10 The Talk

"Do we have to go?" Ben asked Lucy who was massaging her temples.

"I don't know, Benny. We can keep doing what we do because we are powerful enough to discourage all those guys from getting grabby with us. But the President wants to talk with us...I am confused," Lucy said then sighed, tiredly.

"Perhaps you guys should go. This might be a chance to make more streams that are more rad," Cypher said and the two looked at him as if he was insane. "What? I offered a suggestion."

"You think they will let us keep the channel after the talk? They might even start offering us jobs in secret government agencies," Ben said as he lay on a couch. "Lucy might be put as an interrogator while I will be the muscles."

"You wish. Benny, I didn't want to say this but ever since you woke up from the coma, you have been different. All you think about is fighting!" Lucy said with a little concern.

"You even became a chuuni and started using Dragonball moves. Like those screams you were doing as you became stronger," Cypher commented. Ben looked at them with a frown.

"What do you mean? I don't feel like I have changed," he told them. "Besides, if I was using Dragonball moves, I would have turned Super Saiyan with all the screaming."

"Actually, I think you might be Broly," Lucy said with an understanding grin. "When you were in a coma, just one day before you woke up, I was watching the anime, projecting it into your mind. I think your cells might have changed into Broly's somehow. Everything you did was the same as him. The screaming, green light, green hair and becoming bigger. But, how did that happen?" Ben was now sitting upright.

"Lucy, if what you say is correct, I might be more dangerous than you can possibly imagine. Goku and Vegeta are normal Saiyans even though they are geniuses but Broly is on a whole different level. He gets more powerful the more he fights and he gains an endless stream of ki! Do you know what that means? With my X genes being what they are, I think I might have eliminated the weakness Broly has and that is he needs to expend all the energy before he explodes," Ben said. Cypher was nodding like a chicken pecking at crumbs.

"What he said is correct, Lucy. In that anime, people with the battle power of twenty thousand can destroy a planet if they expend all their energy," Cypher said. Lucy was shocked to hear that.

"Ben, we can't have the government knowing you are powerful enough to destroy the planet. You are a Living MOAB!" she exclaimed, her tone panicky.

"That is not the end, Lucy. According to the manga, the people can grow to have Battle Power of more than a billion. Do you know how powerful that is? Every shockwave they have when fighting is enough to destroy planets or even systems!" Cypher said. Lucy sat down, her hands on her head as she felt a margraine coming.

"What you are saying is that if we go talk to the president and he offers us jobs in a secret agency and we accept then the US government will have a biological weapon that can destroy systems?" Lucy asked. Cypher and Ben nodded at the same time. "This is bad! We should never have decided to start a YouTube channel with us showing our powers. Whose dumb idea was that?" Ben was about to point at herself when he felt his hand being wrapped with an invisible force and it was brought back down. Ben chuckled at her attempt to keep him quiet.

"What should we do now?" Cypher asked. "I really think you two should go. Benny can keep his full power to himself which can be quite challenging because out of all Saiyans, Broly is the one who the biggest battle miniac of all. But, if the X Gene in you is relaiable, then we can count out that as a weakness now that you know who you are." Lucy looked at her brother who sighed with disposition. He looked at his sister with a frown on his face.

"Cypher's never been wrong before so I guess it can work," he said with uncertainty.

"I want to hear you say you're gonna control yourself," Lucy said as she walked closer to him. Ben looked at her then at Cypher who shrugged.

"I will try my best to make sure they do not suspect I might be a weapon to use for space exploration," Ben assured her. Lucy sat next to him and took his hand.

"Good, I'm gonna count on you," Lucy said then turned to Cypher. "We're gonna attend the meeting tomorrow." Cypher nodded.

The following day, the whole world was paying attention to the White House for the very first time. It's surroundings were packed with reporters, Antimutants groups, Pro-mutants groups and the military. They were all looking at the sky, hoping to be the first ones to spot the two coming down.

"Over there!" someone shouted pointing at the sky. Everyone looked up and saw two figures floating down. Lucy was hugging Ben who was the one flying. When they landed, cameras started clicking, blinding the two momentarily. Reporters were like sharks who had smelled blood. They even tried to go through the military blockade but the boys in uniform had already been expecting this as each of them armed themselves with tasers and the reporters ended up having a very bad day.

"Wow, this is something you don't see everyday," Ben exclaimed as he looked at the struggles. Just then, someone threw a stone at them which bounced back from Lucy's telekinesis shield and a man groaned in pain. Ben looked over with a clenched fist but Lucy got hold of his wrist, making him calm.

"The President is waiting for you inside," someone said from behind. The two looked behind and saw a man in a tuxedo smiling at the two of them. The two nodded and followed him into the Whitehouse. They were directed inside the President's office and it was locked from outside. Inside the office there was the President, obviously, a black man with a black trench coat and had an eye patch on his left eye which had three marks running throw it and the last one was a bald caucassian man on a wheelchair. Ben immediately knew the bald man was a mutant as soon as he laid eyes on him but he couldn't feel himself gaining the ability.

"Let's start the meeting. This is Director Nick Fury from an agency with a long name but it was formerly known as SHIELD. The gentleman to my right is called Charles Xavier, he is mutant just like the two of you and an expert in the X Gene which is what that makes you guys what you are," the President started.

"Ben and this is my sister, Lucy," Ben said as they both sat down. "What do you wanna talk about?" The three gentlemen frowned when they heard his tone.

"You are speaking to the President of the United States of America, it would do good to show respect," Fury growled at him but Ben just scoffed at him.

"Being powerful makes you think you can get away with a lot of things, Benjamin. But, you forget that there are more mutants out there and one of them might be more powerful than you. So, would you please listen to our proposals without being smart about it, please?" Xavier said with a kind smile on his face. Ben and Lucy looked at him.

"If you're a mutant, what are your powers?" Lucy asked him.

"I am a psychic, which I guess is the same as you," Xavier answered without missing a beat.

'Maybe you couldn't copy his powers because I already have them,' Lucy told Ben using telepathy. Ben nodded then turned to look at Fury.

"What's your story, big guy?" he asked. Fury was displeased to hear the same tone as before.

"My agency makes sure the country is safe against all kinds of threats, internal or external," Fury said.

"Yet 911 happened and many more. Tell me, are mutants American citizens?" Ben asked.

"If they were born in America then they are," Fury answered.

"Why is it that you aren't doing anything about all the illegal mutant experimentation you know about. Don't try to tell me you have no idea what I am talking about: I have been inside your head and I am not comfortable taking to you," Lucy said. She got up, ready to leave and turned to look at Ben who was still seated.

"What about wheels over there?" he asked her. Lucy turned to Xavier who maintained a smile on his face which quickly faded as he got hold of his head.

"We have already come to a conclusion. Either of these two gentlemen will go back to their HQs with either of you. So, you two better decide," the president said.

"So, it's like children services. Separate siblings and still claim to be the good guys," Lucy said as she sat down. I can make you change your mind, you know?"

"Listen, what we are doing is for your own safety. People will be coming for you and it will get dangerous for both of you that's why we suggested to separation. What we would really like is that Ben to go with Fury while Lucy goes with the professor," the President said. The two of them became quiet but they were communicating telepathically. After a few moments, the two looked up.

"Fine, we agree with your recommendations. But in return, I would like to ask for one thing in return, our mother's safety. If we find out that she is hurt without anyone even dying to protect her, Ben here will go berserk," Lucy said.

"Are you threatening your country?" Fury asked her.

"She was merely stating the obvious. So, c'mon temporary boss, let's get to work until the day the government fucks up, and it will," Ben answered as he got up and tapped Fury's arm.

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