Chapter 12

Control

A/N: okey doke! now ur up to date!

Disclaimer: Do i look like James Patterson to you!

Sam looked down onto the streets below from his rooftop perch. He sat on one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city, he wasn't quite sure what city it was but it did have the best view. One of the perks of being a bird-kid, he could see each individual person rushing through the streets, every single one of them on a mission. Unfortunately he forgot the downside of super-senses and nearly toppled off his perch as the sound of a low-flying jumbo reached his sensitive ears.

He steadied himself and thought about what he could do next. He had to find Jeb it was just a question of how. He scrolled through his powers,

Thought projection, hmm… no.

Mind entry, no,

What about?

Sam tried desperately to summon his power, he felt the energy build up inside him, his whole body lifted slightly as it surged through him then… nothing. Absolutely nothing, obviously that wasn't going to help him.

Then a thought struck him, what if he could enter Jeb's mind? From where he was.

He closed his eyes and disappeared.

Whoa dude! What are you?

Oh… um sorry.

Maybe this time Sam would have to aim further than the street below.

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Dominic (X32BBB) felt his heart striking his chest at record speed as he stumbled and fell in the trees, it was after him and this one was worse than any other he had seen. These tests had always been difficult but he never thought the institute would actually have him in fear of his life. This was like a… a super-eraser. It tore through the forest with relentless force and Dom was pretty sure it must have broken its leg at least twice by now. That didn't even distract it, he was the target and it was determined to get him at all costs.

Jake felt like his brain was being stretched across something long and prickly. He had been ordered to hunt down a minor experiment. Nothing too exciting and yet he was tearing through this forest as if his life depended on this one kill. There was searing pain in his chest and in both of his legs and yet they dragged him between the trees. Relentlessly pulling on him, ignoring his pain, it was like he had no control over his own actions, even his own thoughts. His body pushed what was left of his soul towards the poor creature. Jake was so scared he tried to reason with himself.

Stop it! Please! Stop!

Of course there was no reply he just continued running, faster and faster and faster. Jake felt gashes being torn in his legs, stray branches ripping at the flesh on his arms and legs. Through a red haze Jake saw the beast fall and felt himself leap towards it, it raised a weak, scaled arm in defence but it was no use.

In his final moments of life Dominic saw a single tear roll down the eraser's cheek.

Jake sat cross-legged next to his kill.

"Sorry" He whispered to the small body beside him. Jake never would have killed the boy, he knew it. But here he was with the body lying here. A needless death and Jake knew if he had had the choice he would simply have captured it. Jake held his head in his hands and rock himself gently to stop the shivering sensation running through his body.

For the first time in his life, the eraser cried.

Okay, goin for the sad idea now as in "aww" and so on... review!