Previously on Heroes

Ordinary people
across the globe

discovered
extraordinary abilities.

- A single mother lost her son...
- Mum!

... and gives in to the
dark side to save him.

I did what had to be done.

Like I always do.

A new hero is discovered...

I remember lots and lots. It's just
something that my brain started doing.

... but meets a tragic fate.

And another hero goes back
in time to rescue her.

I'll just go back...
I'll stop her from coming to work.

Peter solves the mystery
of his destiny...

The cheerleader.
I think we're all trying to help her.

... and a father was stopping
nothing to avert catastrophy.

This girl, the one you've painted here,
she's my daughter.

This man here...he's gonna kill her tomorrow
night at her homecoming game.

I need you to paint this painting.

Tonight, their destinies
will unite them,

to save the cheerleader
and save the world.

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ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON NBC
2006/11/20

We are, if anything,
creatures of habit...

Drawn to the safety and
comfort of the familiar.

So do they actually believe
that pudding is a vegetable?

But what happens when the
familiar becomes unsafe?

When the fear that we have been
desperately trying to avoid

finds us where we live?

- Something wrong?
- Jackie just killed my appetite.

Oh, look, the principal's gonna post
the homecoming queen announcement.

Whoopee.

Well, aren't you gonna
go see if you won?

- What's the point?
- You're a finalist, Claire. Go.

Good luck.

Kinda nervy for someone in your position
to be running for homecoming queen.

- My position?
- You know. Pariah?

You hospitalized the MVP,

annihilating any hope of us
actually winning the game.

You're not deluded enough to
think you're actually gonna win?

No delusions.
It's a popularity contest,

and you've made it very clear
that I am no longer popular.

It's more than a
popularity contest.

Being selected homecoming queen
is about serving your school.

God, Claire.
I didn't think you were that shallow.

Congratulations, ladies.
Make me proud.

- Oh, my God,
- don't spaz out./ What?

I can't believe it.

I won?

Claire! Claire! Claire!

Shut up, you freaks!

Claire! Claire! Claire!

You didn't tell Peter about me
buying this painting, did you?

You asked me not to.

SIMONE DEVEAUX & NATHAN PETERLLI
NEW WORK CITY

I don't get it. What is it?

It's one of a series,
the work of Isaac Mendez, a rising artist.

Peter believes Isaac
can paint the future.

Is it supposed to be Peter?

I'm not sure.

But Peter thinks he needs to be there
to save a cheerleader.

- Union Wells High School.
- Yeah.

Peter thinks if he
saves a cheerleader...

he'll save the world.

Right.

- Is that the only copy?
- Yeah.

Why?

Peter's got all these...

ideas in his head.

Delusions of grandeur.

He thinks he's supposed to
make a difference.

What are you doing?

What are you doing? No! No!

No!

Saving his life.

What?
You believe it?

Save the cheerleader,
save the world?

- I'm not sure what to believe anymore.
- I am.

JESSICA SANDERS
SOMEWHERE INTHE NEVADA DESERT

Nice!

What's the range on this?

The Kinsella 320Z,

been known to pierce
body armor at 400 yards.

- Military grade.
- That'll work.

Don't want to see
his eyes, huh?

- Must really hate the guy.
- You have no idea.

- He took my son.
- Damn.

- You call the cops?
- Cops can't stop him.

but I can as long as he
doesn't see it coming.

- How much?
- Two large.

We're going hunting.

HEROES
1x09 Homecoming

DL HAWKINS $ MICAH SANDERS
ALONG HWY 12, UTAH

So how long do you plan
on keeping this up?

- Till you turn around.
- I told you, we can't go back!

And I told you Mom needs me.

It's not safe with her.

Look...

I still love her.

No matter what she does,
a part of me always will.

But your mom has changed.

The good news

is that it's gonna be you
and me from here on out.

Partners.

- You mean, like Batman and Robin?
- Yeah.

Like Batman and Robin.

Only...

I ain't wearing no tights.

You could wear tights.
I'm not wearing tights.

- Need to hit the head?
- Nah, I'm good.

Micah!

Did you ever consider that these
dreams that you've been having,
MOHINDER SURESH
CHENNAI, INDIA

- are just that, dreams?
- It's impossible.
MOHINDER SURESH
CHENNAI, INDIA

They were talking about my sister Shanti,
a sister I never knew I had!

As children,we absorb powerful archetypes
that we bury in our subconscious.

Your parents were obviously
still grieving over your sister.

