[scene : Colt occupying the view]
I am now five, I can talk better and language restrictions have finally been lifted.
Buuut my happiness is short lived.
[The view expands to show Clarissa lying in bed struck with fever. Mark sits beside her, Colt is just standing at the door]
Now then, I'm a bit indecisive about how to handle this.
*Turns around.*
I mean, I am only five, right? So the best solution would be to wait it out and watch with eyes full of worry.
[Quick flash back to the 3.5 year old incident]
[scene : Colt at 3.5 years of age, lying in bed, his face red from fever, breathing slowly and heavily.]
*Clarissa is kneeling next to the bed.*
*She removes a piece of cloth from Colt's forehead, uses waterball to wet it then places it again.*
*Sun rises on a sleeping Clarissa, Mark walks in the room, looks at the two of them, gently taps Clarissa's shoulder.*
*She lifts her head to look at Mark.*
Mark : "You need to rest dear, I'll take care of our son."
Clarissa : "No, you've done enough."
Mark : "It's your third day in a row, go rest please*gently kisses her forehead*"
Clarissa [In a tired voice] : "I'm fine, don't worry."
Mark [helping her stand up] : "I'll stay, you go."
WILL YOU TWO CUT THE DRAMA AND GO TO SLEEP ALREADY !!
*Clarissa leaves the room after filling a wooden bucket with water, Mark takes over.*
*Sun rises, sets, rises, sets. Mark is asleep on the side of the bed, Colt finally gets up.*
[End of flash back]
Fiiine ..they win *sighs * guess I'll help, I hate to be in their debt.
*Colt turns back around to look at Clarissa, he steps closer.*
*Mark stands up, gently pushes Colt back.*
Mark : "Son, your mother will be okay, but you can't get close to her. Understand?"
What a major pain.
Colt [looking down] : "I understand."
Boosting the immune system is off the table…
Mark doesn't leave for work because as soon as the domain lord heard he repeated what he did a year and half ago …he's a really good guy.
[The sparks of the orange flame increase, they become a very small flame]
But, it made my life harder.
*Breathes in*
Fine, let's give them a little test, shall we? If they succeed, mother is cured. If not, it's out of my hands.
*Colt steps out of the room, then out of the house to the small garden outside.*
*Mark watches from the window.*
*Colt gathers some grass and flowers.*
*Heads inside dropping a flower on the way.*
*Colt enters his parents' room carrying what he collected.*
Mark [asking gently]: "Colt, what are you doing with all of this??"
Colt [ innocently] : "Making medicine for mom."
Come on, even in such a low civilization it should be known that some herbs have value as medicines.. take the bait Mark.
Mark [surprised and confused] : "I.. see."
*Colt goes to the living room.*
*Mark leans through the door to watch what Colt is doing, he's using a wooden cup to crush the grass and flowers on the table, then pours the mixture in a cup of water.*
[Scene shifts to Mark and Clarissa while subtle wind currents transmit their words to Colt's ears]
Clarissa: [Whispering weakly to Mark, with love] "Look at him. He's so determined to do something. I wish there was more we could do to help him."
*Coughs*
Damn it mother, you're killing me here.
Mark: [Leaning in, watching curiously through the door] "Yes, I'm thankful to have him as a son."
Not you too.
Clarissa:[with determination] : "Whatever he gives me I am going to drink it all."
Mark : "But-"
Clarissa: "No buts, my son made this for me and I'm not going to waste his efforts."
*Coughs harder*
Damn, that's naïve ... then again, they are such good people that I think I might feel a little bad for putting them through this.
They pass..
And with that starts phase 2.
*Colt goes to their room while Clarissa pretends to be asleep.*
Colt [whispering to Mark] : "Dad, I forgot something outside. I'll go get it and then the medicine will be ready. "
*Colt leaves while Mark watches from the window.*
And he's watching like a hawk.
*Colt sits on the ground, his back facing the window.*
*he dumps the liquid he made into the ground.*
After water prison… I learned that I can manipulate the properties of matter at will..
As much as I would love to keep playing with it more.. it's not the time.
Increase viscosity.
*Fills the cup with water made from magic.*
*Colt places his hand on the ground, atoms combine to the shape of antibiotic molecule.*
[Shows its shape]
*Colt puts it in the cup.*
Now to make it believable..
*Colt creates another substance, as soon as it touches the water, it turns green.*
Green food coloring.
*Colt stands up, heads back to Mark*
[ In the parents' room ]
Colt [whispering to Mark]: "Here, I made this for mom."
Clarissa[pretending to wake up.. gratefully ]: "For me! how kind of you ! that's my loving boy."
How convenient is it that she woke up now ?! Drop the cheesy act lady ( not that I'm any better)… can't trick a trickster, anyway..
Colt [ with enthusiasm ]: "Here mom, I made it for you, please drink it and get better."
*Hands the cup to Mark.*
Clarissa: [Exchanging a glance with Mark] : "Well, if it'll make you feel better, we'll try anything, my dear."
Mark: [Taking the cup from Colt, helping Clarissa drink it] : "Bottoms up, then. Cheers to your good intentions."
[scene: Colt narrating in the background. Clarissa drinking several of these cups]
I kept doing the same routine for a few days.
[scene : Clarissa getting out of bed and out of the room]
And Clarissa finally got better..
[scene : The three of them sitting on the table]
Since everything was done right in front of their eyes, they never suspected I had anything to do with it.
Mission complete.
Now let's use this happy moment to get a little reward.
Colt [asking with enthusiasm ] :"Dad, you said I was too young to learn magic before. But now I'm older."
Mark: "Oh, I thought you didn't want to learn it anymore."
Like hell I didn't !!
Colt [ visibly sad and disappointed ] : " I was waiting to get older."
[scene : Colt narrating. Colt in his room casting water bullet, water prison, wind barrier over and over again]
That is a big fat lie.. truth of the matter : I've been casting elemental magic none stop for the past year and a half.
Which made every water and wind spell upgrade to easy casting mode.
Also, I have a few ideas… though in order for me to try them I'll need a living test subject.
[scene : Colt subtly using a small fire bullet aimed at a waterball]
As for earth and fire, I couldn't really make something as fancy as earth wall..
[scene : Colt manipulating a small earth needle, moving it in the air, rotating it..etc]
or the likes because I spent all my time
[scene : Colt sitting on the table with Clarissa while she's making clothes and they're laughing]
playing house with (my dear mother) .
Now back to our conversation.
[Back to the original scene]
Come on Mark, your son is sad… what are you going to do about it??
Mark [trying to cheer Colt up ]"Alright, son, I will teach you magic, but only after school."
Wait, what? School…of course, that totally slipped my mind, damn, I am 5 now.
Uugghh I'm not concerned with it.
I mean all you need is to learn reading, writing and do math. Their math is basic and thanks to the upgrade god gave me this will be a cinch.
But interacting with a teacher and classmates?! What a pain !!
Colt [keeping his reactions in check] : "School?"
Mark : "Yes it is where you learn to read, write and do math."
Confirmed.
Colt [emotionlessly] "Do I have to go?"
Clarissa :"Yes dear, because it's important."
Colt : "But I want to learn magic."
Mark :"Like I said, I will teach you after school."
Colt [emotionlessly] "Alright dad, mom, I will do what is expected."