Chapter 3:
Joel Wright's POV
I can't believe this is happening! One day I'm a normal guy doing normal things. The next thing you know, I'm in some kind of crystal dome about to have powers, I've gotten a few months ago, taken from me. I'll never forget how it all happened.
Flashback
I was walking home after taking Cassidy home from our date. We've been dating for a week now and it's been going pretty well. She's nothing like Irma. But that's another story. Anyway, I was walking home when I saw this thing of yellow light coming at me.
"What in the world?", I questioned as I began to run.
But before I got to make three steps, I was hit by the beam of light! I then began to feel full of peep and a bit warm. I then felt something pulsating through me. But then I blacked-out. The next morning, I was awake in my bed. Was it all just a dream? Whatever it was, it would have to wait until after school. I got up and quickly got cleaned up and ready for school. As I was walking to school, I began to check my watch and wish my car was already fixed. I only had five minutes before the bell rang. And I was at least twenty minutes away! I then began to take off running to school.
"I'm not going to make it!", I said as I tried to run faster.
I then had that feeling from last night! It was as if something was building up inside me! The next thing I know I'm moving faster than I ever moved before! But the funny thing is that it felt normal to me! I couldn't believe it! I, Joel Wright, had super-speed! And I could control it! Well, somewhat anyway, seeing as I ran a few feet past the school before I stopped. But I made it to school on time seeing as the stating bell was ringing. I ran at a normal pace into the school and to my homeroom. On the way there, I had this weird feeling that made me feel like I wasn't alone. It felt kind of strange, yet it didn't scare me. Anyway, once I got to homeroom I sat next to my friend, Alchemy, who was looking at me knowing something was up.
"You okay, Joel?", she asked.
"Huh?", I asked as I turned to face her. "Oh! Yeah! Sure! I'm cool, Alchemy."
I knew she had a feeling something was up, but she let it go. And for the moment I was glad, cause I still had to figure this all out before I told anyone about this. And that's what I did. It took a few weeks, but I discovered that I could form energy balls and throw them around. Plus, I could do all kinds of energy blast. I felt like a super hero! I then began to wonder if there were others like me. That was answered when Alchemy called me and told me to meet her at the forest near Heatherfield Lake. Once I got there, I saw that, my other friends, Micheal and Angelo were there too. I began to wonder what was going on, when Alchemy showed us that she could control fire. Once I saw that, me and the guys had only one thing to say.
"You too?", I questioned with the guys in shock.
"What? You guys have powers too?", Alchemy questioned.
I then realised that Angelo and Micheal questioned Alchemy as well.
"You guys too?", I questioned them.
We then showed each other what we could do. I went first as I fired an energy blast at a tree. Then Micheal made a small twister blow around us. Then Angelo made some plants grow as well as made some rocks and dirt float in the air. We all realised that we each were hit by a different color beam of light and were got these powers afterwards. We then decided to keep it to ourselves and learn to use them better, so we wouldn't hurt other people or each other.
It felt great knowing that I wasn't alone in all this. And as for our training, we had good times and a few embarrassing times. Well, Alchemy one anyway. But that's a whole other story. The main thing happened the day we were going to tell Cassidy about what we could do. I only hoped that she would still want to be with me afterwards. When we got to the forest, we saw that Micheal was already there peeking at something.
"What are you looking at, man?", I asked him.
"See for yourself.", he said as he waved us closer.
As we got closer, we saw what was so exciting. It was Angelo and Alchemy, making-out!
"I don't believe it!", Cassidy whispered.
"Believe it!", Micheal whispered.
I don't know how long their kiss lasted, but the need for air must of came as they ended their kiss. They then looked at each other smiling. I then saw Angelo bring his hands up to Alchemy's face and wiped some tears away with his thumbs. She must of been so happy that she was crying. I then them hug each other. As touching as that was, I knew we were here to do something. So, I took a deep breath and...
"It's about time!"
They both turned to see the three of us standing there with cheesy grins on our faces.
"So, you finally told him.", I said with a grin.
She then flashed a happy smile.
"So, did you keep you end of the deal?", Alchemy asked.
"After we tell Cassidy about us, I will.", I said.
"Before you tell me anything, I have something to tell you guys.", Cassidy said.
