KK finished and wiped the needle of the syringe with a cloth. "I'll be right back after I put this with the other vials. Don't go anywhere." Nexo waited until KK had left and the door was shut before jerking his body sideways in the restraing embrace of the straps As he had hoped the gurney rolled smoothly over until it bumped into Lilly's. He craned his neck to the side against the stiff muscles, "Psst, are you awake?" He waited a moment in the silence, "Lilly, can you hear me?" Breathing a sigh of relief he heard a moan in response, "You need to wake up now! KK has gone out and we have to try and get unstrapped before he comes and takes my powers!" After a moment of tense silence he felt weak fingers fumbling at the catch for the strap across his ribs and shoulders. Nexo waited for what felt like hours each second. Terrified that Kk would walk back in, but fortunatly the strap slackened with a small pop and a click, the one over his forearms and torso was loose in another moment. He sat up and swiftly undid the remaining straps. Hoping off the gurney and glancing over his shoulder hurriedly Nexo leaned over his friend, "I promise I will come back for you! But I am the only one left with with enough power to stop him. Please don't die." He finished in a choking whisper. Lilly smiled weakly and brushed Nexo's cheek with her fingertips, "Don't worry. I'll always be with you." Her eyes closed and she slipped into sleep. Nexo turned away, It was time to find KK and end this.
Nexo limped slowly down the hall, everything ached dully and his vison kept getting blurry. He stopped and leaned against the wall a moment, trying to regulate his labored breathing. Then he forged on determination clearing his thoughts and sharpening his senses. He turned into a larger room and jumped finding KK leaning over a desk catuiously arranging three colorful vials. A high backed chair sat next to him. Nexo's moment of surprise passed and anger washed over him in a massive tidal wave. "YOU! This is your fault, Simon's death is on your hands! Stand and pay for your crimes coward!" KK paused then turned smootly to face him, his face inscrutable. "Ah, the last little kink in my plan. I admire you for trying again, but it is foolish and you will be crushed in the end. Give up now, last chance." "Never!" "Such a shame." Regret flashed a moment in his eyes, "Then I'm going to have to smash you." Nexo felt deadly, icy calm flow over him making his spine tingle, "Try." "Oh, you misunderstand. You don't get the choice of fighting back." With the smile of a cat cornering prey, KK turned the chair around. The anger and determination emptied from Nexo like lightning, leaving only a frozen stone of horror in the pit of his stomach. "Mom!" He could only manage a pained whisper as the air rushed out of him. "Oh, hello honey! How was school today? This nice young man brought me to visit, isn't that sweet of him." Nexo clenched his teeth until the pain flashed down his jaw and neck, "What do you want me to do?" KK smiled tightly and chuckled.
Well, who saw that coming?? I certainly did n….well okay I kind of did, but anyway. Tell me what you all think. And as I mentioned before when the book ends I will be posting behind the scenes stuff so any questions pertaining to that will be answered. Thanks to everyone still hanging in there. ;D
Nexo limped slowly down the hall, everything ached dully and his vison kept getting blurry. He stopped and leaned against the wall a moment, trying to regulate his labored breathing. Then he forged on determination clearing his thoughts and sharpening his senses. He turned into a larger room and jumped finding KK leaning over a desk catuiously arranging three colorful vials. A high backed chair sat next to him. Nexo's moment of surprise passed and anger washed over him in a massive tidal wave. "YOU! This is your fault, Simon's death is on your hands! Stand and pay for your crimes coward!" KK paused then turned smootly to face him, his face inscrutable. "Ah, the last little kink in my plan. I admire you for trying again, but it is foolish and you will be crushed in the end. Give up now, last chance." "Never!" "Such a shame." Regret flashed a moment in his eyes, "Then I'm going to have to smash you." Nexo felt deadly, icy calm flow over him making his spine tingle, "Try." "Oh, you misunderstand. You don't get the choice of fighting back." With the smile of a cat cornering prey, KK turned the chair around. The anger and determination emptied from Nexo like lightning, leaving only a frozen stone of horror in the pit of his stomach. "Mom!" He could only manage a pained whisper as the air rushed out of him. "Oh, hello honey! How was school today? This nice young man brought me to visit, isn't that sweet of him." Nexo clenched his teeth until the pain flashed down his jaw and neck, "What do you want me to do?" KK smiled tightly and chuckled.
