Chapter 3 Fighting Back
Accepted OCs
Fugitives:
-Rafael Sparks (Rafe)/Power-makes men fall in love with her Created by Tacroy
Agent:
-Jacob Larkin/Power-none Created by Randal
Rebels:
-Jonathan Cutler (John)/Power-empathy Created by Danica Enjolras
-Katherine Cutler (Kit)/Power-reality warper Created by Danica Enjolras
Luke Justice
Costa Verde Ca
Luke was in his room talking to Claire on his cell. She was telling him how Noah enrolled her in Community College without her permission as a way to show Nathan and the agents that's she's being a good girl.
"You got to be kidding me. He actually expects you to forget everything you saw" Luke demanded.
"I know! My dad is such an ass" Claire complained.
"Well, we have to do something. We can't ignore what's happening to our friends out there" Luke pointed out.
"We'll figure something out. I have to go. I'll talk to you later. Love ya" she said.
"Love ya too."
Luke hung up the phone and headed downstairs to grab snack. As he enters the kitchen he sees his grandfather sitting at the counter, reading the newspaper. He noticed the picture of the plane crash on the front page but pretended it was nothing.
"Hey sport" Drew said, looking up from his paper.
"Hey gramps" Drew said, opening the fridge.
"You know I never got a chance to ask you about your trip. Did you and Claire have fun while looking at colleges" he asked his grandson.
Luke almost choked on the apple he was eating, but quickly recovered.
"It was cool. There's a lot to choose from. I can't decide which one I like best" Luke lied.
"Well, whatever you decide you know you'll have our support" Drew said.
"Thanks Gramps" Luke said.
Luke hated lying to his family, especially to his grandpa. When his dad died he was really there for him and his mother. But he knew that he couldn't tell them what happened to him. The last thing Luke wanted was to get his family involved in all this shit.
Drew was also dealing with the same situation of lying to family. Drew wanted to come clean to Luke about everything, including his history with Angela Petrelli, but couldn't bring himself to do it. He wasn't sure if his grandson would forgive him. If he was Luke he wouldn't.
Suddenly Luke's cell phone rang. He checks to see who it is. It's a text message.
Save Katty Bronson
-Rebel
Rebel?
"You okay Luke" Drew asked.
"What? Oh, yeah. I'm fine. Um, I'm just gonna go out for a while" Luke said, grabbing his car keys.
"All right. Take care" Drew said.
Drew watched him leave the house with worried eyes. Something in his gut told him that Luke was about to do something incredibly brave or monumentally stupid.
Luke stared at the message, confused. He starts answering back.
Who's Katty? Who is this?
He waits for response.
Someone who hates them as much as you do. You can still fight back.
-Rebel
Was this guy for real or is this some kind of trick?
Katty is in trouble. They're coming for her. 7th Street, Costa Verde Public Library.
-Rebel
I can't help. I don't have my powers anymore.
It's not the powers that make you a hero.
-Rebel
That sounded like something Hiro would say. Of course if it was Hiro on the other end he would be lecturing him about his responsibility of helping out his fellow heroes right about now.
Help Katty. Go now!
-Rebel
Luke should have felt suspicious by all this but strangely enough he believed Rebel, whoever they were. He made a decision and decided to help this Katty person. He got into the car and drove over to the public library.
Angel Duncan, St Timothy Cemetery
Manchester, England
Angel was standing at the tombstone of one Fredrick Masters. She got on one knee and laid down a free bouquet of roses on his grave.
"Hi Fredrick. It's me" she said softly. "I can't believe it's been nearly a month since…since you've been gone."
She wiped the tears from her eyes. Damn! She promised herself she wouldn't cry.
"Well, I just wanted you to know that everybody is doing okay. I have a job at St. Sebastian's Hospital. I take care of the old people there. Aaron is working at a little café. Even Barnaby is doing well though he's still driving Claude crazy" Angel chuckled.
Angel looked at the tombstone, tracing his name with her fingers.
"I miss you" she whispered.
She kisses the headstone and leaves. Angel hails a cab heads down to The Sunny Spot Café where Aaron worked.
Aaron McLoughlin
The Sunny Spot Café
Aaron was in the back of the café on his break eating a sandwich. He sees a stray cat poking his head out of a garage can. Aaron breaks off a piece.