"What do you mean, Cass?", Alchemy asked as she and Aneglo pulled away from each other.
Suddenly Will, Matt, Taranee, Hay Lin, Irma. and Cornelia appeared before us, surprising us.
"We need to talk.", Cassidy said.
End Flashback
And that's how we ended up here. Cassidy. along with the girls and Matt told us everything. From what this Nerissa woman did which lead to us getting our powers in the first place, to this Council of the Known Worlds wanting to take them from us. And after all the hard work we did to learn how to control them. Well, that didn't sit well with us. So we demanded to speak with whoever it was that wanted to take the powers we had. But once they took us to this Kandrakar place, those Council guys had us captured along with Cassidy! And when they left it up to the girls to let us keep our powers, they said yes! I looked from Irma to Matt hoping that they were truly my friends and would try to get us out of this. Oh sure, they formed a huddle to talk about it, but in the end they said yes!
Some friends, huh?
Then this bald headed guy made the crystal dome, we're trapped in now, appear and drop over us. Now we're trapped inside with this woman that has black hair and green eyes.
"You may feel a bit of pain once this starts.", the Oracle said as he fires a beam of energy at the diamond.
Suddenly, each of us are hit by a beam of light. I can feel my powers being drained out me. At first I feel nothing. But soon I begin to scream along with my friends as the pull of power begins to hurt! But when I feel the last bit of my power about to leave me, the power rushes back into me!
"Something has gone wrong!", I hear someone say.
But before I can say anything, I dropped to my knees. I look down at my hands to see them turn gray. As I fall to my side I look to see Cassidy's skin turn blue. That's the last thing I saw before everything turns black.
Micheal Robertson's POV
Well, this is a fine mess we're in! One day, me and my friends get these amazing powers, and now these beings from others worlds want to take them from us! I guess you can say that this all happened a few months ago.
Flashback
I had moved to Heatherfield during the Summer, and had made good friends with Angelo Vanders and Joel Wright. They they introduced me to Alchemy Enthel and Cassidy Chacon. The five of us were quite a group. We hung out a lot. It felt good to have friends like them. Anyway, one night I had just gotten home after eating at one of my favorite places, The Silver Dragon, when I saw this violet beam of light fly over the sky.
"Now that's something you don't see everyday.", I said to myself as I looked up at it.
Next thing you know the bean of light starts to come right at me! I didn't know if I should run or what! But before I could make a decision, I got hit by it! At first I was scared, but soon I felt at ease and carefree. Not to mention light on my feet. But I then began to feel a bit woozy. Thankfully, I was already home. I was able to make it inside and to my room. I then flopped down on my bed and fell asleep. Let's be honest here. I blacked-out! The next morning, I woke up and got ready for school. I then got some breakfast and headed for school.
As I was walking to school, there was a cool breeze blowing. Normally that wouldn't mean anything. But now, it felt different. It felt second nature to me. As if I could actually fly. But I shook that off as I got to school. But once there I had this other feeling that made me feel as if I wasn't alone. I felt it even more when I got to my homeroom where the only person that I really knew was one Taranee Cook. Now she was an interesting girl. Her dad was African-American, while her mom was Asian-American. She had her father's complexion though. Anyway, days past, and I still had that strange feeling whenever the wind blew and the feeling of not being alone whenever I was in school. It was starting to drive me nuts!
One day everything changed. I was walking through the park when I got some pollen up my nose. You can gues what happened next. But when I sneezed, a powerful wind blew!
'Where did that come from?', I thought as I looked around the area. 'Was that from... me?'
I then took a deep breath and discovered that I now could inhale a lot of air! Once I reached my limit, I exhaled and let out a powerful wind! After thinking about it, I figured why I felt at one with the wind. It was because I could control it! I had the power over air! Well, the power to use it anyway. It was still pretty cool! I then decided to learn to control this power, before I did something by mistake like give Heatherfield the mother of all tornadoes. So, whenever I had the time and I wasn't hanging with my friends, I was learning to control my powers. As the weeks past, I always wondered if there were others like me. I soon got that answer when Alchemy called me and told me to meet her at the forest near Heatherfield Lake. Once I got there, I saw that, my other friend Angelo was there too. A few minutes later, Joel shows up. I began to wonder what was going on, when Alchemy showed us that she could control fire. Once I saw that, me and the guys had only one thing to say.
