Jackson Storm

Chapter Four: A hero is born

   "Rome?, what the heck are you of all people doing here?," I asked confused. He walked over to me and pulled up a beat up chair.

"Kid, there is a lot going on that you don't understand. I wanted to win the Presidential election to rule over America, but Ben was in my way."

"So you hired Stevie here to assassinate him?," I asked. I did not like where this was heading.

"That's correct kid!, and you understand I can't have you go blabbing to the government, sooo...," he said as he raised his gun.

I quickly pulled out my dart gun but I didn't need to because someone shot the Dictator. I turned around to find Jerry standing there.

"Rats!," said Rome as he escaped.

Jerry is also an agent who is my partner from time to time. I consider him more of a sidekick though. The government must of not thought that I could handle it on my own! How dare them! I got bigger problems to deal with though.

"Thanks Jerry," I said, "But I had that under control!"

"Sure looked like it. Look Ben Davies was my best friend at the ice cream parlor. And as of today there is no more "Ben" in Ben and Jerry's. I was just avenging him!," finished Jerry.

The next day I went looking for Jerry to tell him I'm sorry but I couldn't find him anywhere. So I'm guessing he's a little mad. So that meant I needed a partner to help me take down Rome.

"So do you think your up for the task?," I asked Jake in the lunchroom.

"Yeah, teach me how to become the Jackson Storm!," he replied.

And that'show it went. I taught him the ins and outs to being the storm. Jake use to think that when it came to school the world revolved around him. But I taught him there is more to life then being a self-centered cool kid. And we had a few laughs along the way. He realized he could be doing so much more than what he was doing.

"So how'd you become the storm?," asked Jake.

"Six months ago I climbed a tree and got struck by lightning one night during a thunder storm. The government found me and offered me a job. So here I am."

"What it the secret behind being Jackson Storm?," he asked.

"The secret behind being Jackson Storm is-" but I was cut off by Sydney Cyclone. 

"Jackson, can I talk to you?," She asked.

Constant vigilance. "Sure," I replied.

"I just found out that my Dad just died on a business trip and I just need someone to talk too."

"I'm so sorry, what was the business project about?," I asked a little skeptical.

"Um, well he said he was a engineer  on a huge project and once he was done we would come back and celebrate but something went wrong and it killed him," she said, "excuse me."

I gulped. If that is true then her Dad was working for Cynder, the secret organization I faced off with. They all are dead. I should be dead, should I? Why am I here? Are they still alive too?  That has been a big question of mine lately and I don't know what to think.

"Is everything okay?," Jake asked.

"I hope so," I replied.