Chapter 2

Alan Gance was in shock, it had to be shock, and the woman in front of him was exceedingly beautiful. She was ... wait had she just called him son? Alright what in the hell was going on? Snapping all his defenses up, Alan growled at the woman. “Alright who in the hell are you? I was abandoned as a child no parents, no one. I don’t know what you are up to, but I really am not finding this funny at all!”

The woman only smiled making no move to enter his cabin. “As I said, you are my son, though I am afraid that an explanation might take a while. I sent the others on so I could talk to you undisturbed.” Still somewhat in shock Alan could only stand there and stare at the beautiful woman claiming to be his mother. “Now then, may I please come in? It has turned rather nasty out here and I have no desire to catch pneumonia.”

Alan shook his head to clear it of all the jumbled thoughts that were blocking all rational thought. Moving aside he stated, “Alright you can come in but don’t try anything I am far more powerful than you think.”

Tsking, the woman moved past Alan with a grace he’d not seen anyone but professional dancers have. “Really Alan I have no desire to hurt you, we have been searching for you for months now. It was as big a shock to me as it was to you that I had a son. The Doctor has a really sick sense of humor.”

“Uh huh, “Alan said as his thoughts were starting to return to him. “Look I don’t know what your angle is but I’m not really interested ok? So really I suggest that you leave and...”

The woman looked up at Alan demurely from the seat she had taken, “Your name is Alan Treibend Gance I gave you that middle name. It means adrift or lost as I am sure you have felt for a very long time.”

Alan stood there with his mouth hanging open, unable to utter a single sound. No one knew his middle name, the two people that had, really knew nothing about what it meant. Then this woman just strolls in here and makes these outrageous claims.

“Really Alan,” the woman said as she tried her best not to laugh, “close your mouth it is most undignified.” Snapping his mouth shut, Alan dropped like a stone onto the other end of the couch. “There see? That’s a lot better, now I know you have questions and I will do my best to answer them.” Alan barely shook his head, and then as if a light bulb was turned on he opened his mouth. “First thing is this, you are far too young to be my mother. There is no...” Alan watched as the woman’s face and body started to age.

“Is this more to your liking? I could appear older if it sets you at ease Alan.” The woman told him his eyes wide in shock and amazement.

“Ho ... how ... di ... did you do that? It defies logic it isn’t possible!” Alan almost shouted at the mystery woman.

Smiling even as he watched the woman suddenly grew younger a feat that was just as amazing. “That was a simple thing we all have the ability to appear whatever age we wish. Yes Alan you have it also though I am sure you haven’t discovered it yet. I can teach you many things if you wish, or I could leave. Though the latter I really have no desire to.”

“So I am like you?” Alan finally asked.

“Yes and no. Like us yes, but you possess power that is equal to ours and you haven’t even really started to use them. It is my wish to guide you to use them in a more non-intrusive way.” The mystery woman said then smiled.

“Why? Are you afraid that I’d have too much fun?” Alan said with a sly smirk on his face.

“No, I am more afraid that the others out there that mean to hurt us and you, would be able to find you far more easily than they have been.” The woman replied.

“Yeah I noticed those guys with the wimpy powers that were coming after me. Then there was the guy who was trying to order me to come to him.” Alan told her.

“Wait you actually saw him? What did he look like, we have been trying to discover who he is for years. He’s almost as slippery as the doctor.” She said.

“Yeah I saw him, he looked an awful lot like my old boss, the head of the company I was at. Tried to make me do what he wanted kind of pissed him off when I said no and pushed him away.” Alan said watching the woman’s face for a reaction.

The woman’s mouth was hanging open; he had pushed the man away?! He was as powerful as the doctor had said and he still had so much to learn. If only there were time, but even as she thought that, she could feel the boosted ones starting to close in. From the tense reaction of Alan he felt it too.

“Damn it, I thought I had lost them! They had to have been following you. Look lady” Alan spat.

“Actually it is Angelika,” she said.

“Ok look Angelika, this isn’t looking all that great I can handle quite a lot of them but not this many. If you help then we might make it.” Alan told his mother.

Angelika smiled he had so much to learn! Suddenly there was a huge ripping sound as the cabin was torn in two, Angelika smiled so they had sent their enhanced ones. Opening her mouth Angelika started to emit a loud shrill shrieking sound dropping almost half of the boosted ones. Alan looked on a new respect for the woman.

Seeing the two that were leading this horde, Alan reached out to both of them and saw that their power had been given to them. Looking deeper Alan saw an area that was more lit up than the rest in their brains. Grasping these areas in both of the men began to scream, and then their legs buckled as they fell to the ground. Alan could hear them begging, but he could also see what their plans had been for him. Growling he crushed the lit up areas, silencing both men.

Angelika couldn’t believe what she’d just seen; it was apparent that Alan could do almost anything he wanted to if he set his mind to it. They needed to leave before...

“So I see that not even my top warriors are not a match for you. Stop this!” Came an older man’s voice, Angelika could feel the huge energy wave heading for them, erecting a shield she’d tried to warn Alan but too late, she also realized that she wasn’t going to be able to stop all of the wave.

