Oh, good, I didn't miss too much. Assuming getting to Arkyle and preparing to skydive counts as not much... XD
A glass parachute would be pretty heavy, but it might work if we can't come up with anything else. I agree with
Ree
Ava looked out with me. "Um... I really do not know." She paused for a moment, and I could tell she was thinking. Suddenly she asked, "How are we supposed to protect Earth if we cannot use our powers... and I wonder if I can use mine. I mean, you cannot really tell I am reading your mind, can you?"
"Wait, are you?" I asked, suddenly nervous. "I mean, are you reading my mind right now? I can't tell..." I shook my head, trying to clear it, and laughed a little at my own awkwardness. "I guess that's a no. I can't tell if you're in my head. And protecting Earth... I dunno. I guess we'll learn - I mean, we have to." I didn't admit that her questions had raised a bubble of anxiety in my gut. She was right - we hardly even knew how to use our powers.
Before either of us could say anything else, Vega announced that we were entering orbit. The window was fogging up. Remembering the takeoff, I decided to buckle up. Ava and I sat next to each other.
The voice came back on a moment later, and my heart sank into my feet as she matter-of-factly informed us that we were unable to land and had no parachutes. "Have a nice day!" she finished cheerily, and then there was a click as the speakers shut off.
We sat there in stunned silence for a moment. Then Alli rose, speaking. I wasn't really listening to her, though. I wasn't really listening to anything. I just sat there numbly.
"They're trying to kill us," I finally said, half to myself. "They're actually trying to kill us, aren't they?" I tore my buckle off, jumping to my feet. "What are we supposed to do, land on a giant bird or something? What kind of mission is this?"
"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"
“No not now.” I laugh. “I have read your mind before though. It was when I was just learning how to use my powers and it was like everyone's thoughts were screaming in my head. “Earlier on the plane you thought my hair looked like gold. I think you were just waking up though.” I say.
I head about no parachutes. Great, we are going to die before we get to help.
Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart -Winnie the Pooh
I sat there, or rather, floated, thinking about how we could all get down safely. No parachutes was definitely a problem. Hardly any of us had any power that could help. My eyes lit up suddenly.
"We need to test the gravity first, then we will know whether that is a factor. Anyone have anything we can use?" I say speaking up getting everyone's attention.
Writing your name can lead to writing sentences. And then the next thing you'll be doing is writing paragraphs, and then books. And then you'll be in as much trouble as I am!
If Arkyle has a magnetic field, Vega could use it to cushion the impact. And I'm back now--had a busy few weeks.
Vega
I thought for a moment, pondering Leo's gravity question. "Does anyone know if we can go to the flight deck?" I asked. "Maybe we could get the ship to drop out of orbit. That'd be one way to test the gravity."
"But there's a pilot, isn't there?" Stanley commented. "I don't think they'd let us."
"Hmm," I muttered. "Maybe... Here, let me try something quick."
I floated over to the side windows, close enough to give myself a good view of Arkyle's north pole. It looked like we'd have to skydive--but until we got down into the lower atmosphere, we wouldn't be able to breathe. "Ree," I said. "If you can make a glass bubble that will hold all of us, along with some air, then we can fall to the surface in that. And then Alli and I can slow us down at the end. Alli for sure; I'll only be able to help if Arkyle has a magnetic field."
"Well, does it?" Ree asked.
"That's what I'm trying to figure out," I answered. I looked out the window again. "If it does...I should be able to use it...to change the ship's orbit..."
So, we've finally entered Arkyle's atmosphere. Seems this planet is no different from Earth...
I can't avoid being a bit nervous. We're getting to another planet. Far from home, although the truth is that Earth is no home for me. I look through the dark skies of the mesosphere, watching both of the arkylian moons and staring at the clouds beneath us.
Then, the intercom starts explaining that the ship won't land. Seems legit, since I don't think the arkylians would like an unknown spaceship to get on their planet. But the point is that we'll have to jump, and there are no parachutes.
However, I don't have any problems. I could just jump off and be healed when hitting the ground. But what will the others do? I might be able to be saved from death, but the rest of the team would be breathless before even landing. Of course, I won't survive if I lose all of my blood on the try.
Blood. Suddenly I remember the bunch of cables and needles on my bag, and an idea comes to me: If the infinite healing serum lies on my blood, would I be able to pass that ability to another person, at least for a short time?
"You just thought of that now, Dharius? You could have accually been helpful." I say laughing. Everyone looks at me like I am crazy. ''He thinks he can heal people with his blood.
"Okay I am not taking the risk of jumping and then not being able to live because he can't help." Leo says.
"Well then we will just have to see if it will work then." I say. I look anound and see if I can find something sharp, then I remember I have neddles in my pocket. I take it out and hold it out. I do not want to do this, but I need to see if it will work. I take the neddle and stick it in my skin. I drag it up making a deep scar. I did not know a little neddle could bring so much pain. The blood comes out and I hold out my arm to him. "Your turn." I say.
Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart -Winnie the Pooh
I took a few deep breaths, trying to calm myself. No one else was panicking, and neither should I, I told myself.
Vega was addressing me. "If you can make a glass bubble that will hold all of us, along with some air, then we can fall to the surface in that. And then Alli and I can slow us down at the end. Alli for sure; I'll only be able to help if Arkyle has a magnetic field."
"Well, does it?" I asked. I'd have expected her to be able to sense one or something.
