“Severe, right?” Jesseca asked the albino telepath as she came upon her in the library.

“That is correct Jesseca, if you’re looking for Hannah, she went out with the others to get more food for the base.” the albino said with her mind.

“Actually, I was looking for you.” she said. “See, I’ve been having these weird feelings of déjà vu ever since I met Hannah, and it’s only gotten worse since I came here, and I was wondering if you could use your mind mojo to tell me what it means.” she explained.

“I can try.” Severe said. She closed her eyes and focused her thoughts on Jesseca’s mind. At first nothing happened, and then she came across a deeply guarded area of memory in Jesseca’s mind, she delved into it slowly, and then the memories burst from it like a dam that had ruptured.

Jesseca screamed in agony as the thoughts erupted into her conscious thoughts, and flashed through her mind like a movie projector. She remembered a trial, and betrayal, and pain. Everything focused and came together, and she remembered everything. “My God.” she exclaimed breathlessly as she struggled to grasp what had just happened to her.

“Jesseca, I don’t know what these memories mean, but they do not seem pleasant.” Severe said.

“They aren’t, and they mean that I have an appointment with an old teacher of mine.” Jesseca said and hurried out of the library.

“Severe to Freedom Phalanx Reserve members, return to base immediately, we may have a situation.” Severe said in a mental broadcast to her teammates.

Jesseca browsed the clothes at the Icon tailor, she needed a new look so that she wouldn’t be recognized by Ernesto Hess or her teammates.

“Hello my dear, how may I assist you today?” a tall male clerk asked her as she looked at a few items.

Jesseca handed him the free costume coupon with a smile, “I want a new look.” she said.

“Well, I think you look just precious, what look were you going for?” he asked as he took the coupon.

“Stealthy and dangerous.” she said.

After many different outfits had been tried on, Jesseca decided on a black leather motorcycle jacket with an armor padding underneath it. Black leather pants with pink trim, motorcycle boots a pair of pink lensed blast goggles that she opted to wear perched on her forehead rather than on her eyes, and a thin mask that covered the bottom of her face, effectively disguising herself. After a few minutes of hesitation, she even opted to die her beautiful blonde locks black and where them in a tight ponytail rather than her pigtails.

Jesseca left the tailor with a newfound strength, and she was ready to make Ernest Hess pay for his deceit.

Hovering outside the building where Hess worked Jesseca pondered how she was going to get in and get him without having to fight an army of guards. Her answer came in the form of Hess walking un-escorted to his car in the lot below. “Like fish in a barrel.” she thought as she swooped down and rammed into Ernesto, knocking him into a car and into unconsciousness.

Present

Jesseca moved from the window as a hail of bullets tore into the building. She ran to the stairs and stopped when she heard the door downstairs smashed open by the SWAT team. Hovering to the ceiling, she punched a hole in the roof and made her way outside. She began to fly away and was caught in the light of a police helicopter, without warning the chopper began to fire upon her.

Jesseca braced for an impact that never came, she looked up and saw an ice wall had been erected in the path of the bullets. She looked down and saw Elysa standing below her, the girl gave a small salute and flew away. Jesseca followed her lead and flew around the ice wall and under the chopper. Diving low, Jesseca flew between the warehouse buildings and made her way into the heart of the city.

“I just have to ask, why?” Hannah asked from behind Jesseca as she sat on top of the large globe on top of the Atlas statue’s shoulders.

“He lied to me, he made me lose everything, and then he brought it back only to have me destroy it again. He got what he deserved.” Jesseca said coldly.

“I have no clue what you’re talking about, but I believe you did what you had to do.” she said, taking a seat next to Jesseca.

Jesseca nodded. “So what now?” she asked.

Hannah shrugged. “We’re gonna investigate the whole thing, and make sure that the truth comes out.” she said.

“And what about me?” Jesseca asked.

“You need to lay low for a while, no powers, no crime fighting, a normal life for a bit.” she said.

Jesseca nodded again. “I’m sorry Hannah.” she said.

Hannah smiled and reached up slowly and removed Jesseca’s mask. She stroked the young girl’s cheek softly and leaned in and kissed her full on the lips. “You have nothing to be sorry about.” she said.

Jesseca’s head was swimming for a moment, she was filled with new feelings as she parted lips with Hannah. “I love you.” she blurted out suddenly.

Hannah smiled at her. “Ditto babe.” she said before putting Jesseca’s mask back on. “I’ll be in touch to let you know how everything’s going.” Hannah said before flying away.

Jesseca shed a tear as she sat alone on top of the world, she felt the most alone she’d ever felt before, and at the same time she felt the most loved and accepted she’d ever felt in her life. As she glided down to the ground and walked to the train station she couldn’t help but wonder what her life would be like now that she wasn’t a superhero anymore.