Episode 08- Important Moments

Elizabeth, Mary, Angela, and the other specials teleported into Nathan's mansion, which was empty because of Tracy's funeral. Most of the other specials were adults, but there was one girl. She was blonde, and she was somewhere around the age of twelve. Angela leaned down beside her. "Hi. I'm Angela. What's your name?"

The girl glared at Angela. "I'm twelve, not five. My name is Tina. That's all you need to know."

Elizabeth looked over at Tina and Angela. "Angie, remember that guy with the vibrations?"

Angela nodded. Elizabeth swallowed. "That's Oliver. Tina is his little sister. Barbara captured her because Oliver threatened to leave the other prisoners."

"That Barbara lady sounds like a bitch," said Angela.

"She is a bitch," agreed Tina. Angela gave her a look. Tina shrugged. "Look, my life hasn't exactly been a walk in the park. I'm sorry if my being so mature scares you."

"Do you have an ability, Tina?" Angela asked, disregarding Tina's little speech.

Tina nodded. She reached her hand out and grabbed a vase of Claire's. The vase turned dusty, then black, then it turned to dust itself. Tina smiled up at Claire. "I can age myself, or other objects and people. It's a pretty awesome power. I've actually been thinking about making myself eighteen."

Angela looked down at Tina once more. "Look, Tina, I need you to find the Company."

"What the hell is the Company?" asked Tina.

Angela held out a little piece of paper with Chandra Suresh's address and name on it. "Start here. Turn yourself at least twenty-five, to eliminate suspicions."

Tina nodded. "Thanks. I'll just catch a taxi. I'll be back before you know it."

"Be careful."

"I always am." Tina turned and walked out of the mansion.

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Daniella pulled her jacket on and zipped it up, smiling at Monty the entire time. "I don't mean to make you mad by joking about this, but I wonder if Max is any better than you in bed."

Monty stood up beside Daniella and kissed her. "I'm sure he's not. He'd kill you before you could unzip your pants."

Daniella laughed kissed Monty. "I'm sorry. I have to leave. The Company is meeting today. We haven't had a proper meeting since the show-down in Arizona. I might be back tonight, if Chandy doesn't feel up to sex."

Monty nodded. "I hope he's not in the mood."

"Me too." Daniella smiled and left Monty's cell.

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Chandra looked behind him as there came a knock on his door. He walked across the room and opened it. There stood an older version of Tina who looked exactly like a female Oliver. She smiled at the doctor. "Hello. Are you Doctor Chandra Suresh?"

"Yes. Yes I am," said Chandra.

"My name is Tina. Angela Petrelli sent me to find you." Tina extended her hand, and Chandra shook it.

Chandra looked at Tina. "You know Angela Petrelli?"

"Barely. It's complicated," stated Tina. She stepped into the lab as Chandra closed the door behind him. "I just met her, actually. She sent me here because I'm having trouble with my ability and I was told you were the best for that stuff. Is that true?"

"Yes," answered Chandra. "What's your ability?"

Tina suddenly pulled a gun out from under her jacket. "That doesn't matter right now. Right now, I get to ask the questions. Where's the rest of the Company?"

Chandra put his hands up and swallowed. "The Company is having a meeting in the next apartment over in just a few moments. They'll put you away when they find out this happens."

"Turn around and get on the ground," said Tina. Chandra did so. Tina changed into her real appearance and aged the gun so that it disintegrated. Chandra turned to look at her. She waved excitedly. "Hi! I don't think the Company will believe them if you tell them anything about me."

Chandra stood up. "Fine. Let's get to the meeting."

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Noah turned around as the last agent of the Company, Chandra, walked into the meeting. Chandra was holding the hand of a little girl with blonde hair. Noah walked across the room. "Chandra, who is this little girl?"

"Her name is Tina. She won't be listening to anything we say. I'm babysitting for a lady down the hall," explained Chandra. He let go of Tina's hand. He pointed toward the kitchen. "There's some ice cream or frozen waffles in the freezer if you're hungry."

Tina faked an innocent smile and walked toward the kitchen. "Thank you, Doctor Suresh."

The meeting started, and Tina listened to everything from the kitchen.

Molly held Morgan's hand. He was walking now, and she wanted him to stay at her side. Noah was explaining something about recapturing the prisoners. Morgan slipped out of Molly's grip and walked into the kitchen. Tina, who loved babies, jumped up and took Morgan's hand in her own. "Hi, little baby. You should go back to your parents."

Molly came into the kitchen. "Thank you, Tina."

Tina smiled up at Molly. Suddenly, Morgan was just as old as her. Molly looked at her son, then at Tina. "What the hell did you do to him?!"

Tina turned back to the age of twenty-five. She looked at the twelve-year-old Morgan. "I came here to get information for Angela Petrelli. I was told to find out where the Company is. Sorry I aged your son. I have some troubles with controlling it in the case of aging other people."

"Change him back!" yelled Molly.

"I don't know how," admitted Tina. She suddenly fell over on the ground, unconscious. Tina changed back to her twelve-year-old self, and Morgan changed back to his infant self. Molly grabbed her son and walked back into the living room.

"Chandy, your friend Tina is unconscious in the kitchen," said Molly.

Chandra jumped up and ran to the kitchen.

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Tina woke up strapped to a cool metal slab. She didn't even try to resist the straps. She looked up at Molly, who held Morgan in her arms. Tina was confused. "Who are you?"

Chandra, from the other side of the slab, said, "That's Molly and her son Morgan, Tina."

"Who's Tina? Who are you?" asked Tina.

