Contessa powers 2

His face was an uncomfortable shade of red. She wondered if he'd actually have a stroke if she pushed him a little bit further.

There'd been times when she'd envied Contessa, although not often. She doubted that she'd like giving over control of her body to anyone else, even her power, even if only temporarily.

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Contessa expected three thousand PRT agents would agree before the war. They had also recruited military units from the Marines, the Army and the Air Force; the hope was to get enough shots in arms to have an army of twelve thousand superpowered and militarily trained men ready to fight in a short period.

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Recruits