— Day 1, Late Night/Day 2, Early Morning —
Palisade National Park
Near Parksville, Erbaine

It was a long night for Angela Baxter. She had fallen asleep almost immediately, but woke around midnight and couldn’t doze off again. Finally she went outside and looked up at the sky. Dan knew these stars, but to her they were just bright yet beautiful lights. Off to the east twilight was already visible; all too soon another day would be upon them. What would it bring? She knew she had to be well-rested for the trials of the coming day, but still she couldn’t go back to sleep.

Sleep and dreams were slow in coming to the rest of the family, but when they did, they were full of vivid detail:

Dan stood before the family home in Parksville; in the doorway stood his wife and daughter, and their dog played at his feet. Life was great – he had a wonderful family, a good job, a nice house and neighbors, and he was filled with joy. But suddenly the sky brightened with the supernova, and he became aware of a great weight on his back. He looked up to see a huge globe, a perfect replica of the planet Telluri, its continents and oceans clearly visible. His family depended on him to keep them safe, to bear the weight of the world on his shoulders, as hard it might be. He couldn’t let them down.

Grace dreamed of Holly and Ivy, and about how lucky she was to have such good friends and nice parents (at least most of the time). She remembered playing the dice game as the supernova appeared in the sky, and how the deer had almost run into her. Just one thing would make her life perfect; then Mommy stood before her holding a small bundle wrapped in a blue blanket. "Say hi to your baby brother," Mommy encouraged as she held the bundle down for Grace to see.

And Candy? She dreamed of doggie treats and biscuits, bones and naps in the sun, and romps in the yard with her girl.

Burg
--Day 1--

Grey clouds formed above the city of Burg, looking as though at any moment snow would collapse from them. Jack walked with a stern face toward the wreckage of Precinct 13. Not knowing what he would discover, or if it would even help him remember anything at all.

He stepped up to where the entrance once was, then a memory swarmed into his head; He saw himself diving through the front entrance, explosions rupturing around him, he splattered on the sidewalk with a thud. Disoriented, he picked himself up and left a trail of blood to the alleyway where he blacked out.

The memory ceased. He glanced around, now standing in the middle of the ruins. More memories came; He was now standing in the middle of the hall, an officer which he did not recognize was charging up to him in panic.

Before Jack could ask any questions the ground began to shake violently, he took off running, explosions began blasting everything in sight. Before he knew it, he was lifted off his feet by a blast and thrown against the wall. Officer's lay dead next to him, many of which he knew very well, but in the blink of an eye...were gone.

At this, Jack fell to his knees amidst the rubble, he now had the whole story. He remembered that after he hit his head on the wall, he made his way to his partners office, who also, met the same demise.

A tear rolled down his cheek, he clenched his fists in anger. An anger which quickly subsided when he felt a hand on his shoulder. Jack slowly turned, and saw someone he never expected to see.

Day 1
Arida, Arenico
Outside de Mon Castle's Gate

Evangeline watched the little boy, keeping her gun hidden. It was a nearly impossible task, considering she had no where to hide it except for behind her back, but she still tried.

She was a little annoyed that she and Christopher had been interrupted, but she chose to keep her mouth shut.

Arida: Day 1: de Mon Castle Grounds

"Dinner is set for ten minutes from now, sir, and I think something important is going to happen. Anyway, Father says to tell you to be there as near the top of the hour as possible, barring any problems." The boy glanced over at Evangeline. "Uh, should I wait to show you the way, or go tell him you are coming?"

Day 1
Arida, Arenico
Outside de Mon Castle's Gate

Evangeline looked at the boy and thought for a second. "Would you kindly ask your father if he has room for one more guest?"

Vange glanced at Christopher. Now that she had him cornered, there was no way she was letting him go.

Day 1: Aridia
de Mon Castle Grounds

"Ah, very good. I was wondering if we would get a meal..." Christopher said jokingly, though quickly dropped back into his more serious mode when the boy evidently did not catch the friendly sarcasm. "Thanks, but I believe we can find the dinning room easily enough." he continued glancing at Evangeline and then back at the lad.

"Tell your father thanks for the invitation and that I shall see him at the table." Chris said with a smile, hoping the boy would leave now. Blast... I guess Vange is coming to dinner. She better behave...

