The next morning, Back at the Penthouse, Raven and the others are seen watching a Basketball game on TV. They then get a knock on the door, and it's CIA director John Vader, along with Agent Roman Langston.
"How can I help you gentlemen this morning?" Raven says, with sarcasm.
"I can tell that you don't look happy to see us, Kyoto." says Vader.
"Don't think we forgot about how you treated us. If anything, you don't deserve to breathe the same air as we do!" retorts Ken.
"I figured you'd say that, that's why you killed hundreds of people in the last year, am I right?" questions Vader.
"What? We didn't kill anybody!" exclaims Trent.
"Really? Because, Agent Langston said to us, that the assailants used Elemental Powers, similar to yours. And plus, they all have extensive combat knowledge as you all do." explains Vader.
"Wait, there must be a mistake, you can't obviously think we did this?" asks Shawn.
"We are taking no chances, you are all coming with us." Agent Langston tells the team. Vader orders his CIA troops, to bring Raven and the others in for further questioning. Raven attacks the troops, taking most of them down before being tasered by Vader.
"Arrest them..." orders Vader. The CIA troops place each of the Elementals in handcuffs and they place them inside of a convoy truck, driving away with them captured. Moments later, Kajor and Master Yuki return from a trip to the store, only to discover that the others are not present.
"Master, where are the others?" asks Kajor.
"They must have gone out." Master Yuki guesses.
"Yeah, but if you are going out, why do you leave certain belongings here?" wonders Kajor.
"You're right, Raven's wallet, she would always have it on her, when going out." says Master Yuki. Kajor gets a sudden flash, and he sees what happened.
"They were arrested," reveals Kajor.
"Arrested, for what?" Wonders Master Yuki.
"I don't know, but I do have an idea on who took them." says Kajor.
"The CIA..." says Master Yuki.
"Were those the Humans you told me about?" Kajor asks.
"Yes, but why would they arrest my students? They did nothing wrong." Master Yuki says.
"That's what I'm going to find out, meet me in the basement." Moments later, Kajor and Master Yuki meet in the basement level and they find out where the others are being held.
"The CIA headquarters, I should have known..." says Master Yuki.
"They're being held captive on the second floor." points out Kajor.
"You must free them!" pleads Master Yuki.
"I will, but I have to keep my elemental power usage at a minimum, I don't want to hurt these guys." cautions Kajor.
"Do you know where the building is?" asks Master Yuki.
"Yeah, downtown Miami. Wish me luck!" Kajor teleports himself to the location of the building, observing the premises from far away, near a bush.
"So this is the CIA headquarters, not a bad place," Kajor thinks to himself.
A CIA patrol man is then seen walking around the premises. Kajor quickly hides behind a garbage dumpster, staying out of sight.
As the Patrol man walks towards the dumpster, Kajor places him in a Sleeper Hold and he takes his clothes, disguising himself as a patrol man. Kajor walks into the building, and he uses his Light Vision, to see where the others are being held.
"It looks like I was wrong, they're in Maximum Security containers on the third floor." Kajor then takes an elevator onto the third floor, where he sees the prison cells. He then hears the others talking to each other.
"You know, Master Yuki and Kajor are absolutely crazy, in thinking that humans are going to just accept us." laments Ken.
"Nobody said it was going to be easy, they just made a mistake, I bet they will let us go free." optimizes Bryant.
"Bryant's right, this is all a huge misunderstanding," agrees Raven.
"Bullshit! Humans are never going to accept us! If we have to fight them, then so be it!" growls Ken.
"Calm yourself Ken! You always let your temper get the best of you!" cautions Michael. Raven suddenly hears a booming sound on the outside, that triggers an alarm. Moments later, the prison doors open and the others see Kajor dressed in a patrol man's outfit.
"Heard you guys needed a hand?" quips Kajor.
"Kajor! How did you find out where we were?" wonders Jordan.
