Doc took another sip of Jack Daniel's as he reclined in the chair watching the evening news. The past week had been tedious. He'd been scouring news reports for any sign of the other Prototypes but nothing had come up. Nothing so much as a hint. He'd also realised that families weren't suited to him... And he wasn't to them. He had been ignoring most of the other people in the house. They were a distraction. However, Ted had managed to get him a prosthetic hand to replace his missing one. It was a transradial myoelectric hand, in which electrodes sensed when muscles in his upper arm moved, opening and closing the hand. It'd taken him a few days to get used to but it was good. Even better was his powers seemed to transform it into shadow too.
However, as he took another sip of Jack Daniel's a news report came onto the screen. One of some very familiar magicians. Reaching for the remote, he turned the volume up as the news anchor on screen spoke:
'These are street magicians known as Sparrow and His Circus of Birds. They've taken the country by storm with their spectacular tricks and performances. Aren't they amazing Tom?'
'Indeed they are Diane. I wouldn't mind having them at my sons birthday'
Doc wasn't listening however, he was staring at the performers. It was them. It was the Prototypes. They were close. So very close... He could finally have his revenge. Standing up, he immediately headed for the front door. He needed to find them. Find them before it was too late and they moved on again.