Bonjour guys, I finally got a chance to watch Alphas and I am absolutely in love with it so it struck me to write my own character for it. This kind of an introduction to her because I'm weighing on whether or not to write her into the show's storyline. This takes place before they meet Hicks.

Every person has a story to tell; perhaps not always from the very beginning and sometimes not all the way to the end. Some people's stories were mostly slow and steady their whole life, perhaps a dramatic event or a whirlwind romance thrown in there, but steady none the less. They lived peaceful lives where unexpected and unpleasant things never or rarely happened and they were content that way while others craved something more. Then there was the other side of the coin where people's lives were a constant storm at sea; wild and unpredictable and even dangerous. They were also either happy to let things spiral crazily around them or they just wanted to get off. If Lucy Cassidy's coin were to be flipped, it would have landed in perfect balance between both sides, even if did occasionally wobble.

Lucy's early years were spent in confusion to begin with, and before she knew it her early teenage life was spent as part of a circus. I'm not being metaphorical either, it was a literal circus. Not the travelling troupe that little kids dream of running away to join, mind you. It was always there, in a little town in Maine, and there it would remain for many years to come after Lucy's time. But it was popular and people gathered from their little vacations to Maine to pay a visit. But for Lucy, seeing all these people only made her want to see more of the outside world. To her, the circus was boring, they never left nor connected with anyone and she wanted adventure. Suffice it to say that circus life had run out of perks for Lucy. So at the age of fifteen she ran away from the circus.

Now almost eighteen, Lucy biggest adventures were about to begin, not that she had been living quietly during those three years in between but that would come to light later. At the very moment, Lucy was in a pinch thanks to her abilities. Surely by now it's obvious that Lucy wasn't a regular person, and it was these abilities that let her stay in the circus in the first place. Lucy Cassidy was an Alpha. Adventure just came with the territory.

"How about you let go before I rip that arm off?" Although bleached blonde hair covered her face from her struggle, Lucy's light brown eyes burned with ferocity that allowed the young man to recoil and look at her in exasperation.

"C'mon, Luce, it was just a bit of fun. I thought you were cool with it" He said, panicking now that her pupils were slowly becoming more like slits-the type a person could see on an animal. He raised his hands "Okay, okay, cool it Tiger. I didn't mean to hurt you"

"John, you lied to me! I said I would do it again as long as you didn't tell anyone what I can do. And now I'm running from cops for a robbery after your buddies forced me use my gifts to threaten those people!" Her eyes became even wilder "We are so through, I can't even begin to describe it to you" Lucy swept the mess of hair from her face and pulled the letter jacket closer around herself with some kind of remorse, it had belonged to one of the poor suckers she had knocked unconscious "I'm through with you and your trashy group, and I'm definitely through with the drugs so if one your little lapdogs comes near me with anything again, I won't hesitate to snap their spine!"

"Baby, I understand you!" Lucy fought the urge to snort loudly as she walked away while John carried on "You know the guys, they get a little carried away! Come back, you've hung with us for so long!"

"Three months John"

"Where the hell are you going, bitch!?"

"To find a new group to hang with, someone worth my time" She was gone with the slam of a door.

Lucy breathed in a deep sigh as she strode across the street, breathing in the New York air. The dramatic departure had sounded perfect only seconds ago but now Lucy found that she was once again on her own. It may have been better without John and his little cronies but at the moment she was also wanted for a robbery that she didn't technically commit and that threw a wrench in her plans. Avoiding cops wasn't going to be so difficult if she put her mind to it but it would slow her down and half of her didn't want another thing to attach itself to her conscience. But what could she do?

New York was such a noisy place, with so many building all around her reaching high into the skies. The thought of being up there and bounding around sent a rush up her spine and she shivered. Now that sounded exciting. And once again, she was demonstrating her lack of focus. She just wanted to find a pack to run with and have some fun. Being on her own was even more fun in ways, but in a place like New York, surrounded by people who all seemed absorbed in their own worlds as they walked unless they were on the lookout for something to take advantage of, her instincts were going off like crazy and that finding a herd or a pack of some kind would be the best idea.

