Callum, Cambria, his siblings' return hadn't been coincidence. Val was the final sibling he had to protect, and also the last bargaining chip Teresa had. An exhausted Nate sat, watching quietly as Teresa tested the substance on Stella. Unknown to him, she released the mind control and let her be.
Stella's eyes widened and she sat up quickly. "Teresa! What have you done?!"
She started to attack her, then collapsed, barely conscious. Nate's eyes widened.
"Oh, don't worry. She was simply too weak to handle anything else... How about you stay here and help her? I'll check in on you two later," Teresa stated.
Nate nodded slightly and shuffled over to Stella, helping her on the couch. Teresa nodded then disappeared.
"What have I done...?" Nate muttered, lowering his head.
His powers were disabled to prevent escape. All he could do was hope he knew how to treat a planet guardian for something he created...
His eyes widened. "Of course! I just have to create a cure!"
He scrambled over and began working.
- - - - -
By the time Grant showed up to each of the planet guardians yelling for him, they were all weak like they had been defeated in a battle. They were also powerless. The last one he visited was Lane, who laughed about it and said something about 'calling it.' Luckily, she was somewhat helpful because she said who they were dealing with... One of the twins. He needed to track them down and stop this.
