Room 406, late afternoon

[izzyalienqueen]

Wyatt had left early yesterday morning, promising to return soon. Isabel had tried not to panic as her increasingly frantic calls went unanswered. She'd tried to convince herself that his phone was dead, that they were just engrossed in whatever project they were working on but talking to Johnny made it obvious that wasn't the case.

Then the letters came. One from Wyatt, one from Andrew.

A visit to Chris confirmed he'd gotten that same news. And that there didn't seem to be any magical way to get them back.

She made a few more calls to check up on people, wondering who else wasn't going to to answer.

Frustrated and angry, Isabel decided the best way to not think was to clean.

Loud music was blaring and the air smelled of pine cleaner.

The door, despite what she promised Chris, was open.

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[repeterpetrelli.livejournal.com]

"Ditto," Peter said. "Got your message. I'm sorry about Wyatt."

[izzyalienqueen.livejournal.com]

"He's in Cairo. 1923. With Savannah," she told him. "At least he's not alone."

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"Sam's in New York," Peter said. "I almost wish I had some way of getting him in touch with my ancestors."

Granted folks who knew Peter's family might disagree with that.

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"Chris said Lana's there as well. That Sam's looking out for her," she nodded.

"And we're here. And there's nothing we can do."

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"My future self had time-travelling ability," Peter said. "Really sucks that I don't."

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"Yeah, it does."

Isabel sighed, and set the cleaning supplies down. "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said that."

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Peter shrugged it off. "You're not saying anything I'm not already thinking. Bad enough that we can't get anyone back, worse still that for all my powers I can't help my best friend. I'm definitely not feeling like much of a hero."

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"Half the reason I'm cleaning is because I need to do something," she said. "Because if I didn't do this, I think I'd head down to the preserve and start tossing angels around. Just to feel like I'm doing something. Even if it didn't accomplish anything."

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"I know what you mean," Peter said. "Luckily keeping Nathan calm has taken up a lot of my energy."

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"I'm surprised he hasn't locked you in a closet yet," Isabel replied with a weak laugh.

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"He mentioned something about a cage," Peter replied. "I assume he was kidding."

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She doubted it. "I don't know. This goes on much longer? I think it's a possibility."

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"I think he'd haul us back home before then," Peter said. "Hopefully it doesn't come to that."

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"No. That would suck. I've been avoiding calls from home for just that reason," Isabel agreed.

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"At least Nathan and I are both still here," Peter said. "Not to jinx it or anything but I'd go insane if I lost him."

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"Understandable," she said. "He's family."

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"I don't even want to imagine what Sam and Dean are feeling right now," Peter said.

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"Dean was blowing statues all around town on Thursday." She'd watched from the window of the store, half tempted to join him, but knowing Wyatt would have been pissed. "I'd say frantic and damn mad would be pretty close to spot on."

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"Sounds about right," Peter said. "I promised Nathan I'd stay over his place tonight. I told him it's so he can feel better, but really it's for me too."

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"I'm going to go to the meeting and then come back here," Isabel told him. "Chris wanted me to go to one of the safe houses. But I'd rather be here."

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"There's an argument to be made for staying put," Peter agreed. "Nathan's got a balcony. I may just fly over. Less chance of running into statues that way. At least I hope."

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"Not if there's a chance to do something," she said immediately.

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"Wasn't disagreeing with you."

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"I know. I'm sorry. I'm just on edge," Isabel said once more. "I just...what if we don't get them back?"

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"We will," Peter said. "Nothing else is an option."