by Anne
Disclaimer: The characters of Adam Newman, Megabyte Damon, Kevin Wilson, Ami Jackson, Jade Weston, General William Damon, Colonel Masters, Millie Damon and Caroline Damon belong to Roger Damon Price, Thames Television and Nickelodeon. So do any other names or events linked to the Tomorrow People TV series.
Max Evans, Liz Parker, Maria DeLuca, Michael Guerin, Isabel Evans, Alex Whitman, Kyle Valenti, Sheriff Jim Valenti and Milton belong to Melinda Metz, Jason Katims and WB. All other concepts and events linked to Roswell also belong to them.
The characters of Joe Dawson and James Horton (who appear in name only) belong to Panzer/David, Rysher/Gaumont Television. So do the concepts of immortality, the Watchers and the Hunters.
The characters of Geoff Anderson, Gil Hawkins, Jim Beckett and Simon Trent belong to me and should not be used without permission.
Ami leant against Millie's bed to steady herself, her mind bombarded by powerful psychic images. She pulled herself back to reality, as she became aware of someone talking to her.
"Ami, are you okay?" Caroline Damon sounded very concerned.
Ami didn't answer her for a moment, she was still feeling quite shaken by what she had seen and felt. She'd never received such feelings of anger and fear from Adam before and it scared her. The mental picture of Megabyte being restrained with a gun pushed up against his head hadn't helped her state of mind either. The images had disappeared as fast as they had come, almost as though someone had flicked an off switch on the telepathic transmission. As she prepared to answer Mrs Damon, Ami received another flash, much weaker this time, from Megabyte. Adam, what had they done to Adam? Then suddenly Megabyte's presence was gone as well, totally. One minute she had been aware of him in her mind, the next nothing, absolutely nothing. Ami sent out a telepathic probe, hoping to pick something up from either of her two friends.
[Ami?]
[Kevin, what's happening?] Ami felt relieved to hear the familiar mental voice. [I just received a couple of flashes, a powerful one from Adam followed by a much weaker one from Megabyte.]
[Yeah, so did we. I think you need to get over here straight away. There are some people you need to meet.] Kevin paused before continuing. [Did you see the face of the man holding the gun on Megabyte? It was Colonel Masters!]
Ami could feel the anger coming from the younger boy. Even though she had never met Masters herself she knew from what Adam, Megabyte and Kevin had told her, how dangerous and ruthless the man was. If he had their friends… Well it didn't bear thinking about.
[I'll be there as soon as I can, Kevin. Don't do anything silly, like trying to go after Adam and Megabyte on your own.]
No answer.
[Kevin?]
[Don't worry, Ami. I'll make sure he doesn't.] Jade sounded as though she was trying hard not to cry. The younger girl was obviously very upset by the whole thing.
[I'll be there soon, Jade. Don't worry, we'll get them out of this. I promise.] Ami tried to sound positive as she reassured her fellow Tomorrow Person, something she wasn't exactly feeling herself.
"Ami?" Mrs Damon repeated her earlier question. "Are you sure you're okay? Geoff, go and get Millie's father, will you? He's in reception talking to the police."
"Is it Megabyte?" asked Millie. "Has something happened to Megabyte?" As the girl spoke, she pushed her shoulder length red hair back off her face.
Not for the first time, Ami marvelled how alike Millie and her brother were. Same hair, pale complexion and the way those blue eyes could change in intensity when they knew you were trying to hide something. Megabyte was quite a bit taller than his younger sister but basically that was the main difference between the two. Of course Ami had more than enough sense not to point this out to her fellow Tomorrow Person. Sibling rivalry was alive and well in the Damon household, that was for sure.
Ami realised that Mrs Damon was also waiting for answers, her expression reminding her of Megabyte. Genetics had seemed to favour their mother's side of the family as opposed to the General's. Ami knew that both Millie and her mother knew about Megabyte's powers and a little of some of the dangers he had got himself mixed up in before, but wasn't sure how much she should tell them about the current situation. At the moment they had enough to worry about.
She sat down on the end of Millie's bed and tried to put some words together, tried to work out what exactly she should tell them. They needed to know what was going on, but at the same time it might be easier for them if they didn't. Ami looked up as General Damon pulled back the checked curtain that separated the cubicle from the rest of the A&E department.
"Geoff tells me you almost fainted or something. What's going on, Ami? Has something else happened?" Ami could tell from the man's expression that he had a fair idea what had probably just happened. She'd realised during their previous conversation that he suspected well enough how much trouble Adam and Megabyte were in.
Ami nodded, coming to a decision. " Mrs Damon, Millie, I'm sure Megabyte's okay." He and Adam have to be, she thought furiously before continuing. "I just received a message from him, that's all. He and Adam have got involved in something…"
Steve, the nurse, bustled into the cubicle before Ami could go any further. "Right, young lady," he said. "You're very lucky, that arm's not broken, just very badly sprained. I just need to strap it, and you'll be as good as new in no time."
The young blond man ushered General Damon and Ami out as he continued. "Sorry, I need a bit of space to do this. Her mum can stay if she wants but the rest of you can come back shortly."
