Chapter 11

A guard was waiting for us at the gate. It was tall, black, and made of metal. The gate was more of a wall that extended all around the perimeter of the property.

Little boxes were mounted on every other gate post. They put out an infrared light, likely a motion sensor.

The guard typed in the twelve digit code to activate the gate. He then handed Sarah's Mom a card with the code on it. His face remained stoic, respectful even, as he interacted with her.

She must be very high up in the CIA to get this sort of treatment on the spot.

Sarah just smiled and bounced in her seat, ready to play with the dog and get into the new house.

I looked through the house scanning for Brute. I found him. He was sitting right at the kitchen counter waiting for someone to enter. His heart rate was normal so hopefully he wouldn't attack us when we walked in.

Turning her head so we could hear her clearly, "Alright kiddies, this is it. I'll go in first and make sure everything is in order then you guys can follow."

We shook our heads but you know we wanted to get in there way before her.

As soon as the car was parked Sarah jumped from the front seat and sprinted to the door. She failed to get in because the door needed a code.

Looking to Sarah's Mom, "May I have a go at it?"

She chuckled, "Sure, if you get it then we'll have pizza for dinner."

Sarah clapped as I walked up to the keypad. It took no time for my powers to shine the correct numbers in the order they needed to be entered.

The door opened and that sealed the deal for the pizza dinner.

Sarah sprinted in around her Mother. Brute was ready for her.

I readied my abilities to protect Sarah as Brute stood tall on all four legs. When she got close he pounced on her with his teeth showing, dripping with doggie saliva.

As I was about to launch poor Brute across the room, Sarah began to giggle and Brute started covering her face with doggie kisses.

Brute could tell who was good and who was bad. Most dogs were good at those things but Brute was especially well trained and able to understand situations.

I had a good feeling that was going to be very useful, along with the surprise I was about to give the Jenkins family.

I wonder if they knew dogs could talk.

"Powers are fun to use but they are very serious business."