Powerless

55. New Power?

So the whole point of this was for Damien to trigger Jimmy. He was to then distract the bloodthirsty man as Logan and Roman led the team away. To be totally honest... they would all just get in our way anyway. The three of us have the highest chance of causing the most damage with the least amount of risk. And with Jimmy already triggered we wouldn't have to worry about Ghost losing control and fucking up whatever battle plan I had made. The only issue I have right now is I don't know anyone power. And I refuse to share mine!

Jimmy calmed down almost instantly after I 'shared' my secrets. It wasn't easy. I had to 'nullify' my own nullification. Basically, I tried that shit that Bella Swan did at the end of breaking dawn, part two where she was with Edward and she let him see all her memories. I let Jimmy hear my secrets. Which... to be honest... scared the SHIT out of me. 

He was just standing there staring at me lost in thought. Damien was more than a little confused as I tried to think things through. Jimmy knows about my mental strain and my powers now... I can't be too sure what exactly he heard, just what he managed to say. My greatest secrets have always been my powers. Stop focusing on the fear Cassidy. You have a mission to plan for.

"I don't need to know your powers." Both of their eyes lit up and I frowned seeing Damien look away. "Seriously you two don't need to tell me. How else can I..."

"No!" Jimmy flinched as Damien yelled out. It was like all his anger came out all at once and it wasn't pretty. His eyes went wide as he tried to reign himself back in gripping his walking stick tightly. "Sorry... I didn't mean to yell. I just don't see why we must divulge such things when you yourself have not..."

"Either you tell me or you don't... the choice isn't about that, but rather win... or lose." Jimmy looked confused as Damien narrowed his eyes in thought. "Come find me when you're prepared to be helpful. Otherwise, expect the teachers to show no mercy." I cracked my neck and took a deep breath turning myself around to leave. "I won't be waiting."

"Wait!" I stopped short hearing Jimmy yell out and I smiled slightly. "Don't leave. I honestly don't have a clue what's going on but... Toast can't stay here and... and I'm willing to share a few of my secrets... as a trade."

"A trade?" My voice had this lull to it that it had never had before. It seemed to wrap its self around Jimmy. "What kind of trade?" Damien's eyes narrowed in confusion as my soft-spoken words filled the space around us charging it with a subtle buzz. "Information for... Toast safety?" Not that it mattered much the Lycan was perfectly safe. To be totally honest I wasn't quite sure why I was going through the trouble. "I suggest just telling you powers."

"Ghost has ghost physicology." The words seemed to tumble out of Jimmy's mouth before he even realized what was going on. "And... I... I have... uh..."

"Are you all right?" I asked seeing him start to shake a bit. Damien was watching me like a hawk as Jimmy looked around.

"I have physical enhancements... l-like... super-speed and strength." I narrowed my eyes in confusion as he looked back over at me, his eyes slightly glossy. What is going on? "Healing... I can heal. And you already know about the secrets." He suddenly started blinking causing the glossiness to disappear and I frowned. 

"What the fuck was that?" 

"I believe that was a power." Damien had a point but that made no sense. I just started shaking my head pushing that as far out of my head as I possibly could. I have 5 powers none of which do anything like that. Yes, I know people can get powers as the get older. Roman just got a new one himself. That's normal... I had five powers before I even turned 10. I don't... I don't even want to think about... It just wasn't me ok?!

"It wasn't me." Damien frowned as Jimmy looked between us confused and I sighed.  "Damien I don't need to know something at least. I suggest giving me something to go on." His eyes went wide a bit as the charge came back although hardly noticeable. 

"It is you." Damien was just staring at me as I shook my head. "Cassidy, it isn't uncommon for people to get more powers as they get older."

"I can't..." I knew that was a lie. Clearly. But even still I wanted to believe it was one of those moments I wasn't lying. 

"I know a guy that had three powers when he was young. He got a 4th one at around high school. They all thought that was it seeing as he broke pretty quickly but he ended up electrocuting several people in a fit of insane rage. He had gotten a fifth power without anyone noticing." Jimmy still didn't understand what was going on but his attempt at helping was noted... even if it wasn't helping.

"I didn't get 5 powers. I don't need anymore. So drop it. It wasn't me!" Both men went to say something making my skin start to crawl with anxiety. "I SSSSUGGEST YOU BOTH SSHUT UP!" A blast of energy ripped through the area at the mere sound of my voice, the anxiousness turning my words into a hiss. That was a first actually. I had never gotten so anxious before. I slowly looked up to see Damien and Jimmy both tense and wide-eyed, mouth closed tightly. "I don't have a new power. I can't have a new power. I just... just... I narrowed my eyes seeing them still so tense. Damien even crossed his arms in annoyance as Jimmy looked on with fear in his eyes. "Why are you guys looking at me like that?" Damien raised an eyebrow at me as if calling me stupid and I frowned. "We have time for this nonsense."

"The Snake is right." I spun around to see a man standing there. The space around him slowly losing color. Shit... Mr. Howell. "You don't have any time at all."