Sara

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Sara is a major character of Roachie's Mutant WIP. She is a co-creator of the Halfway House along with Mac. Her powers are mind reading, and creating visual illusions.

## History

Sara was born in 1990 in Maryland, and was an only child. She excelled at the sciences in school, and went to university pursuing a major in psychology, where she met her best friend Owen Locke. She and Owen were active members of the science community at their university, and participated in multiple experiments to help their classmates (and get extra credit in classes). One such experiment was led by an employee of Cronus, and without their consent, this resulted in Sara, Owen, and a few of their classmates being mutated. Sara developed the power to hear others' thoughts and create visual illusions, while Owen could create auditory illusions.

Despite the confusion surrounding how Sara and Owen had obtained their powers, the two considered them serendipitous gifts. Sara was studying to be a mental health counselor, and the ability to hear her client's thoughts made her perfect for the role. The pair also became infamous pranksters, using their abilities to cause harmless trouble around campus. They made the perfect pair, and their relationship was certainly sexual, though not romantic. It was during this time that Sara became pregnant. During her first trimester, both she and Owen graduated with their bachelors.

As the Second Wave was beginning, Cronus sent agents to "collect" the first wave mutants. An agent by the name of Derek Absolom [mentioned more in depth on Gavin's page] was sent to collect them, but was only able to capture Owen. Sara was on her way home at the time, and from outside the door could hear Owen mentally screaming a warning to her to get away. She heeded the warning and ran, though she still carries guilt for abandoning her friend.

## The War

Very soon after she fled, she gave birth to a daughter, and made the decision to give her up for adoption. Cronus was hunting for her, and adoption seemed like the safest option for her child. While she was on the run, Sara found companionship with other escaped mutants, and together they maintained their freedom. After a time, though, She and another mutant (named James Read) came into contact with Damian and Mac. They were offered protection in return for certain jobs being done, and a deal was struck.

Through this business relationship, Sara and the other mutants learned of the torture of their fellow mutants, and the collective decision was made to bring down Cronus. Damian was working toward that goal using subterfuge and assassination, but the group of mutants, now calling themselves the Mutant Freedom Fighters, would take a more head-on approach. Thus began the war on Cronus.

During a rather daring operation to take down Cronus' main research lab and storage facility, Sara was captured. While the freedom fighters were badly outnumbered and were forced to retreat, Sara was taken to a different facility. During her imprisonment, she came face to face with Derek Absolom, who informed her of Owen's death. Absolom also took advantage of his position as head of security and sexually assaulted Sara while she was his captive. She remained there for a week before the Freedom Fighters learned of her whereabouts and came to her aid.

The battle of Sara's rescue was hard fought, but the mutants won. The facility was destroyed, Absolom was killed, and Sara was liberated. Unfortunately, amid the fighting, a Cronus employee made use of an experimental ammunition - bullets made of dissimidium - and fired on Sara. She escaped with her life, but the bullet was lodged in her back, and cut off the use of her powers. She continued to help the freedom fighters from the sidelines thereafter, though she was left reeling from the loss of her powers.

She and James met with Damian and Mac one last time. Damian brought a request for another mission, but this one required going against the wishes of the freedom fighters, and so they refused. Damian attempted to blackmail them into cooperation, but before they could reply with threat or surrender, Mac took action. Just a teen at that time, he turned against his adoptive father and killed Damian. From that point forward, Mac joined the freedom fighters and used his father's research on Cronus to aid them in their fight.

## Present

Once the war ended and Cronus was defeated, Sara made use of her degree and obtained a counseling license. It took a few years of hard work, but she started her practice and saved up enough for a house. By that time, Mac had finished school and was working towards becoming a nurse. After the bond the two had forged during the war, Sara and Mac decided to start the Halfway House together. Sara also sought out her daughter to regain custody now that it was safe, and brought Kassidy into the halfway house as well.