LIZ P.O.V.
I watched in disbelief as a special named Astrid flashed across our television. Her voice sounded odd, I could hear a slight hum in the video that really annoyed me. Focusing my attention on it I realized the hum wasn’t a hum. She was speaking. I had never seen or heard something like this before. If I didn’t focus on the hum I could hear her talking about how she wasn’t to blame for Barker Street. When I focused on the hum I heard her talking about a ‘specials airport’. I had never heard of a specials airport before either. She apologized for uprooting our lives, and told us that we had 15 minutes starting at 8 to get to the airports and either meet her in Mexico to fight or go to Spain to hide out till it was over or help in other ways. I looked towards my parents, who looked at the tv in horror.“What’s a specials airport?” I asked them, and they turned to look at me confused.“Liz, now isn’t the time for your random questionsLIZ P.O.V.How could they do this? I looked at my phone and it was now 7:50. I knew I needed to get up, I knew I needed to go but how could I? My heart was breaking. I couldn’t understand how they could do this to me. I am their daughter. I was their daughter. I sat there crying for a while, shocked and crushed.“Are you okay?” an older man asked, concern on his face as he took me in. He was wearing a fisherman's hat, gray hair peeking from the sides. Some wrinkles covering his dark blue eyes. I cleared my throat wiping my face with my sleeve. “Yeah.” I replied, grabbing my bag trying to stand. “I am okay.”He reached his hand out to me and I took it, allowing him to help me up. He was very close to my personal space when I stood up, instead of stepping back he stepped closer his mouth near my ear now. He whispered into my ear.“I have super hearing, I heard what happened in there.” He said. “Come with me youngin. I am heading to the specials airport.
AstridI waited patiently for people to start coming through. Thoughts of doubt plagued my mind. I wasn’t sure how many people would come and fight with us. I needed a good number in order to really make a difference in this war. I was worried they would change their minds once they were here too. I stared at the portal, like an idiot, instead of getting things ready for when people did start to arrive. About a minute later someone came through the portal. It was a bigger man, he had the figure of a bodybuilder. I walked over to him and welcomed him. I tried not to smile too much, just giving him a slight smirk instead. I needed to make sure these people would respect me. I couldn’t be too friendly right off the bat, they would question whether or not I could lead this fight. I had Lucas set up signs to split the people that arrived by their ability. I needed to know what kind of specials I had available. I was hoping we would have a good number, but also a good variety. The man th
I walked over to the door unsure of who was going to be behind it. Turns out Micheal can wake up early. He was leaning against the door frame, his hair hanging over his eyes as he looked down on me. “We need to talk” He was serious which only made me nervous. “Everything okay?” Lucas asked, walking over and placing his arm around my waist again. “I just need to talk to Astrid. Don’t worry, she’ll be fine.” He answered without looking away from me. “I worry for you, not her.” Lucas chuckled but let me go and pushed past Micheal. He turned around to look at me “I’ll get everyone up and we’ll start on breakfast for the troops. I’ll meet you there in a few minutes?” I nodded at him watching him until he was no longer in my line of sight. I turned to look at Micheal who seemed to have never taken his eyes off of me. I walked back into the room and sat on the bed. “What’s up?” I asked, genuinely curious. “I had that vision again, Astrid.” He said walking towards me, his voice low
My first opponent had a level 2 power, a little below the average, but with the right moves could be just as dangerous as a 3. He handled himself well, he blocked well and I could tell he was waiting for an opening to attack me. He would have to create one if he wanted to find one. He evaded my punches and kicks well. He eventually used his ability, shooting spikes from his arms. His aim was good, but the spikes were too slow. In the end I knocked him on his ass. He shook the dirt off himself and walked off upset. My next opponent was a level 4, so I prepared myself. He immediately turned his body into magma. I see why he got a rating of 4, but I wonder how well he fights or if he thinks he’s just untouchable because of his body. I went to punch him and he didn’t bother to move. I turned my fist into titanium right before striking him in the face. He wasn’t expecting that and was too slow to avoid it. It knocked him back a few feet, and you could clearly tell he hadn’t taken a punch
“I’ve got you, my love” he whispered into my ear as he draped my around his shoulders. He helped guide me home to the bathroom. We were both full of dirt and some blood from the times we were hurt. All our injuries had already healed, but we were still worn out. If only our stamina could heal as well. He helped me get undressed and put me in a nice hot bath that he drew up for me. He hopped in behind me. I laid my head back against his chest, closing my eyes and just listening to his heart beat. He grabbed the soap and helped wash my back gently massaging it as he did. He washed my hair for me as well. I let myself relax into him as he did. I loved moments like these with him. We’ve had so many years together, but I never tire of these moments. I never tire of him, he’s my reason for being. He’s what has helped me not lose my mind after so many years. It’s scary not knowing if you will ever die, knowing there is an infinite number of years left to live. I couldn’t ima
I was so tired from last night. I didn't want to get up early again and train again. I could still feel a tinge of last night's headache as I rubbed my temples. The light that came in through the window was tinted a light blue as the sun rose from the night sky. "Good morning" Lucas said, seeing my eyes open. "We got breakfast handled already, why don't you rest a little more?" He offered. I nodded knowing I would need that extra hour today. "I love you. Thank you" I told him, closing my eyes again. He planted a kiss on my head and I heard him leave and close the door behind him. I slept for that extra hour and it helped some but I could have honestly used like 4 more hours. I dragged myself off the bed and got dressed. I knew today would be more of a headache. We didn’t finish with the mental abilities yesterday so they were first up this morning. I wanted to curse myself for wanting to test everyone's ability but I really needed to know what we were working with. Ye
Jason I finally sat down after helping shuttle more specials to the tunnels. It was starting to get really crowded here and more specials were arriving by the day. I don’t think Astrid really thought about the amount of specials that would be coming to us. The tunnels were cramped, humid, and dim. They were definitely meant to be more of a temporary thing than a permanent one. I wasn’t sure what Astrid’s plan was, but I hoped that she would get it together soon.“Jason, you have a minute?” Liz was standing over me with a clipboard. Probably another problem for me to try to solve.“Yeah, for you I always have a minute. What can I do for you?” I smiled. Liz had become part of our inner circle in just a day.
JasonWe arrived back at the tunnels to everyone crowding around something. I couldn't tell what it was. I pushed my way past to get to the center and there she was. Her dark raven hair was pulled up into a high ponytail. She was wearing black combat boots with a pair of black satin pants and a black loose tank top. She had brought Lucas who was also sporting combat boots, although his were brown. He had tan loose pants and a white wifebeater. They had finally arrived. "I am truly sorry for the conditions in which you have been living these past couple of days. I should have done better and prepared better for you all. I will correct that today." Astrid addressed everyone. "If you entered the wrong portal and are wanting to fight please stay here with Lana. I shall create a portal here in the tunnels for you all to go to Mexico. For everyone else Lucas and I will be creating a better place for you to stay, but we will have to move from Spain as we need a larger undetectable area. Ple