Part three - Drown together
Max, Liz, Michael, Maria and Isabel were in the van. Michael drove the van trying not to drive too fast.
"How did the FBI now where we are?" Isabel asked.
"I have no idea. The only thing I know is that I'm worried about Kyle", Max replied.
"Yeah, me too. I mean he used his powers to warn us, and the last time he used them he lost his conscious", Isabel said.
"He might be captured", Liz said quietly.
Everyone was quiet. No one said a word for awhile, the just continued driving.
Kyle and Jim were sitting in the FBI-van. Kyle was quiet. He was wondering how the FBI knew where he was. Jim looked at him. He somehow knew what he was thinking. He didn't know the answer either. Kyle looked at his dad and took his hand.
"I'm going to do this", he said
"Do what?" Jim asked.
"Just focus on me", Kyle replied.
Kyle closed his eyes and started to make a connection to his dad. Suddenly he felt flashes coming to his mind.
flash
"Kyle, what the hell are you doing here?"
"Just wanted to see what was more important than me."
"You don't understand."
"No, I don't. I don't understand why you're hunting Max Evans, why you can't just tell me." " Kyle, you get the hell outta here right now."
"How many times have I heard the stories, dad? How many times you sitting at home listening to grandma cry while grandpa spent the night chasing spacemen out in the woods? That's my role now, isn't it? It's ironic."
"Kyle, wait."
"Now I know why you never wanted to see grandpa again. Because to him you were just a low priority!"
flash
"No. Oh no. No. Aw, no, Kyle! Aw, geez, no! NO KYLE! Augh! Help. Help me. Somebody, help me! Augh. Save my son, please."
"What the hell just happened to me?"
"I don't care who you are, or what you are. I'll be here for you. I need a moment alone with my son."
flash
"Well, listen, maybe you should...maybe you should cut 'em a little slack, Kyle. I mean, after all, Max Evans did save your life."
"Damn human of him. Of course, he is the reason I got shot in the first place, but what the hell. No conditions are permanent. No conditions are reliable. Nothing is self."
flash
"I'm in awe of you every day, son. And I apologize for not recognizing the man that you're becoming...because you're a darn...you're a darn good one."
The flashes end as soon as they started. Kyle started focusing on Max. He needed to teleport them both to where Max and the others where. Kyle felt himself falling asleep, just as Jim felt himself disappear.
"Kyle..."
Kyle didn't answer. Kyle appeared in the van, Jim after him.
"Kyle!" Max yelled when he saw him.
"Hey ya...look. Take care of my dad."
Kyle took his hand away from dad.
"How did you do that? "Liz asked.
"I don't know...but it took a lot of my powers", Kyle said.
"Can't you teleport here?" Liz asked.
"I'm too tired...and besides, if I do the FBI will find you. I get the feeling I have something that makes them find me....I don't know", Kyle said.
"Kyle", Jim said silently.
"Just keep running...I mean, going away. Don't come back to find me. Whatever happens, don't come. I'll come back, when I've rested."
"What if they block your powers?" Max asked.
"You'll know if that happens...I just want you to be safe."
Kyle disappeared.
"Kyle!" Max yelled after him.
Jim closed his eyes. Max didn't know what to do. Should he just leave Kyle? No, that wasn't an option. They needed to find out where Kyle was and bring him back.
Kyle opened his eyes in the van. He did it. He used his powers for something good. He saved his dad. Nothing else mattered to him. Kyle noticed that the van had stopped. They were probably at the hotel. The men were looking for Kyle's friends. Not finding them. Kyle was too tired to look at the van's doors when someone opened them.
"The older Valenti is gone", Kyle heard someone say.
The men took Kyle out of the van. Kyle was still too tired to do anything.
"You lied to us", the man in charge said.
"They were here", Kyle replied.
"So you warned them somehow"
"How could I, I was in the van?"
"Then how did your father disappear?"
Ouch, Kyle didn't know how to answer that.
"Well, how should I know that?"
The man sighed and grabbed Kyle's hand, bending it behind Kyle's back. He put handcuff to Kyle's hands.
"You know, I can get those things off easily ", Kyle said.
"We know that. Did you think that we're going to let you keep your powers?"
"What do you mean?"
Another man came near Kyle. Kyle looked at him. The man had a needle in his hand. Kyle tried to get away, but it was too late. The man gave him the shot. Whatever was in that needle, it made Kyle more tired than he was. Suddenly, Kyle's world went completely black.
Michael stopped the van in the forest.
"Okay, we need to figure out a plan", Max said.
"Plan?" Michael asked.
"To get Kyle away from the FBI", Max replied.
"You heard what he said. He'll come back"
"Michael, they're the FBI. They could've sealed his powers already."
"Yeah, but like he said. We should just run. Leave him be."
"How can you say that?"
"It's just the way it is. We're on the run..."
Max couldn't believe what Michael was saying. Kyle said the same thing as Michael, but still. Max couldn't leave Kyle behind.
"We're going to get Kyle back" Max said.
"But", Michael started.
"No 'buts'. We're going to get him back."
Michael sighed.
"You make the orders here", he said quietly.
