Chapter 4
We all sat around and had a very serious chat. Jake told us to be more careful, Marco ridiculed us and told us everything that could have gone wrong, sam and Whitney both kind of kept to themselves. Rachel defended us, but Tobias kind of decided to stay out of it. So did I, even though it was partially my idea.
We all agreed to never do something that stupid again. And parted our ways. No new info on the sharing was available, and no huge yeerk activity was noticeable, so we were pretty much safe. We had a little vacation, after the last two main missions which were relatively right after another. The sharing is a front organization for the yeerks. It acts like a boy scout or girl guide for the whole family, but it is all a scam to trick people into accepting them into their heads.
Me, Tobias and Sam all went back to our house in the woods. It was about a twenty minute walk from Cassie's, so I flew. I didn't need sam telling me what I did wrong.
We were flying along peacefully until Tobias stopped and shouted, {Whoa! Damn, what was that?}
I looked up with my falcon eyes. The stars were starting to come out but the sun was still partially in view. Just on the verge between day and night. I saw nothing more than stars. {What?} I asked.
{A ripple in the sky.} Tobias explained. {It is gone now. It was moving towards the mountains. It was like a thermal, but moving to the side.}
{Well, I saw nothing. Tell me if it comes back.} I told him.
We continued to swoop around and back until sam made it to our house. He couldn't walk as fast as we could fly. I kind of felt bad not staying with sam, specially since he would give me the speech later that day anyway, then he would give it to me double. I landed down on the field by my house. The old broken down shack.
When we found it, it was a wreck. Now it was relatively tidied up. Thank god there were no trails anywhere near bringing unlucky campers or hikers near. We just might have to kill them. We don't need the main public knowing where we lived.
I decided to go anc climb the big tree that was in the middle of our field. It was a big oak, perfect for climbing. I made it to some of the higher branches before Sam realized I was taking a bit long and decided to come out to see me.
"You know, there are many better things we could be doing with our time." he informed me.
"Like what?" I asked. "It is the weekend, we have two whole days to enjoy ourselves. Let's do it rather than trying to waste our prime years."
Just then Tobias came and rested on a branch not too far away from me. {come on, we have all day together when Gordon is at work to do all our little spying missions, Sam. So lighten up a bit, have some fun.} he said.
"Well, should I bring up your little car-lot accident? I think you have had your fun for the weekend. Let's put that cheque to good use and get some more food and supplies."
I started to climb down, "Sam, think about it this way, it is approaching night, and we can't do anything worth doing right now. Besides, I was thinking."
"About what?" He asked skeptically.
I finally made it to the bottom, then answered. "Let's make a campfire." I told him.
He gave me a funny look, but we eventually agreed. We went over to the fire pit beside our house. Don't worry, it is well protected and will not stars any forest fires, it is closer to the house, and the entire house is surrounded by about fifteen feet of dirt before even the smallest trees.
We made the fire and I made my suggestion.
"So, my thoughts are that when you blow into a fire, it moves accordingly, right?" Sam gave me a half-puzzled look. "Well, this is evidence that it can be manipulated. I want you to try to use telekinesis on it." I said.
"I don't know," sam said hesitantly, "I think the fire requires some sort of fuel to keep it going. Like some sort of wood or something to create the plasma. You know, plus I could get burnt."
"I know, I thought about that, and yes, I know that plasma is simply the release of energy in the form of an explosive gas, I know all this. Just try it." I demanded.
"Okay, I will try, but if I burn myself and it doesn't work, then I will be beating you with a stick until you pass out. Multiple sticks maybe, and you know I can." I winced. IU knew it, he could use his telekinesis to make the sticks hit me.
He closed his eyes for a second and when he opened them, they were softly flowing a deep, bloodred. He put his hand up towards the flame. I could almost instantly see some of the fire immediately look like it was a solid. When it was completely away from the rest of the fire, it died out.
"Crap, too bad." I said.
Sam shook his head, "No, I think I know how to fix that."
He tried again with even more fire. I always wondered what plasma would be like if it was manipulated and harvested. He held it in the air for a while before bringing it only a few inches above his opened hand. He then 'tossed' it to his other hand. Then he separated it into two separate flaming balls, one for each hand. Then he brought them both back together, making one big one. It then grew until sam 'pushed' it away into the big rock that was not too far away, leaving a streak behind it and exploding, in an organized manner, that is.
Sam's eyes dimmed and he smiled.
"We have just created fire." He said.
I noticed I had a pretty big grin on my face too. I shook it off.
{How did you correct the mistake?} Tobias asked.
But I was kinda expecting how this would work, I tried to answer. "It's simple, from an audience point of view. All fire needs is fuel. Oxygen is it's fuel. The source is the wood. Once it is made, it can be moved around as long as it has that fuel. Sam simply had the oxygen come to the fire, keeping it alive."
"Exactly." He said. "But next time, I will keep it away from me. I was finding it hard to breathe." He said as he coughed.
I had a huge grin on my face. This was cool. "May I suggest you bring a lighter to the next battle?"
