Meta by Reynolds Tom

Author:Reynolds, Tom [Reynolds, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Leonard & Calyer
Published: 2013-10-26T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

I call Midnight but there's no answer. Nor is there any voicemail. I'm not surprised.

This morning's media binge has started to make me nervous. Very nervous. My training isn't progressing quickly enough. If the time comes that I need to act to save my life, or the lives of others, from The Controller, I won't be able to do it.

The most striking image from the video of the young meta killed by The Controller's creature was that of him attempting to escape. There was a point where it seemed like he knew he wouldn't be able to win and decided to instead fly away to at least fight another day. He rose about fifteen feet into the air, before he appeared to lose balance and came crashing back to the Earth. From there it was all over pretty quickly.

It was impossible not to watch the video and imagine what I would have done in the same situation. The obvious answer of course would be to just simply teleport out of there; but there's a catch. I've noticed that teleportation, more than any of my other abilities, seems to take the most out of me. I can just feel that I'm drained after a teleportation. What if I were in a battle like this and beaten to the point where teleporting wasn't an option? Where I just couldn't muster the energy to do it?

I couldn't allow that possibility to happen. I needed other options if and when I eventually needed to escape myself. My best bet, despite the failure of the young meta, still seemed to be flight.

With Midnight not around though, my training options were limited. I'd already trashed his bunker just by trying to practice hovering, so practicing inside my house would definitely be a big no-no. I couldn't exactly just go out into the backyard either. That might raise some eyebrows amongst the neighbors.

It wasn't just the attention of the neighbors that I had to worry about. The other problem I had to think about was attracting the attention of The Controller. If I decided to practice in the city, a few quick posts on social media from onlookers would probably be all it would take. The last thing I'd need while trying to practice this relatively new skill, was the threat of being attacked in a major metropolitan area.

No. The only option was to go someplace completely desolate.

The ocean seemed like a good option for a minute, but I imagined quickly becoming exhausted of having to tread water in between practice rounds. Plus, I'd never flown over water before and for all I knew, the rules were different. Maybe it was harder? Who knows yet. That's when it hits me.

I remembered a car trip from when I was very young. Our parents were taking Derrick and I to our first amusement park, and we couldn't have been more thrilled. We were so excited, that we asked how far away we were every thirty seconds or so.

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