You hungry little fella?
Soon the cat makes his way toward Aaron where he puts it on the ground.
"Eat up buddy. My break is almost over" he said, patting its head.
He gives the cat one more piece and heads back inside. For the past two months Aaron has been adjusting to his new life in England and it wasn't bad. He has a nice job working at the café and he had a good group of friends that he considered his new family. Life was pretty good.
As soon as he's at the cash register he comes face to face with a man in his late 50's.
"Can I help you" Aaron asked politely.
"Yes, you can come with me" Rike said.
"Excuse me" Aaron asked confused.
Rike leaned forward and whispered in his ear.
"I have a gun in my pocket. If you run, I'll shoot you and everyone else in this place."
Aaron looked at the man like he was crazy, which he was. Aaron looked at the people waiting in line to order some coffee and the rest of the customers sitting around the café, unaware of the danger that was right in front of them.
Without another word, Aaron quietly leaves the counter and follows the man.
"Aaron, where are you going" his manager asked him.
"I'm taking a break" Aaron told him.
"You just came back from your break."
Rike leads Aaron into the back of the café.
"What do you want" Aaron demanded.
"Just shut up and move" Rike said.
Aaron concentrates and soon the cat that he feed earlier came out of the nowhere and jumps on Rike's back, biting and pawing him.
"Aw! Get off! Get off!"
Aaron took this time to make a run for it. He only made it down the block until he was stopped with a bald man holding a taser.
"Freeze!"
Aaron had no choice to obey. Soon Rike comes running up to them. He notices his face had cat scratches on it.
"Williams, take Mr. McLoughlin" Rike ordered.
"Yes sir" he said, dragging Aaron to a nearby car.
But no sooner did they get in when another man approached Rike.
"Mr. Rike" he said.
Rike turned and was surprised to see…Williams!
As Williams gets in the driver's seat his form changes into Angel.
"Angel!"
"Buckle up" Angel told him.
Aaron quickly fastened his seat belt and soon they driving away from a certain agent who was pissed off as hell.
"Thanks for saving me back there. How did you know" Aaron asked.
"I was on my way to see you when I noticed these two creepy looking guys outside the café. I knocked the other guy out and pretended to him" Angel explained.
"Okay. Well, what do they want" Aaron asked.
"How should I know" Angel snapped.
"Wait! What about Claude and Barnaby" Aaron pointed out.
As soon as he said their names warning bells went off in her brain. She quickly put her foot down on the pedal, driving as fast as she could back to the mansion.
Hiro, Ando, Izzy and Sakura
New Delhi, India
Sakura never thought in a million years that she would be in India. It was a beautiful place but she wasn't there to see the sights. She along with her friends were there on a mission to stop a wedding.
She watched as Hiro went to see when the wedding would start, leaving her with Izzy and Ando.
Ando.
Ever since she's met him she felt nervous around him, like she was afraid to say the wrong thing. She was never good around guys, especially cute ones like Ando.
I wonder how he looks without…stop it! This isn't the time to image what he looked like without his shirt. You have to focus.
Izzy noticed her friend looking fidgety and nervous standing next to certain tall Japanese man. Sakura was her best friend and she knew how nervous she gets around new people. So she decides to play cupid a little bit.
"So Ando, what's your power? I don't think you told us" Izzy said casually.
"Oh! I'm a super charger. I can super charge other people's powers" Ando explained.
Ando held out his hands and created a shower of red sparks.
"Amazing" Sakura smiled.
"Not really. My power is worthless. Nothing but red sparks" Ando said sadly.
"No ability is worthless. You should be proud of your gift." She smiles at him. "And I like the color red" she added.
Ando smiles at her kind words.
"Thank you. So, what can you do" he asked.
"Oh…well…I…" Sakura said nervously.
"I can control water and Sakura can manipulate personal traits" Izzy answered for her friend.
"What does that mean, 'manipulate personal traits'" he asked confused.
"If someone was brave I can make it so that they are scared. Or if someone had an ability, like to control fire, I can turn their power against them, making them burn themselves" Sakura explained.
"Wow!" Ando exclaimed.
