Joe didn't even flinch when the thief called him a Super. When the man vanished into a building, a few cops rushed up to kneel at Joe's side. One of them was Brian who had his brow arched at Joe. "Did he just call you a Super?" he questioned.<br/><br/>Joe calmly replied, "I suppose someone would have to be to outwit this idiot."<br/><br/>Brian rolled his eyes knowing full well how intelligent Joe was. His brain had to be the only thing that saved him, but so far, the criminal was only armed with Joe's baton. All the officers frowned when the thief had taken the girl as a hostage. Her frightened cries made Joe wish he could just fry the villain, but he wasn't about to do anything to expose himself. He had been very careful with his powers for several years, and it was his<em>human</em>reputation with the police that had kept any suspicion off his back. Joe had made sure to design himself to be an average cop. He didn't always catch every criminal he had to chase. Although it bothered him to let any violator of the law escape, he knew it was necessary for his own survival. Felons he made sure to always catch, but any violations below that depending on how cruel the crime, he had let the criminal slip.<br/><br/><br/>A call suddenly crackled in on his radio and the officers’ surrounding him:<strong>All units, report to your nearest precinct and await further orders.</strong>Several cops were stunned at the order, hesitating to follow through with it immediately while amidst a hostage situation.<br/><br/>"Jesus, are they nuts? Do they even know what's goin' on here?" Brian asked.<br/><br/>"We can't leave. That girl is still in danger," Joe replied.<br/><br/>Even as he said it, the lieutenant got on the mega phone and exclaimed, "Pull back. You heard the command. We're heading home."<br/><br/>Joe's eyes widened in disbelief as he watched as officers began to reluctantly withdraw. "What are you doing?" he asked one of the officers. He only received a clueless shrug. He was but a drone trained to follow nothing but orders and not common sense.<br/><br/>"There's a god damn hostage right before us and you're running away?" Joe hollered angrily.<br/><br/>Brian stared at Joe sympathetically. He hadn't budged only because the men were his partner, and he, too, wished to protect that girl from the criminal. But deep down, he wanted to follow orders just like the other officers.<br/><br/>"That's an order, Miller!" the lieutenant roared.<br/><br/>The gun trembled angrily in his grip as his face flushed with his rage. Lowering his gun, Joe clinched his fists and cursed, "Fuck!" He then turned and headed back with the others, heading back down that sidewalk as the lieutenant glowered at his back. He didn't once look back at the girl or the lieutenant. He didn't think he would be able to after what just happened. The situation made him question the police force. He was sure to visit the chief and demand what the hell was going on. The call had been completely insane.