As the world started to go dark she saw the boosted ones grab Alan loading him into a jeep, they were about to come for her but the man’s voice stopped them. “No leave her she is of no use to us, get Alan back to the laboratory as fast as possible, I can feel her compatriots approaching, move!”

They had loaded Alan and were long gone when Varick and the others appeared. They quickly loaded Angelika into their own jeep as they tried to revive her. Finally 10 minutes later Angelika opened her eyes.

“Angelika what happened did, Alan do this?” Varick asked her.

“No it was the other one that we have been trying to find all this time. Alan said he saw the man and told him no when he tried to make Alan go to him. Varick I watched him destroy two enhanced ones, he just reached in and crushed them.” A shaking Angelika told them.

“WHAT!!??” Varick almost shouted. “I have just learned to do that, no wonder the doctor is so worried. Alan could hunt, find and destroy the doctor with not much effort apparently.”

“No, it wasn’t like that, I felt his fear and anger, some because they were trying to harm me, and some because they destroyed his cabin. I suggest we try and stay on his good side ‘til we can up our own power.” Angelika stated.

Varick looked at Harmon who had his eyes closed, “anything Harmon?”

“Yes, I feel them running as fast as hell back toward the city, they’ve already wrecked two vehicles already. If we leave now I think we can catch them outside the city but we’ll have to drive as fast as we can. I can’t guarantee that we will be in one piece when we catch them though.” Harmon told them.

Loading up they started out as fast as they could, they had gotten only a few miles down the road when there was a titanic explosion at the edge of their vision. Harmon pressed even harder to get them there, almost side swiping several trees along the way. A good hour later they were slowing near a blacked area of the forest.

“Truda? Can you tell what happened?” Varick asked.

Truda stepped out closing her eyes she started to ‘see’ images of the events that had transpired at this spot. “I see them trying to get back as fast as they can. He has awoken far earlier than they thought he would. He has already crushed all of those that are in the vehicle with him. As it rolls to a stop he steps out, several of the boosted ones point guns at him. I can feel his rage and raw power as he releases it, those in front are vaporized in seconds those unlucky enough to be alive, he points at and they instantly burst into flames.”

Shaking her head the images coming much faster now, “I see he sent a ‘gift’ to the man who did this. I can see the man got slightly burned. This is the first time he’s been hurt in a very long time. Now I see him cursing in German, he has ordered more boosted ones after Alan, quite a lot more.”

Varick was nodding at everything that she said, “Did you see where he went?”

“I see him moving off toward the road he managed to flag a car down and they are taking him into the nearest town. I am afraid he will obtain a car and then be moving away from us at a rapid speed. He appears to be extremely angry I suggest we approach him with caution.” Truda advised.

Harmon was suddenly interested, “Caution, is he that strong?”

“Yes brother, he can’t really outright kill us, but he can most definitely hurt us,” Truda warned her brother. Still in a partial like trance state she grabbed Harmon’s arm with a surprisingly strong grip. “Do not brother, do not rush in like you always do. This one is far different and far superior to those that you have faced before.”

Harmon’s mouth dropped open, this was a shock to him there had never been any that he couldn’t face that could beat him except the doctor and the other. Slowly Harmon nodded; he never went against anything his sister EVER saw and this time he wasn’t about to start.

Truda was starting to sway a bit meaning she was now delving into the future, “NO! It isn’t possible!”

Harmon rushed to his sister as did Varick both only to be knocked on their asses by the raw power that erupted from her.

“How can you see me? I mean no harm I am a friend of your mother’s. Yes she is fine see?” At that Truda had turned toward Angelika.

Suddenly a male voice came from Truda’s throat, “I suggest that none of you follow me. They obviously tracked me by you I was totally hidden.”

“HA!” Erupted from Harmon, “you were as hidden as the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, even I could feel you! If you want to learn to hide you need to be with us! You...” Harmon started to choke not bad but he was having a hard time talking.

“Enough Alan! Release him!” Angelika yelled, suddenly the voice yelped as if pinched.

“Alright, I agree to meet but on my terms. I’ll meet with mother only, the rest of you at least 10 miles away or the deal is off. I might not be able to really stop you but I can put a hurt on you.” The voice told them not really making Harmon happy at all nor Angelika’s brother Varick.

<I’ll be alright brother, > Angelika told Varick. <He is my son at least I imparted something in him, had this been earlier he might have tried to kill Harmon.>

Varick’s eyes flew wide, <And you want me to trust that you will be unharmed?>

<It is the only way, Alan learns far faster than you or the rest of us, he would prove to be a valuable addition to our small family.> Angelika told her brother seeing him visibly relax a bit.

Truda turned toward Angelika and Varick, <You know that is rude to talk behind my back or in your minds like that. She will be fine; I guess I call you uncle Varick. The only thing I am worried about is that ass finding us again and hurting her. I might not be able to just kill him but I swear by god, I’ll burn him ‘til it takes a week for him to heal.”