Wavelengths

Talking it Out

Grizzy stared at his friends, eyes wide and unbelieving. Their eyes glowed with different colors, a very faint shimmer moving between them.

Was what Percy said right? Did they have these powers? Were they dangerous? He couldn't connect that thought to what he knew from the last year. They weren't dangerous, but they also never told him about these abilities.

We're trying to find a good time to tell you, a right way to do it. It's really not something we can just drop on you, you'll either have a full freak out or just straight up not believe us.

Well, at least they hadn't lied about that, there's no way he would have believed this if he didn't see it. And Droid? He had these powers too? What was a 5th Form? And why did Percy and Ashley look so terrified?

"You're the hidden 5th Form the Circle has been searching for," Ashley hummed and Droid tilted his head, his normally brown eyes glowing a bright purple in the dark. It was kind of terrifying, though no where near as freaky as seeing Blarg's eyes glowing red or Pezzy's yellow. Puffer's and Kryoz' blue and green could be considered somewhat normal, if he didn't already know that Puffer's eyes were brown and Kryoz' grey.

"Never hidden, just never told. Not until these guys, and honestly, I'm thankful. I could never have been able to get into the mindset you psychopaths have in order to be a member of the Circle. I'm not a killer," Droid said and Percy scoffed.

"But you're going to hang out with Balavens, soulless beings who kill without hesitation," he demanded and Droid gave him a sympathetic look.

"Percy, I know what happened to your mother. That was Ian who killed her. Puffer, Blarg and Pezzy hadn't even been adopted yet, and Kryoz was only 10, he hadn't manifested. I'm not saying every Balaven is good, Ian is clear evidence of that.

"But Ian isn't a problem anymore, I took his power months ago when he tried to kill Pezzy and I," he said and Ashley and Percy let out gasps.

"You- you have the-" Ashley whispered and Droid smiled, not a hint of joy in his face. It was kind of terrifying, since every time Grizzy had seen Droid, his face always lit up with joy and humor when he smiled.

"I do. From all the reading I've done, I have all the secret abilities. The aura reading, emotional control, intuition, Balaven boosting, and yes, the power extraction. I've only ever used it once, and I can control it. Because Puffer and Pezzy were in the room when I used it, and I didn't touch them, they still have their abilities as you can see," he said and doubt crossed Ashley's face.

"There's no way, not a single 5th Form in the history of the Circle has been able to control it," Percy insisted and Droid shrugged, crossing his arms.

Grizzy was so fucking lost. What on earth were they talking about? Droid having rare abilities? Okay, that one made sense, Droid was always special. But like this?

Puffers eyes met his, the blue shining comfortingly. He felt a brush of water cross his skin, cooling him off and giving him a sense of just having a cool glass of water. He blinked surprised, Puffer winking at him before looking back to Percy and Ashley.

"Droid, they've brainwashed you. 5th Forms are not safe with Balavens," Percy said and Droid raised an eyebrow.

"Dude, the fuck you on about? They didn't even know I was a 5th form until I stopped Ian from killing Kryoz, and I had no idea what I'd done. I'd been friends with Pezzy by that time for almost 2 months, there was no brainwashing. If anything, Circle Members are brainwashed. Do you know why they quit allowing full Circles?" He asked and Ashley and Percy hesitated, glancing at each other.