Jade walked to the middle of the circle and stared at the CEOs. "I will need a volunteer" She said and the young man immediately raised his hand so Beck chuckled, he knew what was coming. "Perfect"
"What do you do, dear?" He questioned and she smiled.
"You'll see" Jade responded and took two steps away from him. "I can inflict any physical reaction on others, such as: pain" she said and the man immediately fell on his knees tensing his whole body so Beck chuckled.
"I thought you didn't like it when she did that to people" Tori commented ironically.
"Some people deserve it" Beck said and she shook her head smiling.
"It can feel like a thousand niddles all over your body" Jade informed and the man screamed. "Or you're like you're on fire" she said and he started shaking his body like he was burning. "The pain can take any form i decide" she commented and Beck nodded smiling satisfied.
"You're really enjoying this, aren't you?" Andre asked but Beck didn't respond.
"I can also inflict tickles" Jade said and the man started laughing out loud as he twisted his body all over. "Tears" She said and the man immediately started crying for no apparent reason. "Sweat" she said and he started sweating like he'd been running. "Paralysis" she said and he froze, he could only move his eyes and the rest of his body was petrified.
"Oh my god…" One of the men said appalled.
"And other things, you know panic attacks, breathing problems, unconsciousness, etcetera…"Jade commented and as she named each thing, the behavior of the man changed but when she said unconsciousness he dropped to the floor like he had just died. "Don't worry, he is fine"
"I am also able to move things, people for example" she said as she used her hands like she was grabbing something and pulling it up still the unconscious man next to her. All the CEOs immediately started flying up and she moved her hands like she was an orchestra director so they all moved side to side and she smiled biting her lip while they panicked but then she put them down and they stared at her shocked. "objects" Jade commented and made the couches, computers and papers fly as well, she kept them up for a few seconds and then put them down so the CEOs covered their heads thinking they would get hit.
"But my favorite is this" Jade said and started moving her fingers while looking at the young man; he stood up and turned to the CEOs.
"I now have control over his mind and body" The man said and she smiled. "I can make him do, say, think or feel whatever I want" he affirmed and the CEOs looked at each other shocked.
"He will now give me his phone and his car keys" Jade said as she moved her hand aimed at his head. The man handed her the keys and the phone so she took them with one hand and put them on the table smiling satisfied. "Now, what do you see?" she asked him and he looked around.
"I'm home…" He said and turned to her. "What's going on? Where are you?" he questioned confused but he couldn't see her. "Hello?" He asked and Jade smiled.
"He can't see us or hear us now, he is having a pretty realistic hallucination" Jade informed as they saw the man looking around confused. They all looked at each other surprised but they weren't smiling, they seemed very impressed.
Jade simply stopped moving her fingers and the man stared around disconcertedly. "Where are is everyone? Where are you?" He questioned, he could see the room and everything but no one was there.
"I'm right here, we are all right here" Jade said but he couldn't see them.
"I can't see you" He informed and Jade smiled.
"Now you can" she said and he stared at her disconcertedly as she moved her fingers again.
"You're done?" He questioned and she nodded. "But I just got here, what have you done?" The man asked.
"We've done a lot, but I made you forget" She informed and he stared at her confused so she smiled proudly. "You can ask them" Jade suggested and he turned to all the others so they nodded emotionlessly.
"Well, wow…are you done now?" He questioned.
"Yes, I am…" she responded and he walked back without saying anything so Jade turned to her friends nervously, she didn't like the CEOs' faces. The man who had been her volunteer, whose name was Alexander, walked towards his colleagues and they made sure he was okay.
"Wait a second, Miss West" A man said and turned off the microphones so Jade wouldn't hear their talk, they all reunited in the corner opposite the crystal and Beck stared at them trying to read their minds.
Jade turned back to him because she knew he would do that and she saw his eyes wide opening as he looked back at her so she got even more worried. "What are they saying?" Tori questioned. One of them realized Beck was looking at them so he closed the curtains and Beck stared at Jade worriedly.
"What is it?" Andre asked. "What did they think?"
"They are amazed by her powers" Beck informed. "But they're not done testing her"
"What do you mean they're not done?" Cat asked but he didn't respond and about five minutes later the curtains opened again.
"Is there a problem?" Jade questioned confused.
"Jade, we have one request before your test is over" The man informed and then the door opened, two workers walked inside with a man wearing a prison suit and they left him next to Jade as she stared at the CEOs disconcertedly.
"What is he for?" She asked and Beck looked down because he knew what they wanted.
"He is Israel, he's on his way to the chair right now…but we thought it'd be better if you saved us the trouble" The man informed and her eyes wide opened.
"You want me to kill him?" She asked disconcertedly.
"You can do it, can't you? It's a physical reaction, his heart can stop beating or you can do whatever witchy thing you want with your hands, dear" The man responded. "He is going to die today anyway, Jade, it's a final test…if you do this, you'll graduate right now" He informed and the gang looked at each other shocked.
"You're kidding, right?" Jade asked.
"No, kill him" The man ordered. "And then you'll make your friends forget what they're about to witness" he said as he looked at the gang and they looked back at him confused by the situation. "Do it now, it's an order" He demanded again and Jade took a breath.
Jade started causing the man pain and he immediately screamed, then she started moving her hands to make his heart stop but she ultimately stopped. "I can't" Jade said. "I'm not gonna do it"
"It's an order, Jade West" The man affirmed.
"You're not my boss and I'm not killing him, use the god damn chair" She responded and they stared at each other surprised by her reaction.
"So you're not gonna obey?" The woman asked and Jade glared at them coldly.
