Gerard leaned back in his chair; he closed his eyes for a moment, sighing as the speaker activated.  “Sir, I just finished giving Senator Brickly the tour.  We will be in shortly, and he seems to have a monster bodyguard,” Betty informed. Stretching out his back, he yawned before rubbing his eyes.  Connecting to Betty’s headset, he replied, “Thanks, Betty.  …

Darkness spread around Aiden as he sat on a hard bed in a ten by ten space.  No one had come to see him since waking, and no sound could be heard. He was left alone to struggle with his conscience, welcoming the silence.  I’m useless.  When did I start thinking Eric would change—that Kari was the key.  I’m the …

Sora’s body was lax; she didn’t know what to do.  She’d barely gotten to use her new abilities, and now they were restricted.  It felt so infuriating, and now both Wendy and her dad were hostages again.  She was more caged than she’d ever been with Kari.  A depression sunk into her heart. Why is fighting even worth it? The …

Fen puffed out her cheeks as she sunk into the purple velvet sofa she rested in.  Growling with frustration, she glared at Jian next to her.  He sat comfortably in a large armchair, examining some book their captors had provided; his blue eyes casually scanned its contents, occasionally flipping between select pages to reference whatever he read. Flipping to her …

Leaving Sora, Diane smirked.  Walking past the guard and into the hallway, she ignored shy greetings from several researchers as she continued her way to the maximum detention area.  Her mind was a flurry of thought, internally debating several different anomalies. First the group of monsters in Tennessee and now this gigantic capture in Miami; why is the monster community …

Sora’s breathing was strained as her energy drained out of her.  She was blinded to the woman’s actions with the mirror blackened, but at least she could speak.  Working herself up, she asked, “What—did you do to me?”  Her dry throat seemed to deepen as she tried pushing her influence through her words, feeling no effect. The woman hummed lightly.  …

Blurred sounds filtered into Sora’s ears as her consciousness returned; most noises blended in a myriad of unrecognizable sentences.  A few words, however, managed to jog some similarities in her memory; much of what was spoken was drowned out by her jumbled brain, yet it was slowly filtering back. Her head rolled to the right, correcting itself, her replenishing energy …

Wendy stirred, opening her eyes, she was blinded by white; squinting, she looked around.  Her vision slowly adjusted and she shifted to look down, with a light moan.  There was a pulse between her eyes.  She was in some kind of hospital room.  Where … Was all of that a nightmare? Groaning, she hoisted herself up with her elbows, sliding …

Kari’s blearily eyes opened as she recognized odd scents floating through the air.  Swallowing, she rubbed her eyes.  Rolling her sore muscles, she yawned, working out her mouth as she rose.  She looked around in utter confusion at the foreign space.  I was fighting Eric and … he beat me.  If I’m not dead … where am I? She was …

Gerard studied one of his personal monitors, showing the capture from Miami Beach, before glancing down with a disdainful leer while examining the folders atop his desk.  Rubbing under his bloodshot eyes, he tried unsuccessfully to stifle an involuntary yawn before looking at the monitor filled walls.  On one of the displays, there was a flurry of activity as the …