Well, who saw that coming?? I certainly did n….well okay I kind of did, but anyway. Tell me what you all think. And as I mentioned before when the book ends I will be posting behind the scenes stuff so any questions pertaining to that will be answered. Thanks to everyone still hanging in there. ;D
*Flops on the ground* AH NUH! :0 Nexo's mama, she's been momnapped! I almost forgot about her. KK is such a good villain :0 You write him so well! ^_^ *Throws confetti*
"....I see dark and feel stupid." "No. focus on something you like. Then visualize an image of that going into a doorway that leads to your consciousness." Immediately he thought of her smiling face. Inwardly he shrugged and struggled to visualize a doorway to put the image through. "Whoa!!" Suddenly as he moved through the visualized door he was surrounded by swirling thoughts, images, emotions, and the pulsing light of energy moving through his cranial mass. "What should I look for?" He addressed his friend even though he couldn't really see her. Her answer materialized into his awareness as his brain translated the sounds of her voice. "You'll know. Just look around." Thanks a lot. Very helpful. Taking a quick look around he saw nothing specifically aw-striking. So he visualized other areas of the place he was in. Then after a minute of two he saw something out of the corner of his perception that caught his attention. He moved closer to it. It appeared to be a small nodule made of blueish light. It was very bright as he beheld it and guided by instinct he visualized stimulating it. It flashed in response and folded into a flower like structure of light. Again he visualized it blooming and unfolding. It did so and like water out of a dam, liquid-y blue ran all over everything in his brain. It turned so bright and shiny in his consciousness that he opened his eyes lurching forward as he did so. "WOAH!!" What was that??!" He looked over to where his friend sat smiling. "Did I do it? I don't feel particularly different." "You did. Now your like us." "Can everyone do that?" "No. Only some." "Wow. So what's my power?" "I don't know! Try it out." Nexo hopped up and putting his hands out squeezed his eyes closed and pictured the liquid blue stuff. Lilly's surprised and delighted squeal made him open his eyes. Blue-silver fire danced on the sand as it dropped from his fingers. It burned on nothing and his effort to smother it with a pillow did nothing. After a moment it winked out and left a pile of cooling glass ,from the sand it was on, in front of their astonished faces. "Try something else." Lilly said turning to him with dancing dark blue eyes. Nexo had destroyed now he attempted to create. Picking up a near by twig he focused on it. After a moment he opened his eyes again and saw blue-silver shiny buds all over the twig ,which was encased in the same colored metal now. The delicate metal buds looked just as realistic as real ones as they pranced along the branch in varying stages of blooming some all the way opened into flowers. They both stared at it for a moment before Nexo wordlessly handed it to Lilly who examined it closely. "It's beautiful." Their gazes met in amazement for a moment. "Can Essa and Damian do things like this?" Lilly nodded, "All of us in the force can and I suspect The First and Second can too but I've never been able to prove it." They looked back at the twig. Lilly's gaze still rested on it as she spoke up quietly. "Get some rest Nexo, we're glad your on our side for this." Nexo nodded feeling tired and numb as she gestured to his sleeping bag near Damian's His head hitting the pillow was the last thing he remembered.
"....I see dark and feel stupid."
That would totally be me.
Lol, I like writing funny moments like that. Too bad I can never think of snappy quips like that in real time.
Most people would feel that way in this situation.
