Flashback
Two men in lab coats stood before me. I was unaware of where I was but something wasn't right. I could hear the two men talking across from me.

"Don't ever do that to my son again!" One of the men said in an aggressive tone. The scientist had the other by his collar when said this. The other scientist pushed him off and stepped away as he rubbed his neck.

"You signed up for this. If you don't help me... I'll kill you and your son!" The other man yelled causing the other to back away and come toward me. I was unable to see his face as he picked me up and stared at the other man.

"One day you will regret this." He said in a tone that spewed rage and caused me to feel this dark presence that gave me chills.

Present

 
I awakened once again in a cold sweat. A flashback that I didn't remember at all which felt strange. All of it felt oddly familiar but at the same time it wasn't. What's wrong with me? I crawled out of bed and headed toward the bathroom. Strangely, my teeth felt a little sharper than usual.

After brushing my teeth I went back into the bedroom and dug in my bag for my combat gloves. I withdrew the necklace that I had inside. It was a piece of a stone and I remembered it was left in my mail box for me a long time ago.

I've had it ever since and I never leave without it. Today I planned on finding out more about Dr. Lee. I don't know why it now feels so important to me but I feel as if he holds some answers to my past. The only thing I could recall about him was he was mentioned by the man who killed Gizmo's mother.

How would I find him though? After hours of researching on possible locations I almost gave up until I found out something about Stoker enterprises. Recently, Michael Stoker and his sister Melissa invested in building a lab inside their building. It seemed farfetched but it had to be worth a shot. I suited up and prepared myself for whatever was to come.

I got dressed in combat gear. Many of the items I had were stolen from Giz-tech. Then I spent a lot of time tinkering with them to feet me. I stepped out into the shadows still trying to figure out what I was planning to do.

I was walking through Vail Park when I overheard Gizmo talking to someone. I quietly darted behind some bushes that wasn't too far from where I heard his voice.

"That guy I saw you talking to the other day.... Who was he?" The woman asked causing him to shift awkwardly. I was hiding in a set of bushes watching like a creep.

"His name's John. He was with me when my mother was killed. I...he... our friendship shattered that day." Gizmo said causing me to shake my head in frustration. To this day I still wonder if there really was a friendship between us. I continued to be consumed by my thoughts when I heard more voices. The rest of Gizmo's group appeared.

"You think Estella will be here Raven?" Sean asked as he stepped beside the woman Gizmo was talking to. As I listened in I felt a large hand wrap around me and my feet left the ground. I looked up to see a giant humanoid creature. Its sharp teeth widened when I stared it in shock.

"You mind letting me down."

I heard more commotion on the other side of the bushes. I could heard gunfire, the sound of swords colliding things freezing and a tremendous amount of yelling.

"I plan to kill you this time, Agent." Another female voice said with a hiss. I could see a different group of people besides the Coverts.

There was a woman with claws and bright green eyes, a man who seemed to have an arsenal of guns, a swordsman, and three other people. My attention returned to the creature who snarled viciously as he slammed me down hard on the ground. I yelled out in pain as he relentlessly slammed me down harder and harder.

The more he slammed me the more the ground caved in beneath me. I began to spit out blood as winced in pain. The creature crept up on me and had no intentions of being merciful. The creature tossed me high in the air and slowly my vision blurred. I was going to die

Flashback
"Get up boy. You are not a weakling. Get Up John Xile! Get up now!" the voice of the man that raised me continued yelling and ranting angrily. His long black hair covered most of his face as he raised his hands prepared to fight. I sighed as I breathed heavily as I ran at him once again but was knocked down again.
Present
A jolt of energy surged through my body as I awoke in a ditch. I noticed all my scars hurt tremendously. I looked around to see that I was miles away from the park. How am I alive?

"Get up you weakling." A voice said causing me to get up as I began to look around confused.

Where did that voice come from? What's going on with me? I wondered as I continued to examine myself wondering how I could possibly have survived something as brutal as the beating I'd endured. I grunted with agitation as I began staggering toward the sound of gun fire.

I felt the cold breeze brushing against my face as I tried to run. My body ached worse than anything I had ever felt before. The woman with claws was running away from the fight when she saw me. Her dark neon eyes green shifted strangely as she growled at me. I grunted as I took a deep breath and ran as fast as I could despite my injuries.

She ran toward me in a swift and agile manner preparing to claw my eyes out. With a swift palm to the chest her body fell away from me. She landed a few feet from where I had hit her. It was one of the strongest fighting techniques
I had been taught as I child.

Before I could react she appeared in front of me and clawed at my stomach and rammed her claws into my chest causing me to stumble backward. She came at me faster and more aggressive as my body began to feel numb. I couldn't breathe and my eyes started to burn. I collapsed to the ground as she slit my throat open.

I gasped for air as the blood seeped through my fingers. My vision blurred as I heard a strange voice in my head. I didn't expect to die like this but I figured I had it coming sooner or later. After a second I stopped struggle as I collapsed to the ground. I stared at the dark sky as the world began to fade and I closed my eyes.
"Let me out!" A voice roared inside my head as my eyes slowly opened once more.

I winced in pain as I felt this burning sensation. I could vaguely see some dark substance pouring out of my wounds and covering my body. I closed my eyes and opened them again to see the substance had disappeared. I saw this steam floating from my body as the pain began to change. I could finally breathe and my eyes stopped burning. The woman stared at me shocked and confused.

