Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or The Tomorrow People.
Chapter 2
Victoria steps in front of me and sweeps her arm in a grand gesture and says, "Bella Jameson. Welcome", pauses for dramatic effect, "to The Underground."
I stare around in awe because to be completely honest this place was badass. It's a teenage hangout dream. There were sections for seperate activities. In one section you can see a set up of laptops. In another you can see a gaming area. There's even what can be considered a training area.
I snap out of my daze and turn on Victoria. "Where am I", i demand.
Victoria rolls her eyes, "I already told you where you are. This is the Underground."
"Yeah i heard the first time but what is 'The Underground'?"
"Long answer short. This place is essentially a safehouse for people like us who have nowhere to go."
"What do you mean, people like us?"
Victoria scoffs "Oh please you know exactly what i mean. We just literally talked to each other telepathically. You can't try and deny that your not different."
i snort, "The only way i'm different is that i have an extreme case sleep walking. And while that's weird its not unheard of."
"Oh? Well then can you explain how you got past your neighbors locks last night?"
"Wha- How'd you know about that!" I demand, my face flushing red from embarrassment.
"Don't you remember what woke you up? I was in your head calling to you and I could see the entirely amusing situation through your eyes." She says her eyes sparkling with joy at my earlier predicament.
I flush an even deeper red and then the what she said finally registers and I snap my head back up to look at her. "Saw through my eyes? As in you were in my head?" I ask incredulously. Though why I'm asking I don't know, considering what just happened. I guess I just needed to hear her say. Confirmation that I'm not going crazy.
"Really I thought we were passed this. I did just talk to you in your head to get away from those goons. Surely it's not so far fetched that I was in your head earlier. It's called telpathy. That's one of the main powers people like us have."
"People like us?"
"The Tomorrow People."
I snort at that, "The Tomorrow People? Really?"
She grimaces, "Yeah I didn't choose the name. If I did I would've named us Espers or something."
"Okay say I believe in all this craziness. What other main powers were you talking about?"
"Well you already know about telepathy and then there's teleportation, which is how we got here by the way, and lastly there is telekinisis."
"Wait...what do you mean we teleported here? This is crazy, impossible. This stuff just doesn't exist."
"Of course it is. Come on you've already experienced two of these powers and yet your still in denial." Victoria say incredulously.
I pause at that. She's got a point. I sigh and run a shaky hand through my hair, trying to calm myself down. "I-I guess I just need some time. This is a lot to take in all of a sudden, you know?"
She sighs, "I can understand that I guess. It's just sometimes I forget that people who have just awoken have absolutely know clue about this unless either something happens to them or I find them first."
"Um...awoken? What does that mean?"
"Oh well that is what has happened with you. You've awakened. It's when your powers start to show themselves."
"Powers? Me? Please, other than the sleepwalking nothing weird has happened to me like I said before."
"And like I said before that was not sleepwalking. You teleported. That's how you were able to get in that house without touching those locks or even waking the couple up. Your awakening is also how I found you. It's also how those goons found you."
At the mention of those men in black (get it?) I feel my heart spike up. "Oh my god! I completely forgot about them. Who were they?"
"They are a part of an organization called Ultra. They hunt people like us down and either kill us or take away our powers, which is actually worse than death. We were born with these powers. They are a part of us and taking them away is the equivalent to cutting off a limb."
"If they know where I went to school then does that mean they know who I am? Where I live?! I need to get home, my mom and brother-"
"Are fine. They have no powers so Ultra has no need for them. Plus I have a couple guys watching over your house just to be safe. I'd know if they were in trouble. As for them knowing where you live, its likely that they do know. But because you live in such a lively area with so many witnesses, they won't risk it." She reassures me.
I sigh in relief. It seems she's thought of everything. "I think I need to go home and think about all this. I don't think it's completely sunk in yet."
I get home and my mom berates me for being out so late today and for missing dinner. I told her that I just needed some 'me' time and was just windering around the neighborhood for a while. I fall into bed in exhaustion and my eyes immediately start to droop.
When I wake up the next morning, my mom was already gone and I'm stuck with walking my brother, Jake, to school. He's in middle school. Then I start to make my way to my own school. I take a short cut through an alleyway and that's when I notice the van with the completely blacked out windows slowly creeping behind me. I bite my lip in worry and pick up the pace. I glance back again and I see that the van has also picked up speed.
I turn back around and start sprinting. My heart leaps to my throat when I hear it pick up speed and within a few moments the van is keeping pace with me when suddenly it speeds up and swerves in front of me. I don't have enough time to slow down my momentum and ended up running stright into the side of the van so hard I skid back on the concrete.
Men start piling out of the van and run towards me. Two get a hold of my of my arms and pull me up while a third walks up holding a long ass needle. My eyes widen in fear and I start to struggle against the other two goons. One of them knees me in the gut and I lurch forward the best I can in my position and start coughing and gasping.
I feel a sharp pain in the side of my neck and realize how close the guy with the needle is and realize that I am completely screwed.
With that last thought in my head my mind starts to become fuzzy and and I start to feel week. The goons drag me to the van and once we are inside the last thing I hear is the side door slamming shut and screeching tires as they take off before everything goes black.
