[Introduction: For years, Gabriel Gray has been hunting those with abilities to steal their powers. After learning he is actually part of the Petrelli family, Gabriel abandoned his old ways, hoping to find new meaning as a Company agent. Immediately after the Stephen Canfield case, Sylar attempted his first and only solo mission...]
[Caption: Primatech facility, upstate New York. These events take place shortly after (Season Three) episode five, Angels and Monsters...]
Sylar Narrating: It's suppose to be "one of us, one of them." Only none of "them" wanted to partner with me.
(Sylar studies a wall of Agent portraits, many of which he has killed including: Eden McCain, Bob Bishop, Gael Cruz, Bianca Karina, Bridget Bailey and Candice Willmer.)
Sylar Narrating: And Bennet, the agent who did partner with me...he tried to kill me. I can't say I blame them. After all, I killed a fair share of company agents.
Sylar's Superior: Sylar. (Walks by and spits on Sylar's face.)
Sylar Narrating: Mother warned me there would be an adjustment period. Up to yesterday, the reaction had just been fear. Anger doesn't seem to be much of an improvement.
[Caption: Chicago]
(Sylar is sitting in his car, doing surveillance.)
Sylar Narrating: I'm breaking protocol being here. On a mission. Alone. But I had to get out of there. Clear my head. This is the boring part. Surveillance. You can spend six, sometimes ten hours just waiting. I did it plenty in my old life. Before I joined the company. Serial Killer. Agent. Surprisingly...not as different as you might think.
(Sylar observes someone in the building open the curtain and look out.)
Sylar Narrating: Ah, confirmation. Dennis. Level Five escapee. Ran home to his girlfriend's apartment. Intel says he's probably not alone. Two Level 5 escapees. I should call this in. Nah.
(Sylar enters into a kitchen, from an outside hallway. A woman is standing over two slain agents lying in the floor.)
Sylar: Rachel St. John?
Rachel: Oh my God. Please. Help me. They killed them. They're insane.
Sylar Narrating: This is new. People usually aren't relieved to see me.
Sylar: Rachel?
Rachel: Uuugghhh...
(Green gas engulfs Rachel as she passes out.)
Tina Ramierez: Sorry, that was me.
Dennis: Rachel has a delicate sensibility. I wouldn't want her to be distressed. She got so upset when we killed the last batch of agents.
Tina Ramierez: Wait a minute! I've see him before. Oh my God. You're...Sylar. You killed Eden. You took down Elle. If it wasn't for you, we'd still be rotting in Level Five. I'm Tina. And this is Dennis and Michael.
Sylar Narrating: I have...fans?
Dennis: I've heard stories about you. Almost didn't thin you were real. Are you here to join us?
Sylar: Nope.
(Sound FX: ORRRO OORRAARR. This leaves Dennis destroyed in a pile of smoldering bones.)
Sylar: Now surrender.
(Michael Fitzgerald, eyes emblazoned, moves toward Sylar, who stops him and Tina with Telekinesis.)
Sylar: Michael Fitzgerald. Enhanced Strength. Durability. But how tough are you when I telekinetically close off your windpipe?
Michael: "urk"
Sylar: Tina Ramierez. Exudes chlorine gas instead of carbon dioxide. Very deadly.
Tina: Stop it, you're killing him "ukkk"
Rachel: Wait! Please don't kill them. Please. You saved me. But you don't have to kill them.
[Caption: Half an hour later...]
(Other agents are now on site, taking the three into custody, and examining the scene.)
Sylar's Superior: Bind them good. And don't forget to have the Haitian process the woman.
Sylar: You're going to erase her memories?
Sylar's Superior: What do you care?
Sylar Narrating: I shouldn't care. But...The one person who saw me as a hero...and she won't even remember it.