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[CENTER][I][h1][color=orange]Jonah Hanes[/color][/h1][/i][/CENTER]

[Color=orange]Time:[/color] Early Afternoon
[Color=orange]Location:[/color] San Francisco, Liberty Head Quarters
[Color=orange]Interaction:[/color] 
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Patricia was getting to work on making contact with the Pastor in charge of the purists & Benny Stein. He wanted to work something out between of them, sort of a power team up. Benny Stein’s talkshow was pro government & anti altered an excellent combination for working with him. Pastor Mendez had some  biblically inspired beliefs that he didn’t agree with as a strong agnostic but that was fine with him. Even though they all started from different places on they all got to the ed of the track together.

He went on doing research for the rest of the morning, and taking calls from different agents working different case, Most of the calls were based out of the California office, but a couple were from liberty operatives working in Washington D.C, New York City, Chicago, Atlanta, Vegas, Houston & so forth. As he was putting together the final touches on a field report about Agent Green’s death from the security guards he received a call from his main field partner Angela fields

[Color=orange]“Hello Angela, what do I owe you the pleasure?”[/color]

“Cut the formalities, I need back up I need you, I’ve been following the lead you got from that kid Xavier, I’ve got another team looking for the native once our facial recognition software, but there’s been a recent string of break-ins in Oakland. Forced entry into vehicles but not the typical baseball bat or crowbar way. Entire doors ripped off and flung into the streets, meet me I’m about to send an address, take a chopper to the rendezvous point I send, and bring some big guns, motherfucker got in the shoulder on the traffic footage and just leapt away, I’ll see you soon get your ass out of that office.

Click, the conversation was over. [Color=orange][I]Finally some action[/I][/color] Jonah had studied the masked altered “hero” having watched said camera footage with Angela yesterday evening before calling in the towel and heading home to his wife & kids. Within moments he got additional messages from Angela sending the information she’d discussed on the phone.

He tossed on a tactical vest, and grabbed a larger gun to strap onto his back. He slapped on a belt with multiple pockets, that alongside his cargo pants meant he had enough pockets to carry around all the gadgets he felt he’d need for this encounter. He shot a text to Paige to let her know what was going on and what to get done before heading to the bathroom,

[b]25 Minutes Later[/b]
The chopper made its landing and Jonah emerged from the aerial delivery vehicle. The rush of being able to take down another one of the three altered he learned about yesterday was letting him ignore California’s intense summer heat. He went to his text thread with Angela & tapped into her location which she had set to be shared with him for the next 2 hours.

It wasn’t long before he was approaching Angela herself, he’d passed through two streets with several damaged vehicles. SUV’s, cars, jeeps, bikes & more vehicles galore hada. Wide varying range of damage. Doors ripped of the hinge, roofs pushed in, windows shattered. [Color=orange]“Oh wow this guy’s mad.”[/color]

“Tell me about it, I’ve been keeping an eye on him while I waited on you before I make a move. So far it looks like he’s looking for something, most people break into vehicles looking for cash or tings to sell, but isn’t he supposed to be a superhero.” Angela questioned having read the field report about this guy’s conflict with the ice wielder. Patricia had also given them access to police reports which corroborated the fact that this man was a supposed hero fighting against other dangerous altered criminals, and regular ones.

His conflict with the justice system came from the fact that he was acting as judge, jury & executioner towards his targets. Murdering them rather then allowing them to be cuffed & hauled off to jail. Not that Jonah minded that particularly after all they weren’t focusing on bringing Shade in after his conversation with Anya yesterday. But this guy was no Shade, he was damaging people’s property and ad already ripped up people’s means of transportation across two streets Jonah didn’t want to let him hit a third. [Color=orange]“Yeah well he’s no hero clearly, he’s not playing the role  so we might as well bring him in. Good thing is while it’s been reported that bullets bounce OFF Shade, we have a police report & footage that shows that even though mister super punch over there is strong he Ain’t invincible.”[/color]

“Right alright then how do you want to play this Jonah? I go in first or you? I figure we shouldn’t alert him to the fact that there’s two of us off the bat?” Angela questioned clearly trying to come up with a strategic maneuver to take this altered down.

[Color=orange]“I’ll go in first, I’ve been itching for action and according to your paper work you almost got fried by super whore yesterday, leave it to Jonah.”[/color] He commanded oozing with authority as he rolled out the corner clutching his weapon.

The altered man was ripping the doors of a mini-van when he noticed the red dot on his chest. He cursed something quietly and turned to face Jonah clearly upset about the confrontation. “This has no involvement with you, stay back citizen and go by your own way if you don’t want to get hurt.” Super Punch said.

[Color=orange]“Or what you’re gonna punch the air at me? I don’t think so, I was kind of a fan of you but your out here ripping cars up and I’m thinking damn what If that was my car? Who covers mutant attacks, Geico, All State, I know farmers doesn’t, so I’m gonna take you in. You took out some real scum on the streets, so I’ll be gentle.”[/color] Jonah remarked sarcastically as the altered just shook his head.

“It’s not what it looks like, I’m the same as I was before, I’m trying to keep this damn city safe! I gotta get more, I need more strength, more power!!!” Punch screamed and clapped his hands together creating a sonic boom that launched Jonah flying back into a wall causing him to gasp as he connected with the concrete. 

[Color=orange]“Fuck this, you’re done freak!!!”[/color] Jonah yelled as he got up, Punch charged him. Angela came out the cut shooting at the masked property damager. He screamed as two of the bullets grazed his shoulder causing him to loose his momentum. Jonah came up bum rushing him bashing I’m in the face with the butt of his gun drawing blood.