"No time to explain, by the sound of that alarm, that would be our queue to go!" alerts Kajor.
"We may have to fight our way out!" warns Raven.
"Yes, but we disable them, don't kill them." Kajor reaffirms the team, while taking off his disguise. Meanwhile, inside the main hull, Vader orders a tactical team to apprehend the Elementals, after seeing Kajor's body heat on the security camera. The body temperature detector shows a 67 degree difference in temperature, compared to all the other employees.
"Block off the doors, and surround them, do not let them leave the premises!" Agent Langston and the tactical team then surround the Elementals, thinking they have the upper hand.
"On your knees, put your hands behind your back!" shouts Agent Langston. Kajor nods at Jordan, and she engulfs the room in a cloud of smoke with a gesture of her hand.
"Protective Action!" Langston and his tactical team put on gas masks, to help them breathe. Michael quickly uses his power to blow the smoke in their faces, blinding them. Kajor begins to take down two of Langston's tactical team members, with minimal effort by smashing their heads into each other.
Two security guards try to attack Kajor from behind, with nightsticks, but Raven uses her Water ability, to make them slip and fall on their backs. Raven hits both guards with a roundhouse kick to their faces, knocking them unconscious. Langston calls in more agents to the premises.
The agents quickly surround the team and they try to attack them. But Michael runs at blinding fast speed and he quickly disposes of the agents. Langston tases Michael, but he is suddenly tackled by Bryant. Kajor sees more Agents coming from his left side.
"More agents, on the left!" exclaims Kajor.
"I'm on it!" Samantha goes over to the agents and she turns her skin into metal. As the agents shoot at her, the bullets bounce off of her skin, hitting the walls. Samantha grabs a CIA agent and she throws him towards a group of his fellow comrades. An agent tries to stab Samantha with a knife, but the blade breaks upon impact. This allows Samantha to grab the agents arm and place him in a sleeper hold, knocking him unconscious.
Meanwhile, Bryant and Langston are still trading blows with each other. Langston tries to shoot Bryant, but the Blood Elemental uses his Blood Dash to evade harm. Langston takes out a knife and he attempts to attack Bryant, flipping his knife to throw him off guard. Bryant however, blocks his every attempt and he hits Langston with a spinning back kick, sending the Agent through a wall.
Vader comes down with an an Automatic Machine Gun and he tries to shoot Kajor, but Kajor uses the Metal Element to create a Shield, blocking the bullets. After running out of bullets, Vader attempts to punch Kajor, but he hits nothing but air, as Kajor dodges his every attempt.
Kajor uses his finger to slap Vader in the face and he finally kicks him through a table. Kajor grabs the rest of the team and he teleports with them away from the building.
"Damn Elementals..." mumbles Vader, getting up from the destroyed table. Moments later, Kajor and the others get back to the Penthouse, relieved that they are out of imprisonment.
"Kajor, what's wrong?" wonders Raven.
"I saved you guys, but why do I feel all of this guilt?" asks Kajor.
"Sometimes, people don't give you much of a choice and you do things, that you would never do. But you find solace in knowing that what you did, was for a good reason." replies Raven. Kajor nods, and the team goes into the penthouse to rest their bodies, and their minds.
Several hours later. As the moonlight shines over the night sky, Kajor stands in front of the moon, in deep thought. He then closes his eyes, and he reflects back to a time, where his mother gave him his family crest.
"Kajor, this symbol means that I am always with you, no matter what happens to me, I will forever watch over you," says Kajor's mother.
"Mom, I never want to lose you. I don't know if I can survive the pain..." says Kajor.
"My dear, deep within your soul, lies a greater power, than any Elemental ability... The power of hope. It is what keeps us going, even in the face of danger, it is what will keep you going, for the rest of your life," says Kajor's mother. Kajor has another flashback, of his Mother, lying on the ground, in a pool of blood.
"Mom!" Kajor cries out.
"K... Kajor? My son?" she asks faintly.
