Avants (Book 1#,Avants)

Chapter Nine

Chapter Nine

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      Weeks ago,in an helicopter,Jack regains consciousness.He finds himself in a cage in the rear of the helicopter.He attempts to unleash his claws,but his shock with thousands of bolts,emitted from a collar on his neck.He feels the collar around his neck and tries to yank it off,until someone tells him not to."I wouldn't do that if I were you."Jack turns to his right and finds someone in a cage,seated on the floor,with the same collar on his neck."And who the heck are you suppose to be?"asked Jack.
       "The name's Caleb,Caleb Patel.And if you're lucky I could be your new cell mate or just your prison mate."said the man,Caleb.
       "What are you talking about,pal?"asked Jack.
       "You and I and your other friends got arrested by DSAR."said Caleb.
      Jack looks at his front,he sees three of the superhumans he fought in Raven's yard,tonight.Casper,Gorgon and Floral in cages,lined up from left to right respectively with collars on their necks as well.Casper lies on the floor,defeated.He already knows what's next for him with DSAR.Floral is cuddled up on the floor,most likely regretting tonight.Gorgon is the only one standing,holding the bars of her cage and staring at Jack with bitter hatred.Jack after looking at them and not a giving a care about Gorgon's hateful glare,turns to his left side.He sees Bob lying flat on the ground,injured and blood all over him,while breathing in and out heavily.
        "Hey freak,"a DSAR agent called out to him,"that's right I'm talking to you.What happened to all the wounds you sustained,are you an healer?"
      Jack stares at him,not replying his question.
       "You deaf or what freak?"the agent carries his gun,aimed it at Jack and shot him in the joint of his left shoulder.The bullet slowly popped out of his joint,the bullet wound quickly healed as if he was never shot at before,"yeah,you're an healer.It will be interesting,having you for fight nights."The agent smirked at Jack,before walking out on him.
     
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      A day after the arrest of Jack and Caleb,Johnny is thrown into a police van,handcuffed and a taser collar on his neck."Hey what gives?"Johnny complained to the officers that threw him on the floor of the van.One of the officers replied,"What gives,you committed a crime freak."
       "So,you're going to jail,for superheroes that is."said the second officer.
       "Don't I get a trial before I'm proven guilty of a crime?"asked Johnny.
       "You want a court ruling,then you're going to get one.You're guilty,you happy now."said the first officer,then he and his co-officer slammed the door shut on Johnny.
       Great just what I needed I'm going to prison without even getting a proper trial,Johnny thought,how worst can my day get.
      The police van drives away,taking Johnny to a prison center specially made for superhumans.
     
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      In the hallways of prison,Johnny,now wearing an orange prisoner's clothe,is escorted to his cell by an officer.On his way,he sees different mutants in each cells,left and right.On the right,he sees one,tossing a ball made of fire,from one hand to the other.On his left,he sees a woman with blue reptilian scales like that of a snake instead of actual human skin,red snakes on her head instead of hair.She isn't the only one in the cell,a caucasian woman,brown hair with green stripes wearing a orange prisoner's cloth,is beside her,seated on a bed.On his right again,is a man with three sharp metal blade,protruding from the back of his wrist,on both sides each.Then on the left again,he sees a short bald man wearing glasses,levitating off the ground,his body positioned like that of a buddha monk.Then on his right again,he sees a pale white skin girl with pale blonde hair,they stare into each other's eyes briefly,before he passes her cell and is taken to his own cell.
      Johnny arrive at his cell,the officer escorting him,opens it,push him inside and leaves.Johnny is in a medium size cell,he sees a African-American man,seating on the lower bunk bed."Hi."he greeted him.The man ignored his greeting and climbed up the ladder to upper bed."Nice meeting you too."said Johnny.

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      Marley's cell,a short red haired woman jumps down from the upper bed on the ground.She's muscularly built and has a tomboyish appearance.
       "The new guy is kind of hot,don't you think?"As she approached Marley,looking down on the ground.
       "Yeah,kind of.I wonder what he did to get in here?"asked Marley,curious.
       "Hell,It could be for anything.He could have killed someone."said the woman.
       "He doesn't look like a killer,Ro."
       "A lot killers don't look like killers,Marley,"Ro sat beside her,"he could have stolen something,he could have been a brawler,he could have been caught in some sort of illegal dealing or he could have just been sent here for being a superhuman."
       "The life we live."said Marley.
      Ro stood up and stretched out her hand to Marley,"Life of a superhuman ain't easy but it's still our life,so we have to live it.Cheer up Marley,It's gonna be lunch time any minute now,they're serving pudding today and I love me some pudding."