3 Don't I get a Say?

Mick was losing his mind at this point.

When we touched down I got my first decent look over the camp. We stood on the edge of a clearing in the bush, right next to a two story log cabin. Looking over it all I could clearly see 5 more cabins down next to a lake of some sort, but what really struck me, was the strange symbols above the doors to each cabin. "Hey, what do those symbols mean" I asked the girl turning to her. She looked like she was still blushing a bit but replied with "T-they mean what power the cabins kids have"

"You mean, we are put into cabins by our powers?"

"Yeah"

"Oh, ok"

I turned around to have another look at the camp again, but was face to face with a rather tall man.

"Woah!"

"Aaliyah, why did you bring these two... people here?"

I again turned to face the girl.

"I believe it was a mission success Adan!" She blurted out.

"Well, we'll have to test that later. You two"

"Us?" We both said

"Yes you, follow me inside"

"Why? I question

"Why, to find out you powers of course!"

I started to follow him, when I noticed that "Aaliyah" wasn't moving.

"Are you coming" I said

She was startled for a few seconds, but managed to say "Oh, no no no no! I don't need to go inside, I already know my powers and I've got places to be, so Bye!" She was about to take off down the hill, when I grabbed her arm and without thinking pulled her into a hug.

"Thank you for saving us back there, I don't know what we would have done"

"T-that's o-ok J-Jackson"

I let her go to see her blushing like crazy and I gave her a wink before turning to go into the cabin. That was the first time I had ever done something like that. I could already feel the cold sweat running down my back from just that one flirtatious act I did.

Looking around I saw the large oak door that was swinging shut in front of me, and like always I slipped in trying to not let the door touch me. It was a small habit that I just couldn't seem to shake. Inside I saw a way into the lounge room to my left and upon pulling open the slider doors, I saw two couches and a fireplace. With the guy called "Adan" standing next to the fireplace and Mick sitting on the right couch. "What took you so long bro?" Mick asked as I entered.

"Just saying thanks, unlike you!"

"Oh, well "Adan" here was just starting to explain what our powers... mean?"

"Yes, that's correct Michael"

"Don't worry Jackson, I told him our names" Mick whispered.

"Yes, anyway as I was saying your powers are derived from nature in the five main aspects of it. Each power is separated into a tier. With each power being weaker than another."

He then proceeded to point to a poster on the wall

"This is how we scale each power and its effects against each other. With strength being on the bottom below speed, as speed can pick up more momentum than strength. Then comes mind reading which trumps both of them. Then finally above all is telekinesis as they have more power than all of them. Each of these becomes rarer, as they go higher up on the list. But just because one power is below another on the list doesn't mean that they are always defeated by the above class, as many strength class people have trained their mind and bodies to resist the other classes!"

"but, what about that last one?" I ask pointing toward the small triangle on top of the pyramid

"Well, that is the rarest power of them all. Time! We call these people time lords, as they have more power than all of the others combined. I myself, am a descendant of a time lord"

"Wow, no way" Mick yelled.

"Yeah, my family has been watching over this camp for generations. Acting as camp director and such. I don't really have much power but I can detect when time stops or slows down"

"Ok, so how do we figure out our powers?" Mick asked.

"Well, usually we get one of our mind readers to check inside your head to see what kind of a power you have, then place you in a cabin according to your power"

"Ok, then who will be reading our minds" I ask.

Aden then whistle really loudly and a another girl walked in. This one was a little shorter than Aaliyah, but was similarly dress. She wore a red top with a pair of black jeans. I also noticed that her black hair was undone and hanging behind her, swaying as she walked.

"This is Megan she's a mind reader"

"Hello" she said while giving us a small wave.

"Woah woah woah! She's going to look inside our heads!" Mick was beginning to panic and lose it.

"Don't worry, Megan won't look for anything else other than your powers, won't you Megan?"

She giggled.

Mick was starting to stand up but I pulled him back down and said

"Mick already knows his power"

"What?" Adan looked a bit puzzled

"Yeah" Mick chimed in "I can run fast" he then proceeded to run out of the door and around the house in less than a second.

"Ok, I guess we don't need to look I into your head, Jackson do know yours?"

"No, I don't"

I then felt a pair of hands touch my shoulders and then rub my neck. I looked up and saw that Megan was looking down at me with deep blue eyes.

"Jackson~"

"Y-Yes" I stuttered

"Do you give consent for me to enter you mind~"

"I-I guess?"

"Then let's begin!"

I then felt two of her fingers touch my temples. I waited there for a few seconds before I heard he gasp and pull away from me.

"What happened?" I asked

Adan ran to Megan and helped her up, I didn't even know she fell over.

"H-He's a-a"

"What! What is he Megan?!"

"HE'S A TIME LORD!"

Adan put Megan down and glared at me, as if I was the problem. He was silent for a few seconds and I decided to break the ice.

"So, how rare was being a time lord again?"

Adan stared at me some more, but finally said "a trillion to one. They only appear once every 1000 years!"

"Oh, just checking!"

Megan then shot to he feet and bolted out the door. From what I could see she was running down the hill at a fast pace. But it looked like she a had the same blush on her face as Aaliyah had when I gave that hug. Maybe she saw something else in my mind?

"What do you think she is doing?"

"She is probably going to tell Aaliyah" Aden said "they are quite close friends"

"Oh!"

I could feel my cheeks begin to turn red, so I quickly sat down

"So, now that we know your... powers I guess you be needing a tour of the camp and to be placed in your cabin to meet your new family!"

"Wait, do we get to go back to our real families?!" Mick yelled

"Of course! You will go back home as if you had been at the boarding school? Our mind readers can implement memories into other people's heads. To cover your tracks"

"Oh! Phew! I thought we would be trapped here!" H replied.