"I guess you're that woman they were calling Estella." I said as I staggered to my feet.

As I stumbled toward her my body seemed to have a mind of its own. I moved at an unnatural speed around her hitting her in the most unprotected parts of her body. She cried in pain as I punched her ribs which made me cringe when I heard it crack. I didn't like to hurt women or anyone but I hate when people hit me. She collapsed to the ground as I stood before her.

"Who are you? I know you're not with them." She said as she coughed in pain. She began to breathe heavily as she held her side.
"I'm with no one." I said as the sounds around suddenly become louder.

I could smell everything and my sight seemed to heighten. My head began throbbing as I backed away in pain. I could hear everything from the creatures crawling in the grass to the sound of a fight in a location that's far away.
"Looks like you are having some difficulties over there... You're awakening"

Estella chuckled as she struggled to her feet. I did as she told, breathing heavily as if I had ran the longest race in my life. After a while everything slowly started to return back to normal.

"What the hell are you talking about?" I questioned.

A ringing sound began to fill my ears causing me to wince in pain as I held the side of my head. She sighed as she staggered over to me.

"Try taking deep breaths it helps a lot. When your powers manifest sometimes senses began to heighten. This is usually big with people born with the supernatural gene." Estella said as she stepped in front of me as I shook my head and backed away.

"I'm not like you. I don't have powers." I said as I slowly turned to see her struggling to walk.

I noticed the young woman with blue hair and the woman that was a telepath.

"There are more than just superhumans in this world so just because you're not like me doesn't mean you're human." Estella said as I heard a silent noise behind me.

I quickly turned to see a large rock hurdling towards me. It struck me before I could evade. I hit the ground hard but I rolled to my feet. To my surprise a wave of debris came flying towards me.

As I maneuvered my way around the debris I saw the reason for this abnormality. A woman had her hands stretched out in front of her. I assumed she had to be the source of this odd phenomenon.

I gritted my teeth as I sprinted toward her. My intentions were only to incapacitate her. As I got closer to her I noticed a blur out of the corner of my eye. As it came closer I realized it was a man running.

I tried to move out of the way but he was too fast and slammed his fist hard in my chest. My body went sailing across from where I had been standing. After rolling a few feet my body came to a stop. I felt myself reeling from the pain. I struggled to catch my breath as a figure stood over me.

"Mr. Grey?" A voice said causing me to look up.

A tall muscular man who had to be about six foot four stood before me. He looked to be in his late forties and seemed as if he'd be an extremely aggressive person.

"Never seen you around here before. Who else do we need to round up out here?" Mr. Grey asked as he turned toward his agents.

"Scarlett, Oligane and Night-blade." The woman said avoiding eye contact with Mr. Grey.

"Alright Agent...Hex get to it." Mr. Grey said as his attention turned back to me. I looked around for a long time before I spoke.

"I was just passing through." I said as I looked down at my torn jacket.

I sighed unhappily as I started to stand to my feet but a hand grabbed a hold of my shoulder. I looked up to see the speedster with his dark gray mask. Sean the archer appeared next to me.

"He's not with them." Sean said as the speedster slowly removed his hand. I noticed Mr. Grey staring me down.

"You got something you want to tell us agent." Mr. Grey stared long and hard at Sean.

"He's a friend of mine." Sean said confidently.

Before I could say anything else I heard the sound of wings flapping. I looked up to see a figuring heading toward the woman known as Agent Hex. Before anyone else noticed I sprinted past Mr. Grey.

As I started to run I saw the monstrosity of a man running toward her Agent Hex. Agent Hex noticed me approaching and raised her hand to stop me but I had already grabbed her The giant barreled past us as we fell down a hill. Out of the corner of my eye I saw it hit the flying person.

The two of us continued to fall down the hill as I pulled her into my arms. Finally, after what seemed like forever we stopped rolling downward. Agent Hex landed on top of me slightly knocking the wind out of me from the impact. She looked down at me awkwardly.
"Uh...you can get up now." I winced

"Thanks...um sorry about that."

She quickly climbed off me. I saluted her as I stood to my feet but quickly looked away. I noticed we were closer to Stoker Enterprises. While staring up at it, I could hear Gizmo and the others making their way down the hill but I was already moving.

"Hey...where are you going?" Agent Hex asked
I pointed toward the building. "I want to see if someone is there."

"Why...who are you looking for?"

I stopped as I felt if I didn't answer I'd be in trouble. These people didn't trust me so I understood her suspicion. Even if I kept her from being attacked.

"Personal reasons... I need answers from someone who may be the only one that can give them to me. His name is Dr. Lee, I think."

"I'm coming with you." She declared suddenly.

She started toward me but stopped when Gizmo appeared in front of me. He looked at her and shook his head. He teleported again and began his assault on me. I couldn't counter anything because he'd appear and then disappear just to attack me from behind. I had forgotten he had amazing fighting skills compared to me.

As he appeared again I grabbed his arm and punched him. It was the only opening that I'd get so I ran for Stoker Enterprise as fast as I could. I burst through the door startling workers and clients as I sprinted down the hall. Guards that didn't belong in the building appeared.

I recognized them as Drex-corps guards. Their facility was where Dr. Lee did his research. At least that was what I had read earlier when I searched for information on him. I knew I wasn't being paranoid and I knew I had found him.

"Stand down!" I heard Gizmo yell from behind but I sprinted toward the Drex-corps guards throwing everything I had at them.