9 Chapter 9

Annabelle was just standing there looking right at Clara. She didn't even acknowledge the others. "I am sorry but I don't know you. How can you help me?" Clara was protective of herself now that she felt so vulnerable.

"Actually unlike Emmett my main ability is enhancing and it would be more powerful than his, " Annabelle smiled at Emmett but mostly kept her attention with Clara.

"I don't need anymore help Annabelle. I also don't know if you have some other motive with helping me, " Clara walked up to Annabelle and gave a smile. "Unfortunately I have a lot of enemies already and I don't want them to see how powerful I can be."

"You can search my mind. I have one motive which is that I am part of a group that has seen the corrupt ways of the council. We want you to join us and in return you have all the abilities you need in your hands, " Annabelle looked at the other three finally. "I know you guys might want to join as well and your parents Clara. Your father would be of great help and his ability is one we don't have."

"I don't want to be apart of a group. I just want this ring off and for the council to see the can't control everything," Clara walked by Annabelle. "Plus you don't even know the truth about me so why bother."

"Clara we know the truth. We know you were sent away not kidnapped. That Philip has been watching over you for years, " Clara could hear Avery gasp. She hadn't told him yet but she didn't have to anymore.

Clara turned around and faced him. "I am sorry I didn't tell you. I was going to soon but I didn't know how to say it. I wanted to do a better job than I did with Emmett, " Clara gave an apologetic smile before turning back to Annabelle. "You have my attention. I want proof your group will help me before I join and they do not have to join."

"We don't technically need them and they will have to keep quiet but they don't have to join us. We don't force things. We have a deal Clara," Annabelle smiles and then another person appears.

"Hello Clara. It's nice to see you wanting to join us, " it was her healing mentor Eva. Clara had a very surprised looked but then smiled and laughed.

"You are the last of the healers I expected to see. You seem so loyal to the council but I understand you just wanted to see if I would join. It must have been a surprise to see my ring, " Clara still chuckled a little and then shook her hand. "Sorry I never told you of my plan."

"No it's fine. I understand you didn't want to get your friends in trouble, " Eva was smiling at Clara and the other three. "If you don't want to get into trouble you are better off leaving now."

"I don't mind helping out. I don't support the council anymore. My sister needs all the help she can get, " Philip stepped up beside Clara and shook Eva's hand as well. "But understand, if you betray her you deal with her power and my father's."

"We are well aware of this. I think we should start working. Can't waste too much time on the ring and it'll go faster. I can help with healing but my other purpose is to heal the strain your body is under."

"You have us too remember, " Avery said loudly before both of them stepped up. They must have had a talk. " We are both willing to stand behind Clara but we follow her."

"Actually we've been waiting for Clara's return, she is to be the true leader once her abilities are trained. So it works well, " Annabelle explained and smiled. "We have a temporary leader but once we learned of Clara's return and of her abilities we knew she would be the one to change the world."

"How could you have known. You are maybe a year older than me. Surely you can't remember what actually happened, " Clara looked at Philip then back to Annabelle.

"She joined our group which we call The Change when she was a first year. She is now a third year but we told her the times of corruption that all of us have seen, " Eva steps aside from the door. She had been blocking it this whole time. "You have a large group of people willing to follow you Clara, once you are ready to take that stand."

"I don't get why," Clara began to walk inside and the others followed including the two girls. "Let me grab my parents. You want them to join too they might as well hear about it too."

"I got it Clara, " Philip began to walk away. "This is treason and they're not all about that but might change their mind. I will handle it okay?"

"Okay. So can I ask what exactly you wanted to prove by coming here tonight?" Clara was looking at Eva. She was the one with all the answers, Annabelle was sent to show they had a young following too.

"I don't have anything to prove. We are having a meeting in an hour. We would love if you guys could all join us and see what we are about and there we'll make sure that ring comes off, " Eva extends her hand and Clara allows her to look at the ring. "Your cells are so damaged. Especially around the ring and it won't be good the longer this lasts. "

"I am well aware of that. It's been just over a month. I only just returned to school today because I haven't had the strength."

"Yes well you shouldn't have gone to school in your state. I am surprised you are upright as we speak and today in class. I was so worried you were going to just fall over, " Eva shakes her head. Eva was very caring and she had started to heal Clara's cells. Clara's entire body was sore and slowly it eased away.

"So your healing doesn't glow. I thought you were messing with me Avery. Why does mine glow?" Clara backed away once she was healed and looked at Eva. She just shook her head. No one knew why her abilities were different or why they were so strong and it was getting annoying.

"Yeah I wasn't. Yours felt so different compared to Eva's and the others. I was a little shocked but it put me at ease. It's like it healed my minds worry, " Avery scratched his head. He wasn't making much sense but he was trying. He just couldn't explain it.

