Double Crossed

Too Much Infomation

My mind feels as if it’s exploding. That is a ton of information he just gave us. Even if I could remember all of it, it is very hard to believe. What would an agency with hundreds of agents that are already trained, want with nine kids still in high school and university?

I look over at the others and they have a similar look on their faces; disbelief. Sophia is the first person to speak, “Well, you better have some pretty hard evidence to support that, because I’m giving you five minutes to tell us before I take my sister and my friends and leave.”

 The head of CSIS signed audibly, “Sophia Rougood, you are nineteen years old, in second Year University, and just last week you were involved in an incident. You were at a bar with a classmate; he had a little too much to drink and started to get too friendly. You couldn’t get him to stop what he was doing and before he could grab you, you grabbed the toothpick from the sandwich you had just ordered, and jabbed it into his arm; distracting him enough for you to get away. You didn’t think twice about what you did, but you should have. You realized that he was your friend and didn’t want to hurt him too badly so the toothpick was your best option. You used a toothpick as a weapon, a toothpick; I suspect that you have the natural ability to be the Master of Weapons.

“Zane Coral, you are eighteen and in first year university. You are in the hockey and football team, you were running for a touchdown and were just over half way, the next thing you know you are fifteen yards from the end zone; too quick for your own feet, I suspect that you have the natural ability to become the Master of Speed. Zackery Coral, you are twenty and finishing up your third year in university. A couple nights ago you were researching information for a paper you had to write, when you came across a website that was restricted. You suspected that it had enough of the information you needed to complete your paper, so you hacked into it and accessed it. What you didn’t know is that site was highly encrypted, not many rooky hackers can hack that site. I’m suspicious that you have the natural ability to become the Master of Computer Knowledge and Technology.

“Jade King, you are also twenty years old and in third year collage. You spend most of your time drawing and creating characters for comics you make up; this has the potential to be disguises. You have the natural ability to be a Master of disguise. Erin King, you are sixteen years old and in grade eleven. You spend most of your time watching and observing other people, their reactions and emotions. You have the natural ability to become a Master of Observations and Surroundings.

“Kimberly Prodakin, you are sixteen years old and in grade eleven. You spend your time exercising and participating in most sports, excelling in the strength part of them. You are always the most athletic and strongest in your class, it would be normal if anyone else was looking at it. However, you have the natural ability to be the Master of Strength. Melina Rougood, you are Seventeen and in grade twelve. You are more into the partying scene; you have always been outgoing and are rarely without words. You have the natural ability to become a Master of distraction and illusion.

“Bonny Laughendle, you are seventeen and in grade twelve. You are very quiet and prefer to stay in the background, you like challenges and trying to break into locked doors, not that you have ever used that for illegal purposes. You have the natural ability to become the Master of Stealth and Code Breaking. Jacklyn Cooker, you are also seventeen and in grade twelve. You are very active and love to dance and socialize; this gives you an advantage above other fighters. I say this because you have the natural ability to become the Master of Fighting and Manipulation.”

At that moment, everyone shoots to their feet and goes wild, yelling at Mr. Mann, shouting various protests and profanities. We all want to know why he knows so much about us, and where he is getting his information. I personally feel violated by this, they have been watching us our whole lives! Every embarrassing and horrible thing I’ve ever done is a sitcom for this guy to watch on his free Saturday nights! It makes me angry just at the thought, although my face doesn’t let him know that, I keep it in a relatively calm, only letting my anger show a bit. Despite the frown on my face, the questions still present themselves in my mind. Is all he just said really true? And if it is all true, then why has he waited so long to start training us?