Dustin smiled and gave her a thumbs up. “I’ve come to help.”
“We don’t need your help,” said Josh as he glared at him.
“Well if it isn’t someone who can walk again,” said Dustin. “I still have this Rhino thing.” He flicked Rhino in the head.
Rhino woke up and said, “Crap it’s not a dream.”
“Sure the hell it’s not,” said Dustin. “This is more along the lines of a nightmare.” He looked at Josh when he said nightmare. Josh eyes flared up.
“Help us with what,” Meg said. “We know where Kel and Kenny are. We are doing just fine.”
“Except,” said Tina, “Josh there got himself stabbed and now he’s got a Lurker egg inside him.”
“I knew you were female,” said Dustin. “I can’t believe people thought you were male.”
“I can’t believe you’re not smarter than the crap I took this morning,” said Josh. “I so should have took a picture of it. It looked just like you if you were allowed to come out my butt.”
“God knows who you allow to come in your butt,” said Dustin making a face.
“Wow,” said Meg. “Boys do I need to yank out a ruler and you two can just end this right here right now?”
“Sara’s said that before,” Dustin.
“I bet she needed to say it more than once,” said Meg. “Okay help with what? Focus Dustin.”
“Well I was interested in this Lurker story,” said Dustin.
“Shhh,” said Anthony who had moved to the corner of the hallway to be the look out with Alan.
“Sorry,” said Meg.
“Well,” said Dustin, “Andy had injected the ones he had captured with devices that would go off and make them flip on us. So since everyone is not here that was captured I’m figuring that they’ll be arriving here and so I was sent to get you to where we are faster so we can deal with them together like a big happy family.”
“This family needs some sort of therapy,” said Dom.
“Where’s Kel,” Dustin asked.
Meg pointed to the door that they were standing next to. “In there,” said Meg. “According to Adam who passed us in the tunnels. Oh and the Lurkers are just big bugs that are mean and don’t like to be disturbed. You can visit them at a later time.”
“Oh I’d love me to kill one of those,” said Dustin. “Can’t believe Josh is weak enough to be taken over by a bug.” He laughed.
Josh said, “I’m going to rip your heart out with a single thought,” said Josh.
“I’ll just grow a new one,” said Dustin. “I’m cool like that.”
“Stop,” said Meg. “I don’t even know how JJ deals with the both of you.”
“He puts them in separate corners for sure,” said Fonz who was still limping on his hurt foot.
“Boxing does sound fun,” said Dustin. “Well open the door brain boy.”
Josh shook his head with a hint of irritation. He turned toward the door with both hands out stretched in front of him and the door just crumpled into a ball and fell to the ground. It did not even bounce it just went clank. Josh looked at Dustin and pointed at the ball of door and then pointed at him.
“Whatever brainy,” said Dustin.
Josh walked passed the door ball and entered the room. He was followed by everyone else. Anthony and Alan stayed by the corner to continue to keep watch. Dustin kicked the door ball and realized it was solid metal. It did not even budge when he then tried to nudge it. It was massive door that was just crumpled in mere seconds by Josh. Dustin was not scared.
“No I’m not,” Dustin said confirming.
Josh sees Kel and Kenny down below through the observation window. He started laughing. “Now that’s the gayest thing I’ve seen and I have a mirror.”
Meg came up and looked down and what she saw was Kel and Kenny on top of one another. She started laughing. “Oh that’s funny. It’s late. Maybe they want the lights off.” She found the speaker button and pressed it then said, “Do you two want to be left alone?”
They did not respond they rolled on the ground towards one wall and then back to another wall. They were talking to one another but it was muffled by their close proximity to one another.
“Something’s up,” said Meg as she looked for a door to get down there.
“We don’t need a door,” said Josh as he pulled the glass out of its place without even making a single crack. It then shattered. The pieces floated around in mid air. He then found trash can that was in the corner. He lowered the shards into the trash can ands said, “Easy.”
Dustin rolled his eyes. He teleported down. Josh followed with everyone else, lowering them down telekinetically.