Day 1
Palisade National Park
Wold Rehabilitation Center

Loretta fought back any more sobs, wiping her face with her hands, removing the tears from her cheeks. She felt so helpless as Lui and Terra helped her up, telling her it was alright. How can it be!? She thought despairingly. Her head pounded....she wasn't sure if she had a concussion and all of this was just a freakish nightmare or a affect from her injury, or she couldn't really make any noises.

And whatever had happened....she could swear every time the wolf barked, she heard words, not sounds of an animal, in her mind. She didn't know what was wrong with her. I must be losing my mind....what if I am!? What if I am truly going crazy? she felt a couple of tears slip down from her sealed eyes, at the thought of no longer being able to control her mind. It was frightening.

The Baby wolf pup whimpered, feeling like it was being left behind, and let out a high-pitched cry. Loretta flinched violently, then pulled herself from Lui's grasp, walking over to the puppy and scooping it up into her arms. It snuggled into her, and she walked back, head down cast.

Day 1
Palisade National Park
Wold Rehabilitation Center

Luisana's cabin was about a 20-minute walk from the compound, if you walked through the dense forest, rather than going around by the road. The walk back was silent and Lui was glad about that. She need time and quiet to think, even though her mind was foggier than she ever remembered it being.

Neither Terra or Loretta spoke and Lui assumed they were both deep in thought. Loretta still held the wolf pup.

Lui stepped over a log and glanced back at Loretta, who still couldn't speak. The pup in her arms, however, was making noises with every step they took.

Glancing at Terra, Lui smiled. Her cousin had done everything in her power to help Lui and for that she was grateful.

How Lui got from the Jeep to the compound was a mystery. One that Lui determined to figure out, when she could think straight. The fangs were another mystery, along with the fearful feeling that exploded in her when Loretta looked into her eyes. Something was very wrong.

Lui's sneakers were the first to hit the gravel driveway that led to Lui's cabin. The soles on the sneakers were partially melted. Another mystery.

Lui shook her head as she walked toward her cabin. She stepped onto the porch, stepping on a few pieces or shattered glass. Her windows would need to be replaced as soon as possible. Maybe I should just make a list... Lui thought as she pulled the screen door open. "Make yourselves at home...There's some food and drinks in the fridge." she murmured as Loretta and Terra entered the cabin. Lui had invited both of the girls over on numerous occasions, so they knew the layout well.

Without hesitating any longer, Lui opened a small box by the door, pulled out a key and unlocked the hall closet. She pulled out a shotgun and set it by the door. "Just in case." She shrugged as the girls stared at her.

Day 1 - Judica - Post supernova.

Warren took one last look at his arms, just to make sure that they were still there and in their normal human condition, sure enough they were still his. Then he bent over and lifted the unconscious Haley out of the rubble.

As he picked his way through the rubble he couldn’t help but look in the SUV that had caused the damage, and once again he wished he hadn’t. The shattered glass tore the man’s face to shreds; Kole seriously doubted that even if he had known the man that he would have recognized him… Wait, this is Dad’s… That’s- “NO!”

He almost dropped Haley in shock, cursing life. It took every ounce of Warren’s strength to avert his eyes from the butchered copses that once were his parents. The only thing that kept him moving was the fact that Haley needed help, and fast, he noted after checking her pulse.

And hence Warren brushed back the salty liquid which was forming in his lacrimal glands, ready to burst free a flood the moment he allowed them. It was in this purblind state that he tripped over a pile of debris and fell.

Releasing Haley he sliced his leg on a piece of sharp and rusty metal, Warren cursed as his wounded flesh began to seep bodily fluid, the viscid red liquid flowed down into his sock, transforming the pure white cotton into an oozing dark mass of wet blood.

That was least of his concerns at this point, his parents had been pushed out of his mind. Now all he was concerned with was getting himself and his friend out of the destroyed, House?

It was hardly a home anymore, considering that there was a rather large hole in the front wall. Anyways, he picked Haley off the ground, Running on unstained adrenalin Kole carried her out onto the street.

The carnage was horrendous. Cars were wrecked everywhere, houses were on fire, the screams of terror were the worst, people were rioting, gunshots, the whole deal. But overall the world was still intact, the worst of his fears were not coming true… And Haley was waking up.

