"I lost contact with Rollan and Meilin",Tarik said through the earpiece in Conor's ear as he and Lishay turned a corner that lead down another long hallway.
"What do you mean you lost contact with them?"Conor asked, walking to the door at the end of the hallway and looking through the window.
"They aren't answering and the last thing i heard through the earpiece was a guy saying that he was taking them to Shane",Tarik told him.
"Is there a way you can hack into the security system and figure out where Shane is?"asked Lishay.
"Yeah but it will take a little bit",Tarik started,"Have you found the weapons unit?"
"I think we are getting close but once we set the bomb on the power unit that gives the weapons their power how will we be able to get Rollan and Meilin and get us out in 6 minutes?"asked Conor.
"You and Lishay will have to split up. I found Shane and Rollan and Meilin are in the same room as he is. Lishay, if you back up and go through a door on your left that says section 3 above it and continue straight you will be able to get to where Meilin and Rollan are. To be able to get them out there is a room before that and in there are what look like smoke bombs. You can throw one of those in the room and that will give you enough time to get the others out and away from the facility. Conor i need you to continue with the main mission and to do it fast",Tarik told them both.
"OK that sounds good", Conor said as Lishay started to walk away.
Lishay's P.O.V.
I turned around and headed toward the door that said section 3 above it. Opening the door carefully i walked down the hallway to the end door and looked in the window.
In the room i saw Shane standing in front of Meilin and Rollan with guards behind them. Turning around i saw the other door that Tarik was talking about. I opened the door and saw shelves with boxes labeled explosives. Looking in one of the boxes i found 3 smoke bombs is metal canisters. Taking all three i left the room and headed to the other door. I opened the door as slowly and quietly as i could and quickly took the tops of the 3 canisters off and threw them in.
Smoke instantly filled the room as screams and yells echoed inside. I shoved the door all of the way open and tried to feel around. When the smoke cleared a little i saw Meilin and Rollan heading my way trying to get away from the guards that were still wandering around not knowing where anything was.
I grabbed both of them by their arms and ran them out of the room.
"Lishay where are we going? How did you know where where we were?"asked Rollan as he and Meilin followed me.
"We are leaving the building and-"the ceiling in front of us fell as the whole building shook.
"What's happening?"i asked Tarik who i hope was still listening on the other side.
"Conor planted the bomb as well as some others that are starting to go off. You need to get out of there now!"Tarik told me.
"Follow me and don't stop running",I told Meilin and Rollan as the walls started to crack and break apart.
Before i knew it the walls collapsed in and the ceiling fell as i was separated from Meilin and Rollan.
I turned around and banged on the wall separating us.
"Rollan, Meilin can you hear me!"i yelled.
"Yeah but the ceiling is going to fall all of the way soon and we will be crushed under it",i heard Rollan yell back.
"Just hang on. I will find a way to get you guys out".
Rollan's P.O.V.
The ceiling was slowly coming down on Meilin and i.
"I'm sorry Meilin",i told her as she slid down the wall and sat down on the ground.
"About what?"she asked looking up at me.
"If i wouldn't have told you about my powers or tried to be the hero none of this would be happening. We wouldn't have to worry about getting crushed by a ceiling".
"It's not your fault",was all that Meilin said.
I heard a crack and looked up to see the ceiling about to fall on us. Then it was like the world was in slow motion as the walls and ceiling fell in. I closed my eyes waiting for impact but...it never came. Opening my eyes slowly i noticed the walls and ceiling being held up by an invisible force.
Looking over to where Meilin was i noticed that she was holding her hands up but not touching anything. Then it came to me.
"Meilin you have telekinesis",i gasped.
"I know",she told me.
"What do you mean?"
She sighed and moved the walls and ceiling back into place and opened up the way to the hallway again."I have known about this for about 2 months but i never told anyone. I was still getting used to my lightning powers so when this power came i...i didn't want to tell anyone. I don't know why but i just didn't. Now i suggest that we get out of here now before the whole building collapses",she told me as we started to run down the hallway towards the exit.
Conor's P.O.V.
"Did you really think i would let you just leave after setting bombs all over my building?"a voice said behind me.
I turned around to see Shane pointing a gun in my direction."Go ahead shoot me".
He stared at me confused."Really? Just like that...no promises i have to keep or people you want me to leave alone".
I shook my head."You see Shane, this whole time you were always steps ahead of us. Knew where we would be, what we would do but this time,"I smiled at him,"we're ahead".
"Oh yeah and how is that?"he questioned.
I pointed to his feet."You might not want to move."
He looked down and sighed."A trip mine...one little trip mine. Do you think that is going to stop me?"
