The Elite Force team members were in the living-room when it happened.

They simply had been watching TV and relaxing. Bree and Skylar were talking and gossipping while Oliver and Kaz stared mindlessly at the TV screen. Chase's gaze, on the other hand, was fixed on a heavy book.

"Boring!" Kaz exclaimed right before changing the channel. Oliver sighed and looked at his best friend.

"I was watching that documentary!" He complained as he raised his arms in the air.

"Yes, I know. That's why I said 'boring' and changed the channel" He replied. Oliver sighed once again before relaxing back into the couch.

Suddenly and right before Bree could add her own remark in the conversation, the lights went out.

"What happened?" Asked Chase as he left his book on the sofa and stood up.

"The lights went out but... This is really strange" Bree said as she and the rest of the team stood up. Chase slowly and carefully made his way over to the door and opened it. He was instantly welcomed by the warm lights of the hallway.

"Uhm, guys?" The smartest man in the world asked while he stared at the illuminated hallway "The problem comes from inside the penthouse" Everybody stared at the door before it was closed once again.

"That is so strange. Isn't Mr. Davenport a high tech genius? I don't think this should be happening" Skylar said as she crossed her arms across her chest.

"No, it shouldn't" Chase said with determination while he took his phone from his pocket so he could see where he was going "Mr. Davenport always has back up lights that instantly turn on when the main ones get cut out. But they are just not working" He explained while walking towards the hyper lift "Bree, Skylar, come with me. We will go check the fuse box to see what happened. Kaz, Oliver you both stay there, but be alert. We could be under attack" He ordered only to step in the elevator with the girls and be gone in just one second. Oliver and Kaz simply shook their heads up and down with their own phones in their hands.

"The city is as bright as always. This really could be an attack" The taller boy commented as he stared at the balcony where the city lights could be seen. He then turned his head around to look at his best friend, and even though he couldn't really make out his face, he did know that something was wrong. It wasn't the way he was standing or the way he was breathing.

It was the way he smelled. It was way too sweet.

"Kaz?" Oliver asked with concern in his voice "Are y-you okay?"

"Yeah, I am. I just..." Kaz sighed as he sat back down on the couch. He was starting to get a bit dizzy and he felt a little feverish "Oliver, I think my heat is coming soon" Normally, these would be the first symptoms for the Omega, and they would come and go until the real heat started. He supposed he had a few days to go before the real thing.

"What? Now? H-How are you going to...? They'll find out!" The Alpha whispered harshly not meaning to sound angry, but he couldn't help it. He was really worried for the other. He knew how society looked down on Omegas, and even though he knew exactly who his best friend was and what he was capable of, most of the people still thought of Omegas as inferior beings.

He wanted to protect Kaz from all that.

"Look, Oliver, I know...But I won't be able to hide it this time. At Mighty Med I could just fake sickness and be absent, but I can't do that here. I live with them! They'll notice right away!" Kaz exclaimed with distress in his voice.

Oliver sighed as he anxiously bit his lower lip "Well, maybe this is for the best. It's not just about hiding, Kaz. The surpressants haven't been working for a while and they are just bad for your health. You were always sick when you used to take them! Besides" He walked over to his friend and sat next to him, wrapping an arm around the other's shoulder "I'm sure it'll be fine. I'm sure they'll understand and treat you like they always do" The gesture and the words made Kaz feel much safer. He leaned in the side hug ad rest his head on the Alpha's shoulder. Now, this wasn't something he would do, but the slowly coming heat was making his body ache for an Alpha's tender touch and safe strong arms, and he knew very well that fighting was simply useless.

The only Alpha he ever let get close to him was Oliver anyways, and he trusted the dorky boy with his life.

"You are right" Kaz whispered "I just don't want them to think any less of me"

"They won't" Oliver firmly said "And even if they do, I will be there for you" He knew his Alpha side would want to crush them if they made any negative comments about Kaz being an Omega. Specially Chase, since he was an Alpha too. Bree was a beta and since Skylar was from another planet she was neither. So he knew that he didn't have to worry about her opinion. She still didn't even get the whole Alpha/Beta/Omega thing.

Kazimieras smiled at those words but he couldn't say anything else since their friends suddenly appeared on their right. They both stood up.

"Any news?" Oliver asked. Chase nodded with grave eyes.

"Someone broke in" Bree said as Skylar stared at them the best she could in the darkness "We are not sure what they did. But the cables and back up lights seem to be okay. Nothing is broken"

"We think they might have just taken the energy from them, but for that someone needs to actually be inside the house" Chase continued.

"But we couldn't find anyone" Skylar added.

"We thought that for sure any of us would be attacked since we separated. Did something happen here?" Chase wondered as he frowned. This was strange, he swore he smelled the sweet scent of an Omega, but it didn't last long and his mind was mostly focused on the issue at hand anyways.

"No, nothing. B-" Kaz was suddenly interrupted by the TV screen when it suddenly turned back on, but this time Roman and Ricker appeared there with taunting smirks.

"Roman, Ricker! I knew it was you!" Chase exclaimed with fire in his eyes. Everyone else frowned with anger as their enemies chuckled.

"Did you really think that we would do something so obvious?" Roman asked as his eyes landed on Kaz. Oliver immediately noticed this.

"We just wanted to give you a message" Ricker grinned.

"What message?" Skylar simply whispered angrily.

"You are not safe...And Kaz, I would be very careful if I were you" Roman warned as he winked at the Omega. Chase and Oliver wanted to growl at this. Oliver understood this feeling better than the bionic boy.

With that, the TV went black again and the lights came back on.

"How did they get in here?!" Skylar exclaimed as she looked at Chase "Wasn't this place supposed to be safer by now?!"

"It is!" He yelled back. He then huffed and walked over to the telephone "I'm calling Mr. Davenport to solve this" He whispered as he started dialing the number he knew by heart. But Kaz stopped him.

"Wait. How do we know they are not here?!" Kaz asked walking to their mission leader "If they could turn off the lights and then back on then that means we are in danger! They are here!"

"No, Kaz. You are in danger" Bree whispered as she placed a hand on his shoulder "They are not here. We checked everywhere. And if they were they should have attacked us by now"

"They are definitely not here" Chase interrupted as he waited for his father to pick up the phone "But this means that they were here long enough to set some sort of timer on the fuse box. You are both right. We are not safe. Specially you Kaz. Their eyes are set on you"

"Then how did they get in?! They could attack us in their sleep! We need to find them!"

"Oh no Kaz. We are not doing this again" Skylar said as she shook her head "We are not rushing into anything"

"Then what are we gonna do?! We don't have time to plan anything! They were here and we never even noticed them!"

"We will keep you safe, Kaz" Oliver said as he stared at his best friend "We are a team. I won't let them take you"

Kaz could only stare at his friend with hidden fear shining in his eyes, before sitting on the couch.

During the next minutes, the only thing that could be heard was Chase's angry words and a distant Donald Davenport trying to calm his son down.