Chapter Six

Ten minutes later we are all in the training room. On Fours' wrist, there is his red bracelet, which can protect him. Six, Sarah and Sam have guns in their hand. Five is playing with his two little balls, which can help him to use his Externa ability. Nine is rotating his rod between his fingers, and he smiles instantly. Ella and Marina have guns, and Eight has his Duplicator. I dressed in traditional Loric clothes. Nobody else had something like this in his/her Chest, so I'm proud of it. It helps my Legacies, so it's also useful. It's blue and black coveralls, which sticks to my body. I can move in it freely.

It's a really helpful thing. It helps when you use your Legacies, like Enhancement. Good choice. I agree with Pittacus. This is a good thing.

"Can we start? Are you ready with your plans?" Malcolm asks.

"Yeah, we are ready." I answer.

"John?"

"We can start."

"Ok." Malcolm knocks down some digitals, and the room began to make strange sounds. Some platforms are moving, and soon there are many hiding places. Some ropes and chains are hanging down from the ceiling. Oh, that will make our plan much easier. I look into my teammates' eyes, and then I gesture towards the ropes. They are nodding, so I think they understood what I meant. I look at Marina and Ella. They are in their places near our flag. Six turned invisible and Eight Teleported into the other side. He already kicked the gun from Sarah's hand. Nine rushed towards Five, but where is Four? I slow down the time around me. I turn around, and then I see him. He is in the edge of the room, slowly walking. I rush towards him and I let the time go. I kick his leg out. He falls to the ground.

"Hey!" He shouts. I smile at him. I lift him up towards the ropes. He uses his Telekinesis against mine, and I have to admit that he is strong, but not enough. He doesn't announce the ropes and the chains. I tie him up, but I know he will get out. Maybe the chains can hold him back.

"Hey!" He says again. I let him hang there. Nine did the same with Five. Nine did a good work too. Hopefully they will hang there until the training ends. Sarah and Sam don't have their weapons. Eight tied them up to the ceiling. It looks like we will win.

Don't get cocky! Where is Six? Umm, maybe… Someone kicks me from behind. I didn't thought about what if Six turns back. She is invisible, but I've got my trick too: I froze the time. I grope in the air, and then I touch something solid. I let the time go, and I grab that solid thing.

"Hey!" I hear Six's voice, than she turns visible. "How did you?" She looks at me with curiosity. But we aren't here to talk.

"I'll explain later." I slap her in her face, and she falls to her back. She curses, but I have already started running, and I am faster than her. The Six realizes what had happened with her teammates, but it's too late for them. She turns and she realizes that Eight has their flag. She starts running towards him, but one moment before she could reach him eight throws away the flag with incredible strength. Nine is in our side, and he easily gets the flag.

"Yeah, we win!" He punches in the air.

"Ten's team is the winner." Says Malcolm, and he nods. "Good teamwork in both teams, but Ten's plan was better."

"Sorry, but Eight used his Legacy when he threw that flag. Am I wrong?" Asks Four, who has already got down alongside with Five. The guns are still hanging on a chain.

"No, you are wrong. Eight used Nine's Super Strength Legacy. Nine has the Legacy transfer Legacy too, so he gave that Legacy to Eight." I explain them. "And now I've got time to answer your question too, Six. I stopped the time after you punched me, and I groped in the air, until I touched you. Then I let the time go, but I knew where you were, and I grabbed you in a second." Everybody looks at me with amusement.

"It's interesting what your skills are. You have a really good teacher in your head." Malcolm says. The others are smiling and nodding.

Tell them I am jubilating, but you chose your skills. If you hadn't chosen these Legacies, you aren't been so powerful.

"Pittacus says he is thankful because you remembered him."

Hey, it isn't the whole truth; it's just a part of it. Sorry Pittacus, but I want to keep the other part of your sentence for myself.

Ok, it's your choice. I can't use your tongue. Maybe if… No, you are just in my head; I will never let you use my body! Don't even think about it!

One day my help can be really important, so never say never. Yeah. Maybe one day. But maybe that day won't come. I am satisfied with controlling my body, and I…

"Are you chatting with Pittacus, Ten?" Ella asks me.

"Yeah, sorry. What did you say?"

"We asked you how about going down to the city, just the five of us."

"Five…" Oh. There are just the girls in the room: Six, Marina, Ella, Sarah and me. "Sure."

"We thought about going to buy some clothes to all of us, because nobody have too many." Marina informs me. The others are nodding. Why any of them don't speak?

