Chapter 139

Destroy Everything 7

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2 Days Later

Solitary Confinement Cell

81st Vermilion City Police Division

Every young boy has dreamed of joining the following arms of the military at least once in his life.

The Army, the Navy and the Airforce.

Nothing satisfied a youth’s feral nature than dreaming of wielding those beautiful weapons of war to kick ass and blow shit up.

Theo was a little different.

While they were all cool, all branches of the military were often on standby, and normally the reason was absolutely valid.

Take the Commonwealth’s armed forces for example.

As the most powerful, most technologically advanced and most efficient fighting force in the world, no one in their right mind would actually dare provoke the Commonwealth into open conflict.

Because of such overwhelming might, the armed forces were often found training for the next war that may never happen in a soldier’s lifetime.

Aside from the occasional skirmish and black ops, the chance of the Commonwealth unleashing its full might was almost nonexistent.

Because of this, Theo gravitated to the Police as his ‘childhood dream job’. They may not have the biggest guns or the most trained personnel, but the sheer number of opportunities to kick ass made him drool.

Naturally, this dream was squashed when the chance of becoming a superhero presented itself. But that didn't mean that the cool factor of the police has diminished from his eyes.

As such, imagine Theo’s childish glee when the opportunity to see the 81st Vermilion City Police Division from the inside suddenly dropped into his lap.

If he wasn't inside the solitary confinement cells, he’d burn the sheer awesomeness of Vermilion City’s best at work into his brain.

Now, why was he in solitary confinement in the first place?

The answer was a single word that Theo despised almost as bad the criminal scum that he enjoyed killing on a daily basis…… Politics.

Someone high in the political food chain has exerted some pressure to keep Theo confined in the 81st’s jail cells, albeit temporary.

It was next to impossible to extend Theo’s confinement because there was overwhelming evidence that he was a victim of a vigilante attack. He was within his legal rights to defend himself.

As to who this mysterious annoyance was and why bother delaying Theo’s release, he had no idea. However, he was confident that this was someone related to the Penitence vigilante group.

For now, he decided to kick back and relax.

Now you’re probably wondering, why was he in the solitary confinement cells and not the regular cells?

This was decided by the higher ups of the 81st Police Division due to safety concerns.

Just to be clear, they don't care about Theo’s safety. They have seen what he was capable of and had no doubt that he can take care of himself.

They just didn't want to clean up the mess Theo would inevitably make when he uses his criminal roommate to paint the walls red.

He took offense from that. He wasn't that stupid.

He would never kill a criminal so blatantly, especially if it would get him in trouble later on.

If there were no witnesses and there was no way to trace back the execution of the criminal back to him…. Now that’s a different story.

For now, Theo decided to play good boy and remained in solitary confinement without any fuss.

In return for him not butchering every criminal in a 50 meter radius, the 81st made sure that his life was as comfortable as possible.

Food, books, a internetless laptop to play movies in and so much more.

The lack of porn was unfortunate though.

It was a bit boring but it was the quiet time Theo desperately needed to center himself.

While he was meditating (lol), the door opened and 3 familiar individuals walked in.

Mary bursted into the room with her usual energy with the Bravo twins following behind.

“Sup bro! Having fun?” asked Mary

“Not really. No way I can have fun in such a cramped area.” replied Theo.

“That’s just how it is. Anyways, the chief wants to talk to you about the crap you were involved with.”

With that said, Jinny Bravo grabbed a chair and sat in front of Theo.

“It’s been a while kid. Once again, thanks for the cybernetics you gave to the 81st during that whole elf incident. We really appreciate it” said Jinny as she bowed.

Behind her, Jenny Bravo following suit

“You’re welcome. Any friend of my sister-in-law is a friend of mine. And as per the Unsung Heroes contract we signed back then, any of the 81st that receives a debilitating injury gets a heavily discounted top of the line military grade cybernetics from me.” replied Theo.

“While I am thankful for that, I do have to wonder what’s in it for you? No one just gives away that type of mind breakingly expensive tech for free.”

There was a reason why Theo was so generous of giving away his tech.

Aside from food, his (slave) labor willingly worked for free.

All the materials were recycled from the scrapyard by using the fabricators.

The archon reactors in his underground lair provided more than the required power to run all of his tech.

Quite simply, his tech costed him next to nothing to make.

Naturally, no one needed to know that.

“Consider it as an investment. I highly doubt this is the last time I’ll be in your hair.” said Theo

“Yeah…. I had a bad feeling you’d say that.” replied Jinny Bravo with a sigh. “Anyways, on to the main topic at hand. I’m sure you realized by now that your stay here is being artificially extended.”

“Yup. But why though?”

“This might sound stupid, but it's in order to avoid you from discovering who your enemies were.”

“Seriously?”

“Yup. And it’s not just you. Pretty much everyone in the 81st didn't get the chance to see who was behind the masks. The moment we took you guys in, the feds called us up and told us to leave the vigilantes to them.”

“Wow…. that’s fast.”

“Disturbingly fast. And as you’d expect from us in the bottom of the totem pole, we couldn't really resist. They also said to keep you here for a couple of days just to make sure that the trail will be too cold for you to follow.”

“God… that’s so stupid! Do they seriously think I have no other means of tracking down my enemies?!”

“Based on the psyche profile the HAA have on you and the info that they were able to dig up, that’s probably the case.”

Theo facepalmed.

It wasn't that he was disappointed of the federal’s ability for information gathering, he just completely forgot how good Jabir’s Hassan-i Sabbah at infiltration and misinformation.

He wasn't sure what they changed in his bio but if they thought such a simple maneuver was enough to stop him, then it was clear that the info was horribly inaccurate.

“Whatever. They can run and hide, but that will only delay the inevitable.” replied Theo

“Then I assume you have a plan?”

