The World Heroes

Final Mission

In Budapest, Hungary there is a bar that houses some of the best whiskey in the country. An older blonde woman who still carried some of her beauty sat in the bar alone that night. She was a regular customer that came in during the later hours of the night. No one ever dared to approach her after what she did to a man nearly 12 years ago. But on this night, the World Heroes leader, Bradley Reed decided to walk right up to her.
    "Yo," Bradley greeted the woman. "Long time no see Kamella."
    Kamella Cabai looked Bradley in the eyes with disgust but soon followed up her expression with a smile.
    "Bradley," Kamella greeted him. "What are you doing here?"
    "Oh you know," Bradley began. "Flying around. Trying to catch something."
    "Would that something happen to be me?" Kamella asked.
    "Maybe." Bradley shrugged.
    "Sorry, Brad," Kamella began to get up from her seat. "But I'm not interested."
    Kamella turned away from Bradley and was quickly met face to face with Mani Yang. Kamella nearly fell backwards from the shock of this. She shouldn't have been, but due to the number of drinks she had, Kamella hadn't expected this.
    "No, I'm sorry," Mani said. "But we can't let you leave."
    "We?" Kamella asked, looking around the bar. "I don't see anyone else."
    The moment those words came out of her mouth, David Close rose from a seat he was sitting in for this very moment. He made direct eye contact with Kamella, letting her know of his presence. She now understood what was going on and sighed.
    "You should have left me alone, Brad," Kamella turned to look at the leader. Before anyone could make a move on her, the power went out. There was nothing but darkness everywhere. The sound of rapid footsteps could be heard by those near the area. Bradley deduced that Kamella was getting away.
    The exit door was pushed open and Kamella made a run for it out. The Heroes chased after her outside.
    Kamella had made it far past them and was sure she'd lose them. What she didn't expect was an alien space craft to float directly in front of her. Vincent Presley was in control of the craft and had the laser cannons aimed directly at her. He wasn't going to shoot her, but the plan was to scare her enough to surrender. Kamella was trapped now. Bradley was close behind and a space craft now blocked her from escaping. The only thing she could do now was remove the craft from in front of her. Closing her eyes and summoning the powers she had within her, she began to take control of space craft.
Vincent noticed the controls flickering on and off. He knew that she was responsible for this, but didn't know what to do now. They hadn't planned for her to use her powers like this. He thought of shooting her, but they needed her alive.
Kamella now had complete control of the space craft and began pushing it far away from her. Before it could get too far, a voice yelled from behind her.
"Enough!" Bradley yelled at Kamella. "Bring it back, or I'll kill you."
Kamella sighed as she began bringing the space craft back to where it originally floated. She opened her eyes and looked at Bradley once more.
"You weren't actually going to shoot me," Kamella asked. "Were you?"
"If you would have hurt him," Bradley began. "Without question."

Kamella was boarded onto the same space craft she nearly destroyed. The World Heroes were now headed out of Budapest. The flight was pretty silent with the newcomer on board. No one knew exactly why she was here other than Bradley. She wasn't part of the mission they were on or anything. She was now just here.
    "Who is she?" Vincent asked Bradley as he piloted the space craft toward their mission.
    "She's an old friend." Bradley explained. "Someone that used to help me steal information from the government. Back before I became a Hero. After I got this job, I never heard from her again. That is until I started hearing about electrical issues in Hungary. I kept tabs on her until I knew I would need her most.
    "Wait," Vincent paused for a moment. "You knew her when she had powers? I thought the aliens experimented during the war?"
    "They did." Kamella finally spoke. "But there are some of us that got abducted before the aliens revealed themselves to the world. I was one of them. It was like a prison. They had me locked up for days. Almost a week after my abduction, they noticed something different about me."
    "Like what?" Vincent asked.
    "I didn't die." Kamella said with a smile.
    Vincent was especially creeped out by that statement. He looked towards the nightly sky trying not to think about all the things they might've done to her.
Kamella could never forget. She would forever hold onto those memories and do whatever she could make sure she never did. Drinking was one of the ways she would remember what the aliens did. Drinking helped her to remember.
"Hey, Brad," Kamella called out. "What is this all about? Did the government send you to come and arrest me?"
"Nope." Bradley replied.
"Then why am I here?" Kamella asked. "I know you're not here to steal information. And it's not about... something else..."
"Ew." Mani said as she began to understand what Kamella was alluding to.
"It's for a mission." Bradley revealed. "Our government gave us a mission. And If I'm being honest, it's not an easy one."
"What's it about?" Kamella asked.
"The United States government lost track of a scientist." Bradley said. "A scientist that had the intelligence to create an android."
"What?!" Kamella nearly lost control of her emotions. "How is that possible? I thought humans were years away from that discovery?!"
"Not this guy." Bradley said. "He and the android have gone rogue. And he intends to make more of them if we don't get him back to the States. With your powers, we can locate the android's energy and make the arrest."
"Wow." Kamella laughed. "You weren't lying about the difficulty of this mission. It's a good thing you thought of me."
"Oh, whatever!" Bradley turned to her. "If it wasn't for me coming to get you, you'd probably still be in that bar drinking away your sorrows."
"You're damn right I would!" Kamella cheered. "Which is why I want to hurry up and finish this so I can go back!"
"And you will." Bradley said. "Just help us find the android and we're done with you."
"But what if I don't wanna be done with you?" Kamella asked Bradley this specifically. "I haven't seen you in a while and you haven't changed a bit."
"Oh brother." Vincent said to himself after Kamella's words.
"I promise." Bradley said. "After we're done, I'll take you out for a night flight with some drinks. On me."
"Yes!!!" Kamella cheered. "This is why I love being around you, Brad! You never let me down!"