Chapter 2: Episode 2: "Lizards"

Chapter 2: Episode 202: "Lizards"

Peter Petrelli

Peter gets roughed up by the 3 thugs in Ireland accusing him of taking the iPods they were trying to steal. Peter is tied to a chair and repeatedly punched in the face with the head thug telling him he better remember his name and what happened with the iPods they were trying to steal.

Later, an Irish woman named Kaitlyn comes in to clean up Peter who's still tied to the chair. Peter tells the woman 1st thing he remembers is being found and beat up by the men. The woman reminds him about a spark that sent one of the men flying. Peter says he thinks it came from him. The woman who had been wiping blood off Peter's face, then notes he doesn't have a mark on him.

Peter struggles with his hands tied behind the back of the chair. All of a sudden he concentrates and then his hands phase right through the ropes. As Peter gets up and prepares to escape, 2 men have entered the bar outside of the room he's in. They go after the girl Kaitlyn, who tries to grab a gun to fend for herself. She struggles and the men start to get the upperhand. Peter enters the bar room and blasts one man with a burst of lightning. The other man prepares to shoot Peter with a sawed off, but Peter uses telekinesis and throws the gun to the wall. The man comes at Peter and punches him to no avail. Peter returns a solid jab to the man's face which sends him flying back to the wall.

Mickey the head Irish thug returns and chastises Peter for what he did to the 2 men, saying they stopped by looking for their money. Mickey says one was the son of a head criminal boss, McSorley. He tells Peter he needs to make things right by helping them do a job. Mickey tells Peter his name is "Peter" and then produces a box of items that Peter had when they found him, including credit cards etc. Mickey threatens to put the box in the fire saying if Peter helps them with 1 job, it's all his.

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Claire Bennett

Claire is at home in the kitchen and uses her power to retrieve her mom's ring from a pot of boiling water. Her mother tells Claire she doesn't have to be flashy. Claire has a discussion with her dad about having to keep her powers low key and he gives her a pep talk. After Claire leaves for school, Claire's mom shows HRG a news headline that Kaito Nakamura was killed. HRG shows his wife a painting done by Isaak Mendez that shows the death of Kaito was already painted. HRG says there's 8 more paintings in the series he didn't get.

Claire's science class is discussing lizards and their ability to regenerate and heal. Claire asks her teacher about the possibilities for human regeneration and providing new limbs for people who need them. Her classmate, West looks at her strange as Claire keeps pressing on with questions for her teacher.

West finds Claire walking outdoors between classes. West talks to Claire about not hiding everything interesting about her. West tells Claire about a book he's been reading on genetics written by a doctor, and offers to bring it over to her. Claire tells him she's not that interested and goes to her car in the parking lot, but finds it missing.

Claire visits her father at his new copy center job. Claire tells him the car was stolen, and he says he is relieved that it wasn't something else. Claire says she left the door unlocked and her dad tells her she needs to be more careful now. Claire confronts her dad about using her powers to help people who need it. HRG tells her he is trying to protect her from what people want to do to study her because it won't be pleasant. He warns her to be more careful.

At home, Claire's mother yells at her about having a TV show on. Claire turns the TV off and decides to do an experiment on herself, taking a pair of scissors and cutting off her small toe. After a moment, Claire's toe regenerates. Just then, Claire notices that West, her classmate is looking in through her window and has seen what she's done. Claire rushes outside to find him, and Mr. Muggles the family dog follows. Claire can't find West, but finds he has dropped the book about genetics he mentioned earlier to her. Claire's dog begins barking and jumping up, indicating something is up in the air.

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Hiro Nakamura

Hiro finds Kensei drunk in a village area laying against a tree. Hiro sobers him up telling him they need to save the princess and the story will be told for 400 years. Kensei passes out, so Hiro takes the costume and mask of Kensei, gets on a horse and rides off wearing the outfit.

Several men have surrounded the Princess with swords saying they need her father alive but not her. Just then, Hiro shows up dressed as Kensei. Hiro tells the men to stop, but they note he has no sword to fight with. Hiro says he doesn't need one. Hiro uses his power to take all of the men's swords and puts them in front of him. A man tries to shoot him with a bow and arrow but Hiro gets that too. The men all flee and the Princess asks to ride with Hiro off on his horse.

Hiro still dressed as Kensei walks with the princess through the woods and trees. They spot a deer and Hiro remarks a deer is a messenger from God they can pass on a message from . The princess said everything she wanted has been sent from heaven already. Hiro says the love between her and Kensei will be the stuff of legends. The Princess asks to see Hiro's face, unmasked, but he says she disarms him and there are things he can't say without the mask on. Hiro freezes time, takes off his mask and then leaves, after causing flower petals to fall all around the princess.

