by Lucas Flint
“Heroes United?” Camel said. “Isn’t that one of those superhero hiring groups?”
“The largest in the country,” Marcos replied. “The Golden City government has requested aid from Heroes United in the form of two dozen more superheroes to deal with the Vigilante Legion. Sources within the Legion tell us that the Legion is planning a full-scale assault of the city to free their leader, Iron Angel, and possibly cripple Heroes United as well. Director Kent believes the war will tear the city apart and doesn’t trust the local police to stop it, hence why he is amassing a team of the best agents he can find to deal with it.”
Camel leaned back and smiled. “A superhero war, huh? Never been in one of those before, right, Jake?”
Jake nodded once. “Indeed. But how are we supposed to stop it?”
“You will have to ask Director Kent that,” said Marcos. “I suspect he’s already drawn up a plan to handle it, though he obviously hasn’t shared it with me. I do know, however, that he has the full approval of the President to do whatever needs to be done to keep the war from spreading beyond Golden City’s limits. Both Heroes United and the Vigilante Legion have members all over the country; should war break out in Golden City, it could easily engulf the entire country and become a problem too big for even the federal government to solve.”
Camel snorted. “And people say that government jobs are boring. I’d like to see them call this boring. Wouldn’t you, Jake?”
“’Boring’ is sometimes preferable to chaos,” said Jake. “There is a reason the Chinese phrase ‘May you live to see interesting times’ is considered an insult and not a compliment.”
“In any case, it’s too late to go back now,” said Marcos. “Report to Director Kent’s office today and hand him your transfer papers and get settled into the Department. He’ll tell you what to do after that.”
Nodding, Camel took his folder, stood up, and left the office with Jake by his side.
A superhero war, huh? Camel thought as he closed the door behind them. Hope that the kid doesn’t get drawn into it, though I have a feeling he’s going to be in the center of it regardless. That kid might have been able to bluff fanatical alien worshipers, but you can’t bluff everyone. Sooner or later, someone will call you out on your bluff … and that is when you get screwed.
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The story concludes in First War, now available for purchase here.
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Under the pen name Lucas Flint, Timothy L. Cerepaka writes superhero fiction. He is the author of The Superhero’s Son, The Young Neos, and Minimum Wage Sidekick.
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