They are waiting for your answer, because you are the leader! You have to make choices; they are just offering you some options. In my opinion, it's dangerous. You shouldn't leave this safe place. But we don't have clothes, and we need some.

"You are right. Your idea is really good. Where should we go?"

"Let's go to the Futurgarb store! I know where it is." Marina says. "Is that ok for everyone?"

"Sure." Ella, Sarah, Six and I say it at once.

Thirty minutes later we are finally standing in the store. It's a huge store, and there are a wide range of clothes.

"Go and pick clothes for yourselves first, and then we will meet here. I will go to a shop where I can sell a diamond. I found one in the next corner. Don't be conspicuous, ok?"

"Sure. We know how to do things. Don't worry!" Sarah smiles at me and all the others follow her example. I nod.

"Then we will meet here in an hour. Please, don't be late!" I turn around and I go out to the street. I easily found the shop, and the owner doesn't seem suspicious when I hand him two diamonds. I get the payment, but when I go out of the shop I spot two Mogadorians heading to a narrow alley. I follow them. I don't have time to call for help or to connect the others. I have to find out myself what are they doing here. The two of them are taking something from under a garbage collector. I don't hesitate, I just simply stop the time, and I rush to them. In the little piece of paper, there is a short message, but I can't understand it. I've never seen letters like that, yet.

It's in Mogadorian language. Give me a second… Oh no! It the address of John Hancock Center! They probably know of us now! I kill the two Mogs, and I let the time go. Who gave out the address? Was this the only letter?

I don't know the answer for these questions. Keep the message, and get to the others! We should explain it to them after we got back to the boys. Chicago isn't safe anymore for you. I go back to the shop. We quickly pick some clothes to the boys, and I choose myself some too. I tell the others to get coats too. Maybe we will be heading north, but I don't say the reason. I pay for everything and we go back to John Hancock Center.

"Everything was ok here?" I ask Nine and Five who are playing video games in the living room. Nine looks at me and he slowly shakes his head.

"No, unfortunately. Four found a strange message and three Mogs. We don't know what the meaning of it, but Malcolm is working on translating it."

"Where is the message?" I ask in a frightened voice.

You have to be strong! Show them you are their leader! Shoe them you aren't terrified! Show them an example! Huh. Ok. I calm down.

"The message is in the computer room. What's the problem, Ten?" Nine asks.

"I have to be sure about it first, and I will explain everything later." I rush into the computer room. Malcolm and Sam are staring at a computer screen.

"Where is the message?"

"It's here. Maybe Pittacus can translate it." Malcolm gives me a little piece of paper. I get the other one out of my pocket. The message is the same. And if there were more letters, that means we are not safe here.

"What's that, Ten?" Sam asks.

"Go to the kitchen." I say firmly. I run to the living room, where the others are showing each other the clothes we bought. "Go to the kitchen. It's an emergency." The others are looking at me with questions in their eyes, but they do what I said. After a minute, we are sitting in the kitchen.

"Someone gave out our hiding place. We will leave this place tomorrow at dawn. Pack everything which is needed. But there is one thing we must discuss: where should we go?"

"Maybe we should go to Florida. I hid my Chest there. We should get it and then we should go to somewhere else." Five says. We will need his Chest if we want to be victorious.

"Ok. We will go to Florida than. But after we got your Chest, we will immediately turn to north. But this night, we will do the preparations. Nobody should leave this flat until we finish. Everybody get an hour to pack in a suitcase. Then we will gather here. Don't be late, please. Five, can I speak with you? Everyone else can go packing. I'm sorry for giving you commands, but as I said, it's an emergency. I've to be strict, because I don't know who gave out our hiding place, and some Mogadorians might be watching us. Please follow my orders. Now, you should go packing." Everyone stand up, and starts walking out of the kitchen.

"We know you are doing this, because you have to." Nine whispers to me as he leaves.

I'm proud of you! You finally act like a real leader. You finally grow up for the responsibility. I turn to Five, who is sitting in the back of the room.

"Where is your Chest exactly?"

"It's in Everglades National Park, and I buried it under a big tree. I remember the place, so I can find it flying above it." Hmm. Maybe it's a trap, if he is a traitor. But if not, we have to get his Chest. So we have to go to Florida.

"Ok. We will go to Everglades than. Go, start packing." I watch as he goes out. "And before I forgot, don't go flying this evening, please." He turns back.

"Don't worry; I will follow your orders." Then he leaves me alone in the kitchen.

You did the best you can. Go, start packing as the others. You are on the way to become a good leader.

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