We all sat around and had a very serious chat. Jake told us to be more careful, Marco ridiculed us and told us everything that could have gone wrong, sam and Whitney both kind of kept to themselves. Rachel defended us, but Tobias kind of decided to stay out of it. So did I, even though it was partially my idea.
We all agreed to never do something that stupid again. And parted our ways. No new info on the sharing was available, and no huge yeerk activity was noticeable, so we were pretty much safe. We had a little vacation, after the last two main missions which were relatively right after another. The sharing is a front organization for the yeerks. It acts like a boy scout or girl guide for the whole family, but it is all a scam to trick people into accepting them into their heads.
Me, Tobias and Sam all went back to our house in the woods. It was about a twenty minute walk from Cassie's, so I flew. I didn't need sam telling me what I did wrong.
We were flying along peacefully until Tobias stopped and shouted, {Whoa! Damn, what was that?}
I looked up with my falcon eyes. The stars were starting to come out but the sun was still partially in view. Just on the verge between day and night. I saw nothing more than stars. {What?} I asked.
{A ripple in the sky.} Tobias explained. {It is gone now. It was moving towards the mountains. It was like a thermal, but moving to the side.}
{Well, I saw nothing. Tell me if it comes back.} I told him.
We continued to swoop around and back until sam made it to our house. He couldn't walk as fast as we could fly. I kind of felt bad not staying with sam, specially since he would give me the speech later that day anyway, then he would give it to me double. I landed down on the field by my house. The old broken down shack.
When we found it, it was a wreck. Now it was relatively tidied up. Thank god there were no trails anywhere near bringing unlucky campers or hikers near. We just might have to kill them. We don't need the main public knowing where we lived.
I decided to go anc climb the big tree that was in the middle of our field. It was a big oak, perfect for climbing. I made it to some of the higher branches before Sam realized I was taking a bit long and decided to come out to see me.
"You know, there are many better things we could be doing with our time." he informed me.
"Like what?" I asked. "It is the weekend, we have two whole days to enjoy ourselves. Let's do it rather than trying to waste our prime years."
Just then Tobias came and rested on a branch not too far away from me. {come on, we have all day together when Gordon is at work to do all our little spying missions, Sam. So lighten up a bit, have some fun.} he said.
"Well, should I bring up your little car-lot accident? I think you have had your fun for the weekend. Let's put that cheque to good use and get some more food and supplies."
I started to climb down, "Sam, think about it this way, it is approaching night, and we can't do anything worth doing right now. Besides, I was thinking."
"About what?" He asked skeptically.
I finally made it to the bottom, then answered. "Let's make a campfire." I told him.
He gave me a funny look, but we eventually agreed. We went over to the fire pit beside our house. Don't worry, it is well protected and will not stars any forest fires, it is closer to the house, and the entire house is surrounded by about fifteen feet of dirt before even the smallest trees.
We made the fire and I made my suggestion.
"So, my thoughts are that when you blow into a fire, it moves accordingly, right?" Sam gave me a half-puzzled look. "Well, this is evidence that it can be manipulated. I want you to try to use telekinesis on it." I said.
"I don't know," sam said hesitantly, "I think the fire requires some sort of fuel to keep it going. Like some sort of wood or something to create the plasma. You know, plus I could get burnt."
"I know, I thought about that, and yes, I know that plasma is simply the release of energy in the form of an explosive gas, I know all this. Just try it." I demanded.
"Okay, I will try, but if I burn myself and it doesn't work, then I will be beating you with a stick until you pass out. Multiple sticks maybe, and you know I can." I winced. IU knew it, he could use his telekinesis to make the sticks hit me.
He closed his eyes for a second and when he opened them, they were softly flowing a deep, bloodred. He put his hand up towards the flame. I could almost instantly see some of the fire immediately look like it was a solid. When it was completely away from the rest of the fire, it died out.
"Crap, too bad." I said.
Sam shook his head, "No, I think I know how to fix that."
He tried again with even more fire. I always wondered what plasma would be like if it was manipulated and harvested. He held it in the air for a while before bringing it only a few inches above his opened hand. He then 'tossed' it to his other hand. Then he separated it into two separate flaming balls, one for each hand. Then he brought them both back together, making one big one. It then grew until sam 'pushed' it away into the big rock that was not too far away, leaving a streak behind it and exploding, in an organized manner, that is.
Sam's eyes dimmed and he smiled.
"We have just created fire." He said.
I noticed I had a pretty big grin on my face too. I shook it off.
{How did you correct the mistake?} Tobias asked.
But I was kinda expecting how this would work, I tried to answer. "It's simple, from an audience point of view. All fire needs is fuel. Oxygen is it's fuel. The source is the wood. Once it is made, it can be moved around as long as it has that fuel. Sam simply had the oxygen come to the fire, keeping it alive."
"Exactly." He said. "But next time, I will keep it away from me. I was finding it hard to breathe." He said as he coughed.
I had a huge grin on my face. This was cool. "May I suggest you bring a lighter to the next battle?"