- Freud would tell you the same thing.
- What about the boy?

The one with the soccer ball?

Yes, how do you explain his picture
being hidden in my father's desk, huh?

He was one of them,
right here in Chennai.

Sanjog Iyer,
my father identified the genetic marker.

It says the boy can enter your dreams,
alter your perceptions,

uh, kind of spirit guide.

- You must have seen that file before.
- I have never seen this file before,

and I have had thousands
of dreams in my life.

These were different, they were...
they were real.

We have to find this boy.

Hey, what was so important
you had me meet you over here?

That painting you wanted,
Nathan bought it from Linderman,

- had it shipped here.
- It's here... Can I see it?

There.

I-I don't understand.

He said it was to protect you,
that you're gonna get yourself killed.

Okay, wait a minute.
You saw this painting, all right.

- You can describe it to me.
- You really believe this, don't you?

Save the cheerleader,
save the world.

For reasons I can't
begin to understand...

There are people that are
counting on me to do this.

I don't know if I can,
but I have to try.

This doesn't make any sense.

I probably shouldn't
be showing you this.

It's a digital image,
it came with the painting.

Is that you, Peter?

I...I don't know.

Maybe.

If it's you,
then you're gonna die at 8:12 tonight.

- Don't go, Peter.
- I have to.

I have to.

Union Wells High School
is in Odessa, Texas.

I took the liberty and made a phone call.
Homecoming is tonight.

Thank you. Thank you.

Look, I don't know if
this is gonna happen.

- Just come back, okay?
- I will.

Hiro? Hiro!

Hi, this is Peter Petrelli,
is this Hiro Nakamura?

- No. Ah, he will be right back.
- Who is this?

- I'm his friend, Ando.
- Ando, right.

Okay, this is very important.

You and Hiro need to get to Odessa,
Texas, as soon as you can...

Union Wells High School.

Okay, that's where
the cheerleader is.

We are in Texas already.

Midland, at the
Burnt Toast Caf?

- It's outside the airport.
- You are? That's great!

Listen, I'm gonna
get on a flight,

tell Hiro that I'll be
there before he knows it.

Yes, okay. I will tell him.

Good-bye, Peter Petrelli.

It's gonna be okay, honey.

It's useless.

How is that supposed
to help me find Sylar?

He's not a vending machine.
You can't just

put the drugs in, pull a lever,
and expect a clear response.

I mean, he's a person.

Your emotions are
impairing your judgment.

Maybe, but I'm not the only one.

When he wakes up,
have him paint another.

No.

You think I'm being emotional?

Do you have any idea
what we're up against?

Come here.

Oh, my God.

Sylar wants to do
that to my Claire.

I will do whatever I
have to do to stop it.

Isaac can't help us.

It was a mistake
to do that to him.

Go to the high school.

Use the paintings as a guide.
Wait for Sylar.

You'll have help.

When the time is right,
neutralize him.

- I'll keep Claire safe at home.
- No, it's homecoming.

Find Sylar, take him out.

And let me worry about Claire.

- Congratulations, Claire.
- Thanks so much!

I don't know that girl.

- Holla to the queen!
- Holla back!

Everybody who wasn't my
friend is now my friend,

and everybody who
was my friend, isn't.

Well, it's not a
popularity contest,

it's an unpopularity contest

'cause you rocked
the freak vote.

I what?

Look, everybody who's like
Jackie voted for Jackie,

and everybody who
isn't voted for you.

And in this school, the unpopular
vastly outnumber the popular.

Made for a good
campaign strategy.

You campaigned for me?

Why?

You think all this school
spirit stuff is stupid.

I never said it was stupid.
I said it's beneath you.

But obviously it's important,
so whatever.

Now you have a little piece
of your old life back, okay?

Just don't start acting
like a bitch again.

Look, I got this
off of the Internet.

It supposedly has this really big
chapter on spontaneous regeneration,

so I thought it might enlighten you
on the whole Miracle-Gro of it all.

- What's with you?
- You're being so nice.

I've never been
this nice to you.

I mean,

I've been nice,
but I could be nicer.

Then why don't you?

Congratulations, Claire.

Mmm, is the gay boy your date?

You should tell him,
only one of you gets to wear the tiara.

What? That is so unfair!

- Hon?
- I've already made up my mind.

You are being
completely unreasonable.

Do you have any idea what it
means for me to miss this game?

- You'll survive.
- But Dad!

No, you listen,
and you listen good.

As long as you live under my roof,
you will do as I say.

