Chapter 6
"Two children are dead and five more are missing after mutants attacked the Eighth Avenue kindergarten in the middle of the morning, Time Force officers have already arrived at the scene--" The reporter continued to do his job as Jen walked into the kindergarten, following Alex.
"They are looking for any clues to where these children might be," he told her. "Care to give them a hand?"
"Sure, why not?" she answered apathetically.
She walked around the kindergarten, the fear of the children coming to her. She started shaking along with them. Drawn towards a table, she knelt by it, running her hand over it, over the chair, picking up the crayons.
As she continued her journey through the kindergarten, Major Logan approached Alex. "Are we sure she can use her power for this?" he asked. Alex nodded silently.
"You forgot to say 'sir'," he joked.
"Sir," the major said, not getting the joke.
"Yes, major, we are sure she can," Alex answered.
"She doesn't seem quite willing to stay awake, sir, if I'm allowed to say it."
"No, she doesn't," Alex answered with a sad smile.
Of course he had noticed Jen wasn't willing to stay awake. Maybe in the beginning she had been happy to be back, with her friends and her life, but now, two months later, she seemed to want to go back to her fantasy world.
He feared that she did.
Jen walked towards the mother of one of the toddlers who had been killed. She knelt in front of the sitting woman, who was in terrible pain, and held her tight.
She could see in her mind the memories of her beautiful little princess, from the day she was born until that very morning, when she had promised to draw a picture of her mother.
"I'm so sorry for your loss, I'm sure Amanda was an angel," she told the woman.
"Yes, she was," the mother said, with a sigh. "Do you have children?" she asked.
"No, I can only imagine what you are going through," Jen answered. "But don't you worry, we'll find the monster that did this to your daughter, I promise." She walked away, to meet Alex.
Alex welcomed Jen back, Major Logan standing next to him. "What did you find out?" he asked.
"They killed both children and ate them," she started. "The general feeling I get is that they are feeding from these children to get their energy; and they took the others not to eat them later, but to feed them to another mutant."
"Can you tell us where they are?" Alex asked.
"Not right now, but I have their mental prints," she explained. "I can find them later."
In those two months she had learned a lot about her powers, for example, she had discovered her powers were on such a large scale it was easier for her to cut off the city's power than move a book from a chair, using her telekinesis. Or it was easier to find someone far away than to control the mind of someone standing next to her. Mind control was hard for her still, but she wanted to perfect it. She had been practicing with people she didn't know, and it had worked for little periods of time but it tired her more than anything else. But she was going to keep on practicing, because practice makes perfect.
"Good," Alex said. "Want to grab some lunch?" She nodded. "Something light," she said. "We don't want me to go all drowsy, right?"
********
The children cried and called for their mommies. But they didn't come. They were in a dark room, dark cold, with stone walls, and bars on the ceiling, which was open. It was a subterranean dungeon, monsters kept walking over the ceiling, the children screamed even harder.
"Send him in," said a voice. It was female and HUMAN.
A door opened, the children yelled louder, the monster growled.
******
Jen's eyes snapped open. She had been searching for the kids and she had connected with them. She was sitting in her office, with Alex holding one of her arms and Lucas the other, to prevent her from hurting herself, as had happened a few days ago, while she was searching for a man who had been kidnapped. Unfortunately, she found him mentally when he was trying to escape, and had started to throw punches left and right. She hit the wall a couple of times, and cut her hand when she hit the window.
Of course they hadn't expected the children to be throwing punches left and right, but they might be getting hurt, or something else. However, she had gone and returned without any violent incidents.
"It's too late for them," she said simply, a tear running down her cheek. "We lost them."
"No!" Lucas yelled, punching the table.
"Where were they?" Alex asked.
"Some sort of subterranean dungeon. I didn't see anything more helpful, all I can say is that we must start looking for--"
"Bodies," Katie finished the sentence for her.
"Not bodies," Jen said; her sight lost. "Just bones," she explained. The others lowered their gazes.
"Well, if that's it, I think you'd better go home and rest a little, Jen," Alex said.
Jen looked at him, smiled and nodded. "Yes, my head hurts a little," she said and got up. As she walked out, Alex grabbed her arm and she spun around.
"Don't sleep for too long, ok? We might need you again," he pleaded.
"Don't worry," Jen said and walked out.
But she didn't head home, she headed somewhere where she could find what she needed, and nobody would ask her any questions.
*******
"Dopey" was standing in the alley. She was late already. He was scared it might be a trap; she was a Time Force officer after all. She was freaking late already, he gave her five more minutes to get there, or she was going to need a prescription to get those sleeping pills.
