Chapter 15
Mr White had been watching from behind, marvelling in their stupidity. Had they completely forgotten about him?
He pointed his gun simply, not even the shot was heard through the sound of the battle. But the girl fell to the ground easily, and the blond guy ran to her side. Clark, with his amazing super hearing had heard the shot and had stopped mid fight. Even the soldiers started to stand still, wondering what was going on.
Before Max could decide whether to let go of the force field or help Isabel, White had him, gun pointed at his neck.
"What now, Max?" he said fiercely.
Clark sped into the room, stopping a few feet away from White.
"Put the gun down," he told him.
"No, because right now I have exactly what I want. I have all for you under my control because the only way you will all stay alive is if you come with me. The maybe I'll let Max heal the girl," he replied.
Clark couldn't move. He had no idea what to do.
* * * *
Liz was the first to enter the barn, through the back door. And the sight that met her made the powers that had been brewing inside her bubble up. Suddenly a green electric light spread down her hands and her finger tips exploded with the light.
* * * *
Chloe watched the girl shoot power from her fingers, she saw it flow from person to person in the room, and outside where there were maybe a hundred men in heavy army gear. Each of them dropped to the floor, all except Clark who seemed unaffected. When it was over, Liz rushed over to Max.
"Wake up," she cried.
He stirred and looked up into her eyes. "Liz?" he mumbled.
"It's alright," she said, taking him into a firm embrace. But he pushed her away.
"No," he said, a terrified look on his face. "Isabel."
Clark and Michael were already stood over her, trying to stop the bleeding. Brody, Maria and Tess could do nothing but stare on in horror. But Max got to his feet and placed his hand on her stomach where the bullet had landed.
Chloe looked in again in surprise as a white light streamed from his hand into Isabel's body.
* * * *
Max nudged the molecules of the bullet just as he had with Liz so long ago. Then he pushed her skin together, closing up the hole until it was perfect. She looked up at him thankfully and Michael helped her up.
"What are we gonna do about all these guys?" Clark asked.
"I didn't hit the others too hard, but I think I may have killed White," Liz told the still in shock.
"Then they'll probably just have to abandon the project," Max said hopefully.
"Well whatever happens now, at least we know we have extra help if we need it," Michael said, in an unusually out of character appreciation.
"Who are you and what have you done with Michael," Isabel said shakily.
They laughed heartedly, realising that for now, it was over.
Mr White had been watching from behind, marvelling in their stupidity. Had they completely forgotten about him?
He pointed his gun simply, not even the shot was heard through the sound of the battle. But the girl fell to the ground easily, and the blond guy ran to her side. Clark, with his amazing super hearing had heard the shot and had stopped mid fight. Even the soldiers started to stand still, wondering what was going on.
Before Max could decide whether to let go of the force field or help Isabel, White had him, gun pointed at his neck.
"What now, Max?" he said fiercely.
Clark sped into the room, stopping a few feet away from White.
"Put the gun down," he told him.
"No, because right now I have exactly what I want. I have all for you under my control because the only way you will all stay alive is if you come with me. The maybe I'll let Max heal the girl," he replied.
Clark couldn't move. He had no idea what to do.
* * * *
Liz was the first to enter the barn, through the back door. And the sight that met her made the powers that had been brewing inside her bubble up. Suddenly a green electric light spread down her hands and her finger tips exploded with the light.
* * * *
Chloe watched the girl shoot power from her fingers, she saw it flow from person to person in the room, and outside where there were maybe a hundred men in heavy army gear. Each of them dropped to the floor, all except Clark who seemed unaffected. When it was over, Liz rushed over to Max.
"Wake up," she cried.
He stirred and looked up into her eyes. "Liz?" he mumbled.
"It's alright," she said, taking him into a firm embrace. But he pushed her away.
"No," he said, a terrified look on his face. "Isabel."
Clark and Michael were already stood over her, trying to stop the bleeding. Brody, Maria and Tess could do nothing but stare on in horror. But Max got to his feet and placed his hand on her stomach where the bullet had landed.
Chloe looked in again in surprise as a white light streamed from his hand into Isabel's body.
* * * *
Max nudged the molecules of the bullet just as he had with Liz so long ago. Then he pushed her skin together, closing up the hole until it was perfect. She looked up at him thankfully and Michael helped her up.
"What are we gonna do about all these guys?" Clark asked.
"I didn't hit the others too hard, but I think I may have killed White," Liz told the still in shock.
"Then they'll probably just have to abandon the project," Max said hopefully.
"Well whatever happens now, at least we know we have extra help if we need it," Michael said, in an unusually out of character appreciation.
"Who are you and what have you done with Michael," Isabel said shakily.
They laughed heartedly, realising that for now, it was over.