The new approach.
This is a season 4 fan-fiction, that takes place where the cliffhanger left us. I plan on a combo of action, drama and romance in the spirit of the show. Kessi is my favorite, but I love Amanda character as well. Italics for inner monologue.
I am not associated with Kyle XY owners, creators or producers.
Kyle´s grip tightened around Cassidy´s neck. With each passing second Cassidy resisted less as life was slipping away from him. Kyle's once innocent, angelic face was filled with anger and hate...
Miles away in a dark room a dozen shadowy figures were watching the scene unfold on their monitors. None of them could see each other's faces, and one could only distinguish the symbol on their folders. Latnok. They have been at it for hours, silent, consumed by the unfolding tragedy.
The silence was broken when a woman in her early forties stormed into the room. "What is going on here?!"
"Grace, we have hidden cameras everywhere in the Trager household. You are just in time for the finale." one of the men in the room replied while staying in the shadow.
"Why was I not informed? Last time I checked I was still in charge here" Grace Kingsley was growing angry.
"Grace, your leadership has brought us to the brink of disaster. Latnok spent the last 20 years and all of our resources creating a prophet. In under a month you and your son have turned him into a murderer."
Grace was getting worried, as the fellow members of Latnok seemed to be siding with the stranger. "I never intended for this to happen! Please,"
The stranger interrupted her: "Sure you did not, but you just had to kill Sarah Emerson, because of what happened 20 years ago. What did you think was going to happen when Kyle found out?"
Grace defended herself, but without any conviction left in her voice: "Sarah was an inconvenience. She would have turned Jessi against us. Jessi would have..."
Just as Grace said her name Jessi appeared on the screen.
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Then Kyle saw Her. Jessi was standing in the doorway staring in disbelief at the scene unfolding before her eyes. Kyle looked into her eyes and she looked into his. Like many times before their minds touched and they could sense each other's thoughts and feelings. Jessi was overwhelmed by the feelings of hatred, anger and rage Kyle was exuding with his very essence, feelings she did not know Kyle had.
And then a thought hit Jessi like a knife "I turned Kyle into a monster. If I died at the dam that day, I would have never corrupted his pure soul."
Her thought was so powerful, so sincere that Kyle could not focus on anything else. He stood there staring at her unable to say a word. His grip loosened, and Cassidy realizing that he could not possibly win fled the scene. They stared at each other confused for what seemed like an eternity. Then with tears in her eyes Jessi ran up to her room.
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There was nothing I hated more than seeing Jessi in such pain. She has become so important to me, that all I wanted was to go upstairs and hold her in my arms. But what could I possibly say? That she is a good person? I was about to murder somebody, not in self defense or in fear, but out of anger and hatred. Who am I to judge her? Nicole was right. I have changed.
With these thoughts haunting Kyle he sat in his tub trying to understand these new feelings. Up until a few days ago he never had to second guess his actions or the choices he made. Suddenly he felt completely lost.
Suddenly he was awaken by a familiar sound.
"Amanda's heartbeat" He thought as she knocked on the window.
"Amanda, what are you doing here so late" Kyle said as his thoughts were drifting someplace else
"I saw the files on Adam Baylin's experiment" She started apprehensively. "Prolonged gestation, increased brain power, no belly button" Amanda did not truly understand the meaning of the files she saw, but she knew they were connected to Kyle. "Kyle I know you have your secrets, and I respect that, but Nate..."
"You are right Amanda" Kyle interrupted her. "You deserve to know the truth"
For the next half an hour Kyle told her everything, ZZYX, the pods, Latnok, Jessi. Amanda listened in awe, but there seemed to be just one question on her mind.
"So Jessi is your sister?" Amanda's heart started beating faster. That would be so great, so easy to explain their connection. Her jealousy would be unfounded, Kyle could be hers!
"I don't really know what she is" Kyle responded honestly.
"You poor thing, you must be so lonely not being able to share this secret with the people you love" Amanda said with genuine concern
My life seemed to be spinning out of control. I could not understand myself, let alone my relationship with Jessi. All I knew was that could not imagine my life without Jessi. Yet here she was, Amanda, the girl I felt in love with reaching out to me in my darkest moment. She loved and accepted me for who I was without a moment hesitation. Within seconds I found myself in her arms kissing her beautiful lips. I knew it was wrong. I was hurting both of them by not being able to understand my feelings. Once again I felt lost as I held Amanda tightly in my arms.
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In the meantime Jessi was in her room listening to the scene unfolding downstairs. Kyle knew she was hurt, that she needed him more than ever. But he never came. Why? Why would he rather wait for Amanda?
Her thought process was interrupted by an instant message appearing on her computer from "anonymous".
"Hello Jessi"
"Who is this?"
"A friend" - "Yeah right, I have no friends" Jessi thought to herself in grief.
"What do you want?"
"I want to tell you the truth. Latnok is not what it looks like. 20 years ago Sarah did not run away from Adam. Grace Kingsley split them up. She wanted Adam to herself and hated Sarah with a passion."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Because Grace and her son Cassidy did everything they could to alienate Sarah, drive her crazy and ultimately kill her. You reminded them so much of her, that they convinced everyone you were broken."
"If this is a joke, it isn't funny" Jessi was instinctively using sarcasm as a defense, yet there is nothing she wanted more than for this to be true, for the idea of her being "broken" to be a conspiracy by a crazy woman.
"I am dead serious. Many of us here at Latnok have been watching you for several month. We have come to believe that it is you and not Kyle who is the true prodigy Latnok has been waiting for. After today Grace Kingsley and Cassidy will be banished from Latnok. The rest of us would love to work with you Jessi"
"What about Kyle?"
"Kyle is not interested in being extraordinary. Are you?"
"Of course. So what do you want me to do?" Jessi was not convinced yet, but she was certainly curious
"We will contact you"
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Jessi lay on her bed thinking about what she should do. She had become at peace with the thought that Kyle was special, that she was "broken", "damaged", that she can never be as good as Kyle. It was reassuring to know that in Kyle she had an ideal to aspire to. Yet there was somebody who thought she was better than him. Jessi knew that Kyle would not approve of her dealing with Latnok, but she promised to keep no secrets from him. She ran downstairs to his room and opened the door
"Amanda what are you doing here" Jessi's expression changed from excitement to anger as she saw Kyle and Amanda sitting in his tub
"Jessi" Kyle found himself suddenly at a loss for words, all he could do is look at her in pain.
"Don't even bother Kyle! I needed you and you were here with your precious Amanda"
"Jessi you know I care.." He stopped when he realized Jessi was long gone.
"Amanda you should probably go" Kyle said softly as he was once again alone with his troubling thoughts.
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Back in the dark room the man continued from the shadows: "What Latnok needs is a change of leadership and a new approach. We cannot wait another 16 years for Grace's idea to materialize. You are all familiar with my agenda. I move that we vote on this at once"
Grace was at once overjoyed that one of her sons did not kill another and distraught as everything she has worked for all her life was slipping away. "Who are you anyway? How can we vote for you when we don't even know you?"
"You have known me for many years Grace. My name is Bryan Taylor".
This is my first attempt at a fan-fic so I would love some constructive criticism and reviews.
I plan to explore the Jessi character a lot since she is my favorite. This fan fic will also attempt to answer questions on what would happen if the geniuses tried to cure cancer, is Jessi truly broken, what if Latnok tried to manipulate a more vulnerable Jessi for their evil goals and of course who Kyle ends up with.