Catherine

El Paso, Texas, July 10, 2005

Inside the building, in Linn's office, Linn and another man was talking

"Here are the test results which were conducted in the last two years" Linn handed a bunch of papers to the man

The man took a thorough read "Amazing" said the man after he read the papers "The boy can manipulate any liquid, I wish I had seen one of these test"

"So have you come to any conclusion on how Cloud has powers?" Linn asked the man

"Well, I have a theory…" the man replied

"Ok, Dr. Page tell me your theory"

"Well, I think Cloud is not entirely human"

"I think I already know about that"

"Ok, as you know we all have Deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA"

"Yes"

"Well, DNA has a code, a pattern…"

Linn nodded in approval

"I think Cloud's genomic pattern somehow mutated"

"Mutated?"

"Yes, its either he was exposed to extreme amounts of radiation or was experimented on with chemicals, without those elements there is no way he could have his powers"

"I see…"  Linn lighted up a cigar, offering Dr. Page one but he declined

"I don't smoke"

"So you mean to say that maybe Cloud was experimented on?"

"Yes, that or extreme amounts of radiation"

"Is there any way of finding out the cause?"

"Yes, a thorough checkup on the boy, that way we can know the source of his powers"

"Ok, how soon will you be able to do the tests?"

"Very soon" replied Dr. Page

Ellsworth, Maine, July 12, 2005

Nigel sat in his office, trying to find a way to explain the situation to Beers. Then a woman came into his office.

"The General is here, sir" said the woman

"Thank you, tell him I'll meet him in a while"

"Yes sir"

He sat there for a few minutes gathering his thoughts, then he decided to confront the general.

Beers was observing the people at work when Nigel came into the room.

"Ah, here comes the man I've been waiting for" said Beers

"Hello general"

"So what have you got for me?"

"Well, we've got nothing"

"Nothing?"

"Yes"

"I'm very disappointed"

"We're going through a rough time"

"A rough time?"

"During the last two years, we've been losing signals throughout the Asian region"

"And you still haven't managed to get the hybrid"

"I think the hybrid may have something to do with the signals being lost, I think he deactivated the signals"

"How many did you lose?"

"About ten thousand"

"Ten thousand!, what the hell were you doing?"

"We found it hard to catch him"

"Hard? He's a teenager it can't be that hard to get him"

"I believe he had help"

"Help?"

"Yes, help from them"

"You think that the aliens helped him?"

"Yes"

"And how exactly did they help him?"

"Well, I think they helped move him from one place to another by their ship"

"Move him?"

"Yes, they moved him from one country to another just like that" snapping his fingers

"So he has help, but he doesn't know that were onto him, keep an eye on him for the time being"

El Paso, Texas, July 15, 2005

Dr. Page awaited in Linn's office patiently as the silent night passed away. Moments later Linn came into the room accompanied by Cloud.

"Cloud, this is Dr. Page" said Linn

Cloud looked at Dr. Page and gave a welcoming look and shook his hand

"You will go with Dr. Page for a while" said Linn again

Cloud gave an alarmed look to Linn

"I just need to run some tests, It won't take long" said Dr. Page

"But I've already been through a lot of tests" Cloud protested

"The tests are different this time" said Dr. Page

"Ok I'll do it" said Cloud knowing he can't change Linn's mind once it's made up

"Good, we have no time to waste lets go" replied Dr. Page, he motioned for Cloud to follow him

Cloud followed Dr. Page leaving Linn to wait for the results

Linn sat down and looked at new reports that were on the table in front of him. He picked up a report and read it for a while and then something in the report caught his eye.

He dialed his phone and a woman answered on the other side

"Hello, Linda can you get me Patrick please"

"Yes sir" replied Linda

"And tell him to be quick"

"Yes sir"

Linn put the receiver down and leaned back on his leathery chair. Moments later a tall dark man entered his office.

"You called for me?" said Patrick

"I have a job for you" said Linn

Atlanta, Georgia, July 16, 2005

The bell rang indicating the end of yet another school day.  The young teenagers then began to pour out from the high school in large numbers, a line that looks never ending, like water rushing out from a water tap.

Patrick sat in his blue Toyota across the street, scouting for a face among the horde of teenagers. The flow of teenagers soon began to diminish until only few walked out of the doors. Patrick had not seen the face he was looking for. He waited for a few minutes longer, the high school grounds were almost empty.

Moments later, a young teenage girl walked through the doors, Patrick looked at the girl and compared her to a picture he had with him. The girl walked to the bicycle rack and unshackled the lock holding her bicycle. She mounted the bicycle and started to head off for home. Patrick started the engine and followed her from a safe distance.

El Paso, Texas, July 17, 2005

Linn and Dr. Page was in Linn's office discussing about the results of the test.

