Can this be true?

Meeting the man who started it all

Volume one: A New Life

Alex sat there watching the TV as her friend Molly had a look of sadness in her eyes "Im sorry. I can't be here anymore" she says. "Why?" Alex replied back. "Come on its not that Scary. Even with Sylar" she added. Molly stands up. "It's not that. You're just sitting there staring at a blank screen" Alex stared at her exasperated. "What do you mean, This is Heroes. Season 1 Episode 8. Seven minutes to midnight" she told her standing up and pausing the TV, "Look at yourself. Sitting here. Staring at a blank screen. Im sorry I can't stay any longer" Molly grabbed her bag and raced out of the house. Alex huffed and sat back down as she heard the front door close. "Can't believe she can't see it. Its right in front of her" she mutter pressing the play button again and watching the episode.

When the episode finished Alex got up and made her way to the kitchen for a snack. She decided she wanted to watch one episode every 2 days. Allowing herself time to absorb the information of the one she watches first. Why can't she see what I see? she ponders as she grabbed an apple. There was a knock at the door. Making her way to the front door, she swung it open revealing a fairly tall, tanned man with a brown suit on. "Can I help?" she asked the stranger, who was holding a book, a very familiar one at that. "Yes. My name is Mohinder Suresh. Is this a Miss Alex Mazuri?" Alex nodded, slightly taken aback.

"Are you the Mohinder Suresh who is... looking at Activating Evolution?" she asked hesitating before using her knowledge of Heroes so far. The man nodded. "How is it you have come to hear of me?" he asked. "I'm sorry. Come on in" Alex moved away from the door and allowed the man to enter. "I guess I heard of you somewhere." she lied, she couldn't tell the man that she had watched him on TV. There may be cameras around, especially if this is a part of the show. What have her friends done?

"I have a few questions to ask you" he said, looking at Alex for approval. She nodded her head and he continued. "Have you experienced anything, strange? Rapid Cell Regeneration? Pyrokinesis? Anything?" she shook her head. "I see. Do you mind if I run some tests. See what your brain may be doing without you realising?" she shook her head. "No its fine. Go ahead. Im curious to see what it brings up now" she spoke the truth. Within minutes, the man had left her home and came back with equipment that he seemed to keep in his car. "This won't hurt a bit. I would only wish to see what parts of the brain are active. And if you do have a special ability, then it will come up" he said placing these things on her temples before activating the machine.

"So how did you come across me?" she asked, she was never found unless she wished to be. She hasn't signed up for anything and if she did, she used the name Lilly. She was always paranoid. "My father, Chandra Suresh, he composed a list of possible candidates that could possess special abilities, and he has your name on it" he looked at her. "Im sorry for your loss" she slipped up, remembering the part in the series so far that Mohinder has his father's ashes. "What?" came his reply as he looked shocked. "I'm sorry for your loss" she repeated. "How did you...?" he trailed off. "I can see it in your eyes, the sadness you dont show outside but on the inside your eyes say it all" was her reply, where that came from she didn't know, but it's better than the truth.

She watched curiously as Mohinder set up the equipment before coming over to her. "Can I?" he asked, gesturing her head. She nodded her head and he placed some type of relay device on her head. She watched as he sat down and studied the computer. Curious she asked "What is it showing?" Mohinder stayed quiet for a while. "It seems you have a slight increase in this part of your brain, just above this part here" he pointed to a part of my brain on the computer as he turned it to face me. She sighed defeated, it would be great to have a power. "Don't worry about that. It's something I have had all my life. The Doctors said it was just due to the fact that I can observe more and store more in my mind. Nothing too extravagant" Alex explained. Mohinder gave her a small look. "That could be an ability thats been hidden in plain sight all your life" Mohinder started to explain.

"Yeah but nothing with me has changed. Except the unusual activity in that part of my brain. I still work like an average person. I dont have any hidden talents. I learn at the same rate as an average person" Alex kept dismissing his idea. "Has anything strange happened to you?" Mohinder wouldn't give up, he would find out if she had a specific power. All the data shows that its true. "Nothing...." Alex stopped and thought. "Maybe this morning before you showed up. About 1 hour ago" Mohinder looked up, "tell me" he leant forwards in his chair, curious.

"Well I had my friend over. Molly. She was acting strange" Alex looked around her living room, where they were sitting. "But it can't be relevant" Mohinder shook his head, "Anything is relevant. You just need to prove that it isn't" Alex gave this some thought, Mohinder stared at her, the dark brown near black eyes had a slight shine to them, as though she knew something she wasn't telling. "We were sitting here. I was watching a TV show and she was staring at me funny. Told me I wasn't watching anything, even though there was something on the tv in front of her" Alex took a breath and slowed down the speed she was speaking. "She told me I was watching a static screen. But there was a program on... Why did she say that? I mean it was on the screen" Alex trailed off, getting confused and frustrated.

"Miss Mazuri? You okay?" Mohinder asked getting a little worried as Alex's lips moved but no sound came out and her hands were moving as though she was trying to slot puzzle pieces in place. "Alex" Mohinder reached over and shook her arm. "What?" She said snapping out of whatever trance she was in. "Im going to leave you my number" Mohinder started pulling out a pen and paper. "If anything changes, give me a call. I will be over as soon as I can" he finished. Alex nodded. "Very well. I hope that I can be of help in the future" Alex looked away, knowing her eyes probably gave away the fact that she was lying earlier. They always seemed to shine with a hidden knowledge when she knew something that others didn't.

Mohinder passed her his card and gathered up his equipment. Alex stood up too and grabbed the laptop before making her way to Mohinder's car to help him load up some of the equipment. "Thanks" he said climbing into the car. "I will give you a call if anything changes" Alex stated to him, repeating his earlier statement. Mohinder looked at her, he didn't trust her with her answers. But he could only accept it. Starting the Car, he pulled out her driveway, and sped down the street. Alex watched as he left. Is Heroes Real?

Alex headed back into her house. "If Heroes is real, then shouldn't Mohinder be heading back to India. To hold the funeral for his father?" Alex pondered aloud, reciting a little of the episode she previously watched. Alex froze as she entered her kitchen. Was she paranoid? Did she imagine Mohinder? she shook her head, not wanting to think about it. Did I make the right choice in moving to Odessa, in Texas? Grabbing a quick drink and downing it, Alex headed back to her bedroom, to get some much needed rest before she had to go in for her first day of work at Union Wells High School. She dressed quickly into her PJ's and climbed into bed.

This is going to be fun