Chapter One
The ringing pulled Helen from her light slumber, it took her awhile to locate the ringing
"Magnus"
"Helen my dear" Helen suddenly snapped wide awake at the sound of the voice on the other end, before she could reply "it's struck again" this statement stopped Helen in her tracks,
'It's struck again, this is all my fault if I had just killed them when I had the chance, but no I didn't wont to destroy a whole race even after what they did to her, what kind of person am i?……………a scientist that promised to help abnormals not wipe them out' came the answer, Helen shook her head she didn't have time for this she needed to stop living in the past and start helping in the present only then could she help all abnormals have a future.
"Where?" she asked knowing she needed a retrieval team to get what was let of the abnormal
As if knowing where her thoughts are the voice answered "I have the body with me, let down the field" sensing her hesitation they continued "you've got to trust me, I'm in danger too, I wont this….thing stopped as well" Helen sighed knowing that she wouldn't get a look at the body unless she dropped the field and let him in.
"ok…hold on" getting up from the couch in her study where she had fallen asleep researching who or what could be attacking all these abnormals, she had an idea of ho was behind the killings but no proof maybe now she would be able to get some and right a past mistake, she tapped a couple of keys on the keyboard and paused before she hit enter, she was taking a big risk in letting him in but if she didn't more abnormals could die she needed as many clues as she could get so she could narrow down the long list of suspects she had. Reluctantly pressed enter
"ok its down" she said into the phone as she started making her ay down to her lab were the body would be, half way down something appeared in front of her making her jump, before she knew it she had pulled her gun out and pointed it at his head, he raised his hands in defence, she lowered it;
"Sorry instinct" she said in a way of explanation and carried on down to her lab, as soon as she stepped off the elevator into the lower levels Ashley came running to her gun out, out of breathe
"Mom he's here, I don't know how he got past the…." She trailed off when she saw her mom wasn't surprised by the news "you let him??…of course you did" she answered her own question. Her mom just smiled and patted her arm
"he brought us the latest victim"
"not only that but I saw what did it" said a voice behind them causing both woman to jump round and pull out their guns on him, john didn't look at all offended at having to guns pointed at him if anything he looked amused;
"Yes well shall we continue??" both Ashley and Helen moved past him, Helen had put her gun away but Ashley kept hers out;
"definitely her mothers daughter" john muttered before following them both to the operating table
2 hours later John, Ashley and will were waiting in Helens study waiting for her to finish her autopsy, they had been In the lab watching but after 10 minutes of no stop questions from the two youngest members of the team Helen had banished them from her lab so she could get some peace and some work done without them hovering.. Will couldn't take it anymore;
"Ashley will you PLEASE stop pacing" she stopped glared at him and carried on pacing, she wasn't very good at waiting she preferred to be out there doing something and the fact that this group were wiping out anyone with any abnormal abilities whether they were a danger or not annoyed her. As it also put her mom In danger of being their next victim and she wanted to kill them before that happened, just as she was about to shoot something her mom walked in.
"Ashley take a seat" she asked as she settled herself into her favourite chair,
"well is it the same group??" asked Ashley when her mom took to long, Helen sighed trying to calm herself before answering her inpatient daughter
"yes all the injuries match, and I am not any closer to finding out is doing this. I first thought it was the carball but Its not there style, but what I don't understand is how they managed to kill this abnormal, its one of the fastest abnormals that exists, john what kind you tell us of the attack" everyone turned to look at the bold killer sitting on the couch looking right at home,
"well I can tell you what group is attacking the abnormals but your not going to like it" he paused looking directly at Helen, by the way he was looking she thought she knew who he was on about but asked anyway hoping she was wrong
"who??"
"it's the umbra gens" upon hearing this Helen closed her eyes those two words she took another deep breathe knowing she wouldn't be able to avoid the questions she knew were coming, will didn't disappoint and asked the first question
"who are they??"
"umbra gens translated means shadow clan, they have been around for centuries, always operating under the radar, they all share the belief that they are the superior race, they disappeared roughly 3 and a half decades ago, after we stopped them from building an army to go against the humans, we wiped most of them out but I couldn't bring myself to destroy the entire race I thought it would take them centuries to rebuild what they lost apparently I was wrong"
"but if they wont to kill all humans then why are they killing other abnormals you have thought that they would recruit them" will asked confused
"they will ask anyone with abnormal genes, if they refuse they are killed, if they say yes they have to prove themselves, they wont let the others live in case they side with the humans to try and stop them" Ashley stood up suddenly
"well now that we know what they are….lets go kill them" she stated walking towards the door
"NO!" both Helen and john shouted at the same time causing Ashley to stop were she was
"Ashley you cant go in there on your own not even you could make it, sit down please" Ashley did as she was told and Helen explained for the outburst "they aren't a trustworthy race, you don't go to them, they go to you and only one of there own kind can track them"
"we could get one of the abnormals to go out there and wait for them to be approached, they agree we trace them, they are led to there base we swoop in and blow in up??" Ashley suggested, Helen and will nodded there heads to the plan but John shook his head "what's wrong with that idea??" asked Ashley annoyed,
"it could take months for one of ours to be approached, we don't have that kind of time and none of the loyal ones are strong enough to draw them in sooner" john pointed out
"ok then, what do you suggest??" Ashley asked getting more and more annoyed at the man,
"we get someone to track them" he stated simply Helen paled upon hearing this statement which didn't go un-noticed by will
"thought you said only one of there own could track" will asked Helen worried about his boss
"yes that's right, and since no-one will come over to our side, that wont work, we go with Ashley's idea" she got up to leave indicating the meeting was over, Ashley looked over at john looking smug but he wasn't looking at her he was watching Helen
"or someone who has been given their blood" he said causing everyone to stop, Helen glared at him with a look that said 'drop it'
"is this true??" asked Ashley looking from her mom to john noticing the look she gave him she demanded "what aren't you telling us??" Helen ignored her and tried to leave the room but John stepped in her way
"move!" when he didn't she pulled her gun out and pointed in straight john heads, he didn't move
"how many more abnormals will die while you wait for one your loyalists to be approached?? How many more soldiers will they recruit for their war on humans??"
"I DON'T CARE YOUR NOT USING HER!!" she shouted at him, Ashley and will stared shocked at Helen they had never seen her like this she usually kept a calm head,
"I am sorry my dear but we don't have a choice we need her"
"I said no!" she said in quieter voice "now move out of my way" when he didn't move she continued "please, I promised her, she doesn't won't this life anymore" she almost begged, regretting confiding in john about what happen more then 3 decades ago
"who??" asked Ashley over he shock, ignoring her Helen and john continued there conversation,
"Helen…"
"no john" she said almost in tears "you didn't see when we finally got back, I can't go through that again, I don't think she can"
"WHO ARE TALKING ABOUT??" Ashley shouted annoyed she was being ignored, Helen let out a breathe knowing she was beaten she moved back to her desk and unlocked her top draw, Ashley had always wondering what was in that draw, once when her curiosity got the better of her she had tried to get into it, she shuddered at the memory she had never seen her mom so angry at her, she had never gone near it again. Helen pulled out a battered object by the way she held it will new it was important to her, she looked at the object once more before reluctantly holding the object out to Ashley, she stepped forward at took it confused, it was a photo when she finally looked at the picture she lost her voice, she looked from the photo to her mom 3 times before finally finding her voice
"you're a twin??"