"Where are you?!"
Adam was supposed to be an A-tier Hero. Jas was perfectly aware of how strong they were—they were able to punch through concrete walls like cardboard.
Just a single one of them was capable of mass destruction to a city if left unchecked. But A-tiers weren’t supposed to be unstoppable—that title belongs to the S-tier Heroes.
So why... why couldn’t they stop Adam? Why—
"Wh—?!" His thoughts shattered as sothing heavy crashed in front of him. He quickly stepped back and stared at the twisted tal, trying to process what it was.
"This..." It was the entire hatch of a tank.
"B-tiers can rip apart tanks?" Jas backed away, his hands shaking.
He grabbed his radio. "Command, we need imdiate reinforcent! The Hero is—"
But alas, even after several seconds, the only thing that answered him was static. And so, the only thing he could really do right now was once again try to control the chaos.
"Fall back to defensive positions!" he roared to his n even though he couldn’t see them anymore. "Maintain—"
But as he was about to scream more commands, he noticed sothing. Silence.
The gunfire had stopped. The screaming had stopped. Even the smoke seed to hang motionless in the air.
"Squad leaders, report!" Jas called out.
Nothing.
"n? Toretto?! Anyone?! Is anyone still alive?! W—"
And then, through the haze, two green orbs approached slowly. A nacing silhouette that approached him like a predator—Adam the Endless.
He looked like a tiger, if tigers were only five-foot-four.
"Stay back!" Jas drew his sidearm and opened fire.
Adam didn’t even flinch. A bullet struck him directly in the eye, and Jas felt a mont of savage satisfaction—until, that was, the bullet slowly slid out, and he watched the eye regenerate instantly.
"Fuck!" Jas kept firing until his gun clicked empty. Adam stood three feet away, completely unhard.
Despite looking down at the shorter man, Jas felt impossibly small. Adam reached out and gently took the pistol from his trembling hands. And then... Adam said the last thing Jas expected him to say.
"You should be more careful firing your weapon," Adam said quietly. "Do you have no regard for your own n?"
"You! You’ve killed them all!" Jas scread. "You’re a monster!"
Adam stared at him for a while. He was about to open his mouth, but then suddenly looked away and pressed a finger to his ear.
"You found it?" he muttered to himself. "Okay, I’ll head there now."
"Where are you going?" Jas grabbed Adam’s arm. "Kill ! Finish what you started!"
"Huh...?" Adam looked at him with genuine confusion. The haze around them began to clear—no, it vanished in the blink of an eye.
Jas blinked, trying to process what he was seeing. His n stood around the base, very much... alive, so glaring at him with obvious irritation.
"I told you," Adam said. "You almost killed your own n shooting blindly like that."
Jas wasn’t listening. He scanned the damage around them—buildings torn apart, vehicles destroyed, the entire base looking like a war zone. But he was sure of it... Adam hadn’t done this.
Above them, two figures flew through the air, waving at Adam before diving sowhere in the base.
Since when had soone been flying over their heads?
"Retreat with your n," Adam said. "As I said before, I’m not here to harm any of you, Sir."
"How... is that even possible?" Jas whispered.
"Well..." Adam blinked, then shrugged. "I have good restraint."
And just like that, he walked away as if nothing had happened... and none of the soldiers moved to stop him.
Adam only glanced at them once, nodding at the last soldier he passed by before turning around a building. And there, leaning against a wall, was Selene.
"Have... Have I proved to be of delightful use, newbie?" She panted heavily, wiping the sweat off her cheek.
"Are you alright?" Adam helped her steady herself.
"I am fine," Selene gasped. "Nothing a good tea can’t fix."
Adam nodded, looking around at the base.
"You’re... really impressive," he said. "I didn’t think you’d be able to cover the entire base."
"Well... if I don’t use the gift god gave well, then I might as well not use them, no?" She gasped again.
"Do... you want to carry you?"
Selene raised an eyebrow. "Don’t be ridiculous. Let us just join the others."
"...Okay."
The two made their way through the ruined base, going into what looked like a small storage shed. The others were already there, gathering in front of a small, unremarkable door.
"Why don’t we just break through it?" They heard Harvey say as they approached. The Forger was already there, too, rolling his eyes and sighing at the Hero.
"That would risk triggering automatic security protocols," the Forger replied. "Have so patience."
And just as soon as he said that, the door clicked open.
"Well, what about that?" the Forger said, noticing Adam and Selene behind them. "Right on fucking ti. I’m good, I’m really good."
"Alright!" Harvey stretched his flexible limbs. "Ti to fuck up everyone down there."
And while everyone was preparing to face whatever was down there, Leona gently approached Adam. "Are... you ready?"
Adam nodded and stepped forward quietly. But as he was about to step through the door, an alert rang on their phones—an IBAA ergency.
"Purple Leak detected in downtown Las Vegas," Beatrice quickly said to the others. "Everyone’s needed."
"Purple?!" Harvey’s eyes widened. "That’s a wrong fucking ti—"
And without even waiting for anyone else to say sothing...
...Adam turned around.
"We should go," he said. "I heard soone shout that there was a chopper sowhere here. We should take that."
"Huh...? The fuck are you talking about?" Harvey raised an eyebrow. "We’re already here."
"The people co first," Adam just shook his head.
"I’d have to agree with the oaf," the Forger warned. "The Hospital will be scrubbed clean by the ti we get back."
"It... doesn’t matter. Let’s go."
"Adam." And out of nowhere, Mira stepped into his path. "You’re not alone anymore."
"Huh...?"
The others moved to block him as well. Leona placed a firm hand on his shoulder.
"Leave the Leak to us," she said. "Finish what you need to finish here."
"But—"
"No," Harvey interrupted. "Ugh. I wanted to beat on so nerds, but...
...You do what you ca here to do, bro."
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