48 - 15 - Grow and Shrink

"Come with me, Rachel."

I don't know why. But I reached out. And the distance between us magically shrank.

I looked up. And in an instant, the distance between me and the thirty-foot roof disappeared.

I looked down and saw a white speck scurrying into the corner for safety. David.

"What is this?" I demanded. "I'm a giant now?"

"Only if you need to be," Crayak replied. "You are as strong as you need to be. As big as you need to be. As ruthless as you need to be. You're not Rachel anymore. You're Super-Rachel. Can't you feel it? The raw power?"

I could feel it. I could feel a strange and magnificent energy coursing up and down my arms and legs, like electrical currents.

The energy was potent. Intoxicating. Familiar.

I'd experienced it before.

The energy was hate. Hate now enhanced with outrageous power. And the moral certainty that I was right. That everything I thought and everything I did was right right right!

(...)

"Yes, Rachel," Crayak said. "There when you need it. Gone when you don't."

I looked down. The floor was the usual distance away. I was normal-sized again.

I heard the Drode giggle.

"Think fast, Rachel."