Pondering

Chaos had ensued, and MB seemed to be unconscious. Victor's mind seemed jumbled as if not sure if the information that had been downloaded into his head was authentic or carefully planned propaganda.

The girl was dragged away, feisty as ever. Victor put the large pink teddy bear he was going to give the girl on the toppled desk.

"MB, you OK?" Victor asked as he helped his lug of a partner off the floor.

"That Girl is going to get it!" MB's voice lathered with hatred.

Victor replied as if he didn't hear that last part. "you're right MB she's been Acting increasingly aggressive and irrational." then reflected internally, "possibly the next evolution our nature we'll all act like that... monsters."

"Victor, she's a teenager and like all teenagers they need to be taught discipline."

"you're right MB, her body and mind are probably going wacko...but you don't think Alex would ever let himself be killed by the CDC do you?"

"that's a bit of a shift, what did that girl do to you?"

"well..." Victor looked a little miffed as the whole experience seemed to only appeal to his emotional side, nothing that made logical sense. The government wouldn't kill its citizens and Alex's survival instinct was too high to be on a sinking boat for long. But still.

MB seeing his internal conflict. "no I wouldn't trust the CDC as far as I could throw 'em and I like Alex about as much as a box of cobras, and you like-" MB turned away realizing the affects of what may happen if he said the last thing that came to his mind.

Victor looked hurt, as if to say even all this time and you still don't trust me.

Barging into the room Alex broke up the conversation. "whats going on here, what happened."

"she gave me a message the CDC is going to kill all the magic users even you."

Alex looked a little stunned. "regardless" he was mulling over the prospect in his mind. but to give himself some time to think. "you didn't tell her that you caught Jared did you?"

Victor and MB in unison "no not yet"

Alex "good" Alex patted Victor on the shoulder, it twinged in phantom pain. The battle of Jared actually would have paralyzed him for life and killed MB twice over if not for Alison, the healer.

Alex "oh and that crater of a town we found Jarid at, the cover up is a broken dam. don't forget." looking back at Victor then walking out with the teddy bear."I've got something to check out."