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Title: Candy Cane
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: Sylar x Mohinder
Characters: Lyle Bennet, Claude Rains, Sylar, Mohinder Suresh
Words: 1,981
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Summary: Lyle and Claude have a holiday assignment.
Author's Notes: Written for mylar_fic holiday prompt table for the prompt 'candy cane'. In case it isn't obvious, this story is set a few years in the future. My personal canon is Lyle and Claude work for the New Company as a team. You'll find them popping up more and more in my fics.

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"Are you sure he's here?" Lyle asked with a whisper. His voice was steadier than his hands, which shook slightly around the handle of his taser gun.

Claude stepped on a miniature candy cane and the crackling plastic gave away his position. "Shit," he said in reply as he turned invisible and slipped behind Lyle to another point in the room. "Yes, he's got a sweet tooth."
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Title: White Christmas
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: Sylar x Mohinder
Words: 271
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Summary: Sylar regrets his enlightment.
Author's Notes: Written for mylar_fic holiday prompt table.

Freshly-fallen snow always makes the world seem new, clean, without sin. He used to enjoy the first real snowfall of the season and the feeling of renewal it would bring. Now, it reminds him of his mother.

Her stupid snow globes were an outward manifestation of her obsession with winter, snow, and the magic of Christmas. He used to get caught up in her delusion and believe that for the month of December the world was a better place.

Christmas, like so many of the other comforting things in his old life, was an exercise in self-deception.

Come January there would only be debt, indigestion, and the bitter knowledge you now had eleven months of shit to wade through until next December. His eyes were open now and he could see the cracks in the facade that was the glory of a White Christmas.

When the coloured lights go up in Mohinder’s apartment window his heart drops into his stomach. Mohinder, a scientist and non-Christian, participating in the mass illusion of Christmas seems horribly out of character and disappointing. He would have thought they’d have reached the same conclusion about this holiday.

When he sees Mohinder stagger up to his apartment laden with parcels and holiday groceries his jaw clenches with frustration. He stands on the sidewalk for a long time, staring at Mohinder’s footprints in the clean snow.

It’s bullshit. The whole holiday and the fake feelings of goodwill and the false generosity; it’s all bullshit.

And yet, he wished he could fall back into ignorance and truly believe Christmas could make everything better; if only for a little while.

Title: Argus 13/13 - Mohinder should be here to see this
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 583
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves. Sylar implements an extreme solution.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! Additional notes at the end of this part.

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Title: Argus 12/13 - Senator Petrelli Gives the Grand Tour
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 995
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves. Senator Nathan Petrelli welcomes Dr. Suresh to the new research facility.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta!

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Title: Lyle's Thanksgiving
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 787
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: None
Spoilers: Spoilers up to episode 4x10 Thanksgiving
Summary: Lyle Bennet stayed home alone this Thanksgiving. He's sort of okay with that.
Author's Notes: I'd imagine Lyle gets pretty put out with all the attention Claire receives. His feelings towards Claire are, of course, magnified through the lens of hyperbole that is being a teen and a younger sibling.

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Title: Argus 11/13 - Red on Mohinder's Stoop
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 1,167
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta!

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Title: Argus 10/13 - Senator Nathan Petrelli has an idea
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 1,258
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta!

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Title: What the Stork Brought
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 863
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Spoilers: Season Three - up to and including Episode 19: Shades of Gray
Summary: Martin & Virginia Gray bring their new son, Gabriel, home.
Author's Notes: The Gray familiy is so messed up.
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Title: Argus 9/13 - Green doesn't suit
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 1,270
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta!

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Title: Argus 8/13 - Where's your partner, Mr. Bennett?
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 1,075
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta!

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Title: Argus 7/13 - Senator Nathan Petrelli Refuses Dessert / Senator Nathan Petrelli vs. Snoopy
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 1,757
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta!

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Title: Argus 6/13 - How do you really feel, Mr. Bennett?
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 671
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! This story was inspired by "Tomie" by Junji Ito; if you like horror you must read his comics!

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Title: Understanding
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 327
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Summary: Peter knows how to soothe Nathan's fears.
Spoilers: Up to current episode in Season 4.
Author's Notes: Quick fic inspired by Drabble Challenge #19 over at heroes_contest - Came in 1st place.

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Title: Argus 5/13 - Mohinder Thinks About Me
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 839
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! This story was inspired by "Tomie" by Junji Ito; if you like horror you must read his comics!

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Title: Argus 4/13 - Will You Kill Me Mr. Bennet?
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 602
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! This story was inspired by "Tomie" by Junji Ito; if you like horror you must read his comics!

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Title: Argus 3/13 - Seeing Red/Pink
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 758
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! I'd like to have posted this story in its entirety but it's too long for a single LJ post. It's written in distinct sections but some of the sections are rather short so I've grouped them together in a way that I hope will make sense in the end. This story was inspired by "Tomie" by Junji Ito; if you like horror you must read his comics!

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Title: Argus 2/13 - Sylar Ambush!/Mr. Bennett, I presume?
Author: themaskedmckay
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: None
Words: 1,241
Disclaimer: Characters do not belong to me.
Warning: Character death & implied character death. But death isn't always as final as it might seem.
Spoilers: Up to the end of season three. The story takes place between seasons three and four.
Summary: Sylar the cockroach becomes Sylar the planarian when his cell regeneration ability evolves.

Author's Notes: A HUGE thank you to luckykitty for the beta! I'd like to have posted this story in its entirety but it's too long for a single LJ post. It's written in distinct sections but some of the sections are rather short so I've grouped them together in a way that I hope will make sense in the end. This story was inspired by "Tomie" by Junji Ito; if you like horror you must read his comics!

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