The kids who changed the world~Collab part 1

*Joshua's POV*
Hi, I'm joshua. I'm a 16 years old boy and I have a very special power: I can see the soul of people. I said 'very special' because here, everybody have a special power, but mine is really rare and so very researched. But if I say I don't have any powers, I'll be an outcast, and my life expectancy will be very shorted.
It's because of a sort of 'witch hunt' made a few years ago by the helpless (it's what we call them), and a big war provoked by it. We won, and the few helpless survivors are still tracked down and generally killed on sight. Some can survive if they are compiliants, and are not a treat for normals (that's us, people with powers), and many others conditions.
So I hide my power in the form of empathy. The colors of souls give me informations about people, as their fellings. It's considered as a very low rank power, but it's more sure this way. Even if I'm always bullied by high ranks, at last I won't be used as a helpless detector.
That's another face of my power: I can identify who have a power, which one and even what level. So autority seek for people like me to chase down and slay these people. But I don't want to do so. I prefer use my gift (or is it a curse?) to help people. Since I can see why peoples suffer and why they have this personnality, by the 'scars' on their souls, I can help them to feel better. But I must be very causious. Or it would be the end of my freedom.
I've got only one friend. His name is Zero. He is nice and have a pure soul. This is rare those day. Or maybe it always been. His power still unknow, but I know he have one. Sometime I dream I told him about my real power. but I know I can't. He wouldn't betray me, but he would be endangered.


*Zero's POV*
Hello my name's Zero, I'm 17 years old, have thick black hair and I'm a close friend to Joshua. All our problems started when I was resting under a tree at the park, waiting for Joshua so we could hang out.
"Hay give that back!" yelled Joshua not to far away, I sighed and sat up straight looking for my friend.
He was backed against the wall by the neighboring bullies who had Joshuas bag!
"Great" I muttered fearing for my friends' held, I jumped to my feet and ran over to them.
"Or what you little whimp, you gona try soften our hearts?" said the big hunchback Bully holding Joshuas bag laughing with his friends.
Joshua tried taking the bag by force but ended up getting pinned to the wall with the bully ready to punch him in the face!
I jumped forwards and hooked my arm around the bullies arm stopping him from flattening Joshua.
"Pick on someone your own size Heckles" I growled, he grinned showing me gritty teeth before elbowing me in the face.
'oh it's on now' I thought before diving on him sending us both to the ground.
My powers would be no use to me because I can't even use them for some reason?
Heckle pinned me to the ground and started punching me repeatedly in the face until the shrill whistle of the authorities split the air!
"Joshua run" I yelled blood flying from my mouth, he looked at me sadly before fleeing the sence.
One of the authorities made a glowing force field trap the bullies and myself so we couldn't escape!


*Joshua's POV*
"Joshua run!" said by only, which had come to rescue me.
Why? ... what did he do again!? Knowing my friend wouldn't say me to run without reason, I only muttered and began to run as quickly as possible. Fortunately, none of the thug is a speedcaster (someone who can move super-quickly) nor a time-contrôler (name clear enough). I jump out of the way and behing some rocks nearby. Here I can see all. When I look, a force field already surround the three thugs and my friend. I can the the policeman next to them, he's a magnetic, he can make this force field, but also control any iron alliage and sence people nearby by their hemoglobin. It request a hight level of concentration for a magnetic to do this last thing, why is someone with his skills still at a park surveillance? It's suspicious. But he is backface, and I can't read his memories without eye contact.
They began to argue, but I can't hear anything. Then the bully point in my direction! I hide behind the rock and think about a plan. I can't let them take Zero away!
I step out of my hide and casualy walk toward them. The policeman already began to lead them to the station. I speed a little and ask to the policeman:
"Sir, I saw everything, what will happen to them?
- Since the boy ran away, and there was no griefs, the big guy will be sent home...."
Ouch! I know what await him in his house, I wouldn't like to be him. It's because of that he harrass weaker people.
"and the other have done some problems we need to discuss about, he'll probably spent the night in the station before we call his parents..."
While discussing, he made not eye contact. Must be trained against psyshics. Rest plan B. 
"You know, I'm an empath, and I can feel some strond frustration in you, and even stronger pain in this big guy. I don't think it's good for him to go home."
The policeman stop immediately and ask straight away, looking me in the eyes:
"You sure ? What do you feel? And don't lie to me, I'll know it!"
It was not a part of his power, he must have learnt it. I can get through it.
" I'm not sure, when you spoke about sending him home, it was fear and despair, but I don't know from what, and..."
There was a bang, then a shout. It came from the shield, the thug screamed:
"Don't you dare speak about that, you dirty empath! I'll reap you apart! I'll..."
I didn't listen, instead backed up a little, then ran away before the policeman could do anything. But now the situation had changed, there was a very luckily possibility of child abuse. He began to calm and confort the child down, then proceed to lead him to the social service.
But as they began to walk, he realise that in the process, he had forgoten the other kid and disabled his field, he had run away. Again!
"darn!" he said by frustration."I'll get him next time!"

