Chapter 21

In Hawaii at Grand Wailea.

There was a group of four laying on the sand on the beach and one was applying sunscreen on a woman's back.

The woman is none other than Claire with her blonde hair parted away with her back being applied sunscreen by none other than Mike.

The other two are Ray and Andrew who were wearing boxers and just looking at the sky with their glasses on.

There were drinks with them on their side.

It's been a week since Claire confronted Andrew.

Claire has made sure to keep Andrew's secret safe and has given her word that she would not talk about this.

Andrew had also told her that he will keep an eye on her not that he does not trust her but it's for her safety.

She is still digesting the information that Andrew had told her. It is not simple to just accept whatever is said by your friend who is now The Vigilante or the Hero 'Helios', just like that.

But she was convinced when Andrew showed a bit of his power.

Andrew on the other hand asked about Claire's ability for which Claire said she will explain when they get back. She told him that this comes from her mother's side of the family and only females get this ability. And the best way to explain is to show him an item that was passed down from her mother's line.

'I still have to figure out a way to find where Savage Lands is located exactly. It's been two months since I have asked Zestia to use the satellite to see if there are any abnormalities in Antarctica. The result is always no. She has also used different types of frequencies sent to Antarctica and it brought no response. Even if I find the Savage Lands, I don't know how long it will take to create a base there. I also have no idea what Savage Lands contains. I know there are different species, extinct beings to be there but that was in comics, and in MCU I have no idea how different it will be. The other one is the possibility that Savage Lands does not exist in the MCU universe and I hope that's not the case.' Andrew thought.

Ray's phone started to ring which brought Andrew out of his thoughts.

Ray took his phone and saw it was his mother. He answered it.

Ray's face morphed to worry.

"Mom, slow down, say it from the beginning."

Andrew when he saw this could see something bad had happened.

"I will start now," Ray said as he turned to Andrew.

"We need to get back to New York," Ray said with worry and anger on his face.

"What's going on?" Andrew asked with concern as he typed a message to Gerald letting him know they are leaving.

"Do you remember a month back there was an assassination attempt on my father?" Ray questioned.

All 4 of them knew about this. Andrew who was putting all his stuff in the bag as well as Claire and Mike getting their stuff on the beach in their bags turned to Ray.

"It happened again and my father got shot today." Ray was anxious.

Claire and Mike were shocked when they heard that.

Andrew was shocked as well and said, "Guys to the parking lot," Andrew said as all of them headed to the parking lot, he then turned to Ray and asked, "Is your father in the hospital now?"

"Yes, he is admitted to your hospital, can you ask your top ones to look at him?" Ray asked.

"Don't worry."

Andrew took his phone and pretend to talk, "Zestia, let the Chief and the other doctors know, even if they are not available ask them to make time. And also find out who is after him."

'It's my fault for not looking into this,' Andrew thought in his mind.

Gerald was also there with the driver and they were heading to the entrance.

Soon they were all in the car, heading to the airport.

"Any idea on who is after your father?" Mike questioned.

Ray who was anxious enough turned to Mike who asked the question. He took a deep breath to calm himself down and answered, "It should be Ryan from the Carpenter Industries."

"They were our competitors and we were able to find out that they have been illegally exporting and importing goods for their industry. We used this to bring their Industry to Bankruptcy."

"He could have easily pinned it on someone," said Claire.

"He could have, but we had many men in their company as well and they have recorded many of the talks of not only Ryan but their Board Members as well. We obtained some information illegally through a hacker."

"You have one in the Board Members?" asked Mike.

"Yes. He was sick of what they were doing and was already planning to sell his shares. And he knew it was not long before they were going to get caught and put on trial for what they have been doing and my father used this chance and had a meeting with him in secret and convinced him to stay. He turned him." Ray said with pride.

They were now entering the airport and they directly went for their Jet in the private area.

"So, Mr. Ryan is after his life." Andrew was going to continue but he saw a message on the phone that was from Zestia.

He looked at it and relaxed.

"From the early reports that were given to the Chief Doctor, he said your father is fine, he needs to undergo an operation to remove the bullet in his shoulders and will be unconscious for a day. He will be in the hospital for a week and then can return home."

Ray who heard that felt as if a weight was taken from him.

He hugged Andrew and said, "Thank you, bro."

"What are friends for. But now we are going to make sure that Mr. Ryan is behind bars," said Andrew.

"But we need to figure out how he is doing this, where he is hiring these hitmen," said Mike.

"I will take care of that matter," said Claire.

"I will look into this as well," uttered Andrew as he saw Claire and both nodded to each other.