Sakura began to blush. Ando was about to say something else when he noticed an Indian woman in a red walk pass them. It was the woman from Rob's drawing, the bride! Soon he was running after her. Izzy noticed Sakura's face drop in disappointment.
"He's just checking to see if it's her" Izzy assured her.
"Yeah. I understand" Sakura said with a forced smile.
What happened wasn't a big deal, but when she saw Ando run after that woman she felt her heart break just a bit.
Costa Verde Public Library
Luke entered the library, a look of determination in his eyes.
Here we go, he thought. Time to see if I can truly be a hero without my powers.
Luke walks up to the counter, where an elderly woman with grey hair sat.
"Excuse me" Luke asked.
"Can I help you" she asked.
"Yes. I'm looking for Katty Bronson. I was told she worked here" Luke explained.
"Yes, she does. Lovely girl. You'll find Katty on the second level in the science fiction section" she said.
"Thank you" Luke said.
He quickly runs up the stairs. He looks through the rows of bookshelves and finds a young girl with long silky hair in a jeans and polo shirt, putting some books away on the shelves.
"Katty" he calls out.
The girl turned her head in his direction.
"Yes" she asked.
"Hi. Listen, my name is Luke. You don't know me but you need to come with me" Luke said.
"I'm sorry" Katty asked confused.
Before Luke could further explain Luke heard footsteps.
"They're here" Luke declared.
"Who's here? What's going on" Katty demanded.
"No time! Run!"
Luke grabbed her arm and dragged her up the stairs, leading to the roof.
"Let go of me! What the hell is going on?! Who are we running from" Katty demanded.
"Agents from the government, they were sent here to take you in" Luke explained, while still climbing the stairs.
"Me?! Why me? I'm just a librarian's assistant" Katty said.
Luke and Katty reached the roof looking for a place to hide.
"Listen, I don't know who you are and quite frankly, I don't give a shit. But I need you to explain all this to me because I'm confused and a little freaked out right now! What does the government want with me" Katty demanded.
"They want you because of your ability" Luke explained.
"My ability?"
"I know you have one. That's why I'm here. I'm trying to help you. What's your ability" Luke asked.
Katty looks at him unsure but she decides to tell him. After all, he was risking his life to save her.
"I can glow in the dark. Kind of fluorescently" Katty said, embarrassed. "But my power is harmless. Why would…"
Soon they heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Luke spots a little greenhouse on the roof.
"Greenhouse, go" he ordered her.
They rush inside and hide in a dark corner of the greenhouse where no one could see them. Suddenly a green glow started to come from a very scared Katty.
"Stop doing that" Luke declared.
"I can't" Katty said.
Luke took off his red jacket and covered Katty with it. They heard the doors to the greenhouse open and held their breaths. They could hear as the slowly approached their hiding spot.
Oh god, we're gonna die! Katty thought.
"Clear" one of the agents announced.
"They must have left just before we got here" his partner said.
"Call it in."
They waited until they the coast was clear.
"They're gone. Let's go" Luke declared.
Luke and Katty quickly get up and heads out of the greenhouse and down the stairs. They head for the parking lot where Luke's car was. They get in and quickly drive back to Luke's house.
Ali Johnson, Building 26
Shit! Ali thought quickly taking her seat. Late again!
After the plane crash, Ali had been experiencing this strange sickness lately, and it had been making her sleep later and getting to her meetings with the other agents, way beyond due time.
"Ali?" The girl sitting next to her asked, "You okay?"
Ali turned to the person sitting next to her. She was a girl around her age with long black hair. Jenny Wyncam, the only person in Building 26 Ali could even call close to a friend. Well, sort of.
Jenny joined Building 26 about a week ago, and was recently assigned Ali's teammate. Apparently, Jenny's whole family had been involved with different wars, and now Jenny was the first in her family to go on this 'Secret War' as she called it.
Ali had met Jenny a few days before she was sent to capture Strauss. It was at a sort-of 'Preparation Party' that Nathan had convinced her to go to at a local bar a few blocks away from Building 26.
At the celebration, Ali was trying to enjoy herself, when she accidentally bumped into Jenny making her spill her drink. Ali quickly apologized, and the two quickly began talking. They managed to talk for a while until Danko interrupted and told them to start training more for the 'big game.'
