Heritage Part 3-

"A recent outbreak of severe cases of a mutated gene syndrome, known as 'meta-humanism', has been spotted in the following areas in New England: Westchester County, Manhattan, Shore County in Maryland, Port-Gotham in Maryland, and its sister city, Gotham. These 'meta-humans' seem to exhibit strange, other-worldly abilities, such as flight, increased stamina, pyrokinesis, and several other dangerous, supernatural abilities. These 'meta-humans' can be emotionally unstable, and if you see on you are to report it immediately at-"

Tom Curry turned off the TV. With this new news, and his son still out in the ocean he was very worried. It was already late. Arthur finally came through the door slowly and looked at his father. After a long awkward silence, the both simultaneously said, "I'm sorry."

The next day at school, Arthur saw Kako and said, "Hey." in an awkward fashion. She said "Hey." also looking down. They were both pretty quiet at their lockers. Arthur said, "Look, if you want to pretend that never happened, I can-"

"Oh no, no! I'm not ashamed or anything, it's just...wel I'm not used to this whole 'couple' thing. And I don't really want this to spread around, cuz it'll start rumors and then-"

"I get it, I get it. I won't tell anyone. Not James, not Adrian, not even my Dad." She smiled and said, "Cool. So I guess you and your Dad are okay?" "Yeah. I was just a little upset."

The bell rang to start class, so he said, "We should go." She said, "Yeah...class..." She looked around and saw no one in the hall and looked up to kiss Arthur,when suddenly- "EXCUSE ME!" A very short, angry kid was passing through. "Woah...sorry...we didn't even see you."

"NO, you didn't." He said angrily, pushing Arthur, and shaking his head at Kako. "What's up with Robbie? I never tease him or even talk to him." Kako nodded, "I think he's had a crush on me since forever, that's all. Forget about him, I like YOU." She quickly gav him a peck on the lips and ran to class.

Later that day when Arthur was home, he went up to his room to take a nap, when suddenly..."Robbie? How did you get in my room?" "YOU DON'T DESERVE HER!" Arthur looked puzzled and said, " Robbit, look, it's nothing personal, but-" "SHE'S EVERYTHING TO ME!"

"She doesn't WANT YOU!" yelled Arthur, frustrated. Robbie said to him,"I know. She never will. And if I can't have her..." He disappeared. Arthur looked astonished and looked to wher he was standing, and in the hallway. He was gone. Just then, he felt a cloth go over his mouth and he blanked out. "..No one will" said Robbie, holding Arthur's body and a cloth of noxious alcohol.

Arthur awoke, tied to a chair, in an abandoned warehouse. He felt someone else behind him, so he nudged them. "Wha? Wht happened...where..?" "KAKO! It's you!" "Arthur! where are we?" "I think we're on the old boardwalk in the old warehouse. But the last hting I remebered is-"

"Oh good, you're awake. I wouldn't want you to sleep through my little party!" Robbie was walking around the warehouse with an entire gallon-container of gasoline. "Robbie, HELP!" yelled Kako. "He's the one who put us here, Kay. but how?" Robbie continued to pour the gasoline around saying, "I'm a metahuman, Curry. that means I'm at the op of the food chain. I have powers! I can teleport. But it doesn't matter cuz I doubt you have the power to stop fire with your breath!"

Robbie bent over to Kako. "Why couldn't you be with me! This si your last chance of survival! Declare your undying love, and you'll survive, while Curry gets to roast in this old warehouse!" Kako looked at him and said, "You're insane, LET US GO!" Robbie shook his head and said, "Can't do that."

He took out a lighter and said, "Any last requests? Not that it would help. You shouldn't have gotten together. I tried to stop you at the beach yesterday. The car? Remember? But now you'll both have to burn. i'm sorry Kako, but you could've been with me. Now it's TOO LATE!" He threw the lighter to the ground starting a fire.

Arthur was thinking critically. "I have abilites...I'm...I'm an Atlantean! I can do something. we're on a board walk...what can I..." Then it hit him. He could feel the fish below him. Tinyand sparse, but they were there. So he echoed his thouts into the ocean. "Creatures of the deep, help me now! Destroy the base of the boardwalk and free me!" The thought loudly, but it was difficult to concentrate between the heat, the smoke, and Kako's cries.

But the fish heard him. first it was some bluefish and angelfish knawing at the wooden base. But soon, it was hundreds of fish: sharks, dolphins, lobsters, crabs, and even octopi, trying to destroy the base. Finally, two large shark came through and quickly the warehouse shook. Arthur yelled to Kako, "We have to fall into the ocean! Trust me! I'l explain later!" Kako nodded and they quickly tried to move the chair, but they didn't need to: The entire floor tilted, and the two flew out of a broken window, into the sea. from then on, the dolphins freed the two and they sailed away, as the firemen came.

Arthur told the dolphins to put them down near the shore, but not too near; he didn't want the police to see controlled dolphins and sharks. The two told the police everything, but stated that it was pure luck that the base was destroyed. Before the police took them home, Arthur told Kako, "I'll tell you everything tomorrow, I promise..."