At the other and of the park, I join with Zero, who had managed to run away when I occuped the policeman. He was smiling evily.
"You knew he was beaten since the start, do you? That's why you didn't reacted?
“I wanted to help him, he had been through enough pain.
“You know you'll get yourself killed one day with this bad habit?

*3rd person POV*
But unknown to averybody, this scene have been watch all the way by a mysterious figure. He pulled up his phone and began to text a message:
Found a strange empath. Possibility to soul-seeker...
Indeed Joshua had made a mistake: a real empath wouldn't have talk about an abused child so freely. he would have been crying all the tears of his body from the pain of the victim. And he doesn't know it, but this mistake will cost him a lot.


*Zero's POV*
I sighed and looked out over the city marvelling at the way the sun lit up the city at sunset.
Joshua sat a meter below me on the roof staring at the sunset as well.
"You get a better view from up here" I yelled down to him, he was happy where he was.
I laughed at him and leaned back against the roof, we were sitting on top of the city's massive church which took up a whole block by itself.
"Hey Zero, did you notice something odd about the authorities today?" asked Joshua snapping me out of my half sleep, I thought back to earlier today and my eyes widen as I realized what he meant.
"Ya never seen a magnetic at the park before" I said scratching chin deep in thought, then I remembered that I had something for Joshua!
"Catch" I said before dropping the pouch of money I saved for Joshua down to him.
He stared at it surprised then sad, he looked up at me and I sighed.
"It's to help you get by, I found your name the other day in the archives! I'm sorry to hear about your parents" I said feeling like I was about to cry, Joshua snapped his head away tears running down his own face!
"If it helps, my mother died too! when I was born, my father hates me and I've got scares to prove it" I said looking back at the sunset, a sad silence went between us until Joshua finally broke it.
"Thank you Zero, you're a good friend and I'm sorry to hear about your mother" he said sadly, I wiped a tear from my face happy and said.
"Remember, I'm here for you man" I said watching as he rose to leave, we said our goodbyes before he left leaving me sitting there to watch the rest of the sunset.

*3rd person view*
Unaware to Zero a man watched him thru the scope of a rifle, he had a cell phone to his ears and was waiting for the order to shoot.
"Negative on that, keep an eye on them both until we have clear confirmation" said a voice from the cell phone, the man lowered the weapon and put his black sunglasses back on.