(to be continued)
Max, Liz, Michael, Maria and Isabel were in the van. Michael drove the van trying not to drive too fast.
"How did the FBI now where we are?" Isabel asked.
"I have no idea. The only thing I know is that I'm worried about Kyle", Max replied.
"Yeah, me too. I mean he used his powers to warn us, and the last time he used them he lost his conscious", Isabel said.
"He might be captured", Liz said quietly.
Everyone was quiet. No one said a word for awhile, the just continued driving.
Kyle and Jim were sitting in the FBI-van. Kyle was quiet. He was wondering how the FBI knew where he was. Jim looked at him. He somehow knew what he was thinking. He didn't know the answer either. Kyle looked at his dad and took his hand.
"I'm going to do this", he said
"Do what?" Jim asked.
"Just focus on me", Kyle replied.
Kyle closed his eyes and started to make a connection to his dad. Suddenly he felt flashes coming to his mind.
flash
"Kyle, what the hell are you doing here?"
"Just wanted to see what was more important than me."
"You don't understand."
"No, I don't. I don't understand why you're hunting Max Evans, why you can't just tell me." " Kyle, you get the hell outta here right now."
"How many times have I heard the stories, dad? How many times you sitting at home listening to grandma cry while grandpa spent the night chasing spacemen out in the woods? That's my role now, isn't it? It's ironic."
"Kyle, wait."
"Now I know why you never wanted to see grandpa again. Because to him you were just a low priority!"
flash
"No. Oh no. No. Aw, no, Kyle! Aw, geez, no! NO KYLE! Augh! Help. Help me. Somebody, help me! Augh. Save my son, please."
"What the hell just happened to me?"
"I don't care who you are, or what you are. I'll be here for you. I need a moment alone with my son."
flash
"Well, listen, maybe you should...maybe you should cut 'em a little slack, Kyle. I mean, after all, Max Evans did save your life."
"Damn human of him. Of course, he is the reason I got shot in the first place, but what the hell. No conditions are permanent. No conditions are reliable. Nothing is self."
flash
"I'm in awe of you every day, son. And I apologize for not recognizing the man that you're becoming...because you're a darn...you're a darn good one."
The flashes end as soon as they started. Kyle started focusing on Max. He needed to teleport them both to where Max and the others where. Kyle felt himself falling asleep, just as Jim felt himself disappear.
"Kyle..."
Kyle didn't answer. Kyle appeared in the van, Jim after him.
"Kyle!" Max yelled when he saw him.
"Hey ya...look. Take care of my dad."
Kyle took his hand away from dad.
"How did you do that? "Liz asked.
"I don't know...but it took a lot of my powers", Kyle said.
"Can't you teleport here?" Liz asked.
"I'm too tired...and besides, if I do the FBI will find you. I get the feeling I have something that makes them find me....I don't know", Kyle said.
"Kyle", Jim said silently.
"Just keep running...I mean, going away. Don't come back to find me. Whatever happens, don't come. I'll come back, when I've rested."
"What if they block your powers?" Max asked.
"You'll know if that happens...I just want you to be safe."
Kyle disappeared.
"Kyle!" Max yelled after him.
Jim closed his eyes. Max didn't know what to do. Should he just leave Kyle? No, that wasn't an option. They needed to find out where Kyle was and bring him back.
Kyle opened his eyes in the van. He did it. He used his powers for something good. He saved his dad. Nothing else mattered to him. Kyle noticed that the van had stopped. They were probably at the hotel. The men were looking for Kyle's friends. Not finding them. Kyle was too tired to look at the van's doors when someone opened them.
"The older Valenti is gone", Kyle heard someone say.
The men took Kyle out of the van. Kyle was still too tired to do anything.
"You lied to us", the man in charge said.
"They were here", Kyle replied.
"So you warned them somehow"
"How could I, I was in the van?"
"Then how did your father disappear?"
Ouch, Kyle didn't know how to answer that.
"Well, how should I know that?"
The man sighed and grabbed Kyle's hand, bending it behind Kyle's back. He put handcuff to Kyle's hands.
"You know, I can get those things off easily ", Kyle said.
"We know that. Did you think that we're going to let you keep your powers?"
"What do you mean?"
Another man came near Kyle. Kyle looked at him. The man had a needle in his hand. Kyle tried to get away, but it was too late. The man gave him the shot. Whatever was in that needle, it made Kyle more tired than he was. Suddenly, Kyle's world went completely black.
Michael stopped the van in the forest.
"Okay, we need to figure out a plan", Max said.
"Plan?" Michael asked.
"To get Kyle away from the FBI", Max replied.
"You heard what he said. He'll come back"
"Michael, they're the FBI. They could've sealed his powers already."
"Yeah, but like he said. We should just run. Leave him be."
"How can you say that?"
"It's just the way it is. We're on the run..."
Max couldn't believe what Michael was saying. Kyle said the same thing as Michael, but still. Max couldn't leave Kyle behind.
"We're going to get Kyle back" Max said.
"But", Michael started.
"No 'buts'. We're going to get him back."
Michael sighed.
"You make the orders here", he said quietly.
(to be continued)