1A/N: Hey sorry it took so long to post the first chapter but I was just originally going to leave the this story as a one shot. But I had a dream a few nights ago that made me want to write this chapter. Sorry that it's in first person most of the time but I find it easier to write like this. Thanks to those who took the time to review the first part. I promise that I will stick with this story IF I get enough positive review. Well here's the story, enjoy.

Chapter 1: Weakened State

(Claire's POV)

A loud monotone beep beats strongly in my ears. It seems to stay at a steady pace as I lay with my eyes shut. I try to open my eyes but a bright white light blinds me. I want take another try but I am afraid of being blinded again . I get up my courage and open my eyes once more. The light does blind me but I continue to open my eyes until they are fully open.

I glance at my surroundings to see that I am lying in a hospital bed, the beeping coming from the heart monitor next to my head. I try to sit up but pain shoots through my body like lightning. Wait...pain?

I slowly raise up my arms to see several bandages covering them. How could this be possible? I thought I was indestructible. A memory suddenly comes to my mind. A memory and a name.

Sylar

(flashback) (normal POV)

Claire stood facing Sylar with a smirk on her face. "So what do I have to do?" she asked.

"Nothing, except survive." Sylar spoke with a smirk.

"What do you mean, 'survive.'" Claire glanced questioningly at him.

"I am going to give you more power, but by giving it to you it will temporarily shut down your current powers."

"Shut down?" Claire was unsure of what he meant.

"Your powers will stop working and anything that happened to you while your powers were working will come back."

"So...you're saying that all the injuries that I endured and then vanished...will resurface all at once?"

"Exactly and since you endured a lot of injuries, it may kill you when they reappear. That's why you need to survive."

"How do I know that this isn't just a plan to take my powers for yourself?" Claire asked with a smirk, trying to see if Sylar was truly on her side.

"I will take you to a hospital before I give you the power. That way they can help you stay alive. Do we have a deal?" Sylar held out his hand.

Claire didn't hesitate grasping his hand and shaking it. She held a confident smirk on her face. "Deal."

(End of flash back/ Claire POV)

I place my hand on my forehead, feeling the bandages there as well. 'I remember being in the alley right next to the hospital and Sylar placing his hand over my eyes, but after that everything is blank. Well, at least I know he is on my side.' I thought with a smirk.

The clack of shoes on the floor brought my attention to the door. A middle-aged female nurse with shoulder length black hair stood baffled at the door as our eyes connected.

"Oh my...Doctor! Doctor Adams come quick! It's Claire Bennet, she's awake!" she shouted down the hall which cause a stampede of footsteps to come rushing towards my room. A elderly man with receding brown hair stood there shocked. I guessed that he was Doctor Adams.

However he wasn't the only one there. My adoptive father, Noah Bennet, stood there as well, relief seem to wash over him as he saw me, his eyes glistening with tears that had yet to fall. An Indian man with short curly black hair stood there as well, I had seen him that day at Kirby Plaza. The day everything in my life blew up in to a million pieces. However, my eyes widen at the two people who finally appeared into view. Peter, my uncle who had saved my life when Sylar came to attack me back in Texas, and Nathan my biological father, who I thought didn't like me at first but soon proved that he did care about me. I thought I had lost them forever, but here they are their expressions the same a Noah's.

Adams rushes over to my bed, placing his face mere inches from mine, his breathe, which wasn't the most pleasant to smell, coming in waves on my face.

"Claire?" He asked loudly as though he was trying to talk to someone on the other side of a room. "Claire, can you hear me? How are you feeling?" He paused before speaking again, "Claire?"

I felt the strong urge to punch the man in the face, but I suppressed the urge reminding myself of my weakened state. "Yes, I can hear you perfectly fine but if you don't back off my hearing will soon be shot. As for how I am feeling, I feel like I have been hit by a truck and then said truck backed up making sure that it hit me. Is that good enough for you?" I said with a harsh tone that seem to come out of nowhere.

Adams seemed appalled by my words and reeled back as if I had punched him. He straightened his white coat, then cleared his throat. "Well...I..." He paused for second. He appeared to be changing his train of thought. "Well, I am happy you're awake Miss Bennet. We didn't think you would survive with all those injuries, but you seem to have a strong will to live. Ah," He glanced at the window before turning back towards me, "it seems you have some people who are eagerly awaiting to see you. Just don't over exert yourself, I'll be back in a little while to check on you."

I was extremely happy when he finally left the room, but he was soon replaced by several more people. Noah rushed to my right side, Nathan and Peter behind him. He gently ran his hand over my head, tears now slowly streaming down his face. "Oh Claire-Bear, I'm so glad you're okay. When the hospital called and said that they found you..." He took a shaky breath. "I was afraid that I was going to lose you." He laid his head on top of mine and I could feels his tears wetting my hair.

The Indian man stepped up to my left side, taking a deep breathe before speaking. "Hello Claire." He said calmly.

"Who are you?" I asked in unpleasant tone.

He didn't seem to be affected though as he spoke again, "I am Mohinder Suresh, a geneticist."

"A what?" I had no clue what he meant.

"I study peoples DNA to see if they have anything different than what is normal. Don't worry Claire, I know what you can do. Your father, Mr. Bennet, has told me everything."

