Hello peeps! This is the first of two or three Star Wars themed powers chapters! If that made any sense…
Gazzy: It didn't.
Whatever. Anyway, on with the story!
Max's POV
I groaned in frustration, looking around at the flat steel walls. According to the wacky evil scientists who had managed to capture us this time, these walls were a solid foot thick. They connected seamlessly to the identical steel floor. Nudge had tried lifting the walls with her metal power, but they were far too heavy. She had passed out from the effort. Angel and Total sat next to her, Angel frantically fanning her with her hands, and Total trying to give her a pep talk to wake up. Fang sat thinking in a corner, a faraway look in his eyes. Iggy and Gazzy were sitting in another corner whispering and looking furitively around. These scientists apparently knew about their bomb making talents, and had confiscated their backpacks, and had them frisked before pushing them into the room with the rest of us. With every failed attempt to turn us to their side, they seemed to get wiser about us. Dang it.
I tried to think up a plan that wouldn't be too ludicrous. Maybe when they opened the seamless steel door to take us out to experiment on, we could swarm them and fight our way out? Hmm, it was risky and desperate, but pretty much our only chance. I hoped it would work, since we didn't even know the layout of this place or where we were.
Maximum! I sat up for a second, then relaxed. It was only The Voice.
What, Voice? Got any helpful ideas to get us out of here? That would be useful, I thought at it. Surprisingly, it answered.
Yes Max, I have a plan for you. But you must believe truly in it, or it will not work.
Oh really? I thought back. What have you got in mind?
Use the Force Maximum.
"What the heck!" I yelled out loud. Startled, my flock turned to look at me. "The Voice," I explained. They nodded knowingly, and went back to what they were doing. Voice, I asked sweetly.
Yes, Max?
Are you completely off your rocker now?
No, Max.
Ah. I see. So you just want me to use the Force.
Yes, Max.
You're a raving lunatic.
No, Max.
Will you stop saying that?
Yes, Max.
Grr…
Fine. Maximum, you must use the Force to get your flock out of this room. Otherwise, the scientists will kill and dissect you for information.
Eww, nasty. So the only way to avoid this would be to use the Force?
Yes.
We're doomed. I looked around at my flock one last time. Hey Voice, can I tell them what you said?
Sure. It doesn't matter, anyway, if you're going to die from lack of the Force.
Oh shut up. "Umm, guys?" I asked them out loud. Angel and Total looked up, and I noticed happily that they had managed to revive Nudge. Iggy, Gazzy and Fang looked solemnly at me. They knew if I couldn't think of a way out of here, then we were bird kid toast. I gulped, and hoped they wouldn't think I was crazy if I told them what the Voice said. "Umm, well the Voice just dropped in for a little chat, and it told me…" I trailed off, trying to think of how to put this delicately. My flock waited patiently. Aw, to heck with delicacy. "It said that the scientists were going to kill and dissect us for information. The only way to get out of here is if I- umm- if I-" I stumbled on these last words, praying that they wouldn't send me to the funny farm for this suggestion.
"Max, spit it out. If it's our only chance, even if it's crazy and dangerous and stupid, I'll take it." Fang looked steadily into my eyes. He was right. They deserved to know.
"The Voice said the only way out of this was if I used the Force!" I blurted out. The flock stared at me. I bet they weren't expecting that confession.
"What?" Iggy yelled. "The only way out of here alive is if you use the Force?"
"Umm, yeah," I confirmed quietly. I felt like an idiot.
"That's pretty cool," Gazzy said, grinning.
"Yeah, I know, it's stupid- wait. What did you say?"
"That is pretty awesome that you can use The Force," Gazzy clarified. Iggy and Nudge nodded.
"Wait a sec, what do you mean?" I was confused. "I can't use the Force!"
"Are you sure?" Nudge asked seriously. I just looked at her.
"Don't you think I would know if I had the Force?" I mean, seriously. If I had the Force, that would have been so useful over the years! I could have Forced the needles away from me in the School, Forced our dog crates open so we could escape. I could have Forced the hundreds of Erasers, M-Geeks and FlyBoys away from us when they attacked! The possibilities were endless! My having the Force would have made life so much easier for six bird kids on the run. But since I didn't have the Force, none of those things happened. No, we had to live the old fashioned way.
Maximum, your talent for the Force has been dormant the first fifteen years of your life. Now, it has awakened. Use it now, or die.
Well that was cheerful, I retorted. My flock was still looking at me. Oops. "Nudge, I'm pretty sure I don't have the Force."
"You never know until you try," she persisted. I sighed. When Nudge got like this, you could be sure she wouldn't stop badgering you until she got what she wanted.
"Fine. I'll try. Just don't laugh at me, okay?" They all nodded innocently and eagerly. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
Look deep inside yourself Maximum, and you will find the Force. Reach into it, and take it's power.
Yeah yeah, just shut up so I can concentrate. I mentally receded into my core, imagined my spirit and, glowing white with my human aura, and tinged with blue from my bird energy. I fashioned a mental hand, and reached into the middle of it. Sure enough, swirling in the center of my spirit, was a dense green ball of light, labeled THE FORCE with a sticky note. I'm not even kidding.
I ripped off the sticky note and plunged my mental hand into the ball. It burst open, showering my spirit and my hand with green light. This was getting a tad bit too freaky for me, so I opened my eyes. I raised my right hand, palm up, and tensed my fingers. I imagined the thick, heavy steel wall simply raising up and falling backwards. The flock gasped. A green glow had surrounded the wall, and with a huge creak, it started to levitate. I wrenched my hand upward, and the wall went with it.
"That is AWESOME!" Gazzy yelled, jumping up and down. He quickly started describing it to Iggy, who whistled appreciatively.
"That will be useful," he commented.
"Shut up. Must concentrate," I barked out, moving my hand so the wall tilted backwards. It soon turned so the part that was previously sticking up was now flat on the ground. We stood in silence for a second as the dust settled, looking at the open space where the wall used to be. The space beyond the fallen wall was a green plain, the sky a clear blue.
"ZOMG Max that was totally wicked I told you it would work!" Nudge squealed, running over to give me a hug. I hugged her back, still staring at the wall.
"So Max has the Force," Fang said quietly. "Remind me not to get her mad ever again." I laughed and yelled,
"Group Hug on Fang!" and rushed over to him. He looked alarmed as we all ran and threw our arms around him, then hesitantly hugged us back. It was a sweet moment, but we were quickly interrupted by yelling scientists running towards us. "Up and Away!" I shouted, and we all ran a couple feet and took off, sailing out the empty space where the wall was, and out into the open sky. Life was good.
See Max, I was right. The Voice had a hint of smugness in his normally balanced tone.
Yeah, you were right. Don't let it go to your head, I warned it.
Of course not. It replied with an innocent tone. I'm in your head.
Okay, Voice? That was the worst comeback in the history of bird kids.
I know. Just fly. And I did just that.
YAY! Ok, that is the first Jedi Bird Kids chapter. There will be one or two more, then I'll move on to other powers. Review please! By the way, I accept flames, as Mrs Obsession would be able to tell you. =D
Angel: That author flamed TMI's other story, then the two of them struck up a conversation about our movie .
Gazzy: I don't quite understand how that worked. One insulted the other, then they started PM-ing like crazy. Girls are weird.
Nudge: Hi people! This is my first author's note EVER! I AM SO EXCITED!
Total: It's over.
Nudge: Awww. Well, it was fun while it lasted!
I love happy-go-lucky bird kids!
~TMI~
