Loose Ends (Pt 1)

~The Special Ability Divisions (SADs) are military police bodies who regulate the paranormal and curb the excesses of Ability Users, control damages, and protect everyone from the dark sides of the new world.~

YEAR: 2161

LOCATION: S.A.D BASE (Giga site) [UNKNOWN LOCATION]

"You can remove their covers now." A voice spoke.

Suddenly, the black veils used to cover the three boys were removed and the three of them squinted a bit as their eyes were exposed to light after several hours without.

They had been taken away from the Underground passage, faces covered, into their vehicles, which was designed like the kind used by the Waste Disposal officers. They were taken to an unknown location, however, due to communications, Michael discovered they were headed to the Giga site, one of the Nigerian black sites, location unknown.

Tenny and Michael looked around but couldn't see their father around.

"He must be devastated" Michael whispered to himself.

'As expected...'

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Frank stood by a corner, outside the interrogation room where the boys were kept. He couldn't face the kids, not as he was now. He had been shocked, to say the least when he saw Michael and Tenny.

They also recognized him, which made matters worse. He was still in recoil from the whole experience. After Michael had called him 'dad', he quickly acted and ordered the soldiers to check them for any arms, handcuff them, and cover their faces.

'What do I do now? Lara come quickly...' He thought frantically.

"It won't take long before their identities are discovered. Any moment from now..." Frank mumbled to himself.

"Special squad commander!" A person said as they approached.

"Yes, who-" Frank's casual voice was suspended as he saw The Major General, head of all operations on Lagos state, and the second in command of the entire division, Major General Lanre Sanni.

"Sir!" Frank immediately said as he saluted.

"At ease Commander." The Major said, smiling.

"I just got a notification that the classified Gate has been opened, and not only that, breached by a group of kids, Ability Users no doubt."

Major General Lanre stared hard, expecting a reply from the nervous and already troubled Captain.

"Y-yes sir, they seem to be in their early teens, two dark-skinned, one fair-skinned. They are most likely Ability users, or at least one is." Frank spoke hesitantly.

"Something on your mind Special commander?" Major Lanre asked.

"Well, they cooperated fully, and seeing as they are all kids, there's the possibility that they might have been coerced or ignorant of their actions, they might be innocent sir," Frank said, in an attempt to ease the already harsh consequences that awaited the boys.

"You may be right, however, until they are fully questioned and examined, we'll never know." The Major General said, rubbing his goatee.

"All preparations should have already been made, why don't we step in and see what they have to say for themselves?" He said as he gestured Frank to lead the way to the Interrogation room.

"Sir?" Frank asked nervously "You'll be attending?"

"Definitely," The General said, not smiling.

"The Gate in question is one capable of wiping out Lagos entirely, if not more. These kids messed with something of that magnitude, for whatever reason, it warrants my attention. Anything else?"

"My apologies sir, none." Frank realized he had not budged from his position, and not wanting to delay the Major General, he led the way to the room

"Right this way sir."

Michael had been waiting for quite a while for someone to show up, but so far no one had entered or left the room. The six officers positioned there remained within the room, surrounding them.

"Any minute from now..." Michael spoke softly under his breath.

"We're in trouble aren't we?" Tenny asked him as he tilted his glasses, looking scared stiff, and worried.

"Maybe..." Michael spoke calmly, spiking Tenny's anxiety.

"Relax, this can't be as scary as those VampCyclops from a while back." He reassured him.

"That is different. If I had died then, it was my liability. But if we get into trouble here, with the government, I'm worried about mom and dad. They work here don't they?"

Michael remained silent to Tenny's question.

"It won't take them long to discover our connections to them, and then they'll also be labeled criminals, who almost caused mass killings and destruction," Tenny said, worry clearly written all over his face.

"Look, It's all-" Michael's words were interrupted by the opening of the door, which caused a strange cool air to blow into the room.

The cool air took away the stale atmosphere currently within the uncomfortable place the boys were kept in, filled with stiffening and stagnated air.

'Finally!' His mind rang.

"Well well well, what do we have here?" The Major General entered the room smiling "You kids strayed a bit too far from home don't you think?"

"Well, it was just an underground passage below our street so..." Michael replied indifferently.

"So you live on Adele Street, what a coincidence. So does the Commander who arrested you today." The Major said as he directed his hands toward Commander Frank, whose hands were already behind him, looking nervous.

The Major continued, "I'll get straight to the point, and you'll do well to answer, what were you doing down there? How and why did you open up the Gate? What else did you do to the Gate to render it dysfunctional? And how much do you know about it, as well as everything else?"

Tenny looked worried and nervous as he turned to Michael to reply to the overwhelming man before them. Kyron looked unimpressed and expressionless, waiting for an order from his sworn master and friend.

Michael smiled, happy things were going as planned.

"Sure, but before that, I'd rather prefer no one be here except us," Michael spoke up.

"I'll tell you everything as long as you fulfill that condition."

"You bastard, how dare you? Do you know who you're speaking to?" One of the officers spoke out, obviously enraged.

"Stand down officer." The Major said, making the officer calm down and apologize for his sudden outburst.

Major General Lanre looked into Michael's daring eyes as both stared at each other for a while. He could tell the young lad was serious and so he decided to respond in kind.

"Fine, just me and you right?" The Major asked, "What about your companions?"

"They'll also be excused. They've had a long night after all." Michael said.

"Fine" The older man replied. "Take the others to the auxiliary holding cell while I speak privately with this one," He said to the officers in the room as they immediately saluted and responded to his orders.

"What about me sir?" Commander Frank asked his superior.

"You'll take your leave as well. Make sure our conversation is not wired, I want total privacy." He replied Frank.

"B...But sir, your safety." Frank protested.

"The detainee is without any arms, and he is totally cornered. Even if he were to kill me, or worse, he wouldn't escape alive. A hostage situation won't work either because he can't undo our security measures. There's no need to be alarmed, besides, something tells me he won't try anything drastic." The Major said, urging Frank to leave them, which he did.

The door shut behind them, as the Major took a seat, separated from Michael by a table several inches in length. The older man in his sixties was curious, to say the least as well as anxious about what he was about to hear.

"We're alone, just as you wanted. Now spill..."

TO BE CONTINUED...