Chapter 14 is here! Last chapter, Dina was killed by Jonathan, causing Rupert to attack Jonathan. After Rupert's attack was countered, Todd attacked Jonathan, after which he fled using his powers of flight. In the ending, Dina and Argis were both healed using Argis' life energy, and the entire group ran to Selena's house. This takes place upon their arrival. On with the chapter!
Chapter 14: Ultimate Power
*Dina's POV*
We made it to Selena's house. Selena opened the security gate and we went inside. I slammed the door behind us, arming the security system.
"We won't be safe long." Argis said. "We need to either find a new hideout or get off the islands.
"The first may be tricky, but I'm not willing to do the second one." I said.
"Well, we need to be quick. He could be anywhere, and if he doesn't already know, he'll figure out where we are soon." Argis said.
Suddenly, I heard a noise at the front door.
"What was that?" Rupert asked.
"I'll check it out." I said.
"I'm going with you." Argis said.
"Let's all go." Todd said.
"I don't want everyone getting hurt." I said. "Fine…" I said after a moment. "Let's go."
We walked to the door, which was closed and locked, just like we left it. There was no damage to it, and when I looked at the security camera footage, no one was there. I looked around, but I didn't see anyone.
"Weird." I said.
I turned around to walk back, but then I heard a loud crash. I turned around to see that the door had been knocked down. But I still didn't see anything that could have done that.
"What's going on?!" I shouted.
No response.
I turned to the others to see that they weren't there, either.
"Rupert? Argis? Pauleen? Anyone?!" I shouted.
No response.
"This isn't funny!" I shouted. Then I felt someone grab my shoulder. I broke out of the grip and turned around, but I didn't see anyone. I channeled my electric powers into my hand and punched the ground, releasing an electric shockwave. I saw it deflect around a certain spot in the air and I ran over and punched the empty spot. My fist made contact with something invisible.
"Argh!" someone shouted. Ripples appeared in the air near where I struck, then they materialized into a person clutching their bloody nose.
"Nice." They said.
"Hello, Jonathan." I said. "Nice try, using telekinesis to manipulate the light around you and turn invisible."
"Gotta admit, it was a good attempt." He said. "But now, it's time for your life to end!"
He summoned a sword. I created an electric sword and turned it into a whip-sword, which wrapped around the blade, shooting electricity through it, which stunned him.
"I guess you didn't see that one coming." I said. "Now, why do you want me dead so badly?" I asked.
"I don't have to answer you." He said.
"Answer me, or this time, I will kill you!" I shouted. "And I'll make sure you don't escape."
"Good luck with that!" he shouted. He suddenly waved his hand out to his side. He pointed in that direction. I looked at what he was pointing to, revealing my friends trapped in some sort of force field. It was obviously created by his powers.
"And as for why I want you dead, it's because of an ancient power of yours." Jonathan explained. "A power that you share with Rupert."
Could it the same power that Argis told me about?! I thought.
"The power is hidden within you, and it forms a unique bond with one person, who also has the power." He explained. "The bond allows you to link all of your special qualities, and you can develop new ones while it is active. It basically allows you to control any ability in the universe, but it can only be accessed in a certain way."
"And how's that?" I asked.
"Like I would tell you!" he said. "I came here to stop you from unlocking your full potential. Several people see you as a threat after reading about the prophecy and realizing you were the one that it referred to. The ability is powerful, but unstable. It can be highly dangerous to the entire world if you can't control it. They say that there is a certain device that will unlock the power for both people, but it was split in two to prevent it from ever happening again it said that if the two halves were ever reunited, the power would be unleashed."
"What kind of device?" I asked.
"I don't know, some charm or something probably!" he shouted. "I don't have time to answer questions!"
He suddenly teleported away, releasing the force field as he did.
"What was he talking about?" Todd asked.
"A charm that will unlock our true potential…" I mumbled, thinking out loud. "What is that supposed to mean?!"