Chapter Sixteen: Normal? (Part 2!! Also, I need a life. What am I saying someone slap me, I'm on vacation!!! )
Nexo looked over at Simon. "So, what are you guys supposed to do anyway?" Simon cocked an eyebrow at him, "You mean our organization? We are supposed to enforce justice, liberty, and freedom. Those sorts of things." Nexo pondered on that for a second. "So, does it work that way really?" Simon looked very serious, "Do you want the truth?" Before Nexo could respond Essa called back, "Hey, guys. We have just arrived at KK's last known hideout." Everyone clambered out of the car and stretched. Damian leaned closer to Essa and whispered with a concerned look on his face. "Who tipped us off about this place, I thought that the boss said that they couldn't find it?" Essa shrugged slightly, "I think Fealon actually tipped them off." "Hmmm." Was all that Essa got in return. She tilted her head in his direction. "What's wrong?" Damian shrugged in reply. "Nothing yet. But I got a weird feeling that KK's got something we don't know about in here, and I always listen to my gut." Essa, smiled wryly in return. Cautiously they entered. Essa drew her weapon, then turned her head to stage whisper to the others, "Okay, the hallway goes left and right here. Lets split up. I'll take Nexo, Fealon and Simon with me. Damian you take the rest. Fealon? You tipped 'em off to this place, wanna guess which way we should go." Fealon looked up quickly, his browed creased nervously. "Perhaps it would be wise for Elliea to go left and for Damian to go right." Essa nodded, "You heard him boys, lets do it." As the groups split up Simon followed Essa slowly, then he touched Nexo's shoulder. They stopped and Simon looked deeply into Nexo's eyes, with a strange sad look. "You asked for the truth. The truth is, No one is ever “free”. True freedom...liberty, they're not about your body." He put his finger on Nexo's heart, and his voice was suddenly husky. "It about your mind. When you stop limiting yourself, well that, is where all that we know...ends." Simon turned away and went to catch up with Essa, leaving Nexo a lot to chew on.
Twenty minutes later, something seemed to be wrong. Essa and her friends entered a large, high roofed room. It seemed virtually empty. "Okay. Nothing here, lets move on." "Wait! Uh, I think we should check the place out. You never know right." Everyone looked back at Fealon surprised. Essa shrugged nonchalantly, "I guess it couldn't hurt anything. Fealon's the one who's had all the good ideas lately." Essa had holstered her weapon and they all moved towards the back wall. As they stepped closer Simon realized that there was a small door in an alcove. He turned and lifted an eyebrow and tilted his head at Nexo. Nexo shrugged and moved forward to investigate. Essa and Simon stood behind him watching to see what happened, as Nexo reached for the door handle, Simon briefly wondered where Fealon had wondered off to. At the same time as Nexo grasped the knob, there was a contemptuous laugh. They all turned and saw Fealon. He stood near the other door and sneered, the light reflected on his glasses as he tipped his head. "So. It was as KK promised, Destiny is to much to resist. You have been easy enough to handle." He moved back farther and palmed something. "I hate to leave you like this but I have other things to take care of. But because your all so good a fixing things, how about replacing the roof and walls for me, they're quite old." "You traitor!" Simon yelled, he started stalking forward, but was knocked off balance by a sudden tremor running through the entire building. Fealon smiled confidently and turned to leave, but looked back. "Oh, I almost forgot. To make sure you don't follow any time soon." He slammed the door behind him and suddenly the floor crumbled in front of the alcove. Essa screamed as the floor disappeared from under her feet. Nexo ,still close to the door and on solid ground, threw himself onto the floor and reaching out grabbed Essa's hand and Simon's. He gasped when his shoulder felt the shock of their hanging weight, for a few agonizing seconds, he strained to pull them up. Then he yelled down to them over the rumbling of the damaged building "I can't pull you up, can either of you climb up my arms?" They both shouted the negative. Nexo groaned as sweat poured off of him, "Think fast, I don't know how long I can hold you guys!" He gritted his teeth and willed the screaming muscles to hold out longer. Simon looked up at him. "You can't hold us both! Elliea is lighter than I am!" Nexo looked into the calm, resigned face of his friend. Then he realized what Simon was thinking. "NO. Don't you even think of that Simon! Don't! What are you doing!" Simon's determined eye locked onto Nexo's. "What needs to be done. Remember what I said!" Nexo gritted his teeth again and gripped his friend's wrist with everything he had, but Simon twisted his hand and slipped out of Nexo grasp. "NOOOOOO!!" A tortured yell mixed with Essa scream. But Simon was no longer in sight, only darkness hung beneath them. Nexo summoned strength with his will and jerked Essa up next to him, they lay on their backs panting, Essa shook with sobs. Quickly Nexo stood up, he wiped at his face and pulled his friend up to her feet. "Come on we have to get out before this whole place comes down!" Essa wiped at her face too and they both bolted for the outside. Grief would be saved for later.
Well. Comments and questions? More as soon as I can.
SIMON!!!!
Tear-jerker of a part.
I know!!! I fought myself so hard on that part because I wanted him to live. I moped for the rest of the day, as silly as it seems.
