[color=00aeef]Alan Walker[/color] And [color=a187be]Alexander "Xander" Lee [/color]


[color=00aeef]Alan wasn’t sure how long he lied there for, but eventually, he pushed himself to do something. He glanced side-to-side to make sure he was alone before pulling the tubes and needles out of him and sitting upwards. Seeing that all his items had been taken from him, he sighed. I need to find a phone. Mom’s likely worried sick about me…

He started limping his way out of the room and down the hallway. As one might expect after a bio-weapon being unleashed, the place was like a madhouse with doctors and nurses moving from one part of the hospital to the other. Not helping was the occasional wails of pain and sorrow that could be heard in the distance. 

To help calm his nerves, he stopped to grab a cup of water from a conveniently-placed pitcher then took a seat on a bench.[/color]

[color=a187be]Xander was just about bored out of his mind so he got up to go stretch his legs, maybe he should try to apologize to the nurse who he had puked on. If he could find her that is, his vision was blurry in that moment that he couldn’t really make out her face, only that she was a redhead. He slowly began to rip tubes and such off of him so that he could get up, not really noticing the plastic melting slightly in his grip.

With that the six foot two martial artist began to slowly stumble through the halls, his vision still not fully clear and his ears ringing a bit so he did not sense the chaos around him. First things first, he needed something to drink, so when he spotted some water he shakily poured himself a cup and sat down.

Every few minutes he would accidentally spill a drop or two on his flesh causing steam to come off of him.
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[color=00aeef]When Xander took a seat next to him, it took Alan a few moments to recall where he’d seen him before but soon, his memories fully returned and he blinked in surprise, “Xander? Is that you? You got caught in that weird mist too?” He had yet to notice the steam coming off the martial artist.[/color]

[color=a187be]It took a moment before Xander’s ears to stop ringing, but right after they did he recognized a semi-familiar voice speak his name. “Oh, yeah I was in the middle of a math test when the bomb went off” he sighed honestly before adding “At least my professor can’t fail me because he died in the blast” the young man chuckled rather nervously. [/color]

[color=00aeef]However, Alan didn’t find it very funny, as evident by the frown on his face, “Dude...too soon, don’t you think?”[/color]

[color=a187be]Xander downed his water and got some more before shaking his head. “Alan?” he asked as his vision finally finished clearing up.[/color]

[color=00aeef]“Yeah, it’s me,” The baker-in-training confirmed before downing some of his water, “I was on campus selling some of my baked goods so I could make money to take my Mom out for a nice dinner. Guess that’s not happening anytime soon now…”[/color]

[color=a187be]“I’m sorry to hear that, according to the news report the bomb went off in the science building so I was a couple dozen feet away from ground zero.” Xander sighed honestly, knowing full well that everybody who had a STEM class that morning was likely dead, except for him. His hands weren’t shaking as much now, but right before they stopped he watched some steam come off of his left knee.[/color]

[color=00aeef]Alan took notice of the steam but didn’t say anything for the moment, instead just opting to get up long enough to grab the whole pitcher and bring it back, “...And you wanna know the part that really sucks? The cops in this city are likely never getting to the bottom of it. Oh, they’ll spend a few months or so making it look like they’re doing stuff, finding persons of interest, saying some flowery words to the press…”

He filled his cup again before handing the pitcher over, “But sooner or later, they’ll bury the whole case.”[/color]

[color=a187be]“Yeah...just like they did with my uncle’s murder…!” Xander muttered under his breath. With that he crushed the paper cup in his hand, accidentally burning it down to ash, before getting up. “I haven’t trusted cops since high school.” he shook his head before finally looking back to Alan.

His sudden burst of rage caused his temperature to spike, which made the linoleum at his feet melt slightly. “Anyway, why don’t you take your mom to Lucky Star when we finally get out of this place?” the tall young man offered with a sigh.  [/color]

[color=00aeef]“Sounds like we’re both in the same boat,” Alan pointed out as he tossed his cup into a nearby trash bin before glancing at Xander, managing a small smile, “I think my Mom would like that very much. You know, just a week ago she was asking how do you get those chow mein noodles to taste so good.”[/color]

[color=a187be]“I know the secret to that, but I will only tell you if you promise to never to tell anybody” Xander informed with a sly smirk “My grandmother wants it to stay a family secret”. He then gave a bit of the shifty eyes before saying “I’ll make a single exception for you mom, but that’s it.”[/color]

[color=00aeef]Despite their current situation, Alan managed a small chuckle,”We get out of here alive, I’ll be sure to let her know...but something tells me she’ll say no as I’m pretty sure neither of us wants you to get in trouble with your grandmother. Speaking of which…” 

The young man put a finger to his mouth for silence before glancing down the hall, seeing what looked to be the nurses that frequented his room talking to a couple of the doctors. For some reason, the hairs on his skin were tingling, “Follow me, it’s not safe to talk here anymore…”

Alan stood up and headed to a nearby vacant office before beckoning to the martial artist to join him.[/color]

[color=a187be]Xander silently nodded and followed Alan down the hall to the empty office. He did not know where they were going, but easily understood that anywhere is better than being out in the open right now. Being much calmer now, his footsteps did not leave scorch mark behind.[/color]

[color=00aeef]After they were inside, Alan would lock the door and let out a breath, “Ok, I don’t know if there’s cameras here but either way we don’t have a lot of time so I’m just gonna come out and say it…” He eyed the martial artist warily, “You and me...that bomb...I think it did something to us.”[/color]

[color=a187be]Xander’s eyes widened a bit at that statement before something finally clicked. Out of habit he then snapped his fingers, but this time when he did it his thumb caught fire. “Um...Is this what you are talking about?” he asked in shock as he watched the flame emanating from his thumb burn, though it did not hurt him at all.[/color]

[color=00aeef]Upon seeing this, the baker clapped and pointed with both index fingers, “Exactly that! Yes!” He began pacing back and forth me, “As for me, I spent the last three years needing prescription glasses then suddenly I wake up this morning and find I got perfect vision! That doesn’t happen to just anybody!!”

Knowing he was getting carried away, he stopped and took a deep breath, “And back there...I saw the nurses that frequent my room talking to the doctors and I felt the hairs on my arm standing up. It was almost like...I don’t know, a warning siren of sorts. That something bad was coming....”[/color]

[color=a187be]“I felt that too, but I thought I might be crazy so I didn’t know if I should act on it or anything,” Xander agreed solemnly just before finally getting the flame of his thumb to go out. With that he looked out the windows of the dark room they were in together really quickly and let out a sigh of relief. “It looks like the coast is clear now, we should get back to our rooms."[/color]

[color=00aeef]However, Alan shook his head, “Bad idea. Sooner or later, something's gonna happen that'll let [b][i]everyone[/i][/b] know we got these abilities and when that happens...I don't know about you, but my chances of seeing my Mom again are gonna drop sharply...”[/color]

[color=a187be]“Alright, we head back to my place and hideout until its safe” Xander suggested with a knowing grin before taking another sneaky look out the window “The question is, how do we get out of here unnoticed?"[/color]

[color=00aeef]“One step at a time, my good friend,” Alan said with a smirk, “First thing’s first...we need some clothes as I’m not gonna be caught in public wearing this…”[/color]