A new Awakening

BACK AT THE PARTY

"Come in. Anyone on the radio, respond!"

Rose's eyes were wide with horror as the radio was deathly silent. She looked towards Hannah as if to say, "What the hell have you done?".

Hannah stood up smirking as she levelled one last glance at her former rival. The only thing she had to say to Rose was a simple hand gesture.

"PEW!"

The sound of a sniper shot rung clear in the silent room. Hannah looked towards the window where the shot came from and made herself scarce from the room. From about 6 roofs away, the Latino chick was on her belly behind the smoking rifle.

She was so well disguised with her surroundings one may have thought her to be part of the roof material. The girl packed up her kit and deftly cartwheeled off the roof.

"Yo Daken. The deed is done. Come get me."

Lee and Neo were still sitting impatiently at the party. However they began to notice the silent furor that was building up around them. Guests began to murmur about the CEO not turning up or why there were people being escorted out. The last civilian was shipped away from the party then Alana ducked into a corner to shift forms into a waitress.

"AHHHHHHHHH! THEY'RE ALL DEAD! OH GOD OH GOD OH GOOOOOOOOOOD! AAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

Heads spun faster than the swivel on a satellite. The whispers became audible tones of fear and worry. People went over to the over to the VIP room where the guards were still lying dead and chaos erupted.

"Oh my god when did this happen!", cried one woman present. The waitress was sitting with a man sobbing so hard her body was heaving. The man comforted her as he tried to get her to look at him.

"Hehehe. Sike!"

The heel of the waitress's hand connected with his throat, knocking him down for a good while as she fought her way through the throng of people. The remaining people in the party were not innocents. They reeked of corruption, fraud. All the crimes one could think of in one go. Hannah's orders had been to take them. Dead or alive. When asked why...she replied like so.

"They were people in the Senate my father couldn't take down. He asked me to find them. To protect the country. They were all connected to Gold Incorporated. They ever got their hands on that serum? The country would already be lost."

So Alana made no bones about finishing her fights with a deadly strike. Her moves cut through the air so precisely one could wonder just how nimble she was.

The Heartwoods saw the commotion around them. It was like a sensory overload. A completely different view of the world they knew. Neo began to rise as someone approached them from behind Lee, who was too stunned to move a muscle. The assailant raised an evil looking weapon to attack Lee only to be pushed into a wall on the opposite side of the room. Lee turned to see his attacker basically wedged in the wall, then turned back to his brother. Neo's hand still had a wave circling it and Lee could feel the table vibrating a little more than it should have been.

"Neo....what...how...."

The words couldn't form. The chaos began to merge into one being. The room was spinning. The metal was rattling. Somewhere in his head, he could feel all the metal in the room. The iron in the bloodstream. The metal woven into the carpet. The clattering and the pull of metal began to build; no one else could hear it but it was ringing so clear in his head it reached a crescendo...

And he screamed out.

Somehow that stupid, lazy ass of a racing driver looked completely different to this....new form. This.....creature.

Metal was flung from the furthest corners of the room as his rage seemed to build. He picked off the remaining criminals one by one as metal lawlessly flew in the air. Amidst the rampage that was coursing through his head, he noticed a familiar face. It was the same one that killed his boss. But he'd seen Tom. And this man was totally not him.

"Who are ya, Hannah's puppet or something? You can't even fight or use those powers properly haha!"

The man tried to scramble away but Lee outstretched his hand.

The man began to feel himself being pulled towards Lee. He had no control over his movements.

"What are you doing?! Let go of me!"

"Not until you show your real face..."

Lee twisted his hand slightly and the man's features shifted. The face of 'Tom' was being used by someone else, all this time. The man laughed cruelly.

"You. A pathetic waste of a driver. It took you a week to figure this out huh."

"A week. Yes. Now you can join him."

Lee placed his hand on the man's jugular, just like he'd done to his team boss. It left a metallic grey line, sapping the man of his iron reserves. Lee stepped away and went back to his brother.

The room was in chaos. The police cuffed the ones who were still alive. Crews removed the bodies of the others. Neo held onto his brother as he took him away from the scene. This was no place for a newly awakened mutant to be, especially one with the power of magnetism. Alana monitored the cleanup disguised as an FBI agent.

"The mission is complete Hannah. Cleanup begins. Tell the team to stand down. Go home."

All of Hannah's team received the message. Each one made their respective escapes. Hidden into the shadows once again after causing such an uproar.

- - - - - - -

After the team wide message, Latino girl cartwheeled around in alleys as she waited for her transport. A sleek Koenigsegg Regera that matched the black night sky pulled up outside a shady alley she landed in. Practically walking like a ballerina, she trotted over to the car as the window rolled down.

"Hey amigo. You know streaking is a crime, right?"