Defender
It was a beautiful summer day in
Lana called the day before telling Victor that she needed to speak to him in
person about something urgent. When she got there she told him about an ancient
artifact she found. She said she was told by scientists that the artifact
appeared to be alien in origin, and that it might have the potential to heal
people suffering from untreatable illnesses. Lana believed that Victor, with
his unique technical abilities as a cyborg, was her best hope for activating
the device. She asked him to travel with her to
Victor wanted to go with Lana, but he knew that if he left his training now it
would be an insult to his Shaolin masters and to his fellow students. He would
be dishonored among his peers, and would be politely asked to never return.
But Victor had not forgotten how Lana and Clark had taken him in when he was
being pursued by the lab that had experimented on him. He also remembered how
Lana had been injured by his pursuers.
The next day Victor presented himself to his Shaolin masters and told them of
his intention to leave. In response they replied that if he left he would have
to follow the Shaolin path on his own, and that he would be welcome back when
his training was complete.
To Victor this was like telling him that he could never return. Victor had no
idea how to complete his training. It was his dream to learn the mysteries of
Shaolin kung fu.
As Victor left the temple he tried to hide his disappointment from Lana who had
been waiting outside. Lana was a true friend. He would never want her to feel
like a burden.