Death

Linda had come to HQ, not because she wanted to see her granddughter and have a coffee, but because i wanted to know what powers she had. I could remember the list well but it looked to me like she had shape shifting, which is something that was on the file.
She told me that there were no all encompassing powers that couldn't be beaten. They all had weaknesses. Her shape-shifting power was good though, she could make herself anything and anyone. (thats why i thought that illusions coudn't be seen through, i thought she used illusion rather than shifting) i was envious of this womans power but this was the first decent Tavara i'd met so i wasn't about to ruin my familial ties just yet.
"The file is a load of BS" she told me straight forward and without a hint of hesitation in her voice, i suddenly felt like a fool for being so protective of it. the file was just another object that helped with her plans, she was orchestrating everything. I'd gotten used to the fact that all Tavara's are calculating and want everything to be hard so that they can show off to those who have failed at what they had succeeded at. (if that makes sense). in short: if we had no powers, we'd be good at math.
"Can you help us? you know, find us recruits and stuff?" i asked, Linda knew many people, it seemed logical that she knew a few that had powers. (whom she didn't kill).
"i'll see what i can do" she answered mysteriously.
it was after she said that, that i read her mind, it was full of static, but i got one word: "Death". the way she thought it didn't suggest it was a 'someone's death' type "death" but a name. Death.
it was then that i realised what i was doing! 2 years ago you could ask me what i planned to do tonight and i'd say that i planned to hang out with Anne, Ali and my other friends! now i'll say: "i'm going to go and find answers" my life has become like a sci fi show!
Before i had time to ponder on who Death was, i was interupted by Jay. our new agent with the power of persuasion (see our techpower blog)
"what do we do if we're bored?" he asked me.
"i have a mission for you, Geoff, Stan and Elle"
"oooohhh! what is it?"
"find a person called Death" i told him. i was serious and he knew it, if i didn't show how serious i was then he would've told me one of the many jokes that were going through his head. Elle jumped out:
"we cant! he is the best serial killer in the world!" she looked scared.
"Take a bunch of guns" i suggested, but she looked at me like i had no idea what i was talking about, the truth was that i didn't.
"he can kill you from 20 metres away! he can kill you anyway he wants! break your neck, make your brain exploded or a heart attack!"
i could tell why he was the best serial killer in the world, he could make all his murders look like suicide or just a medical condition that couldn't be stopped. Death was a force to be reckoned with.
"i'll go with them" Linda said.
"thats a good idea, they'll need you" i thanked her and she, Elle, Stan, Jay, and Geoff disappeared.

It had been hours, Omni, Chan, Shifter, West, and Ali had left to help Tempest with his crusade to stop John. Tayla, Roxy, Charlie, Dave and i were left. While Roxy and Charlie dealt with customers, Tayla was learning 2 new languages: Japanese and Italian. She had almost finished reading the entire Japanese phrase book (which was her cousin Charlies before her death, by brain stealing) when Elle, Stan, Linda and Geoff charged through the door, each one was bloodied up badly. Elle collapsed to the ground with a broken leg and a bad head injury, Dave healed her. Stan had bad burns and couldn't breathe, Dave healed him too. Geoff had a few broken ribs, Dave healed him. Linda's arm was half torn off and half her ear was missing, Dave healed her. Jay however, was not with them.
"He was the first to go, Death had us all frozen there, it hurt so badly! Jay tried to persuade him to let us go but Death made his jaw lock!" Elle, paused and continued: "Linda got outta the hold and started to kill him, but Death twisted her arm around. it snapped, he kept on twisting it around, she couldn't help but stay down"
"then he killed Jay" Geoff concluded because Elle lost her breath and started to cry, she was taken to the basement for some rest.
"how'd you guys escape?" Tayla asked, handing some water to each of them.
"Elle was barely conscious but managed to get a clean shot, she knocked him out and we all ran for it"
"i can imagine that Elle was crying out in pain because of her leg" Dave said, more to himself than us, he looked sad. He has alot of sympathy for people in pain.
"yeah she was" Geoff answered.
"what'd he look like?" Roxy asked.
"dont know, i only know that he found us and the next thing we knew was that we were in an old house out in the Nevada desert. he blurred our sight"
"That means that we cant figure out where he is now, or who is was" Charlie whispered to Tayla, who nodded silently.
"you guys better get some rest" i suggested. Geoff went home to his wife of about... a year. Stan went back to his hotel room, Linda teleported to who knows where and Elle stayed the night.

It was a full on day, Geoff needed a new partner. Tayla immediatly put her hand up for it, but her power isn't of much use in the field...
Watch out for Death.