The Power Inside

Say What

     I woke up in a big room with a comfy bed and installed bathroom. I wondered how I got here when I started to remember the events from before. I remember...Oh my gosh yes I remember my mom, dad, and little brother walk in. But I thought they had died. I got up and took a shower in the bathroom knowing that if I was going to see my family I might as well try to look my best. I hadn't taken a shower in two days and I felt like a dirty pig rolling around in mud. Once I got out I found a clean pair of clothes on my bed. I changed quickly and hustled out into the hall to find it bustling with people. I stepped back into my room took a deep breath and hustled down the hall. I made a tracker in my head that told me where Mike and the rest of my family was. I made a left down the hall and the number of people quickly thinned. I walked for what felt like forever and the hallway was at a dead end. But I knew I had to keep walking straight so I made the wall disappear and poof it was gone. I finally made a right into a door that said training in progress do not enter. I entered anyways.

     I was shocked at what I saw. There were probably 20 people hurtling knives at each other. I looked around the room and there was Mike throwing a knife at my little brother. All I could do was scream. Mike stopped mid throw as my little brother (John) caught the knife dropped it and ran over to me. Everyone in the room became awkwardly still and stared at me like I was a freak. John was shaking my shoulders but I couldn't hear him. All I could think was those knives need to be something more innocent and less likely to kill. Then all the knives turned into big soppy dogs with warm brown eyes. But all of a sudden the dogs went mad. Barking and biting each other. The people that were first to be in there killed all the rabid dogs and glared at me. Mike and John took me out of the room and explained that the training room turned all weapons against us so we could fight better with natural tools and would be ready for anything in battle. That part had confused me beyond anything imaginable but I decided not to ponder on it seeing that there were other things to worry about. Like what my family was doing here.

     I whirled on my brother and said,"Boy have you got a lot of explaining to do." He sighed and said,"Follow me" I followed him down the hall. Back to the same place I had come from. The room to the left of my room was a conference room. My family was sitting there quietly and John ushered me over to sit by them. I jumped up and pinched myself and expected to wake up from a dream but of course nothing. I flopped in my chair scowling. My mom and dad gave a weary laugh. John just sighed and started to speak,"We are not really your family I am James and mom and dad are third generation Shuttlers. Your mom and your dad died a long time ago we pretended to be your family because we are all family are we not? We love you like a family because you are an amazing person. We love you very much." My eyes started to water and I ran out of the room and bumped into Mike. He smiled and asked if I was OK and I said "Yes. I think I am." I laughed and wiped my tears away. He shrugged and said "If you ever need anyone to talk to you know I will be here for you." I nodded and finished running down the hall.

    The hall eventually ended and I ran outside the building but 10 feet outside the building there was a forcefield. I imagine it was there to keep me in and I grew furious so I broke the forcefield like a kid stepping on a twig. I ran as far as I could run and it felt good. Eventually my feet grew tired and I stopped to rest at the roots of a tree. I awoke to hear heavy footsteps around me. I sat up only to see a very large crowd of Zonnos around me. I had given up on trying to run or hide so I passed out exhausted and weary. I fell into someone's arms and everything went black.