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I am a virus, I live in silence

And just like the heathens thinking

On our feet we believe in God

And with one step, two steps

Three steps toward the graveyard

On the high road to remembering

It seems that we forgot.

"Bring 'Em Back Alive" Audioslave

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Chapter Four:

Sierra was dead. Chris wouldn't believe it. His sister was not dead. He just stared as her partner checked for a pulse, air, anything. Nothing. "Do something!" he yelled frantically to someone, anyone.

Logan looked at him and nodded slightly. He couldn't let someone die if he had the chance to stop it, like they did to his parents. He could fix this. He placed his hand over her heart and zapped it. He quickly leaned down, her heart didn't respond. He tried again. No luck, again. He tried one last time, this time he saw her take in a breath. She was going to be okay.

Chris collapsed in relief. She was alive. She hadn't woken up but she would be okay. She was a healer after all. He picked up her limp body and carried her out of the enclosure. The crowd of students silently and solemnly parted for him. As he left he distantly heard the whispering start.

Principal Lucy Powers had heard what happened and ran to the gym. She saw Erik Stone on the floor unconscious and Logan Stern crouching exhausted next to him. She felt a pang of sympathy for them. They couldn't help being children of supervillains. They at least deserved a chance. She asked Couch Boomer the Second to explain what had happened. She listened closely.

Then she lost her temper. "I know that you love to put the kids in dangerous situations but this goes beyond that! I can't believe you but Erik and Sierra as opponents when YOU knew what their powers were and they didn't! You knew that one would seriously hurt the other, probably Sierra because she's peaceful like her mother. But you just had to get your kicks. I hope that you're ashamed of yourself because not only was one of our students killed, but know Erik will be looked at as a murderer. Don't look at me like that, the sins of our parents are theirs, not ours."

She caught her breath and then turned to a couple of teachers. "Take Erik to the nurse's room. Make sure he does not come in close contact with Sierra. I have to go call the Strongholds. Logan, follow me please."

Logan waited outside the principal's office while she called up Sierra's parents. Finally, she called him in and closed the door. "What you did today was very heroic. Especially considering the fact that she is the daughter of Will Stronghold."

"She didn't kill my mom. Besides I don't believe in waiting and watching someone die, like they did," Logan answered her, not meeting her eyes.

"Will didn't kill her, you know."

"He could have saved her. He didn't."

"There's a difference between purposely and accidentally, you know. Gwen did try to kill him, here at Sky High, in fact."

Before Logan could answer there was a knock on the door. It was Boomer. "The Strongholds are her ma'am," he meekly told her.

"Logan, we'll talk more later. Go back to class." As Logan left, Lucy Powers quickly walked to the nurse's office.

"What happened out there?" Layla asked frantically.

"Unfortunately Boomer thought it was funny to put two students with opposing powers on opposite teams in Save the Citizen. Erik Stone uses negative energy, and I'm sure he didn't mean to hurt Sierra. I'm not going to punish him but I am going to make sure they don't interact, don't worry. I think she will be fine after a little rest. She can take tomorrow (Friday) off and come back to school on Monday, if she's up to it."

"Thank you. Can we take her home now?" Will asked.

"Yes, you may. Chris, you can go with your parents. Again, I'm truly sorry about this."

"Don't worry, Lucy. It wasn't your fault and Sierra will be fine," Layla reassured her.

Lucy Powers left the family alone. She left out the part about Will's first archenemy's son saving their daughter's life. She wasn't sure how they'd take that piece of information.

TBC