Exceptionally Different

Chapter 12

One agent, who seems to have a lot of influence, thinks 'if we can't go in we are going to make them come out. No matter.'

My raspy voice says "We have to go now. They thinking of more creative ways to capture or kill us."

Clarice and Sonya I understand because they have never heard my voice before but everyone seems shocked to hear me speak.

 I roll my eyes.

Lorna shakes out of it and says "What? How do you know for su-"

Backing up I jump and catch the tear bomb they threw in. Quickly I throw it back out. The gas has entered by my system and I begin coughing.

Marcos says "Tear gas- how did you know that-"

Running to the corner and pulling my hoodie over my nose while three more bombs come in.

We have to go now as I said but we are still here. Another reason I see no point in talking.

The gas makes it hard to see and focus. Clarice comes next to me and begins to make a portal. Marcos yells for us to go and through the fog. Lorna drags Sonya while she resists saying something about "Not being done yet" and "I can't leave him like that."

I look at Jacey boy and he seems to be in his head going crazy. Closing my mind I jump through the portal. Since I wasn't paying attention I literally fall into John. He keeps me from falling while the others come through.

Everyone is trying to calm down and regroup while I just zone out.

'Hound' 

I heard it from I believe Mister Agent Turner while he was in trance.

I feel like I recognize that name.

You do

It's a type of program. Mutants are taken and- how do I know this

You were there at a point in time 

Why don't I remember-   Essence and me. My memory was erased.

No that wasn't possible. At least not for you but it was-

Blocked.

Flashes pop in my mind but this time it's not of the future but memories of the past. 

And you can't change those.

Make it stop. Take it back.

You can't really do anything. Essence and you tried together to erase but in the end together y'all only were able to block it. She didn't want to go into your mind at all but you wanted it gone so bad. You had too many other memories haunting you but she warned it would never leave you. You can't forget those memories and eventually you would have to deal with it. You can't keep running from your past. It makes you who you are. 

We'll see about that. That's how you came to be in all of this. You won't be here for long will anymore.

Yes and no

Memories just flood and flood in.

I zone back in and Sonya is saying "Well Turner definitely knew Pulse"

I think I did too.

"It's hazy but there were a building and some documents, and uh a logo." she says moving some drawings on the table. 

Silently I walk closer to where they are and look at the sketches.

"I-I did my best" She stutters looking at John then around the table at the rest of them.