Heroes: Alternate Universe part 1

Note: The "Heroes" TV show is about people whose lives are forever changed when they discover they have abilities such as telepathy, instant regeneration, flight, time travel/teleportation, and super strength. The show follows how they cope with their newfound abilities and how they use them to prevent massive disasters from occuring. This alternate universe is my story in the Heroes saga.

The Bennett family had just sat down to dinner when the phone rang. It was the Company leader calling for Noah, the man of the family and one of the Company's best agents. Claire Bennett watched as her father took the call. As he listened, his frown deepened. "We'll find them," he said at last. He listened further, then his mouth opened in shock. "I'll get on it first thing tomorrow morning," he said. He hung up before the person on the other end could answer. Claire looked into his eyes and saw the face of a man whose past had returned to haunt him.

On the other side of the world, the city of Tokyo was bustling. In an office building belonging to Nakamura Industries, Hiro Nakamura, CEO, was concerned. From the time he had discovered his ability to control time and move through time, he had known that he was meant for great things. As a comic book lover, though, he also knew that great responsibility came with great power. But Hiro was not thinking about comic books or time travel today. For nearly a week now, he had been having a recurring dream: he stood in the middle of a bleak room with a strange machine and an operating table. Then he stood in front of a door with the numbers "164" nailed on it. Then he stood in a meadow facing a young man about six feet tall and he wore caucasian skin. He had dark hair and he wore glasses. "Help me," he had said, reaching to Hiro with one hand. The sound of a door opening pulled Hiro from his thoughts. He looked up to see Ando, his long-time friend and co-worker. "You send for me, Hiro-san," Ando said. Hiro nodded. "I've been having these dreams, Ando-kun," he answered.

In New York, Gabriel Grey, aka Sylar, wandered the dark streets. He didn't dare sleep; the recurring dream was driving him nuts. He tried to figure out how this was being done, but even with his power of knowing how things work, he still couldn't figure out how this was being done. He knew, though, that this had to be from a power, and he wanted it. For years he had killed special people for their abilities, growing powerful because of it. Now he knew of an ability that would give him the power to invade dreams; it was the power of fear. He could be like Freddy Krueger from "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Calm down, Gabriel, he told himself. He had to find this person before taking his power. Sylar looked up. "Where are you," he whispered.