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Chapter 18 Nine
"You know what I'm just going to say it. I'm tired of everyone passing out round here." I say. Eight looks at me disapprovingly and goes back to TK who is now wiggling his toes about.
"Hey Lola! Grab the wheel" Five shouts. I'm still a bit annoyed that my car got stolen from me and I'm stuck in this thing, still it has grenades and guns hanging from it like lawn ornaments so it can't be that bad. Five lets Lola take the wheel and walks through the back of the van to us while Lola climbs in front.
"So you can move your legs?" Five says staring at TK.
"Yeah you wouldn't believe the amount of bed sores I've got on my legs for the last five years" he replies. She smiles and gives him a hug.
"Good to see you up old man. Hey, anyone have a bottle of water? I'm parched." She asks to no one in particular. Sarah tosses Five her remaining water and is holding Johns hand while he's passed out. Five shuffles towards John and opens the water bottle and proceeds to pour it over his face.
"Five!" TK, Sarah and Eight shout.
"What? Bambi's right. We can't waste time while he's passed out talking to himself." She says. I start to smile.
"Wait, are you agreeing with me Five?" I say sarcastically. She turns round and rolls her eyes at me. In this light her short red hair looks crimson and her brown eyes look almost amber.
"Just this once." She says before giving me the finger and going back to shotgun with Lola.
"Dude. Why are you smiling she just flipped you off?" I'm suddenly aware my cheeks hurt from smiling and go back to my usual scowl. Might as well stick with the classics.
"So how long before you can walk properly?" I say quickly changing the subject.
John splutters and rubs his hair. "Thanks Five!" He shouts sarcastically.
"Not a problem!" She shouts back ignoring the sarcasm.
"I don't know truthfully, but at the rate I'm going it should take about two to three days." TK replies. At least he's honest about what he can handle.
"Sorry, two to three days?" Sarah says in disbelief whilst using her hoodie to dry johns face. He was right she is kind of pretty but not my type. Too girly, I prefer girls being a bit tougher, like Five. I suddenly snap out of thinking about Five and listen to TK when I realise he's been talking.
"-A more advance biological system" I pick up what TK was saying.
"Sorry what?" I say not wanting to miss him talking again.
TK sighs and repeats "As I was saying Nine if you were listening, the Loric species has an advance biological system-"
"It basically means Loric Cepan heal faster when there not in critical condition. Kind of like the planets answer to not giving Cepan legacies. It all balances out." Eight cuts in.
"Cool." I say.
"Yes, very cool" He says rolling the word 'cool' around his mouth."
"So about the Scars on your face?"
"Oh that's because-"
"Shit!" I hear Lola yell.
"What?!" John says now standing up. He looks like he's been stuck in a water fight and lost.
"Incoming Mogs!" Lola shouts back.
"Fuck! How many?" TK asks.
"Six dozen!" Eight yells.
"How do you know?!" Sarah shouts. I notice she has a handgun now; she must have picked it off the shelf. It looks like Barbie had a bad day.
"I can see them. They're in armoured cars with these angry looking weasel things."
"Krauls." John says.
"Have you just got a legacy Eight?" Five says as she walks through the van to where we are huddled in the back of the van. Lola suddenly takes a sharp turn and we all hit the side of the van and the lights flicker on and off again. What is with these lights?
"No, look I'll explain later. Right now we need to take down these Mogs."
"Yes!" Five shouts and she turns her Lumen on and off.
"No." TK replies. Five looks crestfallen.
"Why not we've avoided the Mogadorians long enough now. It's time to send a message." Five says as she punches her hand to her fist.
"Oh yeah, on crowded highway full of humans. What could possibly go wrong?" He replies in his usual cool demeanour.
"Do you have a better plan?" I say.
"Yes. Lola, take us off the interstate and try leading us to a small road with no humans." TK says.
"You got it boss!" She shouts back.
We have the next 15 minutes in silence and TK starts handing out weapons and does something to the grenades hanging from the side of the Van. My curiosity finally wins out and I ask.
"What are you doing?"
"These grenades have a Mog poison in. I'm sure you've seen what effects it causes on Mogs before with Zero. I have a detonator tha-" Before he can say more Lola cuts in.
"We're here."
TK smiles and looks out the back window "Eight teleport us to those bushes over there."
We all grab his arm and I feel a tugging at my whole body and as I blink I land in the bushes with a loud thump. I crawl over to TK who is now without his wheelchair and lying on the ground with everybody else.
"What now?" Sarah says.
"We wait" He replies
"Why do you have to be so vague?" she whispers back.
"Shh. Here they are." Eight whispers suddenly. I hear them before I see them. The tyres of their cars graze the road, then I see them. They're in all sorts of different cars and they all get out and clamber toward the van, guns in hand.
"Like fish in a barrel." I hear TK whisper then click his detonator. But nothing happens.
"What's the hold up?" Five whispers. TK keeps clicking the detonator faster and faster.
"It's not working!" He shouts. Suddenly the Mogs look our direction. But then I feel it, a tingling in my finger tips and see a small blue lightning bolt escape my fingertips and travel to the van. It's so fast you can barely see it but because of my super speed legacy my eyes are as fast as my body and I see it hit the car.
Suddenly it goes off and vaporises the Mogs around it and leaves a smell of acid. The Mogs further away lie on the ground and eventually groan and turn to ash. I walk forward to assess the damage and see a small crater has been made in the road. John helps carry TK but he's moving his legs more now. At least more than before.
"Told you it would work!" TK shouts triumphantly. I don't think to tell him it might have been me.
"Now what? You destroyed our ride TK" Lola says as she sees the crater.
TK laughs like a maniac and says. "Eight is our ride, my darling!" and then continues laughing. Once he gets over his fit of the giggles he hands a postcard over to Eight and he widens his eyes.
"The Grand Canyon. That's a whole state away." Eight says still staring at the postcard.
"You can do it. I know you can" He says calmly still smiling.
"I'll give it a go. Everybody grab my arm." We follow Eights instructions and Five says:
"You been working out?"
I'm suddenly hit with a pang of jealousy but it doesn't last long. Because before I know it I feel a tugging at my whole body and we're going head first towards the Grand Canyon screaming.
What could happen next? Tune in next week for the next Power of Five. (a quick sidenote anybody figured what nines new legacy could be yet :) )