Company HQ – Level 5 – Hartsdale, New York – 2014
Kai Miyagusuku & Saya Otonashi
Kai and Saya appeared right back from where they had left. However, the place looked completely different as if it was not well maintained or something. The "5" on the wall was faded. Some of the walls were cracked as well. Also, the place looked desolate and deserted. The place was void of life.
"We're in the same place?" Saya asked.
Kai looked to his left and his right. "Maybe… I'm not sure. Perhaps it's not a matter of where but a matter of when…"
"When?" Saya asked a bit clueless about the situation.
"Hiro's ability is not only about teleportation. He can manipulate time and time-travel," Kai explained to Saya.
"Let's check Angela's office," Saya suggested.
Kai nodded as he and Saya walked down the corridor of Level 5. There was an uneasy feeling in the back of Kai's mind as he and Saya continued down the hallway.
"What do you think happened?" Saya asked.
Kai shrugged his shoulders. "We'll soon find out…"
He looked to his left and saw the window to one of the rooms being broken. There were darkened bloodstains on the floors and the walls. It would seem that the walls were pretty old. Kai turned to Saya.
"Wait here," Kai instructed. He leapt through the broken window and into the room. Walking to one of the bloodstains, Kai knelt down and touched it. Using the power of Clairsentience, Kai would get a glimpse of what has happened.
He got a vision of a person using Pyrokinesis to protect himself from one of the Corps Corp. Kai let out a gasp.
"No… No way…"
Kai stood to his feet and took a deep breath. He jumped through the opening in the window and walked towards Saya.
"Kai, what's going on?"
"Corps Corp… They were brought back," Kai explained.
Saya gasped.
This was something Saya did not expect to hear from the mouth of Kai. The Corps Corp was back. It could only mean one thing, Diva was resurrected.
"Diva… She's back," Saya replied. There was the feeling of fear and uneasiness in Saya's voice. Diva was brought back to life. Now, the world was under attack.
"C'mon, we need to check Angela's office," Kai instructed.
The thoughts of Chiropterans and evolved human beings were overwhelming for Saya. She tried to remain as calm as possible. There was the feeling at the bottom of her gut that this world was completely different.
"I don't like the feeling of this," Kai said with concern in his voice.
Saya tightly gripped her sword in case they would get attacked in the hallway. There was no telling what could've happened.
Company HQ – Angela's Office
"Nothing here…" Saya said as she searched Angela's desk. There was nothing of value there at all.
"Hang on," Kai interjected as he walked towards the desk and touched it. He got a few interesting glimpses of what happened. Then, he walked over to the chair and touched it to get the history of it for the past few years.
"What is it?" Saya asked.
"We're in 2014," Kai answered.
Saya gasped. The thought of being in the year of 2014 was a complete shocker to Saya. Now she was a firm believer of time-travel. Kai had to thank Hiro Nakamura for giving him that one ability.
"You've finally made it," said a familiar voice.
Saya and Kai turned to face the doorway. There were familiar faces standing at the entrance to Angela Petrelli's office. All of them were female.
"Mao? Kaoru? Min? Anne Marie?" Saya asked. The four of them stood at the entrance of the door. It seemed that the four of them were dressed up as resistance fighters. There was a fifth figure as well.
"Mui?" Kai asked. The Vietnamese girl they met back in Vietnam looked completely normal again.
Mui smiled at Kai. Then, she ran forward and placed her arms around Kai for a hug.
"Mui, you're all better?" Kai asked.
Mui nodded happily.
"Saya, is that really you?" Min asked.
"Yeah… It is… Would you believe that Kai and I time-travelled?" Saya asked.
Mao let out a laugh. "I figured as much. I met that Hiro Nakamura person… Interesting ability…"
"Ahem…" Anne Marie said. She was still her elitist and snobbish self. Back at that school in Vietnam, Anne Marie was quite antagonistic towards Saya. "We don't have time for a happy reunion…"
"Oh come off it," Mao defiantly fired back. It seemed that there was a personality clash between Mao and Anne Marie.
"Anne Marie's right," Saya replied. "What the hell happened?"
Mao took a deep breath, "A lot… It's hell on Earth… Chiropterans and evolved humans going at it with each other. We had to resort to getting powers…"
Saya gasped, "Y-you didn't…"
Mao shook her head. "Not in that fashion… There's a formula that granted powers. However, the given powers are random."
Kai looked at Mui, "Is that how you-"
"Yes," Mui answered. The formula had corrected Mui's body and undid the hideous experiments that were done to her.
"Diva's been busy," Mao said with a sigh of frustration. "After Peter Petrelli from your time killed Nathan Petrelli, Diva took on his identity."
"What?!" Kai asked in shock and anger.
"Petrelli is the President of the United States. With Diva posing as Nathan Petrelli, she is the President of the United States. Diva created an initiative that revived the Corpse Corps to hunt down and round up humans with abilities…"
"Why?" Saya asked.
"Erase the competition," Mao answered. She added, "humans with abilities are a nuisance to her. She wants to fill the earth with her kind."
"How did this happen?" Saya asked.