Chandra exchanged worried looks with Molly. He looked back down at Tina. "You really don't remember anything?"

Tina shook her head. Chandra still wasn't convinced. He grabbed a pen from his pocket and handed it to Tina. "Here, age this pen so that it disintegrates."

"Do what to the pen?" asked Tina.

"Try to disintegrate it," repeated Chandra.

Tina stared at the pen, wanting it to turn to dust in her hand. It wouldn't, though. The pen just sat there. It didn't even turn black like the vase had. Tina looked up at Chandra. "What now?"

"Now I'm going to get you back to your father." Chandra unstrapped Tina.

Tina sat up. "Who's my father?"

Noah Gray walked into the room. He took his glasses off, wiped them with a handkerchief, replaced them, then smiled at Tina. "Ready to go home, Buttercup?"

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Chandra, Molly, Micah, and Morgan sat in the Sanders apartment. Chandra stood up, presenting himself in front of the family. "I've figured it out. It seems that Morgan is an evolved human with the ability of psychic reset. He seems to be able to remove the memories and abilities of other specials, like the Haitian, though it could possibly be permanent."

Molly kissed her son's head. "So Tina has no memory of who she is."

Chandra shook his head. His eyes became wide as he thought of something. "Wait. What if Morgan can still reset people as a baby? He could psychically reset Monty Petrelli."

"No," voiced Micah. "Morgan's not going anywhere near that man."

"Micah, Monty is under Company lockdown. He takes Haitian Pills every single day. Monty no longer has powers. All we have to do is have Daniella put Morgan into an illusion to reset Monty," explained Chandra. He looked at Molly. "What do you think?"

"I think he's my child and I'm not putting him in harm's way. You don't know what will happen after he resets Monty. I've been put into comas trying to find dangerous people. Monty will not be in the same room with my son. I don't care if he is in an illusion," said Molly.

"Damn it, Molly! Think about someone but yourself!" yelled Chandra.

"Sorry, Suresh," said Molly quietly.

Chandra punched the wall and then left.

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Nathan Petrelli walked into his office to find Claire Bennet waiting for him. She stood up and hugged him. "Hi, Daddy."

"Hey, Claire," greeted Nathan. "I haven't seen you in a long time."

"Except for in pictures and surveillance tapes, right, Dad?" Claire looked at Nathan, smiling though her eyes held a glare. "Don't worry. My little group has dissolved, but there's a more pressing problem now. All of the prisoners escaped."

"Can't you just send your group after them to recapture them?" asked Nathan.

Claire looked at her biological father like he was stupid. "They tried to recapture the prisoners, but the prisoners turned the tables and captured the Alliance, plus other specials. They've since escaped, but there's a more pressing matter at hand. It's Sandra and Nathan. They're missing, Dad. Sandra, Nathan, and Alejandro are all missing. Did your spies happen to see where they disappeared to?"

Nathan shook his head. "My spies were only tracking you, not your children, though I should have had them watching Noah too. He's just like his namesake."

"Yes he is, and I'm not proud of that. He hates Gabriel," commented Claire.

"Doesn't everybody hate Gabriel?" asked Nathan.

Claire let out a deep breath. "No. Just you and Matt Parkman basically. Oh, and Monty. No one else seems to have a problem with him. He and Peter are actually like best friends."

"I still don't see how you can stand to even look at him, let alone love him," said Nathan. "I mean, the man almost killed me, for God's sake. He would've succeeded if it wasn't for Matt Parkman."

Father and daughter sat in silence for a few minutes, until Claire put a folder on Nathan's desk. "Remember your comment about spying on Noah? Well, I took care of that for you. I've been having an invisible man shadow my son for some time."

Nathan looked at the pictures in the folder. He laughed softly. "God, your son is exactly like Noah Bennet. He looks like him too. Have you realized that your son is basically your father?"

Claire nodded. "Yes, and it scares the hell out of me."

Nathan closed the folder and put it back on his desk. Claire slipped it into her bag. Nathan smiled. "Do you know who you remind me of? Your grandmother. Secrets, leading groups of evolved humans, hiding how you really feel. The only thing missing is dreams of the future and wrinkles. See, we have the same problem. Your son is your father, and my daughter is my mother."

"Does that scare you?" Claire asked Nathan.

"Not one bit," answered Nathan.

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Noah and Tina walked into Noah's apartment. Tina sat down on the sofa while Noah got some fresh clothes he'd just bought from a thrift shop. He came out into the living room. "Your name is Tina Gray. I'm your father Noah. Your mother died of cancer five years ago. That man you just met was Doctor Chandra Suresh, a coworker of mine. I work at a research and development company a few blocks from here. That's where we just were. You were strapped to a table because you were having seizures after losing your memory. Do you have any questions?"

Tina looked up at Noah. "What did my mother look like?"

Noah pulled a picture of a blonde woman out of his pocket and handed it to Tina. Tina examined the picture. She looked at the back of the picture. The back of it said Amanda Gray, February 5, 2030. Noah looked at the picture, developing fake tears in his eyes. "She died on Valentine's Day 2031."

"She was beautiful. I'm sorry she's gone, Daddy," said Tina.

"Don't be sorry. It wasn't your fault, honey," stated Noah.

Tina stared down at the picture again, stroking the face of her "mother".

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Daniella opened Monty's cell door and stepped inside. She unzipped her jacket and took it off. "Chandra was too busy for sex. This is your lucky night, Monty."

Monty looked at Daniella and smiled. He pulled his jumpsuit off and kissed Daniella.

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