As Will approached the door to the study, he could hear Henry talking in a quiet calm voice. "Nikki, please sit down for a little bit." He heard Henry say as he opened the door. Henry was standing by the table watching Nikki pace back and forth across the room.
"I want to go home!" She yelled. She walked back to the other side. "I don't want to be here. You can't keep me here! Let me go home!" She pushed a chair.
"Henry?" Will questioned.
Henry's expression said it all. His eyebrows lifted and shoulders shrugged. "She's upset, can you blame her?"
Will walked to Henry. "What did you tell her?" He said quietly.
"Only that we're here to help."
"Nothing about the kids?"
"No, I haven't been able to talk to her. She's been pacing and storming around." Henry said.
"Talking behind my back?" Nikki said as she stormed up to them.
"Nikki, you need to calm down." Will said sitting down on a chair.
"No! I want to go home!" She yelled. Nikki picked up a cup of water that was on a table and threw it across the room. "Take me home, NOW!" She yelled.
Will reached in his pocket, pulled out his walking and pressed the button to talk. "Magnus"
"Yes Will," Helen replied
"I think we need your help here. Maybe some sedatives too." Will told her.
"What's the matter?"
"Nikki won't calm down and she's becoming violent." Will explained.
"On my way." Helen replied.
Sarah looked at Helen. "Let me come with you. I can help." She started. "You won't need to sedate her."
"Yes, I believe you're right. I will bring something, just in case we need it." Helen helped Sarah off the bed. Helen went to the medical cabinet. She searched for the right medication and a syringe.
"Helen, has anyone told her about Jessie and Thomas?" Sarah asked as they walked to the study the others were in.
"Yes, she saw them at the house." Helen said as they rounded a corner. "I cannot imagine how she is feeling right now. How old is she?"
"She's only 15. I've had her in my home for over two years now. She's been through a lot in her short life." Sarah quickened her pace. "We need to hurry." Sarah began to look extremely worried.
Within a few minutes they were at the study where Nikki was. Helen and Sarah walked into the room. Nikki was still pacing around; however, there was more than just one glass broken on the floor. The room was a mess. On the floor lay a picture from the wall. The glass had been broken and the tapestry torn. Several chairs were overturned. Will and Henry were just standing back watching. They were not going to try to stop her yet.
"Sarah," Nikki said as she saw them enter the room. Her face was flush with anger. There were a few cuts on her from the damage she had done in the room, nothing major to worry about. She stopped in her tracks, holding a lamp in her hand. She was ready to throw it across the room at Will and Henry.
"Nikki," Sarah said gently. "Please put that down." She took a step closer to her. "You know this is not going to solve anything." Sarah looked straight at Nikki. There was a connection between the two; it could be felt in the room. Sarah slowly moved closer to her.
Nikki lowered her arm and looked at the floor. The lamp slipped from her hand. Sarah was next to her already.
"Look at me Nikki," Sarah spoke softly. "We'll be alright." Sarah took her in her arms as only a mother does. Nikki tucked her face into Sarah's hug and sobbed.
It felt like eternity to everyone in the room. Nikki slowly backed away from Sarah. They had both been crying for several minutes. Sarah kept hold of Nikki's hand, leading her to the couch to sit down. "Come on" Sarah said. "Let's sit down."
The atmosphere in the room had changed. Helen sat across from Sarah and Nikki. Sarah held Nikki's hand still, not wanting to let go for fear of another meltdown form her.
"Nikki," Helen said. "I know this is a lot to take in right now. It would be safer if you both stay here for now. I would ask however, that this behavior stop. It is not acceptable."
Nikki glanced moved from Helen's eyes to Sarah's. She nodded her head slightly. "I understand." She whispered.
Henry and Will had already started to clean up the room. The disheveled chair was returned to its upright position.
"I'm sorry," Nikki said to Helen.
Helen nodded. "Please don't let it happen again." She looked at Sarah. "I'll have some rooms set up for you both. You both must be hungry. Let's get something to eat."
"Can someone please take Nikki to get some food? I would like to help you Helen." Sarah looked at Nikki. "I want you to eat and then go get some sleep. You worked today too, remember. I will let you know anything as soon as I find out."
Nikki looked at Sarah with tear streaks on her cheeks. "Promise?"
