Chapter Two

The ride home was uneventful. Reid and Tyler filled me in on their basic family history and told me the basics of the Power. They also managed to track down a picture of Chase on the internet when we got back to the dorms. It was definitely him in my vision. But if things went down the way Caleb said how could he have survived. I suspected there was power that the other sons weren't aware of. A spell or something that got him away. If his father was as powerful as Chase had told Caleb he was, then maybe he was able to do thing the others sons could not, maybe things they hadn't even thought of trying.

Mara chewed on these thought during the next day. She planned to speak to Caleb about them during their next meeting. She'd gotten a text that morning from Reid that he wanted to meet Friday night to talk about everything. She had a feeling that Caleb knew more about the Power than the others. Knew that it could do more.

It was the next evening that Mara thought maybe more back up would be needed. She had a vision in her dorm while doing her homework. It was the same as the last, with more focus on the Power. There was nothing anyone could do then, so Mara decided to wait until the Friday meeting to say anything. But the strength of the seven's attacks worried her. They were going to need more; she knew it.

Friday evening found Mara waiting patiently (sort of) on Tyler's bed watching Reid try to coerce yet another helpless Bambi into a date.

"Come on baby, we had fun last time, didn't we?"... "Tomorrow at 7. Alright baby."

"Ugh," Mara groaned as Reid hung up the phone.

"What?"

"Tyler's waiting downstairs for us."

"Well then, let's go," he replied, standing up and grabbing his jacket. I rose as well pulling my sweater over my head and grabbing my bag as he walked out the door.

The ride to Caleb's house was mostly silent. I saw the sons every day, and we never spoke of the fight, so there was nothing new to say until we got there really.

When we got there I followed Reid and Tyler to what I assumed was a library. Pogue and Caleb were poring over a very old book at a desk, and Kate and Sarah were talking on a small sofa by the fire.

"Gang's all here," Reid announced.

Pogue and Caleb looked up at us and Sarah and Kate fell silent.

Caleb carried the book he had been looking at to a conference table in the corner and indicated that everyone should sit.

Caleb took his place at the head of the table, Pogue on his right. The leader and his second in command. Sarah sat at Caleb's left, I sat next to her, and Reid sat next to me. Kate took her place by Pogue, with Tyler on her other side.

Caleb turned to look at me and soon all eyes were on me. I assumed that this meant I should tell them of my most recent vision.

"I had another vision."

"When," demanded Reid.

"Wednesday evening," I replied, my voice even.

"Why didn't you say anything?" asked Caleb calmly.

"It was late, and we were going to talk about everything today anyway, and it wasn't super helpful really. In terms of information I mean. Not like I got a close-up of the seven and they had neat little nametags or anything."

"What did you see," queried Caleb.

"The fight obviously, but instead of focusing on the whole or you, it focused on the power. Yours and theirs."

"What did you notice? Be as specific as you can, small things may mean something to us."

"You, Caleb and Chase had equal power, but more than everyone else. Tyler's, Pogue's, and Reid's were equal to each other."

"That means it's after Tyler ascends," Pogue said quietly.

"Almost exactly two months from now," Tyler added.

"Then we should assume that the fight will occur the first full moon after Tyler's birthday. But we may encounter the seven before then."

"Yes," Caleb agreed.

"What about their power," Reid questioned.

"It's similar to yours, but different. Like it was the same once, a long time ago, then evolved differently."

"What do you mean," asked Caleb.

"Theirs seemed more focused, I guess. Like the difference between a regular marker and a fine tipped one. That's the best way I can think of to describe it."

"Are they stronger than us, individually I mean," asked Pogue.

"It doesn't seem like it. Their attacks seem to cause more damage, because it's focused on a smaller area, I think. Basic physics; bigger area equals less force, smaller area, greater force."

"Nothing else? Anything to indicate who they are," whispered Sarah.

"No. But I think the focus on the power may mean something else."

"What," asked Caleb.

"I've been mulling this over since I noticed the differences between your Power and theirs, and It makes the most sense to me. Reid told me about your families here in the colonies, but what about before that? You didn't get the Power when you came here. So maybe you left others behind who had Power. And maybe they don't have something like the Covenant to keep them bound. Or if they do, maybe the seven are like Chase and don't care."

"Is there anything about the old country in the Book," asked Pogue. Not much, maybe a page or two. We'll meet at the colony house next week and analyze. I'll ask my mother if my dad ever mentioned anything. The rest of you talk to your parents too. It might not have been written, but something might have been said."

Everyone agreed quietly and we all stood. Caleb and Sarah went over by the fireplace and I could tell he was trying to comfort her. Pogue and Kate left immediately and I followed Reid and Tyler more slowly out of the library and house, and back to the Hummer.