Book I of The Power Within Series: The Power Within

Chapter 6: Queen Jaiic

My eyes flashed open as I slid down the vortex. An opening appeared in front of me, I fell out on my backside, but quickly stood up. The room was dimly lit, just one light at the end of a narrow hallway.

"Homey much?" I asked

"Aahh!" someone screamed

An extra one-hundred and ten pounds landed on me.

"Ow, Krystal!"

"Sorry." She helped me stand back up."Where are Aqua and A.J?" she asked

"I don't know, let's check this hall and see where it goes."

She tightly grabbed my arm as we started down the hall.

"This place gives me the creeps."

"Same here but it's not like I can do something about it." As much as I hated to see Krystal upset, like she was back at the house, I had my limits on physical contact with people. Krys jumped into me pushing me in a wall."Krystal stop that!" I snapped

"Temper temper, Fuego." a voice said

We looked around for someone, but no one was there.

"You heard that right?" I asked

"I didn't hear anything." the voice said again

A woman in a purple toga looking robe appeared in front of us. We jumped.

"Who are you?" Krystal asked

"Queen Jaiic, don't you remember me?"

"No." we stated

"Right, well come along, you're late."

She started down the hall, we followed, until she came to a door marked: Training Room. I looked at Krystal she shrugged and walked in. Aqua and A.J where standing in the middle of the room waiting for us.

"Where were you two?" Aqua asked

"Where were you?" I asked

"Don't start that."A.J said

"I just wanna know one thing, why are we here?" Krystal asked Queen Jaiic

"You are here to fight, on three." she disappeared "Three."

"Oh sh-" A.J started but something knocked her down sending her sliding across the floor to the other side of the room.

"A.J!" I shouted

An energy pluse hit me and threw into Aqua, and we fell on the floor.

"How do we fight something we can't see?" Aqua yelled

I stood up and held out my hand, trying to put one of those protective sheilds up again. The energy pluse hit me again, knocking me to the floor. Krystal stood up, back straight, fist clenched. And even though I couldn't see it the violent pluse was coming back for one more strike.

"Krystal, get down." I told her, she continued to stand.

She breathed in and released a massive scream, and sound waves followed after. It collided with the pluse of energy causing a ear splitting effect. The pluse began to weaken, until it eventually stopped attacking. Krystal collasped to the floor, gasping for air, and blood tricked down from her nose.

"Are you okay?" A.J asked, wiping the blood off with her sleeve.

Krystal nodded standing back up.

"What did that prove?!" I asked anyone that would answer.

Queen Jaiic reappeared

"I tired to test your skills, but you don't seem to have any. Well except Krystal."