Chaos: Thunder on High
Chapter Seven
(Note: This chapter is from Lucy's point of view.)
Lucy put her hand to Jessica's forehead. Temperature was well within acceptable range, so she wasn't running a fever. She showed no other abnormal signs except for the occasional twitch.
"Don't worry about her Lucy," Isaac said, "she's just exhausted and needs time to rest."
"She's been through too much," Lucy replied. "I'd hoped that this vacation would be a nice reprieve for her, but that was a bit too much to hope for I'd guess."
Isaac rubbed his temples. "I got her to you as quickly as I could."
"You never explained why she was brought back…" Lucy looked back at the sleeping Jessica. "Where were her clothes?"
"Lost in the river," Isaac replied.
"Ahh," Lucy smirked. "Decided to do a little skinny dipping, eh?"
"What? No!" Isaac walked over to the window. "We got into a fight with a group of Brawlers and then a few evolved kicked us when we were down. Two of them…a woman and a man."
Lucy shook her head. "It would seem that my cousin can't live a normal life." She leaned up against a nearby wall. "I have to say, Isaac…you two are a perfect couple."
Isaac looked back at her. "I'm not really focused on that right now."
"Just promise me one thing," Lucy added. "When you do get her in bed, don't show her that God awful trick that you do with your Johnson. That was just-"
"Enough," Isaac cut her off sharply. Then he added, "please."
Lucy shrugged. "Alright, but don't say I didn't warn you."
Isaac was watching something out the window. After two seconds, he opened the window and jumped out.
Running over to the window, Lucy saw that he was after two Brawlers that had just leapt over the buildings nearby.
She followed, hoping to be of some use but she had no idea how to use these new powers of hers.
Lucy had seen Jessica morph her arm into a whip, blade, and other weapons. Once even for her amusement. She had no idea how her cousin had done it though.
Focusing her thoughts, Lucy tried to envision her arm as a blade. Through sheer force of will, her arm liquefied and then morphed into a shining steel razor-sharp blade that ran a length of at least one and a quarter meters.
"Holy shit!" She exclaimed as she watched this happen.
"Lucy! Watch it!"
Lucy looked up and saw a Brawler bearing down on her. She yelled and dove out of the way. The Brawler redirected itself, but this time it ran its chest onto Lucy's blade. Lady luck had apparently been on her side in this match.
Even as she watched it, the Brawler melted into a reddish-black gelatinous form and then seeped its way into Lucy's body. She stood there, wishing it were over…and then it was. She didn't have a drop of blood on her.
"Lucy, catch!" Yelled Isaac. He threw a man at her. Lucy could see from a distance that he was another evolved.
Out of almost instinct, Lucy grabbed the man out of the air and then slammed him onto the ground. She followed up by pile driving her blade into his gut.
Then her mind flashed.
"I'm getting sick of waiting, Professor!"
"Sir, Doctor Harriet Lee is gone…we don't know where she is!"
"Find her, or I'll tear you apart! Slowly!"
Lucy's eyes opened. She was still fine, but the memory echoed in her head.
Isaac rested his hand on her shoulder. "You okay?"
"Yeah," said Lucy. "Yeah, I'll be fine…just give me a second."
"It's always tough to get used to at first," Isaac replied. "You'll grow stronger over time." He paused. "Now you can connect even better with Jess."
Lucy shook her head, but didn't reply. If that was what Jessica had to live with, was it any wonder she was still sane?