Resurrection of the Apex Predator Old version

by Mizore53

Back from the dead with a new lease on life, Andrew Detmer vows to use his powers to protect people. And as fate would have it, he will find people who need him as much as he needs them. He will become emotionally connected to several women, who will be there for him. {Tomb Raider tie in is with the origin story game released March 2013} [Scrapped with a re-write coming soon]

1. Prologue Part 1: From the Ashes

Prologue Part 1: From the Ashes

Andrew woke up cold and alone. He lay naked under a thin sheet on a cold metal slab. He looked around the room and knew where he was. He was in a morgue. He couldn't remember how he got there. But then in a flash it hit him. The convenience store, the hospital, his dad, Matt, the SWAT team…

Andrew shot up. The sheet fell away and he looked down at the gaping hole in his abdomen. He was surprised to see it healing visibly. A few moments passed and the formerly gaping fatal wound closed before his very eyes. He closed his eyes and thought over the past events that had put him in the morgue. All the people who had been hurt because of him. The thought filled him with shame.

'Never again.' thought Andrew 'I'll never use my powers to hurt people ever again.'

Filled with new sense of purpose, Andrew put his feet on the floor and took a labcoat off the rack to cover himself up as he snuck out. It was nighttime on the streets of Seattle, so it was easier for him to get around without being seen. He went from alley to alley, looking for where he could get some clothes. It didn't take long for Andrew to find a thrift store. He tried to use his powers to open the door, but they weren't working. He was forced to resort to smashing the window with his elbow, and opening the door from the inside. He traded the lab coat for jeans and a hoodie, and started walking. He wasn't sure where he was going, but he felt drawn in a particular direction.

He walked for hours, until the sun began to rise in the East. He spent much of the time pondering the loss of his powers. Perhaps he no longer deserved to have them after what he did. Or maybe they burned out trying to keep him alive. Suddenly he stopped walking. He was in an area he definitely recognized. This was the place where the mouth of the tunnel was. The mysterious tunnel that he had ventured down with Matt and Steve what seemed like a lifetime ago. The source of whatever it was that gave them their powers. But the tunnel had caved in. They had returned to check the day after. So why would he be drawn here?

End Prologue Part 1