Free Rebellion (Zero Series) by Jacob Huth

to sound rude, but why are
you here? I thought you didn’t leave your city,” Frost said.
    “You aren’t coming across as rude. I didn’t leave it,
but it no longer exists,” he replied.
    “What do you mean?” Flare asked.
    “Kraken sent one of their top agents with a small
squadron to find out what happened to the two men that we got the radios and
the fusion cells from. They found my city and burned it to the ground,” replied
Pan.
    “Oh no,” Flare said, “How did you escape?”
    “Luckily, Zero noticed the smoke while he was flying
around and he came to our rescue. He saved me, my people and killed Jekyll,” he
replied.
    “Flying?” Frost asked in a very confused tone.
    “Jet got the amplifiers working. I was able to push
myself into the air. They also helped me take out Jekyll,” I replied.
    “Who is Jekyll?” Frost asked.
    “He is one of Kraken’s top agents,” Flare replied,
“He has a gene spike that allows him to morph at will into a grotesque monster,
hence the name Jekyll.”
    “I don’t understand the reference,” Frost said.
    “It’s an old story about a scientist named Dr. Jekyll
who takes a chemical and becomes a monster,” I replied.
    “You were able to kill him?” Flare asked.
    “Barely. Pan lit him on fire which lowered his
defenses long enough for me to use the amplifiers to boost my power and his
neck snapped,” I replied.
    “Well that’s gruesome,” Frost said.
    “It was the only way. He would’ve killed all of my
people,” Pan said.
    “I’m not saying he was wrong for doing it. I think we
have all realized that we will have to kill at some point. Hades sure as hell
won’t show mercy,” Frost replied. Just as he finished talking, Hades voice came
over the frequency.
    “Attention all Kraken agents. We have lost Jekyll to
the rebel Zero and the leader of the forest people, Pan. If you see Zero, Pan
or any of their associates, kill them on sight. We cannot have these fools
interrupting Operation Armageddon. They will not hesitate to destroy you so you
can not hesitate to kill them. Do not fail me. That is all,” he said over the
crackly transmission. The agent we sent back to Kraken obviously informed Hades
of what had happened at Bosque City, of how powerful I had become. Hades
sounded genuinely worried about his operation. I was sure that he thought that
I would never make it past Jekyll if I met him, but I proved him wrong and
showed Kraken that I was a force to be reckoned with. I looked around the crowd
and noticed that everyone was staring at me.
    “What is it?” I asked.
    “He is scared,” Flare said.
    “Scared of what?” I asked.
    “He is scared of you. Jekyll is one of his toughest
men. If you took him down, he realized that you can hold your own,” she
replied.
    “If people could see what I saw, they would rally
around you. You have power and you have a legitimate chance to destroy Kraken,”
Pan said.
    “I hope so. Even with the amplifiers, we won’t be
able to do it alone,” I said.
    “So the amplifiers work,” Frost said.
    “I should say so,” Pan replied.
    “Jet’s expertise has given us an advantage,” I said.
Jet ran her fingers through her short hair in an attempt to hide her face with
her hand. I was sure that she was blushing again.
    “I should probably get going. If I’m going to slip
into the city between the patrol switch, I should go soon,” Pan said.
    “Where are you going to stay?” Flare asked.
    “He is going to stay in my house,” Jet said. We
hadn’t discussed it yet so it took us by surprise.
    “Your house?” Frost asked.
    “My house is still stocked with supplies and Kraken
is probably keeping an eye on your houses. I am fairly certain that Kraken has
no idea that I’m working with you,” replied Jet.
    “Works for me,” Pan said.
    “You should take some clothes from our stash. They
are on the lookout for a “forest man” and you stick out like a sore thumb in
those clothes,” I said.
    “Greatly