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continue utilizing your services.” the senator said.
    Trisha smiled and nodded.
    “However,” He told her as he looked directly into her eyes. “We request periodic visits to ensure the capture and imprisonment of humans with extraordinary powers are being done in the most humanely way possible.” he paused to wait for a response.
    “Provided the President signs off on every member inspecting, I see no problem with your terms.” she told him.
    “Very well. We will also require periodic inspections of TSO’s financial records, to be sure our money is being spent in the best way possible.”
    She looked at him with an annoyance. “We will provide financial records at your request, provided the President signs off on it.” she told him. She hated mentioning the President, but it seemed necessary. She was sure she would be getting a call from him later tonight.
    “Very well. I believe we can conclude today’s hearing?” the Senator asked as he looked around the room. Hearing no complaints or otherwise, he closed his leather folio and stood up. The rest of the panel stood after him, and they all walked out together, leaving Trisha alone in the giant room.
    She shook her head, pulled out her cell phone, and dialed her secretary. “Miranda, make a note to raise our rates at the earliest time that our contracts allow.”

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 2

April 1st, 2015 2:47 PM
     
    Douser pushed a button on her watch and touched the monster they had just captured again – taking his powers away for another twenty minutes. She handed Chancer the glass he had thrown at her.
    “You dropped this.” she told him.
    “You keep it, that glass saved your life!” Chancer said as he watched T.S.O. medics load the monster onto a gurney.
    “A lucky glass, is that it?” she laughed.
    “Sure, why not?” he said as he kept watching the monster. “Think the boss’ll be mad?” he pointed to the bloody mess they were putting on the gurney.
    “I’m pretty sure she can still bill for him. He’s alive, after all.” she said as she looked at the grotesque mess.
    “Alive-ish, anyways.” he said quietly.
    “He killed two people, he deserves it.” he said without feeling.
    After a short time of silence and watching the medics deal with the monster, Chancer asked her if she wanted him to ride with her.
    “No thanks. I got this one. It’s not like he’s going to be lifting anything any time soon.” she smiled and looked past him. “Besides, you have reports to fill out.” she said with a laugh and a pat on the shoulder.
    “Agent Chancer, how nice to see you again.” a voice came from behind him.
    Chancer sighed and turned around. “Captain Ron! Captain Ron!” he shouted with a smile as he turned around.
    “Do you never tire of saying that?” Captain Ronald Priggs of the New York City Police Department said.
    “Not really, no.” he said quickly. “Besides, it makes your men laugh.”
    The captain turned quickly and his officers tried to hide their smiles and laughs. He gave them a dirty look before turning back around. “He dead?” he asked as he looked at the bloody sheets covering the monster.
    “Nope, alive and kicking.” he said as he looked over to the ambulance the gurney was being loaded onto. “Well, alive anyways.”
    “Was he really throwing cars?” the captain asked as he watched the paramedics who were helping the people out of the first car the monster threw.
    “Two of them, when we showed up.” Chancer said as a paramedic came over and asked if he was ready to transport their prisoner. “Gotta’ go Captain, I’ll send you the report by the end of the day.” He climbed in the back of the ambulance with Douser and the monster, and waved with a grin to the Captain as the paramedics closed the doors behind him and drove off.
    Captain Priggs looked over to where the second car had been thrown and rolled into a building and shook his head. “Damned Supers.” he grumbled as he took