Hey guys! I got a couple of very nice reviews from TEAM SOPHIE, HuffleclawRavenpuff, and DustBunnyFromTheLostCities, so i decided to update early! Thank you so, soon much guys for the reviews, I'm really glad you like this story! I've read all of yours, of course as a guest, but still have and they're really good! So it feels really great to be noticed by some of my fav authors :)

Anyways, this chapter takes place around Neverseen with bits and pieces from Lodestar, but definitely before they go to exile. I have something planned for that... Anyways, I hope you enjoy!

Sophie swerved, scarcely missing the goblin throwing star directed at her. She and her friends, along with a few members of the Black Swan, were currently duelling it out with members of the Neverseen. They were at a Neverseen abandoned base, trying to gather information about what they were planning to do with the lost cities before they ambushed them.

She barely managed to perform a duck-and-roll to avoid another star being thrown and nearly got hit with a shot from a melder, had it not been for Dex who pushed her out of the way just in time. She shot him an appreciative smile. "Thanks Dex," she said who nodded and threw another one of his mini cubes at the Neverseen, causing a flash spark which momentarily blinds them.

Taking this as an advantage, Sophie snuck past them and tried to see if she could find any extra files but is shocked to see a figure standing in her way. She looked up. The person was quite a bit taller than her (as were a lot of people), and like most Neverseen members, had their hood up. Curiously, she averted her attention back to the fight while simultaneously trying to get into his mind to see who he was. She had never seen this member before (and she has a photographic memory too) and wondered if he had some sort of significance that the Neverseen wouldn't bother to use him yet.

Sophie managed to slip into his mind but saw nothing but darkness. She instantly realized this person must've been a telepath as they were purposely trying to hide away their thoughts from her. Almost as if they were anticipating she'd do this.

Sophie searched a little bit further, finally finding the brink of his memories. She doesn't get much time to look though as a sharp pain ripped through her mind, causing her to let out a gasp and clutch her head in agony, having no choice but to retreat from their mind. Sophie clutched her head, still feeling the aftershock of the razor like ache in her brain- and surprisingly her fingertips...

Sophie gazed down at her fingers and gasped. She shakily raises her hands up to her eyes as she inspects her fingertips that are now red and blistering.

"Wha-?" She muttered in utter horror and shock. How the heck did he do that? It was almost as if he was blocking her out- which no other telepath has ever been able to do- but she's never had any reaction to it like this before... What did he do to her?

Sophie looked up to try and see the telepath but the person still had their hood down. Twisting her confusion and slight horror into anger, she unwounded the knot in her stomach and began to inflict on him, in hopes that it would weaken him enough so she could at least get past him. The Neverseen member let out a groan of pain and hunched over a bit but did not fall over. Sophie watched in shock as they took deep breaths in and slowly started to stand up; they were fighting against her inflicting.

Furrowing her eyebrows, Sophie tried to infect harder on the person. They let out another grunt of pain but still managed to fight against it, not showing any signs of real pain. Eventually, the mental and physical strain was too much for her to continue and she dropped to the ground breathlessly, completely drained and weakened. She couldn't understand. How was this person able to fight against her inflicting? No one was able to do that… "Who are you?" Sophie breathed out, barely above a whisper.

The unknown Neverseen member seemed to hear her, and they rose their head- revealing curious looking teal blue eyes. Sophie barely caught them, but they were there- she was sure of it. Shock and hopefulness began to swell up inside her. Could it really be? Sophie began to squint to see if she could get a better look, only to realize a second later that she didn't need to- as the telepath was already in front of her in less than two seconds.

Briefly wondering how the telepath was able to get to her so quickly, Sophie tried to stand up only to collapse again. She hadn't realized how weakened she was from whatever the boy did to her head. She couldn't even find the strength to speak. She was pretty much incapacitated.

The telepath looked at her curiously, before crouching down beside her, seemingly trying to get a better look at her face. Sophie wondered if they were thinking the same thing: could it really be them? She had to be sure- if her suspicions were true, it would change everything. Mustering up the last ounce of strength she had, Sophie lunged at the telepath to yank their hood down. They grabbed her wrist, but she still managed to get the hood down- revealing dark brown hair, those sparkling teal eyes, and the face of a boy- a boy she once thought was dead.

It really was him.

Fitz's face was as shocked as hers was. His lips were parted, as were hers. Widened brown and teal eyes gazed into each other, and it was now that she fully realized just how much she missed gazing into those eyes. His grip on her wrist lessened and she slowly began to release his hood. They seemed to be thinking the same thing: I thought I'd never see you again. "Fitz," she felt her lips reminiscing his name before realizing it herself. His eyes got an expression in them that she couldn't quite understand and wondered if that was a mistake- "Sophie," she heard him breathe out a few seconds later. His tone held many emotions: relief, stress, worry, adoration, sombreness, guilt, content, and love.