But despite her loyalty to Danko, Jenny treated Ali as her friend even though she was completely unaware of Ali's ability just as everyone else was. Jenny was the closest thing to Gideon that Ali had now, and yet Ali couldn't tell her about her ability.
Still, it was nice to know Jenny was the only one in the room to notice Ali's pale and sweaty face.
"Yeah, I'm fine" she said, trying to convince her.
"All right, people" Nathan said getting everyone's attention, "Do your job and make your country proud."
Ali got up, but a voice stopped her.
"Ali," Nathan called, "A moment please?"
Ali turned and walked with Nathan to his office.
"Yes sir" Ali asked.
"I've been keeping my eye on you." Nathan explained leaning on his desk. "You seem to be always late. And when you do show up on time, you're either sleeping, or you look like you have a mutated Swine Flu. Are you all right?"
Ali wanted to say, 'No, Nathan. I've been having this strange sickness and, oh yeah, I also have fire abilities too!' but instead replied: "No."
"Well, either way, today, you're taking the day off" Nathan announced.
"What?!"
"You look like you're about to crash and burn any minute. And if I have one of my agents fall, another will fall, and another, until this entire operation will go up in smoke. You have no idea the lengths I had to go to convince the president to give us what we need. Do you understand" Nathan explained.
She wanted to argue with him but he was right. Ali was no good to anyone dead.
"Yes sir" she said.
"Good, now get some rest" Nathan said.
Ali nodded and left his office.
Sylar and Randy Barom, Diner
Sylar and Randy were sitting in a diner waiting for their food to come in.
After some digging they found the name of their father, Samson Grey. They got the information from an agent that was at their father's house and Samson's next door neighbors. At first the neighbors wouldn't say anything but a couple of screams later and they told them everything they needed to know.
Weak ass fuckers.
They have been on the road for days, trying to avoid any agents, while heading to the man's trailer in the woods.
"I can't believe our father is a fucking taxidermist" Randy complained.
In his frustration he caused a strong wind to knock over a waitress bringing food to a couple in the booth. Randy smirk a little as the waitress clean up the mess, he felt Sylar smack him upside his head.
"What the hell is wrong with you" Sylar demanded.
"Fuck, Sy" Randy complained, rubbing his head.
"We're suppose to be laying low, not attract attention" Sylar remained him.
"Well, I'm sorry but I'm a little pissed off right now" Randy complained.
Soon a waitress brought them their food and Randy quietly ate his burger. Sylar anger slowly faded as he watched his little brother eat.
Brother.
Wow!
Sylar always wondered what it would be like to have a younger sibling. Someone he could look after and give guidance too. And it looked like Randy could use it. God, it was so freaky how he sees so much of himself in this kid.
"You know, you're right. You should be pissed off. I am too. But now's not the time. You're letting your emotions get the better of you. We have to be on our guard. People are after us and we can't afford to mess up, understand" Sylar asked.
Randy nodded taking another bite of his burger.
"I thought he was spy" Randy blurted out.
Sylar looked at him, confused.
"When I was little, I asked my mom one day what my dad was like. She said she couldn't talk about it, too many memories. I wanted to know the truth but I saw how upset she got when I brought it up so I never asked her again. That's when I started making up my own version of what my dad would have been like. I came up with so many scenarios: doctor, baseball player, pro wrestler but my favorite was him being a secret agent, like James Bond. I imaged him as 007, driving in one of those sport cars, fighting bad guys, but at the same time he was a family man, who would always come back home to his family" Randy explained, with bitterness.
Randy noticed Sylar stared at him with pity so he quickly shrugged it off. He didn't want to look vulnerable in front of Sylar. He wasn't just his brother but also his hero.
"I know it's stupid" Randy added.
"When I was growing up I imaged him as Ozzy Osbourne" Sylar admitted.
Randy looked at him surprised.
"Ozzy Osbourne" he asked in disbelief.
"I thought biting off the head of a bat was cool" Sylar shrugged.
Suddenly he started laughing and soon Sylar was laughing too. Randy couldn't remember the last time he laughed. Then it quickly ended as it began, reality setting in.
"What happens when we meet him" Randy asked a little worried.
Sylar thought about for a moment.
