It was all pitch dark, like one would be in a dimension of darkness or a black hole... Whatever it may be but this is no fun at all as fear crept up Neil's mind sending cold chill through his spine. He has seen this place before but can't remember it nor seems to have a glimpse about it... It was long and broad that one can't see the beginning nor the end and that freaked him out.
"Hello." Neil's voice echoed.
And yes.... He is alone at this point, but how did he get here in the first place that has no good insight on it. It was all hollow and quiet... Too quiet to the point one may think he is standing on a graveyard, he turned around to see if he could find at vague shape or freaking creeping thing around so he would know he is not alone... Emptiness everywhere and the only thing heard is the heavy sound of his own breath.
Somehow he began to sense someone else in tho hollow... Like the person was staring at him from every corner of the hollow which is very weird, if it was his eyes that is making this illusion or someone's really watching him.
NEIL...
The voice went supersonic with the help of the hollow and it's screech seemed to make his head heavy That he had to bury it in his hands and screamed out of pain... The pitch seemed to go higher every resonance and the hollow began to vibrate vigorously that his vision began to fail him. With his eyes closed and hands to his ears, he tried to push out the noise. But the more he tries, the worse it becomes.
He has to wake up but needs an anchor to help him to do that or else he will forever get lost in his own mind, and now this joke seemed not to be funny anymore because he asked for an anchor to wake up but saw a vague object appearing in front of him. A really terrifying vague object... Wait it's a man on a long trenched 19's hood that covered his feet.... Or her feet.
It was coming towards Neil and his feet seemed to freeze in the spot and he couldn't feel them, he wanted to run but his feet seemed to deny him the honour of running. The strange person stretched his hands towards him like it's wanting to kill him, dying in his own mind seemed to be a heroic, awesomely stupid death he has ever thought of but... It about to happen to him, guess he's going to die an awesomely stupid death.... A virgin.
"If you want to wake up?" The being spoke as it placed it's hand on Neil's shoulder. "You better do it now."
Strangely that's Sandy's voice... What is sandy doing in his head or is he imagining it that way.
"Neil...." Sandy yelled. "I saw you winced... So you better get your ass up or we are all going to end as barbecue."
Well guess he is serious after all, because his time seemed to give it away... Guess he has to open his eyes and see what the seriousness was all about, well.... His first image doesn't seem good at all, he could see the clouds has gone dark... Strange thing was that something burning beautifully seemed to come into view and really fast towards him. He wanted to scream but his body seemed to deny him the honour of yelling. Suddenly it seemed to pass through them and that freaked the hell out of Neil that he kept wondering what was going on.
"Welcome back bro..." Sandy spoke.. "How did your journey to the unknown go?"
"Huh.." Was the reply.
"It's good to see you back to life." Clint spoke. "How are felling."
"Am doing okay..." Neil tried to get up. "Just strained."
"Careful mate..." Kai yelled. "We're in a truck."
That explains the reason he was feeling some vibration in his body... He took a peek and saw that they were being chased by a jeep. Neil turned around with question in his eyes.
"The abductors..." Clint crossed his arm. "Yes."
"How long have we been running?" Neil asked. "And who's driving?"
"Well Ned is.!" Clint answered.
"If Ned is driving...." Neil looked around. "Where's....."
"Sandy?" Clint gestured. "Well he's over there."
Neil searched around the truck but Sandy was nowhere to be found.. It was his voice that woke him up but why can't he find him and the big question is how Sandy knew he winced, is he a psychic like him now or is Neil hallucinating.
"Where?" Neil asked
"Who else do you think can pull up the black cloud like it was about to rain." Clint pointed to the top of the truck.
"Nature." Neil spoke flatly.
"Puff..." Clint rolled his eyes. "And yet the mountain top seems bright... This is a gifted's job dude... Think again."
"Huh." Neil spoke surprised. "He's up there?"
"Exactly..." Clint sniffed a rose.
"Incoming...." Kai yelled.
Another set of meteors headed towards them like rain drops... Like seriously there were beyond what Neil has seen and it seemed like there were fireworks but this time, if nothing is done to prevent this meteors they would become an over roasted pile of yams and that would be bad for not just them but the family. That is if the family can identify their bodies, so that would mean that they wouldn't be any burial for them because they died being roosted... Now that's just fantastic.
Substituting this amount of meteors would not only drain his energy but will also kill him, and Clint on the other doesn't seem to worry at all but maintained his sitting posture with a rose in his fingers...
"Who's gift is this?" Neil asked
"One of the abductors." Kai spoke heavily.
"You seemed to have used up your energy?" Neil looked over to Kai.
"Am ok." Kai smiled.
