Fiction Friday: Chapter 21

Mr. Li heard the report from the speaker n his desk. One of the children couldn't be found and not the one who could turn invisible. It was her twin, who hadn't really shown any power before. Perhaps she could phase or select who could see her or teleport. In the research he had done on the device, in it's many years of existence, all of those variations had existed. She may or may not be stoppable, but he was convinced she would go that far with the rest of her family here.

He put the base on lockdown, just in case.

On the second floor of the base Savannah got her moment and ran down the stairs. It came just as the men, who were scowling at Sierra were getting orders. Mr. Li instructed them to stick Sierra into Shelby's room. Then Michael, who the girls thought of only as the big guy or strong man, was told to wait outside the door for furthers direction. Everyone else was to take lockdown positions.

Downstairs, Savannah located. She found Sarah, Mr. Li, the Flex and finally, the feather. Mr. Li and the feather were very close. That was where she needed to go. She remained invisible and listening as she found these things.

The door into the hallway she was standing in burst open and the Man, the one from her back yard was just a few feet from her. He had his gun out and was sweeping back and forth. Maybe looking for her. She could go back up the stairs, but that would be the wrong way. She could move away from him, but the hall was a dead end behind her. The remaining way, moving toward the man, seemed like it would probably get her killed.

She was frozen, but the man was not. Slowly he moved toward her. He was several feet from her, then just a few and finally so close she could touch him. If she moved, she would be heard, if she didn't he was going to bump into her with his gun.

In her hand had appeared a couple twenty dollar bills. Invisible, like she was, but she could feel them there. She tried to quietly throw them away from her.

If you have ever tried to throw not crumpled money, you know it doesn't fly very good. The green money appeared when it left her hand and fluttered spinning to the ground right by her feet.

The man stopped, the movement catching his eye. He didn't make a sound. He looked around from all the way back the way he came then to the ceiling, trying to figure out where it came from. Savannah swayed, but didn't move to avoid him. Finally, he bent down to pick up the cash.

Savannah had no idea what come over her, but her options seemed so limited, what else could she do? When the man. Was bent deeply over, reaching for the cash, Savannah raised her knee as quickly as she could directly into the face of the man. With his forward momentum and her adrenaline induced strength, the result was explosive.

Everything happened quickly. She crack of his nose breaking. The explosion if blood. His gun going off into the wall. Savannah running down the hall and through the door.

She still needed the feather, but she had no time.