Red blinked and turned back to the tall boy.

"This place is full of things looking to make us a meal." Denum muttered as he bandaged LiSen's leg. "Is anyone else hurt?"

"We're all here," Aireio snorted. "Actually, I'm surprised none of us were killed. That thing pretty much exploded into little bits... why didn't we?"

The boy looked back at Red, meeting his eyes with an unreadable expression.

"...Can you see?" Red frowned- tilting his head.

"What do you mean?" He asked, tilting his head as well. "You know I can see. You saw through my eyes."

Through your eyes?" Red frowned before his eyes shot wide. "You were sending me visions...you were in my head! How did you do that!?"

"You must be something special," Aireio mumbled. "Not even Kayen had silver eyes... who are you?"

"They call me Q," The boy informed.

"...Q?" LiSen repeated, before wincing as Denum pulled the bandages a little too tight. He gave the other a pleading look.

"Q," 'Q' confirmed.

"Who are you, 'Q'?" Aireio pressed.

"I don't want you to bleed out." Denum told LiSen. "If you start going numb, let me know."

"What the hell was that thing that blew up the lab!?" Red asked the taller boy, moving up on him- almost threateningly, but falling short- he really didn't feel at all compelled to harm this person, whoever he was. "Back there when we sprung you...I've never seen anything like that before."

"That was Luda," Q informed - ignoring Aireio completely. "I am told he is my brother. We share the same mother."

"That was what that scientist dude was saying," Aireio confirmed, frowning.

"That was Alec Voskov, one of the head scientists," LiSen informed. "I had a few talks with him because of my eye. He... was actually very nice. I couldn't bring myself to hate him, even though he's the reason we're all here."

"Right, I remember him." Red frowned- shaking his head to clear it. "He...he was there for the treatments...back when we got the first injections...he was helping the kids that got sick."

"All the powerful ones." Denum snorted. "Anyone that didn't get sick never developed."

"Why didn't we ever see you there?" Aireio pressed, but Q ignored her, looking back through the trees.

"There are people coming," He informed. "Men with weapons. Fifteen of them, followed by several more groups."

"We need to move," LiSen breathed. His sister moved to kneel beside him and he wrapped his arms around her shoulders. Getting up, she lifted him onto her back with ease, careful of his leg. "Denum, can you give us a cover?"

"I doubt it... he doesn't know the forest well enough to know what kind of plants are normal," Aireio pointed out.

"They have heat scanners," Q informed. "Cloaking wouldn't work."

"I can...I can hold 'em off." Denum said with a nod- looking less that confident.

"You don't stand a chance, someone would have to stand back to give you time to get out." Red shook his head. "I'll distract them and then catch up."

"That sounds the most plausible, as much as I hate to admit it," Aireio groaned. "You are the best fighter... but which direction do we go?"

"Just pick one!" LiSen squeaked. "They're getting close - I can hear them now!"

Nodding, Aireio took Denum's hand and started off through the trees. To Red's surprise, Q did not follow them.

"...What the hell are you standing around for?" Red frowned up at the other boy. "Get the hell outta here!"

He turned as he caught the murmur in the thicket. They knew they were right on top of them.

Stun lasers started flying in from all directions and Red stared in awe as they stopped about ten feet from he and Q, hovering in place, as if a wall was blocking them.

He had never seen anyone stop a laser before... it was why the guards used them - it was supposed to be impossible.

The lights flickered and died out and as Red turned, he realized that Q had one hand raised... had he stopped them!?

"...How in the he-" Red began in surprise before a large vehicle crashed throw the brush at them.

The redhead dove and scooped Q up, flashing some good yards away before setting Q back down and turning on their attackers.

"They're destroying plants," Q commented, not seeming to mind the speed Red had dragged him at. He turned back toward their attackers as well.