"Wait a second, you're telling me that Manticore blew up, and all the
transgenics inside escaped?" Riley said, seated on Logan's couch, staring
in disbelief at Logan, who had just told her why Max and Alec were even
there.
"Believe it," Max said, sitting on the arm of Logan's couch.
Riley shook her head at the notion of hundreds of transgenics free, just like her. She looked from Max to Alec and then at Logan. "How do you fit in?" she asked him.
"Well, I originally helped Max try and find her brothers and sisters, and I sorta stuck around." He responded looking over at Max.
Alec, who had been pacing back and forth walked into the room and looked like he was about to say something and then stopped, leaving again and continued pacing.
"What's his problem?" Riley asked Max.
"He was born that way, nothing to worry about." She said. Logan grunted in agreement and looked at Riley.
"So what's your story? Why were you at a different location than the others?" he said. When Alec heard the question he returned to the room and waited.
Lowering her head, Riley started to speak. "I was actually never supposed to be moved to a different location. I was supposed to stay at the location you were just talking about, but something happened to me. For the first few years of my life I was there, with you two, I think." She said, glancing up at Alec and then Max, the returning her gaze to the floor.
"What happened?" Max prodded.
"They discovered an anomaly in my brain."
"What kind of anomaly?" Logan asked.
"I use more of my brain than I should, giving me a unique ability." Riley took off her jacket and sighed. Her short sleeve black shirt fit snuggly against her body, and a wide leather band was latched to her wrist. She took off the bracelet and started at what was underneath it. "I have the capability to move things with my mind. It was something they never intended to happen but then I came along, and more like me. They had me tattooed with this." She said and held up her wrist for the three stunned observers to see. Two letters were on her arm, 'TK.'
"What does that stand for?" Max asked.
"Telekinetic," she said, putting back on the wristband. She stood up and walked over to the window. She stared out the window gazing at the lighted streets and rundown buildings. After a while she started talking again. "It was so the guards would know what they were dealing with.
"So you can move things just by thinking it?" Alec said, staring at her in disbelief.
"What you want a demonstration?" Riley said irritably, looking over at him.
"Well, yeah," he said. "Prove to me that really can."
"Fine," she said and started looking around the room.
"Riley, you don't have to-" Max started but when Riley held up one of her hands that silenced her.
"He wants proof, he'll get proof. I'm sure the two of you would like a demonstration as well." She responded bitterly. Putting down her hand, she continued to look around. Suddenly she held up her hand and a small object went flying to her hand. She grabbed it and held it out for them to see. A metal pen that had been lying in front of Logan's was now in Riley's hand. Tossing it to Alec she glared at him. "Is that proof enough for you?" She walked back to the couch, grabbed her jacket and backpack and headed to the elevator. "I'm outta here."
"Yeah, I-" Alec said as she whisked by him.
Max and Logan glared at Alec who still couldn't believe that he was holding the pen.
"What?" he said at the pair.
Max rolled her eyes at him. "Go apologize, she can't leave yet. We still have more questions," she said.
"Why, we'll know where she'll be," he said.
"Alec, just go apologize," Logan said.
"Fine," he said and got up and headed toward the waiting Riley. "Riley I'm sorry." She whirled around and held up a finger, pointing at him and suddenly he couldn't move anymore.
"Don't move," she said.
"Uh, guys," Alec called over his shoulder. Max and Logan came rushing to see what was wrong.
"What is it?" Logan said, glancing between Alec and Riley.
"I can't move," Alec said.
"What do you mean you can't move," Max said, crossing her arms.
"Let me explain something," Riley began. "I can make things move, but I can also stop them from moving. For example, Alec here, he was waling towards me and I simply made his legs stop working. Simple as that."
"I just wanted to apologize," Alec said, silently pleading to be let go.
"Cute," Riley said. Max and Logan looked at each other and left the room. "Unexpected, but cute."
"I'm sorry I didn't believe you Riley, and I'm sorry for being rude." Alec said.
Riley smirked and lowered her arm. Alec slightly twitched and then stepped towards her. "Be still my heart, an X5 apologizing." Riley said, placing her hand over her heart.
"Thank you for letting me go. Will you please stay? We have some more questions."
