Back in 2007, Chloe wasn't sure what just happened. One second, her boyfriend (or whatever he is) is about to explode, and the next, he vanishes. The act of the teleportation itself isn't what scared her. She knew Peter was capable of that. It was the not knowing where he was, whether he was dead or alive, that's what was killing her.

"Shouldn't he be back already if he was still alive?"

"Don't even think about him being dead, Chloe. He may have time traveled, and if that's the case, he may not be back until we need him."

"I need him now! He can't be gone, not before I tell him…"

Chloe paused, and Gabriel took this opportunity to speak up.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, Chloe, but we'd better get out of here. We don't want to be found next to seven dead bodies. I need to be the one to tell Tess what happened. I have to find her."

"Alright. Chloe and I will try to see if we can find any place where Sylar may be hiding out. Meet us at the Daily Planet at 6:00."

Clark grabbed Chloe and sped away from the scene. Gabriel started walking towards the door, his heart feeling heavy over the news he was about to give the woman he loved. It took him a second to realize that she was already there, having walked out immediately after Clark and Chloe left.

"What…what happened? Lex. Oh my God, Lex!"

Tess ran over and cradled Lex's dead body in her arms.

"It was Sylar. He…he woke up. Killed all these people. He was gone by the time we got out here. I'm so sorry I wasn't here sooner."

Gabriel tried to console her, but she moved away from him.

"It wasn't your fault, Gabriel. But still…I can't be around you right now. I know it wasn't you that killed him, but you share his face."

Gabriel was devastated by her words, but at the same time, understood where she was coming from. Leaving right now would be the best thing for her.

"I'll go. I promise to you, Tess, that Sylar will pay for this. No matter what."

At the Daily Planet, Chloe was having a difficult time trying to find places where Sylar and Dr. Westfield may be. Any address Chloe could come up with on her computer always came up a dead end. It killed Clark to have to continually run to these addresses and find them empty. Every second they spent looking for him was another second Sylar spent ending lives, at least in Clark's mind. He couldn't handle much more failure.

"So, Doctor, tell me how you know about people like me."

Sylar and Dr. Westfield were in a basement laboratory in Suicide Slums. It was a place that Westfield kept under a pseudonym.

I spent some time in India, years ago. Dr. Chandra Suresh and I were colleagues. He shared his belief with me that there were people in this world with extraordinary abilities. Once I relocated back to the States we kept in touch sporadically. That is, until you murdered him."

Sylar lifted his arms up in a "What can I say?" sort of motion.

"Did he tell you how to track metahumans?"

"Actually, he did. In a few minutes time I can print you a list of every metahuman in Metroplis. As long as my life is spared, of course."

"Oh, don't worry about that. Once I find a shapeshifter and take Lex Luthor's place, I'm going to make you my right hand man."

"That's what you want? To take Lex Luthor's place?"

"I figured I might as well. I do want power, and he's the most powerful man in Metropolis."

"What about his father, Lionel?"

"If he gets in my way, I'll kill him."

"Okay. What about Lex's dead body? If it gets found, there goes your plan."

"Come on. We both know that Tess Mercer won't let anyone see the body. Too many questions would come up about who killed him and what he was working on. She'll wait a day or two, set up an accident and then announce his death. By that time, I'll already have taken Lex's shape. As a matter of fact, I think I'll just go kill her right now so she doesn't get a chance to tell anyone. I'll expect that list when I get back."

Tess was sitting alone in her apartment, still trying to process what had happened earlier. Lex may not have always treated her well, but she owed her life to him. Without him, she didn't know what would become of her. Without Lex, she thought she had no one. But then she realized, this wasn't true. She still had Gabriel. Their connection was undeniable and she decided that it was time to stop pushing him away. Just then, her doorbell rang. She cracked open the door and looked surprised to see Gabriel's face.

"Hi. I didn't expect to see you again so soon. What made you decide to come?"

"I wanted to make sure you were alright. And with that madman still out there, I knew you weren't safe by yourself."

Gabriel pulled Tess close and hugged her.

"So did you ever call the police?"

"No. The police would just ask too many questions that I can't answer. I hid all the bodies in the warehouse until I can think of something else."

"Good. You did the right thing."

Tess began walking into her kitchen and had her back turned to Gabriel.

"I'm going to make some tea. Would you like some?"

Gabriel removed his glasses and suddenly had a menacing expression on his face.

"Yes. I'd love some."