Meg went to the two that were bound and heard them talking. They sounded as if they were fighting someone but they were just rolling around. It was a good thing their powers were not going off. They would injure one another. She waved Josh over and told him she needed him to hold them still. She untied them. They were in some sort of dazed state.
“Hello,” said Meg as she waved her hands in their face trying to get their attention. The continued to talk and move their feet but were not giving any indication that they noticed them.
“Someone drugged them,” said Dom. “They drugged them and they have no idea where they are or if they are even anywhere at all. They sound like they are in the same place though. That’s odd.”
“Yeah,” said Fonz. “Drugs are bad.” He and Dom laughed.
“Well how do we snap them out of it,” said Meg as she started to snap in their faces. She even slapped them.
“You don’t,” said Dom. “You just have to wait it out.”
“Great,” said Dustin, “all we need is dead weight.”
“Yes,” Josh said agreeing.
“Even so,” said Meg, “we came to save them and that is what we are doing.”
“We have a problem,” shouted Anthony from the observation area.
“What,” Meg asked.
“Bots,” said Anthony. “Lots and lots of bots.” He turned and ducked. The bot swung its arm around and missed. Anthony shot several blasts from his fists and hit the bot. The bot fell out the window and smashed into the ground.
“It looks a lot like someone I know,” said Josh looking down at the smashed bot inspecting it.
“It’s a Joel Bot,” said Meg. “This will not be easy.”
Josh said, “Okay I’ll take everyone up and we’ll deal with them. Meg you can stay here and protect Kel and Kenny. See if you can get them back.”
“Well aren’t you taking on the leader role now,” said Meg with her hands on her waist.
“Yes,” said Josh, “that is before you might have told me to stay here.” He smiled and lifted everyone up towards the observation area.
“I was so going to do that,” said Meg laughing. She turned and looked at Kenny and Kel with a sigh.
Wade looked around. He did not know where Dustin went and staying where he was was not something he intended on doing. Cathy had tossed what looked like Kelly at Will. She was storming off and looked like she was coming in his direction. Who would she be looking for, he thought. He had to think quickly.
She must be looking for the person who is in power and that would be Andy, Wade thought.
He created a wall that blocked off the hallway he was in hoping that would force them further down the hallway. If he remembered correctly the hallway he was in would lead them to where Andy most likely would be in the control room.
Wade turned around and walked down the hall. He would deal with Andy by himself. It was early morning around 1 a.m. It was past his bed time. He was ready to go to sleep. He yawned.
“They left,” said Kimmy.
“Who,” asked telepathically Kori as he looked at Dub_ and Clancy who were knocked out.
“James and Chris,” said Kimmy. “Hi Jayden. It’s not a great time to come back, as you can see.”
Jayden looked at Dub_. He shook him and tried to wake him up. He had this feeling that it was important to get him awake first before Clancy. “I don’t think there really is such a thing as arriving in perfect timing or great timing really,” said Jayden. “Just arriving should be a good thing most of the time.”
Kori thought a moment and then projected telepathically, “Were they not both caught by Jeff?” He all the sudden felt tired. He looked at his watch and realized it was really early and he was really tired.
Kimmy nodded.
“Then they escaped but it must have been to easy for them to just go,” said Kori. “Unless they were allowed to leave.”
“You think they injected them with a device,” said Kimmy as she raised her eyebrows.
“Yes,” said Kori. “That could only explain why they’d just up and leave.”
“This telepathic talking is weirding me out,” said Jayden with a slight laugh. “I’ll get use to it.”
“Just like I’ll get use to your blue self with a tail,” said Kori.
Jayden wagged his blue tail and said, “I like my tail. It comes in handy.”
Dub_ moaned as he came around.
“Are you alright,” Jayden asked.
Dub_ was laid on the ground and he looked up and sneezed because of the coat of dust that surrounded him. He pushed up off the floor and sneezed again because he created a dust cloud that surrounded him. He stood up and looked around gathering where he was. He looked down at the device that was on the floor. He picked it up and looked at it back and front trying to remember what it was he was doing before he was on the ground.
“Are you alright,” Jayden asked again.
