A plea for help
I can't believe this. They took away my powers and now I'm having to start over from scratch. At least they didn't get tk, not sure how I could've handled losing that one. So now I'm having to go around, finding specials all over again, without Chandra's damn list this time, and start collecting all over again
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I thought he was dead, we all did, but when I found out Sylar was alive, it was the only option I could come up with.
I take a deep breath and knock on the door, keeping the last ability I was able to get at my fingertips. He's still a killer. He'll always be a killer. My god, this is fucking stupid. He could kill me right where I stand, but he doesn't know I've lost almost all of them. Maybe I can use that to my advantage, but still.
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Peter Petrelli. What the hell is he doing here? I scan the area behind him, trying to see if anyone else is there, ready to try and tase me or some stupid shit. He looks to be alone, which is stupid, even for him.
"So, Bennet have you doing his dirty work for him or did you decide to come here and let me finally kill you for your power?" I smirk. He can't really be this stupid, can he? Yeah, he can. I grab him with tk, pulling him inside and slamming him against the wall. "Enjoy the last seconds of your life Petrelli." I raise my hand, pointing my finger.
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"Sylar..." I start, but then I'm being slammed up against the wall and I wince, struggling for a moment before he raises his hand to cut into my head, "Wait! Sylar! Don't you even want to hear what I have to say?" No, probably not. "You're wasting your time. I don't have what you want." Yeah, it may be stupid, revealing that, but he already has electricity and maybe he wont kill me just for the hell of it.
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Does he think I'm an idiot? Please. He does catch my attention though. "Okay, I'll give you five more seconds to live Petrelli. Tell me, why shouldn't I kill you and be done with it? Why should I even believe you when you say you don't have what I want? Are you really that stupid, coming here with nothing?" He most likely is that stupid but I don't mind toying him with the false sense of hope that he might make it out of here alive.
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"You don't know anything about the shop or what I like or want to do. Keep your nose out of mine and maybe I'll let you walk out of here in one piece." I jab harder. "They only caught me by accident, I wasn't expecting it but now I know to be on my guard, they won't get me again." They don't even know where she is? Jesus. So they want me to do all their work for them and then they'll take the glory. What a surprise.
"If I agree to this, I'm going to make a few stipulations." I tell him, not moving from his personal space. "We do this my way and I don't want to hear no damn whining about it. I take whatever power I want that we find along the way, if you have a problem with that, then get the fuck out now. It's my way or nothing
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Then he jabs me in the chest and I clench my jaw, keeping my ground. "I'm not saying I know you. I'm just saying... that maybe I understand. I wouldn't like being in your position and you're human too." Hardly, but I have to acknowledge the fact that he has needs like the rest of us. "Maybe they wont hurt you again, maybe they will. There's always a chance, so why not make it less?"
He gives me his stipulations and he can't be serious, "So we're trying to stop this person from killing these people and you want to kill them instead?" I can't. I just can't. "Then I guess it's nothing. I'm not going to watch you kill people." I look away, then head for the door.
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He understands. I choke out a laugh, not believing the audacity of him. He really thinks he can figure me out? Good luck with that one. "You might not like it but I'm happy right where I am." No way in hell I'm telling him that he's right, that I really don't want to be alone but there's no one worthy of me. He keeps harping about how the Company will catch me and that I can make it easier on myself. Uh-huh.
The look on his face is one of frustration and exasperation. Did he really think I wasn't going to? He heads for the door and I shrug. "Fine, leave. Good luck with bringing her in, you're going to need it." I throw myself on the bed, getting comfortable and turning on the TV. "I'll watch for your obituary in the paper."
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I glance at him when he turns the TV on, pausing at the door. "I found you, didn't I? Quite easily, actually. But I didn't tell anyone where you are. I told Bennet I would try to find you, but I never told him where you were. You know, I'm not as stupid as you think I am." Everyone has always underestimated me. I'm used to it. "Have a nice life, Sylar." Doubt it.
I head out, closing the door behind me and letting out a breath. Fuck. What did I expect? I guess I was just hoping. I head back to my car and sit, but I don't leave. I just sit and stare at his door. I don't know what to do.
