Will Nature Defeat All

Chapter 4

I walked into school house. Mostly everyone was already there listening to Proctor. Proctor talks to each kid individually as a holo image. He is a real person but he prefers to teach everyone by themselves because everyone has different powers to learn, for example Jake has art powers, and I have time powers. All our powers have something relatively to do with nature. Our school symbol is a flower. How is one man supposed to teach us all in the flesh at the same time when we all have different things to learn. I went to sit at my desk. "Hello again Proctor".
"Hello Tommy. Have you been practicing your images from the past?" he asked.
"Yes I have but, every time I try all I am getting is a brick wall. It's like someone doesn't want me to see my past."
"Nonsense you just have to try harder" he said with confidence.
I knew there was no point in arguing. "Yes Proctor" I said with shame and my head down.
"Alrightly then." he said with his deep voice as always.
He started talking about a time vortex and how they can be very dangerous. I stopped listening could that be why I couldn't see my past was it because of a time vortex. Was the time vortex sucking up my past like a seal eating fish? I started listening again. "Proctor where can I find more about time vortexes?" he looked at me suspiciously.
"You know I don't want to accidentally get stuck in one" I said trying to cover up my mistake. He nodded.
"Well you can find more about it from me of course." Like that a book appeared. It was called "All about Vortexes". I grabbed it greedily.
"Thanks Proctor" I exclaimed.
"Oh look at the time you children are to be dismissed in 30 seconds" Proctor announced.
"Okay Tommy see you after break in 20 minutes"
Then at exactly 8:45 all the holo image Proctors chorused "class dismissed, come back at 9:05.
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I went back to Cabin 3. Finally I get some time to think. I started to think about everything that had happened recently. Proctor acting weirdly. That woman from my dream. The mark on my shoulder. The time vortexes. What did it all mean? There's one place to start. The book. Time to start reading.
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Mr. Birktree's P.O.V
"Tommy, Tommy, Tommy. What will I do with him?" I said aloud to myself.
He sure makes my life 10 times harder then it already is. With his stupid time powers. I have to work extra hard. I have to block out his past and future, but the older he gets the stronger his powers and he get which makes my life so hard. Why couldn't he have poetry powers, or something that's easier to handle. But if he is to be my successor then he must be powerful. I can't have a weak willed principal for my plans to work. I must tell him the truth soon, before it is too late.
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Tommy's P.O.V
Ring, ring. Time for second class. I went back to my desk to see Proctor waiting for me. "Hello Tommy.
"Hi Proctor" I said.
Proctor started talking about other time things that I already knew. "Proctor I already know this" I complained.
"Yes I know very well that you already know this but exams are coming up and I wanted to review" he said.
"But Proctor-"
"No buts"
"Yes sir" I said grudgingly
The rest of the day went by really quickly. Before I knew it last class had ended. I walked to Cabin 3 taking my time knowing we had 20 minutes before dinner. A girl from my cabin came up to me her name was Sky. "Hi Tommy" she said casually.
"Hi Sky" I said blushing. I mentally hit myself. What girl would like a guy who blushes when he sees a girl.
"Proctor sent me" she said. Dang it she wasn't coming here because she wanted to. I don't blame her who would like me I'm the freak who can travel through time.
"He told me that Mr. Birktree would like to see you in his office".
"Okay. Thanks Sky" I said forgetting my liking for her. What, who said liking?
Oh no. Why am I going to the principals office am I in trouble, I thought. I started walking to The Big Cabin. I had never been in their before. Come to think of it I've only seen Mr. Birktree twice my whole life I've been here and never alone. I gulped at the thought.
I arrived at The Big Cabin with a worried look. I saw a woman sitting at the desk, who must be the secretary. I never knew there was a secretary. The woman looked up from her papers and said "You must be Tommy, I'm Daisy. Mr. Birktree is in his office she said pointing to a door on her right.
I walked in nervously. Mr. Birktree was on a phone call. He saw me and motioned for me to sit down in the chair across his desk.
"Yes, yes I know but I am busy right now I will call you back as soon as I can" he said to the phone. Some noise on the other end, then he hung up.
"Hello Tommy. I bet your wondering why I took it upon myself to send you here. Well that's the question isn't it" he said.
I nodded, too nervous to speak. "Well I am here to tell you that you are to be my successor as principal".
There was a long pause
Then I said quietly "I am only fourteen. I haven't even finished school and what about Mr. Fernbush.
"Yes my boy I know I know your age and I know about Mr. Fernbush but you have the markings."
I thought about the mark on my shoulder. Is that what he was talking about?
I took a chance and said "Are you referring to the mark on my shoulder".
"Yes, my boy know your getting it. The four portals signify your powers and the flower is the school symbol which means you are my successor. Look I have one too" he said excitedly.
He showed me his and I noticed that his was a lot lighter then mine. His was fading and mine was getting darker it all made sense now. Once I become successor his will be gone and mine will be dark, but do I really want to become the new principal?
"I need to tell you a couple more things before you go, they are both very important and one has to do with my plans,but first I want you to tell me that you are going to be a loyal and great principal no matter what I say to you" he said.
I paused but I really wanted to know what he was going to tell me so I said "Okay".
"Alright this is very important and I just want to remind you, Don't tell anyone about this conversation until we are ready to tell people. I nodded.
"You are not an orphan nor is anyone else here" he whispered.
My mouth hung open. I was speechless but not in a good way. I can't believe I had trusted this guy. He is crazy, did he just take us away from our families or something. Then I realized he must have. This is horrible. I can't even look at him let alone have his job. Then I ran, I ran all the way to Cabin 3 without stopping. I heard Mr. Fernbush calling my name with his squeaky voice but I kept running.