Suddenly, I remembered something. Back in my original hometown, I remembered buying a locket necklace shaped like half of a heart. Here at the Caliosteo islands, I remembered finding a similar locket. I had a picture of Rupert and I that I cut to fit in each of the lockets. Then I gave one to Rupert and kept the other. Each only had half of the picture, though. His had my face while mine had his face.
I knew that was what he meant.
"The locket!" I shouted suddenly.
"What locket, digadig?" Pauleen asked.
"The locket that I gave to Rupert after the Cup!" I said. I turned to Rupert. "Do you still have the heart locket I gave you?" I asked him.
"I never take it off." He said.
"Same here." I said.
"But why does it matter?" he asked.
"Let me see it, but don't take it off." I said.
"What's this all about?" Argis asked. "What's so special about that locket?"
"I don't know, but I think she may be onto something." He replied.
He pulled the locket out of his shirt, which it had been hidden behind. I did the same. Then he walked over to me and I held the two pieces next to each other.
They looked like they would fit together perfectly.
"Argis." I said. "About that power you mentioned…"
"What?" she asked, clearly confused.
"I think this may be the key to unlocking it!" I said as I put the two halves together. It created a complete heart. I opened both halves of the locket, revealing the photo that I had taken of us two years ago. The gems on the edge of the locket started to glow.
"What's going on?" Rupert asked.
The entire locket glowed a golden color, chain and all. Rupert's eyes also started glowing, and I knew mine were, as well.
There was a bright flash. When it faded, the only thing that I noticed that was different was that both lockets were now complete hearts. I opened mine, which had the full photo in it. Rupert's was the same way.
"I don't get it." Rupert said. "What happened?"
"Let's go to the training area in the backyard and I'll explain." I said.
When we got there, I started to explain what Jonathan had said to me.
"So we can control whatever powers we want now?" Rupert asked.
"If it worked, yes." I said.
"Well, let's test it out." He said. "How does it work?"
"Well, from what I understand, you just have to choose a power and you'll be able to use it." I said. "But I doubt it's that easy."
"Why don't we try it with some ridiculous power." He said.
"How about this?" I asked. I closed my eyes for a second, then I opened them, my eyes glowing even brighter than before.
Suddenly, there was a bright flash. When I faded, I looked around. Everyone was looking up at me with shocked expressions.
"She transformed!" Argis shouted after a moment.
"Awesome!" I shouted, causing everyone to freak out again.
"She turned into a Teffla!" Todd shouted.
"I wonder if she has her old powers still." Banette said.
"Selena, create an ice target please." I said. She created a large ice statue.
"Here we go!" I shouted. I saw electricity arcing around me. Everyone stepped back, and I fired a large lightning blast out of my mouth, blowing a hole in the target. Then I flew into the air and dove at the target, using my wind power to blow it to pieces.
"Whoa!" Todd shouted in complete awe.
"Awesome, digadig!" Pauleen shouted.
I landed and returned to my normal form.
"That. Was. AWESOME!" I shouted in excitement. "Your turn, Rupert!"
I looked around.
"Rupert?" I asked.
"Up here!" he shouted. I looked up. He was hovering about 50 feet above us.
He suddenly started free-falling, head-first towards the ground.
"RUPERT!" I shouted.
Just before he hit the ground, he flipped upright and landed on his feet.
"That was fun." He said.
I walked over to him and smacked him across the face.
"DON'T SCARE ME LIKE THAT!" I shouted.
After a moment, we all started laughing and walked back into the house. Everyone returned to their medals except me, Argis, and Rupert.
"Why aren't you in your medal?" I asked.
"For some reason, I can't return to it now." He said. "I'm not a vivoteen anymore."
"I'm sure that if you use your new powers, you can return to it." I said.
"I'll try it…" he said. There was a bright flash and he was back in his medal.
Good, it worked. He said telepathically.
Good night, everyone. I told them.
Good night, Dina. They all replied.
Lame chapter, but it's still a chapter! Keep reading and reviewing!
