Tiger: *still a girl* I'm back but I'm still a girl. I have no banter for now so let's jump right into the story.

The moon hung high in the sky as our group sat in the middle of the semi-empty road. They had been walking for hours with no signs of their bus anywhere. Bruce lit some debris creating a small fire that everyone gathered around. As the sat around the fire, their stomachs became vocal as they erupted with growls. They check their pockets for anything to eat but sadly all they had was lent and a few cents. After a moment of sitting, Delison broke the silence.

"So, what are you two going to name the baby?" Bruce and Jules were taken back by the sudden question.

"Well," Jules began, "I was thinking Alex if it's a boy and Sarah if it's a girl."

"I don't know what's weirder," Bruce said, "the fact that Delison asked that question or that you have names picked out." Some of the guys nodded to Bruce's notion as Jules leaned on Bruce.

"Well there's no saying you will have a child," Jarick said.

"What do you mean," Jules said a little worried.

"I'm just saying, it's been documented that women who are pregnant with powers tend to have a mis-"

"Finish that sentence and see what happened," T.J. said as he brought his claw up to Jarick's neck. The rest of the time was filled with various questions and general conversation until their empty stomachs began to get painful. Everyone held their midsections as Wolfy spotted a mode of transportation. It was a pickup truck with a boat hitched to the back of it. He assumed that the truck could hold six while the boat could handle the rest.

"Everyone, to the truck," Wolfy groaned out as they slowly made their way to the vehicle in question. On the boat, Bruce, Jules and Delison saw a two coolers and quickly inspected them. The first one had fish sitting in ice and the other had sandwiches and drinks. Jules and Delison handed the sandwiches and drinks to everyone on the truck end as Bruce carefully cooked the fish. In the truck, T.J. took the wheel as Chel took the passenger seat. They locked for the keys until Chel checked the glove box and claimed what they need. T.J. started the truck with a few backfires from the exhaust pipe as they head down the road.

Meanwhile, back at the fire Bruce started, a feminine figure examined the area as she saw the group leaving.

"Interesting," the woman said in a french accent. "They have a willingness to survive but a will can be broken. All that's needed is the right touch." The woman then blended into the shadow of the night and followed the group down the road.

With the Group

After having some fish, their hunger was slain and was able to think more clearly.

"Hey Lieutenant, do you remember how far it is to the space research facility," T.J. yelled to the back of the truck. Kayla took a moment to remember but couldn't remember anything. Annoyed, T.J. just drove in the same direction in hopes that he was going in the right direction. On the boat, Bruce and the girls were still eating some fish and having a light conversation.

"Why didn't you tell me you got detention," Jules said to Bruce.

"It wasn't my fault," Bruce defended, "everyone know Ms. Fisher is a bitch. You make one soda bottle rocket and she wants your head on a platter."

"Well, if it wasn't for her, you would have never met me, darling" Delison said.

"Could you not call my boyfriend "darling", it's kinda weird," Jules said.

"How about sweetheart?"

"I guess I could live with that. Just don't use it too much." The two began to talk to one another as Bruce just faded into the background. Bruce leaned his head off the side of the boat and saw a building coming up. For some reason, he wanted to check it out.

"T.J., stop right here," Bruce yelled. T.J. slowed the truck down as Bruce hopped out and looked at the building. The building wasn't old but a lot of glass was broken and papers blew in the wind. Near the entrance was a sign that said Science and Medical Research Lab. Bruce walked up the steps and pushed opened the door as the rest of the group followed suit. A few seconds later the woman appeared once more. "No, this isn't my time to strike."

Inside the lab, there was more broken glass and papers but also a greenish black substance the cover some counters and the floor. Everyone was creeped out by the empty room but yet Bruce felt something was up. As they venture deeper into the lab they found audio logs of experiments that they did here. However, there was one series of logs that stood out. Bruce picked up another recorder and pressed play.

"Audio log 27754, my research in the superpower genetic is going smoothly. I've found out that those who have powers are only using ten percent of them. I believe I can create an enhancer formula to unlock the other ninety percent."

"Audio log 27755, after months of studying and experimenting, I've finally done it! I've managed to unlock the ninety percent! Specimen A54, super strength, has shown great improvement. At the start he was only able to lift a thousand tons but now he's able to break through to the earth core with just his pinky finger. Such power but it's too much. I need to do more research before submitting my findings."

