TWENTY-ONE
“YOU’RE GOING TO what?” Sarah grabbed my arm as I was about to knock at the door. “Are you crazy? Oh, what am I saying? You don’t even have a Taser...”
“No, but I do have a handy little skill that allows me to control lightning.”
Her eyes widened. “You’re going to strike Carol Lee with lightning? That could kill her!”
“Not if I can control it properly.” I took a deep breath, pushing aside the doubting thoughts, focusing on what I needed to do. “A Taser is a device which uses a high-voltage pulse of electricity to momentarily shock its target, thereby disrupting the neurotransmitters, and effectively overloading the nervous system. Carol will be temporarily immobilized, but not permanently harmed.”
Overhead, my little cloud formed. I spread my hands about six inches apart, m