They all got down. Andrew walked to Gerald who was taking their luggage.

"When the jet takes off, connect with Zestia and start to find out how he is doing this, and if a bounty is raised for Ray's father and also his family."

'I hope there is no bounty and if there is, I hope it is only on his father.' Andrew thought worriedly.

"I will take care of it."

The jet was now in the air heading back to New York. It is going to be a stressful 9 hours for Andrew and his friends.

Ray could not sit and started to walk back and forth in the jet. Even though his father is fine he just could not calm down.

Mike was calming him down which was failing from the anxiousness that Ray was displaying.

Claire was making calls and was tightening the security for Ray's father and has put forth many orders as well.

Andrew was waiting for Gerald to give him an update on the matter and he also saw Ray was not going to stop his walking any time soon. He can understand that.

Then after 4 hours on the Jet, all four of them were sitting down on their seats which was more of a sofa, and talking to each other.

Gerald came out and called for Andrew.

"I will be back guys."

Andrew entered the room Gerald was in and could see he was busy.

"What were you able to find out?"

"As you said, there is a bounty not only on his father but for his whole family," Gerald said and his face depicted anger.

This brought in some uneasiness for Andrew.

"What happened?"

"The reason why Ray did not get any calls directly from his mother was that," Gerald took a pause at the worst moment and continued in two seconds.

"While his mother and his sister whom she had picked her up from her school and were heading to the hospital met with an accident, his mother is in a coma and his sister had lost a hand. They have also been admitted to our hospital and as you already notified regarding Ray's father, the Chief Doctor took more priority over the child and the mother. He sent this report a minute back."

When he finished saying, he felt as if the whole Jet was going to be destroyed but it disappeared in a split second. Gerald did not need to know what this was. When he turned to Andrew, he felt fear, fear of what Andrew is going to do.

"Sorry, I lost myself for a moment, were you able to find out who the bounty rewards went to?" In a cold yet wrathful tone asked Andrew.

"Yes, Zestia show him."

Andrew soon saw the ones who had done this and he heard a ding sound in this mind. The screen showed up in front of him.

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[Template Quest: Gol D. Roger.]

[Do you know who he is? He is someone who will stand up for even a measly worker in his ship and bring him the right he deserves. He is someone who will stand up for all of his crew and will give his life for them. He will be there when anyone in his crew faces difficulties and help them. You who is using his powers, you who has seen his memories, prove you are worthy of using his Template.]

[Kill the Bounty Hunters: 0/8]

[Kill Ryan the owner of the Carpenter Industries: 0/1]

[Rewards: An Item of Gol D. Roger, Voice of All Things (Low)]

[Failure: -15% of Gol D. Roger Template Experience]

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Andrew just closed the interface off. He did not need to be told that he has to look after his friends.

"Zestia, find where the bounty hunters are and keep a track of them, remove the bounty for Ray and his father as fast as possible."

"Yes, sir, I will remove it, though it will take some time."

Andrew took a deep breath and nodded to Gerald and headed out.

All three, Claire, Mike, and Ray turned to Andrew as they saw him come out and close the door that Gerald was in.

He looked at Ray and could not help but become angry and sad at the same moment.

Ray who noticed this asked, "Did something happen?"

"I have good news and bad news, the good news is Gerald was able to find out who did this, they were Bounty Hunters hired by Mr. Ryan and we have all the names of the ones involved."

"The bad news?" Mike asked with a troubled expression.

Andrew closed his eyes and opened it and looked at Ray.

"Your mother and sister were met with an accident when they were heading to the hospital, your mother is in a coma and your sister lost a hand. The treatment is still going on and we will know soon." He did not withhold any information.

Ray broke down and felt his whole world being destroyed.

Andrew who saw this thought to himself, 'Behind bars, no, they are going to learn what the word Wrath means.'

Andrew went forward and started to console Ray along with Claire and Mike.

Ray could not hear their words at all and was balling out. There was no way to console him and the only way was to head to the hospital. He has to see them but Andrew knew it will not help him at all. He has to see his family for him to calm down.

Andrew looked at Ray and said, "I am making you a promise, I will bring hell to all of them."

Claire knew what Andrew was going to do but she was not going to stop him. Mike did not know what to do. He was someone who was not involved in their world, though he knew about it this was going to be the beginning for him as he is going to learn how the world works. How ugly and brutal the world is.

Ray soon calmed down and all three asked him to rest.

Mike went to get them water.

"Need help?" asked Claire.

"I might need your help in the clean up. I will send the locations and after I send a signal to you let your men take the scene and make it disappear."