Elites Chapter III: New Empire Rising

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
March 22nd
9am Eastern Time
As the sun was rising, Robert was busy at work. In the short hours of daylight, he had installed increased security measures. He  put a small series of trip wires around the perimeter of the house, rigged to multiple alarms, as well as smoke cannons. Samantha was just waking up as Rob walked into the house. He dropped a card onto the table next to her. "New IDs so we can move around more freely, your name is now Olivia Murphy, and I'm William Faraday." Sam looked at her very realistic ID card "Murphy? Faraday? What kind of names are those supposed to be?" Rob quickly replied "The inconspicuous kind Liv." Sam smirked, and said "If you're gonna call me Liv can I call you Willie?" "Definitely not." Rob said near instantly as Sam fell out laughing. Suddenly the two heard a loud crash from inside the basement. Rob quickly grabbed a metal bat and opened the hatch into the stairs. As he walked down the steps, he dropped the bat and grabbed a small pistol inside an open compartment. When he reached the bottom of the steps, Rob turned on the lights and aimed the gun. A bunch of teenagers quickly yelled out in unison "Don't shoot!" The youngest one yelled. He had a slight Spanish accent. An older one said "We're unarmed!" One of them finally said "Next time you guys come up with a stupid plan like this, tell Jay I can't take so many people at once!" Robert quickly dropped the gun. "I'm so sorry I didn't know anybody was actually gonna make it. Everyone quickly followed him up the steps. "Sam, it looks like the cavalry has arrived." Rob said as the other Elites emerged from the stairs. "Miss Grim, I'd like to introduce you to our Expansion Candidates." He pointed to the teenagers as they ascended the steps "Zariah Winlock, codename: Lovelock. Dr. Albert Grobel, AKA Silicon. Frank Hawville, better known as Pulverized Punk.  Caleb Thomas, AKA Inferno. Finally, we have Kane McKay." Sam interrupted "So where's your cheesy codename Kane?" Kane quickly replied "Oh, I don't have one yet...I never made up my mind." Zariah then said "So this is it huh. We're all that's left?" The Doctor replied "Yeah, I guess we are. We can't afford to take any serious risks." "So, what's the plan?" Caleb asked. They all turned to Robert, awaiting an answer. "Wait, why me?" Zariah said calmly "You're the only founding member left, so it would only make sense that the role of leader fall to you." Rob froze up, he was unprepared for the task that stood ahead of him. He finally gathered his thoughts, and spoke "As of now we can't afford to take any offensive measures. Our priority should be finding out where the rest of our friends are. Zari, you think you might be able to help us with that?" Zariah nodded, and said "I'll need a room." Sam quickly led her to an empty room. Zariah then said "Nobody can come in. In order to find any others, I need absolute silence. No distractions got it?" Zariah walked into the room, and slammed the door. She sat on the floor with her legs crossed, and began to meditate. Her consciousness left her body, and vanished.
When Sam returned to the living room, Robert continued "We also need to find someone who can get us to Endgame's front door. I think it might be possible to find out who ordered for that missile to get launched at us. If we find them, we might be able to find a way in." Dr. Grobel interrupted "I might be able to help with that. I can try accessing military records. It could take weeks to find a breakthrough." Rob replied "We'll take as long as we need. There's nothing we can do. So, the rest of you are gonna be helping me out in training Sam. We'll be able to work out in the open if we stay in the forests."