A black car zoomed past her, the beeping of several taxis startling her eyes back down from the sky and to the street. Up ahead, she saw an alleyway coming up. It would be the best way to avoid John in case he grew a pair and decided to come after her. Doing something too fancy wasn't the best idea though which was why she was dismayed as she turned into the alleyway to see a high fence separating her from the other side. Unable to curb her nature to tackle a challenge, she began to let herself go and her mind flew through various images until it landed on a particular creature. Seconds later, she doubled over as her whole spine felt like it was on fire. As if she was convulsing, the young woman's snapped back at an impossible angle.

"Damn" Lucy hissed as she stood up and admired the claws that her nails had rapidly grown into. Even her figure had now changed as she stood hunching forward like she was ready to drop down to all fours. The leather skirt was a little tight for what she wanted to do so clawed hands tore at the material easily. Once there more movement space for her legs, the blonde stood inches from the metal obstacle before her. Grinning, she bent her knees and shot up with such force that one would have to wonder where she had the strength in her little body. The jump was way above the fence and the fall back down was like a rush of butterflies flying through the stomach. Lucy closed her eyes in enjoyment. Somewhere on the way down, she extended her hands so they wrapped around the top of the fence, her claws scratching against the metal to leave deep scrapes. Now that her drop back down was stopped, Lucy used the front of her heels to kick off her legs so they sailed up over the top. Now that they were dropping back down on the other side, she used her arms to push herself off a little and landed gracefully on the other side of the fence, still grinning.

When she opened her eyes, she realised that there was a small old man sitting behind one of the dumpsters that she hadn't noticed earlier and she cringed. So much for not being seen. Giving him a small smile, she said "Been too long since I did that one" And it was true, using the cat had been far too long for her and seemed like her body was forgetting the figure seeing as it hurt so much to change this time. The man only looked meekly on and it was becoming awkward "Okie dokie, I'll not be seeing you again" She tipped her hand to him and darted on, slowly feeling her claws retracting to normal and her spine reforming itself. Within seconds, she was gone into the next street.

Across the street, she saw the entrance to the subway and darted for it. It would only be a little while before the cops found John and his idiotic friends and they would definitely rat her out so she needed to get as far away as possible. The question still remained on how she could clear her name but nothing was coming up; at the moment she was nothing more than another accomplice in a robbery and there was no way that anyone was going to believe what John said about her abilities and the only way she'd be able to show it would be to get caught or turn herself in, neither of which she was planning on doing. How did she always manage to get herself into such situations? Damn her curiosity!

"Stop, stop right now!"

"You've gotta be kidding me, it's only been a day!" Lucy hit her head against glass door of the convenience store while the police officer behind her reached for his gun. She had been so hungry that she had risked coming down from her new rooftop hideout to get some food and the second she did, her luck had proved how bad it was. The guy had come in a few minutes after her and recognised her almost immediately. It looked like they were looking for her harder than she thought, which meant that they had caught John and he pushed all the blame to her. She really hated that guy.

"I said don't move, I'm placing you under arrest"

"I didn't move chubs! Stop panicking" Lucy shrugged before her impulses took over "You wanna see movement? Watch!" She threw the bag of groceries in her arms and the mass of snacks falling all over him, the officer fumbled around for his gun. He heard a smash and looked up to see the girl he had stopped looking at him with animal-like eyes, the appearance of a predator staring down opposition. Shakily, he brought the gun up and fired a shot but before it even had a chance to hit, the girl had jumped. It wasn't human jump, no person could have made it. She had jumped up directly from his sight and a few seconds later crashed down to the floor again. After looking at him for a more seconds, he thought that she might leap at him and attack with those claws. But no attack came, the girl simply turned and ran, jumping right over an oncoming car and landing in a perfect forward roll. Lucy twisted her body backwards so it looked her back had snapped to avoid another car before she spotted what she wanted and shot for it; an alleyway. The officer was now yelling behind her, having regained his senses and she felt another bullet whiz past her head. Up ahead, she saw a crossroad of alleys and to run directly forward to the next street.