Dub_ looked at Jayden and said, “You’re new right? Because I don’t remember you.”
“Jayden,” he said smiling.
“Ah I’ve heard of you,” said Dub_. “My head hurts but I’m fine. I’m just trying to remember what it was I was doing before I was rudely interrupted.”
Jayden moved on to Clancy.
“We have a problem,” said Kori. “We have to assume that JJ doesn’t know that this is going on here too. They most likely are heading back to attack JJ. That is what they were being told to do while they were captured right?”
Kimmy nodded. “Yes. Now what?”
Kori made a disgusted face at the dirty that surrounded him. He really disliked clutter. “We have to go and warn him.”
“How?” Kimmy asked. “We’re not fast enough.”
Kori pointed at Jayden.
“Ah ha,” said Dub_ as he remembered what it was he was doing. He held his head because of the pain but he had to ignore it to finish what it was he was doing. He picked up the chair and sat down. He started tinkering away at the device.
“Ah,” said Kimmy nodding again.
“Jayden,” Kori thought, “come on we have to go. You have to teleport us to Jeff’s.”
“What about Clancy,” Jayden said as he tried to wake him. “I’m worried about him.”
“Don’t worry,” said Kimmy. “He’s been through so much already. I’m sure this will just be added to the list. Plus Dub_ will watch over him. Right?”
Dub_ said, “Yeah, yeah, yeah.” He continued to tinker.
“See,” said Kimmy. She went over and pulled on Jayden. “Let’s go fur ball.”
“Okay,” said Jayden as he walked over Clancy. He grabbed hold of Kimmy and Kori and said, “Think happy thoughts.” Poof they teleported.
“Now what,” said Dan as he looked at Thomas.
“Well,” said Thomas, “we just hope I know what I’m doing or else we have to think of another way to fix them both.”
Bat and Sara were bound together in the metal that Wade created. They both were knocked out and neither is moving. Thomas had just done his best trying to relieve them of the devices that Andy had implanted.
There was a loud knocking on the wall.
“What is that,” Dan asked.
Thomas pointed, “It’s the wall that Wade created for the front door that was there.
“Hello,” said the muffle voice.
Thomas and Dan did not answer.
More knocking and there was another hello.
“We are not going to move away,” said Dan.
“Where,” said Thomas. “We are in the safest place right now. Just hope they don’t blow through the wall.”
The wall cracked and blew in. There stood a figure. He looked at Thomas and Dan.
“I’ll allow you to live,” said the man, “if you just join us.”
Thomas stood up and said, “Daniel I know that voice. I don’t think so. You’re mistaken to think I’d have anything to do with your line of thinking.”
“It’s just not me,” said Daniel as he snapped his fingers. Rick, Fourty-Five, Anarchist and the Brain Trust walked through the hole in the wall. “They are with me.”
“Where is Joel?” Dan asked as he walked over to stand next to Thomas.
“He.Is.Not.There,” said Twelve. “I.Have.Scanned.And.He.Is.No.Longer.There.Neither.
Are.Mat.Or.Mike.Neither.Are.The.Glooms.”
“It’s good you have help,” said Daniel. “Because you’re going to need it.”
“Why don’t you join us,” said Fourty-Five. “We could use someone like you Thomas. You are a great guy.”
“Is he flirting with you,” Dan asked.
“He.Seems.To.Be.According.To.Body.Scans,” said Twelve.
“Thank you for pointing that out,” said Thomas. “I don’t need to feel uncomfortable.”
“I can make you feel worse,” said Rick. His fist started to create bright bulbs of energy. “I’m powerful enough to take you all on.”
“Well,” said Dan. “Cocky is not something they are lacking.”
“I wouldn’t step any closer,” said Thomas.
“Or,” said Dan as he stepped closer.
“You think your kinetic powers can absorb an energy blast that doesn’t create kinetic energy,” said Thomas.
“You think that that is even possible,” said Daniel.
“Oh you’re so about to find out,” said Thomas.
Daniel stepped closer.
