Sophia
When Lydia woke up, Matthew was gone. Lydia looked over to her servants.
"He left when he was sure you were asleep. He told us to tell you to actually pay attention to your dog tags next time you look at them." Ethan said.
Lydia pulled the chain and read the dog tags. One set was ruined to where she couldn't read the name while another was dedicated to a boy named Lucas.
"Why do I have Lucas' dog tags? Why does Lucas even have dog tags?" she asked, looking at the twins.
"Lucas had his mind set on going into the army when he was older. Your dad knew that and pulled some favors to get some made for him for a birthday one year." Elliot said.
"Oh. He must miss these." she said.
"Matthew said he didn't want them back because they were from his father but because they labeled who he is, what he wants to be and because you kept them safe all these years." Ethan said.
"I can't wait to meet him again." she said, softly.
On the bed next to her, she heard Seth moving around.
"Why didn't you wake me up, Lyd?" Seth asked, sitting up and looking at his watch, "It's like eight."
"Matthew left so I went to sleep." she shrugged.
"Who's Matthew?" Corey asked, sitting up next to him.
"Matthew is Houdini's real name." Lydia explained.
"Oh, that's nice." Seth yawned.
"Yeah, apparently my brother-"
Lydia's cut off as the door open and Bobby walks in as if he's rushing. He stopped right in front of her and held her shoulders, inspecting her.
"Are you okay?" he asked, calmly.
"Yes." she said, swiftly.
"Okay, good." he released her, "Come on, we have an assignment. Seth, Corey, Presley and you are going to be getting a new member most likely."
"What makes you say that?" Presley asked, walking in dressed in her suit.
"Her ability is unknown and the other mutants have been after her." Bobby answered as Presley passed out suits.
"Well," Seth said, "I hope she's not going to be trouble."
~X~X~X~
After changing and getting in the jet, Lydia remembered why she never flew before. Her mother, Marie, was a very important woman and always wanted her to go to business meetings with her considering she hated leaving her alone. Then one time her mother ordered too many drinks and got trashed before they even landed. She wasn't on top of her game at the meeting and almost lost her job. Looking at Logan's giddy form reminded her of her mom. She never imagined him as a drinker but here he was, drunk before they had to save someone's life.
"Logan," Bobby said, tensely. "I think it might be best for you to never drink again."
Logan chuckled and lit a cigar. Something about that seemed so familiar to Lydia but she couldn't place how.
"Don't worry about me, Bobby." Logan assured.
They landed roughly in a field where a girl was knelt in front of a tree. Her light brown hair fell forward, her head bowed. She looked up, her grass colored green eyes on Lydia.
"It's a strap." she said, just as a fireball was shot at Logan.
"Logan!" Presley and Lydia cried out, fireballs being thrown their way.
As Seth tackled Lydia a fireball hit his shoulder while Corey grabbed Presley and the ball of fire went through them. Lydia rolled over to where she was on Seth and summoned her protectors. Seth groaned in agony at the pain in his right shoulder. Without speaking, she ordered Elliot to protect Logan, Ethan to protect Seth and Judith to keep Presley and Corey safe.
"Who are you?" Lydia snapped, standing up.
"Flame." he said, blasting a fireball at her.
Now or never, she thought, closing her eyes as she felt herself shiver. Once the sensation passed, she opened her eyes and was behind Flame.
"What the hell is your actual power?" Flame snapped, grabbing her throat.
She gagged, hearing someone call her name. In only a matter of seconds, she felt as though she were running a fever and it only got worse as she gasped for air and tried to scream.
"Put her down!" someone screamed.
She heard a grunt and fell to the ground, her eyes shutting as she landed.
This time when she woke up, it was to the sound of voices.
"Took you long enough to show up." someone, Corey she thought, spoke.
"We could have taken him." someone, definitely Seth, said.
"Is she going to be okay?" a female, Presley asked.
Lydia felt herself try to pass out, and she did.
"Why are you stripping her?" Seth asked.
"She needs to be put in the water, Bobby make it colder." a new voice said.
"I can distribute the water all over her." Seth said.
"Here, Matthew, put her in." the new voice said.
She felt her hot skin connect with air currents as she rose out of someone's grasp. She felt herself move and heard the crashing of waves. She felt icy cold water as she went in and suddenly, it snaked its way all over her face, going everywhere but in her mouth or up her nostrils. To say it felt like Heaven on her burning skin would be an understatement. She stayed in the water for what seemed like hours until it suddenly became freezing against her skin and she shivered. Some must have heard her whimper because she was lifted out of the water into someone's arms telepathically, she assumed. She buried herself into them, shivering. She became aware that she was only in her underclothing but to have almost died made it okay.
"Lyd, are you feeling better?" she heard Seth ask from in front of her.
"I'm c-cold" she shivered.
"Matthew, give her your jacket or something." Corey said.
She felt herself go up in the air and her limbs moved gently without her doing anything. All she could do was relax. She felt a piece of cloth slide over her body. She guessed it was a long sleeve t-shirt. She felt another piece of cloth drape around her as she floated back into the unknown person's arms. Whoever it was was really comfortable despite being slenderly built. The person slightly tightened his grip on her.
"I can't believe she summoned the warriors in her sleep." Presley said, amazed.
"And dismissed them." Logan added.
"She's very strong." Matthew's voice rang out as the person holding her spoke.
So it was him? Matthew was really there? Suddenly she felt more at ease. He came to her aid when she needed him. He wasn't lying when he said he was always around. But what made her more excited was the fact that Lucas was probably there, too.
