Hey all! Sorry it took so long for me to update. I've just been hega busy. I promise I'll get another one out to you by next week, but after that it may be harder because school starts in a couple o' weeks. Can you say hellish?

So this ones a tad bit shorter, but you get to find out Bella's power! Hip hip hoorah!

Enjoy!


Chappie 11: Power tower
Song: Invincible by Ok Go (these guys rock!)

Zeno was afraid. Zeno was nervous. Zeno was excited. Zeno was anxious. Zeno was mad. And I'm not talking about the normal anger type of the thing. You know like when your friend forgets to return your favorite CD you let her borrow. You're angry, but it's not like you would kill her.

No, this was a different type of anger. This was an undeniable fury, one that was focused towards me.

Gee, aren't I lucky?

He was begging, pleading, asking to use his power like any other. But he said, and I recall it in great detail, that I could use my power. Too bad he didn't know all of my power, down to every little detail. Too. Fucking. Bad.

"Zeno," I called like a little girl, "have I ever told you my power?"

He laughed, a little too forced, but the humor was still there if you dug down real deep.

"You're a shield. That's all. Powers don't work on you. Big deal." His voice was harsh, did he understand that there was no way we could both use our powers?

"Oh Zeno, you are just so funny," I took a step towards him, "but that's only half of my power."

Zeno raised his eyebrow in confusion, tilting his head to the side in the slightest. I shook my head back and laughed a humorless laugh.

"Allow me to demonstrate." This was more of a growl, a gravelly and rough whisper that echoed through his ears and into his head.

I closed my eyes, smiling slightly to myself. Weren't smiles supposed to signal joy, bliss, ecstasy? Pride even or satisfaction! But this smile contained no hints of any of these several factors.

No, this smile had nothing to do at all along the lines of happiness and success. No, this all boiled down to one thing, my narcissistic, conceited, vain, self-righteous ways. It was just a blast to be me.

I shook my shoulder, rid myself of fears and thoughts, this was the first time in years I had actually used the second half of my power. Usually just the shield part would suffice; my fighting skills were enhanced beyond my years to the extent that I could hold my own fairly well. But even Zeno I was no match against, at least, without my full power that is.

So now is the time for this school to witness the extent of Isabella Swan's power. They are so lucky.

I inhaled deeply, shaking my hands and finally opened my eyes. Surprise Zeno. And then it felt like my skin was being pulled. Pulled in every direction, thousands of needles digging into my skin and attaching at that point, pulling back the pieces.

And then there wasn't just me, there were ten of me. Circling around Zeno, taunting him numerously. And I was in complete control. I knew each of their thoughts, each of their abilities, each of their desires. They were all me, except inferior in every way, but it didn't matter. No one could beat ten of the same person.

And then, magically, the door was opened, and the power rushed in. I knew every thought Zeno imagined every emotion he felt and how to control it, things that had never happened before, but would soon.

From every person within the 100 feet arc around me, their power became mine. This was the power no one would ever know about, until now.

The look on Zeno's face was priceless, matching his thoughts.

What the hell just happened? What the hell just happened? How'd she do that, no she can't do that. She's a shield not a clone. What is going on?

"Zeno, Zeno, Zeno, I'll tell you what's going on," his face twisted in confusion and frustration, his mouth a tangled mess, "what's going to happen is nothing, absolutely nothing." There was a crowd forming now, a giant mesh of people hoping for a fight.

"Because what would happen if you fought me is defeat, for you of course. And then suspension, leading to expulsion, which would lead into complete and utter failure for you. Take my advice, leave this fight while you still can, I won't provoke you. It will be a clean leave."

"Is that what you told him?" he growled, looking up at me through hot eyes, "huh? Did you tell him to just leave while he still could? While he was still good in your book? Did you dump him and crush him to a pulp and let him live with himself? Then help, and not even bother to pick up the pieces? Who's the failure Bella, who?"

You are.

He leaped at me, screaming like a mad man, aiming for my face. I easily blocked it; an angry opponent was a stupid opponent who was easily defeated. They made no rational decisions, just went by instincts, and they almost always failed.

"Zeno, you shouldn't have done that." Now I was free to fight him, free to go up against him. Off the training grounds it was not tolerated, but if used in defense, you were off the hook.

It was my turn to be on the offense; I sent a series of punching combos his way, fast from three different directions at once. Giving him just enough to handle, but at a very challenging rate.

I had to hand it to him though, boy had stamina. And he was definitely determined to win. He was like a five year old that wouldn't take no for an answer. But I would make him, he would fall, and soon, because now a larger crowd was forming; and this meant more powers at my disposal.

I flipped through the guidebook in my mind, glancing through the pages and noting all the powers I could possibly use.

There were a few elementals; a few super strength/speed, a few flying; a handful of almost anything. I stopped at one power that caught my eye, one that was rare and undiscovered, possibly even by the owner. But I didn't have time to find the owner, and right now I had to focus on the fight in front of me. I put it onto shuffle mode, selecting at random: acid spit. Hell no, maybe one more try: invisibility. Now that's what I'm talking about.

I closed my eyes cautiously, relaxing my muscles. A tingling sensation buzzed through my limbs and I smiled in satisfaction at the gasps around me.

Where'd she go? How'd she do that? No way! AWESOME! Bella…

That last one had my eyes opening. Edward. He sounded so, what's the word, disappointed. As if I had failed him in some way. I turned towards him, even though I knew he wouldn't be able to see me.

Sorry Edward, I thought to him, but I have to do this.

Then it was Zeno's turn to be confused. As I attacked him from all different directions, him practically blind, he was falling.

And I was enjoying ever last minute of it. It didn't matter to me that he was begging for me to stop, to end this right now. Or that the crowd's cheers were turning into dull moans and soon into boo's. Nothing mattered to me but to beat him, show him he was wrong. I had to destroy him….

"BELLA!" I blocked out the screams and the yells, the angered protests. Everything and anything around me became nonexistent. It was just me and only me.

And then two strong arms were around me, forcing me to stand still and stop for a moment. I felt the invisibility slowly peel away and felt bare to the crowd around me.

I glanced down at the bleeding Zeno lying unconscious on the ground. What had I done?


Bum bum bum bum! Uh oh spaghettios, what happened there? Wanna know how you'll find out sooner? REVIEW!
-Cole