Megamatrix Hero Within Read Online Free Page B
Author: Phil Hester, Jon S. Lewis, Shannon Eric Denton, Jake Bell
Android 7 declared. "Congratulations. Now go get the others so we can fill the ranks of the Global Defenders again."
Fletcher looked at the other discs in the pillar, wondering which power Josh would choose, when the computer beeped at him.
"SELECT POWER MATRIX TO DOWNLOAD," the computer screen prompted him.
Fletcher read the prompt again and again. Was the computer mistaken? Or was it possible to download more than one power? When Android 7 told him to find others to take on the powers of the other Global Defenders, Fletcher assumed the Megamatrix could only download one set of powers to each disc. Now, he wondered if that was true.
He looked over his shoulder at Android 7, who wasn’t making a move to stop him.
Braving the pain, he pressed the button again and felt the lava flow into his chest once more. When it was finished, he looked down at his shoes. Instinctively, his feet rose off the cave floor.
He was flying.
Liberty Torch's ability to fly, her enhanced senses, and her lightning fast reflexes were all his now.
"Wait," Android 7 protested. "You should seek out teammates. Share the power with others. You will need allies at your side for the task at hand."
Fletcher eyed the hologram suspiciously. "Are you going to stop me from taking all these powers for myself?"
"I can not stop you--" Android 7 began, but that was all Fletcher needed to hear.
CHAPTER 6
Leaping from one rooftop to another may not be that impressive a feat for someone who can fly, but Fletcher was still new to all this and found it quite a bit of fun.
One step, two steps, and then it was like something exploded beneath his feet, hurling him twenty or thirty yards at a time. Yet as he ran and when he landed, it was as quiet as if he were tiptoeing across pillows thanks to Red Wraith's stealth.
He could count the number of times he could remember being outside at night on one hand. Now, he couldn't imagine ever staying indoors again.
He'd flown through the clouds for almost half an hour until he passed over the gulf, where the lapping of the water on the shore sounded like the most beautiful music he'd ever heard. He plunged in and swam to depths he'd never imagined, just like Lord Trident. It wasn't clear how he breathed underwater, but he didn't care. The sea was a chorus of voices, all welcoming him. Fish, dolphins, sharks, eels, crabs, they all called him "Sire."
When he finally emerged from the water, Fletcher used Ali Babba’s omnivision to look for Miguel and his brother at the ruins of the Global Defenders’ headquarters, but couldn’t find them. He looked in on Miguel's house. Then at their apartment.
The bus was still embedded in the wall.
Without Ali Babba’s belt, Fletcher had to fly. In a burst of anger, he ripped through the sky at speeds that would make a jet pilot jealous. When he got to the apartment, he threw open the door and pushed the bus back through the hole it had made. With a satisfying rending of metal and smashing of glass, it fell to the ground below. He stood at the edge of the hole in the wall, looking down on the bus's remains. He felt better, but the sight of it still made him sick.
He wanted to fly away, somewhere farther than he'd ever been in his life. But Fletcher quickly realized he didn't know anywhere else.
He knew the names of other cities, and he'd heard the horror stories of what life was like there, but he had no idea where they were or how to get there. What little school he'd had never covered geography.
And that was how he came to be hopping from rooftop to rooftop, heading back toward the ruins where he'd left his brother and Miguel.
As he cleared Tanner Street, he noticed two men hunkered around the back door of a medical clinic. One was trying to pick the lock while the other kept a lookout, peering out in both directions, but never looking up where Fletcher was perched. Not that he would have seen Fletcher anyway as he used his stealth powers to blend perfectly into the
Fletcher looked at the other discs in the pillar, wondering which power Josh would choose, when the computer beeped at him.
"SELECT POWER MATRIX TO DOWNLOAD," the computer screen prompted him.
Fletcher read the prompt again and again. Was the computer mistaken? Or was it possible to download more than one power? When Android 7 told him to find others to take on the powers of the other Global Defenders, Fletcher assumed the Megamatrix could only download one set of powers to each disc. Now, he wondered if that was true.
He looked over his shoulder at Android 7, who wasn’t making a move to stop him.
Braving the pain, he pressed the button again and felt the lava flow into his chest once more. When it was finished, he looked down at his shoes. Instinctively, his feet rose off the cave floor.
He was flying.
Liberty Torch's ability to fly, her enhanced senses, and her lightning fast reflexes were all his now.
"Wait," Android 7 protested. "You should seek out teammates. Share the power with others. You will need allies at your side for the task at hand."
Fletcher eyed the hologram suspiciously. "Are you going to stop me from taking all these powers for myself?"
"I can not stop you--" Android 7 began, but that was all Fletcher needed to hear.
CHAPTER 6
Leaping from one rooftop to another may not be that impressive a feat for someone who can fly, but Fletcher was still new to all this and found it quite a bit of fun.
One step, two steps, and then it was like something exploded beneath his feet, hurling him twenty or thirty yards at a time. Yet as he ran and when he landed, it was as quiet as if he were tiptoeing across pillows thanks to Red Wraith's stealth.
He could count the number of times he could remember being outside at night on one hand. Now, he couldn't imagine ever staying indoors again.
He'd flown through the clouds for almost half an hour until he passed over the gulf, where the lapping of the water on the shore sounded like the most beautiful music he'd ever heard. He plunged in and swam to depths he'd never imagined, just like Lord Trident. It wasn't clear how he breathed underwater, but he didn't care. The sea was a chorus of voices, all welcoming him. Fish, dolphins, sharks, eels, crabs, they all called him "Sire."
When he finally emerged from the water, Fletcher used Ali Babba’s omnivision to look for Miguel and his brother at the ruins of the Global Defenders’ headquarters, but couldn’t find them. He looked in on Miguel's house. Then at their apartment.
The bus was still embedded in the wall.
Without Ali Babba’s belt, Fletcher had to fly. In a burst of anger, he ripped through the sky at speeds that would make a jet pilot jealous. When he got to the apartment, he threw open the door and pushed the bus back through the hole it had made. With a satisfying rending of metal and smashing of glass, it fell to the ground below. He stood at the edge of the hole in the wall, looking down on the bus's remains. He felt better, but the sight of it still made him sick.
He wanted to fly away, somewhere farther than he'd ever been in his life. But Fletcher quickly realized he didn't know anywhere else.
He knew the names of other cities, and he'd heard the horror stories of what life was like there, but he had no idea where they were or how to get there. What little school he'd had never covered geography.
And that was how he came to be hopping from rooftop to rooftop, heading back toward the ruins where he'd left his brother and Miguel.
As he cleared Tanner Street, he noticed two men hunkered around the back door of a medical clinic. One was trying to pick the lock while the other kept a lookout, peering out in both directions, but never looking up where Fletcher was perched. Not that he would have seen Fletcher anyway as he used his stealth powers to blend perfectly into the
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