Powers (Book 1)

Chapter 9: Us, Heros?

Caleb's POV:
I wake up and look at my alarm clock, Monday 6:30. My body aches from all the training we did on Sunday, and the battle I had with Brandon. Getting electrocuted isn't fun by the way.

I get up, change, brush my teeth, fix my hair, etc. before going down stairs. I see a a plate of food with my name on it. Seriously, all the plates have different names for everybody who comes to our house to eat.

"So, how did you sleep?" Mom asks nicely. "Like a cat, hoping to not get up today. I'm sore from yesterdays practice." "Well, maybe you should tuffen up." and she starts punching the air. "Im not soft mom, just sore." "Well 'just sore' needs to eat before the bus comes." She's right. The bus is coming in five minutes. I start gulping down my food.

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As the bus arrives at school, and somethings not right. The school is on FIRE! The bus driver says, "I'm taking you guys back to your homes." "Um, can I get off, please?" I say dumbly, standing up. "But the school is on fire." Every kid on the bus, including my friends, look at me like I'm crazy.

"Guys, I kind of need you help here." I whisper to them. "I want to get off too." says Anthony. "Me three." says Leyla. "I also want to go see the fire." Brandon says. I nudge him. "I mean, I want to get off." "Ok, you four can get off, the rest of y'all want to go home?" the bus driver asks the kids. Everyone, except us, nod their heads or say yes.

She opens the bus door and motions use to get off. When we are all off, the bus shoots off and leaves out of sight. I look back to see that the school is blazing now. "Ok time to change!" I say. We run to a corner where no one can see us, and press our jems.

FLASH! Changed, ready to save the school. "Ok, so the firefighters can't put out the fire, so ..." "I can put the fire out with a tsunami." Leyla says already making water. "Wait, you can't do that!" Anthony says, stopping Leyla's arms. "Why not?" she askes.

"Because you could also flood the town!" Anthony exclaims. "Oh ..." "We can make a force field to trap the tsunami in." I say. "That could work." Brandon says. "Ok then, Leyla whip up that tsunami, and the rest of us make a forcefield around the school."

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Leyla's POV:
I have never made a tsunami before, so I hope I don't kill my self. Or anybody inside the school. As water starts coming out of my hands, I start walking back till my back reached the light/sound/electrical forcefield.

I grab my whip, and start forming a growing wave. When it reaches the top of the force field, I yell "Are you guys ready?" to them flying at the top of the forcefield. They give me a nod and I release the wave with a yell.

I see the fire diminish as the water floods the school. As it hits the other wall it bounces back. As it returns I lash my whip forward and it absorbs all the water in the bubble. When all the water is absorbed, the boys release their control on the forcefield.

When Brandon flies down next to me, he says, "That was AMAZING!" "Yeah great job sis." Caleb says smiling. Before I can say "Thank you", the news reporter, Elizabeth Hernandez, asks, "That was an awesome job saving the day for these young heros. Putting out the fire with that giant wave. May I ask, whose idea was that?" and see points the mic in front of my mouth. "Um, mine Ms." "Ok, you heard it this little girl came up with the whole thing-" "Actually," Anthony interrupts, "we all did equally." "Yeah, The Superheros in Training have saved the day." Caleb adds on.

"You heard it here WestHigh, The Superheros in Training have saved this school, what will they save next? Elizabeth Hernandez reporting live at WestHigh Middle School."