The Gravity Keeper by Michael Reisman

Author:Michael Reisman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2008-09-04T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 21

OUT OF THE FIRE AND INTO THE FIGHT

“I’ve got it,” Alysha called out. “I read it a few times, and get this…it disappeared from the paper!” Indeed, the page was now blank. “I can feel it in my head. It’s amazing. And you’re right, Simon: there’s electrical energy everywhere. I can sense it!”

Simon felt a buzzing in his head; he looked over to the Book and got the feeling it was calling to him. When he approached, it flipped itself to the inside cover, where another glowing blue message waited for him.

Be sure to warn your friends of the weariness they will face from formula use. They will need plenty of rest and food, too.

Simon passed on the warning to Alysha and Owen and then turned back to the Book. “Hey, did you call me over here?”

The old message had already disappeared, and a new one formed. As our bond deepens, so will our ability to communicate. Soon, you won’t have to rely on reading my messages. You will hear them in your mind.

“Cool. Just don’t go poking around in there too much, okay?”

As you wish, Keeper.

“I think I’ve got mine imprinted,” Owen said. He looked at the page, and as with Alysha’s, the formula and his name faded. “She’s right! It’s inside me now. I can close my eyes and feel where everything is and how it’s moving—a fly in the corner over there, even my hand.” He waved his hand around in front of his face, staring at it with fascination.

“I’m ready to give you guys a demonstration of my formula,” Alysha said.

“Yeah, but be careful,” Simon warned. “You don’t want to overdo it.”

“We’ve got to practice, right?” Alysha said. She spoke her formula. “Check this out: I can just set the formula going and start storing up electrical energy.” She kicked off her shoes and walked around in socks, dragging her feet along the carpet to build up static electricity.

“So you touch metal and get a spark?” Owen asked. “Big deal; I can do that.”

Alysha shook her head. “Slow down there, Speedy. Can you do this?” She unplugged the air hockey table from the wall outlet and spoke her formula in a different way. Electricity flowed out of her hand and into the plug. The table’s air jets turned on, making the plastic puck float above the table’s surface. “I can feel the electricity flowing through me.” She giggled. “It tickles, like really bubbly soda.”

Owen walked over to the table. “Wow!”

“Let’s see yours, Velocity Boy,” Alysha said. “Make the puck move.”

Owen closed his eyes and spoke the words. “Let’s stop it first.” Just like that, the puck stopped moving. The air jets were still humming, but they were no longer making the puck drift.

“Not bad, I guess,” Alysha said.

Owen frowned. “Not bad? Try this.” He spoke a variation on the formula, and the puck zoomed along the table, streaking into the goal near Alysha with a loud clank. He raised his arms. “Gooooooal!” he shouted.

The air jets sputtered out and Alysha frowned.

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