Disclaimer: I don't own these characters and no matter how much I wish I did, it's not going to happen. :(

Author's Note: Okay, this is my first ever Heroes Fanfic. (Yay!) Now, I'm Australian and we're about six episodes behind the U.S. series. This fic was started after watching Run! I've since watched Unexpected (last night) but this really has nothing to do with the fic. I guess you'd call this AU as I've changed a bit from the episodes, I also suppose it would be a slight future fic. Simone may be dead in the show (may I just say, Yay!) but she's not dead in this fic. Okay, read and enjoy and remember, reviews would be greatly appreciated. :)

Summary:Sylar captured Peter and was ready to kill him but Peter gets helped by a new hero.

Spark

Chapter One

Peter Petrelli found himself unable to move, the man known only as Sylar standing above him. Sylar smirked at him and his glee at finally being able to keep him down was easy to see. As Sylar started to bend towards him Peter could only lay there and watch. During what he was sure would be his final moments, Peter calmed himself with the knowledge that at least now Sylar wouldn't have to kill anyone to take their powers anymore, there'd be no need once he could simply gain them by being around them. Then his angel appeared.

"Step away from him, Sylar." Sylar whipped his head around in surprise at the voice. Peter found that he too could now move his head and turned to see who the woman speaking was. She was standing in the doorway, light flooding in behind her making only her silhouette visible. Sylar appeared to know who she was, though.

"Get out of here, Abby. Don't you understand? As soon as I have his gene it can stop. I won't need to kill anymore; I won't feel the need to kill you." Peter rose his eyebrows at that, realizing that Sylar must care for this woman, whoever she was. It was also obvious she was one of them if he felt the need to kill her. The woman shook her head and Peter noticed her hair starting to stand on end.

"No, Sylar, I can't let you do it. I can't let you kill anyone." Sylar turned his attention on her completely, anger radiating from every fibre in his being.

"I said get out of here, Abby!" He flicked his hand and Peter knew he was using his telekineses to get her out of there. He was surprised when a force field made of electricity flickered out in front of her, making Sylar's power useless. Blue light radiated from the field in front of her, lighting up her face. Peter could see she was no older than himself. She had a scar on her face running from the top of her right eye all the way down to her chin but she still looked beautiful to him.

"No, Sylar! No!" Sylar groaned angrily and started his way towards her, forgetting about Peter momentarily. Peter found himself able to move more of his body but not enough to get away.

"Abby..." Sylar stood in front of her, the force field still flickering brightly between them. "Don't do this. It makes me want to... I have to have your power." The woman rose her hands, palms directed towards Sylar. Peter was able to see more electricity building on them.

"Let him go and it doesn't have to be this way." Sylar was too busy gazing at her to take notice of what she was saying.

"I have to have your power but I don't want to kill you." He turned back to Peter, approaching him again.

"Sylar." He ignored her and Peter could see he was even more intent on killing him than before. "Sylar, stop it, I'm warning you." Sylar was ignoring her.

"I promise it will only hurt for a second." Peter felt a pain building in his head, like his skull was starting to be ripped from his body. Suddenly there was a bright flash of blue light and Sylar went flying to the other side of the room. He hit the ground and Peter found he could move again but he was still feeling weak.

"Quickly, we have to go now." The woman was now standing in front of him and she helped him to get up, taking his arm and throwing it over her shoulder to help him out. They passed Sylar and Peter could see him twitching.

"Thank you. Thank you so much." The woman grinned ruefully and nodded. They reached the door and Peter glanced back at Sylar, seeing that he was now totally still. "Is he... is he dead?" The woman shook her head.

"No, he's not. We've got to hurry before he comes to." She helped him hobble out of the abandoned warehouse Sylar had taken him to. They weren't going very fast but they got quicker as Peter started healing himself using Claire's powers. The woman looked surprised. "So it is true. You do absorb other people's powers." Peter nodded. He was fully healed and they were now running as fast as possible.

"Where are we going?" The woman pointed towards a building across the street.