"I kinda get what you are saying. When she healed me it felt like I was floating and there was nothing to worry about, " Emmett remembered when she healed him after hitting him with the ball. It was the same sort of feeling.

Before anyone else could talk Maddox, Katryn and Philip walked in. "So what's this groups name and why haven't it been talked about if there are so many?" Maddox was automatically asking questions.

"Hello Mr. Heartfelt. We have kept it on the down low and the name is The Change so we can talk about it without anyone realizing it as easy, " Eva sighed and sat back down. She doesn't usually go to the recruitments but Clara was in bad shape.

"Okay. Well you are here to take us to the meeting then let's go."

They all light leaped to a secure location before heading towards the meeting place. They didn't want to be followed and the group was pretty large. It consists of Clara, Galor, Emmett, Avery, Philip, Maddox, Katryn, Annabelle and Eva. Galor stood behind Clara as it was the best way to protect her. Sachell wasn't joining because there was enough protect from her guard and overprotective friends and sibling.

"Alright it isn't much farther ahead. Let me remind you, especially you Galor, once we have passed this point technically you are now criminals, " Eva looked at everyone and everyone nodded.

"I am not letting my charge get out of my sight even if it means committing treason. This world has already done her wrong and she's been here so little, " Galor looked at Clara and set one of his big hands on her shoulder. He was entering before her and she was to keep a hand on his wrist. So that's what she did and the entered the meeting place.

There must have been over a hundred of people there. "Hello Clara and her friends and family, I am Sylvie. I am now the temporary leader here, " she smiled as she shook Clara's hand. Sylvie basically ignored the others beside quickly mentioning them.

"Hello Sylvie. I didn't realize there would be this many people here. There must be almost every ability in this room, " Clara looked at everyone and she noticed everyone was staring at her. She somewhat hid behind Galor, he was big enough to block everyone.

"Yes well there is more than what's here. Some people can't always slip away from their roles in life, " Sylvie smiles and looks at everyone. "Don't stare at Clara. We have to discuss when Clara will take the leadership and who will help while she does her destiny and such."

"You know my destiny too? Why am I the only one who doesn't know?" Clara was quite angry at this point. No one was telling her what her destiny was.

"Only I know in this whole group. You'll be told on your fifteenth birthday. That's what I was told anyways, " Sylvie smiles and goes and sits at the table which faces everyone. There was a second seat and lots open at the front table. Clara went to sit that the table that faced Sylvie and shook her head. "You sit up here Clara. You can have someone sit next to you and we will get a chair up here."

"Uh I wouldn't mind Emmett sitting up there with me, " Clara stood up and Emmett did as well. "I can still talk to both of you easier anyways, " she sent to Avery and Philip and they both nodded.

They headed up and Galor was standing behind them. He had his hand on his weapon just incase. Eva brought another chair and they sat down together. Clara created a channel to everyone in her group including Galor. That was quite weird for her. "We can talk here. I am keeping control because they can't get into the conversation without me knowing."

"You aren't as strong Clara. Save your strength, " Maddox communicated. "Philip and Avery can hold one strong too. "

"I know when someone tries to intercept though. Don't worry Maddox I know my limits even with the ring, " Clara smiled and looked over at Sylvie. "So I would like to know this group and what this world is all about before I take over being leader. I turn fourteen soon so maybe fifteen is too early to start?" Clara was speaking and her voice carried easy which surprised her.

"Well I wouldn't want to keep this group from you. We can all help you adjust into the position and we will create a panel to help you make decisions. In the end your word is final though, " as Sylvie spoke lots of heads nodded in agreement. So when she was fifteen she learned her true destiny and had to instruct a group against the council. It was just a little over a year away. She turned fourteen in two months.

"What if I am not how you guys think I will be? That can happen, " Clara felt so weird having a conversation with one person but over a hundred are listening. Someone was amplifying their voices because she tried to whisper but that didn't work. "I don't know how I feel about this, " she sent to everyone and she felt Galor stand a little closer and Emmett set his hand on hers.

"Well the group will become whatever you please but you are what is to change this world Clara. If you like it or not you have two destinies to fulfill or maybe even more, " Sylvie smiled and looked out at everyone. "This is not the only thing we have to talk about. We have many new people wishing to join and Eva has thought they would be good. All are affected by what happened to Clara."

"Shouldn't we hold up our end of the deal and get Clara to surpass the power of the ring before we talk about them joining, " someone spoke up. Whoever was amplifying everyone's voice was strong.

"Whose amplifying the voices?" Emmett asked their small group and looked around. Annabelle was holding someone's hand off to the side. "It's the one whose holding Annabelle's hand. She is enhancing him, smart."