"Foster!" They heard a call from beside them, breaking the two out of their trance. Sophie vaguely caught the approaching figures of Keefe, Dex, and Biana running towards them. She looked at Fitz who had slight panic in his gaze, and the look he gave her filled her entire body with dread- he had to leave. Although Sophie could understand why, she still felt selfish- she never wanted to be away from Fitz's presence again.

Fitz did one last thing before her left- he quickly grabbed Sophie's head and put her forehead against his, closing his eyes for a brief moment before releasing her, getting up, and running.

Sophie felt a certain emptiness once she saw Fitz disappear quickly- quicker than she had ever seen anyone else run before, much quicker. All the swarming thoughts in her brain came to a sudden halt once she realized what Fitz did for her- she slowly started to pick herself up, albeit a bit wobbly, and found herself able to stand. A small smile worked its way on her face– Fitz had given some of his energy to her.

She soon saw her friends by her side. "Hey," Keefe said, panting a bit, "You good?" Sophie nodded and tried to take a step forwards, only to almost fall on her face if it weren't for Keefe, who hastily caught her. Fitz probably only had enough time to give her enough energy to stand again. "I'm okay," she said as her friends immediately began to worry, steadying herself in Keefe's arms. "What did that guy do to you?" Biana asked firmly and Sophie paled slightly- so they had seen him...

Sophie tried to find her voice, but another wave of pain shot through her brain and she clutched her head, stumbling on her feet. "Whoa!" Keefe said, steadying her again before she fell. "What happened to you? I'm feeling a lot of stinging pain right now." He paused. "And quite a bit emotions too. A lot of emotions in fact. They're all over the place." He looked at Sophie quizzically, but before she even could think of explaining herself, Dex spoke up. "Don't worry Sophie, Biana and I will go after this guy! Keefe can bring you back to the hideout!" He exclaimed and Biana nodded in agreement before the two turned to run after Fitz.

Sophie went rigid with fear. "No!" She wanted to exclaim, but couldn't find the strength in her voice, still feeling weakened. Fitz's energy effect was starting to wear off. Luckily, Keefe came to her rescue. "Holy crap! What the hell?!" He exclaimed, grabbing her hands and inspecting her read, blistering fingers. "Yo guys, hold up!" Biana and Dex stopped in their tracks and jogged back to wear Keefe and Sophie were standing. "What?" Dex asked when they got there. "Dude, look at her hands!" He said, and Sophie hissed in slight pain when he extended them for everyone else to see.

Dex and Biana gasped when they saw her fingertips. "Oh my god, what happened?!" Biana asked worriedly, cupping Sophie's hands in her own. "He... he was..." Sophie tried to get out, but she hadn't realized the extent of her headache caused by Fitz forcing her out of his mind until now. She rubbed her temple with her knuckles, unable to do it with her fingertips at the moment as a few other Black Swan members surrounded her. "Good lord! What on earth happened?" Granite exclaimed, looking just as perplexed as everyone else.

"He- he forced me out of his mind," Sophie explained, deciding to just answer everyone's questions before the big reveal so that they'd quit worrying about her. "Wait, what do you mean 'forced'?" Dex asked her, not liking the sound of the word. "I mean instead of blocking me out, he sent a razor sharp pain through my mind, which made me immediately retreat from his mind," she explained, "and then this happened." she showed her fingertips, which were now blistery red, to the rest of the group.

Granite immediately grabbed her hands, inspecting them thoroughly. "Well, I've heard of some forms of blocking hurting others, but nothing like this! Unless….." he trailed off and then suddenly turned around, gathering everyone around him and pulled out his light crystal. "We need to get her to Forkle….. Now," he said a bit frantically. "Why, what's the matter? Is Sophie going to be okay?" Dex asked nervously. "She will- but if this is caused by what I think it is…. Then we have a much bigger problem on our hands," he said.

Sophie was too mentally drained to even think about asking what he meant by that. All she could keep herself to think about was Fitz- and what on earth happened to him to have him be able to do all those things. Had he known before? Was he just keeping it to himself all those years? Or had he obtained them some how when he disappeared? Something was just odd about him... she suspected it had something greatly to do with his disappearance half a year ago. What happened to the Fitz she knew? Sophie had her mind filled with questions as they leapt away.

So how did you guys like this one? Sorry for any screw ups in spelling, I never really notice those while i'm editing and it always makes me cringe afterwards... but I really hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, and hope for another chapter soon! Well, If i have time... I mean, iI would love to try and update in school but my locer hallway is quite possibly the worst in the school, filled with some of the dumbest grade nines you make ever see... and I'm not talking about their intelligence, mostly just the things they say. I swear, every second I go in that hallway, my IQ drop 2% each time. *sigh* But I'll stop rambling now, and remember to review if you like! See you guys later!

-Someonewhodoesntcare