The 4400 Children

by Patrick18

Four cousins living a normal life in Georgia are suddenly abducted and return as part of The 4400. They have to learn how to adjust to their new lives and control their abilities "The Future" has given to them.

2. Chapter 2

Chapter Two: Return

August 14, 2004

Near Mount Rainier, Washington

All Patrick could see was white light and hear the wind blowing. He didn't feel hot or cold and his body felt numb like it had fallen asleep. Voices were echoing in his head and he heard the sounds of people screaming which scared him and he felt like he was falling. The light and noise suddenly went away and everything was silent. He quickly realized he was somewhere else and it wasn't the woods near his apartment. Above him were mountains with snow on top and he was standing on a sandy shore of a large lake. He felt cold and could see his breathe, he folded his arms which was odd because before he arrived at this strange place it was a hot summer day and it had been lighter outside too, but here everything was dark like it was early in the morning. He realized he wasn't alone because thousands of other people surrounded him. Men, woman, and children of different ages and races were standing around him looking just as confused and scared as he was. A thick fog surrounded all of them. He suddenly remembered Xavier, Antione, and Samantha and noticed they weren't here. He looked around in all directions shouting their names.

"Jroc, Buddha, Samantha!"

"Patrick!" shouted back a familiar voice.

Samantha emerged from between two people looking close to crying. She ran to him breathing deeply.

"What happened? Where are we?" She asked in a scared voice.

"I don't know." He replied.

The sound of running caused him to turn around and he saw Xavier and Antione running to them coming to a stop with expressions of bewilderment.

"Why does everything look different?" Antione asked.

"Maybe someone knocked us out and kidnapped us." Xavier suggested.

Patrick just shook his head unable to answer their questions or figure out what had happened to all of them. The wind started to blow the fog away and they spent the next few minutes looking at their surroundings. Over the heads of the adults standing in front of them the sound of a woman's voice through a bullhorn could be heard.

"Ladies and gentleman, my name is Diana Skouris. Please just stay where you are and are people will do everything they can to assist you."

The woman started to give instructions for anyone who needed medical attention to step in front of the crowd while another person repeated it in Spanish.