Chapter 7
"What is going on?" Benny asked, "First, Kelly has her mishap, then, all those other skaters are injured and such, and now this. Why is this person out to get them and who is it?"
"I-don't-know-I-checked-everyone-in-the-audience-and-no-one-really-seemed-suspicious-or-anything-I-mean—"
"Wait a second, hold up there," Kelly interrupted, "You checked everyone in the audience? Did ever come across your mind that another skater is trying to wipe out the competition?"
"DOH!"
"Wait a minute," Kelly said, "Remember what Amy said to me right before that skater tripped?"
"Yeah," Duck said, "It was something like 'stay out of my spotlight or you might fall off the ice again.'"
"No," Kelly said, "She said, and I quote, 'Stay out of my spotlight. You don't want to fall through the ice again and kill yourself.'"
"Wow, talk about harsh," said Ace.
"I know," said Kelly, "But she said 'through the ice again'. How would she even know that I fell, let alone how?"
"That is strange," said Robert, "And, Nadine, remember what happened to us right before that happened?" Nadine nodded. "At that exact moment, something as powerful as your fire somehow melted the ice, and something as powerful as my elemental ability froze the melted ice."
"And that exact same thing happened to me and Benny," said Lucy, "Did you see how that girl tripped? It sure looks like one my plants, my power, grabbed her leg while it was invisible, Benny's power."
"And I felt that, too," Jack added, "Right before skater girl's feet stopped moving...or, should I say, were stunned!"
"Hey," Tech said, "remember how Mastermind had a daughter?" They all nodded. "Well, maybe Sypher had a kid, too!" The Loonatics were shocked. The Loonakids and the triplet Witches all cocked their heads. "He was a guy who could drain other people's powers into himself through touch."
"Oh…" Daniella, Wendy, Sophie, Nadine, Benny, Lucy, Robert, Jack, Kelly, Ryan, Sarah, and Michael all said at the same time (freaky, huh?).
"Well, if he had a kid that inherited his power completely," said Benny, "how come she's able to use our power without touching us?"
"Maybe she didn't inherit it like that," said Ryan, "Maybe she just got the power swap thing in a different extent. That happened to a lot of us."
"Possibly," said Nadine.
"We'll have to check that," said Kelly, "She and I are the only ones from the regional competition that are advancing."
* * *
"And welcome to the improvised section of the Acmetropolis Junior Ice Skating Competition 2790."
Sarah shook in her seat.
"Sarah!" Ryan shouted.
"Sorry, I'm a little nervous," Sarah said.
"We just have to get sufficient proof that Amy is the bad guy," said Lexi, "or bad girl. And the best chance of that is if Kelly is better than her."
"She already is, duh," said Sarah.
"Can we stay focused?" asked Robert, "Kelly's up first, anyway." The lights dimmed. "Which is right now."
(Selena Gomez's "The Way I Loved You" plays)
Everything's cool, yeah,
It's all gonna be OK, yeah,
And I know
Maybe I'll even laugh about it someday,
But not today, no,
'Cause I don't feel so good,
I'm tangled up inside,
My heart is on my sleeve
Tomorrow is a mystery to me
Kelly did a double axel and a cross foot spin.
And it might be wonderful,
It might be magical,
It might be everything I've waited for,
A miracle
Oh, but even if I fall in love again
With someone new,
It could never be the way
I loved you
Triple Lutz.
Letting you go is
Making me feel so cold, yeah,
And I've been
Trying to make believe it doesn't hurt,
But that makes it worse, yeah,
See, I'm a wreck inside,
My tongue is tied
And my whole body feels so weak
The future may be all I really need
Donut spin. (She's good, isn't she?)
And it might be wonderful,
It might be magical,
It might be everything I've waited for,
A miracle,
Oh, but even if I fall in love again
With someone new,
It could never be the way
I loved you
As she moved to the beat of the slow song, she continued to throw in as many jumps and spins and twists and spirals as possible. Now that she was in the bridge of the song, she began a circular step sequence.
Like a first love,
My one and only true love
Wasn't it written all over my face?
I loved you like you love me,
Like something pure and holy,
Like something that can never be
Replaced
She skidded to a stop on the ice and waited for the middle of the chorus to catch her breath.
And it was wonderful,
It was magical,
It was everything I'd waited for,
A miracle
Triple Lutz.
And if I should ever fall in love
Again with someone new…
Triple axel.
It could never be the way…
No, it will never be the way…
She did a very slow (which is actually harder than fast) cross foot spin, holding her arms over her stomach to keep her balanced and slow.
I loved
You
She stopped. She was better at fast songs, but the rules required a slow song at least once during the competition. She went back to the stands where her family sat. "Any suspicious activity from Amy?"
"Eh, no," Ace said when Rev shook his head.
This time, when they gave off the scores, it was a dead even tie between Kelly and Amy.
Amy walked over to her during intermission. It was just the 2 of them and the rest of Kelly's family and friends. "I thought I told you to stay out of my spotlight!"
"I thought I told you that…oh, wait, I didn't tell you that yet."
"You really need some help with the insults," Ryan said.
"I'm trying here!" Kelly said.
Slam felt the rush of energy the kids had and Amy hit Kelly so hard that she flew right through the brick wall behind her. The rest of the group ran to her side almost immediately.
"Eh, I think we've gotten our proof," said Ace, "You did feel that, right, Slam?" Slam nodded. "Then I think we've got her."
"Good, now can we just—huh, that's weird." Tech was then hit by a table. "I think I know what just happened. Why can't I regenerate?"
"2 people can't have the same power at the same time," said Amy. Her eyes glowed green as Tech felt his power returning. "I guess it pays to be the daughter of one of the Loonatics, huh, Kelly?"
"And, I guess, it pays to be the daughter of one of the bad guys, huh?" Kelly said in return.
"OK, fine, you got me," Amy said, "I mean, my name is 'crook', how obvious could it be? I'm Sypher's daughter and I've been using your powers to make myself the best. But, I guess, my attack wasn't good enough for you."
"No, it wasn't," said Kelly, "And there is nothing you can do or say to keep me from defending my family now."
"Final call for Kelly Coyote to the rink!"
"Except that!" Kelly said, running to grab her blades and get it over with to help her family. Until she came back, they were on their own again.