We Meet Again

Five

Rose "Ravager" Wilson

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(BB)

(Later that night)

We've been investigating Scathe for a few days since the briefing, and I was getting anxious. I couldn't just go home. Even though my workday was done, I went to the Intelligence wing and found Vic in seconds flat. He was tapping away at his computer like a mad man, and I needed to see what he'd uncovered. He knew that this case had to do with my bae, and if she's dead, then us childhood friends swore on my hospital bed that we'd find out what's going on and stop it by any means!

I grabbed a water from his mini fridge, then he hustled me over to his workstation.

"Hey BB... I found out some crazy stuff looking over the Scathe video footage. Check it out." He pointed at the screen and continued...

"Is it just me, or is that a child?"

"Dude there's kids involved in this mess?" My eyes got big, and I almost choked on my water.

"Maybe. If it's one, then there's probably more. This one looks to be around six or seven. He's reading in the courtyard, as what I believe to be the domestic wing of this freaking place."

I said nothing while looking at the live footage. And sure as my name is Garfield Logan, there was a little boy sitting in the grass with a box of grape juice, reading a freaking book.

He looked to be very invested in what he was doing. We couldn't get a good look at his face, because if the drone went any further down... it would've been spotted.

"So, looks like Slade is recruiting them at a very young age. Not surprised dude."

"Yeah but the Omega team can't strike, and possibly kill an innocent child man." Vic said.

"But how do we know if he's not being trained?" I countered.

"He could just be a bystander BB! We can't let them go in guns blazing and mow down a kid man. I'm pulling this." Vic said and got on his walkie, but I stopped him.

"Look... I don't want the boy to get hurt either, but were SOOO close dude! I can feel it. This hell can end tonight. We can possibly have Slade and his dysfunctional followers dude. Don't stop them." I pleaded.

"Sorry lil bro, but I'm going to pull them!" He picked up his communicator, and started to speak...

"Alright... alright, you win. Have them split into two teams. One team can go into the main compound, and the other team go into the domestic dwelling. Like you said...no mowing down kids. There could be other innocents in there too. But they must be brought back here for questioning... alright... ugh!"

"And that's why I love 'ya man! Okay... Omega team, this is Cyborg."

"Cyborg... heh-heh. He's taking this to heart." I chuckled at the name he dubbed himself as he was promoted to a high official of the FBI's Intelligence team. Computer genius."

"Rodgers sir... over."

"I need you to split into two groups. There may be a hostage situation involving minors... East wing!" He boomed over the electronics.

"Copy that... over!" Rodgers affirmed.

"Disperse! No heat, I repeat no heat on possible hostages. Minors are involved." Vic commanded.