AUTHORS NOTE

Before I continue with the story I would like to thank everyone when has taken the time to read my story. I really love writing this it is a great world to immerse myself in. I will try my best not to have to may notes from me here.

I would really appreciate some reviews and tell me what you like and even what you do not like. I don't want to ruin people's vision of this great series. I of course will take what people say and use it to my best ability. I do have a plot for the story and it will not change but I will be more than willing to take suggestions on how to improve.

There will be more input from the rest of the team and some other characters later but it is all a work in progress.

I have to also apologise for my poor grammar and punctuation I know it can be shocking but I hope it doesn't ruin the story. Thank you again and enjoy.

Vickie.

Chapter 5

"Oh cool road trip!" Gary says jumping up and rushing out of the conference room the other looking at him as he rushes to his office.

"What the hell Gary?" bill shouts after him. Rosen walks out of his office and into the conference room and Chloe can hear him explain what is happening. There is a grumble of disbelief from a few of them Bill and Hicks mainly. Chloe watches as Bill argues to stay in the office.

Rosen she is unpredictable. We do not know what she might do." He says exasperated.

"Bill is right, as much as I hate to admit it. We do not know this girl she could lose it again." Nina says Chloe glares at her but she doesn't notice her. For all the attention they are paying her she could walk out now and none of them would be any the wiser. An idea forming in her mind she slowly rises from the sofa and walks quietly to the door and turns to head towards the elevator where she bumps roughly into Gary. She stumbles backwards and he catches her but the wrist.

"I'm sorry." Chloe says loudly and there is a rush of feet behind her. Gary lets go of her andrubs his chest.

"You bashed into me." He says looking down at her.

"Is everything ok?" Rosen asks his voice a little worried. Chloe turns and nods.

"I was just heading to the toilet." She says. The others don't look convinced and Gary chuckles hammering in the last nail of doubt into everyone's head.

"The bathroom is the other way." He says still rubbing his chest. Chloe swallows hard trying to remain calm.

"See what I mean as soon as our backs are turned she tries to run." Bill says looking smug. Chloe shakes her head about to answer but Rosen interrupts her.

"I am sure she was just a bit disorientated, am I right Chloe?" He says looking her right in the eye. Rachel glances at him sideways.

"Yeah I was lost." Chloe smiled, "that way you say?" she says walking down past the suspicious group and feeling her heart racing.

When she leaves the bathroom she sees Rosen's team all waiting by the elevator, Bill resting his hand on his gun threateningly. She walks over to them feeling like a naughty school girl and Rosen waves her to the front of the group. She is first to enter the lift and when they are on the ground floor the others leave the lift before her Hicks and Bill waiting at the doors for her and flanking her as she passed. Now she felt like a prisoner.

"I am driving." Gary says as they reach the car park.

"No chance Gary." Bill says as they follow him out. As soon as Chloe steps out the front door she feels the air rush towards her the moisture in the air and the hum of the soil spreads through her body. She smiles and breathes in deeply.

"I bet this feels good." Rosen who had fallen into step with her says smiling. Chloe breathes out heavily.

"You have no idea." She says as they reach a Grey people carrier. "Is this it?" she says smiling at the nondescript vehicle. "It looks like a soccer moms car." Rosen just laughs and opens the door for her. She is crammed into the back with Hicks and Bill squashed either side of her. Rachel, Nina and Gary are in the middle seats. Rosen and John are in the front, with John driving.

Rachel keeps turning her head looking like she wants to ask something and she finally turns her body round and looks at Chloe.

"Can I ask you something?" she says looking at her nervously Chloe nods and waits. "Can you smell everything you can control?" She finally asks. Chloe frowns at the question as she tries to find her answer but Rachel blushes and turns away. "I am sorry it is none of my business."

"No it's ok." Chloe says feeling bad for making Rachel uncomfortable. "I can smell it yes. I can smell if the air is impure same with water. I can tell if soil is damaged, polluted. It is not really a smell thing it just feels wrong. Fire is different everyone can smell that but I can start and stop it as well and control it while it is alight. It's what I am best at." Chloe says Gary has turned around now as well.

"Show me." He says looking her in right in the eye. She looks questioningly at Rosen who nods at her.

"Just don't blow us up." He says with a small smile Chloe nods.

"Ok hold out your hand." She says to Gary he rubs his hand on his jeans and holds it out. "Stay still." Chloe says staring at hid palm and a small flame appears on the palm of his hand. He moves it away quickly with a gasp he rubs his hand and looks up at Chloe.

"I said stay still." She says looking at him she holds out her hand and he puts his back in her hand shaking slightly. Chloe takes hold of his hand now and she looks at him hard. "Now stay still!" He nods and looks down at his hand. Chloe lights the flame again Gary sucks in a breath but doesn't move, the flame grows bigger then is extinguished.

"That was hot." Gary says rubbing his hand and Hicks snorts beside Chloe and she turns to look at him and he stops laughing the others all seem to be smiling as well as Gary examines his hand for any damage.

"That's kind of the point of fire Gary." Bill says.

"You are aware your eyes turned red when you did that?" Rachel asks.

"Really? I have never looked at myself when I do it." Chloe says rubbing her eyes.

