It was happening. What Peter had drawn at the loft the night before was starting to happen. Everyone he had drawn was together. Sure, Sylar may be wearing glasses and a sweater instead of his usual garb, but that didn't matter. It was him. Unwilling to go down without a fight, Peter had Sylar telekinetically pinned to the wall and was choking him while Chloe and Clark pleaded with him to stop.

"Let him go, Peter! He's the source I told you about. We can trust him."

"You don't understand, Chloe. This isn't who you think it is. This is Sylar, the serial killer I told you about. I have to kill him now before it happens."

"Before what happens? You're not making any sense."

"Does it have anything to do with this?"

Clark pulled out Peter's drawing from his back pocket. The surprise of seeing it caused Peter to let Gabriel go. Chloe keeled down to tend to him.

"How'd you get that?"

"It fell down from the loft and I put it in my pocket when you started heading for the house. Tell us what this is all about."

"Yes, I'd really like to know. Are you okay, Gabriel?"

"I'll be fine, Chloe, thank you."

"My mother can dream the future. That's why she had me abducted and brought to her. She said I'm supposed to die here in Metropolis. I honestly didn't really believe her at first. I thought she may have been having a nightmare. So last night when I was alone in the loft, I got out paper and color pencils and decided to see for myself. This is what I drew. I thought Sylar died a year ago. Seeing him here, I freaked out a little bit."

"It's okay, Peter, I forgive you. I think I owe you all an explanation as well. Lex Luthor hired a man named Paul Westfield to clone the man you know as Sylar. From what I could tell, he wanted him brought back so that he could obtain all of his abilities for himself. I'm Westfield's first attempt. My name is Gabriel Gray and I only have fuzzy memories of any time I may have spent as Sylar. I would have been disposed of like trash if Luthor's assistant, Tess, hadn't taken an interest in me. I'd be dead now if it wasn't for her. I escaped from the lab where this perfect clone is being made. I can take you there and we can put a stop to this."

This was a lot to take in for Peter. It was enough just to accept that Sylar was now back from the grave, but for him to be listening to someone who claimed to be a clone of Sylar's good half wanting to help him stop a clone of the Sylar he knew and despised from being born was too much. Finally, he accepted the strangeness of the situation and spoke up.

"Okay. Let's do it."

"Good. Follow me."

Chloe had a hard time accepting Peter's complete 180. A few minutes ago he was scared out of his mind and now he was ready to team up with this person who had the face of his enemy.

Peter can be so hard to figure out sometimes. I never thought it was in him to just walk up to someone and almost kill them like that. But, then again, I've never seen him have so much fear in his eyes before. Something about the picture he drew isn't adding up. Can't he heal? And even if he couldn't, wouldn't I heal him if I could? Curiouser and curiouser. Hopefully we nip this in the bud before the big bang. And hopefully, Peter isn't reading my thoughts.

What'd you say, Chloe?

Nothing. Just follow the man with four eyes, dear.

Lex Luthor was ecstatic. He was looking inside of a tube-like device that contained a perfect replica of the man who had once been known as Sylar. And thanks to the chemicals that Westfield had pumping into his body, Lex didn't have to worry about Sylar gaining consciousness and trying to escape. This living body was much more useful than the corpse that he had already burned to ashes. This living body could be tested, his blood and DNA analyzed, his brain waves meticulously studied. With Westfield's help, he'd know how a human body could function with so many different powers and he would soon be able to do everything that Sylar could do.

"This is simply amazing, Dr. Westfield. It's a perfect replica. Forget Darwin. His accomplishments already pale in comparison to yours."

"Stop. This is just the first step. I have to figure out how to give you all of this man's abilities and bring your wife back. There's still plenty of work to do."

"But I have no doubt that you will do it. You and I…we're going to have a long and fruitful relationship, you can count on that."

The celebration came to an abrupt end as Tess came running into the room.

"Lex! It's Gabriel, sir. He's back and he's brought others with him. I think one of them is your old friend, Clark."

"No! How'd he get in here? How'd he know the codes to all of the doors?"

"I never told him, I swear! He must have figured it out. That's what he does."

"Westfield, help me move him out of here. Tess, distract them and don't fail me this time or you'll wish I would've killed you already."

"Yes, sir."

Tess was on thin ice with Lex to say the least. He had considered killing her, but couldn't bring himself to do it. Instead, he promised her a miserable existence if she didn't vow to remain completely loyal to him from now on. She knew how hard it would be to see Gabriel again, but she owed Lex everything. She would never betray him again, ever. She wouldn't let Gabriel get in the way of what Lex wanted. She couldn't.

Soon, Gabriel and the others were inside the lab.

"Tess!"

Gabriel ran over and hugged her.

"Where's Lex and Westfield? Where's the clone, Tess?"

"They're all gone and I'm afraid I can't tell you where they're going."

"Look, Ariel, we know what Lex's plans are. If he gets a hold of all of those powers he'll be extremely dangerous."

"I can assure you, Ms…Sullivan, -is it?- that he isn't some Bond villain with plans of world domination. And believe me, despite what you may think is going on, everything is under control. Now, if all of you don't leave on your own, I'll be forced to call security."

"You want us to leave? Even me, Tess? I know you can't agree with what Lex is doing. Help us to stop him. Do it for me. I…I love you, Tess, and I know you feel the same way."

Tess swallowed hard and prepared to lie.

"You meant nothing to me. You're a science experiment. All that time I spent with you…I was studying you. How could I love something that's not even human? Now get out. "

The group looked at each other and left. Tess waited until they were out of earshot and then began to sob.

Lex, Westfield, and many members of Lex's security team were outside lifting the tube-like device into a truck that would move it to a safe location. While inspecting the device, Paul Westfield noticed something. The tubes that fed Sylar the chemical that made him unconscious had been cut. Before he could even scream, Sylar burst out of the glass. Three members of Lex's security rushed to try and contain him, but became frozen solid when they got too close. The other three drew their guns and fired, despite Lex's orders. Sylar stopped all of the bullets with TK and sent them all straight through their heads. Noticing his nakedness, he lifted one of the guards up with TK and, in a great display of his power, removed the man's suit from his body and dressed himself with it. Looking around at what he'd done, Sylar uttered five words.

"It's good to be back."