Character Bio: (sorry I always do this, it just helps me set up for the story mentally)

Name: Adriana Cross

Species: Human

Age: 27

Power: Papermaster (Extreme control over paper, can create paper weapons and shields)

Story:

I walked into the strange building with Agent Meyers. He'd told me that it was a place for people with special abilities, and our job was a sort of supernatural pest control. I was very eager to meet people like me, since I'd been treated as a freak my whole life. After discovering my power as a child, my parents were amazed but scared. Scared both of me and of what other people would do to me if anyone ever found out. They made me promise to never use my powers again, but I secretly trained and practiced until I completely mastered it. I'd been discovered by the FBI after defending myself from a group mugging in a bad part of NYC. The symbol on the floor beneath us began to move. We descended into a large area composed of mainly concrete and continued down to a floor that said '51' on the wall. Through the golden doors was a library. I gasped. I loved libraries!

"This is amazing!" I ran my hands along some of the spines on the shelves.

A voice came from a large tank, "Would you mind turning the pages, please?"

Turning, I came face to face with what I had read to be an Icthyo Sapien. My face was a mixture of awe and interest. I had always wanted to meet one, but believed that they were all currently extinct. "Certainly!" I replied, and with a wave of my hand, all four books' pages turned. The Ithyca Sapien put its hand against the glass.

"I take it that that is the reason you are here to join us?"

"Indeed it is. My name is Adriana Cross, and yours?"

"Abraham Sapien, please call me Abe, Ms. Cross."

"Only if you call me Adriana." I smiled, tucking some of my short blonde hair behind my ear.

"Very well, Adriana."

"I'll see you later Abe!" Agent Meyers and I continued through the library and down the hall to a meeting room where I was to meet my new boss. The minute he walked in the door, I sensed a vibe of fear and superiority. He obviously did not respect us freaks.

"Hello Ms. Cross, I am Agent Manning. I am the one in charge here. We are glad to have you join us."

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Manning" I tried to hide the disdain in my voice.

"Agent Meyers will show you to your room, and then you will meet the other agents."

I grabbed my duffel bag off the floor and followed Meyers down the hall to a medium sized bedroom with a bathroom. Setting my duffel bag next to the door, I jumped onto the bed. It was fluffy, and I liked it. I would need to install some bookcases so that I could empty my duffel bag of books. All my clothes were in my backpack. Meyers knocked on my door and motioned for me to come out. I'd already met Abe, so he took me to meet Hellboy and Liz. We walked down the hall to a large metal door.

He knocked and shouted, "Hey Red! We got a new agent you gotta meet! And if Liz is in there with you she needs to come out too!" The door opened and a multitude of cats nearly spilled out. A large demon walked out. He was about six foot five. He looked just as I'd imagined him. Liz came out as well, and greeted me.

"I'm Liz, this here is Hellboy."

"You can call me whatever ya like though." He added gruffly.

"I'm Adriana Cross; it's a pleasure to meet you both." I smiled.

"So what's your power?" Liz asked leaning forward.

"Do you have some paper? Then I can show you."

"I think so…" she went back in and I heard some rustling and a crash, "All I've got are post-its, that ok?"

"Sure!"

She brought them out and handed them over. I pulled off a few and gave the rest back. Throwing them into the air, I waved my hands over them and they solidified into a small bird which began flying around following my hand.

"That's so cool!" Liz smiled.

Hellboy grunted in agreement.

"I read both of your files, so I know your abilities."

Agent Meyers interrupted, "It's about time for dinner, so we should head to the kitchen."

I said goodbye to Liz and Hellboy and followed Meyers to the kitchen. Just before arriving, the smell of spaghetti caught my attention. I loved spaghetti! This had turned out to be a rather good day considering what I was now a part of. After a delicious dinner I bid Meyers farewell and went straight to the library. Upon entering, a voice came from the tank, "Good Evening, Adriana."

"Hello Abe, I hope you don't mind me joining you?"

"Of course not! Reading is one of the greatest pleasures in the world."

"That it is…" I said dreamily, looking for the perfect book to read this evening. The library was filled with all sorts of books. I found a rather large section on mythical creatures and paranormal abilities. I grabbed a thick book on all the documented abilities possessed by humans. Sitting on one of the couches, I flipped to the index. Now that I had the resources, I wanted to know all about my abilities. Finally I reached a page about the controlling of paper. 'Paper controlling abilities first appeared in classical China with the invention of paper. Of all the abilities in this book, it is by far the rarest. The ability does not discriminate amongst nationalities, nor is it passed biologically. All of the documented papermasters seem to have been selected randomly to posses the power. Those who do have this power tend to become obsessed with books and learning. This also helped to protect them from prosecution, because if attacked, they could use a book's paper to defend themselves.' Very interesting… I thought.

"Indeed it is." Abe said breaking the silence.

"Huh?"

"Pardon the intrusion, but I can sense what you are thinking. When you were reading, I heard it in your mind."

"That's interesting too. What all can you do?"

"As you can see, I have gills and prefer to be underwater. I also posses the ability to see things about a person or thing by touching it or being very near to it."

"Cool! All I can do is mess around with paper."

"I find what you do to be quite intriguing, Adriana."

"That's certainly rare."

"I find it hard to imagine anyone disliking your abilities."

"You should meet the kids I went to school with…"

A memory played through my mind. Art class, one of my favorites, was going normally. Suddenly a paint bucket flew through the air towards me. I summoned a bunch of paper to block it, but everyone saw. The boy who'd thrown the paint shouted 'Freak!' and proceeded to throw more paint at me. The teacher was too scared of what I'd just done to take any action and I was chased down the hall with paints being flung at me by my classmates.

I sighed, the memory stinging.

"I see…" he said quietly.

The only thing that usually comforted me after such a memory lapse was using my powers. I waved my hand and a few papers from a desk nearby folded into little birds that flew about the room occasionally landing to inspect books. One landed on a book stand by Abe's tank. He smiled. I blushed ever so slightly.

"This is the side that those children never saw. This is what makes your power amazing, Adriana."

"Thanks Abe." I smiled at him.

"Anytime." He smiled back.

I yawned and looked at my watch. Another hour or two of reading shouldn't do me any harm… I gathered up a large stack of books and settled onto a couch to read. Every few minutes Abe would tap on the glass and I would turn the pages of his books for him. I don't know when I fell asleep, but when I awoke, a blanket had been spread over me. The corners were still wet. I smiled to myself and snuggled into the couch in the now dark library. Thanks Abe… I thought to myself, knowing that if he was awake he'd hear me.

A quiet voice came from the tank, "You're welcome, Adriana."