"Has he been found?"

Ness was sitting at a long, oval shaped conference table in a clean, official looking room. The walls were almost grey, and the furniture was polished and brown, the wood shining from fresh polish being placed on them recently. A window looked out over the rest of the Capitol. The other Psions, Ana, Ninten, and Paula, were here, sitting along the sides of the table.

"No," Ana spoke up. "But we're trying to, and we've made progress-"

"He needs to be found. This is how the government works."

Ninten frowned. "I was there at the Tazmily Testing," he spoke, "And that Lucas kid seemed panicked when I found out he was a Psion like us. Maybe we should leave the poor kid alon-"

"EXCUSE me, Ninten, but in case you haven't noticed, we're the ONLY PEOPLE running the government around here. We need more people to join the government to keep this country running, because in case you haven't realized, WE'RE GOING TO DIE SOMEDAY," Ness snapped.

Ninten, startled by Ness's sudden outburst, fell silent and mumbled a quick apology, then pulled the blue bill of his red cap over his face.

Ness glanced at Paula in frustration. "Do you have anything to say?"

"Well, I did receive a report of a sighting of Lucas."

Ness perked up. "Where?"

"Onett. Near the Town Square. He was seen fighting this robot thing.."

Ness sighed. That was probably Frank Fly, a slightly insane robot engineer/gang leader who ran a meat stand at the marketplace in Onett. "Send some Enforcers their way." Ness stood and began to exit the room. He turned back towards the other Psions. 12 year old Ninten, 11 year old Ana, and 14 year old Paula stared back at him. He furrowed his brow. "And find that Lucas kid, no matter what the cost." He slammed the door shut.

Lucas screamed as he dodged a mighty punch from Frankystein Mark II. He was panicking, knowing he likely couldn't dodge much longer. He was getting tired and didn't want to move on. He panicked further when he saw that there were Enforcers starting to corner the man and the frail boy, causing Frank to quickly shut off his robot mech. He was certain he'd be arrested for trying to hurt this kid.

Frank climbed out of his robot. "Anything wrong, officers?"

An Enforcer responded in a serious tone. "Yes, actually. Frank Fly?"

Frank nodded. "Yea?"

"You're fighting someone we need to bring to the Capitol."

Frank stared at Lucas for a moment. Eyeing him closely, Frank realized he had been fighting the new Psion. "Oh god, I'm in trouble now.." he muttered.

Lucas was staring at the ground now. Enforcers were here, he couldn't fight due to him being tired, and there was nobody nearby who could help him.

He watched as an Enforcer handcuffed Frank and led him to the Enforcement Center. He was surely next.

Two Enforcers grabbed Lucas's hands, and a few more stood in front and behind him. They started walking to the city limits. This was it. Lucas was never going to return home. Claus and Flint were going to die of hunger or freeze to death or get mugged.. The sad possibilities whirled in Lucas's head as he allowed himself to be guided by the Enforcers. He should've known this would happen.

At the limits, there was a fancy, official looking car, with Eagleland's seal on the doors. Through the windows, Lucas could see Ness, Ninten, Ana, and Paula. He'd be joining them in mere seconds. He felt miserable. He had let his family down.

He started to climb inside as dread flooded his thoughts, when suddenly, someone screamed "PK GROUND!", there was a flash of light, and Lucas fell unconscious as pain filled his bones.

"Nothing makes sense anymore."

Ana slowly stirred an almost empty mug of hot chocolate with a spoon. She was sitting with Ninten in a large dining room, seated at a large table, shiny from recently applied polish. Ninten had a few Oreos on a plate that was sitting in front of him. He nibbled on one, nodding in agreement.

"I mean, Ness is getting angry, and that attack yesterday.." Ana trailed off.

She could remember every detail from yesterday. She had been watching Lucas climb into the car, when someone had shouted "PK Ground" and there was a flash - no, a patterned flash - of orange light. It hit Lucas, and shook the car violently. Ness and Ninten had fallen unconscious, and she had bruised her cheek. She had decided to let it heal by itself. Out of the corner of her vision, she saw Lucas being hurriedly carried away by who she assumed was the attacker. Whoever they were, they were a Psion, and had a blue hoodie and black leggings on. She hadn't seen their face, so she couldn't engage a search. The Enforcers at the scene had been knocked out. She had done 4 broadcasts and interviews so far today alone on the subject of the attack and was exhausted. She silently drank her hot chocolate as she thought.

"Ness sure is pissed about this.." Ninten spoke, starting on another Oreo. "Hopefully it'll all just blow over?"

Ana shrugged, picking up her now empty mug and returning it to the kitchen.

Ninten was now finished with his Oreos, and said goodbye to Ana when she returned. He walked out of the dining room, walking down the hallways. The walls were a golden brown, and the floors had red carpeting. He eventually reached his bedroom and walked inside.

It was majorly different than the hallway. The walls were painted a cheerful blue, baseball posters and penguin posters adorned them messily, the floors were finished wood, and various items ranging from a book on penguins to a dirty t-shirt littered his floor. There was a white dresser against the wall, and on top of it was a penguin toy, a bent spoon, an old baseball ticket, and a few other items. His bed had covers with a baseball pattern. He had a desk with a computer on it, and a phone as well.

Ninten walked over to his bed and sat on it, thinking about the current situation. Tension was high, since Ness was getting increasingly frustrated with Lucas not being there yet, and the attack that occurred the day prior. He had started bossing the other Psions around, trying to assert himself as leader. He was working harder and harder as the days went on, sending out numerous broadcasts alerting all civilians to report sightings of Lucas. He remembered that less than a week ago, Ana had sent out a broadcast about how this year's New Year's Festival would be great. This was anything but great. He sighed and buried himself under his covers, succumbing to their warmth.

Claus's emerald eyes were glued to the screen.

Ness was sending out multiple broadcasts a day, and this was the first one Claus had seen. Normally, they'd be broadcast while he was at school or work, but today was The New Day, and thus he had time off. He knew Lucas was running away, but this was madness. His brother was being hunted. He had to do something to protect him somehow. It was his duty as the older twin. But how could he help if he didn't know where Lucas was?

Claus felt something stir inside of him. This wasn't fair. Didn't those Psions know they were poor?! He and Flint needed Lucas. Claus missed him, and the rules at the stitchery were getting more strict, strict enough that he could no longer talk to Fuel. Claus wasn't making enough money on his own, either, and though Lucas had only been gone a few days, the difference was huge. Flint was working harder than before, and so was Claus. The two of them were hungry and exhausted. And Claus was lonely.

He felt helpless.

"Please come back, Lucas.."

Author's note: Aaand that's the chapter! I'm trying to write more so you can expect the next chapter sooner. I've also been working on length, spacing, and detailing.