Hi. I've decided to write a story about The Power Of Five series. The five books are some of my personal favourites. This story is based in the last book, Oblivion. WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS SPOILERS ! DISCLAIMER: all of the characters in this story are the work of Anthony Horowitz.
I had arrived in this hell-hole exactly five days ago and I was the only gatekeeper in Oblivion. I desperately missed the others, especially one in particular.
It was midnight, or midday, I couldn't tell as the sun never left the sky. I was trying to get some sleep, but I couldn't sleep, I was too worried about my friends. Were they alive? If they were, where were they? All these questions were running through my head as the noise of an engine broke the Antarctic silence.
Richard Cole stood at the window and looked out. "It's a Legacy 600," he commented boredly. I stood next to him and looked out the window and I saw two men leave the aeroplane. I recognised them immediately and gasped.
There was Lohan, with his Asian features and typical scowl. Then there was Matt, with his dark hair grown out, his blue eyes and his broad shoulders. I would have recognised him anywhere.
I didn't bother pointing him out to Richard, I figured he knew it was Matt. I took the steps two at a time and ran across the snow.
"Matt" I cried out as I came closer to him. He turned around at the sound of his name and smiled when he saw me. "Hey Scarlett," he wheezed as I crushed his lungs in a hug. I gave him a kiss on the cheek and didn't miss the pink stain on his face.
I released Matt and gave Lohan a brief hug. Thankfully when I released Lohan, Matt seemed to have regained his composure.
"Where were you?"
"We were in Brazil and trust me you don't wanna go there."
I looked at him expectantly and it was obvious that I wanted to know more. He gestured to the Boeing and we ascended the steps together, with me practically glued to Matt.
When we reached the first class cabin, Richard embraced Matt and they all sat down at the table. "Well? Explain where the hell you were!" I demanded. Matt sighed in defeat and explained everything, the slave markets, the drug dealer and the gold mine. I felt like crying when he told us about the mine.
Richard and Lohan left to go to the commanders tent, which left Matt and I alone. We sat on one of the couches and talked about our adventures. We talked about everything, from food to their powers.
"Can you show me your powers? I didn't really get to appreciate them properly back in Hong Kong," said Matt and I blushed. "They're not..um...very good," I stammered bashfully. I looked up and met Matts beautiful blue eyes. "I'm sure your powers are really good," he said reassuringly.
I just nodded and we stood up, Matt taking my hand in his. He lead me down the stairs and out onto the icy plains of Oblivion.
"Well then, let's see what you can do,"he said cheerfully and I gulped nervously. If there was one thing I didn't want, it was making a fool of myself in front of Matt. Pushing my feelings to the back of my mind, I focused all of my energy on my powers. I felt the power within me and called for a strong wind.
I felt the breeze blowing around me and opened my eyes. I saw Matt watching me intently and smirked, "Didn't expect me to be so good did you?" He laughed and came over to me and I felt my heart pound as he stood next to me.
"Do you want to see my powers?" he asked. "Yeah," I replied excitedly. Matt flicked his hand at the ocean and a huge wave arose about a mile out but as it came closer, he flicked his wrist down and the wave collapsed.
I stood there in awe and now it was Matts turn to smirk. "Weren't expecting that we're you?" he said cheekily. "No I honestly wasn't. That was amazing Matt, no wonder your our leader," I said quietly.
He smiled and took my hand, leading me back to the Boeing. I couldn't help the butterflies in my stomach as he held my hand. He led me back to the couch we had been sitting on and we both sat down.
"My powers are nothing compared to yours," I said sadly. He put his arm around my shoulder and hugged me. "I think your powers are great," he whispered in my ear and I shivered at his close proximity.
I looked up and locked my gaze with his. I could feel his warm breath on my face and my eyes fluttered closed. I leaned in and almost closed the distance but then Richard came in and the moment was ruined.
"Er...sorry, the commander wants to speak to you Matt," he said awkwardly. He knew that she had a thing for Matt, when she was asleep he heard me calling for him. He presumed she was having a nightmare or something like that but he as starting to think differently.
Matt stood up and so did I. I walked beside him as we walked to the commanders tent. Our fingers brushed against each other a few times during the walk and I felt my heart race.
When Commander David Cain saw us walk in he scowled. He didn't believe I could control the weather, he thought it was ridiculous. He walked over to Matt and shook hands with him.
"It's nice to finally meet you Matt, Richard has told me lots about you. He says you, like Scarlett here, are a member of the five gatekeepers," he said, sneering at the last part. Obviously Matt noticed so he spoke up.
"I know you think me and Scarlett are nothing more than a few fifteen year olds but we're not. We are essential to this war, only the five gatekeepers can defeat the Old Ones. If you don't believe we're different then watch," he said. He flicked his hand at a jug of water and the jug exploded. The whole tent went silent with shock.
"I must admit that was impressive Matt. Now you should return to the Boeing. We will speak again soon," he said dismissively. He obviously wasn't happy that a couple of fifteen year olds had proved him wrong.
I knew Matt was angry, he didn't like when people doubted him. He stormed up the steps of the Boeing and plopped down on a bed angrily. Richard left the two of us alone and I approached Matt cautiously.
"Matt, it's okay. I know Commander Cain didn't believe us but you proved him wrong. I know it seems like everybody thinks we're crazy but there are people who believe us, like Richard and Lohan. It's those people that matter the most, not the non-believers. It's the people who have faith that matter," I said soothingly.
He looked up at her and she felt frozen to the spot. He stood up, never breaking eye contact, put his hand on her cheek and leaned closer. They were mere centimetres apart but the moment was shattered for the second time by Richard.
I turned around and glared at Richard. He almost looked scared at the look on their faces. He knew perfectly well that Matt and Scarlett could kill him with a flick of their wrists but he hoped that wouldn't happen.
Matt sighed and sat down on his bed. Richard and I did the same and within minutes they were asleep.
Well, what do you think? Please R&R ! I really want to hear your opinion !