Rebellion (Zero Series) by Jacob Huth

He talked to me. He told me that I couldn’t save
anybody and I would fail. I lost it and my spike acted up,” I replied.
    “What does that mean?” he asked.
    “The power just exploded out of me. I couldn’t stop
it. I created a singularity and…” I said but was interrupted by Frost.
    “A singularity?! How is that possible?” he asked.
    “I don’t know. I have a feeling that most gene spikes
are controlled but when you completely lose it, the power just takes control of
you. I woke up in a crater. The singularity must have ripped a hole in the
ground around me,” I said.
    “Do you think that if we can get the amplifiers
working, you could use that power, but control it?” asked Frost.
    “I’m not sure. We will find out I guess,” I replied.
I grabbed a towel by the sink and ran it under warm water. I wrapped it around
my bruises. The warmth soothed the soreness and tenderness of the contusion. I
heard a gasp from the other side of the room. I looked over and saw Jet
standing in the doorway looking horrified at the discoloration. She ran back
into the other room quickly. After a minute Flare emerged and saw the bruises.
She walked over and examined them.
    “Why didn’t you tell us about this?” she asked.
    “It’s not a big deal. I’m fine,” I replied.
    “That is not fine! You look like you got stomped on
by a horse,” she said.
    “It’ll heal up in a couple days. I can wear armor to
protect me too,” I said rewetting the towel.
    “That’s not the point,” she said rubbing her
forehead, “You keep things like this from us and it upsets Jet. She worries
that you are going to get yourself killed when you disappear for days at a
time.”
    “I didn’t mean to worry anyone,” I said.
    “I know you didn’t but you need to be upfront and
maybe not run off by yourself. We can’t lose the face of the rebellion,” she
said walking away.
    The face of the rebellion. I can’t believe she was
referring to me when she said that. It didn’t feel like we had really done
anything. I had spent most of my time in Sanctum and in Bosque City.
    “She’s right you know,” Frost said.
    “I know. I will be better about not going alone or
letting someone know where I am,” I said.
    “You won’t have to anymore,” Jet said coming into the
room.
    “What are you talking about?” I asked.
    “I looked at the earpiece you brought back and it is
still functional. I figured that we could use our own earpieces to communicate
so we won’t have to worry about not knowing where someone is. The best part is
that I can calibrate our earpieces so that we can listen in on Kraken
transmissions and talk to each other without them hearing us,” she said.
    “That’s good thinking,” Frost said.
    “Thanks,” she said walking back into the other room.
    “I was thinking,” I said.
    “What about?” Frost asked.
    “I feel like we need to do something. Something to
make a mark on Kraken. To show that they are vulnerable. To show people that
Kraken can be hurt and that they aren’t invincible,” I replied.
    “What did you have in mind?” he asked back.
    “I’m not sure. It has to be something more
substantial than raiding a supply caravan,” I said.
    “I can’t think of anything,” he said, “We can talk to
Flare and Jet later about it. They might have an idea.”
    I nodded and winced as my bruises began to ache
again.
    “You should go get some sleep,” Frost said, “Nothing
exciting will happen I’m sure.”
    “Let me know if anything does,” I said standing up. I
walked into the room where Jet and Flare were working. I made a groaning sound
as I laid down. Jet looked over and saw me lying on the bed.
    “Do you want us to leave?” she asked.
    “No. You can keep working if you want, it won’t
bother me,” I said.
    “Whatever you say,” she said turning back to her
work.
    I lay staring at the ceiling for a few minutes before
finally falling into a deep sleep. I found myself in a horrible