Jack and the mess crew were in a forest looking for something. Arthur, Roger and Luke were clearly bothered by this.
-Animation guys! Hahaha.
"Bastard"
-Roger! No swearing, that's ugly! Hahaha.
"I always thought I'd be synonymous with greatness, I've studied and trained all my life, but... I have to look for fucking cats that ran away from the vet?"
-The police don't have that! We have to help everyone, regardless of the size of the request!
Arthur stands up from a bush with a cat in his hand.
-Haha, well done Art!
And so they continued looking for them, Melissa was searching through the bushes, and then Arthur arrived at her side.
-Do you need any help, Melissa?
Melissa looks at him and smiles.
-No need, I'm fine, thanks.
-Okay, I'm going to look elsewhere.
A lot of time passes and then they find all the lost cats, and head back to the police station, Roger grumbling about the cat hair that had got stuck in his clothes, Luke laughing at him.Jack sits on the sofa with a serious expression.
-Have you heard about the powers?
Everyone started looking at him.
-Powers are gifts we receive when we meet certain requirements. - Melissa replies.
-You're partly right, there are several theories about how power is obtained, and the most accepted one is undoubtedly that power is conceived when the individual is on the verge of death and their motivation to live is extremely strong, and this is the most accepted theory.
Arthur raises his hand.
-Sir! How did you awaken your ability?
Jack smiles and then stands up and puts his hand on Arthur's head.
-I'm sorry, but it's a secret. Listen, our precinct is one of the weakest without a doubt, every 3 years about 2 to 3 newcomers come in, but after a few months they give up.
Jack starts looking out of the window at the stars.
-My precinct is always lagging behind, we're never out of the bottom three, nobody wants to stay here, everyone just comes out of obligation, I really like you guys, I hope you don't leave. -he flashes a big smile.
Melissa smiles along with him, Luke sighs and Roger laughs.
-"Well, I'm going to stay here. -Melissa replies.
-If you're going, who am I to disagree?
-Be honored, I'm staying in this shack!
-Wow, that's a lot of honor, asshole.
Roger and Luke start arguing. Melissa approaches Arthur and then bends down beside him.
-What about you, Art? Are you going to continue?
Arthur smiles.
-But of course!
And suddenly a huge explosion occurs and screams are heard, everyone jumps out of their chairs.
-Looks like we're in for some action! -Roger exclaimed.
-Jack, leave it to us, you don't have to get involved, after all, we know how bad it is.
Jack smiles and agrees.
Everyone runs towards the smoke.
"After all, we know how bad it is? I see, that's why he didn't go for the test, his mind reading can't be turned off, can it? Around 50 meters is his range. Seriously, if I don't hold back I'm going to rip his head off, what an annoying skill." -Arthur really hated Jack's ability.
They arrive at the scene and see a lot of debris, but apparently no victims, they go in search of witnesses to what happened, "I don't know, it just exploded out of nowhere", "It just exploded out of nowhere! I was really scared." Inadequate answers, they sought answers to the vast questions they had.
Arthur finds something and calls out to them.
-Look, this is del rogo beer.
Roger looks confused.
-It's only beer, so why are you making such a fuss?
Luke laughs mockingly at his question.
-It's a drink with an extreme alcohol content, there are countless cases of people who drank too much and ended up causing many accidents, and this led to it being banned.
Roger taps his palm. Melissa takes out an evidence bag and puts the beer in it.
They go back to investigating.
"They probably used the explosion and implanted the beer and other clues thoroughly just to hide something, didn't they. The real culprit used the explosion to attract attention, where they really are, and in the bank vault. But it would be no fun if I told you, so... fuck them, all mine, none of theirs."
Melissa finds several small pieces of evidence and begins to get suspicious. She quickly gets up and takes a sphere from her cloak pocket.
The sphere begins to glow and Jack's projection appears.
-Bank 0098, they're in that place.
Jack nods and then tells her to rest, after all, it's very late and they've already done a lot. Roger complains that he wanted to go after the criminals. Luke slaps him on the back and they start arguing again, Melissa just sighs.
-I'm going, I'm really tired!
They all say goodbye, and then go home. Arthur turns and walks away, smiling as if he were savoring something very tasty.
"She's already a tower... keep surprising me, Melissa."
End of chapter.