It didn’t take long for Epsilon to slink his way into the mess hall and Danny gave the powerful meta his full attention as he did so.  Delta and Epsilon were like their role models now, which proved to be somewhat tricky, considering how different they both were.  Delta was the easier one to get along with of the two, where as you had to watch your step around Epsilon. Needless to say, the two hotheads in the group were reprimanded more so than the others.  Deep down, he knew that Delta and Epsilon only wanted to keep their protégé’s safe, so he couldn’t bring himself to truly disobey or refute their advice but the more time he spent there the more difficult it was to keep the negative emotions at bay.  Frustration, anger, resentment, restlessness, just dealing with one of those feelings could prove difficult but when they were all rolled into one and with each passing day being filled with air like a balloon in your chest, it was hard to keep it from bursting.  Kana wanted some action and he couldn’t blame her, however Delta quickly shut her down with an impressive display of his own abilities.  If he were Phi, she would have been dead already.  Kana was headstrong, he knew Delta’s reaction probably wouldn’t be enough to change her mind and that’s probably why Epsilon decided to show his face.

Remembering the scar Delta showed them from Phi and seeing just how bad Epsilon’s wound was up close, even he had second thoughts about facing the super villain.  Almost before he could blink, Epsilon grabbed Kana with his shadows, causing her to react with an instinctive use of her powers.  When Kana reacted, Danny tensed and pushed himself from leaning against the wall.  He slowly walked towards Kana, so that he was only a few feet behind her.  The young meta exhaled a shaky breath as Epsilon expressed his disapproval and not only that, he issued a challenge.  Danny wasn’t one to back down from a fight but even he wasn’t as much of an ass to try to kill someone who was keeping him safe.  Danny was almost sure Epsilon was baiting him into a fight, a fight Danny couldn’t win.   At least not yet.  He recognized that Delta and Epsilon were crazy powerful and if the two of them had their hands full dealing with Phi, the rest of them didn’t stand much of a chance.  He listened to Kana’s response and he understood her point but he couldn’t say he agreed completely.  They weren’t ready, he knew that but what he wanted to know was…when?  When would they be able to hold their own or at least work as a team?

[color=0054a6]“We’re not ready, I get it, but I understand how Kana feels too.”[/color] Danny blurted out.  He exhaled again, and swallowed hard, shaking his head slightly and fighting back his own frustrations.  [color=0054a6]“I mean…don’t get me wrong, I’m not in any rush to die or anything but we’ve been here for months, when are we gonna be ready? Huh?  In a year? Three? Twenty?  If we’re not strong enough, show us what we need to do.”[/color] He said almost pleadingly.  After letting a moment pass, he sighed again and his voice returned to a calmer tone, if not somber.  [color=0054a6]“I wanna get my life back, ya know?  I…I wanna see if my family’s ok while they still recognize me…  And you know the part that really sucks about this whole thing?  While we’re hiding in this silo, that damn Phi jerk is out there just doing whatever the hell he wants, no way man…he’s gotta pay!”[/color] He said with his temper flaring up again.  He slammed his fist into his open palm and inadvertently triggered his powers.  His skin almost instantly became so dense it turned dark blue and the pupils of his eyes disappeared all together, leaving only the eerie white.