The Incredibles

♢ Chapter 9 ♢

Just as I was trying to destroy another rock of the same size of the rock I had just destroyed with 2 punches, Isaac suddenly approached me. I was surprised, but I did not say anything.

"Hey, you hate that old geez too?"

"Why? I know you hate him too, so are you going to plan a revenge?" I answered jokingly.

"Why not. That old man had been on my blacklist for a while now. If I had a partner in crime, I wouldn't mind getting my revenge. Two heads are better than one, you see?"

He did not sound as scary as the last time I talked to him. Or at least looked as scary as the last time I had stretched my hands out but ended up getting rejected.

"Aren't I also in your blacklist? And what benefit do I get if I collaborate with you? Is there a guarantee that you would not abandon me in the middle of nowhere...."

"I'll tell you our abilities. Is that a benefit good enough? And since I started it, I'll take full responsibility if anything goes wrong."

He looked confident and trustable. Noticing that, I considered his offer.

The abilities of George and Isaac? I have been dying to know it. My chance is just in front of me, should I, or should I not? I hesitated before giving my reply.

This cold conversation was not going anywhere, and there was an awkward silence between us. I looked back at teacher, only to see him seemingly staring at both of us, his face red. I could literally see fire coming out of his eyes as he moved his legs and started walking towards us.

Catastrophe was near. I quickly brushed Isaac off and continued with my training.

I clenched my fists loosely and pretended to be ready to smash the rock. My heart was beating loudly as the distance between me and George decreased.

Suddenly, I remembered that George was one potential sensitive ear incredible and realised that he could have heard that conversation between Isaac and me. I hit my head for my stupidity and prayed that George would only scold Isaac but not me. It was his idea after all.

I was standing there trembling when suddenly a hand from behind grabbed me. I trembled at the thought of a furious George. Slowly, I turned to face my fate.

A wave of relief rushed through me as I looked at the person behind.

It was Isaac.

I tried to stress the point that George was walking towards us, and he could have found out that we were planning a revenge to Isaac. However, Isaac did not say anything and just told me to talk softer. George reached the place that I was standing, and looked around as though Isaac and I were invisible.

I was puzzled. Did he not see me? George than kicked and shattered the rock that I have been eyeing for. I groaned. Not long after, George seemingly gave up and went back to the house.

Isaac and I heaved a sigh of relief, but it was strange that George had not seen us. Were we invisible? Then Isaac's ability would be....

"Hey. There, I've shown you my ability. Space manipulation."

"What is that? Space manipulation?" I laughed at the idiotic name. Somehow, when you think of it, it could never be a cool ability.

Isaac glared at me. Not wanting others to make fun of his beloved ability, he quickly retorted. "Space manipulation is when you can manipulate the space around you...."

I burst out in laughter. "What kind of explanation is that!"

"Shhhhh. The old man might hear you. Okay so, you can change the volume of the things around you. That was what I did with the stone, I manipulated the space inside of it. And that's not all, just like how your ability have 2 sides to it, mine has too. I can also use the space in the atmosphere to create another dimension, and that is where we are in right now. However, since I am still training in progress, the dimension we are in now is still not complete. The dimension is still not sound proof enough for the old man to totally not hear us, that's why we have to whisper for now."

I was shocked. The true meaning behind space manipulation was actually this great. I started to acknowledge Isaac as an incredible Incredible.

The dimension was then disactivated. I could see George suddenly stand up from the chair in the house as soon as it got disactivated. I knew that he was approaching us, and tried to act as normally as I could. I looked behind at Isaac and could see the abnormality in his behavior too.

We were in for it.

"Isaac, did I not tell you not to activate your dimensional ability? I know that you have already made a contract with your ability, but the risk of you over tiring yourself while the ability is activated is still there. Now, you just have to take good care of it until it naturally calls out to you, telling you to activate it. And for Sherrie, since you have not yet to even make a contract, using your ability is strictly prohibited. Last thing, I don't know what you guys were talking about in the dimension, but don't try to do anything funny." George greeted us with this. He was fierce.

George went back to the house after that and ordered that we continue our training, and if there was any need, I could ask Isaac to increase the size of the rock for me.

In other words, Isaac using his ability like that was acceptable. I wondered why.

After the dimension happening, Isaac and I seemed to be able to communicate better, and I no longer bear a hatred that huge towards him. I smashed the rocks one by one, the sizes of them ranging from small to big, and requested the assistance of Isaac after I successfully managed to destroy the biggest rock on the patch of land, with several punches and 2 hands, of course. At least I had managed to destroy it without my feelings of anger.

In fact, I was pretty proud of myself.