Chapter 21 is here! Last chapter, Jonathan appeared and saved the teens from Jen, eventually killing her. After a little chaos in the aftermath, her motive was revealed to be retrieving the Sapphire of Life to complete the six-gem set of the Gems of Power. The teens allowed Jonathan to stay with them for a while, and at the end, he began to explain the secrets of the Gems of Power. This takes place where that left off. On with the chapter!

Chapter 21: The Gems of Power

*Rupert's POV*

I wasn't too happy about Jonathan staying with us, but the others didn't give me much of a choice. On the other hand, though, I did want to know what was so special about the Gems of Power, and he was the only one who knew about all of them.

"I'll explain what each of these does." Jonathan said. "If you wear them, which I won't, they give you a unique power. Some are permanent after wearing them once, such as the Sapphire, but others require you to wear them to use their powers. Which one do you want to start with?"

"How about this one?" I suggested, handing him the necklace with the emerald.

"That's the Emerald of the Wind." He explained. "It's a permanent one, and it allows flight."

"What about this?" I asked, handing him the bracelet with the ruby.

"The Solar Ruby." He said. "You have to wear it to use it. You can turn into a fire form and control fire attacks, sort of like the Human Torch in the fantastic four. It also allows you to use powers similar to mine."

"Okay…" I said. "What about this?" I asked, handing him the earring with the topaz.

"The Telekinetic Topaz." He said. "It's another one that you have to wear to use, and, as the name suggests, it allows telekinetic powers, including telekinetic weapons. I would suggest wearing a fake one on the other ear to avoid raising suspicion, though."

"Nice." I said. "And this?" I asked, handing him the pin with the diamond.

"This is my favorite." He said. "The chaotic diamond. It's permanent, and it allows control over all of the elements plus chaotic energy. It also allows light manipulation."

"So that's why she could turn invisible!" Selena said.

"Probably." Jonathan said. "The headband is one you have to wear to use. It's called the Unstoppable Onyx. It allows you to transform your arms and legs into anything you want, and you can change your body's density to phase through objects or make your skin temporarily unbreakable."

"Wow." Todd said. "Having all of those would pretty much make you invincible!"

"That's the problem." Jonathan said. "If someone has all of them, that's basically what happens."

"That's why she was after them, digadig!" Pauleen said.

"Most likely." Jonathan said. "And Dina, since you already have the powers of the Sapphire, you might as well take these and use their power to stop those that try to kill you. I have no doubt there are more of them, and if Saige is really out there, you're going to need these powers."

He handed the jewelry to Dina, who took them and put them on. Each time she put one of them on, a light matching the color of the gem flowed through her body, and the color of her eyes temporarily changed.

She wrote on a note: Thanks, Jonathan.

"No problem." He said. "But you guys should find somewhere else to stay. If Saige finds us, we're all doomed."

"Good point." I said. At that moment, I noticed Dina wasn't in the room. "Hey, where's Dina?"

We split up and looked for her. I ended up finding her in our room, putting on another earring that looked like the Topaz.

"Found her!" I shouted to the others. "She's fine!"

At that moment, she turned to me. Her face had an evil smirk on it. She threateningly walked towards me.

"Uh… Dina?" I said. "What's going on?"

"I knew you'd be here." A voice said. It seemed to come from Dina, but she couldn't talk and her mouth didn't move.

"Who else is here?" I asked.

"No one." The voice said.

"What the-?" I said.

A wave of energy suddenly shot from Dina's head and blew me into the wall, pinning me against it about a foot off the ground. The others walked in at that moment.

"What the hell?!" Kira shouted.

"I should have known this would happen." Jonathan said. "Kira, disable her power!"

"Dina's behind this?!" Selena shouted.

"No." Jonathan said. "It's Zongazonga possessing her!"

Everyone gasped in shock when I said that. Kira was the first to snap out of it, so she ran over and touched Rupert's shoulder, freeing him from the telekinetic prison.

"You shouldn't have interfered." The voice said. "But it doesn't matter. All of you are targets of mine."

"We don't want to hurt you, Dina!" Rupert shouted.

Dina's left arm suddenly transformed into a machine gun, and her other arm turned into a sword. Her legs both had claws on her shoes.

"What the hell?!" Rupert shouted.

"Dina, don't!" Kira shouted.

"Thermal shield!" Jonathan shouted. A wall of lava appeared in the doorway as Dina started firing the gun. The bullets melted instantly on contact with it. Dina stopped firing, so Kira destroyed the wall and ran through.

"I'm the only one that can save you…" she said. "Forgive me for this…"

"What are you going to do?" the evil voice said.

"Take this, Zongazonga!" Kira shouted. She grabbed Dina's arms, turning them back to normal.

But she forgot about the claws on Dina's feet.

Dina kicked her in the stomach and basically ran up her body and did a backflip off of her shoulder. Kira stumbled back, blood pouring out of her wounds, but she still had a bit of strength left. She ran forward and punched Dina in the head. A black aura burst out of Dina and disappeared as she flew back and into the wall and was knocked out.

"I'm sorry… Dina…" Kira said as she fell to the ground and passed out.

That's chapter 21! Keep reading and reviewing!