"Well no but the trip mines around it will and the motion sensors i set up and armed a little bit ago,"i told him.
He laughed."I hate you but you see with the powers i have and control over my army i am like God and God doesn't die. Besides",he took a cautious step and i waited for a trip mine to go off but...it didn't,"every God has a back up plan".
Shane pointed the gun back at me and before he shot an explosion went off behind him and the ground shook. Both Shane and i fell over and the gun in Shanes hand skitted across the ground in front of me. I reached towards it to have someone step on my hand. Shane was above me. I swung my legs around and kicked him. He collapsed and i grabbed the gun and got ready to shoot it at Shane.
He sat up on his knees and smiled."You won't shoot me. You would never kill a person".
"You're underestimating me. I would never kill someone who is forced to do something evil. You...you have killed so many and hurt some many others. You almost killed my friends, you almost killed Abeke,"i told him.
"She wasn't supposed to get in the way. I was trying to shoot you. You are the strongest and if you keep getting stronger than the power will corrupt you. Besides, i have the cure to your powers,"he said.
I looked at him strangely."What cure?"
"I have a cure to get rid of your powers. You can be a normal person again,"he said.
I shook my head."I was never normal nor am i a killer".
I set the gun down and walked away when i heard a gunshot go off. I turned around to see Shane on the ground and blood surrounding him. Looking up i saw Devin.
"He had an extra gun and was going to shoot you,"he told me,"Also you might want to run. There is 1 minuted and counting left on the big bomb you set up".
I watched Devin run in the other direction as i turned and also left. As i was running i felt the ground tremble and the ceiling collapse. I ran as fast as i could, dodging debris that was falling from the ceiling. As i got to the main exit/entrance a pillar started to fall. I slid under it hitting my head on the ground. Getting up quickly and running away from the building the world started to spin. Putting my hand behind my head i felt a thick liquid on my hands. I dropped to my knees and heard someone yelling my name as a huge explosion happened behind me. Then everything went black.
When my vision came back i knew something was wrong when i headed in the direction of Rollan and Meilin with a gun i picked up on the ground in my hand and my body surrounded by fire.
Meilin's P.O.V.
"Do you think Conor got out?"i asked as Rollan and i started to walk towards the fallen building.
"This is Conor we're talking about. Of course he made it out and in fact...isn't that him there?"
Rollan pointed to a light coming closer to us. As it got closer i did see Conor but something was wrong.
"Rollan...i don't think-something's wrong",i told him.
"How?"
"Because i don't think Conor would point a gun at us or a fireball",i told him.
When Conor got to where he was about 8 feet away he dropped to his knees and slid the gun over to us. He looked like he was in pain.
"Conor what's going on?"i asked.
He looked at both of us and pointed at the gun."I can't control my powers."
"We're not going to shoot you",i yelled.
"Conor you're crazy",Rollan told him.
"If you don't then i will turn into what Shane turned into",he told us.
I heard Rollan sigh."Conor-"before he could finish his sentence, Conor got up quickly from his knees and shoved me hard to the ground then headed straight towards Rollan.
Conor grabbed Rollan by the neck and held him there.
"Conor what are you doing?"i asked trying to get up but met by Conors cold stare.
"If you come any closer, you will put him in more pain,"he said in a very unlike Conor voice.
All of the sudden i saw someone tackled Conor. Then i figured out it was Devin. Devin turned to me and threw something on the ground.
"I need your help. You need to put the in Conors mouth. The liquid in the vile will make him calm down and lose his powers",Devin said as i crawled over to them.
Devin had Conor pinned by his wrist and his knees on his legs. I undid the lid of the vile to see a purple liquid in it. I quickly trickled the liquid into Conors mouth. Devin then let go of him and grabbed me, making me go away from Conor as well.
"Devin what are you-"
A scream made me stop talking. It was Conor. He was screaming and holding his head.
"What's happening to him?"i asked Devin who was looking away from the scene.
"It's a side effect to the serum. He will be ok",Devin then handed me 3 other vials."You and the other two need to take these. It will do the same thing it did to Conor but after the pain and everything you will be happy that you don't have your powers anymore".
Devin then walked away as i headed towards Rollan who hadn't moved since the incident with Conor. Kneeling down next to Rollan, i placed my head over his chest to hear a heartbeat.
"Did you think i was dead?"I heard Rollan whisper.
I smiled and leaned back onto my knees.
"Where is Conor?"he asked sitting up.
"Over there. Devin had some sort of weird liquid that made him return to normal and...lose his powers. Devin also gave me 3 more vials of it for us. He said we need to take it", i told Rollan as he got up and we both walked over to Conor who was sitting up looking away from us.