"Ok, so who will be taking our tours then?" I asked.

"Well, I think I can get Megan to give you a tour Mick, but Jackson I think Aaliyah can show you around, as she can show you to your cabin as well"

"Ok, then I guess that's that" I exclaimed

Within a few minutes Mick and I were both on our seperate tours. Aaliyah, seemed more composed than before, as she didn't seem to be as flustered as before. Maybe she had gotten over what I had did.

As we began to walk down the hill, I quickly ask her "So what's it like here?"

She perked up and slowly turned to face me, stating "its quite enjoyable here!"

"Cool, this place is quite big!"

"Yeah, we have a lot of things we do here"

She raised her hand and pointed towards a big outdoor, open air pavilion. With enough tables to hold nearly three times the amount of kids I'd seen.

"That's our dining area, where we are served our breakfast lunch and dinner. Which is usually just take out, as not many people here know how to cook"

"Oh"

She then pointed to a big barren patch of dirt, that had a few buildings around it.

"That's our combat area, where we learn hand to hand and other stuff"

"Do we get to use weapons?"

"Yeah, we got everything here"

"Isn't it a little dangerous?"

"That's the point, as there is a group that hunts people like us down. Because they think that having powers is unnatural and that we don't deserve them"

"Jesus!"

"Yeah, well. They send proxies after us that are usually beings from the past that have other powers, like Trench. He was a monster disguised as a teacher"

"You'll learn more about this in survival class. Anyway, over there are the cabins!"

I turned to face a long line of wood cabins with strange symbols above their doors.

"What are those symbols for?"

"They represent the power of the cabin, as each occupant in a cabin has one of the five!"

"Sooo. We get sorted into cabins by our powers?"

"Yes, so since your a *coff* a Time Lord *coff* you will be in that cabin" she pointed to a big wooden building that had a clock above its door.

"Can I invite others to sleep with me?" I asked looking over at her.

She was blushing again and this time, she was the deepest red you could be. I didn't even mean it like that.

"O-Oh, I-I Don't k-know about t-that! But, other campers have to be in the cabins by nightfall"

"So, I can't have a sleepover in another persons cabin?"

"Oh! That's what you were asking? Well the answer is still no, as it can meddle with the system"

"Well, are there any toilets around here? Or do we have toilets inside our cabins?"

"Both and in the rec room over there"

Aaliyah pointed over to a small modern building with glass slider doors that lead into a room filled with games of all sorts.

"I have a feeling I will be in there a lot!"

I faintly heard Aaliyah giggle next to me, as if she found my sarcasm... Funny!?!

I turned to her again, only to see her looking away.

"So, you'll probably want to settle into your cabin now"

"Yeah, I guess"

"I guess I'll see you later then?"

She phrased it like a question, as if asking to see me later. Now this was a first for me, as normally pretty girls never even go near me let alone ask to hang out! Especially if I do something crazy and hug them.

"S-sure!" I stuttered.

"COOL!!!" She yelled before bolting again.

When she was down the hill next to her cabin, she ran straight in with a slam of the door.

"Ok then" I said to no one in particular.

I then proceeded to be hit from behind, knocking me to the ground. I roll over on to my back to get a look at my attacker.

He was wearing a solid black hat, red hoody and jeans. He was looking at me with a death stare, trying to act tough. I'd dealt with these kinds of kids before, they were all talk and no bark. I stood up and extended my hand out to shake.

"Hi! So I believe you are the "bully" am I right"

"The names Archie and you better just accept what's going to happen"

He was about half my size and didn't have anyone with him, which made me wonder how he knock me down. He raised his finger and pointed at the toilets, this was when I knew what was happening.

"Aaaaaand how are you going to give me a swirly?"

"Like this!"

His hand then shot out, grabbed my shirt and started pulling me towards the toilets. I tried to pull out of his grip, like I always did when I got grabbed. But he was too strong! He was skinny as a stick, but he wouldn't move when I tried to pull out.

"How the HELL!!!"

"It helps to have the strength power!"

"AH SHIT!"

He pulled me across the field, getting closer and closer to the toilets. I was beginning to think I couldn't get out of this. That was until I felt a tug in my gut. Making me feel sick. I curled up into a ball holding my gut and closing my eyes. Archie seemed to notice and said "what are you doin-"

My eyes shot open to see Archie standing completely still! I quickly realised everyone around that was watching, was exactly the same.

"Hey! Did I stop time?"

I managed to wriggle out of my jumper and walk behind Archie. Walking into the crowd, I headed straight to the back. Concentrating as much as I could, this time keeping my eyes open. What I witnessed was everyone suddenly started to move again!

"-ing! Wait! Where did he go!!!"

People around me started whispering this like "he really is one isn't he?" And "How did he do that?"

Happy with myself I turned to leave. That was until I heard Archie yell out.

"I WILL BURN THIS JUMPER IF YOU DON'T COME OUT!!! COWARD!!!"

I hated being called a coward or anything of the sort. I also loved that jumper as it was the last thing my parents gave me before sending my away.

I pushed through the crowd and shouted back at him "RIGHT HERE YOU MOTHER F***ER!!!"

He spun around to receive a punch to the gut, winding him with it.

He keeled over and curled up from the impact. He looked up at me and said "H-how?!?"

I looked him straight in his pure brown eyes and said "because you PISSED ME OFF!!!"

With that, I gave him a hit square in the jaw, knocking him out cold.

Meanwhile in Aaliyah's cabin room.

"Why do I feel this way about him?" Aaliyah stated

"I don't know, but all I can say is I feel the same" Megan replied.