"You too?", I questioned with the guys in shock.
"What? You guys have powers too?", Alchemy questioned.
I then realised that Angelo and Joel questioned Alchemy as well.
"You guys too?", I questioned them.
We then showed each other what we could do. Joel was first and fired an energy blast at a tree. Then I made a small twister blow around us. Then Angelo made some plants grow as well as made some rocks and dirt float in the air. We all realised that we each were hit by a different color beam of light and were got these powers afterwards. We then decided to keep it to ourselves and learn to use them better, so we wouldn't hurt other people or each other.
It felt pretty cool knowing that I wasn't alone in all this. And as for our training, we had good times and a few embarrassing times. Well, it was Alchemy who had one. Like when she went all Human Torch and we ended up seeing more of her than we needed to see. But that's a whole other story. The main thing happened the day we were going to tell Cassidy about what we could do. I knew that Joel was a bit scared and hoped that she would still want to be with him afterwards. When I got to the forest, I saw that Alchemy and Angelo were already there talking about something. I then decided to stay back and listen in.
And I'm glad I did!
"Hey, Angelo.", Alchemy said as she got closer to Angelo. "The guys aren't here yet?"
"Not yet.", Angelo said. "Just you and me so far."
"Good.", Alchemy said. "Cause there's something that I want to tell you."
"What is it?", Angelo asked as Alchemy looked at Angelo.
Next thing you know it, I see Alchemy leans up and plants one on Angelo's lips! I then saw Angelo place his hands around Alchemy's waist as he returned the kiss!
'Took them long enough!', I thought to myself knowing that they liked each other but didn't have the guts to tell each other. 'Guess Alchemy decided to make the first move.'
As they were making out, I heard footsteps coming from behind me. I figured that it had to of been Joel and Cassidy.
"What are you looking at, man?", Joel asked me.
"See for yourself.", I said as I waved them closer.
As they got closer, they saw what was so exciting.
"I don't believe it!", Cassidy whispered.
"Believe it!", I whispered.
The need for air must of came for them as they ended their kiss. They then looked at each other smiling. I then saw Angelo bring his hands up to Alchemy's face and wiped some tears away with his thumbs. She must of been so happy that she was crying. They then hug each other. I was happy for them. I wonder if there's somebody out there for me.
"It's about time!", Joel shouted getting their attention as they both turned to see the three of us standing there with cheesy grins on our faces.
"So, you finally told him.", Joel said with a grin.
She then flashed a happy smile.
"So, did you keep you end of the deal?", Alchemy asked.
"After we tell Cassidy about us, I will.", Joel said.
"Before you tell me anything, I have something to tell you guys.", Cassidy said.
"What do you mean, Cass?", Alchemy asked as she and Aneglo pulled away from each other.
Suddenly Will, Matt, Taranee, Hay Lin, Irma. and Cornelia appeared before us, surprising us.
'Do they have powers too?', I questioned to myself.
"We need to talk.", Cassidy said.
End Flashback
And that's how we ended up here. Trapped in this crystal dome after Taranee and her friends brought us here so we could talk this Council of the Known Worlds into letting us keep our powers. But once we got here, we got captured! And when these Council guys let Taranee and her friends decided if we should keep our powers, they decided yes after taking a huddle to talk it out. So now it me, Angelo, Alchemy, Joel, Cassidy, and some woman named Nerissa in this crystal dome ready to have our powers taken from us.
"You may feel a bit of pain once this starts.", the bald guy said as he fires a beam of energy at the diamond.
Suddenly, we're hit by beams of light. I can feel the power being drained from me. I feel nothing at first, but soon I began to scream along with my friends as the pull of power begins to hurt! But suddenly, I fell the power rushing back into me!
"Something has gone wrong!", I hear someone say.
But before I can say anything, I look down at my hands to see them turn purple! That's the last thing I saw before everything turns black.
A/N: Well, that's Joel's and Micheal's Points Of View. Pretty interesting how they discovered their powers. All that's left is Angelo and Nerissa. That's right! I'm giving Nerissa a Point Of View in this too. Trust me when I say it might be pretty good. Just wait and see.
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