Cody's POV
I stood in a video game store near the Tipton. Suddenly a man grabbed my upper arm.
"There you are Billy," he said loud enough for people to hear. "You shouldn't runoff and lie like that."
I gaped as he pulled me along after him. I wanted to scream for help but I realized my throat had closed up on me. He took me to a car and shoved me into the passenger's seat.
"We have your brother. If you run he's dead." the man whispered as he shut the door.
I turned fearfully as he got in on the other side. He looked like he was going to kill me. Maybe he was. I couldn't be sure. The drive was silent until we came to the seashore. I kept thinking this is it I'm dead. To my surprise and fear he drove straight into the ocean. I let out a scream but settled down once I realized there was a passage under the water.
"So are you like your brother?" the man asked.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Powers kid, powers," he said.
"My brother doesn't have powers," I scoffed.
The man slapped me across the face. I held back the tears.
"Listen to me you brat, I can kill you and I won't hesitate in doing so, you got that?" he snarled.
"Y-Y-Yes," I stammered.
"Yes Sir," he slapped me again.
Zack help me I thought quietly.
Zack's POV
I looked around the gate and noticed Sir's car. Cody was being dragged inside. I cursed silently. Suddenly I heard Cody's voice cry in my mind: Zack help me.
"Don't worry buddy. They won't know what hit them." I said aloud.
I looked at my fists and shook them when I noticed they were on fire. I slipped under the wires and grabbed a shovel some kid dropped. I noticed the others filling in the holes so I started. On the way over here I had cut my hair and dyed it black with red streaks. I had also changed into the uniform I had been forced to wear here.
The second the Obstacles looked away I slipped in the vents. I crawled through them quickly stopping only to look into the rooms below. Finally I looked into the room just below me and saw Cody lying there. I pulled the uniform off to reveal shorts and a t-shirt. I kicked the cover and dropped to the ground. My brother looked up in shock. I grinned.
"Come on let's go," I said.
He got up and followed me out the door. I found it odd that no one was guarding him. We had to hurry. I opened the doors to other cells as we ran. Kids came storming out of the building.
I closed my eyes and started to concentrate. All the kids were safe and the Obstacles were all inside. Good I thought. I held out my hands and the building became engulfed in flames.
"This way," I said.
We ran to the port and got into the boats there. It was easy to get home.