(And now, Elsewhere's final episode of 2009: Secret Origins)

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"It is a tale all is known by all, and the mere irony of this fact is not lost. For those that mattered the most, more often than not, are the ones remembered the least."

-Mohinder Suresh

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Sarah Daniels was in a panic.

And she was not one of to panic.

Sarah was the mature one, the responsible, cool headed one. The one in control of her powers…which was good, considering she could manipulate the emotions of others with a flick of her hand.

She had to be, with all the responsibility she had been given, so many times before.

She remembered that day well, when she was just a little girl. The women who ran the orphanage, the kind ones that soothed her fears and helped her learn to speak again after her months of self imposed silence, had brought him to her.

Carter.

She had looked at the squirming baby, listening as the women explained he was her brother, and that like her, he didn't have a family.

And suddenly, the newborn had stopped, and he had looked up at her…and even though he shouldn't have been able too…he smiled.

Sarah had sworn to be the best sister ever after that.

7 years later, she had kept her word, turning down the offers to be adopted to stay with Carter, the little boy who clung to her leg and would stutter if she wasn't around. That's when Helena and Vic had found them, and decided to raise the two as their own.

Sarah and Carter Ellis were now members of the Daniels family.

Things had changed, others stayed the same. Carter still clung to her for dear life, a nervous wreck without her. He didn't see the great man he was becoming…the one Sarah knew would one day surpass her.

Especially if he was special.

When Sarah had graduated college with her degree in law enforcement, she hadn't know what she would do with herself. Being a lawyer wasn't for her, and she sure as hell didn't want to be an office grunt like her father.

And that is when her mother had told her of the Company.

Under the tutelage of Noah Bennet, Sarah had found a release she had never known she craved. Her powers, which she had struggled for so long to control, in secret from her parents and her brother, were now under her full command. She could fight, she could defend herself…she was a hero.

Her first mission had been an easy one: Befriend Mohinder Suresh, and find out everything she could about his research. Her flames had made him trust her, to help her learn all about him, and even when he had appeared to give up, one final blast had let her know he would return.

Her next assignment had been different. Bennet, fearing Sylar was going after Claire (who Sarah had grown to dislike merely from hearing about the spoiled brat) had wanted her to use her manipulations upon Isaac Mendez, to get him to take drugs again and paint the future.

She had spat in his face and refused. She would only later learn from René that Bennet himself had held Isaac down and forced the Heroin into his bloodstream.

Not that it mattered. She, along with René would capture Sylar, her greatest achievement within the Company.

Little did she know at that time…it would be her last.

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"What do you mean, he is gone?" Sarah shouted.

Helena shook her head, eyes red from crying. "He's just…gone."

Sarah ran her fingers through her short dark hair. "And he…is like me?"

Helena managed a weak nod. "Bennet was keeping tabs on him…I wanted to bring him in like you…but Carter is like you and he isn't at the same time."

"I don't understand."

"He's powerful, Sarah. Carter…he does what you do, but its on a much larger scale. You just begun to have your flames appear…Carter's appeared the moment his powers activated. Your powers are basically mild mind control…Carter put three men in the hospital after he scrambled their brains. And now…he's gone. The Company has put him as a full threat. Sarah…they are going to try and kill him."

Sarah closed her eyes, in deep thought, before she finally stood up.

"Where are you going?"

"To ask the expert on avoiding the Company what to do."

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Sylar glared at Sarah as she entered his cell. "Well, look who came to gloat."

"I am not here for anything like that, Gabriel." Sarah said coldly. She leaned forward, eyes flashing. "I want to know how you avoiding the Company so long."

Gabriel shook his head. "And give up my secrets? I don't feel like coming up with new ones when I escape here, frankly."

Sarah narrowed her eyes. "I am not asking so we know how to catch you…this is off the record. I want to know how someone can avoid the Company."

Sylar gave her a leering grin. "Mmhmmhmmm…hiding someone, are we?"

"None of your business."

"I think it is…I think it is." He paused, considering his options. "I think I will let you in on my secrets…because if this person is so important, then I want them far away from here…so I can sink my teeth into them." He wiggled a finger, coaxing Sarah to come closer. "There are two reasons I escaped capture for so long. First, a hid in plain sight. No one notices the monster when they stand right in front of them."

"And second?" Sarah asked.

Sylar slammed his hands against the glass, causing Sarah to leap back, panting. He laughed at her, eyes dark with amusement.

"And second…I didn't care who I hurt. If you don't make yourself as vicious as your hunters…then you will always remain the prey." He gave her a jaunty salute as she rushed out the door.

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That had been weeks ago. She had believed at the time that she and her mother, along with Marshal, would find her brother in time, to convince him to work with them, to free their father.

