Vision leads them at last to a hallway with metal doors, the holding cells.
"If he's good with electricity, how come he hasn't shorted the systems and gotten himself out of here?" Cassie asks.
"I assume his cell is equipped with a power dampener. But once I override its security settings he should return to..."
Vision's already fussing with the controls, energy jumping from his hand to the computer in the door. And he doesn't have a chance to finish before electricity bursts from the door and walls, never touching them as it shot out, a blinding white tinged with green that never occurred in nature. Alarms started to scream as the door slid open, two points of brilliant light around the size of fists blinding all vision into the room as a young man steps forth. And then the power lances forward, two blasts of electricity licking out, knocking Vision back as he went intangible to protect himself.
"...Normal," he finished.
"What's happening?" Cassie asks, panic tinging her voice.
And someone steps forward, the light dying down as the sirens scream.
"He set me free," a tired, angry voice announces, and a teen steps out into the hall. Billy, but pale. Whose eyes look slowly over their group before finally stopping on Billy. And that tired, angry face softens. So gentle, so soft. The lightning that still sparks from his skin immediately stops as he reaches out. Grabs Billy and pulls the guy close, holding him. "Billy. You idiot."
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"If he's good with electricity, how come he hasn't shorted the systems and gotten himself out of here?" Cassie asks.
"I assume his cell is equipped with a power dampener. But once I override its security settings he should return to..."
Vision's already fussing with the controls, energy jumping from his hand to the computer in the door. And he doesn't have a chance to finish before electricity bursts from the door and walls, never touching them as it shot out, a blinding white tinged with green that never occurred in nature. Alarms started to scream as the door slid open, two points of brilliant light around the size of fists blinding all vision into the room as a young man steps forth. And then the power lances forward, two blasts of electricity licking out, knocking Vision back as he went intangible to protect himself.
"...Normal," he finished.
"What's happening?" Cassie asks, panic tinging her voice.
And someone steps forward, the light dying down as the sirens scream.
"He set me free," a tired, angry voice announces, and a teen steps out into the hall. Billy, but pale. Whose eyes look slowly over their group before finally stopping on Billy. And that tired, angry face softens. So gentle, so soft. The lightning that still sparks from his skin immediately stops as he reaches out. Grabs Billy and pulls the guy close, holding him. "Billy. You idiot."