AAOOOSC! Rivalry!

Searching Spiritedly

Nicole whirls to the Master. "Auston said he has powers right?"

Hilary nods her head. "Yeah."

"Which powers are they?"

"I recall them being botanokinesis and sirokinesis when I detected his strength level," Katie replies matter-of-factly.

Emily gawks at her. "Can you reword that in English?"

Katie folds her arms on the table. "Plant manipulation and syrup manipulation. Those are his supernatural abilities."

The defenceman lets out a snort in an attempt to stifle her laugh. "What type of powers are those?"

"What team power is that?" Nicole adds in, gazing at the goalie.

"He's not even drafted into the NHL yet!" Hilary cries out, throwing her hands into the air. "I gotta ask Dani about this." She pulls her intercom back into view and calls Dani.

With her arm extended toward the centre of the table, the hologram of Dani flashes into view. "Yes, girls?" the founder asks gently.

"Just out of curiosity," Hilary starts, "what team powers does Auston Matthews have?"

"Is he in the NHL?"

"Potential first draftee," Katie pipes in.

Dani holds an index finger in the air. "I'll be back with the answer-- I have to consult Mr. Gorman for that." She then disappears in a glitch.

Emily knits her eyebrows in confusion at the others. "'Gorman'?"

"Founder of the NHL," Hilary tells her.

Nicole's eyes light up. "Oh, so he's like the Dani of the NHL?"

Hilary nods her head. "Yeah!"

"Do you know how to combat plant manipulation and syrup manipulation?" Katie asks, peering at each of them.

"Yeah!" A massive grin appears on Emily's face. "Don't give water to the plants and bring pancakes!"

Katie shakes her head slowly with pursed lips and a scrunched nose. "No..."

Hilary turns to her with an inquired expression. "What can you do with plant powers?"

"Lots of damage, depending on the type of plant," Katie starts sophisticatedly. "You can hold one hostage by entangling them in a vine, squeeze or pierce through a target, lift trees from beneath constructs, release toxins from poisonous plants..." She nods her head. "Quite a lot of damage, if you inquire me."

The other three respond by gawking at her in shock.

"Plants are powerful," Emily whispers, her eyes glued at the goalie.

The hologram then returns with a zap, bringing Dani back into view. "I'm back. Gorman told me that Matthews is the future power player of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the replacement for the current power player, Jonathan Bernier."

Hilary's eyebrows shoot up at her. "Ah! Okay, thank you, Dani!" She then presses the side button of the gadget, ending the call.

"Wait...," Nicole starts, her fist against her cheek to hold up her face, "does Dani know what's going on with Auston?"

Hilary shakes her head. "Not that I know of. I don't know if she'd be on board with this idea since it's all or nothing here. Instead of spending our time finding a new career like what she expects us to do, we're salvaging our sinking ship here."

"Would she know Matthews's whereabouts?" Katie asks the Master.

"She didn't even know his powers," Emily points out with a snicker.

Nicole points at her. "Oh yeah!"

"Hm." Katie promptly opens up her laptop again and puts back her glasses. She types for a few moments on it before.

She then pulls away from the electronic device. "Well, I'm at a dead end." She swiftly closes it. "I do not know where to turn." She removes her glasses and places them on the table.

Hilary lets out a sigh. "If only we have our database. We wouldn't have to consult Dani AND we could track where each power player is."

"We should just forfeit." Emily holds her hands up in surrender. " The CWHLers have all that information now--"

"Didn't you just say they still couldn't find Auston?" Nicole cuts in, eyeing her.

Emily's eyes light up at the realization. "Oh yeah!" She brings down her hands. "That's because they don't know how to work it."

The Master groans. "At least something's going for us!"

Katie then rises from her chair. "I'm going to have a meal. All of this is making me tense." She then strolls around the table, pulling a bag of chips from her jacket's pocket. She opens the bag and begins consuming it as she exits the room.

Nicole turns to the two skaters while swishing her wide eyes to both of them. "Sooo...now what?"

"We eat," Hilary states.

Emily gives her a thumbs up. "Sounds good!"