What's Your power?

No It Isn't

Thomas' POV:

"THOMAS" I recognize that yell. I dodge to the right. Stephen misses me by mere inches. "You really had to dodge that hug."

Twirling around him I smile lightly at him. He was wearing a thick sweatshirt and jeans. It's almost summer how can he wear all that. Wait what's that paper in his hand. I pull him in close for a hug snagging the paper out of his hands and turning away from him. "This is a mission paper" I scan the team section "so you're going with Ty, Mandy, and why is my name on here?"

I lightly glare at him as he wraps his arms around me firmly. He holds my arms down so I can't hit him. He knows I hate when he just signs me up for crap like this. I try to free my arms just so I can get one solid smack in, but he's got me in a death grip. "We really need you. The mission is to calm an armed militia that's been rampaging throughout Brazil." He lets the hug go but continues to hold my arms down "and since none of us speak Spanish we can't talk to the locals or the militia."

I use my foot to pull his legs out from under him. "Alright, one the language of Brazil is Portuguese." he tries to stand but I place my foot on his stomach and cross my arms. "Two, you need to ask from now on. Three I'm going but now I'm mad at you?"

He smiled and pulled me down on top of him. He rolled so he was on top of my repeatedly kissing my face, not my lips my just ... face. "We leave in two hours"

Then before I could even respond he ran off. I yelled after him almost cussing at him but I regained my composure in time to go gather what I need. I pack a messenger bag full of clothes, medical supplies, snacks, and pet food. "alright for this mission I need stealth so Harold, Lissette, Beatrice, and Mark. I'm really annoyed that we have to do this"

I gather up Lissette, a hummingbird, Beatrice, a German shepherd, and Mark, a cat. They are extremely sneaky. I am not one for an all out frontal assault like Mandy or  Stephen but I'm also not interested in picking them off like Ty. I'm better at finding their weak spot and using it to my advantage. As I put leashes on my companions someone barges right in loudly. Triggering attack mode of every animal I have. "Oh my god stop if anyone's going to attack our visitor it will be me."

They all stand down once they figure out its just my team for the mission. We make our way to the airstrip. We are taking a small plane to get there. We'll have to stop for gas eventually but lets's go. I glare at Stephen as I get on the plane and take my seat in between him and Ty. Pouting was getting me nowhere so I just decided to give Stephen the old silent treatment. He'll notice ... eventually ... I hope. Ty definitely does and tries to chat me up the entire plane ride. Once he figures out that I'm having none of it he leaves me be.

For the most part we all remain silent until Stephen rests his head on my shoulder. I push his head back up. He stared at me for a moment "Thomas, are you okay? You seem frustrated. Did I do something?"

The silence shattered now actually feels even quieter. Before there was breathing and life but now everything feels dead. Our eyes meet "I am frustrated with you, and if don't know why then you obviously never listen to me"

He cringed at my words. Harold woke up long enough to shush me. Stephen  opened his mouth and flounder looking for words. "is ... is this about signing you up for the mission I mean honestly I didn't think you would mind. I thought it was alright with you. I mean I do it all the time, and you never seemed to complain"

Mandy gasped. Using her long silver hair to cover my mouth before I screamed at him. She knows I always complain. She doesn't want to hear it again. She stares at Stephen and shakes her head. "Back down now or I will let him loose."

He turned away with a heavy hmph. I'm about ready to punch him. I turn away and lean on Ty. I know this'll make Stephen jealous so I lean on Ty and begin to doze. I'm having a pleasant dream it took me back to a memory where Stephen tried to play a practical joke on Mandy by switching her normal conditioner with sriracha. It didn't work she noticed immediately. I mean sriracha doesn't smell like coconuts also it's bright red and her conditioner is a lavender color. I remember watching her chase after him holding the conditioner bottle of sriracha. When they round the corner I couldn't see them so I peeked. There the world ended it was simply a pale blue area.

My natural curiosity got the better of me and so I stepped in. I saw a figure standing with their back to me. It was just a grey figure. I stepped closer. The floors color changed to a soft white. The figure turned revealing empty, black eye sockets. Without warning it lunged at me. It pinned my arms and leaned over my face. It opened it's mouth and released a thick black goop. It hit my cheek and began to sizzle. I heard whispers "there is no fighting me just let me take control I'll even let you watch as I kill your friends".

I cringed as the thing held me down. This is a code 2015. My body won't move out of sheer terror. "Let me go, please." I whispered "Please ... please"

Suddenly everything went black and then I was back. I was sitting in the plane with my head on Ty. I lifted my arm and rubbed my eyes. I rubbed my eyes. Ty looked down at me as I started laughing. "Good dream"

I shook my head as I beamed up at him. "I had a code 2015 but I can still control myself. We need to get home so I can be a part of the research"