Infamous 1: The Electric Ones...

Chapter 31: End of the Road

'Atlas was permitted the option that he was at liberty, if he wished, to drop the Earth and creep away; but this option was all that he was permitted.' -Franz Kafka

Day 21 of quarantine

Cole flutters his eyes open and found himself in the park where he fell asleep, he then looks over next to him and found Cassandra sleeping on her side, or trying to sleep. He then pulls himself to his knees and places his hand on Cassandra's shoulder, "Hey, wake up." he tells her, Cassandra flutters her eyes open and she looks right up at him. "Oh, hi Cole." she crocks. Cole then helps her to her feet and they both started to stretch. "You ready to destroy the Ray Sphere?" he asks her and she looks at him.

"I am more than ready," she states, he nods and looks at Trish's grave, the memory of her death still haunts him and he wasn't the only one that couldn't forgive themselves for what happened. "Let's move, John is waiting for us," Cole informs her and she nods at him and they both ran from the Park and out of the Historic District. Ready to take out the Ray Sphere so it can never again being any harm to anyone. Again.

~8~8~8~

Electric-man and the Electric-fox ran through the Warren and grind on the power-lines to the open alley and stood on one of the roofs, the could see a battle being rage from across them and Cole then answers his phone as it was ringing. "It looks like Kessler's keeping the Ray Sphere in the old Examiner Building. Going to be a bitch getting in there, though. Seventy-eight seconds." John informs them as the two exchanges look. "So what's the plan?" Cole asks him as Cassie stood ready, "I've got a canister of fentanyl rigged to the bottom of the chopper, should incapacitate everyone inside. Unfortunately, Kessler's got anti-air guns on the surrounding buildings, and they'll tear me apart long before I get into position. Fifty-seven seconds." John tells them the plan, "So we take out the guns, you gas those bastards, and we go in and get the Sphere?" Cole said in simpler terms. "Exactly. And we only get one shot at this. Get over there and destroy those guns." John answers him. "As if you need to ask." Cassie states and took off ahead, Cole smirks and shook his head, then follows after her.

They fired at the First Sons and fired them, making them half burnt and the grenade launcher drones, Cassie then summons lighting and destroyed the first gun as Cole destroys the second gun. "See those jets, Cole. Cassandra? They're hitting targets all across the city, preparing the way for a ground invasion. I warned you that if I lost control, they'd escalate things. You shouldn't have reneged on our deal." Moya informs him and Cassie rolls her eyes. "You're not pinning this on me, Moya," Cole growls at her as they both make their way to the third gun. "I already have," she said and hung up. "I don't have enough fentanyl to make another bomb, so this is our only chance. Take out those guns before they blow me out of the sky." John reminds them and they hurried. They then finally destroyed the third gun. "There, that's the last of them. Now, get away from the building, I don't want you breathing in this crap." John warns them, "Don't have to tell us twice." Cassie states and then they jump onto a power-line and grind away from the area and were at a safe distance.

They watch as John did a bomb drop and smoke the entire building, but a truck soon came and the Ray Sphere was escorted into the back and took off. "Dammit, we weren't fast enough. The loaded the Ray Sphere onto the truck – now I'm going to keep them in my sights. You follow as quickly as you can." John quickly informs then and followed after the truck. Cole and Cassandra used the power-lines and roofs and hurried after them. The electric conduits followed after John, he snaps at them to hurry as they were now in the Warren and followed after John as they were lead to a dock. "They've got a boat inbound, probably trying to take advantage of the fact that water will kill you. I've got fuel leaking all over the place, so you've got to catch up to us or we're going to lose the Sphere again." John snaps at them, "Well, technically we never lost the Sphere in the first place, it was stolen..." Cassie states. "Cassandra. Get. it. In. Gear." John snaps at her and she held up her hands. "Okay, okay okay. I'm going, I'm going," she tells him and they both ran onto the docks.

First Sons were there to stop them, but the two hold nothing back as they slaughtered their way to the back of the docks. "This thing's running on vapor, so I've got to put it down. Get your ass down there and stop them. I'll follow you on foot as soon as I can." John informs then as Cassie knocks the First Sons' conduit right on his ass. They then cut down through more of the First Sons and were finally at the back of the docks and climb up and look at the Ray Sphere. John quickly joins them. "You know, I had that thing in my hands once. Kessler asked me to hold it while he adjusted some cables during a test. I could feel it pulsing, like something inside of it, trying to get out." John tells them, but Cole and Cassie kept their eyes on the Sphere. "It's not right." John states.

"And everyone wants it." Cole and Cassie said in unison, "That big lighting strike should destroy its protective container. Then we can blow up the Sphere sky high." John informs them, they both shot a look over at him then back at the Sphere. -How many lives that thing destroyed, corrupted? I or Cassie can't risk it falling into the wrong hands. But it gave us powers once before. If I use it again, it could make us twice as strong. And then no one would dare challenge us.- Cole tells himself, but looks out of the corner of his eyes and saw Cassie biting her lip, clutching her trembling fists and rage burns in her eyes, Cole looks back at the Sphere and knew his answers.

~8~8~8~

Trish's crumbled body flashes through my head, I think of Amy, Zeke, and Cassandra.

And we both hit that Sphere with everything we've got.

But something goes wrong.

The Ray Sphere cracks open, creating a vortex of energy. John's pulled in... and it tears him apart.

Cassie was also pulled in, but I grab her hand and held her tightly in my arms.

And I run.

John and the Ray Sphere are gone, reduced to ashes. Nothing went according to plan, but at least the Ray Sphere's out of the picture.

~8~8~8~

The two stood on the street and dust themselves off from the ash of the explosion, then Cole's phone rang and he answers it. "I'm disappointed, Cole. The Ray Sphere was a catalyst of yours and Cassandra's powers, and it could've strengthened you even more. But rejected it. I, for one, wouldn't have done the same thing." Kessler tells them and Cole clutch his fist. "Yeah, well we're not like you. It took me a while, but I finally realized that this isn't about me or Cassandra, about what we want. Not anymore. It's about keeping this city safe. And once you're dead, no one will threaten it again." Cole snaps right back at him.

Kessler laughs on the other end, "That remains to be seen. Meet me at the Station Building." he tells them and Cole hung up, Cassie clutches her knuckle and she cracks them, "Now it's time we finish this, once and for all."