Tyson's POV
Rachel's one good teacher. I've managed to learn how to levitate the object I intend to levitate and throw it with considerable force. Rachel said she's impressed, saying I must have the best aspects of both a telekinetic and a speedster rather than the worst. At least I'm finally getting something done right.
I am now sitting on the couch, Kyle, Cody, Sean and I talking about video games. We'd already had something to eat, so we were just relaxing with full stomachs.
"I personally think Bioshock 2 is better than Modern Warfare 2. Bioshock has a deeper story and some more interesting characters," I said.
"But Modern Warfare 2 has better game play and multiplayer," Kyle retorted, clearly having this one prepared.
"But MW2 just follows the same old rules of shooting games. Bioshock combines shooting with something almost like superpowers. That keeps it fresh and interesting," Cody responded.
"But MW2 is more addictive," Sean said, a confident grin on his face.
"Maybe, but wait until War for Cybertron comes out. MW2 multiplayer with robots that transform into tanks, cars, trucks and jets. The only thing better than calling an airstrike is actually being the airstrike," I commented. We were broken from our discussion when there was a knock on the door.
"I've got it. Heard, Jasmine got transferred out, so I doubt it's her," Allie said as she answered the door, stepping aside to show Christine standing there, her face grim.
"Kate's been kidnapped, and I need Tyson's help to rescue her," she sighed, taking an awkward step inside.
"Why Tyson's help? Why not someone else's?" Allie asked, looking at Christine suspiciously. Everyone else also seemed a bit tense, myself included.
"Same reason Steve went to ask Logan to help. We don't know where they went, so we need to get there quickly," she said quickly. I instantly knew she was hiding something, but decided now wasn't the time to ask.
"Okay. Besides, nothing like a friendly competition to lighten the mood a little," I replied, a small smirk on my face as I left the room with Christine. Once out of earshot, I came out with my suspicions.
"Any other reason why you need my help? And how did Kate get kidnapped anyway?" I asked, meeting her almost crimson eyes.
"That thing that got us a day off. They were delivering some power source to the school for safe keeping. I snuck in for a look, but someone else was already hiding there. He put some device on top of the power source, then when Kate appeared, he grabbed her and teleported outta there. Had to crawl through the vent to get out," she explained as we met up with Steve and Logan. Before I could ask anything else, someone's voice came from a walkie-talkie.
"Viola found the guy. He's on some ship that's sailing further away each second," the voice said, making me tense.
"Great, how are we meant to get there now," I groaned, seeing Christine smirk.
"Logan has shoes that channel jets of air to help him move quicker. And I made a little discovery earlier that you'll like," she giggled, taking off at almost top speed towards the ocean. I could guess what she was attempting, and I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it. She was actually running on the water!
"Let's not let her have all the fun," Logan said, but he was looking at me with an equally shocked expression. Of course, my shock turned to barely contained excitement as I sprinted to catch up, unaware I'd hit water till it started to spray into my face.
"Yes! I can't believe it!" I yelled, looking to see Logan skating nearby, looking at me with an amazed expression. I could tell he'd never done this before either.
"You two, create a diversion while I get on board!" Christine yelled, disappearing from sight in a blink. I looked as Logan's hands glowed dark yellow with energy, his eyes also close to glowing. I felt my energy move through me, channelling it into my hand. After Logan and I brought our arms back we made a sweeping motion, sending a wave of light blue energy and a bolt of bright yellow energy crashing into the ship's side.
Christine's POV
I barely made it on board when the boys' attacks hit the ship. That coupled with the storm, I'm surprised they didn't sink the thing with the first attack. It looks a lot like a pirate galleon, even down to the sails, masts and it even feels like it's made of wood.
"What in the high seas? We're under attack!" a robotic pirate yelled, various underlings getting to work. And I was standing right here under their noses, making my way towards where I assumed the brig was.
As it turned out, the brig was very hard to find, since this ship is massive and I have no plan of the inside. I was just passing a weapons room when I happened to see Kate's twin katana sitting propped against a wall, her cape hanging above them. Smirking at my good fortune, I grabbed them before running on, keeping an ear open for any sounds of life.
After about a minute, I found where I was looking for, seeing Kate sitting on the floor, her hands tied behind a support beam.
"A little tied up?" I remarked, making her jump as she looked up at me.
"These ropes have traces of amethyst, otherwise I'd be outta here by now," she sighed as I cut through the ropes with her katana. I waited as she rubbed some feeling into her hands before handing her the katana and cape.
"Well, Tyson and Logan are doing a good job of sinking this thing, so let's get outta here," I said as an explosion rocked the boat.
"Not without the thing he stole. If we don't take it back, he'll sell it to some terrorist or something. Now come on, I swiped a map of the ship from him when he grabbed me," Kate said, sprinting out of the room before I could argue. Sighing, I took off in pursuit.
Tyson's POV
I am really glad Rachel taught me how to control my telekinesis, otherwise this task of being the distraction would be a lot harder. As Logan dashed around the ship firing his yellow energy spears, I dodged cannon fire while also throwing a few cannonballs (talk about old-fashioned) back at them, taking to levitating to make life easier.
"Let's take the fight to them!" I yelled towards Logan, trying to be heard over the massive storm. He nodded, his jet shoes propelling him into the air. We both landed on the deck at the same time, looking up into the faces of an army of robot pirates.
"We're so screwed," I muttered, my eyes meeting Logan's.
"Well, at least Jasmine isn't here, otherwise we really would be," he said, a glint in his purple eyes. I laughed inwardly at his little joke as we leapt into the air again, moving like blurs from robot to robot.
Christine's POV
I have to admit, looking at that power core thing never loses its impressiveness the second time, watching all those colours spiral and arc out like lightning to the glass container. While I stared (possibly with mouth agape) Kate, being all business, fiddled with the device on top of it. After about thirty seconds, the orb disappeared in a flash of light, snapping me from my unresponsiveness.
"I like your plan, but I doubt you could flood this ship with your drool," Kate taunted, giving me "just kidding" look when I glared at her. She then took off outta the room, swords in hand, towards outside and, I imagine, the boys. I was in hot pursuit, the two of us bursting onto the deck to find robot parts, any robots still standing quickly being taken down by a blue and purple blur.
"I think they have it covered, but where's the captain?" Kate muttered, whirling round to see the man who'd kidnapped her.
"Right here. Just call me Crusade, bounty hunter for the right price. And since you stole my stolen leviathan core, I'll just have to demand a high price for a teleporter," he sighed, cockily glancing at Kate. Basically, few people have the power to teleport like Kate can, so someone who can is a very likely target for bounty hunters.
"Well let's see if you're good captain who goes down with his ship!" Kate growled, swords in hand as she lunged at him. He drew two pirate swords from his belt and dashed towards her.