Time: sometime in the morning Place: same place in the desert that they were
Nexo resurfaced from his deep sleep feeling like cork bobbing in water. After a moment the fuzzy cotton balls in his brain cleared and he realized that there was something covering his eyes. Reaching up and brushing it aside he found that it was Damian's arm that had been flopped on his face on accident. Nexo stood up, stretched, rolled up his sleeping bag and threw it into the jeep they'd picked up at HQ and THEN realized he was not in his new house. He was standing in the desert with crazy powers, on a desperate mission to stop another super power baddie. He sat down hard, and tried to calm his swimming head. Who would have thought that HE, out of all the random Joe's, got to be part of this. He glanced around the camp, the others were all still fast asleep. His stomach rumbled, demanding attention from him and he turned to rummage through their supplies in an attempt to concoct breakfast. Almost thirty minutes later the smell of coffee and frying bacon beckoned the others awake. Essa sat up and shaking the sleep out of her eyes, looped her long braids up, pinned them and began putting her standard issue combat boots on. Nexo glanced down at his, grateful he could wear something over his socks finally. Lilly sat up and wandered into the tent they'd erected last night to change and brush her hair. Nexo shifted his gaze to Damian wondering how he would awaken. Moments later Damian shot up and hobbled up to the campfire. Essa turned and started at her friend's appearance. "Ah! oh, Damian....uh your hair...your face....uh..hmm." Damian blinked muttered something then turned to Nexo, who backed away in shock. "Coffeeeeeee........" "Uh sure sure!" Nexo poured him a mugful unable to look away from the sight in front of him. Damian snatched it from him and shuffled back towards his sleeping bag. "Coffeeee...." Essa and Nexo shared unnerved glances before Nexo went back to flipping the bacon. After a moment of quite Lilly bounded out of the tent and plopped down next to Essa. She glanced about taking it all in. "Wow, I didn't know Nexo could cook!" "Ha ha. I've been a bachelor for years. I can't live on pizza no matter how nice it sounds." She smirked at him, "Where's Damian?" "DON'T ASK!" Essa and Nexo both shouted simultaneously. "Oh. Okay then." Damian returned and got a second cup of coffee, this time he was all put together and her sat next to the others chatting happily. After they polished off breakfast and tidied up Essa announced that they were moving out and continuing to track Fealon. TBC.....
Well there, I made up for the delay. Hope you all enjoy and leave comments about any questions or things you want to say. Thnx.
Nexo limped slowly down the hall, everything ached dully and his vison kept getting blurry. He stopped and leaned against the wall a moment, trying to regulate his labored breathing. Then he forged on determination clearing his thoughts and sharpening his senses. He turned into a larger room and jumped finding KK leaning over a desk catuiously arranging three colorful vials. A high backed chair sat next to him. Nexo's moment of surprise passed and anger washed over him in a massive tidal wave. "YOU! This is your fault, Simon's death is on your hands! Stand and pay for your crimes coward!" KK paused then turned smootly to face him, his face inscrutable. "Ah, the last little kink in my plan. I admire you for trying again, but it is foolish and you will be crushed in the end. Give up now, last chance." "Never!" "Such a shame." Regret flashed a moment in his eyes, "Then I'm going to have to smash you." Nexo felt deadly, icy calm flow over him making his spine tingle, "Try." "Oh, you misunderstand. You don't get the choice of fighting back." With the smile of a cat cornering prey, KK turned the chair around. The anger and determination emptied from Nexo like lightning, leaving only a frozen stone of horror in the pit of his stomach. "Mom!" He could only manage a pained whisper as the air rushed out of him. "Oh, hello honey! How was school today? This nice young man brought me to visit, isn't that sweet of him." Nexo clenched his teeth until the pain flashed down his jaw and neck, "What do you want me to do?" KK smiled tightly and chuckled.
