Junction Pt. 02

The Minister of Defense sighed, "I will speak with the King on it as I had not said anything yet. It is a noble gesture."

With that, the call dropped. He heard the police band in his head and wanted to turn around but knew better. "They struck the house. A jet struck it. They got the tail number. Three marshals are dead including Weber."

Rayne contacted her father who was obviously upset. Coop sighed, "The streets they could handle but a fucking jet attack?! The director is contacting the Minister of Defense, He could not get through."

Jace sighed, "He was talking with me about the valley. He is free and I heard the police band. I am so sorry for all of them I hope they run that pilot through the grinder of telepaths and get every last fucking one of them. This has got to fucking end. The King finally sent in 6,000 troops to take care of these terrorists. We can talk more about that in person."

Richard nodded, "They deserved better than this."

Jace sighed, "I am sorry they got drug into this Richard, I truly am."

Richard shook his head, "You did your job, and they did their job. The Director is following up on that anonymous tip you left him, He is sending in 3 strike teams at the same time. We will talk more when we get inside."

They stepped inside and Jace went against the wall as the news rolled into his head, "Some they killed or captured 24 each at those addresses. 2 more Marshals died in the takedown."

Jace went upstairs and dropped his bag in the living room of this home. He went and hugged Richard, "Two more Marshal's died in the raids. 72 killed or captured."

Richard shook his head, "This state is under siege."

Jace nodded and called the Minister of Defense. He looked up, "I know about the plane strike, I have no information beyond that."

Jace shook his head, "We lost 2 more marshals on 3 raids. Just came over the air. I am ready to call in another one of those favors." The Minister of Defense sighed, "Go ahead, I am recording. "

Jace looked at him, "Earlier today 8 marshals helped to safeguard over 10,000 people. In the last few hours, 3 were killed by a plane strike by this same group trying to get to me and my family. I tracked 3 cells and gave that information to the Director when I saw him earlier.

2 more Marshals died in the line of duty killing or capturing 72 more of these people. We have an enemy using these 5,000Ki cells. Infiltrating our militaries and our Entitled race. Grabbing land unchallenged until we took it back from them, twice.

I am asking that all Marshals be allowed to use these 2,000 Ki expansion units. That the State be the Marshals' corporate sponsor if you will. Between corporate hitmen and these zealots of anarchy, this is something we can do to protect those who are protecting the wilds of this state and serving in many capacities for the Royal Family."

The Minister of Defense nodded, "The request will be sent, you and the Director will likely hear back soon on this one."

Richard looked up puzzled, "I got a message from the royal family saying I earned a favor from the King."

Jace nodded, "I know. Before he could tell me earlier you can only have 3 at any given time, I cut him off, reminded him of your role, getting those Marshals moving and that town protected.

Also, the atrocities you had to suffer under Sylvia, even after you were married. I told him that I had mentioned that Helen and you had stopped having children because of them getting drawn into the program and reminded him of your daughter Rachel as well as we now confirmed with that list that it was her.

I gave him 3 good reasons that if a favor was coming it should be coming to you for what you suffered. I told him you 2 had not decided on that course of action yet, but it was something you were considering. You have it regardless."

Richard hugged him again, "Thank you for that. The only good thing that has happened this evening."

Jace looked down, "The favor for the San Angeles Marshals was approved. Make that 2 good things this evening. He said he will be looking to ship some out to the Marshals at half power, to begin with. I just got the message."

He was clasped on the back by a member of the protection detail, "Thanks for that. It might take time to fill that."

Jace smiled and went to his bag and grabbed a unit and topped his off. He handed him the unit, "A 2,000Ki unit. That glove will let you transfer whatever you have in your current one into the new unit. It is a vamp-like unit that can move it from the container to your body or your internal container."

He smiled, "I will wait until the new units get to everyone."

Jace sighed, "At least get everyone top off their current units with that."

He nodded, "I can do that with our guys and tell them what is coming."

They had 8 marshals protecting them. Jace pulled another that was full and a scalpel, "You going to do this, or am I? I cannot afford to lose you too."

