1.17 Homecoming Part 4

Hmm. Do I tell him the truth or do I come up with some lie?

The truth is going to come out sooner or later.

We might as well get over with now then. Especially when we are friendly territory.

“An AI,” answers Leo, “Sentinel was my first creation. You see, I accidentally created her the day I got my powers.”

“An AI...” repeats Scott.

“Yes, an A-” confirms Leo, only to be the one that is interrupted this time.

“A freaking AI!” yells Scott, “Are you insane!”

I suppose somebody was going to react like this eventually.

“That is debatable,” replies Leo calmly.

“Take this seriously!” snarls Scott as he leaps to his feet, “Do you have any idea how dangerous an AI is? It needs to be taken into the procession of-”

Just who hell does this guy thing he is?

No one gets to threaten Jaylyn or any of our loved ones!

With an angry growl, Leo steps towards Scott, his hands clenched into tight fists.

“No,” says Leo bluntly.

“You don’t understand the situation-urrg,” Scott starts to reply before his voice chokes off.

 Leo has summoned Reinkal to his right hand and has the halberd aimed at Scott, the blade crackling with what little charge it has remaining.

“You do not get to just come into my home and threaten my family,” states Leo bluntly, his rage barely restrained even with the aid of all five Companions.

I don’t freaking care about the consequences, I will kill him if he dares to harm our loved ones.

“You cannot threaten a law enforcement official,” says Special Agent Layman as he steps forward so he is between Leo and Secretary Scott, “Stand d-”

Leo doesn’t give the DSA agent time to even finish his sentence as he leaps into action. Leo slash Nolan across the chest, leaving a deep gashes he as he darts forward and yanks the agent’s handgun out of its holster with his left hand.

Leo aims his new gun at Nolan’s knee even as he prepares to stab the agent through the chest with Reinkal. But before Leo can continue his attack, Nolan flickers and the DSA agent vanish from view.

Leo halts as he attempts to figure out what happened.

Oh yeah, superpowered Mum.

You’re darn right son.

Mum? What are you doing in my head?

Telling you to stop this nonsense.

He threatened Jaylyn!

Who are you?

That would be Burning Heart. I am White Tea by the way.

Wait, you have two Companions?

Five actually. I’m Vigilant Lion.

Enduring Iron.

Joyous Star.

Wow. You have a lot of voices in your head Leo.

Hence why we said that our sanity was debatable.

We?

As you gathered, we aren’t exactly normal Companions. Rather than being separate beings, we are more sub-personalities of Leo.

It is true that they are different to me.

And who might you be?

Danica Geary’s Companion, Faye Kitty.

Well, that explains some things.

I beg your pardon Leo?

Never mind, let’s get back to dealing with Secretary Scott.

Kicking his Mum out of his mind, Leo focuses his attention back on Scott.

“What did you-” Scott starts to ask before Leo’s Mum cuts in.

“I’ll bring him and the others back once this is all sorted,” explains Mum in a sing song voice.

Scott glares at her, but turns back to Leo as Leo clears his throat loudly.

“Just to clear some things up,” starts Leo as he aims Reinkal at Scott, “Sentinel may have been an accidental creation, but my darling Jaylyn considers me to be her father and in the first few months, I have accepted her as my daughter. Admittedly it was with some reluctance, but that doesn’t change that fact that if anybody goes after her or any of my loved ones, I will use everything in my power to stop them. Everything. And I don’t just refer to my superpowers when I say I’ll do anything in power to protect the ones I love. I have an army, I have a nuclear arsenal and I have the ability to produce anything I else I will need. So believe me when I say that if I have to, I will take on the US government if I have to and I will win.”

Once again, Leo and Scott stare at each other.

“You may leave my house now,” says Leo’s Mum casually as she stands up and walks over to Leo, placing a hand on her son’s shoulder, “Secretary Robert Scott, you have outstayed your welcome.”

With an absolutely furious look on his face, Scott sharply turns and strides out the room.

This will have long term consequences.

Then we will weather them. He should not have threaten our family.

Leo and his Mum are both still as they wait until they hear the opening and slamming shut of the front door as Secretary Scott exits the house.

Whilst his Mum relaxes, Leo remains alert, processing the potential outcomes of this conflict.

Scott will not just let this go. He will have his vengeance. Of the other big threats, I have faced, the DSA will be the worse. The Harbingers are, well the Harbingers and won’t specifically target us. We sent the Slaughter Seven fleeing with their tails between the legs. Darkness is... downright reasonable when I think about. Pragmatic and not just about to get into a long and tedious war with the Guardsmen out of pride and petty vengeance. Secretary Scott on the other hand, I can totally see him doing that. Man, I feel tired all of a sudden.

But Leo is jolted out of his thoughts as his Mum speaks.

“So Leonard Orrell Geary,” says his Mum in that deceptively uninterested voice that mothers’ have, “You have a daughter?”

Leo’s face flushes red.