News That Shook The World

"Vought will not be silent after this stunt, Mr President. They now know that the military has a super in their ranks. Supers are supposed to be their business so they will try and take him away," General Luis calmly stated to the President who was projected in a screen. He was smiling as if he was not disturbed by this.

"General, did your team manage to decipher what that blue liquid Daryl brought back was?"

"Not quite, Mr President. The scientist are having a field day with this, saying that it was a completely new territory for them and they cannot wait to uncover their secrets. But one of them, Dr. Aryan Popovitch said that it might be an enhancing drug," General Luis answered. The reaction he got from the big man made him frown in surprise for his smile got even bigger.

"For years, Vought has been going around preaching to everyone, even the former Presidents that Supers are here and it is their job to make sure they do not turn evil. One President questioned this for his belief was that no being is inherently always good unless altered. He sent one spy inside Vought and he got his answer.

"General, that liquid is called Compound V. It is the greatest secret Vought has, not greater than our own alien, but still great. Yes, Dr. Popovitch is correct, it is an enhancing drug. A Super takes an injection of that and their physical and abilities soar through the roof. That's what Vought uses to make sure their Supers are on to par when they are a little lacking.

"But, Compound V has another use. For years now, Vought has been taking babies, paying their parents so that they can inject it to their bloodstream. Babies bodies are like a blank canvas, General. You can paint anything you want and if you give it an enhancing drug like Compound V, well, you get..."

"Supers!" General Luis stated as he shot from his seat. The President nodded in agreement. "Is this how they make their Supes?"

"Right you are. Now, Vought does not know we know it so this is confidential information; I expect you to keep it that way. Now, on to other news, how did our boy do against a member of the Seven?"

"The way he put it, it was like he was taking candy from a baby. Daryl's combat training and prowess made him go one up A-Train with relative ease," General Luis said.

"Good to know, this makes my plane fairly easy to execute. Good bye for now and expect big news very soon," the President said, making General Luis stand and salute as the video went dark.

News reporters were looking at the Vought building entrance with greedy eyes. The Vought CEO, Stan Edgar had stated he would be making a big statement about the recent rumors about supers in the military. They were quite excited about this for the whole country was talking about it and the whole world was waiting to see America's move. Supers were, in lieghman terms, a dick move. They had powers that would prove deadly in a battlefield. They could handle guns, attack helicopters, tanks or even fighter jets. But a walking nuke like Homelander was a curve ball they won't see coming.

Just then, the doors to the building opened and out came Stan Edgar, Madeline Stillwell and Homelander himself. The cameras started going off before they even reached the microphones, most pointed at Homelander who had a warm smile on his face as he waved. Madeline gave him a side glance, a passing glint in her eyes showing disgust towards him. Edgar came forward, a speech in hand.

"As you all know, my name is Stan Edgar, CEO of Vought Industries. Unlike other companies, we specialize in Superheroes. We allocate them their cities to which they have to protect and deal with any complaints about them. For years, we have been hounding the military to take in our Supers as soldiers but our requests have been denied over and over again.

"Good people of America, we from Vought have come to know that the reason of this is because the military already have their Supersoldier!" There were gasps from the crowd as the cameras' clicking intensified. "Now, I know many of you might say that it is Soldier Boy as many conspiracy theories out there say he is alive in cryogenisis, but this soldier is not him. We do not know who he is, but we do know that he is as fast as A-Train. I would like to request the people of America to help us convince the government of USA to reconsider their policy on not letting Superheroes into the army because...they already have one."

This news rocked the whole world because Edgar had somehow pulled enough strings to make a flea's butt the size of an elephant and his speech was live to every country! Now, the whole world was alert about this new threat, a speedster as fast as A-Train in the army would be a deadly soldier. He could kill a while base before anyone even realised what had happened and that's not to say about unsanctioned operations! Just thinking about how he would assassinate people before they could blink and get away was chilling.

So, the countries immediately called forth emergency meetings to discuss how to counteract him. Some countries even brought forth the notion of nuking the States to prevent it from becoming too powerful already. For a whole week, the world was in turmoil while the US president was smiling. The second week, the office of the President called for a press conference. The whole world was watching, to hear if the country would become a greater threat than before or their politicians are too thick skinned to lie about everything. When the day came, even Edgar could admit his seat was filled with needles. Finally, the President came forth, ready to give his speech.

"People of America and those watching from all over the world. My speech will be to point because I have other things to do. So, Stan Edgar came forth and said that we have a Super in the Military! This cannot be anything but the truth. His name is Daryl, no second name, just Daryl. We have been training him since he was Eight years old when we discovered his abilities. He has gone through everything we have taught him like a fish to water and it brought us great joy.

"Daryl, unlike what others might think, is not this country's secret weapon to rule the world. No. Like my predicessor George W. Bush once said, evil exists in the hearts of everyone." There was suddenly the sound of something breaking the sound barrier then seconds later, Daryl landed beside the president with a superb superhero landing. Everyone gasped as they saw him stand, showing his hero uniform which was a blue suit with a single star on his chest and a blue cape with the star.

"This here is Daryl," the President introduced him. "He can lift upto 100t and still counting, goes to speeds of Mach 30, can shoot lasers from his eyes, can hear a butterfly flatter from the next state, can see one's DNA with a single stare and his body is impervious to even the temperature of the sun's surface! Trust me, we have already sent him there. Now, must of you are probably wondering why we have him, right? Well, mirroring what my predicessor once said, there is evil in everyone's heart. This includes Superheroes. That little incident that might not seem like anything, that phone call that might be something else, that little mistake that cost the lives of your loved ones, they are all going to be investigated by Daryl and his team. For those still slow to catch up, Daryl will lead a Superhero crime unit!"

"Well, that's unexpected," Stan said with a small chuckle. Madeline could not believe either.

"Problem child," Stan said as he looked at Homelander who was caught off guard by the news of another super who might be like him, or even better, "you better have your superheroes hide all their skeletons and burn their closets. Seems like a better, more competent version of you has come to play and I bet all my money on him he is going to kick your ass."