Confrontation

Victor was siting on the curb staring at a map.

The trigger happy CDC agent rolled up in his car while he was yelling on the phone. Then glared at Victor.

Victor stood up and held out his hand, then held the phone to his ear. A frustrated voice answered "what happened?"

"we tried it Trigger Happy's way." seeing the pause Victor continued. "I've neutralized two threats today and now we have three aggressive. With all do respect, make it so the squad only has tanks and tazers, let me be the only one with the gun. You know you can trust me, I'm under contract after all."

The stress now mellowed in the burly man's breath. "I'll definitely consider it, agent 23."

"oh and sir, I know just about were they are." he smirked as he handed the hot headed partner the little complimentary map with a red circle. "they'll be within 2 miles of that location. But somethings blocking me from getting everything."

"good work Victor, consider your previous suggestion done."

"might I suggest another, we should wait for things to cool down. The armored fellow doesn't seem rational, with his powers he could go on a rampage. The others will have a hard time trusting me now-"

"look Victor there spooked and they haven't fully manifested there full potential. The threat must be neutralized before they... well they have grievances against us now."

"At night sir. That's when I'll be at my full potential."

"very well."

---Near dusk

Victor walked slowly to the Landon's door and knocked. "hello MB, may I come in?"

A little stunned at Victor's presence "of course, come in."

With a worried face Victor sat down on the couch. "Have you seen Johny."

"no, no I haven't." MB bit his tongue on telling him the stress he was having. Both his daughter and wife were upstairs exhausted from being attacked from their own kind.

With a sigh Victor asked. "promise you'd tell me if he were here?"

"Victor you know I would. but I haven't seen him in days."

"really?"

"yes." MB shuddered at the thought.

"silence!" Victor shuddered and MB looked at him dumbfounded.

Victor stood up quietly "sorry old friend, but I'm afraid you're lying." he jogged to the back room, where someone had strategically placed Johny and quickly ran out the door.

The darkness of night was shifting as it was MB's only defense now. Whipping out black clouds to engulf the traitor.

"CDC I need help!" he yelled into his walkie talky. And where the hot headed agent sprang out with a four wheeler took the boy just as Victor was flung by the ankle into the air. And jaws of blackness were about to engulf him(not necessarily to kill but definitely entrap.)

His boy crossed the property line and the shadowy figures vanished and Victor laid on the ground covered in mud. The CDC agent returned picked victor up. Looking back as they all left Victor said "I thought you were powerless. You promised you hadn't seen him."

"I am a man of my word, I had no idea he was hiding there." Leaving MB weakened and in his door way. There were some cries from the second floor. "honey what was that racket? honey?"

Victor thought he felt something from the others but it was too weak to tell.

The CDC agent broke the silence. "now off to the second site."
"Yes but make sure Johny's ok." looking down into his boy's eyes that were twitching. "what happened to you my boy."

Johny was shaking, he seemed to be in shock. All he could say was, "trap. trap. it's a trap."