Chapter 25:From streets to leader.

(We come to see John in the base.)

John:Have we found anything on that meta yet.

Soldier 1:(Who was on a computer.)Were still blind sir.

John:Damn it!(When a soldier cam to him.)

Soldier:Excuse me sir?

John:Is it about the meta.

Soldier:No sir.(As John seems to loose interest.)But,its the boy who was with u earlier today.(As a smile appears on his face.)

John:What I tell ya fellas,hed be back before morning.

Soldier 2:But how did he know where we were?(As John goes to meet him.)

(Moments later we come to a dock as we see a cargo ship,or so it seemed from the outside,but this was the soldiers base,camouflaged as a cargo ship on the outside,we see john coming down to land from it,as he eyes George who was looking around.)

John:Well then look whos back.

George:(Who was looking around andlitsening to the waves of the waters.Then turns with a grin on his face.)Arent u gonna ask how I found u guys.

John:(Chuckles.)Kid,ima soldier not a fool,i didnt block ur ears for a reason.

George:Fair enough,but arent u gonna ask how I deduced to find that this is the right dock?

John:U sure are full of urself,but ill play along,but allow me.(As he points to a huge cranes there were a total 6.)U had the noise made by the cranes,which moved at certain intervals,when one moves,the other follows about 10seccs after,then the process repeats,from that u deduced there were 6 cranes in the dock we are in.So im guessing u did ur homework and found with dock has 6 huge cranes and here we are.

George:Pfft!Show off.

John:"For an 8 yr old this kid sure is witty,i knew he would come,but seeing him here is just impressive by itself,I will make one hell of soldier out of u boy."So kid,have u finally decided.(As there was a moment of silence btwn the 2.)

George:(Remebering the promise,he made to the gang back at the hideout,then a smile apperas on his face.)Ive got a lot of promises to keep so,when do I start,then we can talk cash later.

John:(Appears a bit surprised,but bursts out in laughter.)I like u kid,i can already see u will go down in history kid.(As he comes and pats his back,as they enter the ship.)

(Moments later we find the 2,inside as John reintroduces George to his soldiers.)

John:Well,men u all remember George dont u.(As they all turn to the boy,and to no surprise,even after being eyed by multiple men of the army,he stared back not to disrespect but to show he isnt intimidated,he kept a cool and calm composure,as the army men and women,smile at him and give him a warm welcome,to change the shift in mood,after the welcomes,the soldiers went back to finding anything about the meta,theyve been chasing.)

George:(Eyeing everyone working.)So why is everyone so busy?

John:Its just a meta,weve been chasing for a week now.

George:Oh!Well guess its a good enough time to prove my worth.(John knowing what he means,smiles,as the other soldiers are confused of what he means.)

John:(Still smiling.)Im all ears.

George:Well lets just say I kow a guy,who knows a guy,and that guy knows ur meta human.

Soldier:What?!(And this is where we get to go back to see who George meant when he asked of Cobalt,Cobalt was an adult,a small time thief who knew everybody and anybody in the city,he knew the streets like the back of his hands,and nothing enters or leaves,the city without his knowing.)

(George had talked with Cobalt,and he saw the meta,and had even found out where the meta was,and that was due to his power,metavision,its an ability that he uses to scan the cty and mostly used it to find cash all around the city,and living off of that,so technically he isnt a thief.He used his metavision,to find the meta,and although he wasnt easy to get info out off,they bribed him,and they got the info they needed from him,the metas name was Lucy,her power was tech interference.He told the soldiers everything he was told,even the flats he was in but not about Cobalt,i mean he didnt wanna sell out one of his guys.)

John:Dang!Who did u say was ur source for all this.

George:I mean,a boy has his secrets.

John:Fair point.(But George was a bit hesitant.)

George:Say u guys,dont doubt me,ima just a kid tho?(The soldiers take a moment to pause for a sec,as some of them beside him.)

Female soldier:(Patting his back.)I can see why ud think that honey,but if this guy,trusts u enough to even bring u in here,u can guarantee that we would respect u the same we respect him.(George looks around as the others just nod yes.)

George:Uve really earned some high quality respect here.

John::With time,i see u getting even greater than what u see here.(As he gives him a smile.)

(Moments later we find them coming up with a plan,to catch the meta,they scouted at her house.)

John:Tech intereference,so thats how she not on any cctv,shes literally off the grid 24/7.

George:So what do u bout her.

John:Since now we know who she is.(As he uses a remote and activates a projecter with her face on it.)Her name as u already know is Lucy,but we better know her as the phantom,she is responsible with multiple robberies,stealed the emerald gem of Santonio.(As he brings up the images of many things she has stolen.)The crown of nigeria I could go on but the list is practically never ending,she has also hacked the world bank and now that we know she is an esper we knw why we coundnt trace her.

George:So how we going to get her?

John:Oh dont worry,she is no fighter,she is being caught as we speak.(As we move to the house Lucy was in.)I sent my best female officer after her.(With a pervy smile on him.As we move to the house to see Lucy in his bed as a shadow just came in quick through the window,as she wakes up to see in her conner a shadow,she gets up quick to act but is swiftly taken down and cuffed in no time at all.)

George:Wow u really are a pervert.

John:Oh come on dont tell me a young man like u doesnt get excited on the thought of 2 girls going at it.(We see the woman soldier who appreended lucy on her comms.)

Soldier:Come in central.(As John receives the transmission.)

John:This is John.

Soldier:Criminal has been apprehended,i repeat the criminal has been aprehended.

John:That fast huh?

Soldier:(A bit annoyed.)What...What do u mean that fast!?

John:At ease soldier u may bring her in.(As he hangs up.)

Soldier:Uh!That bastard.

George:What did it end to fast for ya.(John just ignored his comment and proceeded to walk out.)

(The next morning the magazine and papers were out that Lucy the Phantom,was caught and it was all due to the help of a boy named George as the headlight,the money George was given,he gave back to the gang,and told them it was just the beginning of whats to come.)

(We move a few years front where George was taken to millitary school,where e was groomed and the youngest one there and even as the youngest he was the one leading in everything,the tests for he was a quick learner and was being personally tutored by John his physical prowess was off the charts for just a 10yr old,the training sequence that grown buffed millitary men were going through he was also going through,and he was clearing that shit quicker than the grownups there,he percevered through the brutal training,through his sheer determination and will power no matter how brutal the training was he would just fight through it and continue to push himself further beyond.Even more years passed at this time he met up with the like of Daina and Esther and became friends with them at the same school,and the 3 were at the top,where they qualified for hero school,where its even more brutal than the training they endured in millitary,and the 3 went through it like light work.)

(Then now George was 20+,at this point Is when John went into retirement and gave the leadership of Usha to George,and at this point Is when he made the Gamma team,and before that,he kept his promise to the gang,he moved them from the streets and build for them a whole ass mansion every last one of them with a room,FYI,they were 67 of them,so u can just imagine how big that mansion is,even Cobalt was with them there,they had their own butlers and maids.And thats is how George rose and came to be who he is today.From streets to a leader)

(We move back to real time to see Astrea and Thraxa,both in the air just eyeing each other.)

The end.