"That's interesting." Rosen says from the front as the car slowed to a stop. They had stopped at the edge of a field which had a small lake at the other end of it and a rocky wall that was falling down in places and was surrounded by a small wood.

"We are here." John says from the front seat opening his door and opening the door for Rachel. He offers her a hand and she smiles as she takes it. We all clamber out of the car and Chloe stretches. She feels the ground rumble beneath her and lowers her arms quickly. Everyone looking at her she smiles apologetically.

"My bad." Gary walks over to her and taps her arm.

"You made my feet tickle." He says Chloe smiles and laughs. The others still have their eyes on her looking slightly worried.

"Did you do that without even thinking about it?" Nina asks her voice slightly higher than usual.

"I guess so." Chloe says shrugging. Bill shoots a glance at Rosen who looks at him reassuringly.

"Would you mind giving us a demonstration?" Rosen asks walking towards her.

"Here?" Chloe asks looking around the wide open area.

"Yes here is quite quiet. Rachel would you like to check for us please."

"Sure." Rachel moves her hair behind her ear and listens hard. "We are alone I cannot hear anyone else nearby.

"Thank you Rachel. Chloe if you wouldn't mind." Rosen says nodding encouragingly.

"What do you want to see?" Chloe asks suddenly feeling nervous with all these eyes on her.

"Show us what you can do." Rosen says. Chloe rubs her hands together and holds her hands out.

"Take a seat," She says the ground rumbling beneath them making them jump forward as a muddy, grassy bench rises up out of the earth. They stare at her looking impressed and amused and all but Bill sits down on it smiling. "I, um, can manipulate the earth the natural earth like mud, sand and rocks." Chloe sends a small rock flying at the back of Bill's head, his hand flies up and rubs the back of his head. Gary laughs and the other smile turning away from Bill so he cannot see. Rosen frowns disapprovingly at her and she continues avoiding his gaze. "Metals I cannot do and I cannot control living things like plants. I can move large amounts of earth at the one time." She says raising her hands and moves them in a scooping motion and the ground shudders and a huge clump of earth rises upwards and she dumps it ten metres away. She looks at the group and smiles to herself when she sees them all looking at the mound of earth, all but Gary who is staring at her his face unreadable.

"You mentioned the air in the car." Nina says still looking at the pile. She turns to face Chloe again, "What can you do with the air?" She asks sounding excited, Chloe smiles finding it funny that an adult was getting excited about this. Chloe blows in her direction and a gust of wind makes her hair fly all over the place. She blinks rapidly and smoothes her hair down her head shaking in disbelief.

"How strong can you make it?" bill asks Chloe looks at him surprised that he is even talking to her.

"I err, I haven't ever tested it."

"Test it now." He says his face expressionless. Chloe turns and faces away from them towards the trees and clears her throat. She blows out and makes the air swirl around faster and faster and she directs it in the direction of the trees, gathering speed as it rushes towards them. The trees groan and sway and there is a crack and one of the trees sways violently and snaps falling to the ground with a loud crash. Chloe stares at the tree shocked by what she had done.

"I could probably go stronger than that." She says quietly she blinks once and the tree bursts into flames. There is a collective gasp and she extinguishes it leaving behind a smouldering tree trunk. Feeling tired and wanting to get it over with she turns back to them and the small lake and holds her hand out.

"Water," she says as a ball of water comes rushing towards her. "Water I can manipulate as well." Pouring it into the hole she dug moments before. "Well that is about all." She says taking a little bow making Rachel and John smile and Nina laugh. Bill and Hicks exchange looks and Rosen looks at her in an interested and analytical way making her look away from him. Gary rushes over to the water and dips his hand in. Chloe makes a water dolphin stick it's head out and Gary leaps back and looks up at her.

"You are amazing." He says making her blush slightly.

"I think you are right Gary she is definitely something special." Rosen says standing up and walking towards her.

"So do you still think I will be of some use?" Chloe asks as Rosen reaches her.

"With a bit of training, we could really do with someone with your skills."

"Training what do you mean training?" Chloe asks.

"Well you will need to know exactly what we do. We will have to get you trained up so you can help."

"How do you feel about carrying a gun?" Bill asks.

"I don't need one." Chloe says.

"How do you know." Bill asks with a smug look.

"Try and shoot me." Chloe says standing back opening her arms wide.

"I don't think that will be necessary." Rosen says turning to face Bill.

"No come on you want to see my skills." Chloe says looking at Rosen who looked back at her frowning. Bill looks at Rosen who looks at Chloe one final time and shrugs stepping back out of the way.

"No you cannot shoot her." Gary says making to walk in the way but Hicks grabs his arm.

"Come on Bill. I know you want to." Chloe says.

"Don't do it, guns are loud." Gary says covering his ears.

"Come on." Chloe says and Bill reaches for his gun and pulls the trigger. Chloe tosses a rock in front of the gun and it explodes sending fragments of rock flying everywhere.

"Phew I didn't think that would work." Chloe said wiping her forehead. Everyone including Bill stare at her in disbelief.

"Ok I think that is enough for now." Rosen says. He walks towards the car shaking his head and Hicks walks up to Chloe.

"You are insane." He says with a smile gripping her shoulder.

"Completely mental!" John says walking past holding Rachel's hand. Chloe turns and walks towards the car and Gary walks over to her and walks next to her not talking.