After 2 long days of swimming, or being dragged in Charlotte's case, we finally got to America, Garrett climbed out onto the beach first, followed by me then Peter, with Charlotte clinging to his arm. She was obviously still kinda scared from the long swim and Peter kept trying to calm her down by whispering reasuring messages to her that I couldn't hear. I looked around the beach we were standing on, still dripping wet. I wandered down the beach alone, looking up at the night sky. I was so busy looking at each indevidual star I didnt hear someone coming up behind me
Someone placed their hand on my shoulder, making me jump, I span around and felt a weird tingling sensation go all over my body, at the exactly same moment I felt that I heard his yell of pain, only then did I realise it was Garrett. I watched him crumple to the floor in pain, but not get up again.
'Garrett?' I knelt down beside him, maybe he was tricking me, but when I got no responce I got worried, he looked dead, he wasnt moving or responding. 'Garrett?' I repeated, the amount of worry I was feeling clearly being shown in my voice, if it wasnt already clear from my face.
It took a further 5 minutes till he woke up, I was relieved that he wasnt dead.
'Ouch...' He moaned quietly, 'I was only going to say that it was a nice night... there was no need to shock me...'
'Shock you?' I was confused 'You were the one who shocked me by sneaking up on me'
'Different type of shock... you definately shocked me... but it's more of the... electrical kind'
'Electrical? So you're saying I've got some wacky electric power...'
'Well... yes... and it really does hurt'
'I'm sorry...'
'It's okay... lets get back to the others...' He stood up, and started walking back towards the other two, so I followed, when we got back he called over to Peter. 'This one's got a power'
'A power? What type?' He asked, Charlotte was sitting on the sand, looking a lot better than when she got out the water.
'Shocking, electrical, whatever you call it' Garrett replied
'Ahhh right... that type... might be useful in the future... depends on what she gets up to... if she wanders off on her own... or settles down... finds a mate...' He said that last bit looking directly at Garrett, straight into his eyes as if to relay some message only they'd understand.
'Yeah... depends... I know what one she'd probably like best...' He glanced in my direction, and I looked away, and out at the sea.