*Joshua's POV*
I manage to reach home with more problems. My foster parents waited for me. I live here since a year already, after being sent from a foster to another. Zero's declaration made me think about how I finished here.
I just turn 4 year old and my power had began to show. When I gazed people for a lond time, I managed to see like a little flamme behind them. Sometimes very colorful and vivace, other dark and dull. I remember I found it very funny. But when I ask my parents about it, their reaction was all but pleased. They made me promise to never talk about it to anyone. And I assure you, manage to make a little child hold a promise, it's impressive. But later, they began to argue.
Dad wanted us to flee to hide me with the helpless (he was one himself, one of the very few who had manage to live among normals), while mother wanted to act as is nothing hapened, to pretend I was a helpless too. It was seldom to see two helpless in two generation of the same family, but not unheard of. I can't remember exactly what were their points, all I knew was they argued because of me. And I didn't like it. One time, when they tought I was asleep, I walk stealthly were they were arguing and listen them argue. It was so horrible to see that that I couldn't help but step in to try and calm them. But I only made it worse. They began to fight. I don't really remember what happened after. I don't want to. But my mother died and my father had been put into jail. And me in fosters families.
This one is the best so far. They were kind and cared about me. But I knew they had a terrible secret, their souls weren't bond only by love, also by something dark and unpleasant. I never spoke to that with them. And they never mentioned it neither. I only know it because of my power. I can't try to ask them, it would give me away, and I respect too much their privacity. I've already done the mistake to be to noisy before, it almost resulted in two suicides. That's how I realised my power could hurt people. It also made people think I was an empath, which protected me against this forced enrolement from the army. From this day on, I try the less possible to use my power, which was hard because it's a permanent power, I can't shut it off. And my new family didn't let me.
See, my father is a doctor who treat people with trouble with their powers, I think it's called a skill-medic. His patients are people who have problems controling their powers or people hurted by powers. He helps heal the physical injuries with his 'body reparation' power, and speak with them to help with their trauma.
He really helped me to accept myself, even if he still doesn't know all that I can do.
Now, my goal in live is to help people like he did to me. And my power more than once proved helpful. But you already saw it can backfire at me. And it can be really frustrating to can't tell people all I know. I first have to make them open to me, and people rarely trust an empath. But again, my father helped me by teaching me his work, how to open people's minds et hearts and understand what they say and feel to help them.
Back to present time. My parents didn't made any comments about my lateness, nor my bruises. It was common now, they had immediately understood what happened. The fact mother could see the future at medium range didn't even helped anymore.
The evening passed fairly normal. But something new hapenned when I did the dishes. A tall well-dressed man knocked at the door. The surprising thing was that I couldn't see any soul in him! Even the best mind protectors, decepters or illusionist can't hide a soul from my sight. But he did, and that was really scary. It felt like a blank spot, with nothing in it. He introduced himself has a member of a governemental agency who investigated about some disappearence lately in the neibouhood. He wanted to interrogate everyone.
"Took your time, it make two months since the first disapearence! said my angry father.”

*Zero's POV*
I stifled a yawn as I walked down the dark deserted street a little annoyed about the late night rain, it wasn't heavy but enough to make you wet.
As I walked I couldn't help to think about my conversation with Joshua, he was a foster child with his mother dead and his father in jail!
It was sad about what had happened but I was thankful that it had happened else I would have never met Joshua.
It was funny how we met, I had just dumped a bucket of flower onto the authorities who were making an example out of someone in the streets.
I chuckled remembering how funny it was, when I ran away to avoid getting in trouble I crashed into Joshua, he was just as surprised as I was and we were both taken to the station for the night.
My thoughts were interrupted as I reached front door of my house.
"Home sweet home" I muttered unlocking the door and going inside, luckily for me I had moved out of my old home because of my father. He was a drunken fool with a dangerous power. Nearly killed me in a alcohol induce rush.

I turned the light on and closed the door behind me.
Sadly I don't understand my powers, so my position in society is poor and I can only afford a three room apartment. Around here, you have to have a dangerous or show off power to get estimated.
As I sat down at the kitchen table a knock at the door startled me!
"Who could it be this late at night?" I grumbled standing up and walking back to the door.
I opened the door revealing a tall thin man in a dark green suit with black sunglasses?
"Umm can I help you?" I asked nervously, the man took off his glasses revealing pink eyes that creeped me out.
"Yes, I believe you can" and with that his fist smashed into my face sending me staggering backwards, before I could recover he was here instantly pummeling me away with lightning fists.
I held my arms over my head taking the beating from this Speedcaster, when I noticed a pattern in his attack I grabbed his fist mid swing and his face lost it's confidence. At that moment I felt something passing in my body trough his fist. I never felt that before, it was like a little tingle spreading in my body from his hand.
He went to hit me again but his movements were slower and I easily manage to block the blow and slammed my own fist into his face sending him staggering into the wall, I ran up to him and kicked him fare in the chest making him slam against the brick wall and fall to the ground.
I stood there panting still hurting from the attack, something was terribly wrong here and I was going to get answers. The second I had left him, the tingling had stopped. But this mytery will have to be for later.
I lifted the guy to his feet and held him to the wall by the scruff of his shirt.

"Tell me what this is about or else!!" I yelled inches from his face.

“I'm sure you want to know, kiddo, but this will have to wait.”

“You ask for this!” I said standing my fist.

“Sorry to stop you kid, but you have to come with us.” a voice from behind said.

Before I could do as much as turn around, I feel a sharp pain in my skull and everything went black.

