Hey guys! So I've decided to carry on with this story, I've had a bit of a brain wave! Reviews please! Warning, this chapter is fairly dark.

Astrid heard the faint sound of talking. She could hear the rustle of papers, the ticking of machines. It was as though everything was on mute. She couldn't see. Everything was fuzzy, as though she had a really bad concussion. She could make out a few outlines, all of the people were wearing these strange white coats. Maybe she was at the hospital? She tried to sit up. But she couldn't. Something was pinning her down.

Then reality hit home. It hit her so hard that she screamed in shock. The people began running towards her. Her vision was clear now. Stephen. She thought desperately. He could read minds right? He could hear her pleas? Stephen, help me! They have me! I can't move!

"Wait!" A man called. The doctor in front of her was about to sedate her, but the white coat lowered the needle that was inches away from her wrist.

"Who the hell are you? Let me go home! I've done nothing wrong!" Astrid pleaded, tears flowing down her cheeks.

Jedikiah sighed. This was the hardest part. But if he wanted to save Roger… this was the only way. Although he could here Roger's voice in his head. She's a damn girl, let me die instead of her.

Jedikiah crossed his arms and studied the weeping girl before him, strapped to a structure which looked like a dentist's chair, hooked up to various machines and drugs. Stephen was going to murder him – if he knew. But he would never know.

"I'm sorry, Astrid…"

"Yeah, right." She croaked. Pure hatred rolled off her tongue, causing Jedikiah to shiver.

"I'm afraid this section of Ultra is hidden from Stephen, he'll never find you."

Astrid felt fear twist her stomach.

"W…why?" she cried, "I have no p…powers… I w…won't t…tell anyone… I p…promise…"

Jedikiah leaned forward, Astrid tried to cringe backwards, but her binds prevented her from doing so.

"No you don't." Jedikiah smirked, "But your cousin does."

Astrid's eyes widened in shock. Her lip began to tremble and a small smile formed. "Jen. She's alive."

Inside Jedikiah's insides felt like jelly… he felt like shooting the Founder right there. The man was hovering a few metres back, watching the exchange with interest. Jed knew he had to keep this villainous façade up. For his brother's sake, and his nephew's sake. Jed swallowed hastily before shaking his head. He saw Astrid's hopeful features collapse, her strong walls of courage were crumbling down.

"No…" she whispered. "You bastard!"

"She is alive." Jedikiah said crisply.

Astrid blinked for a few seconds, as though noticing her surroundings for the first time. Jedikiah moved out of Astrid's way, and there, hooked to a similar machine, was her long lost cousin. Astrid's eyes widened with shock, but also joy. So Jenny hadn't run away. She hadn't abandoned the family. She had been kidnapped!

"Jenny!" Astrid shrieked. Pulling at her restraints desperately. "Jenny snap out of it!"

Her cousin was in some sort of drugged state. Her eyes were glazed over like marbles. Although she was looking at Astrid she couldn't really see her.

"T…Tri?" Jenny whispered. A faint smile glossing her features.

Astrid felt tears of joy trickle down her cheeks. Tri was what Jenny had always called her. The two had been so close. Like sisters. Astrid never got over her cousin's disappearance. Jenny was only thirteen when she had 'run away'. Astrid hadn't even told Stephen the details. But now everything made so much more sense. Jenny had been a gifted child, a talented sportswoman with a promising career ahead of her. Astrid had never believed her aunt – that she had been a depressed, suicidal child. Jenny would never just through her future away like that. And she was right. She had been right all along.

"Yes." Astrid said quietly, unable to stop the tears, as humiliating as they were in front of her captors, she couldn't care less. "Yes, it's me, Tri. You're Jenny, my big cousin."

"TRI!" Jenny shrieked, "Tri no! Why do they have you! No! Go 'way… g…go …wa…y"

Jenny fell silent as a white coat gave her another sedative. Astrid cried out in anger. Cursing the man in front of her. Jedikiah felt his heart constrict in pain at the sight.

"We don't have time for this." The Founder shoved Jedikiah away from the girl with his mind. Jed groaned as he hit the wall. He slumped down to the floor, desperately trying to remain conscious.

"Activate the program." The Founder ordered.