"I'm sorry",he said as we got closer.
"It's ok dude. You didn't know what was happening,"Rollan told him and patted his shoulder.
"Who's that?"asked Conor pointing towards a truck driving towards us.
"I think it's...Lishay",Rollan said as the truck stopped right in front of us.
"You guys need a ride?"she asked getting out of the truck.
"Where did you go?"i asked.
"I was chased out of the building by some soldiers and had to run but i finally got rid of them and stole this truck from them,"Lishay said getting back in the truck."Are you guys coming?"
We all walked over to the truck and got in. Conor got in the passenger seat while Rollan and i got in the back seat.
"Where are we going?"asked Rollan as grabbed my hand.
"The hospital. Tarik and the others are there with Abeke right now,"she said.
When we got to the hospital we all headed quickly inside and to the room where Abeke was. Everyone was around the bed where she was sleeping.
When Tarik saw us he got up and hugged Lishay."You guys did good".
"I agree",said Olvan, who was sitting on the far right of the room."I do not think we will be hearing from them for a while."
"While we were there, we ran into Devin and he gave us these",i told Olavn and handed him the 3 vials left."He said that is would get rid of our powers. We had to give it to Conor one of the vials."
"What is in the vial?"we heard someone ask softly.
We turned to see that Abeke was awake and looking at us. Conor brushed past all of us and headed to where Abeke was. He then kissed her on the head and smiled at her.
"The liquid that was in the vial got rid of my powers",he told her.
"Why did you have to get rid of your powers?"she asked.
He sighed."I went corrupt like Shane and almost killed Rollan."
"We knew",Tarik said.
"You knew what?"asked Rollan as he scooted closer to me.
Tarik looked at all of us and sat down next to Lishay."We had been working on a serum that would make our powers go away. If we were to keep them then other people would come for us. So, we hired Devin as a spy and told him to give us information about Shane and his army. We then gave him some of those vials to give to you four because the rest of us had already taken it."
"Wait, so...Devin was on our side the whole time?"i asked.
Tarik nodded as Finn spoke."It was his and Olvan's idea to get rid of the powers. So many other people think of us as the threats who are making the world worse than it actually is."
"So what do we do now?"Conor asked.
"It's simple,"Lenori started,"you guys will go back to your families and live your life. If we ever need your help then we will call."
"Just like that you're letting us go?"Rollan asked.
"If you stayed with us then you could get hurt worse than some of you already have,"Maya said.
"So i believe this is goodbye,"said Olvan as he and the others stood up.
As they all said goodbye and left Tarik turned to Rollan and handed him some keys.
"What are these to?"he asked.
Tarik smiled."Well, do you really want to explain to your mom how you managed to blow the house up or how you bought a new one?"
"You bought a house? For me?"Rollan looked like he was going to fall over.
"Mostly from me. I mean i did take everything from your basement that could help the association,"Tarik said as he and Lishay left.
"Thank you!"Rollan yelled down the hallway.
"No problem",Tarik yelled back.
I closed the door as we all sat down in chairs around Abeke who looked like she was going to fall asleep again.
"I say we keep all of this to ourselves",Conor said.
We all agreed."Yeah, i feel like if we told someone about this we would all end up in a bed like Abeke",Rollan said as Abeke smiled and shook her head.
"It's not that bad",she said.
"How?"
"Unlike you i get free food from here",she said smiling brightly.
Rollan stared blankly at her."That's not fair".
We all laughed as Rollan said out loud some ways he could end up in the hospital just to get free food. Before we left the hospital, Abeke, Rollan and i all took a vial and drank the liquid. The pain was terrible and felt like getting shot with bullets that were on fire. We stayed there for about 5 hours and then decided to leave. Conor told us that he was going to stay with Abeke for the night as Rollan and i left.
"Wow, know that everything has calmed down...everything is so quiet",Rollan said as we started walking towards his new house.
I nodded."It's peaceful for once".
"Yeah it is",Rollan said quietly as we walked through a gate to his new house.
It looked nicer and bigger than his older house that blew up. Right when we got in the house, Rollan's mom yelled.
"Rollan!".
He turned to me and smiled."Do you have a spare bed in your house or maybe a bunker that i can hide in for like...i don't know-25 years?"
I laughed."Have fun."I then walked out of the house with him following me.
"Meilin, if you loved me you wouldn't let me deal with her alone,"he said.
I laughed as he grabbed me by the waist and held me."I do love you but i don't want to deal with the wrath of your mother."
"And you think i do?"he asked wrapping both his arms around me and kissing me softly on the lips."I love you."
"I love you too,"i said as he wrapped his arm around my shoulders and we headed back to his house to face the wrath of his mother.