

Life on the Run and Paradise Main article: I Am Number Four Death of the Third See: Onslaught in Kenyaįour is fifteen when Number Three is killed, his scar begins to form while he is at the beach in Florida talking to a pretty girl named Tara. Then Henri and John immediately left Colorado. Henri is accused of child abuse after the fire incident, but then the case is dropped as Henri was nowhere close to John when it happened. The heat that is emitted by the scar is so intense that John's sock catches on fire and the Police are alerted. Two's death happens in the middle of a spelling bee in Colorado when he is twelve. Henri moves himself and John to Minnesota the next day. The pain is so intense that it wakes him from his sleep. Four is asleep in a small town in Arizona when the Mogadorians find and kill Number One. On Earth, Four and Henri get separated from the others and go into hiding.

Four is taken to an airstrip, where the Loridas Charm is placed on him and the other Garde and they are flown to Earth. When the Mogadorians begin to invade the planet, arrangements are made to evacuate the future Elders. Four was recognized at an early age as a particularly gifted Garde and was paired with his Cêpan Henri before the age of eleven. He remembers a carefree childhood playing with his Chimæra, Hadley, and visits from his father, Liren. Number Four spent his early years on Lorien, and was raised by his Grandparents. 1.9 The Final Showdown with Setrákus Ra.
