weapon.
“I thought we all had the same gifts?” Nicky replies. But before Isa could speak again, another round fires from the main gun towards Isa and Nicky, again forcing them to jump out of the way.
«I’m on the tank!» Willy yells. «I see the hatch!» Willy begins to tear at the hinge extending what looks like blue glowing claws, sinking them into the tank’s hatch. With one howl, he rips it open. The tank driver disappears with one quick strike.
“Phew, man that was scary,” Nicky says.
“Yeah those explosions felt real to me,” Isa exclaims startled.
“Do you think we can get hurt? I thought these were all simulations,” Nicky asks.
“I don’t know. I think they want us alive. But Mr. Macken is crazy,” Isa smiles.
Willy suddenly runs to them, “Man that was scary.”
“Hey, I just said that,” Nicky says.
Nicky and Isa laugh. “You’ve got to show me that claw trick,” Nicky tells Willy.
“Only if you show me that roaring trick of yours,” Willy replies.
“Hey, wait a minute, guys,” Isa interrupts. “Do you hear that? Something really big is coming.”
Chapter 25 - Topple
“Soldiers are coming, we need to link now,” says Willy. «Okay guys, adapt.»
«Wait! What do you mean?» Nicky asks.
«Oh no! He hasn’t learned that ability yet,» Isa tells Willy.
«The rumble is getting closer!» Willy yells.
«Okay, Nicky, look behind you. What do you see?» Isa asks.
«A wall. Why?» Nicky replies.
«Now imagine your skin looking like that wall. Do it now!» Isa yells.
«Okay, I’m trying, but … wait … I’m … I’m changing but how?» Nicky exclaims.
«No time … now, put your back to the wall,» Isa instructs Nicky.
«I’m almost … invisible,» Nicky says.
«Well it’s not perfect, but hopefully they won’t notice,» Isa tells Willy.
«They’re here! There’s thousands of them,» Willy says peeking around a wall. «It’s a military brigade!»
Nicky and Isa also take a look around the wall, staring down New York Avenue, a wide four lane road. Thousands of infantry soldiers and four tanks advance towards them. Two tanks are in front and two are behind the brigade.
«How do we stop this?» Nicky asks.
«I don’t know,» Willy replies.
«Wait. Nicky, your roar, can you take down a large building?»
«I don’t know … maybe, why?» Nicky asks.
«If you could collapse large buildings on them, we have a shot, and downtown is our only option. If my plan doesn’t work, we’ll have to face an entire brigade. We have to get downtown, let’s go … remember Nicky, concentrate on your surroundings to adapt to them,» Willy says.
«Okay, I’ll try,» Nicky replies.
They move carefully along the walls so they are not spotted. Nicky is not as proficient yet at adapting his body. And at times he is not adapting to his surroundings correctly. Intermittently he changes back to his real body; he resembles a flickering TV.
Ever the curious one, Nicky just has to ask a question as they move covertly towards the downtown area.
«How am I changing the way my clothes look? I understand our skin, but how’s this possible?» Nicky asks.
«We can affect not just are own bodies, but any matter we touch. Right now we can only change small objects, but who knows, maybe in time we can change larger objects,» Isa tells Nicky as they move down the streets.
«Amazing!»
«Okay guys, we’ll talk more about it later. You have to focus on adapting Nicky,» Willy interrupts.
After a few minutes, they are finally in position downtown. They are just outside one of the tallest buildings in the downtown area, about a mile ahead of the brigade.
“I don’t know if I can do this,” Nicky says, suddenly feeling apprehensive.
«We believe in you. You’re our brother now. And we’ll help you anyway we can,» Isa reassures Nicky.
«I remember watching a demolition special on the Discovery Channel. If we could damage some of the support beams facing the street, it will be
“I thought we all had the same gifts?” Nicky replies. But before Isa could speak again, another round fires from the main gun towards Isa and Nicky, again forcing them to jump out of the way.
«I’m on the tank!» Willy yells. «I see the hatch!» Willy begins to tear at the hinge extending what looks like blue glowing claws, sinking them into the tank’s hatch. With one howl, he rips it open. The tank driver disappears with one quick strike.
“Phew, man that was scary,” Nicky says.
“Yeah those explosions felt real to me,” Isa exclaims startled.
“Do you think we can get hurt? I thought these were all simulations,” Nicky asks.
“I don’t know. I think they want us alive. But Mr. Macken is crazy,” Isa smiles.
Willy suddenly runs to them, “Man that was scary.”
“Hey, I just said that,” Nicky says.
Nicky and Isa laugh. “You’ve got to show me that claw trick,” Nicky tells Willy.
“Only if you show me that roaring trick of yours,” Willy replies.
“Hey, wait a minute, guys,” Isa interrupts. “Do you hear that? Something really big is coming.”
Chapter 25 - Topple
“Soldiers are coming, we need to link now,” says Willy. «Okay guys, adapt.»
«Wait! What do you mean?» Nicky asks.
«Oh no! He hasn’t learned that ability yet,» Isa tells Willy.
«The rumble is getting closer!» Willy yells.
«Okay, Nicky, look behind you. What do you see?» Isa asks.
«A wall. Why?» Nicky replies.
«Now imagine your skin looking like that wall. Do it now!» Isa yells.
«Okay, I’m trying, but … wait … I’m … I’m changing but how?» Nicky exclaims.
«No time … now, put your back to the wall,» Isa instructs Nicky.
«I’m almost … invisible,» Nicky says.
«Well it’s not perfect, but hopefully they won’t notice,» Isa tells Willy.
«They’re here! There’s thousands of them,» Willy says peeking around a wall. «It’s a military brigade!»
Nicky and Isa also take a look around the wall, staring down New York Avenue, a wide four lane road. Thousands of infantry soldiers and four tanks advance towards them. Two tanks are in front and two are behind the brigade.
«How do we stop this?» Nicky asks.
«I don’t know,» Willy replies.
«Wait. Nicky, your roar, can you take down a large building?»
«I don’t know … maybe, why?» Nicky asks.
«If you could collapse large buildings on them, we have a shot, and downtown is our only option. If my plan doesn’t work, we’ll have to face an entire brigade. We have to get downtown, let’s go … remember Nicky, concentrate on your surroundings to adapt to them,» Willy says.
«Okay, I’ll try,» Nicky replies.
They move carefully along the walls so they are not spotted. Nicky is not as proficient yet at adapting his body. And at times he is not adapting to his surroundings correctly. Intermittently he changes back to his real body; he resembles a flickering TV.
Ever the curious one, Nicky just has to ask a question as they move covertly towards the downtown area.
«How am I changing the way my clothes look? I understand our skin, but how’s this possible?» Nicky asks.
«We can affect not just are own bodies, but any matter we touch. Right now we can only change small objects, but who knows, maybe in time we can change larger objects,» Isa tells Nicky as they move down the streets.
«Amazing!»
«Okay guys, we’ll talk more about it later. You have to focus on adapting Nicky,» Willy interrupts.
After a few minutes, they are finally in position downtown. They are just outside one of the tallest buildings in the downtown area, about a mile ahead of the brigade.
“I don’t know if I can do this,” Nicky says, suddenly feeling apprehensive.
«We believe in you. You’re our brother now. And we’ll help you anyway we can,» Isa reassures Nicky.
«I remember watching a demolition special on the Discovery Channel. If we could damage some of the support beams facing the street, it will be
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