He has been breathing heavily and Neil could tell that he's all used up, all though he was trying to hide it from everyone. That would definitely fool everyone but not him.
"How long have you been doing this?" Neil asked
"What." Kai answered but more like a question
"Using your gift." Neil closed his eyes. "How long have you been using it."
"Not too long." Kai laughed.
"Actually..." Ned coughed. "25 minutes... And 59 seconds..... None stop."
"Seriously men... seconds too?" Kai yelled
Although Neil knew he wasn't in a better condition for he was already approaching the third phase of his tattoo, but he just have to help out too in anyway at all.. His eyes colored changed to it's usually purple color and his vision extended. He saw Sandy at the roof top of the truck trying to help out too but he looks like someone who is drained off too.
"Where do you think you're going Neil." Clint asked
"I can't just seat around and smell rose like you." Neil answered as he held the top pole. "Am going to help out too."
With those words he swinged to the top of the truck and saw Sandy stretching his arms towards as if telling him to stop, Neil looked closely to Sandy's eyes but unfortunately they were closed tight and his face was squeezed out of large effort.
"What are trying to do Sandy.?" Neil asked telepathically
"Neil..... You're awake." Sandy thought back. "Welcome back to the land of the living."
"Excuse me.. Was I once a dead man?" Neil asked
"Ummm.... Kinda." Sandy answered. "Now I have to focus on bringing down lightning... Would you excuse me?"
"Yeah I can see that." Neil waved as the truck passed through a sharp corner.
"I guess summoning the clouds is the big deal isn't it?" Neil asked.
"Yeah... It is man.!" Sandy answered
"Why didn't you use your god-mode card.?" Neil asked
"I did think about it ever since... But I don't know it would work." Sandy replied.
"Do you remember what you did back at the duel." Neil asked.
Neil sensed a scorch coming towards the truck, he turned to see it's bigger than the rest of it. He spotted the one amongst the abductors that uses the gift for he was squatting at the top of the jeep. A slim individual with rough hair and an oversized suit that covered his forearm and shoes with pointing tips, like seriously; they are dressing in black suit like the good guys in men in black but this time none of them worel glasses. The scorch guy suddenly had a grin on his face and that pissed Neil off, guess he has to do what he was given his eyes for... Substitution.
Neil squatted and watched the scorch coming towards them in full force and beautiful golden yellow color seemed amusing and fascinating. But if nothing is done to this scorch, it would turn everyone to pile of dirt. Neil focused his vision around him trying to find suitable stuff to substitute the scorches with, stones... tress... cars... weeds... leaves... What would it be he wonders. Because they are harmful to everyone in the truck if it were the stones or leaves or the weed.. Because it would explode the environment and that might stare up bills.
NEIL.....
"But am not at my limits yet..." Neil knelt down holding his neck.
"Neil...." Sandy pointed to Neil's neck. "What's that shining on your neck?"
"Never mind that mate.!" Neil panted. "Let's just get this scorches of our tails..."
Boom... The scorches seemed to pass through the truck and hits the ground causing pebbles to flow up the sky, dust everywhere and sharp stones hit the tire making it drift to the side a bit
"Guys..." Ned yelled. "If you have any plans?.... Now would be fine to actualize it because this truck can't hold on for long."
"We are working on it." Sandy yelled.
"And Kai's at his limits too." Clint yelled.
Flowers... That would be the only way to do this and he would have to ask his dislike for help... This is gonna be a problem.
"Clint..." Neil yelled.
"What...?" Clingy responded
"I need a favor from you." Neil spoke
"What would that be?" Clint asked
Neil sent Clint using his informative wave to transmit his plans to him.
"Understood." Clint whispered
Guess it was his time to show his gifts again using his flower as the perfect specimen for Neil's project... He was pleased to be of help this time again and that brought smile to his face.
Clint threw the flower into the air and it zapped past another set of scorches sent by their pursuers.. Clint conjured another and held it to his lips before interlocking his fingers together. Closing his eyes all through the process as of to perform a ritual. The the flowers multiplied into four with which it's stems are pointing towards the car.
"Ready when you are.... Neil." Clint thought
"Understood.. Keep holding the position." Neil telepathed
The scorches were twelve meters away and about to impact their truck.
"Sandy now....". Neil yelled
"Alright." Sandy cheered. "LIGHTNING FROM ABOVE."
Sandy lifted his arms Into the air and squeezed it to knuckles, lightning rumble in the clouds he made. With force his threw his fist down to the truck, punching it in the process.. And lightning descended down the clouds. Neil's iris began to spin for he is ready to substitute something in place of the scorches. And the flowers moved in a laser form towards the truck.. Guess that's Clint's doing.
"NOW...."