“None at the moment. But I’m fairly sure I can cook something once I get back to my office.”

“So be it. I don't really care what your plan is, but I do have some advice to give. If you’re going to chase after these vigilante brats, you better have a really good disguise or you better have someone else do it. These brats have large connections and deep pockets. You’ll probably be under surveillance the moment you leave here. And it wont shock me if they have a couple of superheroes on their payroll.”

“Thanks for the heads up. But I can't help but wonder why you’re so supportive. Isn't your job to support the good guys?”

“Yeah, but my ‘better judgement’ goes a little haywire when the supposed ‘good guys’ successfully kidnaps the daughter of your boss and holds her ransom.”

“Hostage taking?! For real?!” exclaimed Theo

He didn't expect the Penitence to have the balls to do such a thing. He was impressed if it was true.

“Not exactly. The daughter of my boss is currently ‘dating’ someone connected to our little vigilante friends.” replied Jinny as she took out her cellphone and showed a picture of a fairly average girl in her early 20’s with a near 30 looking guy that looked like a supermodel. “The girl’s name is Daisy Rigit and the guy is some foreigner named John Paul Swizerts. As far as we know, John has been giving Daisy the time of her life. But like all hostage warnings, they said the ‘it would be a shame if something happens to her’ line.”

“And you seriously believe that they’ll actually do something to her if your boss did not cooperate?”

“We don't know, but we can't risk it. This is why my superior is willing to look the other way to whatever crap you’re about to pull. All he asks is for you to keep his daughter safe and sound.”

Theo went silent for a bit to do a bit of pros-vs-cons in his head.

A simple cost analysis revealed that there was nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Permanently removing the Penitence vigilantes from the realm of the living was minus one pain in the ass. It won't make a dent to the long line of annoyances that wanted him dead, but it was better than nothing.

“Fine. I’m in. Just be prepared for a LITTLE bloodshed. fuhehehehe” replied Theo.

“A ‘little’ huh… Whatever.”

Jinny and Theo shook hands as a sign of cooperation.

Though those present, it felt like Jinny Bravo was making a deal with the devil.

“*sigh*.... Bro, I’m not sure if I even know you anymore.” said Mary in an exaggerated manner.

“Can't help it sis. Vermilion City is well known for changing people for better or for worse.” replied Theo

“I know. But remember, you will always have family that will be worried sick every time you do these crazy shits.”

“Ugh…. right in the kokoro...”

“You know I can't understand weeb right?”

“It means that you just stabbed me in the heart.”

“Ah. Then you should have said so! If you don't want me to do it, then stop doing stupid shit!”

This was the reason why Theo was consciously avoiding his family. Being grilled over his actions by those he held dear was extremely painful for him.

Theo decided to get himself out of this situation asap.

“Speaking of family, how often do you and Barth enjoy the smexy bed activities?” asked Theo, much to Mary’s shock.

“Wha-?! You dumbass! Why do I have to tell you something so private?!” replied Mary as she grabbed Theo by the collar.

“This is important. It concerns why you 2 don't have kids yet.”

Upon hearing Theo’s words, Mary and even the Bravo twins got curious.

“What do you mean?” asked Mary

“Just tell me.”

“O-once a week….” replied Mary who blushed profusely

“THAT’S SO PATHETIC!” said Theo before Mary lifted him off his feet by his collar.

“HA?! Do you want to die?!”

“I’m sorry! It’s just that with that little frequency, there’s no way that you’ll get pregnant!”

“Fine… explain… and if you bad mouth Bart again, I’ll snap ‘something’ in half.”

Theo couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Mary has always been a little yandere for Barth. She was nowhere near as bad as Juno, but she’s terrifying nevertheless.

“*sigh*.... Have you heard about the Metagene Fertility Theory?” asked Theo

“Oh! I know that one! That’s about the higher one’s metagene level is, the harder it is to conceive, right?” said Jenny Bravo

“How do you even know that?” asked Jinny

“It’s a popular tale with the superpowered portion of the force. The younger ones often wonder why they still don't have kids and wondered if they were infertile. The Metagene Fertility Theory is what the older ones tell them to lift their spirits up.”

“”Oh!”” said Mary and Jinny in unison

“While the theory is true, it is also inaccurate.” inserted Theo.

“Meaning?” asked Mary

“The level of the metagene does not matter. As long as you have even a milligram of metagene, your fertility will go way way down. Barth and you may have zero metagene based on the tests, but you definitely have some in your veins.”

“N-no…. Are you saying that no matter what we do, it will be next to impossible to have a child?” said the depressed Mary.

“Impossible? No. It is definitely possible. But you have to increase the frequency of your smexy time. And when I say increase, I mean increase a hell lot! You may have a 0.00001% of getting pregnant, but that low percentage can be counteracted by lots and lots of attempts.”

This brightened Mary’s mood considerably.

“How do you even know this stuff?” asked Jinny

“.... er…. I got Juno pregnant...” replied Theo

“EH?! That S rank metagene girl?! For real?!” exclaimed Mary

“Yup. I just found out a few days ago. But yeah, she’s pregnant.”

“How the hell did you do that?!”

“At least 3 smexy sessions per day. Each session is 5 shots of unprotected sex.”

“Wha-?! Are you human?! That could kill Barth you know!”

Theo put his arms over Mary and said in a clear and very evil voice.

“Dont worry Sis… I got some ‘performance enhancers’ that will turn even my pacifist brother into a carnal beast of lust in bed…. Interested?”

“Very.” replied Mary with the eyes of a predator.

“”Mwhahahahaha MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!””

The 2 laughed maniacally while the Bravo twins prayed that Bartholomew Lorne's lower body wont break.

The following year, Meredith Lorne gave birth to quadruplets.

However, that is a story for another time.