What do?

You sit down at the table and pour some cereal into your bowl, then some milk.

"Saffire," Foxy says, "aren't you going to go fight him?"

"No," you say, mouth still full of food. "I'm not ready, my skin hasn't fully healed, and I'm not stronger than I was before meeting him."

Blackfire sits and joins you in having some cereal and milk.

"Blackfire," Flashfire says, "tell him he is ready!"

"I can't," she says. "If he doesn't think he is ready, then he isn't."

You and Blackfire eat cereal calmly while the others look at you two with shock on their faces.

Rabsy turns the volume up on the television.

"Rhythmis authorities have surrounded the building," the reporter says. In the background, you can hear musicians playing a tense and suspenseful harmony.

The authorities move in, charging from all sides. Silence comes, for the walls of the capitol building hold sounds in.

Suddenly, several officers are thrown back outside through the front doors, and they tumble down the stairs.

Casually, the TS1 reptilian walks out with two unfamiliar members. One is even taller than Transgression, with long limbs, and the other is a female with long legs, dark skin and white hair. They are all dressed in the TS1 black jackets.

Then Transgression himself walks out, dragging someone along the ground.

"Oh my!" the reporter shouts. "They have the Senate leader!"

"We have to stop them!" Flashfire yells. "I'm going to stop them!" She gets up, headed for the huge garage door.

"Flashfire, no," you tell her. "You're only going to get hurt."

"But we have to do something!"

The reporter speaks again.

"The masked man known as Transgression is holding the Senate leader hostage, and demands 1,000,000 for his release! The deadline is set for one hour, and if it is not met, they will KILL the Senate leader!"

"Saffire!" Flashfire yells."We need to stop them!"

"Or let TS1 get their 1,000,000," you say blandly. "They have an hour either way. We don't need to hurry."

Frustrated by your indifference, Flashfire grumbles as she heads for the elevator. The doors open, and she enters, riding it down to the floor below.

You finish breakfast and get back to weight lifting. The rod doesn't feel as heavy as it did yesterday. Maybe because your chest and stomach aren't as raw as yesterday.

Ten minutes later, you hear the news reporter speak again.

"An unknown Tamaranian girl has arrived on the scene!"

"WHAT?"! you roar, nearly dropping the rod on top of you.

"She is attempting to fight the four felons at once!"

You get up and rush for the garage door. Ready or not, you need to help your sister.

"Saffire!" Blackfire shouts. "I'm coming with you!"