"Okay well that solves one question. I wish I was at my full ability power. Maybe I could open up everyone's outer thoughts, " Clara was still smiling and trying to keep up with both conversations.

"Do you have any other abilities that need help or just the three? " Sylvie asked and nodded at someone in the crowd.

"No I only have three Sylvie. Thank you so much for helping me, " Clara smiled. She was good at lying but an empath was being enhanced and she sensed that too late.

"Don't lie Clara. You have a fourth ability and that's what the council is scared of, " Sylvie was no longer smiling big.

"It's a small one that is fine how it is. I don't need help with it so it's okay. I just need my main abilities to be back up to full ability, " Clara smiled and looked at the empath being enhanced. He nodded, and she had fooled him easily. Emmett told her only empaths can't lie, their heart missed a few beats. It's anywhere from two to five missed.

"Oh alright. Let's get started then. We will use our two best enhancers for you," Sylvie stood and offered Clara a hand and she took it. Don't want to make anything look bad but she can't control her unknown ability with one enhancer how would she manage with two.

"Maybe let's try one first. Too much could overwhelm my inflicting and it would hit everyone but my friends and family, " Clara had a serious look. Not a lie, she can control it somewhat thanks to Brento and that first lesson but it wouldn't be good if she knocked out so many.

"I guess that does make sense. Annabelle come enhance Clara, " Sylvie stepped aside.

If Clara was to be enhanced her communication channel needed to be closed off from her. "Maddox I don't exactly know what your ability is or if anyone can keep my unknown ability invisible that would be really helpful, " then she closed it off from herself. It was still open but her mind wasn't connected so she wouldn't hear anything. "Alright let's give this a try. What ability are we gonna do first?"

"I want you to connect as many people into a telepathic communication link. The highest anyone has done is thirteen and enhanced I believe forty. I want you to try at least twenty for now, " Sylvie was challenging Clara to show her true abilities power. She was down for the challenge but would only do so much.

She cut the communication link with her friends and family and opened a much larger one. She was enhanced and it was about thirty before she stopped. Being enhanced gave her a clarity she had never felt. It was almost scary at the sense of clarity and the power she felt. One of hers had suppressed her fourth ability well. If she hadn't know about it, it would seem as though there was only three abilities. "I think I have thirty in it but I didn't put you in it."

"I can feel that you didn't. Whoever is in it please stand up, " Sylvie began to count and smiled greatly as she counted to thirty. She turned back to Clara and smiled. "Let's see what two can do. Mason grab her other hand and go for it. Not all at once though, Annabelle you ease back too."

Mason grabbed her hand and she opened the channel easily to another five at first and then she felt more clarity and the more she felt the she let in until it was to an even sixty-five. That was reasonable. Two times the power would open more. "I think there is over sixty. I lost track sorry."

"Don't apologize. It is over sixty Clara. They were standing as they got pulled in. Now let go of their hands and hold it. Anyone falls out of the connection sit, " both hands were let go and she held everyone in but slowly she let only a few go. Maybe ten or eleven but not more. "Impressive. That ring doesn't suppress you as much as you think."

"I guess it doesn't but it leaves the protection on my mind basically gone. Is there a technopath who can work around that but not make it noticed?" Clara was asking Sylvie but someone stood up and walked over.

"I can help, " the man smiled and looked at Clara's hand. "My name is Simon. I can do it right now but you will have to give me at least ten minutes."

"Okay I can wait ten minutes while you figure it out," Clara was kinda shocked she kept looking at Simon before making eye contact with Emmett.

"Clara you might want to severe the link with all these people, " Sylvie whispered and Clara automatically did. "You weren't using the full extent of your ability if you could forget with a ring that is dragging your abilities. "

"Uh I guess I wasn't. Thank you for showing the ring wasn't really doing anything but destroying my cells, " Clara smiled but remade eye contact with Emmett. "Was that you that suppressed my fourth ability?" She created a small link to quickly ask.

"No one could. I think someone was listening in and you didn't know, " Emmett's eyes were scanning the crowd to see if anyone was giving themselves away.

"Damn this thing is messing with abilities. Well she knows I wasn't using all of the ability and so that sucks, " and once she said that she heard something. Like someone was in on the line. It was the smallest hint but Simon was working on the ring which meant her mind was working better. "I felt that whoever you are. I think I figured out who you are too. It wasn't too hard."

Clara looked over and made eye contact with a man and automatically he looked away but he made a telepathic link with her. "I am sorry for listening in. I saw the panic in your friends eyes as they didn't know how to suppress the ability. I have a minor ability that can change the affects of an enhancer and I managed to locate that one different ability."

"Well I'm going to have to see what to do with you, " was all Clara said before cutting the connections and looking at Emmett.