Enforcers - Chapter 155

Age 1991

Kitsune turned his towards the door, to their room as it burst open with a loud kick.

“Why are you kicking our door down?”

“Arms to tired to grab handle.

Hero walked into the room letting out a heavy sigh as he placed his arms behind his bed in a sheepish manner. The boy’s training outfit was completely torn to bits, reduced to ribbons. Those ribbons were also on fire. Hero himself had a few cuts and even some burn marks across his body, an impressive feat considering how far his own healing had come. He must have gotten pretty banged up. Hero let out another sigh, this one a sigh of relief, as he ran a ran through messy black and white hair. His silver eyes darted around the room sporting Kitsune and North.

North was face down on the bed completely unconscious.

Kitsune set on his own bed. He was also pretty banged up though nowhere near the extent of Hero. Small flakes of ice seemed to come off of him as he shivered slightly.

“Geez.” Kitsune muttered, as he looked Hero up and down. “What happened to you? You look like utter crap.”

“Training.” Hero simply announced, as he folded his arms and let out a small yawn. “Pushed pretty far this time. My body ran out of juice and stopped healing so we had to stop. I’m getting stronger though. I can feel it. Every punch, and kick, is coming out faster, and with a lot more force. And my healing is getting quicker as well.”

‘You’re choosing to hold yourself back.’ The words of Labby echoed through Hero’s mind for a moment as the boy clutched his hand.

‘He’s right…’ Hero thought with some anger. ‘I know I could push myself further but, I have no idea what would happen if I did. What happens if I just let the power out… The others. Would they kill me, for becoming a monster?’

Kitsune gave a small frown as he stared at Hero. “Where did you train?” He asked curiously, snapping the boy out of his farl thoughts. “North and I were training all day. Just got back. I had to carry him. He’s surprisingly light? Anyways you couldn’t have trained in there so where? And with who?”

“Oh. I was training with Max.” Hero said shrugging his shoulder. “In the Squad One Training room. Away from everyone.”

“Ahh. I see. Still avoiding Ken?”

“Yep.” Hero announced proudly. He fist bumped the air letting out a sheepish laugh. “So far I’ve managed to avoid her for a full month now! Man I’m good at this!”

“Don’t sound happy about that.”

“What? I’ve been doing a good job doing it so far! Besides. All I have to do is avoid her like the plague then she’ll forget about it. That’s how it works.”

“I… I don’t know a lot about girls, but… I think you’re wrong. Then again, I never even really saw a girl for most of my life. Well besides from the official Enforcer Magazine on the hottest Wom- I mean… Jackson Storm is my idol.”

“Nah. Just got to keep avoiding her.”

“Well that might be a little hard,” Kitsune said giving the boy a deadpanned stare. “After all she is on our Squad. Also, she’s standing right behind you.”

“What!” Hero jumped ten feet in the air spinning his body and stabbing his hands into the ceiling as he stared down at the floor.

A very annoyed, and tired looking, Ken stared back at him as she folded her arms.

“I’m too tired to deal with this…” Ken muttered walking over and collapsing face down in her bed. She didn’t move apparently having fallen asleep almost instantly. She didn’t move an inch making Hero let out a sigh of relief and wipe his brow.

“Phew. I thought I was dead. If she decided to hit me with another Red Flash, I can’t heal it off!”

“She seems tired…” Kitsune said, stating the obvious. “Wonder how she’s been training?”

“We’ve been fighting outside in the cold all day…” Cloud muttered entering the room and startling the two, boys who hadn’t noticed him. “Really tired. Sleepy.” The blind boy collapsed face down in the carpet not even having enough energy to crawl towards his bed. “Sleep time…” The boy said quietly.

“Sounds like they trained harder than us.” Hero laughed as he dropped down from the ceiling.

“I don’t blame them… Squad Six is still in huge trouble.” Kitsune sighed folding his arms. “It’s been nearly a month and a half since that incident and yet we’re still stuck in Oleander, just fighting the constant bandits, and Bestia Macht. And when we’re not doing that we’re all stuck training. Meanwhile, the other Squads are going on constant cool missions! Some are even being stationed over at Dandelion!”

“Why Dandelion?” Hero asked curiously.

“I dunno. I mean that’s where the most Organization attacks have come from so far?”

“I guess you’re right…” Hero muttered rubbing at his chin. Slowly an idea seemed to start forming as the boy nodded his head.

“Uhh? What’s with that look?” Kitsune asked with some concern? “A look of realization shouldn’t ever be on your face Hero? When dumb people have ideas the world suffers.”

“It’s nothing.” Hero said casually. “I just had an idea is all… A small plan. I feel like earlier I had been building a puzzle with missing pieces, but what you said just filled in the final piece.” Hero nodded.

“Care to elaborate?”

“Nah.” Hero stood up stretching slightly as he turned away from the fox boy. He gave a small wave. “I’m gonna head out. I got to go check on something.”

“What!” Kitsune said in shock. “You just got here? Also, what do you mean head out? You can’t just leave? Where will you go?”

“Dandelion.”

“What!”

“Later.” Hero left before the boy could protest as he began to walk down the halls of the Squad Six building once again. ‘Those Smells. They had all seemed so familiar. Even after a month… I’ve decided. It’s time I pay Master Storm another visit.’