Sarah nodded. "Yes, I promise." She squeezed the hand she was holding. "We'll find them. This is what Helen does." She smiled sweetly at the teenager.
Helen motioned for Will to come over to them. "Will, can you please take Nikki to the kitchen and help her get something to eat. Then show her to a guest room, please."
"Be glad to." He said. Will looked at Nikki. "Shall we?" He extended his arm with that offer.
Nikki looked unsure. She trusted Sarah. Nikki let go of Sarah's hand, stood up and headed to the doorway. "Don't forget, you promised." She said to Sarah as her and Will headed to get something to eat.
Helen sat at the computer. She was waiting for some information that Henry was retrieving from the street cameras near Sarah's house. She was hoping this would give them a lead on the two missing teens. "Sarah, do you have any idea who would want to take them?" She said turning to Sarah.
Sarah was seating on the leather chair closest to the fireplace. She sighed deeply. "No, I don't. I know that they were really antsy the last couple days, but that may be because of their coming here." She stopped and looked at the fire. "I've called their friends, no one has any idea. And I keep replaying what happened at the house in my head. Trying to remember faces, but when I do, they're blank. We have to find them Helen."
"We will." Helen looked back at the computer. "Ah, looks like Henry got the recording from your street corner. Maybe we'll find something here." Sarah walked to Helen, standing behind her she watched as the video feed started.
There were many people coming and going throughout the day. They spotted several people dressed in similar clothing as Sarah had described. They group of people went to her house. Two went around to the back door, three through the front door. There were no vehicles that could be seen. When they left the house they carried out two bodies. They stood and wanted for a few moments. From out of no where a man appeared. Helen had seen John teleport several times; she knew that is what this person was doing as well. He stood shorter than the rest. He had white blonde hair and wore a red sweatshirt. He took two at a time and came back for the rest. When he returned for the last two, the young man turned full circle. It was as if he knew he was being watched. He looked in the direction of the camera, they could see his face.
"Perfect." Helen said. "I'll have Henry run a facial comparison. With luck, we'll get a hit." She took out her walkie, "Henry" She said.
"Yea Doc," Henry replied.
"We found something. I need you to run a facial comparison for me. There's a young man in the video feed. Blonde hair. Find out who he is." She told him.
"Sure Doc." Henry replied.
"Sarah, please tell me about Sharina and Jacob." Helen turned her attention to Sarah. She got up and walked toward the couch. "Would you care for some tea?" She asked sitting down.
"Thank you." Sarah sat back in the oversized leather chair she had been in a few minutes before. "Sharina is so much fun. She is always happy and friendly. She has this glow about her when she walks into a room. She does have a temper on her though, worse than Nikki. When she gets mad, watch out. The last time she lost her temper, I lost a microwave and three fuses in the house." Sarah smiled.
"Can she control the electrical impulses when she gets angry?"
"Oh yea, she can if she wants to. She's becoming stronger and more controlled. She really wanted to come here because of Jacob. They've been together since before they came to my house. They helped each other out for about a year when they were on the streets." She paused. "That seems like such a long time ago. They've been with me for almost three years now. The three of them came in together. They didn't want to be separated. Thomas was with them." Her thoughts were racing now. "I just can't believe they're gone." She was fighting off the tears. She took a cleansing breath releasing it slowly.
"Doc," Kate came into Helen's office. "I got some info from Remy. He heard that there's someone in Old City collecting abnormals, the younger the better I guess."
"Anything else?" Helen asked.
"No, he didn't have much else that was useful." Kate said.
"Thank you Kate."
Helen looked at Sarah. "Please continue. Tell me about Jacob." She could see that Sarah was fighting off tears as she though about the loss of her kids.
"Jacob, well," she paused. "He's unique in his own way. Very quiet young man. He had telekinetic abilities. He doesn't like to use them at all though. He's made that clear. So why would someone be collecting abnormals? We need to find them." Sarah was getting upset just thinking about the possibility of someone hurting the kids.
"We're doing all that we can to find them." Helen reassured her.
"Look Helen," Sarah stood up. "I can't stand not doing anything. Sitting here talking to you is not finding them. What else can we do?"
"We have several people out on the streets looking for them, Henry's trying to find out who that young man was, I think you should take care of Nikki." Helen told her.
"You're right. I do need to check on her. Never know what she's up to." Sarah stood up. "Thanks Helen." She headed to Nikki's room to check on her.