"There's a car parked over there. We just need to get to it before he comes to. We don't want him seeing us." Peter nodded. They ran the rest of the way in silence. Once they got to the car they both threw the doors open and climbed inside. The woman got behind the wheel, rubbed her thumb and forefinger together creating a little electricity then pressed her forefinger to the ignition, the car roaring to life. Peter stared at her in shock.

"This isn't your car? You just hotwired this car." He wasn't going to add 'with your finger' but thought it. "We're stealing this car." The woman pulled away from the warehouse, the tires screeching and sending dust, dirt and gravel flying everywhere, before turning to look at Peter like he was crazy.

"You wanted to make our escape in my car? A car Sylar can trace? Come on, that's just crazy. Besides, the owner of this car won't miss it; I left 'em a hefty check when I took it." Peter stared at her like she was crazy before clutching onto the door as she sped around a corner.

"Uh, okay, whatever, just slow down." She turned to look at him again, grinning.

"Relax, I know what I'm doin. I promise we won't go off the road." Peter grimaced as the car swerved around yet another corner, not sure if he believed her. The next hour was spent in quiet and Peter was glad to find that the further away from the warehouse they got the more carefully she drove. He spent his time watching her, contemplating who she was, till finally he snapped.

"Who are you? Why'd you save me? How do you know Sylar?" The woman laughed. She had one arm against the door, resting her head in her hand, and the other on the steering wheel.

"One question at a time, man. But I'll answer; I'll start with the first. My name's Abigail Harris. But you can call me Abby." Peter smiled at her and nodded.

"Peter Petrelli." She reached over and shook his hand.

"Pleasure. Anyway, your questions. I met Sylar a couple months back. He came to town with an Indian professor, Dr. Suresh," Peter rose his eyebrows. "He was going by the name Zane whenever Suresh was around but he quickly talked me into callin him by his nickname, Sylar." She sighed and scratched her head. "Don't know why I never thought it odd that he didn't want Suresh to hear me call him that, though." Peter really wanted to know something.

"Dr. Suresh, is he... did Sylar kill him?" Abby chuckled and shook her head.

"No. He's not like us and Sylar only kills the people he wants abilities from. Well them and the people who get in his way." Peter felt confused.

"What happened to Dr. Suresh if Sylar didn't kill him?" Abby sighed again.

"Well to explain that I'm going to have to go back to the beginnin." Peter nodded and leant against the door so he could watch her as she spoke. "Dr. Suresh came to town with Sylar, like I said, but what I didn't say was that they were there for me. Dr. Suresh said I was on his father's list of people who had abilities. I played dumb at first. You see I haven't had the best experiences with people who want to talk to me about my abilities." Peter was curious.

"What happened?" She frowned.

"These government people came to talk to me when I was little. I'd just started showing my abilities a year before and couldn't handle them." Peter knew what that felt like, he'd only just gone through that recently. "I had a habit of blowing light bulbs whenever I walked into a room. Made electrical things act crazy, electricity crackle around me. My parents were freaked, thought I was some type of demon. They were very religious people, you see." She turned to look at him, making eye contact, and he could see the pain in her eyes. He noticed she was referring to them in past tense but didn't want to ask if they were dead or not. She sighed and looked back over the road.

"Anyway, these government people had heard about me, people in my town callin about me got to them. They took me away... experimented on me. I accidentally electrocuted a few of 'em. I didn't mean to do it, I was just scared." He felt sorry for her. "They started wanting to test my reaction with water. At first it was fun. I used to make the electricity dance over the water. It was kinda beautiful." She smiled slightly, obviously lost in the memory. "But then, they wanted to see what would happen if... if I was in that water." Peter's eyes widened. "They took me to this room, where a bathtub was set up. They put me in it, keepin me in with chains. I never did like water. Rain, I'm fine with. Showers, fine. Pools of water... never. They put the water in and straight away the electricity danced over the water." She stopped and swallowed heavily. "They had me chained in there and left the room." Peter frowned. "The crackle of electricity's never bothered me but in the water... it was like I was dying. I was only nine." She reached up and wiped some tears out of her eyes.