"No" She affirmed and they nodded with clearly upset faces. "I just want to know if I'm approved... or what? You're going to keep me in section B for not agreeing to be a murderer? Is that it?" Jade questioned angrily and the woman sighed.
"You're approved, now get out of here" She simply said and Jade nodded before walking out, her friends immediately followed her and when they were away Beck hugged her.
"I can't believe they asked you to do that" Tori said sincerely.
"I know, those people are crazy" Jade responded. "What were they thinking?" She asked Beck.
"Well, it was confusing because there were many thoughts at once but I could distinguish that they saw potential in you, they think you're very powerful and that you could be of use but they needed to test your capacity to take orders, which you obviously don't have" Beck responded and she nodded.
"Whatever, we are all section C now and that's what matters"
The gang moved to the building of section C and the days passed without problems, they were all accustoming to the classes easily. "Everyone around here seems so grown up" Tori commented as they walked towards the classroom.
"They are" Andre responded. "These people are about to graduate"
"And so are we!" Cat added excitedly and they entered the classroom, there was only another girl sitting in the corner and playing with fire in her hands. A few minutes later Lane walked into the room as well and they smiled.
"Lane, I didn't know you were teacher here" Tori commented.
"Well, I am, your other teacher is on vacation so I'm replacing him, it's good to see you guys too…I heard you impressed the CEOs" Lane responded.
"Jade did" Andre said and Lane nodded.
"I'm sure about that" The class started and half an hour later two men walked into the classroom.
"Sorry to interrupt but we need to talk to Jade West" One of the men in suit said.
"What for?" Lane asked.
"We don't know, she was required" The other man commented and Beck immediately started reading their minds but he realized they were telling the truth.
"Jade, would you mind?" Lane said and she stood up.
"No, it's fine, let's go…" She walked out of the room followed by the two men but a few minutes turned into hours and then days because she never came back.
"Jade left five days ago, where the hell is she?" Beck questioned upset.
"I don't know, she should be here by now" Tori said. "And nobody wants to give us answers, we've been asking everyone for days, I don't understand"
"Hey, look…there's Lane, let's ask him, we haven't done that yet" Andre suggested when they saw Lane walking into his office. "Wait, he isn't alone…"
"What do you mean? Who is he with?" Beck asked.
"He's with two men…I can't see who they are" Andre responded. "Let's get closer, the door's half open" They all moved towards the door carefully and heard voices so they listened.
"Answer me, where is Jade West? She hasn't returned since your men took her" Lane commented. "And she isn't with her parents, I checked"
"She is being taken care of, don't worry" The CEO man, whose name was Sebastian, said.
"Why isn't she here? Where is she?" Lane questioned.
"Jade West has been transferred to section D" The other man, whose name was Robert, informed and the gang stared at each other confused, they didn't even know there was section D.
"Section D? Why?" Lane questioned clearly upset.
"There's a seriously dangerous combination in Jade West, she is too powerful and she has no respect for authority, that's something we cannot just let walk free" Sebastian responded.
"She has done nothing wrong, section D is for students who represent a threat, for criminals…it's a god damn prison! Only one person has been there and it was because he could kill people by looking at them, he killed two teachers and a classmate but Jade? She shouldn't be there" Lane affirmed clearly angry and the gang looked at each other appalled.
"Kill people with his eyes, well, that sounds pretty similar to what she does…except that she's more dangerous because she can do more than killing, she can control others" Sebastian responded.
"But she hasn't done anything wrong, she has never used her abilities that way" Lane said.
"It's called precaution, cease the fire before it burns you" Sebastian said and Lane stared at him confused.
"You don't seem to comprehend the extent of the power that girl has, I don't even think she does it herself…she could do anything she desires, she could even start a war and control it" Alan commented. "If we could control her, it'd be fine but it's pretty clear that she is not willing to obey the authority without questioning it and that's dangerous, you know that, she could turn against us"
"So you're punishing her for something she hasn't even done yet?" Lane asked.
"If Jade decided to be against us, against our country, what do you think would happen uh? She could destroy us" Sebastian affirmed. "She is a threat that must be contained at all costs"
"She is a kid! You can't keep her there forever, she is only eighteen and besides, her parents will eventually demand to see her" Lane said.
"She'll stay there for as long as it's necessary and no one will know where she is, if her parents ask, she graduated and we sent her to New York to work" Sebastian responded. "She has so much potential, she just needs to learn to follow orders"
"What if she doesn't? Jade is a strong willed girl" Lane affirmed and Beck nodded.
"Well, then she'll have to stay in that room forever…or we'll have to put an end to the threat" Alan said and Lane stared at them shocked.
"An end? What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Lane asked and they looked at each other. "You want to kill her? She is a kid, not a killing machine!" He exclaimed angrily.
"No, we don't want to kill her…that'd be the last option, only if she got out of control, as for now she'll stay there and then we'll decide what to do with her, we must ask our superiors for advice, they might transfer her somewhere else…you know, to train her, turn her into what we need" Alan explained and Lane shook his head, the gang was just staring at each other worriedly and trying to find an answer in each other's eyes but none of them knew what to do, the situation was new and unexpected to everyone.
"This is wrong, it's so wrong…it's illegal" Lane affirmed.
"What about this place is legal? What we do here isn't public, what are you gonna say to the police? 'These people kidnapped a girl who can inflict pain with her eyes'?" Alan asked and chuckled.
"I'm not joking with this, what you're doing to that girl is wrong" Lane said coldly and they sighed.
"This is not personal and we are not doing it with the intend of hurting her" Alan affirmed, "Don't make a big deal out of it, we are doing what's reasonable, it's for everyone's safety and wellbeing"
"Except hers"
Jade is in some trouble...I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter!
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