“Jack, oh how time has changed.” Patrick Walker, once known as Smasher, gets to his feet. He is eye level with Jack Eimann, the man once known as the Indestructible Man, “Not too long ago, we both fought on the same side. For justice.”
“Patrick, time has changed. The World is a much different place than the one we used to protect.”
“It is not all that different old friend.”
“YES. It is. People had gotten too powerful for there own good, the War proved as much. Upon my return I brought a change. For the better-“
“People are not free. This is not right. It goes against everything this country once was.”
“Was. Past tense. As you said your self, the World has changed.”
“This is wrong, you know that.”
“No, your rebellion is the only thing that is wrong in my World. Peace has finally been achieved, but this is not good enough for you, no, I guess you just loved playing hero too much.”
“Peace at a cost of innocent deaths. At a cost of a society stone cold with fear. Freedom only a myth.”
“Patrick, this was the only way, you out of all people should understand this.”
“You know, Jack, every time we speak you sound more and more like your father.”
“If you are trying to make me loose my cool it isn’t going to work.”
“How about this?” As Patrick finished, his hands lit up in blue energy, “Your human body is not indestructible anymore. You could easily be killed.”
“If you were here to kill me, than you would have come in person. Not his hologram projection. I might not have my old powers, but I can still sense energy patterns, I am no FOOL Walker. You are not capable of getting anywhere near me, you know that as do I.”
Jack returned to his desk, “I tire of this conversation. In a few days, you will see things my way.”
“I’m sorry for what you have become, old friend. This is not the end.”
With those words the holographic image of Patrick Walker disappeared.