"We'll tell more about it at our hideout," Mao said. "The Corpse Corps has been tracking us…"
"C'mon! They found us!" yelled Claire Bennet who ran up the steps and into the room. She looked completely different. Her hair was dyed brunette. It was a different change from her natural blond hair.
"Claire?" Kai asked.
"Kai Miyagusuku and Saya Otonashi, I presume," Claire said. There was a very serious look on her face.
"Kai, can you hold off the Corpse Corp for us?" Mao asked. There was a serious and nervous tone in Mao's voice.
"Yeah, sure," Kai answered.
"Follow us," Mao instructed.
"Wait! Can't Kai teleport?" Saya asked.
Mao stopped to think. "Oh yeah… There's no need to fight at all," she answered. Mao turned to Kai again. "We're using Grey's house as our location," she said.
"Grey's house?" Kai asked.
Mao nodded.
"Everybody grab on," Kai instructed.
Mao, Kaoru, Min, Anne Marie, Claire, and Saya quickly grabbed onto Kai. Kai closed his eyes and envisioned himself at Grey's house back in England. The seven of them vanished into thin air from the abandoned HQ of the Company.
White House – Oval Office – Washington, D.C.
Nathan Petrelli
Nathan Petrelli, now the United States President, sat behind his desk reading over various files of evolved humans that were still at large. There are a good number of names on the list such as: Mohinder Suresh, Flint Gordon Jr., Meredith Gordon, Maya Hererra, Abu Aswan, West Rosen, Micah Sanders, Tracy Strauss, Elle Bishop, Eric Doyle, Molly Walker, Matt Parkman, Matt Parkman Jr., Ando Masahashi, Sparrow Redhouse, Monica Dawson, Mary Krause, Anna Korolenko, Echo DeMille, Sue Landers, Rachel Mills, and a slew of other people that were in hiding.
Van Argeno entered into the oval office of the POTUS (President of the United States). He quickly and quietly closed the door to the office. Then, he turned and walked towards the desk of Nathan Petrelli.
"Bonjour, Mr. President," Van addressed Nathan.
Nathan sighed and let out a yawn.
"You do not need to address me as Mr. President," Nathan responded to Van's greeting. He stood up and stretched out his arms.
"But of course," Van politely replied.
"What news do you have for me?" Nathan asked.
"A team tracking one of the cells led by Miss Claire Bennet found nothing," Van explained. "They were tracked down to where the Company used to have its base of operations at."
"And?" Nathan asked.
"Well, they vanished. As if they teleported," Van answered before clearing his throat.
"Teleported?" Nathan asked. "There's nobody who can teleport long distances," he added. "Except for Hiro Nakamura. But, he was already killed back in Japan."
Van nodded. "Peter Petrelli is no longer in the picture," he added.
"Heh, I know of one person," Nathan said. "It's about time I had a long awaited reunion with the brat…"
"Brat? Who are you talking about?" Van asked. He paused as it soon hit him. "You do not mean Kai Miyagusuku?"
"Yes," Nathan said with a laugh. Right before Van's eyes, Nathan changed forms. Standing before Van was no longer the POTUS. Van saw Diva standing behind the desk. She stretched out and gave a bored yawn.
"Is Kai really one of them?" Van asked.
Diva gave out a laugh. "He is… I was able to taunt Kai in his dreams long before I had gotten my body back…"
"Where is he now?" Van asked.
Diva shrugged her shoulders. "We'll simply hunt down Kai. I already have the world's resources at my fingertips…"
She sat back in her chair and propped her feet on the table.
"Being the United States President is fun. But, I can do without this icky form… I couldn't stand being "married" that that bitch Tracy Strauss," Diva mocked. "I'm not really into women… I don't swing that way."
She brushed her hair and looked outside the window.
"If I was… I would never get involved with Tracy Strauss," she added. "She's still on the run I take it?"
"Yes. She is tricky to find," Van answered.
"Oh well, let's forget about them for now," Diva replied.
"What is your next plan of action, Diva?" Van asked.
"We hunt down Kai. Saya should still be with him. We'll take out two birds with one stone," Diva explained with a strategic tone of voice. "Once we get Kai, we'll hunt the others later. It shall be quite fun hunting them down…"
It seemed that Diva didn't like evolved humans that much. Then again, it seemed to be ironic. Diva was shunned from society. These evolved humans were shunned from society as well.
"We should prepare for them. I'm thinking that they will be headed to New York City," Diva scoffed. "That resistance has been very bothersome… Especially with Haji playing leader for the group."
Diva let out a sigh.
"And let's not forget that traitor, Nathan Mahler… He faked his own death…"
Grey's House – Outskirts of London, England
Kai and Diva sat in the kitchen as Mao explained the whole situation to them. Apparently, Peter Petrelli from the past ended up acquiring Sylar's ability of Intuitive Aptitude. Claire, Daphne, and a person named Knox ended up attacking Sylar's home and killing his son in the process. Out of anger, Sylar used the power of induced radiation. Costa Verde, California was wiped off from the entire map.
