Weirdos I: The Crystal Monster

Chapter 31: Revenge Attack

Ike's POV

"Ike!" tawag sa 'kin nina Alice at RB habang inaasikaso ako ni Faye. Agad din kasi akong sinalubong ng mga healers pagkabalik ko sa waiting room.

Ngumiti na lang ako habang tumatakbo sila palapit sa 'kin.

RB suddenly hugged me tightly. "Ike was so cool back there..."

"Salamat," sabi ko naman.

"Wala ka naman bang seryosong injury?" tanong naman ni Alice.

"Nagkaroon lang siya ng maliliit na mga sugat. Nothing serious. Himala nga eh. I was expecting a broken arm at the very least," sagot naman ni Faye.

"Thanks," I said scornfully.

"But that was awesome! How are you able to melt Jack's ice?" baling sa 'kin ni Alice.

"I just... I don't know. I'm still in shock..." sagot ko naman.

My mind totally went blank the moment that Jack trapped me inside the ice prison. Gustuhin ko man na gumamit ng ibang elements ay ayoko pa rin namang ma-injure. Pero nung nagsalita bigla si Sir Garrick ay naalala ko 'yung sinabi niya sa 'kin noon...

You have five choices.

And then it hit me.

The perfect weapon was surrounding me. Water. And my heart almost leapt when I realized that water can't hurt me that much.

Lightning can paralyze me. Fire can basically roast me alive. Air is not enough for me to break the very thick wall of ice around me. And I still can't properly control earth. Water is the safest element I can use if I don't want any injury.

Sir Garrick told me that I'm being too stiff with my body whenever I try to use any of the elements. Naisip ko rin na marahil ay yelo ang nailalabas ng katawan ko dahil masyadong controlled at matigas ang bawat galaw ko.

So all I did was to remember my yoga classes. I tried to relax, calm myself, and presto, the ice surrounding me melted. I was just lucky enough to be able to formulate a last-minute plan. I created a diversion with my water attack before propelling myself towards Jack and sticking the black sticker to him. Swerte ko lang talaga.

"You're all fixed! 'Wag ka na sana naming makita pa. Go back to our classmates' box," sabi sa 'kin ni Faye.

Naglakad na kami pabalik ng box ng mga kaklase namin. Pagkarating ko doon ay agad din nila akong binati.

"Ang astig naman nung sinabi mo kanina!" sabi sa 'kin ni Tony.

"What? Naririnig niyo ang usapan namin ni Jack?" tanong ko.

"Of course! Nakalimutan mo na ba ang weirdness ko?" tanong niya.

"Ay oo nga. Sorry," sabi ko naman.

Tony is a Morph Weirdo with Enhanced Senses as his weirdness. The sensitivity of his senses are so freaking high. In fact, ayon sa kanya ay kaya nang mag-detect ng balat niya ng sound waves. At kaya rin niyang i-broadcast ang mga naririnig niya. One of his ears can become a receiver and the other can serve as a speaker. Pretty awesome, huh?

"BRO!!!" sigaw bigla ni Jack bago siya naupo sa tabi ko.

"Oh? 'Di ka ba nagpa-check up?" tanong ko sa kanya.

"I have no injuries. Nabasa lang. Guess what? Nandito sina Mama at 'yung kapatid ko! Darn. I should've won. But whatever, I'm glad na ikaw ang nakatalo sa 'kin. Babawi ako next year!" sabi niya.

Ngumiti na lang ako. "Magaling ka rin eh. Naka-swerte lang talaga ako."

"Ilang ulit mo na bang sinasabi 'yan? Just admit na magaling ka talaga. You're not just lucky! You've got the skills, man," sagot niya.