Chapter 1

Dana Whitcomb watched through the security monitors as John Truitt teleported Helen Magnus, Nikola Tesla and Will Zimmerman into her compound. They had found her sooner than she would have liked, but that was to be expected when someone on their payroll changed sides.

She turned to the tech next to her and told him. "Get it ready, I don't want Magnus to get away this time. I want them all taken care of this time."

The tech looked at her knowing he shouldn't question a superior but he had to make his concerns known. "They have the weapon; this is the last one we have left. Would it not be best to evacuate?"

Dana stared the man down until he was forced to look away. "Do it." She gritted out from between clenched teeth and watched as their last super abnormal teleported in amongst Magnus and her group.

Will felt the super abnormal teleport in behind him and instinctively ducked out of the way just before having his head removed from his shoulders. He watched as both Truitt and Tesla engage it in a vicious fight, Truitt using his twin swords and Tesla his claws. And even with the two of them again one, it seemed to be a losing battle.

"John! Nikola! Out of the way." Helen yelled out as she powered up the weapon and took aim.

Both men jumped back, but before Helen could fire, the super abnormal was thrown back against the far wall by an unseen force and pinned there.

Will spun around and found a young woman with long dark hair and bright green eyes standing behind him holding her hand out towards the super abnormal.

"You looked like you could use some help." Was all she said.

Helen started at the girl, in shock before shaking herself out of it and pointing the weapon at the abnormal once more, but it was jerked out of her hands before she could fire. "What are you doing?" She cried out, knowing it was the girl who did it. "That thing needs to be destroyed."

"I know that." She said calmly. "But I need him at the moment." And with that, she turned and walked towards the super abnormal, bringing him down to her eye level as she did and while he did struggle, it looked like he wasn't going anywhere soon. "You are a strong one aren't you." She murmured. "You shouldn't even be able to move with the amount of power I'm throwing at you." She signed and turned her back on him, "Dana Whitcomb," she called out in a sing-song voice moving around the lower level of the warehouse they were in, the abnormal floating along behind her. "Where are you?" When she received no answer she signed again. "As much as I hate to use this cliché, there's no where for you to run. I've sealed off all the exits and your little pet here isn't going to be teleporting you anywhere."

Muffled sounds came from above them and the girl jerked her head towards them, her eyes narrowing. "There you are," she whispered. She turned back to the super abnormal, "Guess I don't need you after all."

Magnus and the others watched as the weapon lifted off the floor, pointed at the super abnormal and fired, he fell to the floor, dead. They then turned and watched the girl move over to the staircase leading to where it seemed Whitcomb was.

"Wait!" Magnus called out to her, starting to follow. "Who are you?"

The girl continued up the stairs. "I don't have time for this, I have something to finish." She burst into the room where Whitcomb and the tech were. "Well, well," she said smiling smugly, "Long time, no see." She strolled calmly around the room looking at the monitors and paperwork strewn over the tables, her powers keeping Whitcomb and the tech in place. "You've been busy."

John and Helen teleported into the room and the fear in Whitcomb's eyes grew before turning calculating. "Helen Magnus." She said trying to summon some bravado. "Are you just going to stand there? After everything I did to your daughter, the things I made her do."

"You bitch!" Helen started forward, murder in here eyes, only to be pulled back by John. In the girl holding Whitcomb and the tech, the darkness in John sensed that the girl was a danger to them.

"Good move," the girl said to him. "Ill handle this." She turned back to Whitcomb and asked, "Do you remember me? It's been 20 years and I'm all grown up now, but do you remember?"

Realizing she had no other choice, she answered. "You're Savannah Hawthorn."

Savannah smiled, as if pleased, until a whimper came out of the tech's mouth, she turned her attention to him. "You can go now." She waved her hand at him and snapped his neck.

Helen's eyes widened both at what Savannah had done and in recognition of her name.

"So glad you remember me. You should, considering you killed my parents."

Dana rallied herself, pulling together that ice queen aura that had enabled her to get to where she was today. "Your parents were the two most dangerous abnormals on Earth. They had to be destroyed for the good of the people."

Savannah's calm snapped at that point and her eyes blazed with fire. "The good of the people? They were my parents! We were living peacefully before you came and murdered them."

"We were defending humanity."

Savannah took a deep breath and stepped back. "And now I'm defending abnormals." Her eyes grew focused on Whitcomb and the room started to get warmer. Whitcomb started to gasp and sweat. "Do you feel that?" Savannah asked quietly. "Your blood heating up, heart beating faster as your body panics." Whitcomb just continued to gasp. "Pretty soon your blood is going to boil and as it does it will look for ways to cool down, which means it will try and leave the body, coming out of your mouth, nose, ears, even your eyes."

Helen and John looked at each other, deep down Helen was glad Whitcomb was about to die, but the way it was being done… "Savannah, you have to stop. If you kill her like this, you are showing to them that abnormals are exactly what they think we are."

"I really couldn't care less what they think Dr Magnus. I'm doing this for me. For my parents."

The room grew hotter and Whitcomb fell to the floor, Savannah no longer using her powers to keep the woman still. Gasping and her body seizing as blood started coming out of her ears Dana Whitcomb knew this was the end for her. This went on for a few more minutes of never ending agony before finally she went still.

Will and Tesla, having joined them before Whitcomb died, stared between Helen and Savannah. "Well," Tesla said cheerfully, breaking the silence. "Time for a glass of wine I say."

"I though I would feel better, that this feeling would be gone." Savannah said softly, looking over a Magnus. "I wanted this, my parents would have wanted this. But why don't I feel better?"

Helen walked slowly over to her, talking softly. "Because killing her didn't bring them back."

Savannah just stared at her before her eyes rolled back in her head and she started to drop to the floor.

Nikola, using his vampire speed caught her before she hit the ground. "That was unexpected."

"John, take her back to the infirmary." Helen ordered.

John put his hands on Nikola and Savannah and merely looked at the body Whitcomb before teleporting away.

"Who is she?" Will asked Magnus, skirting around the body as he moved closer to Helen.

"She could well be the most powerful abnormal in the world." Was all she said before John flashed back in to take the two back to Sanctuary.