Limping across the street to his house, which luckily was still intact. Given the choice, Warren would never enter that building again, but currently the shelter it provided was necessary for survival and so they entered.

-Day 1-
Judicia, Erbaine
Post Supernova

Doctor Dreyman felt almost as though Liam wasn't telling him the whole truth. Hmm, strange. "I suppose not," said Lewis as he finished wrapping the wounds. "You should change the bandage--if you can-- every five hours or so. At least, that's what I had to do when I tore up my hands on some barbed wire."

There was a pause, and then he spoke again, "So, what do you plan to do now?"

Day 2: Burg
In The Back Alleys Of Downtown

It only took a few minutes for Selena to make it through the back alleys of the city and reach what was left of downtown Burg. "Well, at least it's not as damaged as the rest of the city..." The girl thought as she peered out from around the old building she was standing behind.

There were plenty of armed guards around the entrance to the building, mostly police and military personnel. A cheap, hand-painted sign propped up next to the entrance steps read "District 13 HQ: Supervisor, A. McArthur". "Well, our little government has already swooped in to save the day..." Selena said sarcastically as she walked back down the alley.

"Heh, I think we all dislike the government, little lady..." a weezing voice said as Selena passed an overturned garbage can. "Not asss bad as the new laws that have been passsed." A second voice replied from above.

As Selena looked around for the source of the voices, two human figures emerged from the darkness. They were both men, but one was short and somewhat rodent like in his appearance while the other was tall and unnaturally slender.

"Perhaps you could help us, miss. We are but lowly traveling circus freaks that have lost our way...." the short man said in his weezing voice before being interrupted by his companion. "Letsss just cut to the chasesss! We are hungry, do you have any foodsss?"

"Umm, er... no. No I don't have any food on me..." Selena said stumbling over her words as she backed away from the freaks before her. If it comes to a fight, I can cause them plenty of pain...

"Pity..." The tall man said with a leer. "Well then... time for our feast!!" with a half yell and half screech, the short man lunged towards Selena with his unnaturally long nails (or claws) extended.

Fortunately for Selena, she had had enough time to prepare for the inevitable attack. With a swift punch to the jaw and a side kick to the torso, the red haired girl was able to send the Rat-Man sailing into the side of the courthouse.

"Impressive!" was all Selena heard before getting a face full of cement. She quickly regained her footing and began sweeping the area for the Tall Man. "I'm up here, Misssss." the snake like man said before jumping down from the scaffolding above Selena. The girl was caught by surprise as the mans lower body turned into a snakes body and began coiling around her.

Blast! I'm not used to this!! Selena thought as the Snake began coiling around her entire body... and constricting. ... Gah! If only I could somehow use that water power of mine here!! That would be... so.. good..... Despite her improved skeletal structure thanks to the supernova, Selena was still mostly a mortal... and could be crushed by a giant snake.

The last few things Selena remembered before passing out was the sound of gunfire as the Snake-Man screamed and loosened his coils... then medics examining her... then someone hitting her in the head... then nothing.

Day 2: Burg
Outside District 13 HQ

There was plenty of commotion outside of the old courthouse when Malcom finally made his way out. A heavily armored transport truck was backed halfway into the alley beside the courthouse and various military and medical personnel were scurrying about.

"What happened here?" Malcom asked one of the officers who was returning from the alley. "Some of those radiation victims decided to get into an old fashioned brawl. Don't worry sir, everything's fine now." the cop replied with a smile before entering the headquarters.

Despite his better judgement, Lawrence lingered around the crime scene for a few minutes... taking his time to get his Hyperbike ready to go. The medic team removed two vaguely humanoid corpses from the alley and threw them in the back of pick-up truck. The third body that was removed caught Malcom's full attention.

Two men in white bio-hazard uniforms placed an obviously drugged red haired girl of 25 or so into the back of the armored truck. After securing the back, the men went around to the front of the vehicle and drove off.

Bio-Hazard my foot... There are more "superhumans" out there and I'm about to go rescue one. Malcom thought as he adjusted his helmet before speeding off after the armored truck on his Hyperbike.

