When Evil was Good
Chapter 2 :The Powers
Shelia bolted upright, hoping today had all been a
dream. Then she saw the rubble of her home. And felt the pain of knowing, that now when
she came home from school there would be no loving hug to greet her. No one to tuck her
in at night, or hold her close when she was scared. She felt the pain of being alone.
Suddenly she heard the familiar voice of Hector, "Shelia? Where are you?"
"I'm here," she called out. Her voice sounding hollow and empty. Suddenly Hector was
hugging her. She felt the air squeezing out of her, and her whole body felt numb. He
realized what he was doing and let go. He was speechless. His hands were glowing blue,
but when he stopped hugging Shelia, they stopped.
"Hello! Why won't anyone answer me?" a tiny voice squeaked. The siblings looked down
and were shocked to see a miniature version of Melvin which was glowing purple. He grew
back to his original size and stopped growing.
"Did I just shrink?" Melvin was shocked.
"Yeah," Shelia replied," and judging by the bruises Hector gave me I'm guessing he's
super strong."
"Sis? You're looking a little pale and greenish," the twins voices were magnified by about
10 times. They all glowed red and the copies returned to the regular Wendell and Wesley.
Shelia, however was once again drowning in her sadness. Quickly, it changed to anger.
She pounded her fist on the rubble of her house. She was stunned as the wood
disintegrated. Her hands were now glowing bright green flames.
"This is so cool!" Almost all the siblings shouted.
This was too much for Shelia,"Cool? You think it's cool that a comet smashed into our
house? You think it's cool that our parents were in there when it was destroyed? Cool that
we have powers and are probably gonna be studied like lab rats for the rest of our lives?"
Half sobbing half screaming, she ran away into the night.