Lightning (Thunder Sequel)

Epilogue

Well guys, here it is.  After so much time, I thank you all for your patience with me.  Here is the final update of Lightning!  I will have an Acknowledgements page up soon.  Also, there is potential for another sequel in the Thunder saga if there is interest in it and if I have a good idea to go with it.  I have some potential ideas but nothing set in stone, so a possibility of a sequel is to be determined.  Keep your eyes out though! I plan to begin work on something soon whether it's the continuation of this or the start of something new.

Let me know what you guys would prefer or if you have any ideas as to where a potential new installment in the Thunder saga would go.  Anyway, without further ado, here is the epilogue of Lightning!!!

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Kyleigh's POV:

The music is loud and upbeat. The room is lit by brightly colored lights flashing around the dance floor. All of my classmates and my friends are dancing to the beat. Everyone is dressed up all nice in sparkly dresses, nice shirts, a few are in cheap tuxes. I, myself, opted for a dark blue dress with lace on the shoulders. My hair has been curled and I have just a touch of sparkly makeup on my eyes and a red color on my lips.

After the craziness of the past several weeks, it's very refreshing to do something as normal as attend the school's homecoming dance. It's gotten really warm in the room so I tell Ryan that I'm going outside to cool off for a minute.

I step outside into the cool night air. The stars are sparking in the sky above me. As the doors behind me close, I can still faintly hear the sound of the bass from the music, but aside from that and the gentle whistle of wind through the trees nearby, it's peacefully silent. I close my eyes and take a deep breath in before slowly letting it out.

I feel calm. It's a feeling I haven't felt in a long time. Not since earlier in May, before I was struck by lightning in the first place. Everything has been so chaotic and has made little sense since then, but in a way, I don't think I would have wanted to change anything. Everything that has happened has led me to where I am now. I have grown a lot during the events of these past few months. And while it was cool at times to have superpowers, I eventually made the decision to say goodbye to them. I know, stupid right? Who would want to give up a gift as amazing as being able to fly, run incredibly fast, and zap lightning from your hands? Me, I suppose. After thinking it over, it was fun for awhile, but it was a power I honestly didn't feel ready to hold. I'm only 17 after all, and even though I've had to do a lot of growing up recently, I'm still very young at heart. I don't think I was ready to be a super hero. Plus, I have an entire life ahead of me and if just a few months with these incredible powers was altering my life this much, who knows what would've happened if I had stuck with them?

Still, it's been a couple of weeks since the agents at M.U.F.F.I.N.S. did the operation to remove them. And I must say, I do miss the abilities. Flying was something I was becoming pretty fond of.

With a sad smile on my face, I reach my arm out in front of me, saying quietly to myself, "Remember when I could just flick my fingers and lightning would appear?" I reenact the motion, flicking my fingers outward quickly, knowing nothing is going to happen.

But I jump back in shock when something does happen.

Thinking I must've been seeing things, I repeat the motion, and sure enough, there is a small crackle of lightning generating in the palm of my hand. My jaw drops as I realize what has happened. I move my fingers around, playing with the lightning, feeling the power of the electricity before I close my hand into a fist, extinguishing the lightning.

They lied to me. Or maybe what they did just didn't work. Or maybe it was a temporary fix. Because I was completely unable to do that right after coming out of the operation.

Either way, I'm happy with my life for now. Everyone thinks I've given up these powers. Once again, my super abilities are my own secret to keep. I'm done playing superhero, at least for now. I'll leave the saving the day to M.U.F.F.I.N.S. Besides, if I ever really need any help, I've got my new crime fighting friends on speed dial.

Perhaps my story is over now, or perhaps it has only begun. Only time will tell, I suppose. For now I just want to enjoy Homecoming, and enjoy being in high school without the constant fear of someone coming after me. Whether this feeling is permanent or only temporary, I'm going to enjoy it.

My name is Kyleigh Everson, but some people have come to know me as Thunder. I'm not an ordinary girl from Iowa.

I have superpowers.

But nobody needs to know that.