Here's a new Reckoners fanfiction! A request from Latch is Who I Am, this is the aftermath of Steelheart. I will be doing the aftermath of the next two books as well, so expect those later this week as well. But for now, enjoy this quick oneshot that I you you enjoy!

Summary: After Steelheart the Reckoners have to deal with the mess of Newcago and Prof's secret. David has to come to terms with Megan's betrayal along with that fact that he needed a new goal.

Aftermath of Steelheart

David was tired. Too tired. It was ridiculous and he hated it. But his mind was done. His body was protesting against even the slightest movement. Tia suggested he go to sleep but how could he?

Prof was an Epic.

Megan was an Epic.

He had just orchestrated Steelheart's death.

How many times had he been lied to?

...

Tia watched as Jon left as quickly as he could, leaving her and Abraham to take Cody and a shocked David back to shelter, which was a small apartment they had rented out in case there were injuries. Abraham sent her a "we'll talk later" look as she helped him carry Cody to a bed while the rest of Jon's regeneration power healed the man's wounds. David watched them blankly and her chest hurt as she realized many of his beliefs and hopes might just have been shattered. A motherly instinct made her want to hug the boy until this look of determination stole its way onto his face and he spun on his heel, heading down the dark tunnels of the city.

"Go after him. I'll look after Cody." Abraham said, gathering blankets from a closet. She nodded and walked after David.

...

Cody was still too groggy to understand how he was alive. Abraham only murmured "Prof," then left to get him some water. Tia had come back with David, the boy looked exhausted, whom she shuffled him into the living room to force him to sleep on the couch.

Cody let out a choked laugh once Abraham and Tia told him what had happened. Prof and Megan. That was so hard to take yet so easy to notice, how in the world didn't he notice it?

Tia had looked worried when Cody had laughed. Maybe he was finally going insane from all of this. But he managed to collect himself and remind Tia and Abraham that the city needed help. It had just lost the main authority figures after all.

...

At this point Abraham wanted to kill those kept trying to bribe their way to the top. First Tia gives him little instructions, David really shows off his horrid social skills, and Cody is finally reaching a breaking point. Then these people believe they'll just pick the person with the most money or cunning little remark to lead Newcago and the Reckoners will just fall beneath the waters and into the shadows again.

Oh and Prof is missing and Megan is now an Epic that is incredibly powerful and just happened to be missing. Wonderful. Just calamity sparking wonderful.

Abraham really hated when he happened to have to take the fatherly slash leader role on the team. Really, really hated it.

...

Jon, or Prof, needed a way to clear his head but knowing he'd left his team to deal with the chaos and mess of Newcago…

No, he had a bigger problem because if he didn't get rid of the invasive Epic emotions he'd kill his team. Which, now that he actually thought about it wouldn't be too bad of an idea… Killing off the slontzes might just….

Jon let out a roar of frustration and punched the ground before collapsing from fatigue. Sleep. Sleep would be good.

He barely noticed his green force fields appear as his world darkened.

...

Megan looked back at Newcago as she left with the refugees. There were so many things to figure out… so many rumors to follow.

Yet she couldn't help but feel as if she was leaving a part of her in Newcago.

Shaking her head, Megan looked forward, happy to have finally seen the sun again. Maybe one day she would come back. Hopefully she would never have to though.

But what about him?

Traitor, she hissed to her own mind.

Megan let her Firefight persona take over and school her features. There was a job to get done and a goal to reach.

...

David looked out over the skyline, his hair wet from the shower. Tia was sipping her cola behind him, tapping away on a computer with folders sprawled over the couch. Footsteps alerted him to the presence of Cody and Abraham, both of whom walked over to the balcony next to David.

"How's it feel lad?" Cody's voice, his accent thicker than usual, sounded to the left.

"Strangely calm." David murmured. The wind blew through their shirts.

Abraham hummed. "True. The helicopter ride here was pretty hard with everything we had to come to terms with."

David shifted, his arms resting on the railing. "Who's leading the city?"

"Some chick I think Abraham picked out." Cody said, snorting.

"Mallory Briggs. She's from the upper class but seemed like the best candidate, unfortunately." Abraham clarified, amusement in his voice. "She's going to be the mayor. And David, I think it's best if you're the liaison. Since you're the native here and all."

"Sure." David answered, shrugging.

Silence fell around the group. Even Tia had stopped her work.

"This is going to start a chain reaction, isn't it?" David muttered.

Tia spoke up this time. "There's no doubt about it. Which means not only are we going to have to get closer, but we have to be more cautious with who we recruit. Seeing how Megan ended up being a spy…"

David tensed. Cody patted him on the back and Abraham cleared his throat. Tia sighed. "Sorry David. It's just… betrayal is hard. I've just had to become numb to it in fear of the inevitable with Jon…"

David nodded but was still tense. The Reckoners would recover from this.

They had to. For the sake of Humanity.

Hope they were all somewhat in character. Sorry for the sorta cliche ending but, eh, I wasn't sure how else to end it. Review or PM if you find a mistake or think that something is way off or if you have constructive criticism just for anything in this story in general.

Thanks and have a great day fellow fanfictioners!