“I’m not a freak you dumb ass I’m the hero!” Punch screamed and jerked the gun out of Jonah’s hands and spun around kicking him in the chest. His super strength causing Jonah to be flung backwards clapping his body into a street pole.

“Some hero you are.” Angela rushed out firing a shot into Punch’s shoulder, then another into his shoulder blade. Punch screamed from the shots hitting and spun around leaping into the air. His strength causing him to hurl through the air and smash against Angela’s chest an audible crack being heard as the agent and masked vigilante crashed into the ground. 

“Enough of this sacrifices must be made when the ignorant intervene with greatness & the security of the world!” Punch screamed as he grabbed Angelas gun and ripped it in half, he then lifted her up by the neck and slammed her into the ground causing her to cough out blood. Angela rose up to fight back only for Punch to smack her twice then push her into the ground.

“I won’t give up you bastard, you’re kind won’t win.” Angela retorted spitting towards Punch who barely moved out the way. Angrily he lifted her up pushed her then ran forward slapping her once more, an audible crack was heard as Angela soared forward slamming into the door of a jeep with a hard thud.

[Color=orange]“ANGELA!!!!!!”[/color] Jonah screamed rushing towards Punch lunging for his own discarded gun. Punch turned around and charged towards the Liberty Agent not wanting him to grab his weapon. As Jonah snapped the gun up Punch ducked and rolled towards a parked Hyundai and ripped the door off right as Jonah opened fire. “Your gonna pay for that motherfucker!!!”

“Yeah make me then!” Punch yelled as he charged towards Jonah the door in hand, Jonah whipped out a grenade tossing it at Punch. Punch swung the door forward to knock the grenade back only to be assaulted with multiple shots from Jonah who now had an open shot. Punch coughed out blood as the shots penetrated his chest and collapsed the door hinge and grenade falling on top of him. Jonah ran back as the grenade detonated ducking down and covering his ears as it did. The screams of punch were all that was heard as Jonah turned to face the altered.

[Color=orange]“Wish granted you piece of shit.”[/color] Jonah marched over towards the bleeding altered, a normal man would have been killed by that volley of shots. Even though he was far from bullet proof and explosion proof, he was enhanced enough to survive that move. He was in horrible shape oozing blood, but with medical attention he might be able to pull through. Not that Jonah had much concern for the lives of altered humans.

“You messed up, your gonna pay for this in the blood of innocent people, I was the good guy.” Punch said with much less vigor then before the combination attack used on him. Jonah spit at his face and smashed his foot against his tattered mask.

[Color=orange]“Not in my book, anyone who hurts my agents is a villain, and now I’m going to look you in the eyes before I remove you from this earth.”[/color]

“No…d…don’t..” Punch tried to reach up to stop Jonah but he was too weak to stop the liberty director at this point. 

[Color=orange]“Shut…the..fuck..up.”[/color] Jonah spoke calmly he pulled the mask of the supposed hero tossing it aside [Color=orange]“Now I..w…..what…”[/color] Jonah was in utter shock as he stumbled back upon unmasking the habitual car damaging altered. [Color=orange]“H..How..is this possible..it can’t be…the reports…everyone so far.”[/color] Jonah spoke in between gasps.

Angela who was in bad condition herself had managed to prop herself up against a vehicle using it as support leaning her back against it. Punch’s final volley of melee attacks he’d used on her had did a number on her, and while she wasn’t in critical condition she wouldn’t be able to just walk of that super beating with ibuprofen. “What is it Jonah, what’s going on? What’s wrong?!” Angela called out to her partner wanting to know what about unmasking this altered vigilante menace had him shocked and at a loss for words.

[Color=orange]“Angela..he’s…he’s like us…not them he’s white.”[/color] Jonah uttered in shock, seeing another caucasian man like himself was behind the mask of the super strong altered who’d brutally beat down his partner and nearly killed them both.

“Surprised huh…hahahaha..you have no idea what’s going on! This is only the beginning, it’s getting worst from here, the reason I am what I am is the reason Oakland’s going up in flames you stupid fed, your so far behind your not even helpful or effective. All you people do is rescue criminals, and give them second chances.” The de-masked altered spat out before coughing out blood again.

Jonah clenched his fists, none of this made any sense. It went against everything he knew thus far, the intel and the knowledge he’d gathered, everything Liberty had compiled. To think his own people, the ones he truly wanted to protect could be afflicted with the same sickness as the woman who leveled San Francisco. [Color=orange][I]This can’t be, he must be an outlier he..I know [/I][/color] [Color=orange]“Really? That’s what you think? Perhaps your right, allow me to make up for that mistake.”[/color]

[Color=orange][I]No one can no, this could change everything, these new rules could affect the people that really matter. Me, my wife, my daughters, Angela, all the good people in this country, I won’t let that happen. [/I][/color] Jonah pulled out a second gun, his back-up pistol. He leaned down and placed the cold steel of the weapon on the altered’s temple. “Hmm” Making a last minute choice he lifted the gun and opened the altered’s mouth plunging the barrel of the gun inside his mouth before pulling the trigger. As he predicted despite his strength exterior, his insides were just as vulnerable as the rest of them. There was no more talking from the anomaly he was dead. [Color=orange]“That’s what you wanted us to do right, no more second chances, be careful what you wish for because you just might get it.”[/color]