Author's Note: Review, please. I grow unhappy without them.

SYLAR

Katie eyed the picture. Sylar. A simple name. But why did it make her feel worried? The checklist, the picture. It wasn't...Right. She turned the light off and decided she had to tell James and his family. Caustiously walking onto the lawn, Katie immedeately ran at the sound of pounding steps down the stairs in the house. The glass shattered far away, Katie making sure she didn't scream. She clenched her fists and focused. Katie flew into the air on a large rock of the earth, to the Petrelli home. She landed with a thud, Katie screaming as she fell off and onto the sidewalk. The lights in the living room were on and she could see James and his dad talking. Katie run to the doorway, franticly pounding on the door. She didn't notice the body drop next to the boulder a few feet away. The door opened, Peter standing in it.

"Hello, Katie." he said curiously. He looked up. His eyes widened and he slammed the door in her face.

"Wha!? Mr. Petrelli?" she asked weakly.

"Katie.." Sylar spoke softly. Katie turned around and screamed. She clenched her fist and shot the boulder at Sylar, sending him flying. She needed time.

"MR. PETRELLI! JAMES! ANYONE! OPEN THE DOOR!!!!!!!" Katie sobbed, slamming on the door.

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"Dad, why can't we let her in!?" James cried, trying to get to the door.

"She's working to Sylar, dammit!" Peter shouted. He usually never raised his voice. James continuously shook his head.

"It's not true.." he said, staring out the window. Noone could be seen.

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"Heellpp.." Katie cried, struggling from Sylar's choke.

"I wasn't supposed to do this until everyone else was dead." Sylar spoke softly, a hint of regret in his voice. Katie cried again, tears trickling down her cheeks.

He held up a finger, it pointed striaghtly at Katie's forehead. She felt stabbing pain, her skull being sliced open. She gasped for air, her eyes closing. They opened a few moments later, dark and angered. Her hand flicked forward, a wave of earth sending Sylar away. Katie landed, wiping away the blood. She shook her head, the darkness vanishing from her eyes. Katie bolted for the door again.

"LET ME IN! HELP JAMES!" she shrilled. The living room light was off. She knew that he was awake. Katie clenched her fists, the earth trembling underneath her. The door collasped, Katie darting in.

"JAMES!" she sobbed, collasping onto him. James' breath hitched.

"JAMES! I-I MANIPULATE EARTH! MY DAD KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WHEN I WENT INTO HIS SHACK! HE HAS YOUR WHOLE FAMILY ON A CHECK LIST AND THIS HUGE PICTURE OF HIM WITH THE NAME 'SYLAR' ABOVE IT! HE TRIED TO SLICE MY HEAD OPEN, JAMES!" she sobbed. Sylar was in the house now, ascending the stairs torwards the two.

"Katie.."

"What?" she asked, sniffing back tears.

"Run." James said simply, pushing her with the crowding family in the hall. He lept down the stairs, tackling Sylar. Sylar flipped over and pinned James down, cutting open his skull.

"You're a lucky one," Sylar said coldly, "You get to die quickly."

James screamed. He couldn't heal if the wound was deepening. It was halfway across his forehead now. James could faintly hear cries of his family, of Peter and Chris. Of Katie sobbing, Kip screaming. Sylar was too dangerous to fight. James was just going to die..

And he felt it. He felt the sweet release of all pain as his blood splattered across Sylar's face. He felt the warmth calling to him, the care no longer within him. James fell. He fell to the ground, his corpse. He was still faintly alive, but he could only watch. He watched Peter leap at Sylar. He watched Sylar die under his father' wrath. He heard the never ending sobs of his whole family. He saw them gathering around him. James stared up at them, that lopsided smile still in tact.

"James.." Peter murmured. "James, don't do this to me."

"Dad.." he weakly murmured. "Dad. Make sure that Chris graduates. That Kip becomes happy. That Miranda grows smart. That Tommy grows strong. That Mom..Make sure Mom's okay. And Katie. Take care of Katie, Dad. Please."

Peter weakly nodded. James grinned.

"And remember.."

"Together we stand, divided we fall."

And so James Nathan Petrelli's head thudded against the floor, his eyes loosing all color. His last wheezes of air faded and he went limp. He fell into the darkness of death. He relived every single moment of enjoyment. When he obtained powers. When he kissed Katie. He finally faded into oblivion, his corpse lieing upon the floor of the Petrelli home.

Author's Note: My story compleately changed. I have no idea why, but I decided that instead of running away and fighting Sylar, I decided that James needed to die so it isn't all fluff. There's only one more chapter now, the funeral. I'm sorry.