Conference Room 1A, Mountain Complex:
“So, let me get this straight, Pat.” Cortney looks towards Pat and Dr. Donald Blake as they sit in the conference room on the first floor.

They had gone from the medical bay, after getting another physical since they arrived back at the Mountain Complex. During the whole time, they were medically unconscious. Blood had been drawn several times from them. Even from Cortney, after several tries. They had to use a specially designed nano-sharpened scalpel to cut into her skin to draw blood from her.

They discovered that she was nothing but pure muscle. The reason she weighed so much was that her bone structure was super strong. The additional material added to her bones made her heavier, along with the additional muscle mass.

As for the other girls, each of them had changed in some way. Even Pat’s adopted daughter had changed.

“These metal bracelets are supposed to stop our abilities until we learn how to use them?” Cortney lifts her right hand up to display the inch-wide silver bracelet going around her wrist.

“They’re called inhibitor bracelets, and they are to help you adjust to your power. As of right now, none of you has any control over your new abilities. The only person who doesn’t need to wear one is Jessie, for right now.”

“What do you mean for now?” Jessie looks at Patricia when she says that.

“What I mean, Jessie. Have all your physical abilities been enhanced? That also includes your strength as well.” Patricia felt how much stronger Jessie was when Jessie grabbed her hand.

Lilith looks at the red-haired woman, whom most of the other girls in the conference room seemed to know. The last thing she remembers was trying to communicate with the voodoo queen Marie Laveau in the cemetery she went to.

“Excuse me, but what happened to me? Also, who are you?” Lilith looks towards Patricia when she asks that question.

Patricia turns her head to look at the new girl. A smile appears on her face before she speaks, “You were found unconscious in one of the older graveyards in New Orleans, young lady. According to the police report on you. It seemed that this wasn’t the first time that this happened, either. As for who I am, I am Patricia MacQuien, and you’re at the mountain complex owned by Blake Industries.”

“But that still doesn’t answer my question of what happened to me and why I have to wear this bracelet?” Lilith holds her arm up to show the bracelet.

“I would like to know too.” Aurora was curious about what happened to her as well.

She was walking home from school when she was struck by a very bright blue lightning. The lightning bolt came straight down from the storm clouds overhead and struck her. The last thing she saw, before blacking out, was a bright white light.

Patricia looks over towards the other young girl that she brought back from New Orleans. Ghost managed to find out who she was by going through the DMV records.

“Lilith, from what Dr. Blake and I have found out about you. Whatever happened to you, why you were performing whatever the ritual you did during the thunderstorm, changed you.” Patricia knew that without control, Lilith could be a danger to everyone on the team.

“What, Mrs. MacQuien is trying to say, Lilith. You exist between life and death. You’re a doorway. You can also suck the living essence out of a person and kill them.”

“Are you saying, she’s some sort of vampire, Doc?” Cortney had taken a protective stance between Lilith and Kara.

“Lilith isn’t a vampire, but she can communicate and locate spirits. She can also control them. As for the energy draining ability, she can drain the
life energy of any living creature to heal herself or to kill them.” Patricia knew Lilith was similar to the aliens she encountered once before.

“How about me, Mrs. MacQuien. Did you guys discover anything unique about me?” Aurora was curious.

“Other than your electrolytes being extremely high. We’re not sure yet.” Dr. Blake looks at Aurora.

“How about the rest of us, Doctor?” Stephanie was curious.

“You, young lady, can manipulate the gravity around you.” Dr. Blake had been surprised by what Patricia had told him.

“She can control gravity?” Kara was surprised by that statement.

Cortney looks at her friend, “Just as you can pass through solid objects, Kara.”

“Now you are like your favorite superhero, Kara.” Cortney was smiling at Kara.

“You might be able to do more than that. You might be able to increase your body density. We need to do some testing to find out.” Dr. Blake looks at the one named Kara.

“Was Jennifer affected?” Cortney wonders if Jennifer was affected by the storm.

“No, she wasn’t just you four were. Lilith and Aurora were affected by something different.”

“Lilith, I believe that whatever ritual you were performing affected you and Ms. Aurora. The lightning that struck you changed you. Unfortunately, I don’t know why it changed you.” Dr. Blake was still trying to figure out what was so special about Aurora.

“Did you contact my foster parents?” Aurora wonders how her foster parents were handling this news.

“Your foster parents were contacted by the New Orleans Police Department. They will be flying up to see you in a few days. Until they get here, and with your permission. We would like to see what all of you can do.” Dr. Blake wanted to conduct more tests and see what all the girls were capable of.

Cortney looks towards Kara, Stephanie, and Jessie to see what they want to do. She and Jennifer shared the leadership role of the group.

“Will it hurt?” Stephanie looks towards her mother.

“You’ll be okay, sweetie. I’ll be there to make sure everything goes right.” Patricia could tell her daughter was nervous.

“Okay.” She looks towards Cortney and nods her head yes.

Lilith looks towards Dr. Blake and Mrs. MacQuien, “What about me? Do I have a choice in this?”

“Yes and no, Lilith. Technically, you broke the law for the third time in New Orleans, and that means you are looking at jail time. However, I have
taken personal responsibility for you. So, you’ll be staying with me.” Patricia was given custody of Lilith because she didn’t want to see the young woman go to jail.

“What if I don’t want to stay with you?” Lilith didn’t like the idea of staying here.

“Then, you can serve your time in prison without knowing what you can truly do.” Patricia could think of other things to do with her.

“Fine, what are you going to have me do?” Lilith didn’t like that she either had to agree or be sent to jail.

“So, when do we start this practice, boss?” Cortney looks at Patricia and Dr. Blake when she says that.

“Tomorrow morning. I know you ladies might want to contact your spouses and let them know you are alright.” Patricia knew all her girls were married.

“How about us, Mom?” Stephanie looks at her mother for an answer.

“You three will be fitted for your specialized training suits.” Patricia knew Dr. Blake was going to be testing the girls.