Captain Possible and The Centurion Legacy

Chapter Ten: Eden Road

The Kepler approached the Global Justice base that was secretly nestled within a cloudy mountain range. From the air, the base's location was practically invisible, with sensor equipment hidden just below the snow caps and a large set of hangar doors that were set into the rocks and were only visible through the Kepler's heads up display.

Inside the modified shuttle's cockpit, Joss deftly guided the Kepler through the low power holographic shield. Behind her, Wade stretched and stood from his seat, descending the elevator that brought him down to the cargo area where Rufus and their passenger waited. "Just coming into base, Olthar. Sorry about the blindfold, but normally we don't even allow visitors."

The man known as Olthar raised a hand and smiled, turning in the direction of Wade's voice. "It'll be worth it to see the look on Kim's face when she hears my message." he chuckled with a snort.

"We had an intruder a few weeks ago, so we've had to increase our physical security a little." Wade said, sitting down next to him. Olthar wore a dirty suit of cobbled together armor over what used to be a button up white dress shirt, and he carried a set of square glasses in his hand, useless with the blindfold on. His outfit contrasted against the clean uniforms and powered battle suits that Wade was used to, but Olthar didn't seem to mind. In fact, he seemed to be one of the few people they had come across that seemed quite at home in the world's current situation. "If Drakken wasn't constantly scanning for power usage, we'd have no troubles keeping our security system running."

Olthar nodded and Wade patted him on the shoulder. Wade could feel the Kepler spin, then shudder as Joss landed the behemoth ship within the base. "Touchdown, Wade." Joss announced over the intercom.

"Okay, let's get you to Kim and find out what this is all about."

"I never get tired of that one." Ron grinned, dumping the remains of his synthesized popcorn into his mouth from the bowl in his hands. While it tasted more like tiny wads of balled up paper, it was still a staple of movie watching.

Kim rolled her eyes. Her arms were crossed over her chest as the credits for the movie scrolled by. "Please! 'My girlfriend became my arch enemy; my arch enemy became my best friend; and my best friend became my girlfriend.' Little cliche isn't it?"

Ron frowned. "Hey, Sky High is like the last classic teenage underdog movie!"

"Super strong, flying geek starts dating the red haired modest hero that he's been best friends with for forever?" Kim snorted, waving the concept away. "In what reality? You just think the red head is cute..." she commented, subtly cocking an eyebrow in curiosity as to his response.

"No!" he instantly replied, crossing his arms defensively. "I just think it could happen. I like the story, okay?"

"Fine! Whatever." Kim said, letting the subject drop with a hint of disappointment. The credits faded as Joss and Wade led Olthar into the command room and removed his blindfold.

"Hey Olthar!" Ron said with a grin as he snapped a lazy salute.

"Greetings, soldiers of the future!" Olthar said, returning the salute. "Wow! I see why this place is so secret!" he said, his pronounced incisors flashing in his open mouthed grin as he looked around the room. "This place is amazing!" He rushed over to the observation window of the generator room, pressing his face against the blast proof glass to get a closer look. "Is that where you charge your battle suits?!"

"Cut the cosplay, Larry." Kim said in irritation. "What's the sitch that you couldn't even trust your own team with?" Ron spun one of the chairs in the center of the room and gestured for Kim's older cousin to sit, which Larry took to comfortably. Kim hated to admit it, but her sheltered nerdy cousin had taken to leadership in an apocalyptic world, fighting against an endless synthetic army as though it was second nature. She had to wonder if he thought the last five years were real, or just a virtual simulation.