only imagine what kind of job he’d have where being able to read another person’s emotions would be useful. He’s probably a shrink or something. Boy, would he have a field day with me. Personally, it doesn’t sound like a very good power to have. To feel people’s emotions? What if the person was hurting or heartbroken? It would be horrible to be able to channel those types of feelings.
“He’s in security. For a major Vegas casino.”
“How is that—” I stop before I finish my sentence. “He can tell who’s cheating can’t he?”
“You got it. He can tell whether or not gamblers are excited, nervous, or stressed. Obviously, no one knows how he’s able to figure it out, but from what I hear, the casino values him enough to pay him the big bucks.”
“Okay, so there’s Moose the Empath. Who else?” This is getting interesting. A medium and a human lie detector test.
“Taylor McGee. Her story is a little bit more tragic, I’m afraid. She lost her parents in a tragic house fire when she was ten, which caused a small mental breakdown. Getting access to her is going to be a bit harder than the others, I’m afraid.”
“Why’s that?”
“Because she’s been hospitalized ever since she lost her parents.”
Great.
A mental case. And she’s supposed to be on my team? “You mean institutionalized.”
“Yeah, but she’s not a mental case, just so you know. After her folks died in the fire, Taylor kind of snapped.”
It doesn’t take long for me to put the pieces together. I have a pretty good idea of what her power might be. “Let me guess, she has the ability to start fires.”
“You got it, darlin’. Only, before you get the wrong idea, she didn’t start the fire.”
I make a mental note to revisit Taylor’s story later. “Okay, so who’s next? A fortune teller?”
“Close. Two geniuses, actually,” Cooper says.
“Two?” Because one isn’t enough?
“Chase and Chance,” he finishes saying with a chuckle.
I smirk. “Seriously? What are they, like twins?”
“Good guess. Looks like I’m dealing with three geniuses.” He laughs harder this time.
I lightly punch Cooper in the arm. “Funny. So what can they do? Aside from being brilliant, that is.”
“Well, Chase has the ability of precognition—”
“Pre—what?”
“Cognition. He can predict the future.”
“Ah. Hold on, don’t tell me. Then Chance’s power has something to do with the past?”
Cooper looks down at me and smiles. “You’re getting good at this. He can see past events or rather, he has the power of recognition.”
At first, when Cooper told me we’d be rounding up a team of psionically abled individuals, I wasn’t impressed. I mean, how in the world are we ever going to take down Thornberry with his massive military control? Now, I feel a bit better knowing I have a pretty dynamic group backing us up. We really are like superheroes. How can I not be impressed with all those powers?
The coffee I had earlier is still pretty bad, letting it get cold didn’t help, and I seriously doubt it’s even caffeinated. I begin to yawn and become sleepy again. This time I rest my head on Cooper’s shoulder and hope I don’t drool again. I feel a light kiss on the top of my head as I fall back asleep.
Chapter Fourteen
Jenny Prado
The Year 2017
Outside the Warehouse
“H oly crap, Jenny! Where in the world?” Etta’s mouth hung open as she stared at the fleet of Land Rovers parked in front of the warehouse. Even though everyone lived in their own respective homes, they almost always hung out exclusively at headquarters. For one, it was safe, and two, they had so much work to do, they often forgot the time. There were plenty of bunks for them to crash on if they worked too late. So, when Jenny called her out in the middle of the night and pulled her outside, Etta wasn’t too surprised to see Jenny still hanging around.
Jenny’s luminous smile just about brightened the smog infested night.
“He’s in security. For a major Vegas casino.”
“How is that—” I stop before I finish my sentence. “He can tell who’s cheating can’t he?”
“You got it. He can tell whether or not gamblers are excited, nervous, or stressed. Obviously, no one knows how he’s able to figure it out, but from what I hear, the casino values him enough to pay him the big bucks.”
“Okay, so there’s Moose the Empath. Who else?” This is getting interesting. A medium and a human lie detector test.
“Taylor McGee. Her story is a little bit more tragic, I’m afraid. She lost her parents in a tragic house fire when she was ten, which caused a small mental breakdown. Getting access to her is going to be a bit harder than the others, I’m afraid.”
“Why’s that?”
“Because she’s been hospitalized ever since she lost her parents.”
Great.
A mental case. And she’s supposed to be on my team? “You mean institutionalized.”
“Yeah, but she’s not a mental case, just so you know. After her folks died in the fire, Taylor kind of snapped.”
It doesn’t take long for me to put the pieces together. I have a pretty good idea of what her power might be. “Let me guess, she has the ability to start fires.”
“You got it, darlin’. Only, before you get the wrong idea, she didn’t start the fire.”
I make a mental note to revisit Taylor’s story later. “Okay, so who’s next? A fortune teller?”
“Close. Two geniuses, actually,” Cooper says.
“Two?” Because one isn’t enough?
“Chase and Chance,” he finishes saying with a chuckle.
I smirk. “Seriously? What are they, like twins?”
“Good guess. Looks like I’m dealing with three geniuses.” He laughs harder this time.
I lightly punch Cooper in the arm. “Funny. So what can they do? Aside from being brilliant, that is.”
“Well, Chase has the ability of precognition—”
“Pre—what?”
“Cognition. He can predict the future.”
“Ah. Hold on, don’t tell me. Then Chance’s power has something to do with the past?”
Cooper looks down at me and smiles. “You’re getting good at this. He can see past events or rather, he has the power of recognition.”
At first, when Cooper told me we’d be rounding up a team of psionically abled individuals, I wasn’t impressed. I mean, how in the world are we ever going to take down Thornberry with his massive military control? Now, I feel a bit better knowing I have a pretty dynamic group backing us up. We really are like superheroes. How can I not be impressed with all those powers?
The coffee I had earlier is still pretty bad, letting it get cold didn’t help, and I seriously doubt it’s even caffeinated. I begin to yawn and become sleepy again. This time I rest my head on Cooper’s shoulder and hope I don’t drool again. I feel a light kiss on the top of my head as I fall back asleep.
Chapter Fourteen
Jenny Prado
The Year 2017
Outside the Warehouse
“H oly crap, Jenny! Where in the world?” Etta’s mouth hung open as she stared at the fleet of Land Rovers parked in front of the warehouse. Even though everyone lived in their own respective homes, they almost always hung out exclusively at headquarters. For one, it was safe, and two, they had so much work to do, they often forgot the time. There were plenty of bunks for them to crash on if they worked too late. So, when Jenny called her out in the middle of the night and pulled her outside, Etta wasn’t too surprised to see Jenny still hanging around.
Jenny’s luminous smile just about brightened the smog infested night.
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