Richard took his scalpel and Jace handed Richard the medical kit, "A sterilizer as well." Richard nodded and Helen hugged him, "Thank you. We have a lot to discuss. We had not even decided on a second life extension and now we have to decide if we want to try this again. You gave us the option though and then what you did for all the marshals."

Jace shook his head, "If I had thought about it, I would have asked to do that sooner. You carry a 1,000 Ki unit?"

She shook her head, "A 500Ki unit."

He found a 1,000Ki unit that was full. "This one is a full 1,000Ki unit. When he finishes, have him do yours next."

She smiled, "Alright." He pulled another and looked at Rayne, "No arguments. You are not pregnant now."

She sighed, "Alright when they get back."

The Marshal came back, "Got most of us topped off from that. He pulled another that was 500 Ki unit, "Get the others. Another attack comes, I want to cover your asses with more than a gun that is going to knock me on my ass right now."

He laughed and went outside. He went through and he still had 6 full 2,000Ki in the bag.

He went out and checked his balance on his account in the holding company. He shook his head, "They put another 10,000,000 DC's into my account within the holding company."

He put the news on the screen and watched the images from the valley of the army and marshals worked out there earlier. Then the news of the attack. The marshal brought it back in, "The guys here don't blame you for the attack on the house. Weber did not keep much Ki these days."

Jace nodded, "Only 40 on him, he was biding his time to join his wife. His sons were grown. We talked. He would not take any from me, even for the teleport to get the rings."

The man nodded, "The other 2 were gay and a couple with no family. They went out together in the line of duty. I don't know about the other 2 who died."

Jace got a message from the director, 'There were many who asked about you coming on as a Captain. Then your stunt with the gun silenced a lot of them. Tonight, you silenced a lot more with the favor you asked of the King. Messages are pouring in from all of the marshals.

One even told us you had them topping off their existing units; those that are with you. I know what happened earlier and I know the death tonight weighs on you. Only one officer had any family. He had a wife and son who is 14, 2 years before he goes into the evaluation. His wife is distraught. I told her he had a 20,000 DC policy on his life from the department."

He sighed and sent another text message to the Director, 'Send her another message, 1,000,000 DC's will be coming from the Rivers and Copper's families to her and her son. Her husband died a hero working to protect fellow Marshal's and their families. From the 10 of us who he helped to protect we are truly sorry for your loss. Commander Marshal Cooper and Captain Marshal Rivers.'

He sent the message back securely. He received a call and he answered it, "Director?"

The Director sighed, "She was sincerely grateful for the offer but once her son goes off to evaluations, she is settling her affairs. Her son knows this. They had one life extension and had no plans on continuing it. They just thought 2 more years until he was on his way and they would set him up an expansion unit and some savings for when he finished his trials.

Like you, he was a bounty hunter as well who had funds. She thanks you for the offer but DC's are behind her now. They have plenty for their son to have a better start in life. She was sincere. She was shocked by the offer but wanted you to know why she turned the offer down."

Jace nodded, "Alright. Anything on the 72 you took down?"

The Director sighed, "You mentioned 1 of 4 of the top 'most wanted' men. We can now say the San Angeles State Marshal Service got all 4 of those men. They did not surrender and they had those 5,000Ki units. Our guys went in with body armor, grenades, and machine guns.

Only 3 surrendered and they are being interrogated by telepaths. The officers who went on those strike teams have a lot of DC's coming to them because of that tip. They thanked me for letting them know. I told them who gave it to me.

They were surprised but thankful. The lengths you went to try and help this state. Get some rest. You look like hell."

Jace went and found a room stripped down and pulled up next to Rayne, "I saw you go back, what did your mother say?"

She smiled, "They are still thinking it over. My father was at a loss to put into words what you offered them."

Jace shook his head, "More like what was owed to them. I just worked to see they got that."

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The next day the Director announced information on the anonymous tip that netted them 3 terror cells and the other 3 members of the top 4 most wanted. "All 4 taken down by San Angeles City State Marshals. With Marshals Rivers and Cooper taking down the number 2 on that list when they were attacked in their home."

