Alright, so I decided to make another chapter before the final one. This is just Rory talking with Peter and Claire (note: a lot of dialogue). Enjoy it and make sure to watch the Season Finale tomorrow night!!!


Chapter Eleven – Facts Revealed


Rory, Peter, and Claire stood outside the car in silence. After Rory had called out his name he wasn't sure whether she could be trusted or not. Rory was the one who started the conversation.

"Peter, don't worry, I'm not here to harm you or her," she promised holding her hands up. "Mohinder Suresh told me about you. He said you could help me."

"Mohinder?" Peter replied with curiosity. "How do you know him?"

"Because he and I kept Sylar captive together trying to find answers."

"You kept him captive?" Claire said with a slight giggle. "How were you able to keep him contained?"

Then Peter interrupted after looking at Rory for some time. "Wait…I think-I think I painted you."

"Excuse me?" Rory snapped, but was cut off by another voice.

"Hey, miss!" the driver shouted just then. Rory rolled her eyes and turned around. He approached aggressively causing Claire to back up and Peter to get defensive. "Are you going to pay me or what?!"

"Not now," Rory whispered loudly and stared deep into the driver's eyes. She was tired and just wanted to find Sylar and this driver was not making it easier. She didn't have to call a lot of energy to knock him out. It happened within seconds. It wasn't enough to kill him, but he would be out for a few hours.

Turning back to Peter and Claire, Rory continued, "Now where were we?"

Minutes later, the three were miles away from the wreck. Peter parked under a bridge where they had some privacy. He drove cautiously and Claire kept her eyes forward. Neither was sure they could trust her yet and she understood why.

When they got out of the car Peter and Claire stayed on one side together while Rory paced back and forth.

"What the hell happened back there?" Peter said first and Rory was expecting it.

"I can cause unconsciousness and also create a dead zone," she replied, stopping to catch her breath.

"A dead zone?" Claire muttered.

"I can cancel out the powers of others either by looking at you or by creating a force shield around you," Rory explained. Afterwards Claire nodded in understanding.

"And you did this to Sylar?" Peter chimed in again.

"Yes, but I didn't revamp it and he got away, nearly killing me and Mohinder."

"If he knew you had a power why didn't he kill you?"

"Because we knew each other in college. We were friends, best friends you could say. I'm not really sure what stopped him, but before he escaped we had a few conversations about our time together and it was refreshing. It appeared that he enjoyed it."

"How did you know where to find me?" Peter needed to ask.

"I didn't," Rory shrugged. "I was on my way home when I heard someone say something about a guy's brain being sliced out. I looked at the wreck and was about to leave when I heard your conversation. I only assumed you were Peter and I was right."

"And what help did Mohinder say I could offer you?"

"He said you were like me."

"We both are," Claire added and Rory glared at the teenager strangely. It was clear they needed to reveal their powers to really trust each other.

"I can heal," Claire said, but when Rory looked even more confused she explained further, "Like Wolverine from X-Men."

"Regeneration?"

"Yeah."

When Rory looked back at Peter she noticed him staring at her intensely. She didn't know what he was doing and was a little scared.

"You have no idea, do you?" he finally uttered.

"What are you talking about?"

"You don't know what Sylar plans on doing?"

"No, what…wait…did you just read my mind?" Peter looked away shyly. "You're a mind reader?"

"Among other things," he mumbled and Rory leaned against the car on her elbows.

"Among other things?"

"I absorb the powers of others like us," he clarified. "Some are harder to control than others, but I'm getting the hang of it."

"Wow," Rory sighed and grinned. She never thought she would meet others like her and now she has come across several, one of whom was planning to…well, she didn't know. "And what is Sylar planning?"

"The guy he killed tonight had radioactive powers. There was a painting about a bomb going off and we all thought it was me, but now it's Sylar. He's going to destroy New York City."

Peter kept talking, but Rory wasn't really listening. She was too busy remembering something that Sylar had told her at Mohinder's apartment. She thought for a few minutes to make sure she had all her theories correct.

"Wait!" she shouted and Peter immediately silenced. "You're the one he fought in Texas?" Peter nodded. "And you're the cheerleader he tried to kill?" Claire nodded. "Oh, my, God. And now he's going to blow up New York?"

"Well, we're not entirely sure. All we know is that there are several others trying to stop him."

"Like who?"

Together Peter and Claire explained to Rory everyone they had met. The time-traveling Hiro to the mind-reading Matt. The recently deceased Ted and Claire's father who was apart of an underground agency to study people like them. Peter talked about Isaac, the artist who painted the future and Claude, the invisible man who assisted him in taking control of his power. They described Nathan, the flying man who was just elected into Congress. In return, Rory told them everything she knew about Sylar. She explained how she and Mohinder had used his blood to create another list. Finally, they all wondered why Sylar did not kill her.

"This is like…destiny," Rory said softly. "Like we were all supposed to meet."

Peter nodded in agreement as did Claire. There was a lot of talk about destiny lately, but it all turned out to be true. They all had a purpose in this fight and they each needed to help save the world.

"So now what?" Claire asked when the lingering silence annoyed her for the last time.

"We stop Sylar," Peter replied and turned to Rory. "Can you show me how to use your power?"

"You've absorbed mine?" she asked and when he said yes she agreed so long as he promised to leave Sylar for her. She couldn't be sure if she would survive this explosion, but if she still had the opportunity the stop Sylar she was going to take it. His actions at Mohinder's apartment were transparent. He did enjoy their conversations and he proved that by not killing her. Somewhere Sylar still had a heart; it just needed to be revived. Rory figured she was the only one who could do that.

Not that far away, Sylar stood on the top of a building overlooking New York City. The night lights were beautiful and mesmerizing, like a thousand Christmas lights. But he didn't care about that. He was too busy testing out his new radioactive powers. One at a time he opened and closed his hands, creating a small ball of energy. Then he closed his eyes and practiced with both hands.

This was it; the final step into fulfilling is destiny. After igniting both hands and putting it out he looked out at the city with a sadistic grin. There was nothing that could stop him now and to savor his victory he took a slight breath and said one word to describe the events that would follow, "Boom."


Alright, tomorrow night is the season finale and I should have the final chapter posted by Tuesday/Wednesday. Enjoy it.