra: If I can stop an unnecessary death then I'm going to! What kind of question is that?
Tempest: You can't control others actions. And…
Tempest put his hand on Terra's forehead and closed his eyes.
Tempest: ...What a hypocrite. Is this a mask I see? You've killed multiple men, and caused the death of more.
Terra: I-it's not like that! I didn't know what I wanted!
Sae: You can't tell us who we can and cannot kill when you did it yourself!
Terra: Those people had to die! I had no choice. Vera doesn't have to!
Tempest: She had plans to kill the president. She won't be a problem if we eliminate her now.
Sae: If you get to choose who lives and dies. So do we.
Terra: She doesn't need to die!
???: Yes. But you do.
Out of the blue Terra felt a shot go into her back. Vera got Terra in a chokehold and put her hand up to her head.
Vera: Everyone back up!
Tempest took one step closer.
Vera: Hey! I said back the fuck up!
Tempest took out his sword and sat it on the ground.
Tempest: We don't want any trouble.
Tempest put his hands up by his head. Sae tried to hold down her smirk. She did the same thing.
Vera: Good. Tell me, what do you all fight for?
Tempest: What kind of question is that?
Vera: I fight for justice. This shit that the president tried to cover up is sickening!
Tempest: I don't fight for justice. Nobody should. Justice is such a skewed term. But Answers? Self betterment is what I search! And you…
Tempest quickly stuck out his hand towards Vera. He made a finger gun, and shot a blast straight through Vera's head. She dropped Terra and fell to the ground. The power Tempest used faded away. Sae laughed with glee.
Sae: That was fucking badass!
Tempest: Yes yes, I know. Let's go.
Terra was silent. She couldn't even muster the energy to fight anymore.
Tempest: Nice job being a distraction.
Terra lightly blushed.
Terra: That wasn't supposed to happen!
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The president was tied up in a dark room. He tried finding defining features of the room. But it was difficult to see out of his one eye.
President: William Malachi, and Ernie Hudson. What is the meaning of this?
Ernie walked into the light.
Ernie: You know what it is.
President: Yes, it's because of all the experiments she did on you. You take your anger out on the man who wasn't responsible.
Ernie: How do you…?
President: You did say I knew what it was.
Ernie: We have to kill him now!
President: And William Malachi. What would your employer think?
William and The President: Apparently nothing, because he disappeared!
William: What? How did you know I was thinking that!?
President: You all are so predictable. Make me try, please. You have a girlfriend at home Ernie. What would she think? You killed the president! And Will. You have a wife and kids. Do you want to go back to the slammer?
Ernie: Son of a bitch! Get out of my head!
William: How many times did we kill you?
President: Enough times. I know everything you are going to do.
Ernie: Whatever, let's waste him.
The door was kicked down. Tempest walked in, he was holding a shotgun. He shot Ernie. His armor was shattered and he was blown off his feet. He smashed into the glass case behind him. He had been hit by the shell just a bit. He started bleeding.
William: Shit! Ernie! Get up!
Tempest reloaded the gun and fired another shot. Terra's heart sank. The lights in the room were turned on, and they blinded everyone. Tempest missed his shot. By that time Ernie had recovered. He made a wall of ice come up in front of everyone. He grabbed William and sped off. Tempest shot another shot, and the ice wall was broken down.
Sae: Fuck! Terra! Grab the pres. We'll catch up with those bastards.
Sae and Tempest busted the door down and jumped onto the next building.
Tempest: What do you think?
Sae: Hospital is too obvious. Willy can control tech, right?
Tempest: He could heal him. Let's end this, I want to go home.
Sae and Tempest jumped onto the ground. They weren't slouches in the speed department. They ran quickly to the closest tech store. Tempest slashed the door open. The store was dark. Ernie peeked his head up and instantly manifested his speed. He ran through both of them, slamming them out of the door, the glass shattering as they were knocked down. Ernie ran down the next block. Sae and Tempest quickly got to their feet. Sae ran at blistering speeds. Tempest teleported above her, grabbed her hand and teleported the next block over as they saw Ernie take a turn. Tempest came from the air. He drew his sword and slashed down. Ernie slid under his slash and shot a bunch of ice spikes at him. Tempest let them come to him, his blue eyes glowed and he got a kick of something. He cut all of them in half. As they flew in the air he grabbed them out of the air and threw them all back at Ernie before he could even react. They pierced through Ernie. Tempest blitzed Ernie and slid, kicking him up in the air. Tempest swung his sword through him over and over, like it was slow motion to him. Ernie was cut into pieces. William came out into the open.
William: All of you...You're monsters!
William fired on his powers.
William: Come at me...
Sae came from behind William.
William: Wait, wha-
William screamed out in terror. He struggled. And then stopped.
Tempest: Drinks? Then your place?
Sae: This a date?
Tempest: I don't have time for dates.
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Terra untied the president.
Terra: Have you seen your people in action?
President: I know the work they do is stellar. And yes, I have seen them a couple times?
Terra: How do you do nothing about it? Their insatiable desire to kill?
President: We kill because we have to. These people came for me. To kill me, do you know how much chaos that would cause? We are getting rid of them, and sweeping them under the rug.
Terra: That feels wrong…
President: I have to keep the state safe. If it costs a few lives, then so be it.
Terra: I guess I understand.
President: You killed men. You should understand.
Terra: How did you know that?
President: Beck Robertson, Ivan Springer, and more. Beck was a lead general in the military before he joined the MFI. Ivan was even higher up then he was. You're a good kid. I had to cover that up too. Even when Integer labeled you as a terrorist. Your welcome.
Terra: That doesn't answer everything. What is Tempest? He seems...off.
President: How so?
Terra: He's calm. Sae is crazy. He doesn't even seem like a killer.
President: He is a weapon. A killer. Don't forget it. You could use your spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.
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Terra met up with Sae, and Tempest.
Tempest: How was the boring part?
Terra: Boring I guess.
Tempest: I wouldn't want to see a girl with your eyes see what we did to them. Innocent, or are they?
Sae: Stop fucking with her.
Terra: Well, I guess that's a wrap. Uh, when am I getting paid?
Sae: After you do one more mission with me.
Terra: What? We made a deal!
President: A mission is a mission.
Sae: Come on! I'll show you!