SCEPTRE: I

Illusions and Voices

SAVIO

I didn't have the luxury of time to take a plane so I resolved to try my longest teleportation ever; across the Atlantic.

"No!" Ander said.

"Why not?" I said

"Because you can die, or appear in the middle of the Atlantic."

"I'll swim." I said

"After your jump you'll be too weak to even walk well." He said, as I kept packing my small bag "I have a solution."

"What is it?" I said

"I'll come with you?"

"No-"

"Shut up and let me talk." He said "I'm the nearest person. Lukas and Memphis have gone to save the students. Besides, you'll need eyes and ears in New York."

"Fine. Where's the map."

Ander pulled out his cube and brought out a map of the world. "We're going here. Think Times square, that's safe enough."

I tried to imagine myself and Andér in times square, the people walking through all the streets and intersections and the huge screens all around us.

And everything went black.

New York City.

I opened my eyes and stared at the intricate ceiling design. I tried to sit up and i felt Ander's hand on me "Easy there. You did good you dropped us right at the edge of Times square."

"Where are we?"

"The New York Marriott Marquis." He said "I called Mrs Baker. She sent all buff dude in an all black suit to get us."

"Yeah." I said "Good job."

"Thank you Mr. I'll go on my own and pass out in Times Square. " Ander said "Anyway, Google maps recommended the revolving rooftop restaurant. Let's go. I brought my credit card."

"The meeting-"

"Is in a two hours." He said "A driver is waiting for us to eat lunch, or is it breakfast. Does this teleporting gig come with jetlag."

"Nope."

"Let's go eat," he said "Then it's off to save the world."

I sat at the table provided by a waiter. Ander sat opposite me, and then his phone buzzed, he picked it up and read the message. "They know where the guys are." He said

"Good news." I said "So what's the plan?"

"If I was Atila, I would use my pawns. Those with the weakest abilities."

"To disract everyone from my real endgame."

"That would be."

"I don't know." He said "We just need to be in there when it happens. How do you feel about wearing a suit."

United Nations Headquarters.

I chose a suit by Tom Ford (if I'm going to die here might as well die dressed awesome.) We entered the black car and Andér couldn't stop talking about it "This is the 2015 Rolls Royce Ghost. It has 6.6 L twin-turbo V12 563 bhp or 420 kW engines."

"The only cool thing about this car to me is the inverted doors."

I was honestly just afraid that I would fail to save the heads of state.

"The general assembly holds on the 18th floor." Ander said, as we walked into the UN headquarters "Mrs Baker can get us that far but she can't help us after that."