Sam had noticed that the kids in the FAYZ were unnaturally quiet that day. No one was out side, no one was doing anything. It seemed like everyone had taken a sick day and stayed inside. Sam had no idea what was going on, so he decided to see where Brianna was so she could help him find out what was happening.
Sam walked over to Brianna's house and knocked on the door. Normally, Brianna would race downstairs and open the door before he had even finished knocking, but all he heard was silence.
Sam pushed the door open with a creak and slowly walked in. He walked into the living room and saw Brianna face down on the floor. Sam gasped and ran over to her. Sam flipped her over onto her stomach and gasped again.
Brianna was paper white and her complexion was chalky. She wasn't moving except for her labored, shallow breathing. Her eyes were closed and her mouth was slightly open.
"Brianna? Brianna!" Sam yelled as he grabbed her shoulders and shook her. Her eyes opened slightly and looked up at Sam. She looked so pitiful, like a dying baby animal that you know you can't help.
"What happened to you, Brianna?" Sam asked her. She took in a shaky breath and met Sam's eyes.
"I was…standing here doing…nothing. Then…suddenly, I felt…cold hands on…on my back. I started getting...weak…so weak. Like my…my strength was…evaporating. Next thing I know…I'm on the ground…hearing laughter. Then…they were gone…as fast…fast as me."
"Fast as you? With super speed?" Brianna nodded her head weakly.
"I think…they took…my speed," Brianna whispered. Sam leaned back in surprise. A new power? Sam knew instantly that he would need help dealing with this. This was no ordinary power, this was the end of the FAYZ.
Meanwhile…
The girl stood on the top of the hill, looking over Perdido Beach. She could feel all the powers the kids had, just ripe for the taking. She raised her head and took a deep breath of the air.
She closed her fists and reopened them in front of her. She ran with super human speed to the bottom of the hill. She smiled and thought of the girl she had taken the speed from. Brianna, she thought.
She knew that Brianna would live, she hadn't taken her life from her. Brianna was just going to be weak for a while. Once Brianna recovered, she would be the same as before, minus her powers.
She could feel the intense powers of Sam and Caine from opposite ends of the FAYZ. They would be difficult to steal from, but they weren't invincible. She would get them, but she needed to get more power first.
"Watch out, Perdido Beach," she whispered into the wind. "You will belong to me, and there is nothing you can do about it."