A/N: I first want to thank all of my reviewers for reviewing. The support I have received for this makes me want to continue it, and in this chapter, I use a couple things my reviews have suggested so thanks for the ideas. Since some of you have guessed different things for Zack's power, I will tell you that it is electricity. Most people originally thought wind, but I decided to be different with my fic. There may or may not be a wind elemental later, I honestly don't know yet.
Chapter 4: Mysterious powers
"This is impossible," Cody said. "Things don't just magically catch on fire."
"It just happened though. There is no other explanation for these strange things. What is that quote you always say 'When you've eliminated the impossible, what ever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.' "
"I guess you could be right, but…" Cody sighed not wanting to admit his logic could be wrong.
"Even I know that science bases their conclusions off of what they observe. Tell me what else it could be then."
"Okay, let's assume we have magic powers," Cody said as he once again began focusing on his paper. Another small flame started. "Does that mean I could make it go away?" He once again focused on the fire and it faded as quickly as it started. "I guess I really am a pyrokinetic."
"A what?" Zack was confused by the big word.
"Someone can control fire with their mind."
"Okay, so that would make me a T.V...kinetic," Zack said, not really knowing what he meant.
"I doubt it would be something like that," Cody replied. The younger twin thought for a moment to try to figure out Zack's power. He obviously had something to do with the TV turning on and probably the lamp. Those two both involved electricity so that must be it. "I think I have it," Cody said as he unplugged the lamp. "Try turning the lamp on with your mind."
Zack did as he was told, and focused his mind. He filtered out thoughts of girls long enough to bring light into the room. "Wow, this is so cool."
"I thought so. You are an electrokinetic."
"So that means," Zack thought for a moment, "I control electricity. That means no more looking for the remote." Cody was about to comment when the twins smelled something burning in the kitchen. They guessed it was there mom's attempt to cook.
As went to exit the room to find what dinner their mom had in store for them, Cody grabbed onto Zack's shoulder stopping him. "I don't think we should tell her about this yet. We don't want to worry her."
"Good idea." For once, the twins agreed on something, but for different reasons. Cody didn't want to worry their mom, while the older one imagined the fun he could have.
When they left the room, they noticed a small fire in a pan on the stove. Zack gave Cody and quick look who nodded in response. Carey had her back to the flame, oblivious to her failure. The younger twin concentrated on the fire and it dissipated. As the twins sat at the table, they asked their mom what dinner would be. She turned around and noticed the charred remnants of her hard work. "Well I was going to say hamburgers, but it looks like pizza since I don't have enough time before my show starts." The twins were glad they would not have to suffer through one of their mom's meals.
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Carey left her suite and went toward the elevators. It was nice being so close to her job, and traffic was normally not a problem for her. "Excuse me sir, are the elevators working?" she said as she noticed a man doing some kind of work near one of the elevator doors.
"The one I had to take down due to some computer upgrades I am making throughout the hotel."
"Oh, okay," she said hitting the down arrow. "I'm sorry, but I don't think I've met you. Are you a new employee?"
"Yea, I am. Mr. Tipton hired me to connect the entire hotel through one computer system. I'm sorry for any inconveniencies this will cause."
"Don't worry about it; you are only doing your job." The elevator finally arrived. "I'm sorry I don't believe I caught you name," she said entering through the doors.
"It's Michael, please to meat you Miss Martin," he said as the doors closed behind him.
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"Hey Cody, come here," Zack said as he lay on the bed watching TV while Cody was doing homework.
"What is it?"
"Look at my hand," Zack said as tiny bolts of lightning could be seen going from finger to finger. He held his hand out toward his brother and one of the bolts went into his shoulder.
"You shocked me," Cody said jumping back. It felt like static electricity only a bit stronger. Zack had to laugh at his brother pain.
Cody wondered if he could do the same thing with his fire. He held out the palm of his hand and concentrated on a finger. Soon a small flamed appeared in it. He concentrated and moved the flame from finger to finger. Strangely, he could feel the heat from the flame, but it did not hurt him. It gave him a strange sense of pleasure to be able to control it. For someone who dismissed magic as a fantasy a few hours ago, he was quickly intrigued by it.
"You know what we should do now?" Zack asked.
"I'm not sure I want to know your plan."
"We could really mess with Moseby."
"I don't know Zack."
"Come on Codes think everything he has done to us. Now we finally have a way to pay him back, and if we do it right, he can't catch us." Even though Zack was normally the trouble-causing twin, Cody would not be against doing things to Moseby.
"I'd be willing to help, but it could be too dangerous with the way we are now."
"So you're saying we should just let these powers go to waste?"
"Not at all," Cody said as an evil smile grew across his face, "We just need to control our powers better. Then we could have more fun with them."
"I like the way you think. Combine my evil plans and your logic and Moseby will have an interesting day."
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The next week went as normal as any for the twins. They decided that no one else should know about their strange powers, at least not yet. While it would be fun, even Zack saw the dangers of people knowing. It would just be their secret. During the week, they slowly learned how to expand their influence over their elements. Cody could create a ball of flame about the size of his hand and move it around. He could also start fires anywhere about 50 meters away, but the farther they are, the less control he has over them. He could also put out small fires in the same range, allowing him to practice without fear of burning anything.
Zack learned many of the same abilities as Cody, being able to make and move small balls of lightning, but unlike his brother, he was able to use his electricity to start or overload nearly any piece of technology.
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"So are you ready for plan Moseby revenge?" Zack asked.
"I'm still not sure this is a good idea," Cody replied.
"Come on buddy, it will be fun. Besides with all he has put us through, he deserves it."
"I guess so," Cody said as the elevator doors opened. The twins went to sit on one of the lobby couches while the manager was busy checking in a guest. Zack began concentrating on the phone to raise its volume while his brother took out his cell. A simple nod and Cody dialed the number, causing the Tipton's phone to right loud enough to scare the manager out of his seat.
Moseby quickly turned the volume down, and to his surprise, it did not ring again. As, he sat back down, he did not notice a small fire on the back of his chair, courtesy of the blond pyrokinetic. While he tried focusing on the guest, he couldn't help but noticed things were getting hot. When he got up to notice the cause of the heat, Cody dissipated the fire on both his chair and his suit. The manager apologized to the guest and assumed all this was just caused by stress. When he went to finalize the guest's information, the computer short-circuited, causing him to lose all the data. A panicked mangier began screaming at the computer while the twins discreetly walked back to the elevator.
"That was so much fun," Zack said.
"I feel a little guilty, but you're right.
"See, I'm rubbing off on you."
"Yea, it's starting to worry me," Cody replied.
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After returning to their room, the Saturday went as normal as most. A recent snowstorm had left much of the city covered in a white blanket. While it made it difficult to travel, there was much fun to be had in the winter wonderland.
"Hello, Martin residence," Zack said answering the phone.
"Hey Zack, this is Heather. You and your brother want to meet us at the park for some fun in the snow?"
"Sure, we will be there soon," Zack said, hanging up the phone, "Come on Codes, get your coat. We are going to the park."
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A/N: Sorry, but I lied about there being a battle here, but that will come next chapter. In addition, while writing this I came up with an idea for another elemental from the series. I'm not exactly sure how they will fit into the story, but I have some ideas.