"I'm sorry." She looked at him, smiling an obviously fake smile.

"Why? You didn't have nothing to do with it." She shook her head and looked back out over the road. "After that they let me go. Guess they felt guilty or somethin." She shrugged and it was obvious she didn't really know why they had let her go.

"Is that where you got that?" He pointed at her scar and she shook her head.

"Nah, that wasn't them. Though that's another story for another time. Anyway, I didn't trust Suresh or Sylar. Then Sylar showed me some of what he could do. I thought I was safe with him and he vouched for Suresh. It took a while for me to trust 'em and Sylar started getting to know me. After he showed me what he could do I told him bout why I was so weary of them. I think that's what done it." Peter's brow furrowed in confusion.

"Did what?" Abby snorted and turned to face him.

"I think that's what made him fall in love with me. Well, least that's what he said." Peter's eyes widened. Abby chuckled. "Don't look so shocked. Surely I'm not that disagreeable to look at." Peter quickly shook his head, not wanting her to think that.

"No, it's not that. It's just that..." Abby snorted again and shook her head.

"Relax, I was kiddin. I know what you meant. Sylar falling in love sounds crazy." He nodded slightly. "Guess he figured I'd been through enough. Didn't need to add cutting my head off to it all." She chuckled and glanced at him. "But he did want my power. Anyway, they left after a little while, Suresh givin me a number to contact him if needed. Then, a couple of weeks after they left, Sylar came back. Without Suresh." Peter got worried.

"But what happened to Suresh." Abby sighed.

"Let me finish, will you? Sheesh. Where was I? Oh yeah, Sylar came back. Anyway, he had a new ability and showed me the rest he'd stolen. I was confused. Asked how he'd suddenly developed more abilities. And he told me what he did. Told me he was workin on a way to get my power without doin that to me. I started realizin he wasn't the sweet guy he'd pretended to be. He left again and I called Suresh, told him bout it. Told him he called himself Sylar when he wasn't around. Suresh was not happy. Told me to be careful around him and to call him next time he came back. And he came back. With more abilities. He stayed with me, I was too worried he was gonna take my head off if I didn't let him stay. Didn't let him know I'd called Suresh though and he told me Suresh had insisted they not work together anymore and had gone his own way to find others like us. Sylar didn't think much of it and left him to be." Peter sighed in contentment, happy to hear that Mohinder was safe.

"But Sylar stayed with you?" She nodded.

"Yup. Sometime's I'd catch him starin at my head, almost licking his lips. Like he wanted to cut my head off. Freaked me out. Then one day... well I guess it got too much for him, being around me all the time. He tried attackin me but I put the field up, as a defence. Didn't really even mean to do it. But it worked. After that he left again, went searching for the one who could absorb people's abilities; you. He obviously found you seeing as though you're here. Don't know why he brought you back to my town. Maybe he figured he'd get my ability quicker if I was closer. But I couldn't let him kill anyone else so I followed him and, well, here we are." Peter nodded.

"Well, thanks." She turned to grin at him before focussing her eyes on the road again. They sat in silence a little while longer. Peter realised he had no idea where they were going now that they were away from Sylar. "Where are we going?" Abby chuckled.

"I know a place we'll be safe. I have a friend, who's like us. Sylar doesn't know bout him. I'm sure he wouldn't mind the company till we can get you back to New York." He rose his eyebrows.

"You know I'm from New York?" She nodded.

"Sylar told me where you were. Said he just needed to figure out how to get you. Guess he figured it out, eh?" He nodded and they lapsed into silence again. Peter turned to look out the window of the car, watching as everything sped past them. He felt himself getting tired and before he knew it he drifted off to sleep.

Additional Author's Note: I hope you enjoy this, I've written a whole lot, I'm up to chapter eight, so I hope you stay tuned to read this fic and please, Reviews would be appreciated.