One of the big surprises in last night’s episode was the revelation that Peter and Niki had become romantically involved.  This week’s online novel deals with how these two came together. 

Hiro and Ando jumped to a world where the bomb ripped apart New York City.  Where special people were scapegoated and treated unfairly.

In this world two characters we knew independantly, Peter Petrelli and Niki Sanders, became lost souls who found each other in the wake of the tragedy.  But how did this unlikely pair meet?

We open a little bit over a year after the bomb went off.  Hiro and Peter are journeying through the forest toward a penitentiary where two hundred specials are being kept.  Using their respective powers, they break into the fortress and release the prisoners. 

At the end of the cell block, there is a big steel door, holding an obviously very dangerous prisoner.  Peter uses his exploding powers to open the door, and finds Niki being held captive.  Looks like she must have given them some troubles to get locked under such heavy security.

They make their way out of the prison…right into the waiting arms of Director Parkman’s task force…made up of what appear to be specials that we’ve never seen before.  One is a woman that seems to be able to run on walls, one is a big guy that has Hiro hoisted up (maybe he has super strength) and the third has electricity coming from his fists and is levitating above the ground.  It is revealed that the prison was simply a setup to catch Hiro and Peter, and it appears to have succeeded.

Nothing really seemed to happen in this issue, but it serves as a set up for what looks like a great one next week.

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