The Powers Cont Adam got there right in time. As I laid in the lake that was now a puddle I looked at my surroundings. Were there had been such beauty minutes before, there was ash. In a huge circle around me there was nothing but ash and burning trees. Ella was walking around putting out various trees. Adam walked over to me and pulled me out of the lake onto were the beach once was. I sat there dazed and extremely confused wondering how this gift I thought I had, had become a curse. I stared as little Amber walked around bringing trees back to #life and as Eli started filling up the lake again. "now we have to move again. Why can't these fuck heads just leave us alone" said Adam. I reached over an zapped his leg. "what the Fu-" he began to say before I zapped him a second time. "Amber and Eli don't need to hear your potty mouth." I told him. "now help me up." I ordered. He reached down and pulled me to my feet. I bent over to catch my breath when someone shoved a change of clothes in my face. I looked up to see Ella looking away from me. She was blushing so bad she looked like an over rip tomato. I glanced down and for the first time noticed that I was completely naked. "you act like you've never seen him naked before little Annabella." Adam roared laughing his ass off. We both stared at him in utter shock. How had he found out about us? I thought to myself, we were completely secretive and even though we shared a room, I never let on that I had been visiting her in the wee hours of the night. I saw that Ella had the same look of bewilderment written all over her face. "You can't keep secrets with a telepath in the house." Adam yelled as he walked over to check the lake. I quickly ran to the van and began pulling on my clothes. "I sincerely apologize Jude I wasn't aware you had wanted to keep your love a secret" said a squeaky little voice behind me. I turned and saw Penny holding an italian for dummy's book in her hand. I thought for a second how it would be to know so much and be so smart. I mean the girl was 4 and knew 17 different languages fluently. It wasn't that she was smart really, thou she did have an IQ in the quadruple digits, it was that her brain(she estimates) was working at it's full capacity. I was tempted to yell at her but even though she was one of the smartest people in the world, she was still four. "It's ok." i said jumping into the drivers seat and starting the car with my finger tips. "do me a favor sweetie?" I asked leaning back in my seat. "Sure Judas, whatever you ask." she said still reading her book. "Tell the others that its good enough and that we can go now." I said rummaging through the glove compartment and pulling out a new pack of Lucky Strikes. I then set my self on looking for a lighter in the dash when Ella lit a flame in her palms for me. All the kids started piling in the van when I looked back. Ella was sitting in the front seat and Adam was sitting in the seat right behind her. Then Amber climbed in an sat next to Penny helping her learn along. Then Eli climbed in and sat behind me. "you know" Ella said as I pulled out of the park and started winding down a road. " that crap will give you cancer" Adam was reaching for the pack and pulling out a lighter when Eli pulled out his own pack. I looked back at him questioningly. "Where'd you get that from little cancer patient?" I asked chuckling under my breath. "I bought it for him, we started smoking when we were fifteen so I thought you wouldn't mind but he is your brother so...." Adam said rolling down his window and lighting his cigarette. "Whatever. It's his #life he's gonna through down the drain." I said taking a drag of my cigarette. Ella reached over and took one from my pack. "cancer huh?" I said laughing. When we got home the rest of the kids were sleeping so we had to wake them up. As I was walking from room to room Ella came from behind me and grabbed my hand. "What are we going to do Jude?"she asked as I opened the first door on my left. "Up and at um boys, we need to evacuate." I said. I proceeded to close the door not wanting to hear the moans of the boys. " I think were going to have to go to the academy for a while. Get finances in order. Maybe some of the kids will want to stay and live there a while." I said hopefully. Don't get me wrong, I love each and everyone of these kids to death but 15 kids being raised by 3 17 year olds isn't the cushy #life. (that's all I'm up for now might post more latter please tell me why you think in a comment and I'm open to ideas.)