Seeking Control: A Sanders Sides Tale

Chapter Twelve

Virgil's P.O.V

I need to find an anchor? 

Confused I ask, "I think I understand what you mean but what's an 'emotional anchor' supposed to be?" 

He uses his archive magic and I get a weird feeling. After a minute I begin to understand what he's trying to say. 

"Do you understand?" he asks. 

"I think so. It can be something or someone," I say, barely needing to think about it, "Okay I know what my emotional anchor is. Do I have to tell you?" 

When he tells me I don't have to say what it is I internally sigh in relief. 

"Now, I want you to focus. The weather now is clear but I want you to make it rain. Just a light down pour, okay?"

He takes out a small notebook and writes something down. Ignoring him I try to do as he says but get frustrated. 

"I can't do it Logan it's not working," I tell him. 

He stands next to me and coaches me through it saying, "Close your eyes and picture your anchor, picture the feeling you get from it." Prince makes me happy. "Now hold out your hand and take a deep breath, picture the rain falling softly down all around you. Now, open your eyes and make it rain," he finishes saying. 

When I open my eyes Logan looks surprised as it starts to rain. 

"Oh my god, I did it! Logan, I did it!" I say with excitement. I can't believe I did it. "Why do you look surprised? Did you not expect me to do it?" I ask quietly, scared of his response.

"No, it is not that. I knew you could do it when you first asked for my help. It is your eyes that surprised me, for a brief moment they turned white before returning to normal. Interesting, I am not sure about your other magic but that does not happen when you use your invisibility. Then again I doubt we would be able to tell with that magic," he explains. That's right. I forgot. They turn white. My eyes turn black when I used my fear magic. 

"How are you on energy? You do not want use too much," he asks and I tell him I'm fine. "All right, let us work on this today and another one tomorrow," he says.

Roman's P.O.V

In the middle of Moana someone knocks on my door and I instantly jump up. Anx! I run to my mirror to fix my hair and arrive at my door when they knock again. I pull open my door hoping it's Anx. 

"Logan? Did you need something?" I ask. Not him. 

He responds, "Yes, I need to use the imagination all day today but I want to check with you first." Why does he need the imagination? Oh well. "Of course you can use it but what for?" I ask curiously. He adjusts his glasses before answering. 

"It is a personal matter, but I need you and Patton to stay clear," he says. What?! Why only us, why not Virgil? 

Crossing my arms I try to hide my jealousy and ask, "Why only us two?"

"Virgil is helping me with some experiments. I would usually do them alone because they can be dangerous at times but we all agreed to watch over him. I thought it was a good excuse to watch over him and get him out of his room. Do you not agree?" he asks. 

I nod and try to close my door when he says he needs me because I'm the only one who can change things in there. I walk with him there and ask how he wants it. 

"A large open grass field," he says. I begin changing it into a large field like he asked. 

"There you are and also take this," I say handing him a phone. If he needs something changed I don't want to have to come back here. "It's not an actual phone, it's a remote. I created it awhile back so you guys could make changes in here. It will keep out anyone you chose. I'm the only one who can get in at all times but if you have me locked out you will get a notification whenever I get close. Pretty cool right?" I explain.