The Book Of Secrets Long Begotten

VI

"The first thing you need to know about Zygor is that he is not so easily beat." Swamp told Jake early the next morning. "He doesn't back down and he is never afraid. He will use magic, he will teleport himself to other places in the room. He'll be very hard to defeat."

"But he is manageable, right?" Jake asked. Swamp shrugged.

"Don't know, it's never happened before so I have no clue but I have a feeling that things will be a little easy for someone like you, being The Chosen One of course." Swamp said reassuringly. "So, the first thing I will teach you is teleportation. Now, let me be frank with you that teleportation that you see in movies and the works isn't accurate teleportation. One can't just teleport from one place to a totally different one. Say from your house to a different country or even galaxy. If that were the case then our worlds would've been destroyed way before you or even we were born." Swamp then walked over to a tree and stood next to it. He continued:

"You can however-" Swamp then teleported out of Jake's view. His voice spoke from on top of the tree. "teleport to nearby structures such as this here tree."

"Woah." Jake said as he stood and watched in fascination. Swamp grinned. "How'd you do it?" Swamp teleported back to his origin spot which was right in front of Jake.

"Well, it's all in your mind. Your mind can perform numerous activities. You can perform telekinesis, you can levitate, and obviously teleport." Swamp said. He performed each one of these activities once he mentioned them. Jake became even more infatuated with Swamp's immense talent. He continued:

"You can do many tasks. You just have to rid your mind of all the thoughts you might have and just simply think of a place you'd like to teleport to. Once you have that, close your eyes and imagine yourself there right now. Soon enough, you will feel yourself in that place. Some say they feel a rush, others say they feel the ground shift a little. There are some people that don't feel anything at all. So go ahead and teleport yourself to wherever you want to be in this area."

Jake looked around and found a lonely bush. He then closed his eyes and envisioned himself standing there. He felt the ground shift and he opened his eyes. Suddenly, he found himself next to the bush he spotted. He smiled and laughed.

"Holy shit, it works!" Jake exclaimed in shock and surprisal. Swamp smiled and walked towards him.

"Yes, it does. Now this action will be used heavily by Zygor. In fact, he'll abuse this power. So you are going to want to make sure you have it down to a T." Swamp said. Jake nodded. " Now, teleport to that tree."

Jake did the same process and found himself on or next to the thing he had in mind, he would always be surprised.

"It just feels so fake. It's like I'm in a movie or something." Jake said. Swamp chuckled.

"Yes, it can seem like that for everyone. Some results may vary but it's pretty much the same." Swamp said. Jake nodded.

~

Jake had mastered the art of teleportation for the day. Him and Swamp had been outside practicing from early morning to early evening, stopping in between for breaks. The two of them walked back into the house and decided to call it a day. Leo was in the kitchen, making some Strömbuckle and pouring them into cups. He was singing a native Huppet song to himself as he made it:

"Klaatsi lapit zu ka naan
Mi ku so zit nazti
Klatu sacosa repri itsu
Mis cortanuon heljvon"

(translation)

"When the sun comes up in the day
I will wake up to its morning rays
Where to be or how to do
I'm fine with what is to come"

He set everything on the table and greeted Jake and Swamp as they came into the house. Jake had heard Leo singing and asked what it was.

"It's a native Huppet song called Sunshine Days. I don't know the entire song. Just the one section of it." Leo said.

"What's it about?" Jake asked. Leo explained it to him.

"It's a song about acceptance, about hope. A song that could soon be about us." He explained to Jake. Jake nodded.

They sat down at the table and drank. Jake at first hesitated but remembered how delicious it had tasted and decided to forget about the other ingredient in Strömbuckle.

"Well, Jake is getting very good at teleportation. I'm starting to think we might have a chance. That is if he's able to grasp the other powers just as well." Swamp said. Leo nodded and smiled.

"So, Jake, how is your family back home?" Leo asked. Jake told them.

"My father died when I was in high school. He had a tumor. It was the size of a baby's fist. My mother tried to kill herself several times afterwards but me and my sister were able to steer her away from that. She died of what I believe was a broken heart. Me and my sister have been distant. No reason why, we just don't seem to talk anymore. I've since then tried to forget most of it all and live my own life. If that makes sense." Jake said. Leo and Swamp had nothing to say on the matter. They finished their supper and went to bed. Hopefully tomorrow would be an improvement as well.