Jess wakes up and looks to her left and sees Jayden fast asleep. She gets out if bed and puts on a t-shirt and sweatpants. She leaves the room and heads down into the kitchen. When she enters the kitchen, she sees Taylor and Isaiah sitting at the dinner table.
Jess: Morning.
Taylor: You're up early.
Isaiah: Yeah it's 1:55, you're usually up at 3.
Jess: Couldn't sleep.
Taylor: Nightmares?
Jess: Kinda. It's like when Illusion tried to trick our minds, it feels like someone is trying to mess with my mind. I don't know, I may be going crazy.
Isaiah: Nah, I kinda get those too. But is it really that, or is there a problem between you and Jayden?
Jess: No, not at all. I just feel like I'm not living up to Mike's standards.
Taylor: What standards?
The three laugh.
Jess: I feel like I wasn't the best pick. It should've been Crystal or Jayden.
Isaiah: What about me?
Taylor: You're too distracted to be a leader.
Isaiah: Ouch Tay, my feelings.
Jess: How's the back?
Taylor: Still paralyzed. Matthew has been trying to find someone who can help fix this but really, I don't want it fix. I know he wants to help but I did this to myself, and I must live with the consequences, especially after what I did to you guys.
Isaiah: Eh, no worries. We forgive you.
Taylor: But I don't forgive myself.
Jess: Hey, you've made up for it. Being our eyes in the sky has helped us out a ton.
Jess grabs Taylors hand.
Jess: We are grateful to have you on the team.
Tobias: Yeah. Who else is gonna help me build shit.
The 3 turn around and see Tobias and Crystal walk into the kitchen.
Crystal: You know, I feel like things are better without Mike around. It seems like he brings the big villains to the city.
Tobias: Most likely, since half the villains we face always seem to have a vendetta against Mike.
Isaiah: Almost Like he's the main character of a book. But that's crazy right?
Taylor and Jess look at each other.
Isaiah: Why are you guys giving each other looks?
Jess: There's a multiverse out there.
Taylor: After we defeated Bishop, evil versions of us arrived and told us that we are but one earth in a multitude of earths. They said that the prime earth is that Mike is writing us as we speak.
Isaiah: ... I don't believe that. Mike couldn't write me. I'm too weird.
Jess: So am I.
Jayden: We all are.
Jayden walks in and sits next to Jess.
Jayden: Why do you think we call ourselves Rejects?
Tobias: Because at the time, we weren't so popular with the city. They rejected us for being different.
Jess: But we showed them that not all Gifted were evil. And now Gifted aren't so bad here in Minnesota.
Taylor: Even though people who have like scales on their bodies or physical changes still get bulled.
Tobias: One step at a time Taylor.
Isaiah: I'm hungry. What day is it?
Jayden grabs a pan.
Jayden: Friday.
Isaiah: Yes! French toast day!
Everyone laughs and Jayden starts cooking the food.(In the middle of the city)
A tall skinny man with long blonde hair and green eyes wearing blue jeans, black shoes, a grey long sleeve shirt, and a blue vest. The man walks up to a door to a house and pulls out some keys and puts one in the keyhole and unlocks the door. The man walks in and turns on a light.
???: Hello old friend.
The man jumps in fear and sees a man wearing a white leather jacket, white bullet proof vest with a green dragon head in the center, white fingerless gloves, white jeans, white boots, a white katana slung over his back, and a white Red Hood helmet.
???: Who are you?
The man takes off the helmet to reveal Austin.
???: Austin, you've escaped?
Austin: Look Jacob, I know you have no right to trust me, but I'm trying to save your life.
Jacob: What? What's going on?
Austin: You have a monster inside of you and my "clients" really need you to come with them.
Jacob: ... I don't believe you.
Austin: Jacob please, let me take you to them. If they even put a papercut on you I'll take you to the safest place I know, OK?
Jacob stands still for a moment and then gulps.
Jacob: Fine. I'll trust you.
Austin: Good. Now let's go meet the Freaks.
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The Rejects Volume 7: Freaks (Complete)
AdventureA few months pass after Mike left the team in the hands of Jess, and the city is still rebuilding after Domino's attack. When six new yet familiar beings come into town, will even the return of Mike be able to save the city?