Diabolis, Day 1, Post Supernova
Inner City Slums

Jason looked up at the little bit of sky that was visible in the small alley he was in. It seemed unusually red, although that wasn’t that uncommon for Diabolis, after you factored in all the smog and sand.

As he rode out of the alley way and onto a main street he was suddenly hit by a blast of wind “What the heck?” he asked himself, righting the suddenly rocking motorcycle. And that was only the beginning, because seconds later his brown eyes were hit by a blast of white light that temporally blinded him.

By the time Jason had regained his eyesight his bike hit a car head on, flipping him over the motor vehicle. When he hit the wind shield he could feel his arm breaking, then he rolled several times over the top of the small car, when he hit the asphalt his face ground against the pavement, ripping away most of his skin, the boy blacked out and he didn’t remember anything else.

When he woke up he was laying facedown in a puddle of mud, mixed with rain water and blood. The thing is, when Jason reached up to touch his face it felt perfectly fine, in fact better then it had in years, no pain, no ripped up tissue. Just baby soft skin, and on further inspection his arm was perfectly fine as well.

“Dude, are you ok?” a voice said above him, Jason rolled onto his back, a young man -probably the driver of the vehicle- was standing above him “Yeah, yeah, I’m fine… How are you?”

“Um… I’m ok… Thanks” the kid said, reaching his arm down to help Jason up. He received it gratefully and once he was up he looked around “What the…” he asked, looking around.

“I know right? Its crazy, I was just driving down the road and all the sudden all Hades broke loose… Then I hit you… Are you sure you are ok?” Jason nodded “Yeah, I’m good.”

-Day 1-
Avarician Desert, A few miles west of Abyssal
- Pre Supernova – 11:28 AM -

Commander Bell had made his decision before they had broken camp this morning. "ShadowBomb, this is ShadowRinger. Release bioweapon 113A5 over target. They'll be asleep for a good long while after we're done with this operation."

But he couldn't shake a strange feeling that something was going to go wrong on this mission. He almost, just _almost_, considered calling it off... but no, they would proceed. "ShadowBomb, do you copy?"

-Day 1-
Judicia, Erbaine
Capitol University

Change the bandages every five hours? Where am I going to find bandages every five hours? This campus is a wreck, and I don't even know about my apartment, Liam thought, but didn't say anything. He pretended to wince when Dr. Dreyman secured the bandages, but even that was a lie. He supposed though, that under normal circumstances, the pain level would be scream-worthy, so a little faking was probably required in order to make it believable. The last thing he wanted was for Dr. Dreyman to be suspicious.

"What am I going to do now?" Liam echoed, shooting a clueless glance in Laramie's direction. "I don't know." He shrugged. "Go home and pretend none of this ever happened?"

Day 1
Palisade National Park
Wold Rehabilitation Center

Loretta spent the whole walk through the wood in silence, mind sealed, eyes staring straight ahead. She was almost in a daze; a sort of shock stricken daze. The small voice of the wolf echoed in her mind every once in awhile, and she tried to push it away as an effect of her wound....

She couldn't wait until morning. Then everything would be alright. She could talk, her head wouldn't throb, and it just wouldn't seem like her whole world was turned upside down. What must her parents think? Aren't they worried? Perhaps they were hurt? She bit her lip, and tried to keep herself closer to Lui.

When they arrived, she entered, giving a slight not to her friend, and going to sit on a small sofa situated against one of the walls of the cabin. She always sat here when she was over with Lui. Lui got out her gun, and set it up beside the door. Her throat went dry at the sight of it. No...things can't be that bad. No. for a moment a foolish impulse to jump up and toss it outside took her over, but she fought it down, instead looking down in self shame. The little sparkling eyes of the wolf puppy stared up at her, and she weakly stroked it. What will become of you, little one? she wondered, and to her shock heard an answer. I don't know. But you will take care of me....won't you?

Loretta began trembling again, leaning herself onto the cushioned back of the couch. No....no....I-I can....talk to you? Through my mind....I'm not crazy! But, no. This is impossible. There is something wrong with me. I'm some sort of freak who is hearing voices in her head! Her lips parted and she tugged on a strand of red hair, feeling her scalp pull and hurt. She glanced up at Lui for a moment, almost thinking she avoided eye contact. I need to be able to talk to them....