"Well as you can see, that thing that I can do obviously isn't working." I said with a sarcastic tone, raising my eyebrows.

"And that's why I am here. Your father was confused as to why you were severely injured like this when your power prevents you from being hurt. Has anything happened to you in the days previous that might have caused this?" He asked with an interested look in his eyes.

"No." I said bluntly, not even thinking. "Nothing I can think of." It was a lie, but I couldn't let them find out what had actually happened.

Mohinder ran one of his hands through his hair, blowing out a puff of air before sitting down in a chair that was placed in the corner of the room. He appeared to be thinking hard to find a solution to what had happened to me. A solution he would never find. Peter and Nathan now stepped closer to me. Noah seemed to notice this and joined Mohinder in the corner.

Nathan looked around for a chair, finding one behind him, and pulling it close to my bed. Peter didn't bother looking for a chair, instead he sat at the end of my bed, watching to see if he would sit on any of the wires that were connected to me. Nathan carefully grabbed my right hand in his, stroking it softly with his thumb in a loving way, as only a father could.

He smiled at me, "I bet you're wondering how Peter and I are alive?"

I nodded, "Yeah, it's there among the top 5 questions I mean to ask. Not number one, but in the top 3."

They both suppressed a laugh, smiling happily at my joke. "Well, when I took Peter up into the sky, I gave Peter room to fall before he exploded. I wanted to stay with him, but..."

"I told him that there was enough time for him to get away." Peter finally spoke, looking at Nathan with a perturbed look on his face.

"And I did. I managed to get at least ten miles away from him by the time he exploded. Then I flew ten miles back just in time to catch him. So, here we are. Alive and well." Nathan gestured to Peter than himself as he spoke.

I gazed at them questioningly, "That's it?"

"Well," Peter shrugged his shoulders, "more or less."

Nathan patted my hand softly, "Just think of it as the shorter, less boring version. The important thing is that you're okay Claire."

"We were just as worried as Noah was when we found out you were here." Peter said seriously with a straight face that showed he was telling the truth. Nathan's face was the same, except his eyes held a concerned look as he gazed at me. I felt slightly uncomfortable as they stared, making me feel exposed. I turned my head away.

Peter quickly jumped off the bed and came to the left side of my bed, his hand forcing my head to lift up so I had to look at him.

"Claire, what happened? How did you end up like this?" He looked at me, concern all over his face. He looked deeply into my eyes to find an answer.

I straightened my face to appear serious, so they would believe I was telling the truth. "I don't know. I can't remember anything that happened after Kirby Plaza."

Peter looked at me and seemed to have a hard time believing my words. I raised up my left hand and placed it over his. I looked straight into his eyes. "Trust me, if I knew what happened I would tell you." I said with a smile. A smile which Peter seemed to believe.

"I know you would." Peter said with a sigh stroking my cheek softly.

Mohinder suddenly jumped up from the corner, "I think I have an idea as to how this happened." He strode over to my bed making Peter lean up against the wall to make room for him. "I believe that Claire's power seemed to stop working because her powers are beginning to evolve."

"Evolve?" Nathan said in a confused tone, looking at Mohinder for an explanation.

"I think that Claire's power is," He seemed to struggle with his words, "developing or becoming stronger. Now that her body has adapted to this change it can grow stronger, more powerful. However, to do that Claire's body needed to rest before it could accommodate to it. So it caused all of her injuries that she had sustained during the use of her powers to surface. Causing her to end up here in an extremely weakened state trying to prepare herself for her new power."

I stared at Mohinder, baffled at his words. He had no idea how close he was, but he missed one piece in his theory. A piece he would never ever guess. He looked at me, "Does this make any sense to you Claire?"

I opened my mouth to speak, but I found myself at a loss of breathe. I shook my head and attempted to take a breathe, but no air filled my lungs. I began to panic as I frantically gasped for breathe.

"Claire? Claire what's wrong?" Peter asked urgently as he grasped my shoulder. I tried to speak but nothing came out, so I grasped my throat trying to get the message across. Fortunately, Peter got the idea. "She can't breathe. Someone get the doctor or she'll suffocate!" Nathan hit the call button above my head and the nurse from before quickly came into the room, pushing everyone aside.

"I'm sorry but you all need to leave this room." She said nudging everyone out, but Peter refused to leave.

"I'm a registered nurse, I can help her. Please let me stay." Peter pleaded, a sad look in his eyes.

The nurse shook her head , "I'm sorry but I can't let you stay here. You might get in the way."

Peter still attempted to push past the nurse, "No I have to stay with her. I won't leave her. Claire!" He reached a hand out towards me as several people in white surrounded my bed, blocking him from my view. I heard him continue to call out to me, his voice breaking as though he would cry. His calls got quieter and quieter, as things seemed to get dark and my heart monitor went flat.

(End POV)

A/N: MAWAHAHAHAHAH!! CLIFFY!! Sorry I had to do it. Anyway, I am making a music video to go with this story but I am facing some technical difficulties at the moment. But if you want to check and see if it is up go to and look for The Animal Claire Has Become. I think I might want to do one to the Sting song Shape of My Heart that will take place later in this story. Maybe, I dunno. I just watched The Professional which had that song and I loved it. Anyway please review if you want me to continue.