Anissa Pierce was not happy. Before her dad and younger sister Jen had left for Blue Valley, since before they had, the Pierce family had gotten a visit from her aunt Lyla, who in this reality was the director of a government organization called Argus and she'd come bearing a gift for Anissa, but it wasn't one she wanted. It was one her parents had asked for and it was currently locked onto her wrist.

A metahuman power dampening cuff that had been refashioned to look like a typical bracelet, but the effect was still the same. It meant no going Thunder and Anissa could not figure out how to get it off. She still felt like her parents were overreacting. Yes, she'd made some mistakes, but so had Jen and yet they weren't dampening her powers. Then again, she wasn't sure if power dampening tech even worked on Jen.

"I see you're looking at apartments." Lynn said as she entered the living room of the Pierce house, since Anissa was still living with her dad in this reality and that was one thing she could at least change.

"Yeah, after all, if I'm not living under your roof, I don't have to play by your rules." Anissa said and Lynn rolled her eyes.

"Nice try, but even if you do move out, the dampener stays on until your father and I decide otherwise and I know you've already discovered what happens if you try to remove it yourself." Lynn said, since she'd heard Anissa's reaction to the zap function the bracelet had.

"Yeah. I still think this is overkill. I know I made mistakes, but so did Jen and she's not on lockdown." Anissa said.

"Anissa, I think that when it came to you, your father and I gave you too much freedom and you exploited it. We didn't give Jen enough of it and she rebelled. Besides, Jen's mistakes were a result of her being manipulated by Odell due to you caring more about being Blackbird than you did being a big sister." Lynn said.

"I don't even have my powers yet and you're already dampening them?" Anissa pointed out.

"It's for your own good. We're taking steps to prevent your powers from resurfacing until we're sure we can trust you with them. The only reason we're letting you move out is because Jen likely isn't going to want to spend any time with you after what you said about Khalil, since that crossed a line. At least how you said it did. And knowing her, she's likely going to rub it in your face that she has her powers while you don't have yours." Lynn said.

"It's funny since she never even wanted her powers when she first got them." Anissa said, remembering how reluctant Jen had been to suit up or even use her powers when they'd first surfaced.

"Well she wasn't like you. And honestly, in case you've forgotten, you kept trying to force her to put on a suit before she was ready. I think that having your roles reversed will be good for you. It'll teach you some humility and also teach you that your actions have consequences." Lynn said.

"Great. This would be better if I could at least find Grace." Anissa said.

"No luck with that yet?" Lynn asked.

"No, but it's only been a day or so and since she likely still has her powers, it will be hard to find her. But, do you think dad would be upset if I asked Uncle Gambi to use his resources to find her?" Anissa asked and Lynn chuckled.

"No, but just in case, I'll tell him that I gave you permission to do it, since I have to admit, I did like the person you were when Grace was around. She brought out the best in you." Lynn said.

"On that we agree. It broke my heart to send her away like I did, but I had no choice. I couldn't risk the ASA getting her. Someone with her powers who's also a stable meta, they'd see endless potentials for weaponizing her." Anissa said and Lynn nodded as she had a thought.

"Wait, what if the reason you haven't been able to find Grace yet is because someone else already did. What if the ASA already found her?" Lynn asked.

"Then that just makes it even more important that I get to Uncle Gambi's. Apartment hunting can wait." Anissa said.

"I'll see if I can narrow down the options for you." Lynn said, since she did agree with Anissa that this took priority and she was sure that Jefferson would agree as well.