Erik instructed that Rebecca was not to be disturbed and everyone followed that order. The shock from the day before could still be felt in the air. No one went anywhere alone, there were groups of two's and three's wondering about the theatre.

Daquin and Erik remain in each other's company for most of the work day and at the end of the day, they walked around the theatre to be sure that everyone had gone.

"We better check on Rebecca to see how she is doing." Daquin said as they were coming upon the dressing room that Rebecca was in. They turned the hallway and Erik stopped Daquin suddenly. Daquin looked to where Erik was staring to. Near the door of the dressing room was a cloaked figure trying to open the door.

"What are you doing?" Daquin asked harshly. The figure turned around and the hood fell from the head. Erik recognized the brown almost golden hair and green eyes.

"Sophia." Erik said half to himself and half to the world.

"Well, hello Erik," Sophia said her voice no longer the eerie scratchy sound that it was before. It was rather pleasant and pretty, much like a singer's voice. "Long time no see."

"You know her Martin?" Daquin asked Erik.

"Rebecca knows her better than I." he said not taking his eyes away from her. "What a surprise to see you here Sophia."

"I was passing through and I thought I would visit some old friends." She smiled sweetly as she looked at the two men. "How is Rebecca anyway, I heard she was sick."

The door opened behind Sophia opened and Rebecca stood there.

"Sophia," she said when she saw the girl. "What an unexpected surprise." Rebecca was truly surprise by Sophia's presence there.

Daquin was unsure of how to take the situation. An awkward feeling clung to the air as he looked at the situation before him. The girl they referred to as Sophia just stood there with a gay smile on her face, unaware of the awkwardness.

"I'll leave you three to get reacquainted." Daquin gracefully bowed out. "I am going to lock up all the doors - do you . . ."

"Don't worry, I have my keys." Erik called to him as he left. As soon as Daquin was out of sight, Erik quickly ushered Sophia into the dressing room.

"What are you doing here?" asked Rebecca as soon as Erik closed the door.

"Looking for you." Sophia said calmly as examined Rebecca. "You really don't look so well: shouldn't your healing ability have kicked in already?"

"Why are you looking for me Sophia?" Rebecca said changing the subject.

"To warn you that he's here in this time era." Sophia spoke grimly.

"You don't mean…" Rebecca stopped; any color that she had regained was suddenly gone. She sat down to the closest chair, her face filled with great sadness and fear.

"Who is 'he'?" Erik felt a tad bit out of the conversation.

"Ambrose Jones." Sophia said. "He…"

"He was once my fiancé." Rebecca spat vehemently. Erik had never heard her so upset. "But he ended up being a killer and he never loved me."

Tears began to form in her eyes. She quickly left the room; Erik was about to follow her when Sophia stopped him.

"She needs to be alone." Erik looked at Sophia and for some reason he was upset with her.

"Who is this Ambrose Jones?" He asked when she let go of his arm.

"I hope you have time for a story." Sophia took off her cloak and draped it over her arm. "Shall we talk in your office?"

§

"Where shall I begin?" Sophia asked herself as she settled in a chair in Erik's office. He sat next to her waiting for her to begin. "This is all information that I have collected from Rebecca's friends and her boss. They were with her throughout the whole incident.

"It was about five years ago, for us, when Rebecca and Ambrose announced their engagement to everyone. Her friends told me that the engagement was somewhat of a surprise, none of them thought there was any romance between the two. Her friend Jake described as a match between an angel and devil."

"Jake did not like Ambrose?" Erik interrupted.

"No, nothing like that," continued Sophia "Jake described Ambrose as a person that took unnecessary risks on assignments and would put other agents in danger. But he was always successful on all of his assignments. He and Rebecca had done a few missions together when Rebecca first joined the Agency.

"They became engaged two years after they met and the wedding was set for the next year. That is when the murder spree started." Sophia stopped.

"Something wrong?" prodded Erik.

"I'm wondering how I can explain this clearly to you," she thought for a moment and then began. "The World did not see the pattern, but we did. At first it looked like another crazed killing in New York City, but then another killing that was done the in a similar way happen in the Gaza Strip. That was when the Agency noticed the similarities.

"How were the two people killed?" asked Erik.

"It was four people killed," corrected Sophia. "it was two couples killed in each place. The man, in both cases, was dissected alive and there was evidence that the woman was tied in such a way that she was forced to watch. The woman was then beaten an inch from death, scourged and her throat was slit from ear to ear. Three more killings of this kind occurred before the rest of the World realized the connection of the killings

"A group of agents were sent out to investigate in different parts of the world through governments and private agencies. Rebecca was one of those agents and she was able to profile the killer to a T. She figured out the reason why the killer killed the way he did and why he killed.

"Rebecca was also the one who figured out that it was not just one person, but a group that study in depth human suffering. A group that was composed of agents from the Agency that went AWOL. You can imagine she was heartbroken when she discovered who the ringleader was." Sophia looked at Erik who felt uneasy by the calmness that Sophia spoke in. Looking at Sophia, he realized the leader.

"Ambrose Jones." Erik said softly.

"Exactly," Sophia replied. "Ambrose got this idea that since we had these special abilities we were the 'superior' race. A bunch of bull if you ask me, anyway, to prove his point he, and those who believed and followed his philosophy, used their abilities to kill all those inferior people. When Ambrose was found out, he went into hiding along with his followers. Rebecca led the group that was in charge of hunting them down and capturing them. She was quite successful and brought in the most rouge agents out of all the investigators.

"The rouge agents were brought to trial and were sentenced to life imprisonment in solidarity confinement and were to be stripped of their powers as soon as a way was discovered how. The day after Rebecca went to Paris for her mission was when the Agent Jane Lee discovered the way to stripped the rouge agents' power and that was day the rouge agents escaped." Sophia finished her story with a worried look.

"And they are going to finished what they started before they were arrested." Erik said half to himself.

"Exactly, but they are going about it a whole new manner." Sophia explained. "Traveling back they can mess with a few historical events so that when it comes to our time the people with abilities will have superiority and control over those who do not. Quite silly really because every person in the world has the potential to develop abilities, much like you." She looked at Erik when she spoke her last sentence.

Erik was taken aback by this, but he was not going to try to hide his newfound ability from Sophia.

"How did you …"

"Seer of True Selves, Hello!" She said sarcastically. "I can see anyone for who they are, unless they are very good at hiding of course." After a moment, Erik stood up and went to the door.

"I'm going to find Rebecca."

"So, have you fallen in love with her yet?" Sophia suddenly asked. Erik stopped at the door and looked back at Sophia. She did not look at him, she just continue looking ahead of her. Without answering, Erik left the room.

"That's what I thought." She said quietly with a small smile on her face