Society's Misfits

Chapter 7

I open my eyes gasping for air, and I find myself lying down on a familiar looking metal bed. Once I catch my breath, I notice a woman starring at me with a clipboard in her hands. "Well, I have recorded your results according to the decisions you have made during the stimulation."

I look at her and raise my eyebrow, feeling abnormally sweaty. "Stimulation?" I ask still panting for breath.

"Yes, what you just experienced was just a stimulation, I informed you about it before you blacked out, remember?" she says slowly.

Wait, so this was all a dream? But... it felt so real. The men in black, saving that little girl, were all just put together. Then, I remember. That's right, Dr. Howard wanted to test our 'hidden powers', so he brought us to his laboratory. How could I be so stupid? It all makes sense now, the fact that I was lying down in the middle of nowhere when I first woke up.

"Here, drink this." The woman orders while handing me a cup of water. I accept it quietly, and drink from the cup. "You said you have recorded my results?" I ask suddenly.

"Yes, I have and to say that I'm quite impressed with your results. But I may have noticed something abnormal about it." She says.

Weird? What does she mean? After a long silent moment, I finally speak up. "Well, which one am I?"

"Excuse me?" She says while raising her eyebrow, and reading the notes she have taken on her clipboard. "Which category am I placed under. What exactly is my 'hidden power?'" I wait for her to respond.

She looks at me and back at her clipboard once again. "Well, I'm not quite sure what our 'hidden power' is exactly. But, I will tell out what I have discovered from your test." I wait for her to continue her theory.

"Well, during the stimulation, I see that you made the right choice and saved a little girl. Am I right?" She says while waiting for me to confirm my actions. I think back to what I went through, and instantly remember when I was escaping with the little girl away from the men. "You're right. But how did you know that I saved the kid?"

"You see, when I injected you with the syringe, the liquid inside of it contained a kind of liquid that we have made, to translate all your thoughts onto this screen." She says while motioning to the little screen that is put on desk next to her. "Now where was I? Alright, so what I have noticed, that when you were getting attacked, you protected yourself by creating a solid ice shield to prevent the bullet from reaching you or the child."

"Wait, I made that shield?" I ask, while my eyes widen in surprise.

"By the looks of it, yes you did make that shield. And not only that, but you also somehow froze your attackers. So by calculating your results, I have found what category you're supposed to be place under."

I wait for her to continue, come on just tell me already. "Well you have been placed under... the Elements Category."

I let all the information sink in. So, I have am placed under one of the most strongest category. To be honest, I am kind of disappointed with my results, because I was kind of hoping to be placed under The Corrupted category.

"So what exactly is my 'hidden power?'"

She looks at me and then back t her clipboard. "Well, you obviously used ice to defend yourself, so that eans your power comes from the Water Element. But you'e power is abit more specific, so I guess you just have control over freezing things, and not controlling water in general. Are you understanding the matter? "

I nod my head in aknowledge. "So does that mean there's something wrong about my power?"

She shakes her head and raise her eyebrows. "No, not at all, just odd. Anyways I will show your results to Dr. Howard and see what he has to say about the matter. I will inform you when I do so."