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Glancing over at him, I turn on the radio, finding a good station. "Does it matter?" Like I'm going to tell him how I get around. Hitchhiking, tk, walking, it will get you where you need to go eventually, it's not like I'm in a hurry most of the time. The only time I need to move in a hurry is when Bennet's after me.
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"No, I guess it doesn't. I was just wondering." I'm glad he puts the radio on. It'll fill this silence at least. How the fuck am I supposed to sit in the car with him for so long? I should have just told him to meet me back there.
"If you need me to stop at a rest stop, just let me know." I should stop trying to be nice to him, but I can't help it. It's just how I am and I need his help.
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Crossing my arms, I stare out the window, thinking. This isn't going to be as easy as it would've been a few months ago. Damn Bennet and the Company for stealing all my powers. I've been slowly building them back up but it's hard to find good ones. Most specials are more leery now than they used to be.
We travel in silence for most of a day before I decide I need to stop and stretch my legs and get something to eat. Most cars just don't have enough damn leg room in them. "Now would be a good time to pull over." I tell him, glancing at him.
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He breaks the silence hours later, asking me to pull over. "There's a rest stop up ahead. You think you can hold it?" I look at him and I can;t help the small smirk that flits across my face, even if only for a moment.
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Perusing the limited section, I decide on the turkey and gravy sandwich with mashed potatoes. Sipping at the water the hostess left, I watch his face. He's really not happy about all this but that's too bad. I'm hungry and I'm going to have some fun. "So, did you check with your handlers, let them know you're still alive?"
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"I told you, I didn't tell anyone I was here." I did call Nathan though, just to talk to him, not for any other reason. "And I don't have to check in with anyone. I'm just helping them out, I don't actually work there. I still have my own job."
Which I had to take a couple days off for this. It'll be worth it in the end, I hope.
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The waitress comes over and I order, getting some tea while I'm at it. He orders too and then I just sit and look around, smiling at the people staring at us. I'm sure they haven't seen anyone like us around here. I give one older couple a toothy grin and they quickly go back to eating. God it's fun to do that to people. They don't even know why they're afraid of me, instinct tells them they should be. Good thing that I can blend in, if I want.
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We order our food and I just sit back, staring out the window. I wish I wasn't here. I wish I wasn't using one killer to catch another. I glance at him, rolling my eyes, "Don't you ever get bored of trying so hard? No one cares that you think you're a bad ass."
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My eyes narrow. "I think I have a better understanding how that place works than you do. You get all the rainbows and unicorns, I got reality. If you think the Company is a good place then you're deluded." Of course he'd believe anything they tell him.
"You make her come to you Petrelli, not you chasing after her. Even if you caught her, it'd be on her terms, not yours and you never want to give up the advantage." I laugh when he childishly turns the radio on to drown me out. I settle back in my chair, closing my eyes.
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"You have no idea how that place works. You're the kind of evil waste of space we go after. You got the reality you deserved. You're the one that's deluded. You think everything revolves around you. No one even cares about you. And I know you'll argue that and say you don't care, but you do."
"Well, you can certainly make her come to you. You can do whatever you want to her, as long as she's stopped." I hate saying that, but at this point, it's true.
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I glance over at him, scowling. He tries to tell me that I'm not important, that no one cares about me but then why are they after me? If they didn't care about me, they wouldn't be trying to stop me. And they sure as hell wouldn't be asking for my help. "You're half right, I don't care. Why should I? You're all nothing to me."
Now that's what I like to hear, that I can do whatever I want to her. "Oh, I plan to Petrelli, trust me. She'll never know what hit her." I tap my finger along with the radio, letting him know his childish trick isn't working. Thank god I don't have Dale Smither's hearing anymore, otherwise it would hurt.
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"Half right. Exactly. If you want to hide behind whatever fucked up thing you have in your head, that's fine. But you're still human." Barely. More like a damn monster. Except I know there has to be something in there somewhere. He can't just be void of it all.
I glare at him a moment longer, then look back at the road and keep driving. I hope she doesn't know what hit her. I hope he gets her so fast that she'll wont get a chance to kill anyone else before then.
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