"We make him pay for what he did to us." He places a hand on his shoulder. "You with me?"
"I'm with you" Randy said proudly.
Just then they noticed two agents casually walk into the diner, one from the back door and one from the front.
"Time to go" Sylar said.
They stand up trying to make their way toward the exit but was stopped when an agent points a gun to the back of Sylar's head.
"Hold it right there. Right on the sweet spot" the agent said.
Randy had to do something. He suddenly got an idea.
"Oh thank god, you guys are here! This man kidnapped me. He took me from my mother. Please help me, he's crazy. I just wanna go home. I wanna go home!" Randy begged the agent.
While he distracts the agent Sylar uses his telekinesis to disarm the agents and breaks the window, then pulls Randy outside. But no sooner did they make it outside more agents show up. Sylar was about to use his telekinesis again, but Randy put a hand on his shoulder.
"Allow me" Randy said with a smile.
Randy steps in front of his brother and raise his arms under his head, creating strong winds to come out of nowhere. The agents were sent flying ten feet in the air, in different directions. While everyone from inside the diner were running for their lives, Sylar was watching Randy with brotherly pride at the all the destruction he was creating.
When the winds finally died down Randy had a satisfied look on his face.
"That was fun" Randy admiring his handy work.
"Feel better" Sylar asked.
"Yeah, I do."
Sylar threw his arm around his shoulders and they walk off to the car. An agent was trying to point his gun at them. Without even looking back Sylar raises his hand telekinetically snapping the guy's neck.
Molly Walker and Banya Iyer
New Delhi, India
Molly and her best friend Banya entered the bakery wanting something sweet to snack on. When Molly arrived in India she was afraid of being all alone with only Grandma Suresh for company. Then she met Banya. The two girls had a lot in common, like having abilities.
Banya was a fire starter. Ironically Banya means 'fire' in Sanskrit. It was nice having someone her age, who also had an ability. There was also, Micah Sanders but she haven't heard from him in a while.
As they picked a table, Molly couldn't help but notice the people in the table behind them. There were four in the group, two men and two women.
"What are you looking at" Banya asked.
"I know him" Molly said.
"Who?"
"The Japanese man with the glasses. He was the one who hurt the Boogie Man" Molly explained.
Banya nodded, understanding.
Molly told her about the Boogie Man, Sylar, the man who murdered her parents. After hearing her stories Banya was sure she didn't want to run into this guy.
"What is he doing here" Banya asked.
"I don't know" she answered.
Before they knew it they were listening in on the group's conversation. From what they gathered they were there to stop the wedding of Annapurna, the woman who owned the bakery they were sitting in. Apparently Hiro, the little Japanese man, was upset that his friend Ando had stopped the wedding before he did.
"Why are you being selfish Hiro" the Japanese woman demanded.
"Sakura" Izzy warned.
"No! All Ando did was help someone and he's treating him like just kicked a puppy" Sakura declared angrily.
"Well, he did it wrong" Hiro pointed out.
"No! I did it my way. You're just mad because everyone has a power expect for you. Now you're my sidekick" Ando said.
Just then an angry Indian entered the bakery and headed for the back room. His name was Deepak , the groom. Ando goes to see if Anna was all right. Before they knew it they heard sounds of a struggle coming from the back. Hiro, forgetting at their argument, goes charging in with a loaf of bread as a weapon ready to help his friend.
While Izzy and Sakura joined him, Molly and Banya noticed the unconscious Ando being dragged away by the groom out the back way.
"Come on" Molly said, getting up from her seat.
"Shouldn't we tell them" Banya pointed to the adults in the back.
"No time. He's getting away" Molly said.
"Molly wait" Banya cried out.
She follows her friend into the streets. They look around the crowds of people and cars driving by.
"We lost them" Banya complained.
"No we haven't. I can find people remember" she told her friend.
Molly closed her eyes for a moment and then opened them.
"This way" she announced, heading west.
As much as Banya wanted to protest she couldn't let her friend do this alone.
Manchester, England
By the time Aaron and Angel back to Claude's mansion, it was completely surrounded. They parked the car a couple of blocks away, but made sure they had a good view of the place. They couldn't go in so they had to find another thing. Aaron saw a couple of pigeons on the sidewalk and commanded them to fly over to the mansion to be their eyes.
