Thread: Bounty Hunters Part II: The New Era

Jack hadn't seen this coming. He hadn't heard Sakura ever mention their father. He made a mental note to ask before nodding. "Okay, then let's talk about your dad." He said cordially.

"Nothing to talk about, he used me and Sakura for experiments, allowed Black Shadow to take me then kept using Sakura for his experiments in Indigo then when she left I took her place then I killed him." Fria shrugged nonchanantly. "It's not like it's anything complicated, the guy was so obsessed with his dream of finding a way for normal people to use PSI he didn't care about anything else."

Jack was starting to make the connections in his head. "And now this leads us back full circle." He said softly. "To you and your sister."

Jakku glanced at Klay, walking alongside him.
"Is there a problem?"
He asked softly, hands in his pockets.

Shimo grinned.
Bullets, against me? Bad, bad move.
Her handguns vanished as her palms glowed.
Shimo began to bat the bullets back with her palms, smiling widely.

'PSI. Specifically telekinetics, and usage of them to turn simple items into deadly projectiles. Shouldn't the telepathy have given away my skill though?' Mark noted.

"All decent psychic users can use telepathy, it's a basic part of PSI." Schwarz pointed out. "But that doesn't say what your specific ability is."


"What about Sakura?' Fria groaned.

"The fact you want her dead of course." Jack chuckled, leaning back in his chair. "Which is your motive for being here I would presume." He went silent for a moment. "Well, what are you waiting for?" He asked Fria. "If you were ever going to make your move, now would be the time."

Jeremy waltzed over to Klay, "Does Fria just get stronger on mental pain or physical too?" Jeremy asked. Jeremy threw a roll tool bag onto the table and unrolled it, inside were an array of tools including forceps, scalpels, pliers, poultry shears, a bone saw, an ice pick, and more assortments of tools. Without looking up at Klay Jeremy said, "I'm a trained assassin, torture isn't all that uncommon of a job. Plus I used to be a cub scout and the cub scout motto is 'Be prepared.'"

Brine sat outside the interrogation room with a magazine. Brine used his PSI to listen in, he knew both Jack and Fria could sense his presence but his point wasn't to be sneaky, it was to make sure Fria didn't escape or kill anyone, or at least convince Jack of doing something, "Even Jack must know he isn't above doing something horrible if something was in it for him," though Brine.

"Just let Jack handle it." Klay deadpanned at Jeremy. "Fria's too strong for a kid like you." he then turned back to Jakku. "So, how long have you been observing me?" he asked while grinning.


"Yeah." Fria stated simply and looked at Jack. "Cause I know that it's not in my best opportunity, I kill Sakura but I'm no goof if I do fight her you'll all just gang up on me and I can't take you all on together."

"If you includes my clan, since you joined your mentor's training."
Jakku pointed out.
He took a breath, then continued.
"I learnt of your existence twelve minutes before I met you, on the first day of school."
He blinked slowly.
"Following the death of the Rogue Guild I'd been assigned to, I was instructed to observe you."

"Instructed?" Klay raised an eyebrow and stared at Jakku for a moment. "By whom?"

A knife whizzed past Klay's head, "Never estimate my strength based upon my age, also never call me a kid," said Jeremy, rolling his tools back up and taking the knife from the wall. "Wait, observed?" said Jeremy, turning to Jakku, "Rogue guild?" Jeremy stood there mouth gaping open. "I don't think I'm following, does this mean he's the traitor? Or... what?"

"You should know that I won't allow you to harm her." Jack said softly. "In fact I would consider breaking you out of the team's custody just to prevent such a thing." He said quietly. "And Brine, you can tell the rest of them that if you wish." He chuckled.

"Yes, Sakura?" Evan said, entering. "Something wrong?" Concern colored his tone. He was, in truth, glad to leave. Nobody threatened his team. Even if he did have a thing for their sister.

"Ha, naw I'll keep that to myself. That was the most heartwarming thing I've ever heard you say, is somebody in loooooooove?" Brine replied telepathically before flipping to the next page of his magazine, "Sheesh, that guy never stops getting out of trouble," said Brine to himself, reading the page. Brine was genuinely surprised at how quickly Jack became so caring.