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megaphone flew across the roadway and into her hands. She pressed the button. "We aren't going to hurt you. We're just looking to pass through town. We won't touch anything and we'll be out as soon as you'll let us through."
There was a commotion on the other side of the road as they scrambled to locate another megaphone.
"I'm afraid we can't let you do that." Another officer's voice rang across the distance.
Paivi pressed the button again. "Look, we're not trying to kill anyone here. We're just trying to get through."
"We can't let you do that. Put your hands in the air or we'll be forced to fire." The voice on the megaphone shook.
Paivi assessed the convoy. She'd only need a small shield this time to protect those in the line of fire. She sucked in a deep breath and in her mind projected a shield that covered the distance they needed. Xavier's energy was more than enough to help her charge it up. She was still high on the energy that had run through her from the former EOS prisoners earlier. She chucked the megaphone to the ground.
The police let off a volley of shots. As Paivi expected, the shield held. All the bullets slowed and fell to the ground. The police officers stared at each other, baffled.
"Fire," Paivi said to Xavier.
He opened his hand to her, exposing the open flame in his palm. She willed a portion of it to jump into her own palm. Holding the shield around them, she stepped forward, pulling Xavier with her.
Paivi ignored the shouts of the police officers and the crack of additional shots fired in their direction. She had one thing on her mind: containing the police so they could be on their way. She eyed the small flame dancing in her hand.
She had done this before, used fire to shield herself, Master Song, and their friends as they fled the Chinese military in Tibet. She transferred the flame to her fingertip.
"Go," Paivi whispered to the flame. It jumped from her fingertip onto the ground in front of them. She envisioned it racing around the group of police cars in the lanes around them. Not close enough to hurt them, but just keep them where they were for a while.
She dropped Xavier’s right hand and lifted her left hand. The flames rose high enough that jumping over them was not an option. The police officers raced back to their vehicles to take cover from the heat. The circle joined at the back of the group. It was complete. She lifted both hands to the sky. She felt Xavier place a hand on her shoulder. The flames shot skyward, trapping the police officers. Thick smoke rose into the air, spiraling higher and higher.
Paivi turned to face their other obstacle. Five police cars still blocked the highway ahead. Five police officers shielded themselves behind their car doors. Ignoring their terrified looks, she placed her palms together and moved them apart, focusing the energy in the direction of the cars. It slid out of her fingertips and crackled as it whipped through the air. The cars moved on their own and slid toward the guardrails on either side of the highway. The tires squealed as they were dragged across the pavement.
The police officers dove over the center median in an effort to escape the sliding cars. After they were safely out of the way, she pushed the cars harder. The crunch of plastic and metal rang out around them as the police cars smashed into the rails, completely demolished.
The remaining police officers peered over the cement median. Paivi waved a hand in their direction and they froze, eyes wide, mouths hanging open. They wouldn't cause her any more trouble today.
The roadway was now clear, but they had to move quickly. She pulled Xavier behind her and climbed into the truck bed with some of the other escapees. Paivi took a place at the front of the bed and stood in front of the cab. She pounded on the roof and waved to the convoy behind them.
"Let's go," she shouted.
The convoy moved a little more quickly. Paivi hoped that those on foot could keep up. They
There was a commotion on the other side of the road as they scrambled to locate another megaphone.
"I'm afraid we can't let you do that." Another officer's voice rang across the distance.
Paivi pressed the button again. "Look, we're not trying to kill anyone here. We're just trying to get through."
"We can't let you do that. Put your hands in the air or we'll be forced to fire." The voice on the megaphone shook.
Paivi assessed the convoy. She'd only need a small shield this time to protect those in the line of fire. She sucked in a deep breath and in her mind projected a shield that covered the distance they needed. Xavier's energy was more than enough to help her charge it up. She was still high on the energy that had run through her from the former EOS prisoners earlier. She chucked the megaphone to the ground.
The police let off a volley of shots. As Paivi expected, the shield held. All the bullets slowed and fell to the ground. The police officers stared at each other, baffled.
"Fire," Paivi said to Xavier.
He opened his hand to her, exposing the open flame in his palm. She willed a portion of it to jump into her own palm. Holding the shield around them, she stepped forward, pulling Xavier with her.
Paivi ignored the shouts of the police officers and the crack of additional shots fired in their direction. She had one thing on her mind: containing the police so they could be on their way. She eyed the small flame dancing in her hand.
She had done this before, used fire to shield herself, Master Song, and their friends as they fled the Chinese military in Tibet. She transferred the flame to her fingertip.
"Go," Paivi whispered to the flame. It jumped from her fingertip onto the ground in front of them. She envisioned it racing around the group of police cars in the lanes around them. Not close enough to hurt them, but just keep them where they were for a while.
She dropped Xavier’s right hand and lifted her left hand. The flames rose high enough that jumping over them was not an option. The police officers raced back to their vehicles to take cover from the heat. The circle joined at the back of the group. It was complete. She lifted both hands to the sky. She felt Xavier place a hand on her shoulder. The flames shot skyward, trapping the police officers. Thick smoke rose into the air, spiraling higher and higher.
Paivi turned to face their other obstacle. Five police cars still blocked the highway ahead. Five police officers shielded themselves behind their car doors. Ignoring their terrified looks, she placed her palms together and moved them apart, focusing the energy in the direction of the cars. It slid out of her fingertips and crackled as it whipped through the air. The cars moved on their own and slid toward the guardrails on either side of the highway. The tires squealed as they were dragged across the pavement.
The police officers dove over the center median in an effort to escape the sliding cars. After they were safely out of the way, she pushed the cars harder. The crunch of plastic and metal rang out around them as the police cars smashed into the rails, completely demolished.
The remaining police officers peered over the cement median. Paivi waved a hand in their direction and they froze, eyes wide, mouths hanging open. They wouldn't cause her any more trouble today.
The roadway was now clear, but they had to move quickly. She pulled Xavier behind her and climbed into the truck bed with some of the other escapees. Paivi took a place at the front of the bed and stood in front of the cab. She pounded on the roof and waved to the convoy behind them.
"Let's go," she shouted.
The convoy moved a little more quickly. Paivi hoped that those on foot could keep up. They
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