"What's that?"
Everyone turned towards the forest as the typhoon revealed itself, the cloud had gone dark and rumbled with thunder claps and flashes of lightning. It began to circulate as the typhoon descended, they watched it in shock and awe.
"Is that specter doing that?" Sandy asked.
" I don't think so..." Rory answered.
"Huh.."
Everyone looked at Rory, his eyes were closed in concentration. He opened his eyes slowly and sighed, he lifted his eyes to their gaze.
"There are responding to anger..." Rory closed his eyes again.
" Who's anger is it?" Jade asked.
Silence
"Reece's...." Clint said.
He folded his arm, holding a flower close to his heart. Sandy blinked in confusion as he looked from Rory to Clint.
"I thought his Gift was light.?" Sandy asked.
" Exactly.." the rest of them responded.
There was murmuring in the air as they turned to one another, Rory walked a few steps towards the forest and stood.
"He had been hiding this side of his powers from everyone..." Rory turned. " Only a handful of us knew.."
Silence...
" But the thing is... What would make him angry?"
" Everyone gets angry of course..." Sandy said.
Silence...
" Not Reece..." Rory looked away. " Reece never gets angry unless....."
"Unless what?" Zoe asked.
Silence.
" Something bad has happened..." Rory grunted.
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Freda suddenly halted midway and remained stationed, Jayden observed and halted few paces away from her. A storm blew past them as they stood, they turned back to see what caused the wind storm only to see.... The dark clouds.
"Reece..." Jayden murmured.
"Huh..." Freda looked at him.
Delia had gone few meters ahead of them when she felt the aura and halted, she looked back and saw them looking back before spotting the dark clouds and the typhoon.
"We better get going..." She said calmly. " We have our jobs cut out for us already.."
" She's right...." Freda said.
She hit the road again, followed by Delia... But Jayden stood still for few seconds, observing the clouds as they moved in circle.
"What's happened to you Reece?" Jayden murmured.
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Miss Wade walked towards Reece without obstruction, though the gale storm pushed everything backwards; she kept her stamina and moved towards the specter. Without further delay on what to do and how to do it, she gripped Reece by the shoulder.
He turned back to see Miss Wade's hand on his left shoulder, he looked at her face as she nodded in agreement and satisfaction.
"It's okay... You can relax.." She said.
" But Miss Wade.."
" It has endured enough." She said.
Reece bowed his head slightly with his eyes lowered, he opened them again and looked at her before nodding. He turned towards the specter and stretched forth his right arm towards it, after few seconds; he clenched his fist.
Silence...
It all went calm and bright again, the dark cloud had faded and typhoon too had disappeared. The sky became clear again as a warm heat descended on the environment, the auras around the horizon has stabled as nature noticed calmness again... It was a wonderful sight...
Reece squatted as his dark auras dissipated slowly, his once bluish dark hair has returned to normal. Likewise his mood... He sighed heavily with one knee to the ground.
The specter had somehow stopped attacking and remained stationed, it didn't emit any more dark auras but remained calm like a ghast.
Reece looked at Neil as he remained calm where he was, he looked like someone who's heart had suddenly stop beating. Reece covered his face sadly, Miss Wade brushed past them and walked towards the specter. She looked at it for few seconds before turning around.
Cough...
"Neil... " Reece looked at him as he strained on the ground. "How'd... Why...."
Reece babbling made Neil laugh, only for him to wince in pain as he held his bleeding shoulder. Reece's emotion was of joy missed with sadness that he almost shed tears.
"Stop holding back... Remember... Make your defect a weapon and not a weakness." Neil lectured.
Reece looked at him before covering his eyes and sobbing. Neil winced before looking at Reece.
"Hey..." Neil called out.
Reece looked at him again
"Big boys don't cry..."
Neil smiled.
Reece watched him for few seconds, he smiled too before standing. He looked at Miss Wade as she approached them, she smiled and nodded at Reece.
Reece understood what she meant, he bent over to help Neil to his feet. Neil groaned in pain the moment Reece took hold of his arm, they stood for a while and stared at each other for a while.