"I guess," she said, setting her bag and jacket on the floor, and walked back into the living room with Alec.
"Believe it," Max said, sitting on the arm of Logan's couch.
Riley shook her head at the notion of hundreds of transgenics free, just like her. She looked from Max to Alec and then at Logan. "How do you fit in?" she asked him.
"Well, I originally helped Max try and find her brothers and sisters, and I sorta stuck around." He responded looking over at Max.
Alec, who had been pacing back and forth walked into the room and looked like he was about to say something and then stopped, leaving again and continued pacing.
"What's his problem?" Riley asked Max.
"He was born that way, nothing to worry about." She said. Logan grunted in agreement and looked at Riley.
"So what's your story? Why were you at a different location than the others?" he said. When Alec heard the question he returned to the room and waited.
Lowering her head, Riley started to speak. "I was actually never supposed to be moved to a different location. I was supposed to stay at the location you were just talking about, but something happened to me. For the first few years of my life I was there, with you two, I think." She said, glancing up at Alec and then Max, the returning her gaze to the floor.
"What happened?" Max prodded.
"They discovered an anomaly in my brain."
"What kind of anomaly?" Logan asked.
"I use more of my brain than I should, giving me a unique ability." Riley took off her jacket and sighed. Her short sleeve black shirt fit snuggly against her body, and a wide leather band was latched to her wrist. She took off the bracelet and started at what was underneath it. "I have the capability to move things with my mind. It was something they never intended to happen but then I came along, and more like me. They had me tattooed with this." She said and held up her wrist for the three stunned observers to see. Two letters were on her arm, 'TK.'
"What does that stand for?" Max asked.
"Telekinetic," she said, putting back on the wristband. She stood up and walked over to the window. She stared out the window gazing at the lighted streets and rundown buildings. After a while she started talking again. "It was so the guards would know what they were dealing with.
"So you can move things just by thinking it?" Alec said, staring at her in disbelief.
"What you want a demonstration?" Riley said irritably, looking over at him.
"Well, yeah," he said. "Prove to me that really can."
"Fine," she said and started looking around the room.
"Riley, you don't have to-" Max started but when Riley held up one of her hands that silenced her.
"He wants proof, he'll get proof. I'm sure the two of you would like a demonstration as well." She responded bitterly. Putting down her hand, she continued to look around. Suddenly she held up her hand and a small object went flying to her hand. She grabbed it and held it out for them to see. A metal pen that had been lying in front of Logan's was now in Riley's hand. Tossing it to Alec she glared at him. "Is that proof enough for you?" She walked back to the couch, grabbed her jacket and backpack and headed to the elevator. "I'm outta here."
"Yeah, I-" Alec said as she whisked by him.
Max and Logan glared at Alec who still couldn't believe that he was holding the pen.
"What?" he said at the pair.
Max rolled her eyes at him. "Go apologize, she can't leave yet. We still have more questions," she said.
"Why, we'll know where she'll be," he said.
"Alec, just go apologize," Logan said.
"Fine," he said and got up and headed toward the waiting Riley. "Riley I'm sorry." She whirled around and held up a finger, pointing at him and suddenly he couldn't move anymore.
"Don't move," she said.
"Uh, guys," Alec called over his shoulder. Max and Logan came rushing to see what was wrong.
"What is it?" Logan said, glancing between Alec and Riley.
"I can't move," Alec said.
"What do you mean you can't move," Max said, crossing her arms.
"Let me explain something," Riley began. "I can make things move, but I can also stop them from moving. For example, Alec here, he was waling towards me and I simply made his legs stop working. Simple as that."
"I just wanted to apologize," Alec said, silently pleading to be let go.
"Cute," Riley said. Max and Logan looked at each other and left the room. "Unexpected, but cute."
"I'm sorry I didn't believe you Riley, and I'm sorry for being rude." Alec said.
Riley smirked and lowered her arm. Alec slightly twitched and then stepped towards her. "Be still my heart, an X5 apologizing." Riley said, placing her hand over her heart.
"Thank you for letting me go. Will you please stay? We have some more questions."
"I guess," she said, setting her bag and jacket on the floor, and walked back into the living room with Alec.