Sorry this update took so long, I am working on multiple stories and have also hit writer's block once or twice. I would also like to thank Kate and lavi0123 for their reviews.

I only own Kate.

Michael

The sound of the door wakes me, and I turn my head just enough to see two boys standing in the doorway.

"Alright," the glowing one says as he steps into the room.

Then I hear Taylor's voice. "Michael," she says, "It's me."

The new glow runs over to her. "Taylor, we found you." He kneels down next to her. "What have they done to you?"

"I'm so sorry I led them to you," she cries.

"It's going to be okay Taylor," he says, putting his hand on her shoulder. "We're going to get you out of here. Have you seen my mother?"

"No. But they told me they have her."

"Did they say where?" the other kid asks.

"No."

"Taylor, what kind of school is this?"

"It's not a school. It's a laboratory."

"A laboratory? For what?"

"To learn how to make more of us," Ian says. Helping me up. "I'm Ian. I've been watching you and your friends since you arrived this morning."

"From down here?" the boy named Michael asks.

"I see through electrolocation. I can see through the walls."

"Like electric eels," the larger kid says. "That's cool."

"Why are you here," Michael asks.

"Around here you either do what Hatch says or you end up in the dungeon."

We walk over to the new kids.

"I'm McKenna."

"And I'm Abigail," she says pointing to herself, then to me, "and this is Kate."

"I'm Michael," the kid next to Taylor says. "Do you also have powers?"

McKenna nods. "I can make light and heat. Abigale can take away pain."

"Electric nerve stimulation," the other kid says. "Very cool. What about you?" he asks me.

"Have you met Nichelle?" Michael flinches. "I'm kind of like her, only I'm not as aggressive and I use and can store the energy. I don't produce enough of my own energy and being around Nichelle, well, let's just say it's not good for me."

Michael turns back to Ian. "Do you know who else is down here?"

"I can see everything in this building," he says.

"Do you know if my mother is here? They kidnapped her."

"How long ago did they take her?"

"Just a few days ago."

Ian shakes his head. "The only female prisoners are on the next floor up and they've all been here for more than a year." Suddenly Ian looks up. "Oh no," he says, "the two guys you came with are being taken away by guards." He turns and looks at Michael. "How did you get in here? In this room?"

"Michael demagnetized the door," the kid says, "with his electricity."

Ian shakes his head. "That's impossible. The locks aren't magnetic. The sliding bolts are made of resin and work pneumatically. Everyone here has electrical gifts, so they prepared for that." He looks up to the ceiling again. "They're coming."

"Who's coming?"

Ian takes Abi's and McKenna's hands and backs up to the corner.

"If I didn't open the door," Michael asks, "then who did?"

"That would be me Michael. We've been expecting you. Welcome to Elgen Academy."

I will try to update when I can, but with school starting among all my extra curricular, I don't think I will have time until Thanksgiving, but that is worst case scenario, I may find a few minutes here and there on weekends. Next chapter fills more of Kate's past. R&R!