You may not agree, but don't think
for a moment that that matters.

You are not leaving this house tonight.
Is that clear?

Crystal.

She's gonna hate you for
a long time on this one.

Let's hope so.

Micah! Micah!

What were you thinking?
Do you know how scared I was?

Now you know how it
felt when you left us!

Micah, what am I
supposed to do here?

Go back! She needs us!

We've discussed this.

- Your mom...
- Dad, I know she's different, okay? I see it too.

Something happened to
her when you left.

It got really bad.

Then, sometimes, she'd show up
instead of Mom./ She?

Jessica.

Jessica.

Dad, Mom... Mom's sick.

She can't help herself.
She can't control it.

Micah.

Does your mom know
about Jessica?

No, I don't think so.

Dad, we can't just leave her.

If you still love her,
you'll help her.

You're right.

Do you know this boy?

You're wasting my afternoon
because of a ridiculous dream.

No one said you had to come.

And who's gonna keep
you from getting killed?

This is a
dangerous neighborhood.

One look at your fancy shoes and
we'll both be running for our lives.

- Have you seen this boy?
- Come now, Mohinder.

Let's stop this nonsense.

Go back to the university,
talk about this like rational people.

- I am not leaving until I find him.
- I know this boy.

For 500 rupees,
I can tell you where he is.

This man is a crook,
give him nothing.

- What are you doing?
- Where?

You came to me in my
dream last night.

I don't come to anyone.

- They come to me.
- Why?

Why do they come to you?

They have questions
that need answers.

I'm not sure that
I have a question.

Yes, you do.

I have two paths
in front of me.

I need to know
which one to take.

Which one is my destiny.

You already have
the answer you seek.

What is it?

What's my answer?

Hiro.

Excuse me.

When was this picture taken?

Oh, that was Charlie's birthday.
About six months ago.

- Do you know him?
- Hiro? Sure.

He and Charlie were tight.

Please, where is he now?

I have no idea, darlin'.

He popped out of
her life weeks ago.

Zach? What r u doing?

Throwing rocks at ur window.
Open up!

What's going on?

I'm here to rescue you.

- Let's go.
- I'm grounded.

No one grounds the queen,
come on.

Yeah, tell that to my dad.

You only get to be
homecoming queen once.

You know what?
You've already cemented your victory

in the eyes of the student
body by punching Jackie.

Plus, if you back out now,
she becomes the queen.

My dad would pitch a fit.

So, big deal. What? He grounds you more.
He double grounds you.

Come on, you deserve this.

I do deserve this.

And tonight,
you can be my date to the dance.

- Me?
- Sure, why not?

Uh...

For a million
different reasons.

Is it about what Jackie said?
Because I don't care...

I don't care about that,
you think I care about that?

She can call me whatever she wants.
I'm not gonna be embarrassed by it.

I know who I am.

I like who I am.

I like who you are. I just...

I just wish that you
liked who you are.

I'm finally realizing who
my friends really are.

And that maybe being different
isn't the end of the world.

That's just who I am.

Exactly,

you gotta embrace
your inner freak.

Because the only thing
that you'll regret is

denying who you really are.

Ando?

Hey, I'm Peter Petrelli.

How are you?
So sorry it took forever.

I-I couldn't get a flight,
and then taxis in this town...

We still have time.
Where's... where's Hiro?

Hiro traveled back in
time to rescue Charlie.

I told him it
wasn't a good idea,

Peter Petrelli might call,
but he insisted.

- What happened to her?
- She was killed.

We were sitting right here.
It happened so fast.

Next thing we know, she was dead
and the killer was gone in a flash.

Like, Okage. Uh... boogeyman.

Hiro says maybe it is the same man that
is going to attack the cheerleader.

I told Hiro do over, is too risky.

But Hiro says

man who is too afraid to use power,
does not deserve to have power.

I know when,and I know where
the cheerleader gets attacked.
I have to stop him.

- Is this you?
- Maybe.

- You have a power, right?
- Sort of.

Super strength?
You bend time and space like Hiro!

No, I...I kind of absorb
the abilities of others.

- But only when they're close.
- Hmm?

Truthfully, when I'm by myself,
I don't...

I'm not really anything.

I've got less than an hour.

Okay, it happens at 8:12,
I have to go.

Coming?

No.

I will wait for Hiro.

Without him,
I'm not really anything either.

- Maybe you should wait too.
- There's no time.

- I have to save the cheerleader.
- But, Peter!