[b]"That's right, Julia. Before the Civil War when I, Mr Gomez and Miss Wils- I mean Mrs Gomez and my wife were being hunted that machine was used against us. Research into the Empowered formerly funded by the military had come up with the Interceptor as an extension of the drug they had made; both switch off or at least limit an Empowered's abilities by stopping the release of unique chemicals in our brains. It effectively makes us human."[/b]

There was a silence and then the young President sighed.

[b]"If they've brought it back either some scientists from the original project bear a grudge against us or I wasn't as thorough as I thought in destroying any records pertaining to the device. Either way it's a disastrous setback and could result in another civil war, or even a world wide conflict. Good work you two, have some down time for the rest of the day and I'll get back to you with your next assignment."[/b]

The communication channel was hung up on the other end leaving the two girls to contemplate Julius' words.

[b]"Well I guess we've got the rest of the day off. Do we rest or make the most of it?"[/b] Rhiannon asked cheerily, stretching; her wounds had already healed up and she felt rejuvenated now that the matter was out of their hands. For now, at least.