The pilot in question came back to base and cratered his plane into the runway. Come to find out he had a lot of gambling debt and had an as yet undetected drug addiction. His debt was assumed the day before by an unknown agent. The officer was single. The markers for that debt was found in 1 of the 3 houses struck by the Marshals.

The one person captured at that house confirmed the pilot was blackmailed into making that attack. Then he found out he did not even hit the right target and killed marshals. The pilot cratered his plane because they were going to release the information on him.

The gold Dragon in question gave up several co-conspirators within the San Angeles State and 11 other states. The intelligence showed the rebels had planned a strike on CGS in less than a month while the military would be responding to a ground attack in the Avalon Wilds.

All while working to seize control over the Avalon elves through actors in that race's government. The funerals for the fallen officers came and went. Richard and Helen decided to give it another go. They got the approval from the Royal Family for her children and got her tubes untied. Then they went ahead and got their 25-year extension in place.

They both looked like they were in their early 20's now and would for another 5-10 years. The houses were completed, furnished, and they moved in and released the Marshal Services protection. As the underground Bounty came to an abrupt halt.

Jace finally met his brother-in-law, Jacob from the Army, and his wife Darla who was also former Army. She separated after their first child was on the way. Richard gave them a present in the form of his old home that had been fixed, including the plumbing being fixed.

They were all happy to finally meet Jace and that Jace took care of securing his family and his in-laws on top of that given the threats that came at them. His wife was expecting; just one though, this would be their third child. Jace also set up an account for Darla with 500,000DC's in it.

She was shocked and Jace told her, "We know how unpredictable Army life can be. We also know you have a new home to work on furnishing the way you want it to be. It is your home with your husband. I set it up in your name because of all the children.

You can set up inheritance, joint accounts with you to avoid the death tax. Set them up to succeed when they go in for evaluation. Get them Ki expansion units to protect them when they enter the service. All are good choices and you have the funds to do that."

She hugged Jace, "Thank you for that."

Jace nodded, "The only family I have. I have to do what I can to protect them."

Over the previous 3 weeks, leading up to the wedding he transferred out the 10 million DC's into 25,000 DC cred chips. When asked by the Minister of Defense he told them he planned to give a bunch of it away.

That there had been out of state inquiries from relatives of Sylvia about him and he wanted there to be nothing for them to find out of the ordinary. That shutdown the royal inquiry with him and started up one on what was going on with Sylvia's sister that she was looking into Jace.

They now wanted to know how much information was shared with another geneticist in HonYoko City-State. In short, he deflected suspicion around his activities to others outside the City-State. Jace did not know she was dead already. If anyone went looking into his finances then it simply disappeared. The Royal family became aware of her death but the Blue King on HonYoko

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The Minister of Defense walked into the King's private office, having asked for this meeting to be done in person. The Minister of Defense walked over, "Were you aware that inquiries were being made by this sister of Sylvia, another geneticist in HonYoko, Your Majesty?"

The King hit a button on his desk and his personal Bodyguard came into the room, "What do you know of this sister of Sylvia?"

The man sighed, "We found files on her at Sylvia's lawyer's office. The lawyer, of course, agreed to surrender them to me after losing most of his left hand. They were heavily encrypted but they broke it yesterday. I have an appointment with you for tomorrow to go over the findings from that search, Your Majesty."

The King looked at the Minister of Defense, "Tell us what you know."

The Bodyguard sighed, "She used a series of private couriers through her lawyer's office to send updated will information. Part of that was the remaining private stock of several key research subjects, including Jace Rivers. According to Doctor Reese, she pulled all government-owned samples related to those subjects and left them in a non-refrigerated cabinet.

She was preparing to make a run for it but setup contingencies. They found them days later and they were destroyed by her efforts. We have nothing in the way of samples from Jace or any other of her last 50 subjects. Her private holdings for all of them appear to have been sent out but not to her sister.

