"I can't believe this! First, Robin gets controlled. Then, Ace is kidnapped. Why can't I get a break?!" Peter shouts.

"Peter, chill out. I want to go find Ace just as much as you, but we've got to get Robin better first." Shawn says, gesturing to Robin. The girl was leaning heavily on Shawn, breathing heavily. She could barely keep her eyes open. Peter nods.

"Ok. Ok. We'll take her back to her house and take shifts on watching her."

"I'll take first shift." Shawn says immediately. Peter nods.

"Let's get her home."

~~ ~~ ~~

Ace feels like she's floating. She couldn't feel or see anything. Suddenly, the world seems to drop 

her back to the ground. Her eyes fly open and she sits up, gasping.

"Easy now." Ace looks up as a hand is placed on her shoulder. The man smiles at her. "Glad to see you're awake."

"Where am I? Who are you?" Ace says, rubbing her eyes.

"My name is Bucky." The man says.

"That's an...interesting name. I'm Ace." Ace says as the fog slowly starts to lift. Bucky reaches over and holds out a cup.

"Drink some of this. It'll help." Ace reaches out to take it, but she notices his fully-metal arm. She has a flashback to 6 years ago. The man who had killed her parents had had a metal arm. Instinctively, Ace hits the cup out of Bucky's hand and rolls away from him. She stands on the other side of the bed.

"It was you." Bucky watches her with sad eyes.

"No, Acelia. It wasn't."

"Don't you dare lie to me! You did it! You ruined my life that night!" She shouts, feeling angry.

"Acelia, listen to me..." Bucky reaches toward her, but she bolts. She doesn't get far, though. She hadn't realized that she was half-formed and smacks her wings against a wall. She cries out at the sudden pain. She screams again as Bucky pulls her back into the room. For some reason, Ace couldn't shift. Instead, she starts lashing out, flapping her wings to add to the confusion. 

"Acelia, stop! Please!" Bucky shouts.

"Why should I?" She retorts, shoving him. He hits a wall and falls to his knees.

"Because...I didn't do it. I was there to protect you. I was trying to convince your parents to let me take you to a safe place. James wouldn't hear anything of it. I was explaining why when they were shot. I ran into the house to find you, but you were already at the forest. I prayed he wouldn't find you before Steve did." Bucky explains.

"Who? Who was after me?" Ace demands.

"He calls himself the Predator. He was just a boy when your grandmother was alive. I'm sure you know that she had your powers. Steve guesses that her powers skipped a generation and passed onto you. Anyway, his parents were killed in the bombing that killed your grandmother. He blamed your grandmother for not saving them in time, but he couldn't get his revenge yet. Your mother had lived elsewhere at the time, and the location was unknown to the Predator. Then he finds out about you. You were the same age as he was when he lost his parents, so he decided it was time. But instead of killing you, he killed your parents instead. Apparently he thought it would be better for him if he let you live."

"Well, he was right about that." Ace retorts.

"I'm sorry, Acelia. I really am. But I did not kill your parents. The Predator did. And he's after you again."