Well, who saw that coming?? I certainly did n….well okay I kind of did, but anyway. Tell me what you all think. And as I mentioned before when the book ends I will be posting behind the scenes stuff so any questions pertaining to that will be answered. Thanks to everyone still hanging in there. ;D
*Flops on the ground* AH NUH! :0 Nexo's mama, she's been momnapped! I almost forgot about her. KK is such a good villain :0 You write him so well! ^_^ *Throws confetti*
Mwahahahaha!!!!!! Yes, I tried to make it a good plot twist. I'm glad to hear that! Aww, thank you! :3 The funny thing is though, the real KK is not at all a villain. *ahhhh I love confetti!!!* *and sprinkles* *oh and streamers :3*
Chapter Twenty-Seven Elimination Round (part1) Nexo walked behind KK back down the hall dragging his feet in despair. KK helped his mother along keeping a firm grip on her arm. Nexo swallowed his frustration down, no matter what his heart said he knew he couldn't risk his mother's safety. And KK knew it to. KK led him back into the lab entering first, Nexo followed like a sheep. Unexpectedly ,the instant KK turned to make sure he was coming in, three things happened. Nexo realized he didn't see his weakened friend anywhere. KK let go of Mrs. Oakhurst for a moment. And the world exploded around them in colorful liquid and billions of glass shards and steel pieces falling around them. Nexo shielded his face and turned away instinctively expecting at any moment to be hit by debris. He felt thousands of little peices of glass hitting his jeans and shirt. But after a moment it became silent. Turning he ran over to his mom who looked distressed and stared around wildly. "I don't understand. What happened?" "Hey, It's okay. It's okay mom it was just something falling over. Here lets get you up and out of here." Nexo lifted his frail mother up and glanced around. To his relief Lily was half slumped on the nearest gurney. He wasted no time offering an arm to his still weak friend. "Are you okay? What was that?" She smiled proudly in return, "Yeah, I'll make it. I pushed the cabinet onto KK!" "What? Your strong enough to do that?" She chuckled dryly as they picked their way through the pieces, "Physics dear laddie. Physics" Nexo felt a shudder prance down his neck and back as they stepped over KK. He looked out for a while but Nexo wasn't keen on getting a closer look so they hurried out as fast as they could and made their way towards the holding cells. It was time to get his friends out.
Chapter Twenty-Seven Elimination Round (part1) Nexo walked behind KK back down the hall dragging his feet in despair. KK helped his mother along keeping a firm grip on her arm. Nexo swallowed his frustration down, no matter what his heart said he knew he couldn't risk his mother's safety. And KK knew it to. KK led him back into the lab entering first, Nexo followed like a sheep. Unexpectedly ,the instant KK turned to make sure he was coming in, three things happened. Nexo realized he didn't see his weakened friend anywhere. KK let go of Mrs. Oakhurst for a moment. And the world exploded around them in colorful liquid and billions of glass shards and steel pieces falling around them. Nexo shielded his face and turned away instinctively expecting at any moment to be hit by debris. He felt thousands of little peices of glass hitting his jeans and shirt. But after a moment it became silent. Turning he ran over to his mom who looked distressed and stared around wildly. "I don't understand. What happened?" "Hey, It's okay. It's okay mom it was just something falling over. Here lets get you up and out of here." Nexo lifted his frail mother up and glanced around. To his relief Lily was half slumped on the nearest gurney. He wasted no time offering an arm to his still weak friend. "Are you okay? What was that?" She smiled proudly in return, "Yeah, I'll make it. I pushed the cabinet onto KK!" "What? Your strong enough to do that?" She chuckled dryly as they picked their way through the pieces, "Physics dear laddie. Physics" Nexo felt a shudder prance down his neck and back as they stepped over KK. He looked out for a while but Nexo wasn't keen on getting a closer look so they hurried out as fast as they could and made their way towards the holding cells. It was time to get his friends out.
Lol, I like writing funny moments like that. Too bad I can never think of snappy quips like that in real time.
Most people would feel that way in this situation.
I know, it'd be a nice super power.
Totally, or to be able to reverse time in manageable increments so you could rehears what you want to say twelve times. Then sounds super cool and epic when you actuall say and they remember it.
I'm so glad your still reading even though I fail at posting regularly. 
I missed you lots while you where gone, are you staying?? 
I certainly did n….well okay I kind of did, but anyway. Tell me what you all think. 
I certainly did n….well okay I kind of did, but anyway. Tell me what you all think. 
Thanks to everyone still hanging in there. ;D 
Also, I need a life. 
I fought myself so hard on that part because I wanted him to live. I moped for the rest of the day, as silly as it seems. 
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