172 Second Deal

"And that's the best you can offer me?" said Aldrich. "A collar and a leash?"

"It's a better deal than what anyone else can give you," said Colonel Davos. "So tell me. Are you going to take it or not?"

"Say, hypothetically, that I do take you up on your generous offer, then what do you want from me?" said Aldrich.

"You have zero records anywhere," said Colonel Davos. "You're like a ghost. A phantom that just decided to pop up one day. Attempts to scan and analyze your powers fail. Attempts to read your past fail.

I want a full explanation of who you are and what your powers are."

"I see. I can sense that isn't all you want. So go on, tell me more," said Aldrich.

"Next, I would want full access to all the specimen under your control. That includes, of course, the Locus. We would need to run extensive testing on them. You would be part of that testing," said Colonel Davos.

"Naturally," said Aldrich. "Alright, then. Anything else?"