The Hubble Identity 3

Chapter 3

A New path

Mildred was stunned at what just happened. Had she just literally caused that to happen? Fortunately, everyone in the room, with the exception of Jason, his Mother, Mildred and the two goons, had been busy hiding under the tables and behind partitions so nobody else really saw what happened.

Jason grabbed both of them and hauled them outside. Mildred went with him. Just as they emerged from the restaurant, a Ford Mustang came speeding into the parking lot. The car came to a screeching halt and Jason's dad hopped out.

"Jace are you and your mother alright?!" he asked

"We're fine, Dad," Replied Jason, "who are these guys?"

"They work for Vito Corelli," Replied His Dad

"Who's that?" asked Mildred

"A local loan shark, who picks up extra pocket money by running a protection racket," Replied Jason. he turned to the two goons.

"Go back and tell Corelli that if he sends any more of his bullies down here they're gonna end up in worse shape than the two of you!" he snapped. The two muscle heads slunk away to their car. Jason's dad went inside to check on his mother.

"Jason," said Mildred nervously, "um you saw what I did in there right?"

Jason nodded.

"Yeah, I did." He replied

"Jason, I'm Freaking out!" she said trembling, "Who am I, what am I?"

Jason took her hands and held them gently.

"Millie," he said, "you are a person with a special gift, and to tell the truth I know what that's like."

"What do you mean?" she asked

In answer Jason let go over her hands, walked over to his dad's car and after looking around to make sure no one saw him he the back end off the grown with one arm.

Millie's mouth dropped open,

"You have super strength!" she gasped

Jason nodded

"And Invulnerability."

Jason went on.

"I have always suspected that if I could exist then their must be others out there with their own unusual gifts, and here you are. Now, what you can do appears to be some form of energy manipulation. You're probably more powerful than even me!"

"But how was I able to do that when I had no memory of ever having that ability?" she asked

"Probably because defending yourself and your friends is more closely connected to instinct than memory." Replied Jason.

"Hmm," said Mildred turning wistful, "I wonder if I had friends?"

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Enid and Maud walked into the Dining hall but neither one of them had their minds on food. they scanned the row of seats until the spotted Drusilla. She was right where they expected her to be. Next to Ethel Hallow.

"We have to wait until she's not with Ethel." Whispered Maud

"Yeah," Replied Enid, "but when will that be they're practically joined at the hip!"

"I never said that this would easy." Replied Maud as they got into the lunch line.

Julie Hubble was beside herself. She had barely slept more than 3 hours the previous night. Mildred had been missing for 36 hours and they were still no closer to locating her.

Ms. Hardbroom's report hadn't helped much. All she found at Mildred's station was residue of the potion that Mildred was supposed to be making. To say the least she was confounded. It didn't make sense. Why had Mildred's potion acted that way when, as far as she could tell, for once, there was nothing in it that shouldn't have been there.

Ms. Cackle was supposed to be eating. But all she was doing right now was poking at her food. she too was worried.

Meanwhile, Maud and Enid were having a stroke of luck. Drusilla spilled some of the tomato soup they were having for supper on her uniform and had gone to change. Maud and Enid followed her.

Drusilla barely had her spare uniform on when the door behind her closed. Maud and Enid were standing there with their arms folded over their chests.

"Hello, Drusilla." They said in a threatening unison

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Millie was sitting in the Steele family den when Jason came in from putting the leftovers of their meal in the fridge.

"You okay, Millie?" he asked sitting down next to her.

"Yeah," she said, "I think so. What should I do with my ability?"

"Well first of all, I think you should practice with it." he said, "Maybe practicing with it will bring back your memory."

"Okay but where could I practice?" she asked

"Come on, I'll show you." he said standing up and pulling her up. Holding her hand, he led her down the stairs into a spacious secret room in his basement that was set up like a gym/dojo.

"I think that this should serve the purpose." He said. Millie smiled and nodded. Then they noticed they were still holding hands. The let go of each other and looked sheepish.

Jason got to work. He built a makeshift pedestal out of a rock he brought in from outside. Then on the pedestal he placed a piece of steel pipe. Lastly, he turned off the smoke detector.

He walked back over to Mildred.

"Okay, try to make that pipe heat up just like you did with the gun." He said. Mildred nodded. She raised her hand and concentrated on the pipe.

"I hope this works." She said

Mildred's eyes lit up and the pipe began to glow red hot.

"There you go!" said Jason, "Perfect."

Mildred's eyes returned to normal and she grinned.

"I did it!" she said happily, she didn't know why but she got the sense that she didn't always get things like this right the first time."

They practiced for a while longer and then decided to call it a day. They started back up the stairs, as they came into the stairwell Mildred looked up and suddenly she left the ground and flew up the stairwell to the top!

"I guess we can add flying to the list as well." He said running up the stairwell after her. Mildred shook her head in wonder.

"I can't believe it!" she gasped

"the longer I know you Millie the more amazing you get!" grinned Jason

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Darkness was falling over Cackles and Enid and Maud had Drusilla up on the highest spire on the Building. Drusilla was clinging to the spire for dear life.

"Come on get me down from here please!" she pleaded.

"We heard you and Ethel talking," snapped Enid, "Or at least enough of your conversation to know that Ethel knows what happened to Millie and your gonna tell us what she told you! And don't leave anything out!"

"I don't know anything I swear," she pleaded

"Don't give us that!" snapped Maud "Ethel tells you everything! Now the sooner you talk the sooner we get you down from here."

Just when it looked like Drusilla was going to crack, there was a flash of light, and they all suddenly found themselves in front of a furious Ms. Hardbroom!"

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