"That's what I'm trying to figure out," she said. She seemed to be focusing on something, so I left her to it.
Suddenly Ava laughed. I turned to stare at her, and she was looking at Dharius. "You just thought of that now, Dharius?" she asked. "You could have actually been helpful." Dharius, helping others? Oh, right. My eye throbbed in reminder of just what he thought of us. But I still had no idea what she was talking about. "He thinks he can heal people with his blood," Ava explained, realizing that we were staring at her.
Some of the others seemed eager to try it. I wasn't so sure. I didn't want that jerk's blood in me. I didn't want his help, period. I didn't need his help! And plus, taking his blood would mean we'd have to use...
Ava pulled a needle out of her pocket. She'd had that in her pocket? I tried not to cringe as she poked it into her own arm, dragging it along. She was hurting herself! I could see it! I wanted to scream for her to stop, but I knew if I did they'd all know how pointlessly scared I was of needles. I wasn't going to let Ava see me afraid. Or Dharius. It's just a piece of metal, I told myself firmly. Just a tiny piece of metal that can jab into my skin and pull out my blood and hurt Ava... I stopped myself.
"Your turn," Ava was saying, holding her arm out to Dharius. Blood seeped out of the gash she'd made. I hoped I wasn't as pale as I felt.
"Are you sure that would work?" I said weakly, trying to find some way to keep this from happening. "I mean, what if..." I didn't have any excuses, though, so I just swallowed whatever I'd been about to say. Probably something wussy like 'it'll hurt'. I steeled myself and finally demanded, "Well, are you gonna help us or not, Dharius?"
"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"
"I didn't want that jerk's blood in me." That made me laugh, Ranger xD
Dharius
So the mind reader has listened my thoughts again... "Your turn", she says.
"So, are you gonna help us or not?", says Ree.
I grunt and take reluctantly a needle out of my bag and, while at it, I see a bottle of alcohol and some cotton. When this did got here? I instantly remember that I needed it to disinfect. I put a bit of alcohol on a piece of cotton and wipe an area on my forearm.
After sanitizing myself, I use the needle to draw some blood and then use the same needle to put my blood on her scar.
Everybody, me included, stare at Ava's arm, waiting for results...
He puts his blood on my arm and I wait to see if it works. I look away for a second and find everyone staring at my arm. Dharius looks over at me and I smile. "thanks for trying." I mouth to him. I honestly did not expect him to help. I look back down at my arm, and the scar is gone. I smile and look over to Ree, who sighs in relief. "well now we know that works, what do we do now?"
Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart -Winnie the Pooh
Dharius cleaned up his arm. I wanted to yell at him to hurry, but logic told me that he was right. Finally, he stuck the needle into himself - was this entire process designed to make me pass out? - and injected his blood into Ava.
I watched as the wound along Ava's arm disappeared. Part of the tension inside of me vanished, and I sighed. Ava smiled, looking over to me.
"Well, now we know that works," she said. "What do we do now?"
And the tension returned. I'd almost forgotten that everyone else would have to do this too - myself included. I knew this wasn't supposed to be a big deal, but something I couldn't control yelled at me to run away. Or at least to pass out. Instead, I tried to keep my head clear.
"Um," I said, "Who wants to go first?" I sure as heck wasn't going to.
"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"
I look to Ree and smile. He forces a smile on his face and looks away, asking who is going to go first. I go over to him and grip his hand. As the neddle goes in Vega's arm, he grips my hand tight. I try not to pull away when he does, so Bite down on my lip. He looks to me a little worried about what I would think. "I have an idea, but you have to trust me." I say to him. I turn to face him and take both of his hands in mine.
"Okay, I do." He says looking at me confused.
I take a deep breath and look into his eyes. "You are not afraid." I say to him. My head feels light after I pour out my energy into him. I fall into him, but he steady me. "I really hope that worked." I say.
Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart -Winnie the Pooh
We wait one, two, five minutes, but nothing happens.
"I think we should wait a little more," says Ava.
But I don't think time is the problem. By now, Ava's wound should be healed, because she's been idle since I put my blood onto her. I remember doctors inject blood in the arm, not directly on the affected area. Maybe that's the problem.
"No, I think I did it wrong," I reply.
I draw blood from myself again and inject it in Ava's arm, near the shoulder. By now, the serum should be running through her blood...
And it does. Suddenly, her wound begins to close and I can't avoid smiling when she does too. The hell Dharius? I shake my head to get rid of my thoughts and then ask loudly:
I step forward, forcing myself to get it over with before I could start to REALLY panic. I watch him start to draw his own blood with the needle and step towards me, cotton swab in hand.
"I'm not very keen on this idea," I whisper to Stanley. "I mean, maybe I don't need to do this, maybe I can morph into a cat and jump? I mean cats always land on their feet, right?"
He reaches out and grabs my hand, giving it a light squeeze. "It'll be okay. I'm right here, so go ahead and squeeze my hand as tightly as you need to."
I feel Dharius wiping the cotton on my arm, the burning smell of rubbing alcohol tickling my nose. I look away, afraid of what's to come.
"Ready?" he asks.
I hesitate, give Stanley's hand a hard squeeze, and nod my head. I gasp as the needle plunges into my arm, and I instinctively try to reach over and pull it out. Stanley firmly holds back my free arm.
"It's okay, it's almost over," he whispers. "Don't panic."
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