Disclaimer: I don't own Heroes. I just own the characters and the story
Lana Rivera: Ridgecrest, CA
Lana was panting, sweating from running from the unseen menace behind her. What it was she did not know, but she kept putting one foot in front of another, trying to get away while running in a pitch-black area. It was not long until she started feeling light headed and began to collapse on the invisible ground. Lana frantically looked trying to find someone, anyone, but all she saw was darkness that made the night sky look like the sky at noon.
"Find the specter…" A monotonous voice called out.
Lana raised her head up slightly trying to find where that voice came from. Slowly and cautiously, she lifted herself up.
"Protect your sister…"
"Beware of the thief…"
She turned her head again to where that other voice came from, but it was then joined by a multitude of voices repeating the same three sentences, all saying it at different times. Lana finally got up, spinning around trying to find out where these voices were, but to no avail. Before she could find her answer, a small bit off light appeared in the distance like a small candle being seen during a stormy night. At first Lana felt happy at the sight of the light, but then a loud scream meet her ears followed by a huge blast that seemed to rival that of a sonic boom, causing her to cover her ears. Not long after the blast, she suddenly saw out of the dark a huge cloud coming right for Lana, who raised her hands out in front of her and screamed before the cloud completely engulfed her.
"Protect your sister..."
Lana shot up from her bed, her long, black hair encircling her head like a funeral veil. She felt herself gasping for air and felt a bead of sweat trickle down from her head, feeling like she just ran a marathon. It was morning already and Luna felt thankful. She absolutely hated pondering dreams late at night. This one was no exception. She pulled her hair back, revealing her mahogany brown eyes and laid back down on her bed and started thinking.
What the heck just happened? She tried to remember all that happened in the dream. Lana recalled walking somewhere dark and hearing voices saying 'Find the specter', 'Protect your sister', and 'Beware of the thief'. Then she remembered the scream, the blast, and the cloud that swallowed her up before she woke up.
Many questions ran through her mind and most left without any logical answer. Who's the specter? What would she want of him or her? Why would she need to protect her sister and what from? Who in the world is the thief?
She turned over in her bed and looked at the clock, which read 9:00 A.M. Even though it was the weekend, Lana knew she wouldn't be able to get back to sleep. She slowly got out of her bed and opened up the window shade to let in the morning light, which showed off the sixteen year-old girl's dark tan skin and slender build. Compared to her sister Miranda, who keeps her hair no more than a few inches long, Lana's hair reached down to her belly button that was usually put up into a long single braid.
Briefly stretching out her arms, Lana made her way out to the dining room to find her younger sister Miranda already awake and munching on a toasted bagel with cream cheese while reading a thick book. Besides the fact that Miranda was two years younger than Lana, the outgoing fourteen year old was just on the brink of out growing her older sister.
Miranda, who just noticed her sister was up, greeted her with a playful grin. "Good morning Sleeping Beauty. Did thou have a pleasant sleep?"
Lana grinned sleepily. "Okay I guess." She looked over at the book her sister was reading and rolled her eyes. Miranda was a huge horror fanatic, which was one of Lana's greatest pet peeves especially since Miranda and her friend Tina would come over every weekend to watch something that drove Luna to the office to either read or surf the web. She also enjoyed reading novels that Tina would let Miranda borrow once in a while.
"So what are you Tina gonna watch tonight?" Luna asked, trying her best to hide her annoyance.
Miranda grinned evilly. "For once it's not something that's not gonna make the neighbors call the police when someone starts screaming bloody murder in the middle of the night."
Lana covered her face in embarrassment. She agreed to watch a movie with Miranda and Tina months earlier reluctantly. Unfortunately, the movie didn't seem to agree with Lana very well.
"You just had to bring that up didn't you?"
"It's on my contract." Miranda said playfully.
Lana responded with a small flick to Miranda's temple. Her sister just gave a small smirk.
"C'mon, really, what are you watching?" Luna asked a second time.
"Jaws."
