Fraction

Fraction Chapter 4 - Chance

Morning Star stared into his screen. He was now convinced that it was no longer a coincidence. He was able to predict the last 5 events of the game with 100% accuracy... His powers had eclipsed the console's software and hence, the game was no longer able to surprise him. This was a disaster. He knew it would happen someday but he had not expected that it would happen so suddenly. Then again... the software had managed to give him one last surprise... the software itself was so random that he could not predict when his powers would grow beyond it... and hence, the moment his powers outgrew it, he was surprised... but that was all. Now he was stuck. His life had lost all meaning and purpose. There was nothing else to do... except...

He walked up to the roof of the house... and stood at the edge... Surely it would be interesting to see what would happen if he fell from this height... at least, that was the only thing he could think of at the moment that could surprise him. "What are you doing standing over there?" Pony's voice came from behind him. He almost fell off. He hadn't even noticed her creeping up behind him. He could not calculate how she got there. He could not calculate what she was going to do next. He could not predict anything... this was why he hated Pony... his Chance powers never worked on her. And then it hit him. It hit him so hard, he wondered why it had never hit him before. Pony. She was the answer. He didn't need a console. He didn't need a special software. He didn't need a game. All he needed was her. How could he have been blind to all of this? But he did not know the answer to that question and he loved it. He loved everything about this situation. He almost smiled.

"Nothing... but even if I explained, an idiot like you wouldn't be able to understand." He retorted and walked towards the stairs leading back into his room. Pony gave him a confused look and followed him. "Why are you following me?" he said when he turned around and noticed her climbing down the stairs. He had to turn around to know that she was following him. "You aren't playing that game anymore..." she said with fake concern, "Are you feeling alright? Should I call a doctor?" He raised his eyebrows... and then... He laughed. His first laugh in God knows how long. This was the first time she had seen him laugh. They were both confused. They felt what that immortal being felt when he was first pulled out of his infinite universe and taken into a world of light, sound, hope and death. "My powers..." she started, "I don't have any... I'm a failure... after all these days I spent working on those simulators... my teacher told me that I have no powers. He said I'm useless... and that there was no way I was related to you or Eve," He would have normally blocked out her words with the sounds of his game but today nothing stood in his way. He saw and heard clearly. He could hear her sob. He could see the tears swelling up in her eyes. "Your teacher is an idiot." He said without thinking, "I think all the teachers in that school are idiots..." He put his hand on her shoulder without knowing what he was doing. "If he can't see such a simple fact... you are the elder sister of Morning Star. The younger sister of Evening Star. The second daughter of Kelly Star. You are Pony Star. Perhaps we should buy him a pair of contact lenses to help with his vision problems? I know a few good shop-" he was interrupted by his sister's embrace. She was crying. "Did I say something wrong?" he asked indifferently. "No... No... you've never... said anything wrong..." she replied between sobs.

"Oh, you two finally got together? It was about time too..." their mother's impish voice cut through the moment. Pony immediately pushed Morning away like one drops a hot coal. "Oww! What's wrong with you?" "Mom! How long were you?! I wasn't! I mean! I hate him! He called me an idiot! I was trying to choke the air of him with a bear hug!" she said, clearly soaking in embarrassment. "I've been here long enough." Kelly said with a naughty smile, "And I want you to know that it doesn't matter to me. It's not as if people need powers anyway... a majority of the people in the universe are powerless... they turn out okay..." Morning turned away. Had his mother noticed that he wasn't playing on his console already? "Oh and you there." Kelly said pointing at Morning, "If you're gonna ask your sister to play with you, at least ask like you mean it. 'Why are you following me?' does not translate to 'Will you play with me?' in any language of the universe." Morning cursed his luck in his head. Of course she had noticed. She was his mother. How could she NOT notice? "I don't know what you're talking about." He said without turning around. "Of course not." Kelly giggled and said, "Okay, I'll be gone for the next few hours. I know it's the middle of the night but some important work came up and I have to investigate. Do what you want. Just don't wake Eve. You know she gets cranky if her sleep is disturbed." So saying, Kelly walked away.