Chapter 2: Believe Again
Are you swimming upstream in oceans of blue?
Do you feel like your sinking?
Are you sick of the rain after all you've been through?
Well I know what you're thinking
When you can't take it
You can make it
Sometime soon I know you'll see
'cause when your in you're darkest hour
And all of the light just fades away
When you're like a single flower whose colours have turned to shades of gray
Well hang on and be strong
Where taking each step one day at a time
You can't loose your spirit
Let live and let live forget and forgive
It's all how you see it
And just remember keep it together
Don't you know you're never alone
'cause when you're in your darkest hour
And all of the light just fades away
When you're like a single flower whose colours have turned to shades of gray
Well hang on, and be strong
No you're not defeated
And soon you'll be smiling once again
Then you won't have to feel it
Let it go with the wind
Time passes us by
And know that you're aloud to cry
['Be Strong' by Delta Goodrem]
"Damn it," Alex exclaimed in despair. "Max, have you-"
Alex was cut off by a cheery; "Hello everyone," from Harper.
"Harper!" Max exclaimed happily, making Alex give him an amused look. "You're here!"
"Well hiya to you Maxi boy!"
"Okay, you're perky. Way too perky. What's up?" Alex asked her best friend as she dragged her away from max
"Nothing, it's just that I'm in love!" she squealed.
Alex groaned. It wasn't that she wasn't happy for her friend; it was that it pained her to know that she might be alone for the rest of her life without Mason. "So you've come here to gloat?"
Harper, though at first insulted at the uncaring tone of her best friend, realises how much Alex is hurting. "Oh honey, how are you holding up?"
"Not good," came the reply. "Read this."
Harper took the book that was being held out and read through the text. "...No known reversal... Oh Alex," she cooed, throwing her arms around her despairing best friend.
"I woke up this morning with a can-do attitude, but I don't know if I can do it anymore," Alex mumbled, holding back never before seen tears.
"Oh come on Alex, you can't give up because of one stupid book. Be strong! And it says 'no known reversal.' Emphasis on 'known'."
Harpers consoling seemed to have a positive effect on Alex, as the unshed tears disappeared from her eyes and her voice retained its previous power and strength. "I guess so, but it's just so hard to look at the bright side of things when that impending cloud of doom is always there; waiting for you to snap."
"Wow," Harper uttered in shock. "You...You... said big words! You sound smart!"
"Hey, I did – didn't I?"
"Yes you did! Oh my god! And you were serious! Girl, you should have met and lost Mason long ago," she joked, but upon seeing the deadly look her best friend was sending her, she winced. "It's too early for jokes isn't it?"
"You think so?" Alex asked in mock astonishment; with a fake gasp for added sarcasm.
"How about we keep looking," Harper suggested sheepishly.
"No duh," Alex muttered before walking away to hit the books.
Later
"Alex, come on!" complained Harper, 3 hours later. "These books say nothing about how to save Mason."
"We have to at least-"Alex began to yell frustrated until her father's familiar voice reached her ears from right outside the lair. "Oh crap! I completely forgot about Dad! Act natural."
Max and Harper quickly gave Alex the books they were holding and rushed to the couch. Meanwhile Alex sprinted to the bookcase to put the books away.
Just as the doorknob started to turn Alex ran as fast as her feet could carry her and jumped onto her usual seat; to the side of the sofa. She made it just in time because as her bum landed on the seat, the door opened and Jerry Russo walked in. Well actually, he danced in.
"'Cause I'm sexy, yeah I'm sexy! And you know it baby," he sang as the 3 other occupants of the room watched in horror. He walked up to the blackboard, still not noticing the kids, and picked up the crystal ball that was on a shelf next to it.
"Looking good Jerry," he told his reflection in the crystal.
At this Alex snapped out of her trance and started giggling. In alarm, Jerry's head whipped around. He paled as he noticed his amused children and their friend.
"Yeah, looking good dad," Alex teased.
"Uh-oh-eeh-Alex! Max! Harper! What are you doing here? Wizard class doesn't start for another 5 minutes. It's not like you to be early! You're normally 20 minutes late," he stuttered in confusion.
'Wizard class?' Alex asked herself in delight. 'That's a perfect excuse.'
"What?" Alex asked in fake nonchalance, "we can't surprise you by being early? Even though you did most of the surprising - if you ask me."
"Uh-oh-eeh-what?" Mr. Russo asked, still hopelessly confused, while putting back the crystal ball in its rightful place.
"We're early," Alex answered.
"Um, okay!" Mr. Russo exclaimed. "By the way; this never happened, right?"
"Sure thing sexy," came the reply from all 3 teenagers, followed by a stream of giggles from the girls and a grin from Max.
"Right," Mr. Russo muttered. He looked around, then checked his watch. 3 minutes left. "Where's Justin? He's normally here by now." Everyone just shrugged.
After several minutes of waiting, Mr. Russo concluded that Justin was late and started the lesson. First he walked over to the black board & rubbed away the writing on it.
"Wizard class is in session," he announced, looking at his youngest son and his daughter, as well as Harper who was just a spectator.
"Okay kids, today I'll teach you how to create force fields. All wizards can create force fields but it takes incredible amounts of energy; unlike almost every spell which takes tiny amounts that you don't even notice. certain wizards with special gifts and great destinies can create force fields without using up any magical energy.
"Well then I'm out," Max said. Alex rolled her eyes and held back a nasty comment. "We all know that the only all powerful wizard in the family is Justin."
"Not necessarily, it can be any one of you. Justin is the more hard-working and studious, but that doesn't mean that he is the more powerful wizard. For example, I was the winner of the contest but my slacker of a sister Meghan (I'm not sure if that's her name) had that special gift." Mr. Russo explained.