Nathan Petrelli was the President of the United States and was married to Tracy Strauss. But, Sylar's ability got the best of Peter. Peter from Kai's timeline killed Nathan by using telekinesis to cut open his head. In that respect, the US President was dead. During that time, Diva was revived using the blood of Adam Monroe with the assistance of the Pinehearst Corporation. With Diva's abilities, she was able to take the form of Nathan Petrelli. In the guise of Nathan Petrelli, Diva was now the POTUS.
"Whoa…" Kai said taking time to digest all that information.
Saya gave a look of fear. Her twin sister was brought back to life. On top of that, she was the POTUS.
"That's how bad it is," Mao explained. "Now, we're being hunted and rounded up for execution…"
"Red Shield?" Saya asked.
Mao shook her head.
"Bigger?" Saya asked.
"Diva's hunting down all humans that possess a special ability," Mao explained. "She wants to wipe out all threats."
"You have a special ability, Mao?" Kai asked.
"It didn't come natural," Mao explained. "There was a formula that would grant abilities to anybody. It would kick start a person's so-called evolution. When Diva got revived, we ended up raiding Pinehearst and stole a major batch of the formula. Gave us a fighting chance against Diva and her forces."
"What is your ability?" Saya asked.
"Here goes," Mao said as she took a deep breath. She held out her right palm and breathed deeply as to concentrate. A small bright glowing orange ball of energy formed over the palm of Mao's hand. The orange ball of energy generated a lot of intense heat.
"What is that?!" Kai asked as he was shocked at the sight.
Mao closed her hand and made the ball of energy disperse.
"A miniature solar flare," Mao answered.
"A miniature solar flare?" Kai asked.
Mao nodded.
"Hang on, let me try," Kai said.
"NO!" Mao yelled.
"Huh, why?"
"That takes time to master. You need to do it outside. If you're not careful, you'll blow this entire house up."
"Anyway… I injected myself with the formula as a means to survive. Those monsters can't heal when they're burnt to a crisp," Mao said.
"All of you took the formula?" Saya asked.
Mao nodded. "Yeah. Min has the ability to turn her body into pure diamond… Anne Marie has the ability to use magnetism. Kaoru has the ability to replicate anybody's DNA, including Saya's…"
Kai slowly nodded.
"We managed to use the formula to fix Mui's mutation. She's in New York City with Lulu leading a resistance against Diva's forces. But, we're getting hammered badly," Mao explained.
"What is Mui's ability?" Kai asked.
"You'll find out soon enough. We need to head to New York City and check on the resistance," Mao explained.
"What are we waiting for?" Kai asked.
"We need to rest first," Mao said. "Give it some time."
Kai nodded.
"Where are David and the others?" Kai asked.
"Hiding in the outback of Australia," Mao answered. "David and Julia have their child to think about. They want to be left alone. Lewis and Joel are there as well. Riku's two daughters are there also."
"I guess we leave them alone… They should be safe," Kai said.
"What about Haji?" Saya asked.
"In New York helping lead the resistance."
"Haji's still alive," Saya said with relief and joy.
"Haji's no longer dependent on your blood," Mao explained.
"How is that possible?" Saya asked.
"The formula," Mao answered. "Haji was originally human to start with. He has all of his abilities as a Chevalier. But, he does not depend on blood anymore… However, his loyalty towards you is more towards friendship."
Saya was silent.
"Diva's blood cannot kill Haji… The formula prevented it from happening… But there's a cost," Mao said.
"What cost?" Kai asked.
"Look up the news," Mao answered.
Kai took a deep breath and used the ability of cyperpathy acquired from Hana Gitelman to search the news archives.
"How far back?" Kai asked.
"Try seven years back," Mao answered.
Kai nodded. He sat back frozen. Kai then took a very deep breath.
"Kai?" Saya asked.
"It's not good… The world was almost destroyed," Kai said.
"How?!"
"People abusing their abilities," Kai answered. "There was an earthquake in Australia…"
Mao nodded.
"We had to be careful on who we gave powers to," Mao explained.
"What about Sylar?"
"Nowhere in sight… Whatever you do, don't try to tap into his ability," Mao pleaded. "It nearly consumed Peter Petrelli."
Kai nodded. He was really scared of tapping into that ability of Intuitive Aptitude.
"Does Diva still have her weakness or did she?"
Mao shook her head. "No, we managed to run off with all batches of the formula… Diva's looking for the formula. But, she can't find it."
"That means we have a chance, right?" Kai asked.
"A chance at what?" Mao asked.
"We can take out Diva," Kai answered.
"It's not that simple… It wouldn't stop the hunt. People would think you and Saya assassinated the United States President."
"They'd have to know, right?!"
"All they would see would be Diva's dead body or the body of Nathan Petrelli… Either way, we'd all be screwed…"
Kai let out a frustrated sigh.
"What do we do?" Saya asked.
"I think the two of you need to go back to the respective time frame and stop this all from happening," Mao suggested.
"Can we at least see New York City first?" Kai asked.
"Of course."
"Alright…" Kai said with a deep breath.
"Rest for about three hours and then we'll visit Haji the others," Mao instructed.
"Yeah, sure," Kai said.
Acquired Ability:
Solar Flare Generation