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Chapter 11; Show and tell

Fine," Oliver took a deep breath. Better not to put it off, He mused, "Let's start with me, I guess."

"So, I have basic control over the four elements thanks to my nanites, earth, air, wind and fire. Not that I can do a whole lot. For example, with water I can create simple constructs like a sword, hammer or a spear. The weapon will be pretty sturdy but if I lose concentration or it gets hit hard enough, it'll lose form. Stuff like that. For air, I can make gusts of wind. Maybe deflect a small projectile or knock someone off balance and maybe even over. I can make walls or throw boulders with earth, a dome to contain me and another person but earth stuff is more draining than the others so nothing huge. And for fire I can pretty much only throw fireballs and basic manipulation."

"So, why do you use fire so much?" Rex inquired.

Oliver shrugged. "Same reason you like those giant fists so much. The fire suits me. And it's just so much fun. I mean I'm throwing fire!"

"What about the lightning?"

"That's a last resort. It's my most powerful ability but I can't control it very much." He waved his bandaged hand. "Not to mention it hurts like the dickens and the . . .er. . . side effects. . ."

"Anything else we should know?" Six asked.

"Ummmmm," the EVO racked his brain. "Well, I've managed to (communicate, right word?) some oddly mutated nanites once but nothing other than that I really haven't tested all my abilities though."

"What about the kid who knocked me out? Onier?" (might want to say who asked since they are so many in the room.) What can you do?" The last part was directed at the person in question.

"I can control sleep." Onier stated. "Well kind of. I can put an unsuspecting person to sleep if I have direct contact, that's what I did to you, or wake someone up. But I have to have direct contact too the person or I can't do anything."

"I can also 'dream jump' as Oliver fondly calls it. It's when I enter someone else's dream and can pretty much intrude and mess around but I'm not in control of the dream. And I can share dreams but I have to be in the dream too." The dark blue haired teen continued, seeing the odd looks he was getting. "I can . . .hook two people up in their dreams, almost like when I dream jump just with a passenger. But I don't have much practice with it, so I'm not sure about any side effects or limits."

"What about the Bo staff? Can you use it?" Six said inspecting the weapon after Onier handed it over begrudgingly.

Onier nodded. "Yeah, I've had a little training and I can handle myself decently well. Amyna also tricked it out with a bunch of add-ons like eskrima sticks and an electric taser thing."

Six looked mildly impressed. "What about the one that stole my magna blade?" The last part was said with a slight edge to it.

Amyna just grinned. Not much fazed her "I can generate shields." She made a small disk one to demonstrate. It glowed green as she shaped it and moved it through the air, resembling a giant sled or maybe a frisbee. "They're pretty much completely defensive and I can make them ranging from these small ones that follow my hands to some ones that can protect several people. But, the bigger they are, the weaker they are. And the more energy I poor into them, the stronger they are." The glowing disk like shield dissipated.

"And the sais?"

"Oh, I've got several different trick ones. I use them for my offensive attacks. They can light on fire, become a short sword or stuff like that depending on which one it is. One of 'em will even explode! Each one only has one special trick though. I haven't figured out how to compact 'em enough to fit more than one." Amyna said. "I tricked them out myself along with Onier's Bo staff. I'd do something for Oliver but he claims he's good with his water constructs, I've been dying to make a katana but nooooo, he doesn't want one. Anyway, I'm not bad with tech if I do say so myself."

"Uh huh."

"Oh! Oh! Like this!" She pulled out a sai and began a long, detailed explanation on how it worked. Nobody else knew what she meant by any of the fancy terms like "Titanium electron coupling", except maybe Holiday, and Oliver effectively tuned it out after a while. All he really needed to know is what something did, not how it worked. Normally the hazel eyed teen's solution for fixing broken tech was "Kick it 'till it works", much to Amyna's disdain.

"Is she always this talkative?" Rex whispered to Onier.

"Normally more so." He said. "She drives me nutso sometimes. And by sometimes, I mean, almost always."

"I heard that, Onier. Just because you don't like social interaction doesn't make a social person annoying."

"But you are." Onier snorted.

"Am not." She glared.

"Are too."

"Am not!"

"Are too."

"Girls, girls. You're both pretty." Oliver said sarcastically.

"Shut up!" They both said to Oliver in unison, who just fist bumped with Rex.

The bickering would have continued if not for the lights going out. And the room was plunged into darkness.

*Author's Note; Once again, thanks to everyone who has contributed to this story, be ti reading, beta-in, favoriteing or something else. And I am so sorry about such a late release, I just got really busy but the next update should come sooner. I hope you enjoyed the chap and if you still have any questions about the powers, just ask and I'll answer it. I won't leave this cliffhanger for long...