"Is that okay with you, Millie?" he asked.
Millie lay back on the pillow as she replied. Her lack of colour was due to more than just her injury, Ami surmised. She'd be worried about her brother. Millie shot her father a look as he was leaving. Make things right. Damon gave his daughter a quick smile of reassurance as he left the cubicle, though Ami could tell he wasn't feeling as sure of things as he was trying to make out. He's trying to put on a brave face to stop his family worrying. Poor General Damon, his life has never been the same since he found out about the Tomorrow People.
"Yeah, I'd like Mom to stay. Ami, come back and tell me what's going on, please." Millie sat back on the bed and leaned against the hospital issue pillow.
Mrs Damon put a hand on Ami's shoulder. "Talk to Bill," she said. "I'll stay here with Millie. Go."
As Ami and General Damon walked outside into the fresh air, looking for somewhere to talk in private, they didn't notice Geoff following them at a distance. The boy had gone to get a drink after tracking down Millie's dad and had just caught the tail end of the conversation between Ami and the Damons. Something was definitely going down here, something serious that affected the safety of Millie and probably her brother as well. Geoff had been puzzled as to why Megabyte hadn't come to the hospital to see his sister, put two and two together and worked out something must have happened to him. What he had overheard just confirmed his suspicions. Maybe it was something to do with General Damon's job he supposed, after all the man must have made some enemies over the years. The teenager was going to find out what exactly, and do something about it. No one tried to run over his girl and got away with it. Nobody.
He pulled his jacket around him, it was certainly much colder outside, and watched Ami and General Damon sit down on one of the hospital benches. Geoff edged behind one of the trees near where they were, and strained his ears to try and make out what they were saying.
"What did you see? Is Max okay? Someone talk to me." Liz couldn't stand the silence any longer. Liz had watched the Tomorrow People and the two aliens link hands to initiate this mind-merge thing Kevin had explained to them. How had he put it again? Pooling their powers, something like that.
The blue glow that had surrounded the quartet had fascinated the scientist in her, but then when it had suddenly cut out and she had seen the expressions on the faces of her friends, Liz had become quite concerned. Kevin and Jade had also seemed quite unsteady on their feet for an instant, she noticed. Whatever they had picked up on, it had affected them quite strongly, more so than Michael and Isabel.
Jade in particular seemed very upset. In fact the younger girl seemed close to tears. As Liz put her arms around her, she noticed the British Tomorrow Person seemed suddenly preoccupied.
Jade turned to Liz, seeming to suddenly realise she was there. "Sorry," she apologised "I was talking to Ami in London. She's worried that Kevin might try and go after Masters by himself."
"Who's Masters?" butted in Maria. "Did you manage to contact Megabyte and Adam?" She looked around the room and it suddenly dawned on Liz who she was looking for.
Where was Alex? Oh yeah, he'd popped home to pick up his laptop. Liz felt her face grow warm as she realised why. Surely Michael hadn't asked him to do some research on their new friends? One of these days he was going to have to trust someone. It wasn't something Max would have done but then that definitely wasn't the time and place to mention that fact to Michael. Or was it? Kevin had trusted them by telling the Tomorrow People's secrets. Wasn't it time that information went both ways? Liz wished Max were here. He'd know what to do.
"How much exactly did you guys see and hear?" Kevin directed his question at Isobel and Michael.
"Enough to know that we need to get Max and your friends out of there, fast," Michael surmised grimly. "Was Masters the one holding the gun on Megabyte?" Maybe Michael was finally realising that the time for secrets was over. If they didn't work together, they'd never get Max and the others back. That fact was growing clearer by the moment.
Kevin nodded. "Megabyte, Adam and I have met him once before, when Megabyte and I first became Tomorrow People. Masters' a real creep, wouldn't surprise me if he's on some sort of revenge kick or something." Another thought occurred to him. "Wonder what that band thing was on Adam's head? That's the thing that really worries me. The second flash, the one from Megabyte, stopped very abruptly. They must have fitted one on him as well. Maybe it stops us using our powers or something?"
"What second flash?" asked Michael. " I only saw one, I'm sure of it. I didn't see that headband thing you just mentioned either."
"Megabyte sent a flash as well, but it was very faint. It must have been too weak for you guys to see. Obviously your telepathy isn't as strong as ours." Jade reached for her handkerchief as she continued. "Adam was on the floor screaming, with some sort of band on his head. Megabyte was yelling at Masters, he was really angry and I could feel how scared he was." She wiped her nose with her hanky. "I don't remember ever picking up fear like that from either of them."
"What about Max?" Liz realised none of them had mentioned Max. Was he okay? What was this Masters going to do with him?
"Max looked okay, don't worry. If this head band is designed to affect Tomorrow People, he's probably in no immediate danger."
Michael shook his head. "Don't be so sure of that. We don't know exactly where our powers come from. You said yourself we seem to have some telepathic abilities. Maybe we're not as different from you as what we think. Besides what if this Masters realises he has a real live alien in his clutches? What do you think he'll do to Max then?"
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