Quote:

...the famous, former Olympic track champion Edulcore Cicciotto comes into focus. In an almost perfect Italian accent.

"Hello ladies and gentlemen of the meta community. Some of you may recognize me from the feats I performed on the Olympic tracks across the world. That was until it was found out that I was a meta, a person with special gifts beyond those of normal men and women. For that I was humiliated in front of the entire international athletic community. I was stripped of the metals that I had won with my own natural abilities and hard work. My life was cast into turmoil all because I, like you, were different.

"I wandered the world without direction or a purpose until I found men and women just like me. We bonded together in a goal, a dream, of creating a world where metahumans would feel no need to hide. Just this week, we have made the first major step towards that goal. In Manhattan, we are building a nation that fears not the metagene but embraces it. Here you can be yourself for the first time in your life. Come with me, and be a pioneer of the future. Build a world that neither you nor your children will have to fear."



Bastard! shouted Edulcore Cicciotto, trowing the cellular phone in his hand precisely between the eyes of the fading image of himself on the Tv screen. The monitor exploded with a loud POP and a small puff of smoke.

"Honey, it's the third time this week you destroy a TV watching that tape" observed Rose Biggles, who was sitting on an ample armchair of bamboo.

Euro stood up. "You know what makes me mad most? That are exactly the words I would have used myself! Am I so obvious to fake?"

Rose smiled, a mellow catlike smile, stretching her harms. The pregnancy was giving her frequent cramps. "Sorry, hon, but the answer is yes".

"Bah!" shouted Euro, kneeling in front of the damaged TV trying to recover the cell phone. "I am calling on the guys. I guess it's time for a meeting. If the Strikeforce thinks to have buried us on this island forever, I will force them to change their minds."

"What do you want to do? If any of you set foot outside the country, they will invade the island. You could effectively fight them, but the people will suffer. Again" said Rose, worried.

"Edulcore shook the head. "No, I am not thinking of doing anything glaringly. Nobody should know we are looking into Manhattan. But it's time we start to do what the EPS is doing from the start. We need to set thing in motion..."

Rose's face froze for an instant. "Phil Smith. It's coming" said the ESP woman.

"I was waiting for him. I had one thing to ask..." responded Euro, entering the elevator, while a black Ferrari stopped in front of the still nameless restaurant.