Suddenly, a figure shot out of the alley to her right grabbed her around the waist, covering her mouth before her instincts had the time to react as all the focus had been on the cop behind her. She was pulled into the shadows of the small alley and began to struggle, her claws sinking into the arms that were holding her. A deep purr of satisfaction rumbled in her throat as she heard her captor hiss in pain.

"Shh, stop that" The voice sounded male as he breathed in her ear. Lucy didn't remove her claws, ready to continue fighting him until she heard the sloppy footsteps of the cop running into the alleyway after her. Both bodies froze but Lucy refused release the tension in her claws even as the man's blood seeped into his grey hoodie sleeves. Her pursuer finally missed them in the hidden corner and carried on running into the next street. Slowly, the hand over mouth slipped away, closely followed by the one around her waist "Ow, ow, you can let go now" He moved his arms to indicate Lucy's hands.

She tilted her head back and saw that the guy was slightly taller than her, his nose was millimetres above the top of her head. He was a young man, probably around her age, with auburn hair and blue eyes that stood out even in the dark of the alleyway. She couldn't have been that well off considering that his grey hoodie and yellow t-shirt were torn in several places and his jeans were well-worn. The only item of clothing that appeared to be in good condition were his combat boots.

"That's some grip you got there, kitty" He chuckled, flashing a charming smile that warranted a smirk back from her. She really was a sucker for a good smile.

"You should see what else I can do"

"I kinda did, saw how you ditched that lard back there. But you're too predictable" He spread his arms out wide to indicate the space around them "An alleyway, really? How cliche can you get? And if you go for an alleyway, at least know where you're going or you'll be caught in a heartbeat"

Lucy debated on whether or not to trust the guy and moved back slightly "You sound like an expert"

"Know a thing or two about bumping' off cops" He looked down at his boots and Lucy began to catch on.

After a minute of silence, she retracted her claws and once again felt her spine shifting back into place. Shuffling her feet, she muttered "Listen, uh, thanks for that…y'know…"

"Rescue?" He finished off with amusement laced in his tone. Lucy snorted and nodded a silent 'yeah' to him. He extended a hand, with his smile still in place "Name's Elliot Crowe, no relation to the celebrity"

Lucy finally fully laughed and extended her own hand "Lucy Cassidy, current fugitive freak"

Elliot looked at her seriously "You're not a freak. I don't know if you know, but you're not the only one with the ability to do something. I used to know a guy, used to be a friend of mine actually, and he could see through walls. You know, like X-ray vision, that's why I wasn't so shocked when I saw you. That, and I knew I had to help you"

Lucy was reeling, she had been on the move so rapidly in the past three years that she had never met someone who could do what she could. And now, she found that there were others who had abilities of their own, and even better was that Elliot knew about them! She was now so intrigued that she wanted to know more about it. She gripped Elliot's upper arm, a look of awe on her face "You know more people like me? More people that have a gift too?"

"Gift?" Elliot raised his eyebrows "I never heard Michael call it a gift. I only ever knew him but I heard rumours, you know? If you're in the right circles here in New York, you hear things. So I guess you're not the only one. But Michael was the only person I knew personally and he's not here anymore…He was taken away and I ain't seen him since" At this, Lucy stepped back with suspicion.

"Taken by who?"

"I don't know, I just haven't seen him for months now"

Lucy ran a hand through her hair and bit her lip, taking yet another leap of faith and deciding that she could trust this guy "Elliot, do you know anywhere I could possibly meet someone like me? There's so much I don't know" There was a hint of desperation in her eyes that she wasn't sure that Elliot could see but she carried on talking "Please, I need to know"

Elliot looked uneasy "There is a place but it's not easy to get access, they're big on security because it's a really popular A-list joint but I've heard that's where a couple of these people also hang out. I've never been in but I could probably figure out a way to get us in. It's just that it'll take a little time, if you really want to. Not exactly the best thing for a girl on the run to do"

"I don't care, this is the closest I've ever come to understanding what I am!" Lucy began to feel excitement bubbling inside of her "It's like you're the hero people find in the most unexpected place!"

