“Get Tris before going. Don’t let on to Ali why, make up an excuse if you have to. Remember that some of my men will be out there with you, so check your target before attacking.” He did not want a friendly fire incident among his own forces.

Tapping a button the screen on the far wall brought up a picture of a Stalker. “Nigh impenetrable armour, advanced and deadly weapons, high strength and speed and either shield or stealth technology. Be careful.”

The change in Kitra’s personality since he had told her of Zelek’s death had been remarkable. The boy was turning out to be more useful than Hunter had hoped, even with his remarkable power.

Kitra gave a sharp nod, "Fine, if you would please contact her and tell her to met me in the vehicle bay." With that she turned sharply and walked with anger in her step as she exited..... *Exit stage left, right even*

Hunter watched Kitra leave before pulling out his phone and calling Tris. She would receive a message via her watch telling her to excuse herself from giving Ali a tour and meet Kitra in the vehicle bay. Then he contacted Kaz, leaving him a message to come and meet him here, as they had things to discuss.

Kaz had left Nicki in the room and headed down the halls to meet Hunter. Though she said it was alright, he still felt a bit like an ass. While he did tell Hunter he wanted to speak to him, he would let the man say what he wanted. Kaz had a feeling it would be similar to his thoughts anyways, though he didn't expect it to be this soon. It didn't take long to find Hunter standing and waiting. "You wanted to talk."

Hunter watched Kaz enter. It was quite clear that something was on the boy’s mind. Rather than press for it straight away Hunter told him of the latest batch of refugees, for want of a better word. “Those who escaped the Sanctuary raid are coming in,” he said, “Syn, Abyss, a girl who I’ve yet to identify, but seems to make the area around her darker and Vibe have all been recovered. Everyone else had been captured or is hiding.”

Opening the desk draw he pulled out a hypodermic needle filled with a fluid and placed it on the table in front of Kaz. “That is a partial defence against Syn’s pheromones,” he explained, “It won’t block it completely, but it should reduce the effects. Just in case. Now, I believe that you had something you wanted to tell me.”

Kaz listened to Hunter as he said who had just come to the labs. "Well, this'll be interesting..." He couldn't help but wonder about Isabel. But it was Vibe and Amp that concerned him more. <The twins NEVER separate...what happened.> "Overcast. That's who the girl who controls darkness is...unless they've gotten new people that I don't know of." Kaz only remembered her slightly, at the meeting with Oppressor and the rest of the Order, planning on getting Haywire. "You said the Order is here, where?" He wanted to speak to Abyss first of all, he'd be the easiest to talk to. "Where's Amp? The twins are never apart from each other..." He had a mix of concern and curiosity in his voice.

Hunter set a syringe on the table, which Kaz gave a curious look to. Even after Hunter explained what it was Kaz was reluctant to use it. "How long does it last? Any side effects? What the hell is in it?" He didn't like the idea of being injected with some strange thing. He had done that once before, to test the paralysis and sedative that he had given Iris some time ago. It had kicked his ass to say the least.

"Now, I believe that you had something you wanted to tell me."

Kaz raised an eyebrow at the man for a moment, <Oh right...What was I going to say...> "Honestly, in the confusion I've sorta forgotten what I wanted to tell you at that time, but," He gave Hunter a fairly serious look, "You can fool the rest of them but don't try to trick me. That bird is not a bird at all. It was too odd. Like that cat that was wondering around Sanctuary some time ago. Taking what I know from our meeting at the Black Talon, I'm going to take a guess and say it is Calley, no? A bird on your shoulder doesn't fit you, no matter what you said. Leave the others in the dark, but come clean to me Hunter. I don't work with secrets, no matter how small." Kaz crossed his arms over his chest. "If this thing is going to work, you're going to tell me the extent of each and every one of the Kabal's abilities. I know the Order, I'll learn about those from the Mansion, but I've not met but one member of the Kabal besides you and Nox, Calley."

He let silence take over for a short bit, realizing he was probably getting a bit heated, he let himself calm down. "Beyond that," He took a deep breath, "Katrina, the little one. She needs something like these." Kaz held up his hand and motioned to the watch. "But less conspicuous, a nice watch on a little girl doesn't look right. A bracelet or necklace. I don't know for sure, but I doubt she has full control of her abilities. It might also help her feel safe knowing she can get ahold of someone at any time." The way he said the word 'someone' could be taken as 'me'.

Kaz dropped his arms and moved a bit closer to Hunter, making sure to look him in the eyes and use a stern flat voice. "In this resistance I KNOW you have some other reason for housing these people beyond just wanting to help. So what's your deal?"

“I don’t know where Amp is, but intend to find her as soon as possible,” Hunter answered Kaz’s question on the twins. He listened to Kaz ask about the defence and answered his questions. “The serum partially blocks the pheromone receptors, reducing the effect that Syn’s ability will have on you, but not a complete defence. No side-effects, permanent effect.” Hunter knew that there was something else bothering Kaz, and something that could prove problematic unless handled correctly.

There it was. Kaz was suspicious of Calley. Hunter had suspected as much, and thus prepared for the eventuality. “Interesting theory,” Hunter said, with a look of what would be perceived as genuine surprise, “and if Calley could become a bird and spy for me then life would be a lot easier. But you were right, it was no ordinary bird. It had a collar around its neck on which a spy camera was located. The animal has been trained by some of the world’s best animal handlers and makes an excellent spy as no one, well almost no one, suspects an animal is spying on them.”

“I couldn’t really tell everyone that it was a spy bird, so I made up the bird loving story. I thought that I had fooled everyone, but apparently not. I shall have to be more careful next time.” The lie was perfect, so seamless that Hunter had in fact fooled a lie detector prior to this meeting in preparation to throw Kaz off the scent. “The only similarity between Calley and the bird is that both spy for me. There are some situations where a human is unsuited and Calley’s mutation, tiger transformation, is not exactly inconspicuous.”

“As for other Kabal members, there is Zephyr, a wind elemental, Tris, molecular exciter, Kitra, matter creator, Sapphire, animalistic telekinetic and Shogun, sensory samurai. Along with you and Nox that is the Kabal. Calley isn’t actually a Kabal member, as the Kabal is a strike force and the Calley works on information gathering, but that is all of us.”

“Your concerns for Katrina are understandable, but unfounded. Prior to this meeting I have spent some time with the girl helping here with her oboe practise and playing music together. I assure you that I have her best intentions in mind. Now as for my true reasons, they are simple. This bill makes life exceptionally difficult for mutants. I am a mutant. It’s simple self preservation.”