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“So what you’re telling me is I have...every power?” Phoenix asked again, still sitting there in shock as the ice continued to melt around him. Mike nodded “You’ll receive every power the others have and your own” “And probably even extra” Sydney piped up, returning to the room after fetching Hector and hustling Daniel and Carter out. Hector scoffed arrogantly “If you ask me Anna would have been a better fit for the Universal, she’s the best trained for it, we trained her for it and you hardly trained him at all” “You over trained her!” Mike shouted back “she has no sense of compassion or empathy left in her!!” “She’s a soldier!” Hector hissed, narrowing his eyes. “That’s precisely the problem” Sydney defended “these children were meant …show more content…

Phoenix just nodded, easily being able to tell Mike was still exhausted, they all were. Even the time they did usually get to sleep was usually wasted by tossing and turning in bed wondering what the Larks and Ellie were doing, contemplating their next moves and feeling sorry for themselves, at least that’s what it was for Phoenix. “It’s ok, I’ll stay with you” Hector stated, turning to Mike “you look after my little girl out there would you?” “Will do buddy” Mike answered, patting him on the back and leaving the room with Sydney in tow. Rolling out of bed, Phoenix ducked Hector’s arms as he tried to grab for him. “I’m sorry” he laughed “I have to say goodbye to Carter” Hector raised his eyebrow as Phoenix reeled back on his previous comment. “The others” he rushed out “I have to say goodbye to the others” before turning to bounce out of the room, only to be stopped by Hector’s arms grabbing him firmly around the shoulders and pulling him back, pushing him down onto the bed and standing over him triumphantly with a large smile painted across his face. “Not going to happen kid, Mike would kill me if I let you stow away” he winked. “What can I do?” Phoenix asked, annoyed that Hector had foiled him so quickly. Hector pouted slightly in thought before his eyes lit up. “Open your chest and see what else you have in there, Anna can open

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