AAOOOSC! #10

Chapter 18: "Don't Touch The Dummies"

Back in the GHP headquarters, Pekka and Carter are continuing their training from last night.

This time in the training room, there is a maze of dummies commoningly used for martial arts all around the room. On the other side of the room are the targets like before.

Pekka and Carter are in front of the doorway of the room, staring out at the obstacle course.

"Okay," Pekka starts, "so each of these dummies are equipped with a mechanism that if you touch one, a supernatural element like powers will emit from it, like water, fire, whatever the case."

"So don't touch the dummies?" Carter asks, eyeing him.

"Don't touch the dummies."

He shrugs. "Easy."

"But they move," Pekka adds on.

Carter groans and cranes his head back. "Ugh." He straightens back up with a huff. "I got this."

"I hope you do--" Pekka rapidly snatches Carter's belt from his waist again; he raises it into the air. "--without this."

Carter gapes at him. "Really? Aw, c'mon, Peks, it's not like I'm gonna lose it! I need it to fight--!"

"But what if--?"

"Nooo, please give it back!" he yammers with a worried look. "I'll do so much better with it!"

Pekka shakes his head with pursed lips. "Nope." He then pulls his arm back to throw the belt over to the other side of the room.

But before he could throw the belt across the room, Pekka freezes to shouts and the whirring, air-like sound of supernatural energy that seem to be coming from the main room.

Carter makes a perplexed look. "What's going on?"

Pekka lowers down his hand with a concerned expression. "Something's going on in the main room." He looks behind his shoulder to face the doorway. "I thought everyone was in their training rooms."

"Eh, whatever." Carter shrugs. "Can I have my belt back now and continue training?" He holds out his hand toward him to receive his belt.

"Wait." With his eyes still glued to the doorway, Pekka places Carter's belt onto his hand. "Come with me." He trudges over to the doorway.

Carter peers down at his hand and smiles at the sight of his belt back in his possession. He turns to see that Pekka is already leaving, so he quickly wraps his belt around his waist and follows Pekka out of the room.

Pekka is moving cautiously down the hallway, toward the main room; Carter is behind him, walking in a more relaxed fashion. The supernatural sound of energy is getting louder, but the shouts have quieted down.

"What are we--?"

"Shhh!!!" Pekka hisses from between his teeth at Carter.

Carter immediately closes his mouth.

Pekka then halts at the opening that shows the main room. He slides behind the wall that the opening is carved in and motions for Carter to stand behind him, out of sight from the main room's view. Carter does so with stealth. Pekka then peeks his head out to see the main room.

In the main room, Sidney and Nathan are standing next to each other with their backs facing Pekka and Carter. But they are staring at swirls of different coloured energy that seem to be engulfing two people. It is obvious that the whirling sound is coming from the rapidly twisting energy.

Carter peeks his head from below Pekka's head. "Oh my goodness...that-that--"

"Shhh!" Pekka snaps at him.