They left the basement, climbing the stairs till they reached a huge courtyard which was teeming with men and women of all sorts of ages. Some had more obvious abilities than others, such as a girl who was teleporting to catch a ball two boys were trying to play catch with, while others had either subtler powers or were unwilling to display them. They saw Vince, Milo and Clive deep in conversation with a tall man wearing a rather battered looking old military uniform.<br/><br/>"That is the head of the Hero Underground himself," Jason said out of the corner of his mouth. "Tom Sampson. He's a telepath of great ability, although he's also a highly trained swordsman."