Hiro returns the armor and mask to the real Takeo Kensei. Kensei yells at him for what he did. Hiro tells him he took the items to rescue the princess and now people are grateful for what Kensei did. The princess enters the hut and presents her father's sword to Kensei for saving her. She ten rushes out the door saying they must rescue her father. Kensei says he will take part in this, and says listening to Hiro is good for him. As the two men exit the hut, the men who Hiro scared off earlier show up with weapons. They aim at Kensei and fire several arrows into his chest. Hiro rushes to his aid as the men leave, but Kensei dies on the spot. Hiro tells Kensei he can't die, and watches as Kensei magically wakes up. Hiro then proclaims "Godsend!"

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Alejandro & Maya

Alejandro and Maya meet with a woman named Nidia who takes them in. Alejandro asks the woman to take them into the US, and she agrees. Maya tells here brother she is concerned about involving Nidia and about the possibility her power could go awry again.

A woman enters the room where Alejandro and Maya are and offers to heal Maya who is nto feeling well. The woman takes Maya's hands and feels that she has something darker than the devil inside, because she fears herself. The woman calls Maya cursed saying she can't be healed, and leaves the room.

Maya and Alejandro head to the Mexico border with Nidia. She shows them an underground tunnel to take. They become separated as Alejanra quickly runs to hide in the pipe/tunnel and police descend on the scene with flashlights. Maya tells Nidia she shouldn't have been apart from her brother like this. All of a sudden Maya becomes strangley sick and turns to reveal that her eyes are dripping blood. She tells the woman to run, but before the woman can, she collapses to the ground. Maya begins yelling trying to find her brother for help. Alejandro shows up seeing what has happened. He takes Maya's hands in his and her eyes heal up as he sings. Nidia who has been collapsed on the ground also gets up. She tells them they are both evil and runs off screaming they are cursed. Alejandro pleads with her to stay but she leaves.

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Matt Parkman

Matt Parkman is part of the NY police squad investigating the death of Kaito Nakamura, and ends up talking to Ando up on the rooftop where Kaito was killed. Parkman asks Ando about the picture they found on Kaito, which has a red symbol over Kaito's face. Ando says the symbol is the crest of Takezo Kensei meaning "great ability" or "Godsend". Ando tells Matt that Mr. Nakamura used to read the Kensei stories to Hiro. Matt says he needs to talk to Hiro and Ando says "so do I".

Parkman interviews Angela Petrelli at the police station about Kaito Nakamura's death. He asks her about the red symbol drawn over Nakamura's face, and she says it represents her late husband's law firm. Parkman inquires about Angela's possible motives to kill Kaito. He then hears her thoughts that "someone wanted revenge for something bad they've done". Parkman opens a line of questioning asking her who would want revenge. Parkman continues to press as Angela asks for her lawyer. She then thinks loudly for Parkman "get out of my head!"

Parkman later meets with Nathan Petrelli outside the interrogation room, and they recall meeting in Texas. Parkman tells Nathan he's sorry about Peter and offers to show Nathan to his mother. Nathan says she won't want to see him, he just came to get her out. All of a sudden, the lights in the office go out and they hear Angela screaming. Angela is shown being attacked by someone or something that is not shown. Parkman and Nathan rush to the door to go help her, but the door is forced shut. Parkman ends up taking a chair to smash through a 2 way window/mirror. They manage to get into the interrogation room where Angela is crouched down crying with blood marks on her face. Parkman asks who did this to her, and finds she is holding her own picture with the red symbol over her face.

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Mohinder Suresh

Suresh shows up at work for the company to see his boss. He is given an assignment to save a dying man who is showing weakness, loss of abilities, and general signs of sickness. Suresh's boss tells him his (Suresh's) blood is the only blood that cures the virus, so to not get killed.

Suresh shows up in Haiti for his assignment, looking for the sick individual. Suresh finds The Haitian in a bed sick. Suresh tells the Haitian he has come to give him a cure. The Haitian says he doesn't want the cure and it's God will to have him lose his power, but Suresh says he will die otherwise. Suresh shows him the cure, his own blood and says they will see if God will offer redemption.

Suresh notes that the cure has worked and the Haitian says he is feeling much better. Suresh notes that if the virus spreads it could be terrible. He also remarks that it took his sister, and that he will need to bring the Haitian in for observation. Haitian asks who Suresh works for and Suresh mentions "the company". All of a sudden, Suresh finds himself at the same desk, but the Haitian is missing and Suresh' boss is there. Suresh' boss asked where the Haitian is, and Suresh has no memory. His boss tells him that means his cure worked giving the Haitian his power back. His boss says they have contained the virus and angrily tells Suresh he made a rookie mistake.

Suresh returns home to the apartment where Matt Parkman has fallen asleep in a chair at Molly Walker's bedside. Suresh makes a call to Mr. Bennett at the Copy center. He tells Bennet about how the company doesn't suspect a thing yet. Bennett tells Suresh he will find the remaining paintings on his own. As they hang up the call, Mr. Bennett greets a customer who has just entered the store. It turns out to be the Haitian, and the two smile as they are reunited.

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