Shay's POV

Victor gets me into Franklin's property with no problems. He leaves me once I'm at Franklin's front door. I can't help but think about Kathryn. Is she okay? Did she make it to the ship alright. I should have Everett her go alone like that.

I know she can take care of herself but in the current condition she is in, she can't fight very well. I remember the first day I ever trained with her. She could easily overpower me then. Well she was my superior in rank and skill, even though she was younger than me. In fact she was the youngest Assassin at the Homestead.

Flashback
Davenport Homestead
February, 1748

"Shay today we will be test your hand to hand combat skills," Liam tells me. I smirk.

"Oh Liam, don't tell me I'll he fight you," I joke with him. Liam chuckles a little bit. We enter the Manor, and we go into the training room. I see the girl Kathryn there. She was 13 and progressing very well. From what Liam tells me she won't be going on missions until she is at least 15. Well I also learned that next month she will be 14.

Her long wavy dark brown hair was tied into a low ponytail. Her green eyes focus on me and Liam. She had some freckles across her nose and upper cheeks. Sure she was beautiful, but sometimes she scares the hell out of me. Kathryn smiles at the both of us.

"Well Liam, I see you have brought the newest Novice to me today," Kathryn says to Liam.

"Our just thought you could show him a few things about hand to hand combat," Liam says. I look at Liam with my brown eyes widened.

"Wait! I'm fighting her, a girl!" I say shocked. Kathryn puts her hands on her hips and rolls her eyes.

"Don't underestimate her, Shay," Liam tells me, "she maybe small in stature but, she is a very tough fighter," Kathryn smiles again, "I learned that the hard way,"  Kathryn laughs. Then she looks at me.

"Shay, let's do this, shall we?" Kathryn say to me. I nod and then I smirk.

"Ready to loose?" I ask her. She smirks back at me.

"Oh, cocky are we?" Kathryn tells me, "Not a very good trait for an Assassin," I roll my eyes. Kathryn gets her stance ready. I the same. Kathryn smiles at my stance, "Good stance,"

Then suddenly she throws the first punch. I quickly dodge it at the last second. She then throws another one, but this time it hit my ribcage. I wince in pain. I throw a punch but she catches my arm and she moves her knee up to my chest. Her knee hits my chest a few times and I fall to the ground coughing. Liam chuckles.

"Told you not to underestimate her," Liam mocks me. I glare at him.

"She's too fast," I tell him. Kathryn chuckles.

"Giving up, are we," her Scottish accent taunts me. I laughs.

"In your dreams," I tell her. I then kick her to the ground. She falls to the ground and she groans in pain. We start fighting again. I got a few good punches in but she eventually won the fight.

I lie on the ground and I moan in pain. Kathryn and Liam look down at me. Liam looks at Kathryn.

"Huh, he lasted longer than the others did," Liam says. Kathryn nods. Then they both help me up of the ground.

End of Flashback

I laugh a little at the memory. At least now me and Kathryn are equally matched.

I finally knock on Franklin's door. He opens the door and he smiles when he sees me.

"Shay? It's good to see you again!" Franklin greets me happily. He holds something in his hand, possibility the prototype , "Your friend, Hope, said you were away,"

"I-I was," I say. Well.... it was the truth. Franklin starts to walk away from me. I quickly walk with him, "Sir I-I've come to collect the results of your experiments," Franklin looks at me.

"Oh well.... it's a very good thing then I just finished fixing the prototype. Here you go!," he says and he hands me the prototype.  It looks like I could fit on my rifle, "I was preparing to leave fot Philadelphia, and then Europe. I was invited to lecturer in London," he starts to walk off again, but then he looks like he forgot to tell me something, "Oh! Would you be so kind as to inform Mistress Hope?"

"O-Of course," I lie to him. He smiles and he walks off, "God, Hope.... What are you doing with these felons? Turning the city against itself? What have you become?" I say to myself, while i crouch down and put the prototype on my rifle. I stand up, and I in disapointment.

"Something the matter, Master Cormac?" I here Coronal Monroe ask me. I look at him.

"No, no," I lie but then I sigh, "Yes just.... old memories," Coronal Monroe sighs.

"When I'm issued new recruits burdened with regrets. I tell them the surests way to lose them is with gunpowder," Coronal Monroe tells me. I smile.

"Your right, Coronal," I say. Me and Coronal Monroe start walking together. He sees the prototype I now possess.

"That prototype seems very powerful. Use it with care, Master Cormac," Coronal Monroe tells me, "Our intelligence says this thing can destroy certain fortifications, as well as injure several enemies at once," he stands by some crares, "There is also a more subtle way to us it. Some of these grenades contain a strong sedative. Fire one into a crowd and they will fall asleep immediately," I walk over to the crates and I pick up some grenades. He has me test the new weapon on a large wooden door. The door explodes, "Good work, I think you are ready to test this new weapon on the ruffians who would have used it. There is an abandoned factory near by, hiding a dangerous poison. Right now it only causes sleep.... But I fear those outlaws are distilling it. A more powerful formula could sicken or even kill most of New York,"

"That's my first target," I tell him.

"Be careful, Master Cormac," Coronal Monroe tells me, "We understand that the ingredients are.... highly unstable,"

"All the better," I say sarcastically. I then go to the factory and I destroy the vats of poison with the grenades. I get away from the factory before the system explodes.

I meet Coronal Monroe and Gist ontop of a building. I walk towards them and I see smoke coming from the factory I destroyed. Coronal Monroe sees me and I put hand on Gist's forearm. He looks at ne and chuckles.

"Ah, what marvelous destruction, Captain! Me and your wife saw the smoke all the way from The Morrigan," Gist says. Good, Kathryn is safe.

"That should discourage those miscreants. New York is safe, for now," Coronal Monroe tells us. I shake my head.

"With all do respect, Coronal, it's going to take more than a few explosions to get rid of this kind of trouble," I tell him.

"The boy is right, Coronal Monroe " I here someone behind me say. I turn around and I see William Johnson and with him Jack Weeks.

"Shay, was it?" Weeks asks me, "Congratulations, you just burned a whole lot of rats out of New York. I'm Jack Weeks and this is William Johnson," He introduces himself and Johnson. He doesn't know I already know who they are, "I don't know about him but I'm pleased to meet you," Weeks holds out his hand and I shake it.

"Pleased to meet you as well," I tell him.

"It's terribly dusty here," Gist says, "I'm aurw Shay can recount his adventures to us over a pint. Hey the first round is on the Coronal!" Gist laughs. Gist, Weeks and Johnson walk ahead of me and Coronal Monroe. Coronal Monroe looks at me.

"Is something the matter, Master Cormac?" Coronal Monroe asks me.

"Just a little confused.... I must have breated in some of that gas," I tell him.

"Some ale would do you good. Come we are all friends here," Coronal Monroe tells me. Then I walk with him and the others to a tavern.