Ally awoke to wind rushing through her ears and hair, making it difficult to even open her eyes as she fell down towards the ground.  At first, she thought it was all part of a dream, but the gut wrenching feeling in her stomach suggested otherwise.  She was falling through the sky- and fast.  Quickly, she curled up into a fetal position and activated her powers.  Within seconds her skin became fully metal and the now meteor-like girl crashed into the asphalt street below.

Ally took deep breaths, lying flat on her back as she tried to make sense of what was happening.  "Why falling?  I hate falling," she muttered to herself, still not sure how she fell off a building anyway.  The girl stood up and a voice rang out.  She listened carefully to each word.

The word that stood out most was "maggots."  Who else was here with her besides the convicts?  Was she supposed to team up with someone else?  How could she tell the difference between friend or foe?  How could [i]they[/i] tell the difference?

The other word that stood out was "eliminated."  She needed to kill someone?  Or they needed to kill someone?  Did eliminate mean kill?  

Dozens of questions poured into her mind, but there was little she could do to answer them.  In the end, she decided out of all of the things she needed to do, she needed to find a way to stay safe.  "I need to start moving," she muttered to herself, trying to keep as calm as possible, "My falling could've brought some attention here."  If hardened killers were going to be on her trail, she would have to be very careful and need to find a way to escape or subdue them.  Though she has fighting experience and powers, she wasn't sure how prepared she was in this lonely version of Tranquil City.

Out in the distance, Ally could see two figures, one obviously much bigger than the other.  [i]Criminals wouldn't team up if it's life off a sentence, would they?[/i] she thought, [i]They must be the others, right?[/i]  With that, the girl walked in the direction of the two in the not-so-distant distance, hoping more than anything they were allies.