Thomas raised both fists and fired. The blast hit Daniel hard. He had never felt something of that magnitude before. He flew backwards through the wall making another hole. His chest smoked and as he continued to fly. He hit the dirt ground digging up a long stretch of a hole as he came to a complete stop. He found it difficult to stand up.
“Anyone else?” Thomas asked.
Rick ran towards them with his shoulder down.
“It can’t be the end of the road,” said JJ. “There’s so much road out there that I have yet to travel.”
“Lame,” said other 4. “I think that if it were the yellow brick road there is a beginning and an end and if this is the end I want my last meal.”
“Come on let’s all clap hands and create more and we’ll so deal with these bots in a way they never imagined,” said other 1.
“Oh god,” said Andy over the loud speaker. “I’m going to kill you and that’ll be that.”
“I was thinking,” said the other 3, “that if you kept us a live we could do your laundry.”
“Ew,” said JJ. “Andy’s laundry is beyond dirty. He doesn’t shower.”
“I do too,” said Andy annoyed.
The Glooms started firing. JJ and the others were already in the position that JJ had wanted. He told them what he had wanted quickly in his own JJ language and they caught on. They moved around dodging the blasts. The Glooms started firing on one another. The first two knocked each other’s legs off.
Andy groaned loudly. Then he said, “Dill who is there?”
“Step away from the controls,” said Wade.
“Wade,” JJ said aloud.
The loud speaker crackled and went off.
The Glooms continued to fire and try to get the JJ’s who were all running around dodging the blast with ease.
Then they stopped. JJ and the others were confused.
“Aww it was just starting to get fun,” said other 1.
The others nodded.
“Done,” said a voice.
“Hello,” JJ asked looking up at the Glooms. Two of them had fallen backwards and were on fire. The fire crackling through the electronics was louder than necessary and it was hard to hear what was being said.
“JJ is that you,” the voice asked.
JJ looked around and said, “Yes?”
“It’s Dub_,” he said through one of the Glooms. “Did they stop firing?”
“Yeah,” said other 3.
“I can’t really tell the vision on this thing is crappy but I can hear you well,” said Dub_.
“What have you done,” JJ asked. “I thank you.” He absorbed the others.
“I created a device that would hack into the Glooms and it worked,” said Dub_. “I’m talent.”
There was a groaning. “Oh,” said Dub_, “Clancy is awake. Oh and you have visitors on your way”
“What do you mean,” JJ asked.
One of the Glooms blew open the door that led back into Jeff’s place. “You have to go. James and Chris are on their way to cause trouble. This kid named Jayden took Kori and Kimmy to warn you but I guess they are not there yet.”
“Jayden,” JJ asked a bit shocked.
“He left you a voicemail and he’s here and yeah so yeah,” said Dub_. “I’m not all caught up I was too into my device. You know me. I work I don’t pay attention to my surroundings but you should go and get everyone together and stuff. Get back here. Let them fight out the stupid ruler ship thing. We need some major R & R.
JJ said, “Ok I’m out. Bye Dub_ the Gloom. Ha.” JJ ran out the door.
“This is interesting,” said Kurt as he looked down at the sample of the disease.
“What,” asked Aron as he walked over to Kurt.
“It looks like the disease first latches onto the thing in which gave us powers,” said Kurt. “It is accelerated when powers are used. It feeds off our power DNA and when the powers are used it makes it eat more and therefore infects more.”
“So if we do not use our powers we’ll be okay,” Kayla asked.
Kurt shook his head and said, “No. It will still infect just at a slower rate. The first thing that falls out is hair and then bruises start to show up. Then it’ll make you start to itch and your skin will peel off. If you scratch too much you might go below the layers of skin. It’ll start to get bloody. You are infections if you scratch. Until then you should be alright.”
“All that from looking at it in a microscope,” Steph asked as she stood over near the door. She was watching to make sure no one was coming to bother them.
“Yes and no,” said Kurt. “I can see the markings of what could happen if it reads as I am thinking. I can see what is possible but I’m not sure I’m right until I see someone that has been infected longer than we have.”
“This sucks,” said Brianna.
“Understatement,” said Nate. “Big time.”
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