Brother of Wind {Book 7: Hands of Time}

Chapter 2

On the Bounty, Nya went to her control panel and clicked the buttons.
"These energy readings are off the charts. Where is it coming from?" Nya asked.
"I'm trying to pinpoint the location." Zane said.
"How about pinpointing the location of the off button?!" Jay shouted.
"These alarms are giving me a..." Kai shut the alarms off.
"headache!" Jay exclaimed.
"Thank you." Morro added, lowering his hands. 

"Okay, listen up. We ran through the museum doors at 6:00 pm. We disappeared and came here right after, but the clock said 6:01." Morro said.
"And there is a really easy explanation to why this happened." Morro said.
"How?" Cole asked.
"The displacement we experienced was not caused by just any normal energy. It was temporal energy." Zane chimed in.
"Oh, well, temporal energy. Of course. Everyone knows that's, um...powerful." Jay said.
"You have no idea what temporal means, do you?" Kai asked.
"I do not." Jay said.
"That's fine. Lloyd didn't know what cliché meant." Morro said.
"Hey!" Lloyd exclaimed.
"At least I know what temporal means. Time." Lloyd said. 

"Precisely. Whatever created that displacement can warp the very fabric of space-time." Zane said.
"Which is powerful, right?" Jay asked.
"Rules don't apply to this, so yeah." Morro ssid.
"Told you it was powerful." Jay crossed his arms.

. . .

With this new blade in his hands, Acronix was getting the upper hand, forcing Wu to back up with every step.
"That's right, flee, Master Wu!" Acronix shouted. They locked weapons. Wu pulled his staff back and then slashed in the air, pushing Acronix back.
"Master. Ha. To think my brother and I ever took orders from you!" Acronix jumped up and ran.
"Weak! Afraid! Lacking any ambition!" Acronix shouted.
"Your only ambition was to rule." Wu exclaimed.
"Because Krux and I deserved to rule!" Acronix shouted.
"Do you recall what we said, on this very ground, 15 years ago?" 

"Control time, control everything." Wu recalled.
"Excellent memory, old man. And look who controls time again." Acronix looked at the Time Blade. 
"Just need a moment for my Time Blade to recharge." He pushed forwards. 

The fighting resumed, with Wu knocking Acronix back into a post, debris falling on top of him. Acronix looked around the scene.
"Gone?" There was no one around. He got up and cautiously walked around.
"Come on out old man! This battle will keep going until there is a victor! And when I win, I will have gone up to my true potential!" Acronix shouted.
"Unlike your student, who ended up on the wrong side of destiny!" 

Wu jumped out and slashed his staff down.
"His destiny is his own to write! It ends now, Acronix." Wu said.
"It certainly does." Acronix raised his blade. 

As Wu was about to strike, Acronix quickly disappeared and reappeared behind Wu as he swung at the previous spot.
"No, no, no, I'm not there now." Acronix kicked Wu down.
"That's where I was then." 

Wu rolled over again to avoid his strike and once more, kicked Acronix into a post. Wu was about to jab him again, but Acronix moved out of the way as the support broke, sending the main part of the roof falling onto Wu, knocking him down. Wu struggled to get out of the rubble and Acronix reached the high ground. 

"You know what that means. I'll see you in just--" Acronix disappeared.
"A moment!" He punched as he reappeared behind Wu. The first blocked, the second sent Wu flying back, green energy surrounding his body.
"Control time, control everything!" Acronix shouted.

. . .

"Okay, yes, there was a little hiccup in time. But just one. I'm sure it was nothing. They probably happen all the time, you know?" Jay paced around the bridge as Zane was plugged into the computer.
"Can we go home now?" He asked.
"Yeah, sure. Happened all the time, 14 years ago." Morro leaned on the counter.
"Seriously, we just cleaned up an entire museum! Aren't you guys tired?" Jay asked.
"Well..." Zane started.
"Well?" Nya asked.