Without warning, Neil burst into laughter... Startling both Miss Wade and Reece as they watched him laugh.
"Who would have thought that there was some darkness inside that light heart of yours." Neil joked.
" Well... Wasn't good at hiding it anyways.." was the reply.
" Is that why you've always been meek..? To avoid using those powers of yours..?" Neil asked.
" Yeah...."
" Well..."
" No more talking...." Reece commanded. " Let's get going."
With those words, they levitated using Reece's light ability. Reece channeled his light auras around himself and Neil, making them to fly up into the sky... Leaving Miss Wade behind, she observed them for a while as they ascended. There was a smile on her face, she looked down before turning towards the specter.
"Why'd you attack us first?" She asked the specter.
The specter gave out a low eerie sound, Miss Wade just shook her head as she walked towards a branch that was broken off a tree during the fight between them and the specter. She sat on it with her arms folded and legs crossed.
"Alright then... Let's talk..."
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"Phew... Wow..." Sandy clapped his hands together to release dust particles into the air.
"Guess we finally made it." Ned added. "Great job guys..."
"It's just changing a tire." Lyn quipped from where she was standing behind them. "Nothing to be proud of."
The boys chose to ignore the comment.
Zoe turned back and looked at the clouds behind her, she smiled to see the clear white clouds under the blue sky. she lifted her head up with her eyes closed just to inhale fresh air, she laughed inwardly and inhaled again.
She opened her eyes to see a meteor heading her way, she jumped back and braced herself in wait of what was headed her way.
The light descended from the sky, gently it began to fade off as Reece and Neil came into view. They both smiled as they walked out of the ray.
"Uncle...." Chiyo ran towards them.
She came close to Neil before spotting the blood on Neil's uniform, she halted immediately as she watched in horror.
"Hey kiddo...." Neil smiled.
"Uncle....?" She whimpered.
"Don't worry... Uncle's fine..."
Sandy dashed towards them and grabbed Neil, they walked into the bus. Neil was laid on the floor of the bus, Sandy retrieved the first aid kit in the bus... Handed it to Ned.
"Why hand it to me?" Ned asked.
"Because you can do it better mate." Sandy smiled.
"Never... Not possible..."
Sandy grabbed Ned by the collars.
"Ned... If you don't help him... He will die..." Sandy yelled.
Silence...
Both of them stared at each other for a while, Sandy grew impatient and took the first aid kit from Ned. He set it down and opened it, he brought out a bottle of rubbing alcohol and many others.
He wore the Plastic gloves before turning towards Ned who watched him in Surprise.
"Tell me what to do, now..." He yelled.
Ned felt his hands were quavering uncontrollably, he brought his hands close to his face.. his matrix was begining to malfunction like he was an Android that's undergoing shut down or was under the mercy of a virus... He clenched his fist and sighed heavily with his eyes closed, then opened them again feeling a bit okay...
"Let's do this mate." He finally spoke out.
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" Took you guys long enough...." Miss Wade stood up.
Jayden had the drivers arm over his shoulder as he helped him move, Delia and Freda walked closely behind.
"Let's go... We do have an assessment to catch." She said.
She turned and headed straight towards the bus and the kids slowly followed her, Delia halted the moment her eyes caught something interesting... She looked over towards the specter which was surprisedly calm and contrast, she observed closely that it was in a struggle. Only one thing came to her mind..... Miss Wade...
She spotted the blood on the floor but wondered who's it is, sniff...sniff.... Delia looked towards Freda as she lifted her nose in the air to catch a scent.
"What's it Freda?" Jayden asked.
"Blood..."
" Where?"
" Can't see it." Freda looked around.
" No need.." Delia them. " It's over there."
She pointed towards the blood as she brushed past Freda, Jayden turned towards the pointed destination and spotted the blood. He looked at Freda who stood frozen on the spot, he sighed and gave her a push that jolted her back to reality.
"Let's go..." He said.
He turned and left the scene leaving Freda behind, her nose twitched up and down as she tried to catch the scent of who's blood it is.
"Neil?" She question no one.
She turned around without further delay and walked towards her comrades.