To be continued.
"Two children are dead and five more are missing after mutants attacked the Eighth Avenue kindergarten in the middle of the morning, Time Force officers have already arrived at the scene--" The reporter continued to do his job as Jen walked into the kindergarten, following Alex.
"They are looking for any clues to where these children might be," he told her. "Care to give them a hand?"
"Sure, why not?" she answered apathetically.
She walked around the kindergarten, the fear of the children coming to her. She started shaking along with them. Drawn towards a table, she knelt by it, running her hand over it, over the chair, picking up the crayons.
As she continued her journey through the kindergarten, Major Logan approached Alex. "Are we sure she can use her power for this?" he asked. Alex nodded silently.
"You forgot to say 'sir'," he joked.
"Sir," the major said, not getting the joke.
"Yes, major, we are sure she can," Alex answered.
"She doesn't seem quite willing to stay awake, sir, if I'm allowed to say it."
"No, she doesn't," Alex answered with a sad smile.
Of course he had noticed Jen wasn't willing to stay awake. Maybe in the beginning she had been happy to be back, with her friends and her life, but now, two months later, she seemed to want to go back to her fantasy world.
He feared that she did.
Jen walked towards the mother of one of the toddlers who had been killed. She knelt in front of the sitting woman, who was in terrible pain, and held her tight.
She could see in her mind the memories of her beautiful little princess, from the day she was born until that very morning, when she had promised to draw a picture of her mother.
"I'm so sorry for your loss, I'm sure Amanda was an angel," she told the woman.
"Yes, she was," the mother said, with a sigh. "Do you have children?" she asked.
"No, I can only imagine what you are going through," Jen answered. "But don't you worry, we'll find the monster that did this to your daughter, I promise." She walked away, to meet Alex.
Alex welcomed Jen back, Major Logan standing next to him. "What did you find out?" he asked.
"They killed both children and ate them," she started. "The general feeling I get is that they are feeding from these children to get their energy; and they took the others not to eat them later, but to feed them to another mutant."
"Can you tell us where they are?" Alex asked.
"Not right now, but I have their mental prints," she explained. "I can find them later."
In those two months she had learned a lot about her powers, for example, she had discovered her powers were on such a large scale it was easier for her to cut off the city's power than move a book from a chair, using her telekinesis. Or it was easier to find someone far away than to control the mind of someone standing next to her. Mind control was hard for her still, but she wanted to perfect it. She had been practicing with people she didn't know, and it had worked for little periods of time but it tired her more than anything else. But she was going to keep on practicing, because practice makes perfect.
"Good," Alex said. "Want to grab some lunch?" She nodded. "Something light," she said. "We don't want me to go all drowsy, right?"
********
The children cried and called for their mommies. But they didn't come. They were in a dark room, dark cold, with stone walls, and bars on the ceiling, which was open. It was a subterranean dungeon, monsters kept walking over the ceiling, the children screamed even harder.
"Send him in," said a voice. It was female and HUMAN.
A door opened, the children yelled louder, the monster growled.
******
Jen's eyes snapped open. She had been searching for the kids and she had connected with them. She was sitting in her office, with Alex holding one of her arms and Lucas the other, to prevent her from hurting herself, as had happened a few days ago, while she was searching for a man who had been kidnapped. Unfortunately, she found him mentally when he was trying to escape, and had started to throw punches left and right. She hit the wall a couple of times, and cut her hand when she hit the window.
Of course they hadn't expected the children to be throwing punches left and right, but they might be getting hurt, or something else. However, she had gone and returned without any violent incidents.
"It's too late for them," she said simply, a tear running down her cheek. "We lost them."
"No!" Lucas yelled, punching the table.
"Where were they?" Alex asked.
"Some sort of subterranean dungeon. I didn't see anything more helpful, all I can say is that we must start looking for--"
"Bodies," Katie finished the sentence for her.
"Not bodies," Jen said; her sight lost. "Just bones," she explained. The others lowered their gazes.
"Well, if that's it, I think you'd better go home and rest a little, Jen," Alex said.
Jen looked at him, smiled and nodded. "Yes, my head hurts a little," she said and got up. As she walked out, Alex grabbed her arm and she spun around.
"Don't sleep for too long, ok? We might need you again," he pleaded.
"Don't worry," Jen said and walked out.
But she didn't head home, she headed somewhere where she could find what she needed, and nobody would ask her any questions.
*******
"Dopey" was standing in the alley. She was late already. He was scared it might be a trap; she was a Time Force officer after all. She was freaking late already, he gave her five more minutes to get there, or she was going to need a prescription to get those sleeping pills.
To be continued.