At least not exclusively. She sent them to the head geneticists in all the other 82 City-States. Many of those subjects are dead and samples cannot be collected. Only two remain alive, Marshal Cooper and Rivers. It gets worse I am afraid, Your Majesty."

The King looked over, "How much worse can it get?"

The Bodyguard looked over, "The King of HonYoko Royal Family had his wife killed when he got video footage of Sylvia's sister Regina in an orgy at her 'private research facility' with his wife's royal guard not just in attendance but participating in filling every hole of the Queen and her bitch sister. Both the male and female guards.

The guards were killed as well. The sisters were over 600 years old; the daughters of Vinina Xorlosa. She was the head researcher of Trimarka before that City-State fell and their research facility was destroyed. Apparently, the 2 women in question were responsible for that destruction.

We are not the only ones who have put this together. At least 14 other City-States including some of your worst adversaries have amassed this information as well. The 2 sisters created the Praxon virus to infect the genetically pure races of the world and they are wondering who has that now?

They released it into that City-State 558 years ago. While we were talking with her lawyer a courier arrived with a message in this disk addressed to you from Sylvia dated 3 days ago."

The King groaned and took the disk and scanned it before playing it on an isolated server.

Sylvia stood there with a pad and an article about her death on one side and another about Jace's planned wedding in a couple of weeks. She looked up at the King, "I will forgo the Royal horseshit lines everyone gives you. I am a fucking geneticist. If the body had not been cremated you might have confirmed that it was a clone."

To add emphasis, she pointed behind her to more tubes with more copies of her. Sylvia smiled, "I still have all of my research subjects' genetics that I collected, minus the small fraction I sent off to others who hate you just as much as I do right now.

You fucked up by coming after me. I don't blame Jace for this; this is straight-up Dragon arrogance. Like my sister who went with more dragon DNA. Jace is like a puppy dog following you blindly. I should also tell you, as they may not have found out yet. Species 874 in your facility is gone.

I either took it with me or released it. I will let you think about which would be worse. I imagine as I left a shitload of clues behind, that you now know who in the fuck you just screwed with. Not just a geneticist, but a mass-murdering one. I gave up on sending kidnapping hit-squads after Jace with that underground bounty.

When your Marshal service took down those 3 covert cells. They openly wanted to collect that money, and they were the best chance at capturing him. I wanted him alive and they took it too far and just tried to kill him instead. I canceled the bounty after that. It was not what I wanted."

The image paused as it showed her getting her cunt stretched by the King himself and he was in a giant humanoid form at the time and fucked the shit out of her in both holes. Sylvia smiled, "How I got my exception to only be 48% human through 'your laws.' I will tell you right now that it has been cut in half. I am not a pure dragon.

No fucking way I would ever do that. Yet there has not been a pure dragon in almost 550 years, the same goes for every 'pure race.' The Praxon virus ensured that. It was created by our sadist mother who my sister and I killed. We then released it. It gave every pure race 2% human DNA and 2% species 874 DNA. EVEN pure humans.

Many died by this virus's genetic resequencing effort. Giants in greater numbers. I know my sister and I thought it only fitting for you pure raced bastards know you are not, in fact, anything but pure bullshit. Now that information; along with all of the proof behind it will be released if you search for me, send Jace after me, or he tries on his own.

I have that set up with contingencies in over 70 City-states and not all of them are lawyers. I have methods of contacting them periodically to keep it from getting released. I miss a check-in and it will make the news.

Here is the part your pea-brain does not get; you cannot get rid of species 874 DNA, you could water it down but as all of you 'purebreds' are 2% human and 2% species 874 it means it will never get watered down. 874 cannot be removed and neither can the human DNA it is bound with. It made humans batteries but you are now as well. Just larger batteries, as you know.

You have to have a minimum of an equal percentage to have it bound as it will not bind to dragon DNA directly. That means the human DNA cannot be removed either, without killing you. The 'side effect' that we did not count on was this would allow dragons to use human Ki, in those massive Ki units you hold so dearly.