"It's me, you're going to be fine!" Kajor replies.
"No, my wounds are too great..." says Kajor's mother.
"No, mom you listen to me! You can't die..." says Kajor, with tears in his eyes.
"Do not grieve... It's okay Kajor... Don't be afraid..." Kajor's mother tells him, while struggling to breathe.
"Kajor, the world... looks to you now... You must protect this world..." Kajor's mother informs him.
"No, not without you. I'm not strong enough!" laments Kajor.
"Yes... Yes you are. I have never got the chance, to tell you the truth, about how proud I am of you." Kajor's mother tearfully says, as she violently coughs up blood.
"Remember my promise... I... Will always be with you... I love you... My son." Kajor's mother weakly says. As she takes her last breath, Kajor's mother's hand falls to the ground, and she succumbed to death.
"Mom... Mom... MOM!!!" Kajor cries out. Kajor collapses on his mother's broken body, and he cries out tears of sadness and anger.
Kajor opens his eyes, and he stares at the crest on his chestpiece, watching it glow with immense power.
"100 years, and the ache is still fresh." sighs Kajor.
"Mother, I miss you every day I breathe, but I always know, that you are here with me, now and forever." says Kajor with a tear in his eye.
"Our dream will be realized, I will protect this world, along with both Human and Elemental alike. I make this promise, to you." vows Kajor. Kajor teleports away, as the moon is then covered by clouds, and vanishes from sight. Two hours later, Vader and the rest of the CIA clean up the damage, from today's attack.
"John Vader, meet me in the park, come alone." Kajor tells him telepathically.
"What the hell? How did..." Vader wonders.
"I am unarmed, I just want to talk. I want five minutes of your time." says Kajor. Vader grabs his car keys, making his way to his van. Getting in his van, Vader drives to the park, where Kajor is awaiting him.
"All right, you have my attention, what do you want?" questions Vader, standing face to face with Kajor.
"You think we are the enemy, but we're not." Kajor tells Vader.
"Tell that to my team, whom you incapacitated!" exclaims Vader.
"I had a good intention for my actions, I did not want to hurt your men. You had my friends captive for a crime the did not commit." retorts Kajor.
"What do you want? And make it quick Elemental, before I gun you down." says Vader.
"I'm simply giving you a message, we are here to stay, and there is a far greater threat coming. So go ahead, do what you want with us... The decision is up to you!" declares Kajor.
"You think that you can live among humans? They will ridicule you, fear you!" warns Vader.
"Maybe, but in time, they will learn to accept us, as you can, if you just give it a shot." encourages Kajor.
"Even if I were to try, what makes you think I would listen?" wonders Vader.
"I don't know director... Guess I just have to trust you." remarks Kajor. Kajor then teleports away, leaving Vader to think about Kajor's words. Vader then walks away, while a shadowy figures looks on in the distance.
In a distant forest, Mammar is seen standing in a flamming Pentagram of his own creation.
"My power, it is growing..." Mammar blasts a stream of fire at a nearby tree, setting it ablaze to uncontrollable lengths.
"Yes..." Mammar hisses with pleasure. Mammar begins to set more trees on fire, before stomping into the ground, destroying the entire forest.
"Impressive, you are everything that they say." says Leon, who walks over to him.
"When do we get to Kajor?" questiones Mammar.
"Soon my friend, Kajor is just a piece of the puzzle, this is a new world for all of us, a new age for all Elementals." replies Leon.
"A world without Humanity..." growls Mammar.
"By now, Kajor has assembled his own army, to protect Humanity. Oh Kajor, always the gullible insect." insults Leon.
"Gather the others, we will march to their place of residence, and we will destroy them. Then, we shall rid the world of these Humans, that have oppressed us long enough." orders Leon. As Leon walks away, Mammar looks at the destruction he has caused to the forest.
"You will pay for locking me away, Kajor Bladerunner!" Mammar bellows, as he watches the forest burn to the ground.
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