*3^rd person POV*

“This one gives you a hard time, John. I hadn't see you like this since quite some time.” said the teleporter, folding his club back.

“Shut up Spence, he managed to stop my speedcasting for a second and that surpised me. Now stop the BS and get us to the hide will ya?”

The complice saind nothing and just put his hand on Zero's head. He concentrated a few minutes and suddenly, the boy vanished into thin air leaving his clothes fall back. Spence stoop up breathing heavily.

“Still blocked behind this capacity wall uh?” John asked.

A capacity wall is an obstacle everybody who want to improve a skill must face sooner or later, and not necessarily a power. It is what you feel when you have the impression that you can't progress, that you have reached your limits.

“Shut up... and prepare... for your turn... spencer reply. When the Project will be done, I'll can teleport anyone anywhere with me AND our clothes!”

Kowing a teleport from an exausted and unfocused person could be very unconfortable and even hazardous, John wisely chosed to shut up. He knew he had no way to return to the headquarters alone, only a few people knew were it was located and to access it.

*Joshua's POV*
After calming down my father, Agent Grant (it's his name) made us tell all we knew about the disapearrences. It didn't take many time. All we knew was that childs in all the city disapeared, and more in our neighbourhood lately. They didn't have any common point, diferents social classes, different ages, differents ethnies, differents powers, differents levels... There hadn't been any warning or ranson. From what people said, it only happened when the victims were alone and at home, which was the strangest part, one would think they would wait until their target is alone in an open space.
"Yes, they seem very sure of their method." Grant let accidentaly escaped.
"You think it is a real gang?" I asked.
Even without my third eye I could see him mentally facepalm before replying in a overly neutral tone:
"It's a classified information."
The interrogation went by in a few minutes before he left, giving dad his calling card.I still didn't understood how he managed to hide his soul, I had a very bad feeling about this.

The next day went by usual, breakfast, bash, school, helping dad with his job... until late afternoon, when I was kidnapped.
You read well, kidnapped. the gansters had changed their modus operandi. And in more than one way. But let me explain.
I was on the track toward house and I jst left the park I were attacked the day before. I'm rarely harassed in the same place two succesive times. But this time I was, and by the same thug. But he wasn't a thug anymore. He really looked like another person. Not physically of course, he still had the same face and the same too big clothes, but his soul was totaly anew. Before, it was alone tormented and bleeding, but now there was a big bright patch in the middle, like a warm campfire. Hope. It was not the first time I saw this kind of metamorphosis, but it never had been this quick before. My assumptions were confirmed second later, when he spoke:
"Um hi!" he said without daring to look at me. He was obviously embarrased and repentful. I focused to no letting any emotion showing on my face, it never was a good idea to show I knew someone's feeling. 
"I wasn't sure you would came here again. I... um... I wanted to ask you forgiveness for yesterday and to thank you. When you talk to that guard I thought you wanted to revenge like you did with Big G when you destroyed his familly, but I realised you only wanted to help me... Us. My father had admitted he have a problem and agreed to be helped."
"For Geofroy... Big G, I made a mistake. I hadn't a clue about the relation between this cop and his mother, I was careless. But I know it is no excuse."
"But you only wanted to help. He was my hero. So when he had to move I began to despite all empaths for robbing me to him. Treating you as useless and sandbags. But it's over now! I'm a whole new man!" he said with an exited voice.
"I'm glad to hear that. Good luck with your new live!" I said smiling.
"You both lack a huge part of luck today." someone said behind me.
Before I could turn a blinding light surrounded us and I hear a big 'Hoof!' in front of me, then a sharp pain in my spine and everything went black.

*3rd person POV*
A few minutes later, a cop dispersed a crown gathered next to the entrence of the park. It was hard to make up the whole story, but he managed nonetheless to spot the reals eye-witnesses and gathering their depositions: two teen, one big caricaturing a thug and the other skinny and seemingly unphased, were discussing peacefully, then suddenly had been surrounded by a dome of light, then 3 men in body gear entered the and when it lift, there was nothing left of the 5 people that were in.
The recording of security camera saw nothing about these 3 men, they only show snow when at most one of those guy were in view. No face picture, no departure adresses, nothing to indicate who were these guys, where did they came from and how they had manage to cross all the city without being spotted. The investigation was in a dead end from the beginning.