Lana couldn't help but be surprised. Instead of showing her surprise, she merely shrugged. "That sounds cool." She looked back up at the clock and decided now would be a good time to braid her hair, which could be very tedious at times. "If you need me I'll be in the bathroom."
"I'll alert the media."
Lana just rolled her eyes and grinned as she walked down the hall. She was just about to reach for the bathroom's metal doorknob when she noticed something strange happening to it. It looked as though it began crumbling itself up as if it were a crumbled piece of paper. Lana jerked her hand back and the doorknob immediately stopped its strange action. With a shaky hand, she slowly approached the knob when her hand suddenly jerked forward, becoming stuck to the knob as if someone applied super glue. Almost as soon as her hand got stuck to the handle, it came off, as if it never happened. Lana blinked, staring at the knob, still crumbled up. Lana just shook her head, thinking she must have eaten something funny the night before and entered the bathroom.
Right as when Lana shut the door and turned on the light, she became aware of a strange shaking motion in the bathroom. The metal towel racks were jerking in the walls, almost like a pack of dogs trying to be free from their leashes. Lana also looked at the faucet, which was performing the same motion as the racks. She looked all around the bathroom, panting and slightly scared. She could hear cans of shower cleaners and hairspray banging against the sides of the cupboards. Lana started to think that an earthquake was occurring and bolted out of the bathroom.
Lana was pretty sure that this was the fastest she had ever run in a while. She found herself panting from running and from the bathroom incident in front of her sister, who seemed a bit shocked and surprised to see her there, with both hands shoved beneath the chair cushion.
"Miranda, are you alright?" Asked Lana between breathes.
Miranda seemed a bit confused. "Yeah...I'm just fine,"
Lana gave a look at Miranda. "You didn't feel that?"
Her sister looked even more puzzled than before. "Feel what?"
Lana was starting to get quite frustrated. "Wasn't there an earthquake just a minute ago? I felt it in the bathroom just now!"
The young teenager looked at Lana as if she had two heads. "Lana, did you check the side effects of your allergy medication before taking it this morning?"
Lana just stood there, gaping and speechless. She put her hand up to her forehead and decided to go back to bed for a little bit longer, convinced that she didn't get a good night sleep, not even noticing the now ruined door handle to the bathroom.
Jacob Newbury: New York City, NY
Jacob adjusted his jacket slightly and gave a sigh. He and his friend John were on their way to a movie to watch for the day. Usually on walks like these, Jacob would just keep to himself and somewhat enjoy the surroundings. He was never really the city type and would often wonder why his family moved to this smoggy place in the first place. The walk would have been nice, if John could at least stay quiet for a good ten seconds.
His friend, John Avery, was a very cheerful, and sometimes reckless, sixteen year old boy who had moved from Jamaica about a year ago. He had incredibly dark skin and a smile that never seemed to fade from his face. John also had a sturdy build that made him look like a tough guy from a football team.
Jacob, on the other hand, was very pale with dark red hair. He never really said anything. He just kept to himself most of the time.
"Do you know what I like here the most?" Asked John enthusiastically, his native accent still thick in his voice. "There's always excitement here. Nothing stays the same this city. Something new is always happening. My home on the other hand, was very boring. Nothing new ever happened there at home. Don't you think it's exciting here?"
Jacob shrugged. "Yeah...I guess so." He said very apathetically.
John seemed to be unaware of Jacob's indifference and continued to ramble on about New York, almost to the point of Jacob starting to daydream. As the two continued down the street, Jacob felt an odd sensation, starting from his head all the way down to his feet. The sensation was almost like that of Velcro being pulled apart, as if he was being split in two. After the sensation made its way through Jacob's body, the red head just shook it off and was about to walk off when John turned around, wide-eyed and frightened, and yelled, "Jacob!"
Jacob gave a look at his friend and was about to say he was fine when John went right through him as if he was a cloud of dust. Jacob spun around and a disturbing sight met his eyes. Lying on the ground, taking in shallow breaths, was his sprawled and limp body.
Thank you for reading! If my characters sound like mary-sues, can someone please give a tip? This is my first fic and I don't want the story to be ruined because of super perfect characters!