Now, however, all those hopes seemed so far away.

Her brother's lifeless body lay in the morgue, cold and still. The slight smile that had been upon his features at death still remained, making him appear asleep, even if his lips were blue and his skin ashen white.

He had sacrificed himself to stop himself…his powers out of control, threatening Philly. He had turned them on himself, to stop the destruction at the cost of his own life.

Sarah had been too late. She had gone West, chasing one of her mother's leads, when the news had come. It had been Hank, the man Sarah had once threatened to castrate after he had brought her brother to tears and stammers, who had quietly given her the news over the phone. Helena had told her all, then begged Sarah to meet with her.

Sarah planned no such thing. As much as she wanted to be there for her mother, a part of her blamed the woman for all of this. Sarah had wanted to tell Carter everything the moment her powers manifested, but it was Helena that convinced her to hide it from her father and brother. Now both were taken from her.

Carter was suppose to be hers to protect, and now he lay there, dead and still, his life cut short.

Save for a miracle.

Sarah had gone to the only man that could help her…once already she had made a deal with the devil…once more she had played the game.

She held up the syringe.

Within…was the blood of Adam Monroe.

Taken from him in his holding cell, Sarah had promised him she herself would return to free him if he provided the blood. Adam had given her a strange look, a knowing one, before allowing her to collect the vial.

Now, this was the only thing that held the promise to give her brother back to her.

She readied the syringe for insertion.

"hhhhhhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Sarah stumbled away, the still full syringe smashing to the ground as her brother rose from the table, air filling his dead lungs. Sarah's eyes widened as hr brother rolled his neck, his skin gaining color and, to her shock, his muscles gaining definition and volume until he appeared to have been working out at a gym for years.

"Sarah." Carter whispered softly, his voice hoarse. "I watched you…"

"Carter…what…how…"

Her brother smiled. "I am Gandalf the White…I died…but I have been sent back, to complete my task." He looked at his right hand, fist exploding in brilliant silver flames. "I have so much to tell you, so much to let you know…" He raised his hand, Sarah's own hand exploding in whammy flames as their palms touched, "but now…we have other things to deal with."

Sarah frowned, confused. "What are you…"

Carter held out his hand. "Grab me some pants, will you? And my jacket…I can't go meet my daughter naked, now can I?"

Sarah blinked. "Wait…daughter?"

Carter smirked. "Sarah…have I got stories to tell you."

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And now…the exclusive trailer for the return of Elsewhere…

(We see Patrick and Ami being led into the Vatican)

He has fought against the greatest enemies the world has ever known

(From the shadows of the cathedral, Terrance emerges)

But what terrifying new enemy could unite The Alliance, The Company, and The Rebllion

(The old cardinal looks at Micah)

Cardinal: We are under attack from an old enemy…find the Metatron…find Carter Daniels.

(We see a gathering of Carter's family with Terrance the Elite Guard and the Rebellion)

Hank: This is about Drago.

Priest: Drago has since recorded history. Never has he taken the same form…never the same power. His goal to throw down Heaven and rule the world as its new God. And now…he has begun his endgame.

(We see Drago standing next to Fredrick and Joseph)

Helena: We have been receiving reports of families going missing…last seen being dragged into the Paris Catacombs.

(Carter's eyes shine with fear as we cut to a dark tunnel filled with skulls)

Terrance: You fear that place…you fear it more than anything in your life.

(We cut to Carter, Madrid, Sarah, Terrance, Micah, West, Patrick, and several others moving through the tunnels. As they pass a skeleton embedded in the wall, a bony hand reaches out and grabs Carter.)

Helena (over radio): Carter! What's going on?

Carter: We found the Doc!

(We see shots of the group fighting their way past the reanimated dead. We see Sarah battling a resurrected Isaac, Terrance grabbing the throat of Dead Nathan Petrelli, Micah backing away in terror as his own father and mother slowly approach him)

Drago: (voiceover) If God has issues, Carter…it will be with what I am about to do.

(We see Madrid clutching a baby in her arms, one that isn't Gabe, being chased by two corpses. Sarah fires whammy flames and they do nothing. Finally, we see Carter alone in a dark space)

Fredrick: They claim you have been to Heaven. Mr. Daniels. Well then…

(Fire erupts from torches, and we see Carter in a massive ampatheater underground, fire leaping at him, hundreds of dead bodies surrounding him as Fredrick stands next to Drago, who sits on a golden throne)

Fredrick:…welcome the Hell.

(Carter spins around, hands ignited as the dead push closer…)

(Cut to black)

Elsewhere

Volume 5.5.

In Darkness Dwells

Coming this January.