"Easy now, hitting on me isn't going to the process any quicker" Eliiot flicked a few strands of hair from his eyes in what he must have thought to be a seductive manner and Lucy quirked her eyebrows to hide a grin "Not that sexy, huh? Dang, I gotta work on my moves if I'm to sweep you off your feet before I get you into that club. Speaking of which, how old are you?"

"Seventeen"

"This is gonna be more difficult than I thought"

Minutes later, what seemed to be a cute couple got on the subway, chattering away. One was a young man with slightly tattered clothes but a gorgeous face and red hair, accompanied by a girl in a letter jacket with a slightly ripped skirt, patterned tights and black high heels. Her hair was obviously bleached and her roots were beginning to show. In fact, the girl's roots seemed to the subject of some kind of joke shared between the two towards the end of the journey. After the train had pulled into a station that was bustling with people, the guy put his arm around the girl and hugged her close to his chest as they walked past the security in the station. To everyone they just looked like teenagers in love but this was the funny little cliche way that they improvised from getting caught by police.

Lucy Cassidy was being led to some kind of building that looked run down and abandoned across the street from a bank. Inside was about as impressive as the outside, apart from the small TV and couch that were placed randomly in one of the rooms. Elliot had informed her that this was where he 'lived' along with some friends but they were all currently out on jobs to get things to eat that night. In fact, that was what he had been doing too when he ran into her and he needed to get something before the others came back so he offered for her to sit and wait while he quickly ran out to steal something to eat. Lucy only settled herself onto the couch and turned on the TV, having no trouble getting comfortable.

Bill Harken looked at Doctor Rosen in surprise. The good doctor had just come in and told them all that they were looking for a robber who helped a group of caught criminals "So let me get this straight; we're looking for a thief after the others were caught and everything was taken back? Thieves aren't really our type of thing, are they?"

"Precisely Bill. We simply find Alphas and attempt to help them" Dr. Rosen nodded, setting down a picture on the table. It showed a close up of a young girl with hair that was obviously bleached and her roots coming through and light hazel eyes that seemed a little odd "This is our thief, her origins are unknown but according to one of the captured thieves, she was the leader of the crime and her name is Lucy Cassidy. He failed to provide any more than that. That's what I want you to work on Gary"

Gary Bell, the autistic young man from the group, barely looked up from the image and he wasn't the only one. Rachel Pirzad was immediately using her ability to at the image in more detail. The closer she looked, the more she realised what Dr. Rosen was indicating. The young woman looked up to the other female of the team, Nina Theroux "She's an Alpha"

"Then what's her ability?" Nina looked back to Dr. Rosen. She had been with Dr. Rosen for a long time and was beginning to understand that look in his eyes. He seemed worried about something, more so than normally when going after an Alpha.

"I have no idea" Dr. Rosen said gravely and everyone looked slightly worried, except Gary who had simply finally looked up from the image of the girl after memorising her face and began to search what he could find of her, his hands being the only indication that he was looking at wavelengths. Dr. Rosen continued "The man that the authorities seized wasn't very useful as he just kept saying that she was a freak. That was our first indication. About twelve hours later, an officer reported in claiming to have seen her and chased her…after he witnessed her jumping more than twenty feet in the air and avoiding cars like, and I quote, 'some kind of crazy Matrix chick'" The professor finished off, looking at Bill when he chuckled.

"I'm not allowed to watch that movie" Gary commented "It's bad, it's a bad movie"

"No Gary, it's not a bad movie" Nina sighed "It's just a really bad reference to make"

"I-I didn't really like the movie" Rachel spoke up timidly "It messed too much with my head"

"Hello, people, focus" Bill clapped his hands, still feeling the surge of order he did in the FBI. He himself had only been with this group for a couple of weeks and found that it was a miracle that they ever got anything done.

"Yes, I believe that Bill is right. We have an identified Alpha with unknown abilities on the loose" Dr. Rosen continued "We have to find her and we have to assume that she's dangerous"

Ta-Dah! What do you guys think?