This grasped Alex's attention. She had already met her aunt Meghan and knew that they had very similar personalities. But surprisingly, she was the better of the two. Alex was able to apologise and admit her mistakes while Meghan was far too stubborn and proud to admit her mistakes. The fact that Meghan had the special power of creating force fields gave Alex the tiniest bit of hope the she could as well.
"It's a basic thing but it's simplicity is what makes it so powerful. Force fields are basically fields of magic or life force energy that can be manipulated to your will." Mr. Russo said as he took out some marbles out of his pocket.
"These are energy measuring devices," he said. "They will measure the energy you release when performing a spell. Take and hold on to them."
"Now; to create a force field, all you have to do is close your eyes, dig deep into the magic and concentrate on the force field you want to create. Let the magic build up. Feel it work its way through your body until it reaches the tips of your fingers, and; release it." He instructed.
Seconds later Mr. Russo told them to open their eyes. Alex was the first to open her eyes, and she saw a marvellous sight. Before her eyes was Mason; but naturally he was blue and made of energy. She had succeeded; she created a force field in the image of her love. She looked towards Max and saw a gurney made of green energy.
'Max and that gurney," Alex thought in amusement. 'I wonder if he'll ever get over it.'
Alex then let her gaze wander directly to Max and noticed how drained he looked. He seemed to be struggling to stand up and he quickly slumped back onto his seat. In his hands the energy measuring sphere was glowing a bright glow while hers was as dim as ever.
"Incredible! Alex you have the gift!" Mr. Russo exclaimed. This threw Alex off. Her? The special wizard with great power and an even greater destiny?
"Your marble didn't glow! Meaning you didn't use up any energy." Mr. Russo stated proudly. He approached his little girl and squeezed the life out of her. "I'm so proud of you honey," he whispered.
Alex smiled softly. She loved it when those words were directed towards her instead of her know it all older brother.
"Dad? Can I go to room?" a breathless Max asked. Jerry nodded at his son who was looking incredibly pale and clearly couldn't stay awake much longer.
"You know Max, by re-absorbing the force field you can recover some energy. Not a lot but it's still something. Just put your hands in front of it then say 'I'm a dummy'.
Max did as instructed. "It's not working! I'm a dummy! I'm a dummy! I'm a dummy damn it!"
This had Harper, rolling on the floor in a flurry of laughs while Alex chuckled a bit.
"I'm just kidding Max. You're supposed to say 'rhunon'."
"Oh. Rhunon!" Max yelled, and the desired effect took place. The gurney disintegrated and was absorbed into the palm of Max's hands. Mission accomplished. Max regained a little colour but he was still looking drained.
"Um Alex? Can you flash me into my room?" the youngest Russo asked his older sister. She nodded and within seconds Max was in the comfort of his room.
After putting away her wand Alex turned to her father and asked him something she was thinking about for a while, "Dad, since I can create force fields with no energy, does that mean I have unlimited energy?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, by reabsorbing the force fields does that mean I have an unlimited source of magic?"
"Well not really because your body can only has a limited magical energy capacity."
"Oh," Alex mumbled disappointedly. She had been hoping that this gift of hers could be the key to saving Mason.
"But... There is jewel called the 'Emerald of Dreams', it's supposedly a counterpart of sorts to the 'Stone of Dreams'. This emerald holds unlimited amounts of energy. But..."
"But what?" Alex prodded curiously.
"But only chosen Wizards with three special powers can use it, let alone find it. And these powers are, creating force fields, telekinesis & molecule speed control ((Piper Halliwell's power for those of you who watch Charmed) the ability to freeze something, someone or a small area and the ability to blow up something, someone or a small area)."
Alex frowned. "Care to explain?"
"Well you see; all wizards have these abilities to some extent, like using their Wands to move things, casting a spell to freeze time for a short while or zapping something to blow it up. However, if someone has the actual power, they can use it without using any energy, it's also much more powerful. A few wizards are special and have one or two of these powers but every century one chosen wizard arises that has all three powers. Chosen wizards are much more powerful than normal wizards."
Alex smiled gratefully at her father, nodded and made her way out of the Lair; Harper following closely behind.
'The Emerald of Dreams,' Alex thought in wonder as she walked away. 'I think I've finally found the key to saving my Mason.'
For those of you who didn't understand the concept of special powers and chosen wizards and the rest; then here is a clearer explanation:
Force Field making:
The ability to create force fields, which normally take lots of energy, without using any energy. Force fields can be made into any shape and size.
Telekinesis:
The ability to move things with your mind. Normal wizards can only move things with spells or wands, while wizards with telekinesis can move things with a wave of their hand, the squint of an eye or even just concentrating and willing things to move.
Molecule Speed control:
The ability to slow down molecules to a stop or speeding them up until the blow up. Basically it's the power to freeze time, things or people (when i say freeze I don't mean as in ice) and to blow things or people up. While normal wizards have to use their wands or spells; wizards with his power just make a forward motion with their hands (like Piper does in Charmed). If you really want to see this motion go to youtube; watch?v=w4orPslem40.
Special Wizards:
Wizards with one or two of the three previous powers. More powerful than normal wizards. If they lose their powers from the the wizard competition they still keep their abilities.
Chosen Wizards:
Only one chosen wizard is born every century (doesn't matter when in it though it's usually at the end), they possess all of the special powers and are the most powerful wizards of all time. They are automatically declared the full wizard of their family, but their siblings still keep their powers (just not full wizard powers.)
Ok so there you have it. I added more to this chapter after I realised how useless the force field thing was. So I added more purpose and plot to it. And as you can see, I am a huge fan of the TV show Charmed (I've seen and loved every episode). Jerry is smarter in this fanfic and a little out of character so I hope you don't mind that. Zeke will be introduced soon, as well as Theressa Russo.
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