Caleb, Reid, Tyler and Sarah stood in the driveway of Caleb's house. Caleb hugged and kissed Sarah goodbye, and put her in the back seat of Tyler's Hummer. He closed the door and turned to Tyler and Reid.
"You take her to the dance, and keep your eye on her at all times. Don't worry about me; I'm going to fix this."
Reid and Tyler nodded to Caleb, and shook his hand once more before Caleb headed to his own car. Reid and Tyler jumped into the Hummer, and followed Caleb out the driveway. They headed in different directions, and before long, the wind picked up and brought clouds along with it. Sarah was shifting around in the back seat, fiddling with her dress.
"Caleb's going to be alright, isn't he?" She stuttered, looking out the back window.
"I'm sure Caleb will be fine." Tyler reassured her, looking in his rear-view mirror. She nodded and looked down at her dress again. Tyler shot Reid a side glance, and they both looked as worried as Sarah sounded. They pulled into the school parking lot outside the school hall, and Tyler helped Sarah out the back. They climbed the stairs, and looked back at the gathering clouds.
"Well I can only guess what that means…" Reid said, looking up at the deepening clouds. Reid's cellphone rang, and he answered it in a flash.
"Hey Caleb. Is Chase there yet?"
"No, and I'm guessing that means he's not there either?"
"Nah, I don't think he'd do anything here anyway. There are too many people here already."
"That's good. Is Sarah nearby? I just want to talk to her."
Reid turned around to Tyler, to ask for Sarah, but she wasn't with him. Reid pressed his phone to his leg and turned to Tyler.
"Where the hell is Sarah? I thought you were watching her."
"I swear she was just standing next to you!" Tyler flipped out and went into the school hall to look for her. Tyler came out and shook his head warily. Reid sighed and put his phone back to his ear.
"She's gone Caleb, we can't find her."
"Dammit, I guess Chase really is hell bent on getting her here…" Caleb answered, but his phone cut out before he could finish. Reid looked at his phone screen and sighed.
"Don't do anything stupid Caleb, we need you…"
Lightning struck nearby, causing a power dip. In that moment, Tyler and Reid both heard Anna's voice, clear as day.
"Reid…Tyler…you guys still alright?"
Reid looked at his phone screen again, to see Anna's face sprawled across it.
"Anna? What the hell…? How are you even…?"
"You shouldn't ask so many questions right now, has Caleb gone to meet Chase?"
Tyler stepped up next to Reid and looked at Anna, answering her question.
"Yeah, we just spoke to him, and his phone cut out."
"Damn! Ok, I need you guys to go back to Caleb's house, and talk to his mother, I'll talk to you more in the car." Anna's face disappeared from Reid's screen. They ran to the car and started it, screeching down the road back to Caleb's house. This time Anna's voice filled the car; it wasn't as soft as it was on Reid's phone.
"Am I right in saying that there was another user of the Power in the settlement house that night we met up there?"
Tyler and Reid both looked down to see Anna's face on his GPS screen in the centre console.
"Are you even awake or is this all just a trick?" Reid asked sceptically.
"No, I'm not awake; this is all just some magic. I can't wake up but I can use a little of my magic. I'm amazed I could pull this off. I think Chase might be distracted at the moment. But you didn't answer the question, was there another user at the house that night?"
Reid and Tyler shot each other a gaze; they knew that Chase could've been distracted by Caleb at the moment, but more than that, they knew Anna sensed the other user.
"Yes, it's Caleb's dad." Reid answered her eventually.
"Oh…well that might make this extraordinarily hard. Caleb's mom needs to convince his dad to will him his Power. That's the only way I can see this working out."
Reid and Tyler nodded. They knew Caleb wouldn't like the idea, but his mother would do anything for him, as would his dad.
"Ok, we'll do it. They'll be evenly matched then." Tyler nodded to Anna and she smiled.
"Well, if it keeps going the way it is, Chase might be distracted enough for me to do something to stop him if they're too evenly matched."
Tyler and Reid felt a rush of adrenaline run through them, and they gazed at the time on the GPS over Anna's head.
"Happy birthday Caleb…" Reid mumbled, looking in the direction of the first settlement.
"Did it just happen? Is Caleb ascending?" Anna asked, catching the looks on both of their faces.
"Yeah, we just got the weirdest feeling. I guess that's for the rest of us to know its happening." Tyler answered.
"I guess. I know that having Caleb's dad will his power to him is going to upset him, but I'll figure out something for the rest of you, so this won't ever have to happen again."
Tyler and Reid nodded, and they screeched up the driveway to Caleb's house. Anna's face was still on the GPS as they got out the car. Within a few seconds, they were back in the car.
"What happened? Surely you couldn't have been that quick?" Anna asked, looking between the two of them.
"No, she's not here. We think she might've caught onto you idea before you did."
"Oh, well I know it's going to be hard. You two, please head back to the dance. Stay around people, and be sure to be seen." Anna told them both, and then she flickered off the screen. They headed back to the dance, and waited for any more news to come their way.