"The results are amazing" said Dr. Page

"I don't quite understand" Linn replied

"I'll try to explain it to you, the DNA genome has a pattern, Clouds DNA has a slight modification to it"

"Ok"

"Now the DNA can only be altered when the person has been exposed to extreme levels of radiation or experimented with chemical agents"

Linn poured some liquor onto a glass and begins to drink

"Cloud hasn't been exposed to radiation and he hasn't been experimented with…"

"Then how can Cloud have his powers?"

"I'm coming to that, Clouds DNA is unnatural and its sequence is considered impossible to science"

Linn leaned back on his chair and lighted up a cigar

"I think Cloud may have inherited his gene from his parents"

"What does that mean?"

"It means that his parents were experimented upon, and has passed on the difference in the code"

"Is that possible?"

"In a way it's possible, well it's either that or Cloud evolved" Dr. Page looked at Linn sarcastically

Linn then took an envelope from a drawer and handed it to Dr. Page

"What's this?" Dr. Page asked

"Take a look" replied Linn

The doctor opened up the envelope and took out sheets of paper, he read the papers one by one

Linn extinguished the cigar in his hand

"What's this all supposed to mean?" the doctor looked to Linn somewhat confused "All I see is a picture of a girl that means nothing"

"That's because you're not looking hard enough"

"What's there to look at?"

"She's a potential"

"A potential?"

"A year ago, s boy died mysteriously…"

"And what has that got to do with her?"

"The coroner found the cause of death a bit puzzling" Linn paused before continuing again "The girl killed him"

"The girl?"

"Don't let the face deceive you, there's more to her than the innocent look"

"Why would she want to kill him?"

"She didn't kill him on purpose, it was accidental"

"I still don't get what she has to do with all this…"

"The boy was electrocuted, she could generate electricity that could kill you just by touch"

"You think she is like Cloud"

"Yes but different"

"Are you going to…"

"All in due time, but for now I'm keeping an eye on her"

Atlanta, Georgia, October, 2005

Inside the medium sized room the girl was still asleep. She was sleeping peacefully, when the alarm suddenly decided to sound, her eyes remained closed but the mind was already wide awake. She ignored the alarm but the pestering sound continued to drone on refusing to yield. She opened her eyes at last and turned off the alarm. She rested her head back onto the pillow and tried to go back to sleep.

A knock on the door startled her.

"Cathy…" a woman's voice came from the door "Wake up or you'll be late for school again"

Moments later she sat on the kitchen table eating toast, beside her was her mom she was busy putting jam onto her toast

"I'll be home late today, I've got some work I have to finish off" said the mother "Is that okay with you?"

"Yeah" she replied in a 'I don't care voice'

The reply resulted in a change of expression in the mother's face

"I'll give you a ride to school today" said the mother

"No thanks" she grabbed her bag and walked out of the kitchen

"Wait!" shouted the mother "Cathy I know I haven't been spending enough time with you, I'm sorry"

The mother put down the toast and walked over to her daughter who was standing at the door

"Cathy after I seal the deal I'm going to spend more time with you"

Cathy looked her mother in the eye "Promise?"

"I promise"

El Paso, Texas, October, 2005

Dr. Page looked at the case full of books wondering if those books was there just for display

"You ever read any of these books?" he asked Linn

"In my younger days I used to read them" Linn replied

The doctor then sat comfortably on the couch while Linn picked up the phone and dialed for his secretary

"Linda, can you tell Patrick that I want him in my office please"

"Okay I'll tell him right away" she replied

"Thank you Linda" he replied back

Linn then switched his attention to Dr. Page

"So, why am I here?" asked Dr. Page

"You're here because something important is going to happen…"

"Is that so…"

"Yes, now we wait for Patrick and then the real fun begins"

"Why don't you tell me now?"

"Because I want you to suffer in suspense" Linn replied in a sarcasm manner "Just wait, patience is a virtue"

"Yes, but I don't have a lot of patience" he replied

"Just wait okay" Linn replied a slight change in his tone which resulted to the doctor's silence

Moments of waiting later Patrick arrived and Linn's behavior immediately changed

"So, Patrick what new developments have you got for us"

"We got nothing at the moment" Patrick replied

"Well, it doesn't matter anymore" Linn said

"What?!?!" Dr. Page replied in a maniacal burst "You put a hell of a lot of effort into her and it doesn't matter!,  are you CRAZY"

Patrick looked alarmed at the doctors behavior and was ready to put him down at Linn's order, Linn was very calm almost expecting the situation to happen

"Calm down doctor…" said Linn "It doesn't matter because I'm bringing her in"

Dr. Page then calmed down "You're bringing her in?" sounding surprised

"Yes, is that a shock to you?"

"Not exactly I was just wondering when you were going to make your move, that's' all"

"Patrick will spearhead the operation…"

"Are you going to kidnap her?"

"No, I'm going to make her disappear"