The Alpha Omega.

My Head.

"What the hell happened?"
Sydney's voice comes from upstairs.

"There's some stuff that we just found out."
I say back and open my eyes, before leaning forward and looking at Rachel.
She's finally sleeping and calmed down.

"Stuff so bad that you had to lock Rachel up?"
Sydney asks and sits beside me.

"Yeah, it's bad."
I say and take a deep breath, before letting it out and standing up.

"How bad?"
Sydney asks worried.

"We'll just stick with bad."
I say and look at her.

"What can I do?"
She asks and looks at me.

"Go get Haley and after go take care of Jake."
I say and look at Rachel, as she wakes up slowly.

"I wanna help, with whatever you're doing."
Sydney says and looks at me.

"You will be."
I say and look at her, before watching her walk off.

"River, I'm sorry."
Rachel's voice comes from behind me.

"Don't worry about it."
I say and turn around.

"No, I should.... I've never felt that kind of darkness or rage."
She says and looks down.

"No, you shouldn't."
I say and snap, then watch as she lands on the love seat.

"Why? I was willing to kill you."
She says quietly.

"We all have bad days."
I say and lean back, as Haley walks in.

"If you say so."
She says and rubs her temples.

"You called?"
Haley says and sits down beside Rachel.

"Yeah, how many of those gravity bombs can you form?"
I ask and look at her.

"How many do you need?
I get tired after making five, but they only take a few seconds."
She says and looks at me curiously.

"I need twenty in an hour."
I say and look at her.
"Is that too much to ask?"

"I'll get it done."
She says and stands up, before grabbing a backpack and heading upstairs.

"Good."
I say and turn to Rachel.
"Tell me everything you know about the operation."
I look into her eyes.

"I'll tell you everything that I understand......
The military has some ties left in the government, but they're not truly together anymore.
They military is look at itself like its own nation, so they're conquering the United States."
She says before taking a breath.

"Why and how though?"
I ask and look at her, understanding all of it completely, but not grasping why.

"Why, so they can rebuild a stronger US.
Made purely out of Alphas.
They want the entire country to themselves, but they do want some other Alphas to survive.
Scientists, mathematicians, doctors, and other important people.
How, they use these 'safe zones' to lure Betas and Alphas in.
They kill them using toxic nerve gas and various other methods."
She says as tears come to her eyes.

"You mean like the kind of gas that Hitler used?"
I ask and look at her.

"Yes but worse.
If an Alpha who hasn't discovered his powers yet is exposed, then they become vicious, obedient soldiers.
If there's an existing Alpha exposed, then their brain turns to mush.
Afterwards, they see who's compatible and let them take the void.
If a Beta is exposed, then everything begins to shut down.
Starting with the lungs, then to the brain, after that the nervous system, and finally the heart....."
She says wiping tears away.