AN: Hi! So! Akarenger, which bugs me a little because of the spelling but whatever, figured out something! It… Was probably pretty obvious, but good job! You are… Not completely correct. Taylor didn't die. She triggered with different powers. Instead of being focused on the Bugs, she was focused on how she was going to die.

Taylor, February 24th

I groaned, picking at the food I'd been given… I wasn't hungry, at all… Apparently, eating and sleeping were just… Not needed anymore… My powers, and wasn't that a Surprise to find out I was a cape thanks to the locker, had taken those things away from me… All because I could turn into a ghost form… Nothing could touch me… Electricity, water… The only thing stopping me from being a ghost all the time, was that I still needed to rest the power… I was pretty powerful honestly… I had no physical strengths added, but I could float, go through walls, sense emotions, turn invisible, and change back to my normal body. I sighed, chewing some of the food needlessly… It had been… A while… But testing was done, and the PRT wanted me to become a Ward… Once I'd recovered emotionally, of course… I looked at my Official PRT Phone, and checked the Date… February 24th. Huh… I should probably try and… Go back to school… My grades were already in the toilet… I'd been told I'd be done by the end of January, but with how worried everyone was when I told them who shoved me in the locker, it had taken much longer…

And then, as if the day couldn't get worse, the Simurgh attacked!

Alfie, February 26th

I groaned as I opened my eyes, feeling a domino mask on my face… My identity was secure, thanks to a flimsy piece of fabric that covered maybe a fifth of my face at best! Yay.

I sat up, catching the attention of a nurse. "Hi." I rasped, my throat VERY dry.

She gasped, and ran off quickly… "Wow. Rude." I muttered, finding my gear on the table next to me. The Thing that went on my arm, I had dubbed the Mega Ulorder. The Eye things, Eyecons. I strapped the Mega Ulorder to my left arm like always, and picked up the new Eyecon I'd gotten. "Morning Ziz." I greeted softly, the Eyecon humming in response… "Not ready to talk yet?" Another hum. "Alright then. Take your time." I told it, smiling gently.

"Necrom." I looked up, to find Miss Militia standing there. I went red a little, and started stammering in embarrassment.

"M-Miss Militia! H-How Long have…?"

"You've been out for two days. I only arrived a minute ago." She told me. I nodded.

"Where am I?" I asked curiously.

"The PRT headquarters for Brockton Bay. We had Panacea check for any wounds, and figured it'd be best for you to stay here, since you're a Parahuman." She explained.

"Brockton…" I hummed in thought, recognising the name… "Oh yeah, I was planning on going to Brockton to start with, and then Ziz's Conflict Engine hit Canberra, and I kinda figured, why the hell not! Found a way there, decided to help!" I said quickly.

"To start with?" She questioned.

"Well… Basically, the Nine decided that, as long as I stay in town, nobody dies. The town hates me, and I hated them. Also, if I became a Cape, everyone dies, including me. So I just left." I explained, not really upset.

"You left an entire town, including Children, to die?" She asked, worried.

"Nope. I was the youngest one there. I think the idea was that, if they don't have kids, I can't "influence them" with "my horridness" or something stupid like that. The only person who could have gotten me to stay… Well, she'd left before I even triggered, so… Yeah. It took about a Year to get everything working properly, and then the first time I actually used it for the intended purpose was against Ziz… I didn't have time to test it…" I explained.

She hummed in thought for a moment. "We couldn't find your name anywhere, but we've determined you're… Fourteen?" She trailed off, unsure.

I nodded. "Yep! Fifteen in seven months." I added. "My name's Alfie Nekros. I wanna be a Hero." I explained to her.

"The name and theme certainly don't help… But we can try our best." She muttered.

"I mean, not all protectors are friendly looking. Think like in fairy tales, lots of protector creatures were hideous looking." I pointed out. "Besides, I didn't design the suit. That's just how it is." I added.

She nodded.

"Can I walk around?" I asked hopefully.

"Yes. I'll send for someone to escort you to the cafeteria, along with a guest badge." She told me, before leaving. Probably to do paperwork or something.

Taylor

I sighed, phasing through the wall of the room I'd been given… I wasn't allowed to meet the other Wards until I had a cape name and costume… But I couldn't think of anything… Ghost was too simple, Phantasm was taken by a cape in the UK, spirit ran into the same problem as Ghost, and Specter was too violent… Maybe a different language would help? Checking the internet on my PRT phone, I looked up some names… Obake? It means Ghost, but… That one can be a maybe I guess…

"So, whose room is that?"

"A new potential Ward…"

"And that one?"

"Clockblocker."

"Are we there yet?"

"No"

"How about now?"

"No."

"Now?"

"No!"

"…"

I raised an eyebrow, turning invisible and phasing through the wall, noticing a boy wearing a domino mask walking around. He was younger than me, certainly, but he felt familiar somehow, even though I'm sure we'd never met before…

He turned, and stared directly at me, glancing down, I noted I was still invisible… Moving my hand, he followed it… I phased back into my room quickly… Definitely Obake. But why did I have a sudden obsession for a skin-tight suit with a jacket?!

Alfie

I smiled as I watched the ghost girl leave. She was probably terrified, but having an Eyecon on me let me see ghosts and invisible things. Heh… Pranking people would never not be fun!