"Dying is for the weak."  A voice said as John's skin began to feel as if it was burning.

He winced in pain as a mist formed around his body. His wounds slowly disappeared as he breathed heavily. What was this voice he constantly heard? He wondered if he was the only one hearing the eerie voice. He continued to have heavy breathing as he sat silently. John stared at the ground as he struggled to understand what was happening to him. He sighed as he stood to his feet, feeling the pain subside.  The others stared at him with a surprised look on his face. John brushed the dirt off of him as he walked past them.

"Sorry for the scare... we should get home though." John said as he walked down the street silently. Now he felt lighter than air itself, and he felt strangely rejuvenated. The atmosphere around John felt different to him.         

"John hold on, how are you completely healed?" Jazz asked as he appeared beside John. 

He shrugged as Jazz continued to examine him with a confused look on his face. John didn't have a real answer to Jazz question. His powers acted whenever they wanted to, so he didn't have control.    

"I've never seen regenerative healing on this level before. Usually, there are faint scars left. You don't have any wounds at all." Celina said as she appeared beside John floating in the air. He rolled his eyes as he started to become annoyed by them.

"I don't know so could you stop with the questions?" John asked as the others became silent. 

After walking for a long time, they finally made it to the forest. John was exhausted as he stretched his arms as they entered the forest. The earthy air greeted John's lungs as he looked at the dormant trees. The sounds of animals were coming from many directions. He could see fallen trees laying over top of large rocks to his far right. Winter was almost over, but for Darko city, it seemed to have no end. John could see his breath in the dark as he walked silently with the others.

"What are we going to do now? Some of these creatures are still out there, while Dante is probably making more." John heard Celina ask from behind him. He heard Diane sigh as she stepped past him.

"I'm going to kill him..." Diane trailed off as she headed further into the forest. John felt strange as he heard the coldness in her voice. He didn't understand how she could easily decide to kill someone. 

"Is that the only way to handle this?" John asked as Diane stopped walking. She turned with revealing this wicked glare in her eyes. John could tell that there was no talking her out of her goal. No matter she planned to kill Dante. Diane continued walking ahead of John and the others. He sighed as he reluctantly followed close behind her. After walking for a while, they finally got to the hatch. 

Jazz pulled it open as he looked around the area. After making sure no one was around, he climbed down the ladder. John was the last to climb down as he closed the hatch above him.  Once everyone was in the communing area, Rena and Styles emerged from their rooms. Styles was holding a bowl of cereal as he sat down on the couch. John watched him turn on the television, which was on the news.  It was a report of what happened at the Drex-corps facility. The news reporter named Skylar Presley called the creatures Berserkers. It didn't surprise John that the creatures received a name.

“I saw those things at Reaper Island.” Celeste said nervously.

“You know what they are?” John asked as Celeste nodded..

"The scientist tried to use a serum that Dr. Lee left behind. Supposedly, this serum didn't have the same properties as the other one. Sarah was the only successful subject." Celeste explained.

 John froze as he felt his hands shaking. Where had Sarah gone and was she okay? Had a Bezad gotten to her.  His hands were trembling uncontrollably as he stared at the ground. Bezad told him one person survived, but John couldn't believe it to be Sarah. Now the young girl was nowhere to be found.. 

"How did she manage to survive the process?" John asked as he looked over at Celeste.

"They used... organs and stuff from something otherworldly.  She’s not even human anymore." Celeste had a frightened tone in her voice. 

John's eyes widened as he realized how insane everything was becoming. His head began to hurt as he looked away again. The others finally walked to where John and Celeste were sitting.

"John...stop thinking about this so much please." Diane said as she placed her hand on his shoulder. 

He looked up at her as chills went down his spine. All the things happening was starting to make his skin crawl. John continued to watch the news to see what the reporter would say next. Jasmine Kang had returned home after being reported missing. Michael didn't want her to be bothered until she recovered. John was surprised to learn Michael Kang had a daughter. The reporter on television stated his son even returned to visit her. Styles sighed as he continued to stare at the television.

"She had been at Reaper Island a while back... glad she's okay." Celeste muttered with a relieved tone in her voice. 

John sighed as he stood to his feet and looked at everyone in the room. They all stared at him appearing to be waiting for him. "We don't know when Dante will appear again, but we know he's planning to by the city."

"We already tried looking for explosives, and we didn't find a superhuman bomb. It’s a waste of energy to run around the city while the task force is on high alert." Jazz said as John folded his arms across his chest. He sighed as he became annoyed by Jazz's constant doubt in him.

"What if he's waiting for a big event to happen?" Rena asked as everyone looked over at her. 

John wondered what could be coming that Dante wanted to interfere with. He noticed Diane appear to be thinking hard on something. He was waiting patiently to see what she might have in mind.

"There is going to be a carnival. That jerk of a rich guy is sponsoring it. It's supposed to raise money for those who still haven't recovered from the attack three years ago. This event will have an army of task force soldiers in one area." Diane said sounding frightened.

 She stared at the ground appearing to think. John began to pace as he tried to figure out what to do next. He had to try to get Gizmo to cancel the event. It was the only way to avoid a horrific event.

"Find out what day the carnival is because that's the next mission." John said as he could hear the exhaustion in his voice.