I was running. I couldn't tell where, but all around me were ruins. Burning homes. Screaming children. All of a sudden, something crashed into my side and I went flying into a building. As I got up, words kept echoing around me.

"You took away the only thing that made him special, and forced him to live his life as a mortal. That's a punishment far worse than death."

I smacked the dirt off of my jeans, and looked around. This must've been a real nice place, I thought. It looked really expensive, and vaguely familiar, like I'd been here before. That's when it hit me. This was Davenport Tower.

I felt sick to my stomach. Why? How? Where was Kaz, and Skylar, and Bree? Where was our levelheaded leader?

"Our father may not have the power to take revenge, but we do."

No way. This wasn't…did Roman and Riker do this? The entire living room was in shambles, the kitchen wrecked, and the terrace was cracked. All there was that wasn't destroyed was a list. I picked it up, and chills ran down my spine. This was the list of superheroes and where they lived. And every single name was crossed out in red. Every name…but mine.

"By the time they get here, we'll be on to our next superhero. And the next, and the next until all of you are destroyed."

The door busted open…and I sat up straight up. I rubbed my clammy hands on my pajama bottoms and got up. What a weird dream.

As I got up, I realized that these were actually sort of small on me, which didn't make sense. I got them like a week or two ago. Even my shirt felt a little small, but I shrugged it off and went downstairs.

The team were all having lunch, and Kaz smiled when he saw me. "Hey buddy, sleep well?"

I sat down and shrugged. "Could've been better."

Chase laughed. "What, you didn't have another dream about Skylar?" The entire table laughed, but I just stone faced it and grabbed a sandwich off of the plate in the center of the table.

Adopting a serious expression, Chase leaned forward and patted my shoulder. "You did well. That guy you took care of- his name was Peter. His dad is a guy named Nightstrike. Heard of him?"

I exchanged looks with Skylar and Kaz. Kaz rubbed the back of his head and said, "Yeah. He is my ex-girlfriend's nemesis."

Bree looked at Chase. "Uh oh. You see, Spark contacted me. She's a part of the team. She's actually going to be here like any second."

As if on cue, Spark dropped on the terrace. She looked pretty much the same as she did when I last saw her, with the same green eyes and blonde hair. She calmly walked into the room, and I got up. "Spark, what's up?" I said. I'd like to think we were friends after what happened last time, but I wasn't sure.

"Oliver!" She said and rushed forward and hugged me. I stiffened in surprise but then hugged her back. She pulled away and looked at me appraisingly. "Have you been working out? I can feel your muscles."

I felt heat rush to my cheeks. "Sort of. You know, fighting bad guys kind of does that for you."

Spark threw her head back and laughed. It brought a smile to my face, and I decided I liked hearing Spark laugh. "Come on guys, flirt somewhere else." Skylar said, but I detect an undertone of jealousy in her voice, which made me feel oddly mad. Who was she to turn me down all the time and then get jealous when I talked to someone else?

Chase stood up awkwardly. Guess he must've noticed the jealousy, too. "Well, uh, Spark¸ good to have you on board." He said "Spark" sarcastically, but still held out his hand for her to shake.

Spark frowned, but still shook it. Bree gave her a reassuring smile. "Chase is just having problems. If you can't explain it with science, it doesn't exist to him."

"Kind of like his love life." Kaz said, standing. For some reason, I could tell he was nervous about something. Wow, when did I get so good at reading people? "Hey, Spark."

"Hello, Kaz." Spark replied, not as enthusiastic as before but she grabbed my hand. "You have got to show me around!"

I stopped the bubbly girl. "I think Chase would be best suited for that. He's the leader, he knows this place like the back of his hand."

Chase smiled. "Yes, yes I do." He led her away.

Kaz looked on with an oddly angry expression. "I think I'm gonna go to my room."

"Me too." Skylar agreed while shooting me a betrayed look.

Soon enough, it was just me and Bree. We got involved in a staring match of sorts. She stared at me, and I stared back defiantly. Finally, she spoke. "You do look different."

"Arachnia did it. Before she died."

Bree leaned back into her chair. "Skylar is weird."

"Yeah." I said, a little bitterness seeping into my voice. "She expects me to be falling over her, then when I literally showed attention to one girl, she looks at me like I betrayed her. Girls."

Bree crossed her arms, and I immediately thought 'Uh oh'. "Not all of us are like that, you know. Some of us are loyal."

Whether it was what Clutch said, or seeing Arachnia die, I was done having reservations. I decided to live life how I wanted to. So that's why I said, "Says the girl who said I was cute until Skylar pointed out I reminded you of Chase and then you acted disgusted."

At least she had the decency to look embarrassed. "Well, I still do think you're cute."

"Oh?" I raised an eyebrow. "That's fun."

"You didn't know what else to say, did you?" She accused with a smile.

"Nope." I laughed. Things were starting to look up.