"Are Claude and Barnaby in there" Angel asked.
"Quiet" Aaron told Angel.
Soon the pigeons returned, landed on the hood of the car.
"They have Claude, but they're still looking for Barnaby" he answered.
"So what do we do" Angel asked him.
There's when they noticed some agents running in their direction.
"For starters, how about starting the car" Aaron suggested.
"Good idea" Angel said.
Before she could she felt someone put their hand on her shoulder.
"Hey guys" a familiar voice greeted them.
They looked in the backseat to see its Barnaby.
"Barnaby" Angel exclaimed.
"You're okay" Aaron declared, so happy to see his friend.
"You got to be quick to caught Virgil Barnaby" Barnaby said, with a smile. Then his smile faded when he saw the agents. "We'll talk about this later. Where to?"
"Anywhere but here" Angel announced.
"Good choice" Barnaby said.
He puts his arms on his friends and they disappeared to parts unknown.
New Delhi, India
Molly and Banya found the car parked in front of a small jewelry shop. They quietly went around the back and managed to find a window. They looked inside and saw Ando locked inside a room.
"I see him" Molly said.
"What's the plan" Banya asked.
"I don't know I'm making this up as I go along" Molly answered.
Banya looked at the car parked up front.
"I have an idea" Banya said.
"Banya" Molly called out.
She made sure that the coast was clear and fire started to come from her fingertips. She aimed for the car and as soon as the fire hit its mark, it exploded. Banya quickly went back to where Molly was hiding. They watched as the two men that were in jewelry store come rushing out, the girls went inside.
They tried to open the back door but it was locked. Banya touches the doorknob and it starts to melt. The door opens and Ando comes out. He stares at his unexpected rescuers.
"What are you..." Ando started to say.
"We're helping you. Come on!" Molly grabbed his hand.
Molly drags Ando out of the store with Banya right behind them. They ran down the streets toward Anna's wedding. They arrive just in time to see Hiro punch Deepak and demand Ando back, while threatening him with a cake knife.
"Give me back my friend" Hiro demanded.
"Fine! The wedding is off. You have your stupid friend back" Deepak said, leaving in a huff.
Hiro's eyes grew wide with surprise.
"This is it, the moment in the drawing. This is me being the hero. Yes! Yatta!" he shouted.
Izzy and Sakura were standing in standing the crowd when Hiro saved the day. That's when Sakura noticed Ando appear.
"Ando!"
She ran and threw her arms around him. Ando was clearly surprised by this but he wasn't complaining. It wasn't everyday that he had a beautiful woman throw themselves at him. Sakura realized what she was doing and quickly pulling away embarrassed.
"Oh! I'm sorry! I was…just…I…I'm glad you're all right" Sakura said, blushing.
"It's okay" Ando assured her.
"I shouldn't have…"
"I'm glad you did, actually" Ando said.
Sakura smiles shyly at him.
Molly and Banya felt good they helped out in their own little way. They saved a life and possibly made a love connection.
Costa Verde, Justice House
It was about eight and Luke was clearing the table after finishing eating dinner with his family. His mom was cleaning the dishes while his grandpa was watching TV in the living room.
"Everything okay, honey" Michelle asked her son.
"What?"
"Well at dinner you were pretty quiet. You barely touched your food. Something you want to talk about" she asked.
"I'm okay, mom. I guess I just have a lot on my mind" Luke said.
"Like what" she asked curiously.
The government is hunting people with abilities and oh yeah, I'm hiding one in the basement, he thought.
"Well, you know, college and stuff" Luke answered.
"Sweetheart, I know I made a big deal about the college thing and I would love nothing more than for you to have the best education there is, but honestly, it's your life. If you want to go to college do it for you, not just to make me happy" Michelle said.
That's what he loved about his mom. She looked out for him but at the same time understands that he isn't a child anymore. She always saw the balance of things.
"Thanks mom, I appreciate that. Listen, why don't you let me finish this? I'm sure you have a lot of paper work to do" Luke suggested.
"You sure?"
"Yeah, I don't mind."
"Thanks" she said kissing him on the cheek.