Astrid's pulse quickened in panic. That did not sound good. She glanced over at the telepath in front of her cousin. Astrid's eyes widened in fear and anger as Jenny began to writhe on her chair like a desperate animal in the clutches of a beast. Astrid screamed at them to stop. Crying out for the Tomorrow People to save her. Stephen wasn't answering her pleas. Nor Russsel. Or Cara.

She suddenly felt a stabbing pain cascade down her body. Jenny had stopped moving. She looked as still as a grave. Astrid cried out in pain as every cell, every nerve, every sinew was on fire. There was only one person left. One person she could think of who could save her. The very person who had saved her.

"JOHN!"

She then welcomed the darkness that followed.

The Founder glared at the man who had just got to his feet. Jedikiah looked weary, leaning on the wall for support. The Founder smirked, soon he'll be rid of this man for good.

"What's wrong with you Doctor Price?" The Founder placed his hand, almost gently on Jedikiah's shoulder. Jedikiah flinched as he felt the paranormal's mind batter his own. Jedikiah dug his nails into his palm. Pain. Pain was the answer to combating mental onslaught. Roger had taught him that. After a moment or two the Founder shrugged and removed his hand. Jedikiah would have sighed with relief, if the man was not constantly watching his expressionless façade.

"You've done well." The Founder said slowly, "Are they alive?"

Jedikiah gazed at the two cousins. Forcing himself to hide his trembling he checked the screens above Jenny and Astrid. Jenny… she was dead. Dead damn it! Roger… Stop focus. Jedikiah willed his thoughts to remain calm. He could not think of Roger.

The Founder approached Astrid.

Dead.

Astrid Finch was dead too.

Jedikiah clenched his fists in frustration. No! These two girls had died for nothing.

"I'm going to get some air." He declared. "Excuse me, sir." Jedikiah was about to exit the lab when his nephew's face appeared from behind the glass panel. Jed clenched his fists in anger as Stephen's eyes fell on his friend's dead body. The boy began to pound on the door. Tears ran down his cheeks in anguish.

"Astrid!" His voice was muffled, but audible. "ASTRID!"

The Founder sighed dramatically as guards tried to sedate Stephen. Stephen mowed them down with ease. The Founder used his telekinesis to unlock the door.

Stephen sprinted into the room. His face was red and blotchy with tears but it didn't stop him from forcing Jedikiah to his knees, telekinetically. The boy grabbed punched his uncle in the jaw, then in the chest and stomach, beating the man until he could barely breathe. The Founder watched the spectacle, amused.

"HOW DARE YOU!" Stephen shouted, kicking his uncle in the ribs, "MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WERE OFF LIMITS!"

Jedikiah didn't fight back. He deserved every bruise.

"Enough!" The Founder grabbed Stephen telekinetically and shoved him against the wall with his mind. Stephen felt his chest constrict with panic as he tried to break free of the Founder's bonds. The Founder smirked.

"I broke out before you were born, boy." The Founder sneered, "You cannot fight me. Now you're uncle, he stepped out of line a bit, he needed someone to teach him a lesson." The Founder smirked, "Thanks for doing it for me."

Stephen said nothing in response, he was too busy battling invisible restraints.

"Now you're friend she is…"

Beep. A small, very faint, but very audible beep stopped the Founder's speech. The man whirled around, letting go of Stephen as he did so. Stephen wanted to beat the man to death right there and then, but obviously he couldn't kill him, and he couldn't blow his cover. Stephen fought the urge to punch the man responsible for his family's destruction and ran over to his friend. Astrid's heart monitor began to beep rapidly. The Founder signalled for the white coats that had been cowering in the corner of the room.

"Pulse. We have a pulse." One called, "Blood pressure rising."

"Sir…" One of them said, his voice almost sounded as though he were in awe, "The machine worked. She is now one of them. She is a paranormal."

Stephen's eyes widened in shock, fear, but also joy as Astrid's eyes fluttered open. The girl groaned in pain as the tubes in her mouth prevented her breathing. The doctors frantically removed them. Astrid slumped back against the seat, unconscious.

Stephen glanced at Jedikiah. The beaten Ultra agent stared back at his nephew. And instead of joy in Jedikiah's eyes, as Stephen expected, he only saw sorrow and regret, but also, surprisingly, hope. Whether that hope was good or bad, only time would tell.

Hope you like it. Astrid being paranormal, well, forced paranormal. Wonder what the side effects will be? And how will John and the others react? More to the point how will they save her? Stay tuned to find out! And review!