Solar

Chapter 8

I find myself facing a person.....made out of metal. What has my life come to? He throws a punch, but I can tell he's holding back. From what Daniel tells me he's a lot stronger. This is my first sparing secession. I haven't even been here a day and I'm battling a person made out of metal. Still can't get over that. He throws another one I dodge run behind him and finally attack. My eyes and hands lite of fire and blast him, but I'm holding back too. Plus don't want to kill everyone here. He turns around and take another swing. This time faster. Hit me right in the chest, that's going to make a bruise. Last week I was watching Kung Fo shows with Johnny and now, like I've said, fighting a guy made out of metal! I get up and run circles around him trying to make as much fire as I can. There is a solar here who has the ability to create shields. She helps train and keeps people from killing each other. I create a funnel of fire around him. But it's not the fire that will get him, it the smoke. His metal is to strong, but his lungs aren't. I do this until he out. "Wow. Good job rook. Nice power." Daniel says. "Thanks." I say panting. They get Lincoln off the floor and awake. "Ugh, why am I always the test dummy with newbies?" Lincoln asks. "Maybe it's because you can turn into metal!" I say. "Yeah, but at least my eyes aren't on fire." He huffs. I let my powers go and the fire goes out. "You got me there." I reply. "Good job guys. You got a lot of potential Sam. Glad to have you on the team." Daniel says. And you know what? I'm glad to be here too.

It's been more than two months now since freaks started showing up. A month since my best friend, Sam, ran away. A month since my dad died. I stayed in my room since. I understood why Sam left, that was the second dad figure that died. Mine and his. But I don't think he should of left me here all alone. I've been mad at Sam since he left. It's all about him. Even when he just moved in with us, it was, "Sam what do you want to do" or "Sam what do you want". I put up with it, but now it's just so aggravating. I've had time to think this past month and it's mostly been about Sam. I don't want to think about my dad, so I found someone to blame and that ended up being Sam. I heard a knock on the front door. I went out of my room and opened it. There was two cops standing there. "Hi Johnny. My name is Detective Murray and this is my partner. We need to talk to you and my mother." He said. "She's sleeping." I say. "Well, maybe we can come back another time." Murray says. I've been looking for some answers, this is it. "No, tell me and I'll tell her." I say firmly. The detective looks at his partner. "Ok." He says. "Come in." I say. They sit on the couch, but I stay standing. "Well, your mother said to look for Sam, and well..." he stutters. "What did you find." I ask anxiously. "Well, as you know there was an explosion at the gas station on the top of the hill. The clerk wakes up outside, unharmed. The lsat thing he remembered was his store getting robbed and someone coming in to save him. He said the guy had powers. He was a solar. He was glowing with fire." He says. "Wait, what does this have to do with finding Sam." I ask. "We asked him to describe him to our sketch artist." He explains as the wheels turn in my head. "No." I say not believing it. He pulls out a sketch that looks exactly like Sam. "He is that man. He was in such close proximity with your father he was exposed to radiation." He says sadly. "Are you telling me that Sam killed my father?" I ask. "I'm sorry Johnny." He says. "It's John now. Now please leave." I say with heat. I push them out the door and slam it shut. I go to my room and dwell on what I heard. My mom come out of her room and asks, "Did someone come in?" "No mom, no one did." I answer. She nods and goes back to her room. Sam thinks he can come in my life and take everything and get away with it! No. he won't. I get so angry I punch a hole right through the wall. Then the lights go out, my hands glow.

It's been a month since I first got here. I've been training a lot since then and I've gotten a lot better. Really got control over it. I avoid checking outside news, because it's getting really bad out there. They're are riots and shootings. But the real reason is, it makes me feel guilty for how I left everyone. I gotten to be really good friends with Michael and Daniel. I hate to admit it, but this place has grown on me. I'm not planning to stay or anything. But I have this feeling that wants to push down all the other and stay here. I wonder if there's a solar here who can change other people's emotions. That's a scary thought. Michael and Daniel walk up. "What's up Sam." Michael says. "What's up. You guys looking forward to the match up tonight?" Daniel asks. The solars have kind of made a community. There entertainment, cafeteria, lounge, and dorms. There a lot more too. "Yeah which team our we training with today?" I ask. Training as in battling. "It's Randy's group, I think." I reply. "You know we're gonna kick his earth powered butt anyway." Michael cuts in. "That's the spirit." Daniel says. As we walk out of the cafeteria, I spot Aras. Every time I walk by him. My body goes cold. No one knows exactly what his powers are, except for Chase. Just as I'm about to turn away, he looks back at me. As I'm looking into his eyes, I see something, but then he looks away. The coldness never left me until I was out of the room.