"Audio log 27760, my research, what has happened. Not only a week later, specimen A54 has changed. He's been craving meat even though he a vegan. His eyes have turned a bloodshot red. But the worst of all of this is, my formula has hit the market! My research wasn't perfect and now the world may pay for it." The sound of a gun being load is heard in the recording. "I've doomed the world and therefore I can't live with myself." The gun goes off as the audio log ended. Everyone looked at each other as to what they just heard. Delison looked around the room until she found a journal with different equations and formulas in it.

"Hey, I think this may be that guys journal," Delison said as she continued to look through it. Before anyone could say anything, hissing and screeching was heard around them. Everyone instinctively covered their ears and headed out the building. Outside, they uncovered their ear but the sound was still ear bleedingly loud. After a few more seconds, two creature came out the abandon building. They both appeared to be former scientists but now zombies. The first one had bat wing with sickly green eyes while the other seem to have reptile type skin and shared the same eye color of the other.

"Well," T.J. said as he, Bruce, Wolfy, Delison and Jules got ready to fight, "time for a good old fashioned-." Just then, a shadow circled around the feet of the zombies to everyone's confusion. A second later, shadowy tentacles appeared from the circle and began to drag down the two. They both tried to fight off of it but was soon swallowed up by the circle as the let out a scream for help. The group was stunned at what just happened as the sound of applauses was heard. They were soon face to face with a another woman.

The woman was about the same height as Kayla but very different. She had short raven black hair with dark green eyes. She wore green robe with black accenting the edges. The woman was about to say something but Nahliel interrupted her.

"Hey there. Do you believe in love at fir- love at first- wove," Nahliel passes out before he could use a pick up line causing the group to facepalm. The woman cleared her throat as she started to speak.

"Well, that was something. Now, I first want to say, you're all gonna die," she said with a cheerful smile. Everyone looked at her like she was crazy as she continued. "Second, you're all gonna die by my hands. Not tonight or tomorrow but soon."

"Why are you saying this," Kayla asked as the woman walked towards the road.

"Because it is foretold. You, your friends, your family are all going to die and I'll enjoy ending all of you here. As for your families, well, let's just say Juliet's father won't be giving her away at the wedding." Jules was heartbroken by the woman statement as it was now confirmed that her parents were dead. "And Delison, Victoria screamed like a bitch." Delison was about to rip the head off the woman but T.J. and Wolfy held her back. "Kayla dear, Chris is next."

"You stay away from my husband you-" Kayla yelled.

"Ah, ah, ah," the woman said waving a finger. "You've all lived up to this point but I'll tell you this; it will much harder from-" the woman was interrupted by a fireball aimed right for her. The group look at Bruce and sensed a difference in him. The same difference as when his brother died.

"You bitch," he began, "you really think that killing our loved ones will weaken us. Sorry to tell ya but it'll only make us stronger! It gives us another reason as to why we need to survive!"

"He's right," Jarick stepped up, "losing family and friends makes us weak for a second but in the long run, it's their deaths that drive us to the top of our game!" Soon everyone stepped alongside Bruce and Jarick. The woman just smirk as she faded into a shadow hole.

"Oh, before I go, I always like a challenge. So, you can have these back." Woman disappeared and in her place was the weapons that were left on the bus. Chel, Kayla and Delison picked up their weapons as T.J. and Bruce tossed Nahliel in the back of the truck. T.J. headed back to the driver's seat as Bruce got on the boat. While on the boat, Bruce saw Delison with the book from before while Jules was still in a state of disbelief. Bruce slid over to Jules and hugged her.

"She was trying to get in our heads," Bruce whispered as he rubbed her back.

"But what if what she said was true?"

"Then we're gonna kill her for killing our families and our friends," Delison said not looking away from the book.

"Yeah, what she said." Jules smiled softly at Bruce's touch and Delison's words as she now felt calmer than before.

Tiger: *still a girl* Fin-al-ly. Stupid writer's block. Anyway let's get to the reviews.

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Tiger: Aw yes, the shipping question. I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a big time shipper myself. As for in the story, well it's damn near impossible. Why, because the cast consists of mostly straight characters with the exception of Delison, who is bisexual. On top of that some characters chose to remain single. After i got all the submissions, I realized that Bruce would be the only shippable character because Juliet and Delison had crushes on him and I don't really see Delison the of girl to give up so easily. With all that be said, their only three characters open for a relationship; T.J., Jarick and Wolfy. So to answer your question, it a sad no unless someone decides to change their characters sexuality.

Tiger: Wow, that was probably the longest reply I've done. So, who is the woman? How does she know our heros names? And who will be the next to die (poll)? Find out next. In the meantime, it's ladies night at the bowling alley and I gotta get my strike on