Nicolette sat up with a jolt hearing a loud pounding on her door.
"Nicolette you little bitch get up!" Her father, screamed threw the door.
She ran to the door pulling it open quickly.
"Yes sir?" She asked quietly with her head down.
"Why didn't you go to school today?" He demanded angrily grabbing the front of her shirt pulling her closer to him harshly.
"I-I ugh well it was storming really bad outside, and I started walking but this lady almost hit me and I got scared and came home." She muttered breathing quickly.
In a quick motion she was thrown against the wall.
"Your counselor wants to have a meeting." He slapped her across her left cheek. "With me." Slap "Here" Slap. "Tomorrow." Slap. She held in her tears and shrieks.
"Go make my dinner" He yelled going back down the hall.
Nicolette leaned against the wall for a minute gathering herself.
With a deep breath she got up and went to the kitchen and began laying out the ingredients to make spaghetti.
It took her about 30 minutes to finish everything. She made her father's plate and took it to him in the living room.
She set it on his TV tray and went to her room.
She picked her yellow back pack up off the floor and emptied out all the books.
She filled it up with clothes.
She felt her wings twitch under her hoodie. They always did that when she was nervous.
She pulled it tighter to her pulling the draw strings around the neck tighter.
She opened her window slipped her yellow back pack over her shoulder and disappeared into the world.
2 hours later
There was a pounding on the front door.
"Hello?" Nicolette's father answered annoyed.
"Sir were looking for a young mutant." A soldier reported standing in line with three other men.
"okay? What happened? What did she do now?" The father demanded.
"Nicolette! He screamed. "get out here."
They waited a few minutes, but when no one came out, the soldier in front motioned the rest of his men forward, and they stormed into the house.
"hey what do you think you're doing?" Nicolette's father demanded.
"It's clear. The mutants gone." One of the soldiers reported back.
"Sir would you happen to know where she went?" The front soldier demanded pulling out his gun bringing it to the fathers forehead.
"What is this?" And without warning the soldier pulled the trigger.
The men left the house without further investigation.
Alkali Army Base
"We've found the mutant you're looking for Stryker but there was a problem." A young soldier reported to a gray haired man at a desk.
"Wonderful where is he." Stryker said pleased.
"It was a female sir. Her name is Nicolette Heroux. When they went to collect her, she wasn't there. Her father had no idea where she might have been." The soldier added in.
"Did you take care of him?" Stryker asked.
"Yes sir" The soldier replied. "We have a picture of her." The young soldier said laying the picture of the girl down on Stryker's desk.
"Alright send Wilson and Zero to my office" He said seriously.
With that the soldier marched off.
"Been looking for this brat and she disappears." Stryker muttered to himself picking up the picture.
The girl in the picture was startlingly pale, her deep brown hair made her look like she was glowing almost. She had piercing purple eyes, and a radiant bright smile.
"You called?" A blond haired boy said sliding into Stryker's office, an older Asian man rolling his eyes behind him.
"I need you to go fetch a girl for me." Stryker commanded. "She's going to be your new team mate."
"You finally decided to add a woman. Bought time how long have I been begging for a companion?" Wilson retorted excitedly.
"Since after the day you bed the last woman here." Agent Zero said seriously without looking at the man.
"Here's a picture." Stryker handed Wade the photo.
Disappointment crossed his face.
"Is this a joke what is she like twelve. I highly doubt this girl is going to be able to keep up with us. And that's illegal cant you bring in a woman I can have fun with?" Wade whined.
"Shut up Wilson." Stryker commanded. "Anyway I sent the soldiers to her home, she wasn't there. They took out her father. She lives in a small town of Michigan called Linden. You'll be dropped off out there. No reports of where she actually is. So find her! I want her brought back here by 1200 hours next Monday."
With that both the men let the holding bay where they got on a helicopter, and Zero flew them to there destination.