Avants (Book 1#,Avants)

Chapter Six

Chapter Six
      Amelia walking through the hospital's hallway,makes a call."Charleen get me the files,it's timeI did something about this mess once and for all."she said.

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       The wardens office,Amelia and the warden have an heated argument."It's not happening Amelia,forget about it.I'm not releasing four superhumans to you."said the warden.
       "The mutants I'm asking for,are not hardened criminals."said Amelia.
       "Not criminals you say,"said the warden,"Johnny Steele assaulted two unarmed civilians,Jack Copeland was engaged in a superhuman fight in Raven's yard,Cale Patel participated in an illegal fight club and Marley Evans killed five men in an alley.And you say they're not criminals,don't make me laugh."
       "Johnny Steele wanted to help an old man,Jack Copeland was ambushed by a former gang he helped turned in to the law.Caleb Patel was in debt and had no choice but to participate and Marley Evans killed those men in self defense."said Amelia.
         "If that was so,the court wouldn't have sentence them to such harsh penalty."said the warden.
       "You know the law is biased when it comes to Superhumans."said Amelia.
       "I'm a prison warden not an activist,tell it to somebody who cares."said the warden,arms crossed.
       "I could tell of your misconduct with the female prisoners."said Amelia.
       "Excuse me,are you accusing me of something?"asked the warden.
      Amelia shows him a videos of him and different female prisoners,at different nights."What do you want?"he asked.
       "I want them delivered to me immediately."said Amelia.
       "I just can't do..."he said.
       "Hand them over to me or I'll tell you're wife,the director and the whole damn press about it.You can do it through the legal means or you can do through other means.Either way,I don't care.Just hand them over to me."she said.
       "And you delete the videos afterwards?"he asked anxious.
       "I'll think about it."she gets up and leaves.

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      In an aircraft heading to Cairn Island.
       "I never understood why such mechanical contraption was made."said Cyrus.
       "Not everybody has the power to fly on their own."said Oculus.
        "Richard had an aircraft once.I wander if he ever got another one."said Avis.
       "What happened to the previous one?"asked Avis,in the pilot's seat.
       "I destroyed it."said Cyrus.
      Cyrus gets up,"Open the hanger,I'm going down myself.Catch up when you can."
      Cyrus flies at high speed,breaking the sound barrier.Zero degree whistles,"look at him go."

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      Cyrus arrives outside the prison facility,he is met by torrent of bullets,from the prison guards aimed at him.He is unfazed by the bullets,as they don't harm him.In retaliation he fires energy beam at the guards on the ground and at those on the towers.The aircraft arrives and lands in the middle of the prison compound,the hangar door opens.Affliction,Oculus,Zero degree,Avis and Behemoth step out.Cyrus lands beside them.
       "Get inside,kill guards and free the superhumans.I'll be outside waiting for you,when you're done."Cyrus said to Affliction,she nods in return as a sign of understanding.
      She and the others enter the prison facility.

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      The superhuman prisoners are set free.They gather at the compound,listening to Cyrus."You can run away and hide,believing that the humans will never find you.Or you can fight back,break the yoke of your oppressors.They imprisoned you,tortured you,they took advantage of you and they dehumanized you.Well I say it's time for that to come to an end.Join me in my war against the one true enemies the humans and I will give a place in my new world,in paradise.The choice is yours,I will not force anyone.Come with me if you wish to live in a brand new better world."said Cyrus,standing behind him are his allies.
       Cyrus and the others turned back,heading to the aircraft.He looked back and saw that all the superhumans were following him.Their allegiance to him,to his course made him smile sinisterly.

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      At night,the prison,the bars for each prison cell of Johnny automatically opens.A shadowy figure enters,goes over to his bedside and drag him.Johnny puts up no resistance or even shows any sign of awareness of him being dragged on the ground.As he continues sleeping,snoring.