First off I give ALL OF YOU full permission to kick my ass. You deserve to do it and I totally deserve it for taking so damn long. I am completely sorry to all you avid readers who wanted to wring my neck. I deserve that too. And another thing...I had this chapter just sitting around unfinished, like a complete loser. But yeah I SWEAR SWEAR SWEAR I will not leave it just lying around this time. I got plans for these characters. So, if you're not completely disowning me, feel free to comment, give me a sound tongue lashing. And with that said: I do not own Zach Quinto, Heroes, yadda yadda they belong to Tim Kring...aka lucky bastard.

She looked at the shoes she was wearing. They were black converses, the leather kinds that made you feel almost invincible. She turned her feet from side to side examining them. Really, it was less the shoe and more the fact that she could move her legs at all. Tehya had resigned herself to her fate, had expected to be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life unless she killed someone.

"You ready Tehya?"

"Yeah, but are you sure that I should be doing this?"

"It's what the Company needs right now. They're trying to help her use her powers better."

"Alright," Tehya said squaring her shoulders. Standing up she brushed off her jeans and followed Noah to the lower levels of the facility. It was strange, she thought as she followed him, amazed that all of this resided in a paper factory. She knew that she had to keep her powers a secret, but never knew that there had been others that went through even greater lengths to stay hidden. The rooms were mostly the same, tinted black, seemingly empty. For a brief moment she thought of what the rooms could be hiding, that look on Adam's face had made her realize that there were questions that she should be asking but wasn't.

"Here we are."

It looked like all the other rooms that they had passed. The only difference was that the light was on. Inside of the room there was a girl around her age, possibly younger sitting in the corner. She wore jeans and a Beatles tshirt. Her hair was long and blond, and she looked extremely angry. In fact, her face was red with rage and she looked as if she were screaming. Tehya guessed that the glass was sound proof, more for everyone else's benefit rather than the girl's.

"What's the matter with her?"

"Let's just say she didn't come onto her powers as easily as you did. It's been a real struggle for Elle, and with your abilities we were wondering if you could help her."

"I'll do my best."

"I know you will," Noah said a smile on his face. Noah punched in a code on a keypad beside the door and pushed it open. He gestured for her to go in before him, and she did with a little caution. The screams were startling after not being able to hear anything from her only moments before.

"Elle! Elle! I brought someone here to see you!" Noah guided Tehya to Elle, hoping to gain her attention. The blond girl blinked back tears and looked over at Tehya. Tehya returned a look she hoped was friendly and calm. She didn't want to scare the girl back into hysterics.

"Did daddy send her?"

"No, she came as a friend, isn't that right Tehya?"

"Yeah, my name's Tehya Harper, nice to meet you." Tehya stuck out her hand, not really expecting a handshake, but not wanting to be rude.

"I can't, I'm still trying to get all my powers figured out. I mean-well- daddy said I wouldn't hurt anyone." Elle stuck out her hand and Tehya took it in a gentle handshake. At the contact an instant spark of pain shot its way from her hand to the top of her head.

"Ow! That hurt," Tehya said pulling her hand close to her chest.

"Sorry." Tehya eyed the girl suspiciously noting that she looked anything but sorry.

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Gabriel and Zaya went weren't really sure where to begin their search for Tehya. Zaya mentioned that his and Tehya's power were so alike that he could sort of 'figure out when she's close' but so far there was nothing. They had briefly considered going to the police, but with both of her parents insisting that she was away at camp it would be hard for them to explain her being kidnapped.

After two more days it seemed painfully clear that they weren't going to find Tehya.

"Gabriel? The man will give her back, won't he?"

"I want to say yes, Zaya, but I don't know. I jus-I just want her back!" Gabriel quivered with rage. He wasn't sure what to do. He wasn't sure how to bring the men out, how to get them to come back.

"I got an idea. Maybe if they...see me using my powers-"

"No! We can't your sister would kill me if she knew I got you involved!"

"They won't come back without me doin' it! We hafta try!"

"We don't know what they'll do, Zaya."

"Yeah, we do," the little boy said a new strength coming into his eyes, "they'll come after me. Then we can get back Tehya!"

Gabriel sighed. He hadn't wanted it to come to this. He had thought of the plan awhile ago, himself, but the idea of getting a five year old involved with some sort of kidnapping mind stealing organization, hadn't seemed like a good idea. But now it was obviously the only idea left to them.

"Alright, but we have to be ready to fight them."

"You have to hide Gabriel, I have to fight. You don't got no powers,'member?"

"If I did I would be doing this instead."

"I know," the little boy said his smile revealing his missing teeth. God, Gabriel, thought looking at him' he looks so much like his sister.' He had the same piercing gaze, though his eyes were bright hazel. His hair resembled his sister's back when she was young, but it had a few blond streaks that shone in the sun. To think the power to turn things to dust, was in a child so small, blew Gabriel away.

"Let's go home today, plan out everything, and then we can try and lure them here tomorrow."

" 'Kay."

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"Easy, now try again," Tehya said as she watched the girl zap the glass pane.

Tehya was now something of Elle's coach. She helped her to control her powers by siphoning off a little of it. She observed the crackling energy around the girl, watched it leap constantly out of her control, and without thinking she altered it. It wasn't something she had ever done, but once she had done it, she realized that it was simple. She used a sliver of her own energy to restrict the volatile powers that Elle had, and the energy seemed to stay, like a fingerprint. Now the hardest part was getting Elle to believe she was in control.

"I'm trying, but what if I shock you or something?"

"Didn't have a problem with that before."

"You're my friend now, it matters."

Tehya smiled softly and rested her hand on Elle's shoulder.

"I'm glad."

A zap of electricity made Tehya yelp in pain.

"Well it matters, but I'm still a little new at this."

Tehya grinned and rubbed her hand back to life.

"Practice makes perfect."