[Fic] Heroes - Argus 4/13
Title: Argus 4/13 - Will You Kill Me Mr. Bennet?
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 602
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.
Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! This story was inspired by "Tomie" by Junji Ito; if you like horror you must read his comics!
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Will you kill me, Mr. Bennett?
"I think we need to tell him," Matt Parkman is speaking quietly but I can read his lips. Noah and Angela's back are to me so I can't read their replies, but I can guess what they are. They don't like me very much. What secret are they keeping from me?
Noah glances at me over his shoulder. His expression is unreadable. He turns back to the conversation and they reach consensus quickly.
"How many of you are there?" Noah is straight to the point.
"I have no idea. I killed the one, one tried to kill me, and I think I'm being stalked by a third. And those are just the ones I’ve run into in DC."
Angela crosses herself in a gesture that once held significance for me. I roll my eyes at her. If God could save the world from me wouldn't you think he'd have stepped in before this situation got out of control?
I notice Parkman nod briefly at Noah when I answer. Obviously he’s in my head checking the sincerity of my statements. I feel irrational anger for their mistrust. Of course they shouldn't trust me, I certainly don't.
"Where did they come from?"
"I have a theory..." I wonder how many of the other Sylars have reached the same conclusion I did. I wonder if any have gone to Suresh looking for a cure rather than my looking for an ally in extermination. One thing was very certain, each and every one of me is looking out for himself. "I think it's Claire's cell regeneration. Usually when I take on an ability I push its application beyond what the original owner could do and regeneration on this level is an evolution of her ability."
Noah takes off his glasses and rubs his eyes. I almost feel sorry for him. It must be frustrating to find out that not only can he not kill me but now if he wasn't careful he could make more of me.
Angela, on the other hand, looks relieved. What is she so relieved about? I'd be worried, if I were her. "I dreamed about this. She was ever so unhelpful. "Dr. Suresh was part of it."
"We should look in on the good doctor." Another thing I like about Noah is his ability to deliver his lines in a perfect deadpan. 'Good doctor', indeed.
"Well, how do we kill them?" I feel Parkman could use a lesson in manners. Later. When there are no witnesses around. "If Sylar’s immortal and cutting him up makes more..."
"Fire," Noah and I say at the same time, although I accompany my statement with a carefully controlled flame that dances in the palm of my hand. He gives me a look and I shrug in reply. He continues, "From what Sylar here says, the off switch in the back of the head will keep his other selves down long enough to burn."
"I just hope they can't come back from ash." I can't help but paint a nightmare scenario in their heads. I have to be me even when there is a lot of me to go around.
"Killing one Sylar was hard enough, how are we supposed to take on an army of them?" Parkman sounds exasperated. That lifts my spirits.
I really need to get Parkman alone sometime I catch his eye and smirk when I feel him root around in my head. I try to clearly think of taking his power just to mess with him.
"This time you'll succeed," I say with a smile. "Because I'm going to help you kill me."
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On to Part 5
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 602
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.
Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! This story was inspired by "Tomie" by Junji Ito; if you like horror you must read his comics!
[ All Parts to date]
Will you kill me, Mr. Bennett?
"I think we need to tell him," Matt Parkman is speaking quietly but I can read his lips. Noah and Angela's back are to me so I can't read their replies, but I can guess what they are. They don't like me very much. What secret are they keeping from me?
Noah glances at me over his shoulder. His expression is unreadable. He turns back to the conversation and they reach consensus quickly.
"How many of you are there?" Noah is straight to the point.
"I have no idea. I killed the one, one tried to kill me, and I think I'm being stalked by a third. And those are just the ones I’ve run into in DC."
Angela crosses herself in a gesture that once held significance for me. I roll my eyes at her. If God could save the world from me wouldn't you think he'd have stepped in before this situation got out of control?
I notice Parkman nod briefly at Noah when I answer. Obviously he’s in my head checking the sincerity of my statements. I feel irrational anger for their mistrust. Of course they shouldn't trust me, I certainly don't.
"Where did they come from?"
"I have a theory..." I wonder how many of the other Sylars have reached the same conclusion I did. I wonder if any have gone to Suresh looking for a cure rather than my looking for an ally in extermination. One thing was very certain, each and every one of me is looking out for himself. "I think it's Claire's cell regeneration. Usually when I take on an ability I push its application beyond what the original owner could do and regeneration on this level is an evolution of her ability."
Noah takes off his glasses and rubs his eyes. I almost feel sorry for him. It must be frustrating to find out that not only can he not kill me but now if he wasn't careful he could make more of me.
Angela, on the other hand, looks relieved. What is she so relieved about? I'd be worried, if I were her. "I dreamed about this. She was ever so unhelpful. "Dr. Suresh was part of it."
"We should look in on the good doctor." Another thing I like about Noah is his ability to deliver his lines in a perfect deadpan. 'Good doctor', indeed.
"Well, how do we kill them?" I feel Parkman could use a lesson in manners. Later. When there are no witnesses around. "If Sylar’s immortal and cutting him up makes more..."
"Fire," Noah and I say at the same time, although I accompany my statement with a carefully controlled flame that dances in the palm of my hand. He gives me a look and I shrug in reply. He continues, "From what Sylar here says, the off switch in the back of the head will keep his other selves down long enough to burn."
"I just hope they can't come back from ash." I can't help but paint a nightmare scenario in their heads. I have to be me even when there is a lot of me to go around.
"Killing one Sylar was hard enough, how are we supposed to take on an army of them?" Parkman sounds exasperated. That lifts my spirits.
I really need to get Parkman alone sometime I catch his eye and smirk when I feel him root around in my head. I try to clearly think of taking his power just to mess with him.
"This time you'll succeed," I say with a smile. "Because I'm going to help you kill me."
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On to Part 5