Casperia

Part 2

It seemed like it took forever before they even reached the grass lands, and before she knew it, there in front of her was the largest building she'd ever seen. People were walking the streets left and right, while vehicles of all shapes, sizes, and colors flew above her.

Before she was at all ready, the hover took off of the ground with a jolt and flew through the horizon. It was unlike anything Geo had ever laid eyes on.

She didn't even realize when they were landing because she was so astonished by the city's structure, its breathtaking skyline. From the time she was a little girl, Geo had always dreamed of visiting a big city. Her father had always promised her that he'd one day take her to see Xea, the capitol of Liedra.

He never had the chance.

She started suddenly as she felt a tap on her shoulder.

The man from earlier cleared his throat. "Excuse me, but would you like me to leave you here to stare out the window all day?"

Her ears became suddenly hot. "Well now that you mention it, maybe a whole day of staring out the window can make up for a lifetime of exile."

The man cocked a thick eyebrow and laughed with more girth than appropriate for the sarcastic joke, which in all honesty should be none at all. But the man had yet to fail to surprise her with even a hint of apathy.

"Well," he continued, "if you want to stay here all day then fine by me. But if the prospect of overheating and possibly suffocating at some point sounds unappealing to you, you can come with me, and I'll show you around later for an even broader view of Xea." He flashed that appealing smile again.

But alas, despite those pearly whites, Geo ignored the offer and returned her attention to the window with nose slightly raised in air. It was childish for a girl her age to behave this way, she knew, but it seemed the only proper response to his equally childish manners.

"Suit yourself," he shrugged.

Geo pursed her lips, feeling embarrassed now by her behavior despite herself. She had expected at least some sort of retort from the man.

But as she looked out the window at all of the huge buildings, something in the distance caught her eye. It was a small shop that read, Gally's Ice Cream. Her eyes grew wide as excitement coursed through her body, a rush of adrenaline rarely felt outside of a battle.

The last time Geo had had ice cream, she was only 10 years old. The ice cream man in her village died of old age, leaving behind no legacy and hardly enough livestock. 

When she noticed that the hover door was wide open, she concocted a plan. Her eyes lingered from the man to the fountain of water on the landing deck, and she smiled menacingly. Energy immediately began running its course through her body, concentrating in her hands. She loved the tingling sensation it left behind in her limbs, so much power that she felt she could fly.

She pushed her hands forward at the appropriate time, manipulating the air around her in such a way that an unswerving gust of wind tracked down the ill-mannered man and knocked him to his knees. Geo then gracefully extended her invisible energy to the fountain and transformed the water into a levitating ball of liquid, her body on fire with elemental energy.

Still on the ground, the man looked up nervously and immediately noticed the huge orb hovering above him. He shook his head, non-verbally pleading mercy.

"Sorry about this!" But not sorry.

Geo pushed her hands down violently, consequently causing the wall of water to crash down on top of the man, forcing him onto his stomach. Geo could hear his gargling screams as he swallowed a mouth full of water.