Luke watched as his mom disappeared upstairs, before grabbing one of the clean plates and putting some of the left over food on it. He grabbed a can of soda from the fridge and quietly made his way down to the basement.
Luke turned on the light and found Katty sitting on the couch, reading a book. She was glowing a soft orange glow.
"Katty" he called out.
She looked up at him and smiled, now glowing yellow color.
"I brought you something to eat" he said.
"Thanks. I'm starving" she said, grabbing the plate from.
"It's just chicken and mashed potatoes. I hope it's enough" he said.
"It is. Thank you" Katty said, munching on a chicken wing.
Luke watched in silence as she enjoyed her meal.
"Did you need anything else? More blankets? Pillows" he asked.
"No, I'm fine. You've done enough for me already" she said.
"Can I ask you something?"
Katty nods.
"Why do you glow different colors? Back at the library you were glowing green, now it was orange and then yellow" Luke wondered.
"Well, the colors reflect my mood. Like, green means fear. Orange means relaxed. Yellow means happy" Katty explained.
"Why were you happy just now" he asked.
Katty started to get uncomfortable and decides to change the subject.
"So, are they're others like me, like us" Katty asked.
"Yeah. There are people who can fly, teleport, read minds. My girlfriend can heal from any wound" Luke stated.
"Oh! You-you have a girlfriend" Katty said, trying not to sound disappointed.
"Yeah. Her name is Claire" Luke said, oblivious to Katty's disappointment of hearing he had a girlfriend.
"So, what about you? What can you do" she asked.
"I have super strength and unbreakable skin, or I did. I lost my abilities not too long ago" he said.
"Really? How" Katty sounded intrigued.
"It's a long story. I rather not get into it. Tomorrow do you want to call your parents to let them know you're okay" Luke suggested.
"No. I don't want to involve the Bronsons in this." Luke looks confused, wondering why would she be calling her parents 'the Bronsons?' "My name isn't Bronson, its Redford. I changed my name when I was four, after my real parents died. The Bronsons took me in and adopted me. They are good people but I still miss my family."
"There's nothing wrong with that. You have a right to miss them" Luke pointed out.
"I do miss them and my older sister, Margo. I don't know if she's alive or not. She probably forgot all about me" Katty sadly, glowing blue.
"If I were her, I would never forget someone like you" Luke said.
Katty smiled at him sweetly.
"Well, it's getting late. I should be heading to bed. I'll see you in the morning" he said.
"Okay. Night Luke" she said.
"Night Katty."
Luke heads up the stairs and turns off the light. There was a soft orange glow as he leaves. He turns around and nearly bumps into Drew.
"Hey kiddo" Drew greets him.
"Gramps, hey! Um, what are you doing" Luke asked.
"Oh! I thought I heard something coming from the basement" Drew said.
"That was me. I was… chasing a mouse. Don't worry I got it though" Luke lied.
"Oh, well, okay then. I'm just gonna head to head to bed" Drew said.
"Me too. Good night gramps" Luke said, walking pass him.
Drew watched as his grandson made his way up the stairs. Drew opens the door to the basement to check in on Luke's little friend. He watched as Katty sleeps soundly.
"Don't worry, young lady. You're safe here" Drew said softly and closed the door.
Ali Johnson's Apartment
Washington, DC
Ali was tossing and turning in her sleep. She shot in bed and quickly runs to the bathroom. Soon she was throwing up in the toilet. Ali flushes the toilet and soon makes her way to the sink to wash out the bad taste in her mouth.
Ali stares at herself in the mirror.
"What is wrong with me" she asked out loud.
Soon she starts to have a headache and starts to have a memory, one of Patty's memories.
Patty and Brendon lying in bed together just finished having sex.
"I love you" he said.
"I love you too" Patty answered.
The scene changes and you see Patty sitting in her room looking at a pregnancy test. The stick is blue.
It can't be, she screamed in her mind.
She lifts her shirt to expose her stomach. That's when she noticed that her stomach was stretching out a bit and it only meant one thing.
In a fit of rage, Ali threw a fireball at the mirror, smashing it. She sits on the floor, crying while clutching her stomach.
Oh my god! I'm pregnant!
Special thanks to BrenRome, my biggest fan. I'm off to write the next chapter.