Chapter 4

The Captain was upset. The east division had reported that they had lost several agents. Looking over the reports again, he knew that it was the work of the doctor’s group. Sighing he picked up the phone calling for Tahir.

This was only 2 days after Tahir had eliminated the bad group’s four main energy wave projectors. Tahir had started looking at all the 12 seer posts. The way he figured it, if their boss wanted to take him out, then he’d have to get someone closer.

He had started by looking through all the seers here first. He knew that Tina and Kim were safe. After the darker thoughts of the Director, he knew to put his shield up more when he went in. Helena he wasn’t sure of, he hadn’t found anything per say, but there were areas she could hide things in, if she had been trained.

The other 11 posts were almost completely clean though in the one, a half mile away, he had found one more he wasn’t sure of. It was obvious that the boss of the doctor’s group didn’t really know what he could do; Tahir was glad and started to do all he could to keep it that way.

Walking into the Captain’s office he saw the grim look on his face. “We lost several agents in our eastern region; the most were in the city where you saw their boss. We aren’t sure if they were captured, killed or both.”

“Ok, so what do you want me to do?” Tahir said as he started to look through the many reports on the desk.

“We need to capture them, (if possible) find out where the agents are, and then come up with a plan.” The Captain said as he looked at Tahir.

“Ok give me a sec,” concentrating, he was where the agent had been in the report; he followed him for an hour.

Then Tahir saw him attacked and who it was. Following them he saw the agent tortured, and then he was killed by energy waves.

Growling Tahir began to reach out; the Captain had called his security and interrogator. Within a minute the man that had attacked the agent was there, in front of Tahir, frozen unable to move.

Pissed off Tahir reached in and ripped every ability the man had out. Screaming the man’s ears began to leak blood. The Captain smiled, this torture was far more effective than any his men could do.

“I want to know why you killed him, don’t deny it, I saw and if I don’t like what I hear, the pain you just felt from the loss of ALL your abilities will be nothing.” Tahir growled into the face of the wide eyed man.

For the next 3 hours the man revealed every plan, every plot, everything he had heard. Tahir had to watch his temper, at the moment he was boiling mad and he knew that the man would be dead if he lost it.

With each location that the man revealed where an agent had been taken, Tahir looked, not finding anything. The first half held none that was, then Tahir saw an agent about to be killed and pulled him there in just a few seconds.

Leaving the agent with the captain Tahir bounced all the waves back at the men, as it hit each he smiled while their skin began to flay off their bodies, all the while heating up, their skin charring, all 4 of them began to scream at the top of their lungs.

Several people ran in to see what was going on, were also caught in the blast of energy. Ignoring everything he just watched them all die, Afterward he made sure all 10 were dead before he pulled back to the Captain’s office.

The Captain had taken the returned agent to the infirmary, Tahir waited for the next location. The man was breathing heavy, still not believing that all his abilities were gone.

Reaching out Tahir spoke, “I’m waiting!” the man began to babble Tahir slapped him, the man staring at him with extreme hatred.

“You’ll never stop us! The leader will ... AAAAAAAAAA!!!” he screamed, as Tahir twisted his arms and pushed at all his pain centers, at the same time.

“Now as I said I am waiting!” Tahir shouted in his face. Again, he started telling places agents were taken to. Finally, when the man stopped talking Tahir had rescued 10 of the 30 missing agents, had watched at least 40 people die, and had hardened his heart to the point that he wasn’t feeling anything but pain and rage.

Tina walked up to Tahir and grabbed his hand, “Mr. Tahir?” she started in her small, innocent, little girl’s voice, “Are you ok? I was worried about you when you got angry. You felt so bad I was afraid that you were going to go away like mommy did” The tears were welling up in her eyes; Tahir looked at her and realized that she was right.

He had almost lost his self to the anger. Shaking, he took a deep, calming breath.

“I wasn’t Tina, but thanks to you I am now,” bending down he hugged her close feeling her tears falling on his shoulder.

“Please, don’t go away you have treated me like a person, you have helped me to understand. Thank you so much!” With that she kissed him on the cheek, giggled and danced away.

Kim walked up and threw her arms around him, “You scared the shit out of me! I could feel your anger also. It was thick like a fog, so dark and deep. I wasn’t sure you were going to come back.”

She too, began to cry holding him as close as she could; Tahir was actually struggling to breathe. Wrapping his arms around her, he kissed her slightly longer than he felt he should have. He did have her and Tina to thank, for bringing him back from the edge.

“I’m sorry that I worried you, I was so caught up in the moment and so angry, these people have so little regard for life. I just have to remember that there are now, people that care about me,” almost in a whisper, “and who I care about.”

Kim couldn’t believe what she had heard, he cared about her? She was nothing compared to him! “Wait, you care about me? But why, I am just a simple woman trying to make heads or tails of this life I have now? It’s true you have helped me to understand a lot more now...” her mouth gaped open, “do you have feelings for me?”

Tahir blushed a little, thinking he just might, not sure what feelings he had but they were there. “I... “ he started, “I can’t explain, I can show you but I can’t explain” with that he reached out to her letting all that he was feeling flow out of him to her.

Kim was suddenly a wash with emotions. She felt love on a level she never had before, the thing was, she wasn’t sure what type of love it was. Her heart soared! She didn’t give a shit if it was brotherly love. It was love! It was directed at her and Tina, it was wondrous.

“Tahir!!” she cried when he released her, “that was the most wonderful thing I have ever felt! Was all that for me and Tina?” Incredulously she stared at him.

Blushing again he looked deep into her eyes, “You were the first truly honest person I met, in almost my entire life. For that I will always respect you. I have been in your mind and seen almost everything, this you allowed me to do with no fear.” he took a breath not sure how to continue, “I, as you felt, have feelings for you, I am not sure exactly what they are but I know that they are there.” Kim’s face was beaming, she didn’t care what he said she had felt love and that, for now was good enough for her.

Reaching up she pulled his face to hers and kissed him as deeply and passionately as she could. She didn’t care who saw all she knew was that there was someone who FINALLY loved and cared for her. Tahir was blushing a deep crimson color; he definitely wasn’t used to such displays of public affection.

The leader walked through the carnage and destruction, that son of a bitch Tahir had caused. 41 of some of his best people gone! (Tahir had missed one in a back room) That cock sucking, son of a bitch needed to die!

Everyone backed away as he sifted through everything. The doctor walked in with Natsha a moment later.

Growling the leader looked at the doctor, “Tell me that you are ready to proceed! Tell me you are ready to kill this American pig, son of a bitch!”