fast, even on wata

My sisters were undoubtedly heading towards positions that gave them the biggest advantages and so I was quick to do the same. While I considered following Bianca and Olivia’s example and taking to the skies, I could already tell that was going to get crowded soon—so instead, I headed for the river, rushing onto the water as if it were ground and turning to follow the stream up to its mouth. When I reached the center of the massive reservoir, I shifted my feet and stomped with my next step, the force of the blow sending a tall wave and pillars of steam rising in every direction, even as it let me fling myself high in the air. As I rose over the cliff, I switched off Acceleration to save power and picked my target, hands out to my sides. Thrusting both down at the same time, I switched directions and flew even higher into the air, contorting my body in midair in anticipation of my landing, slowing my descent even as I did.

With barely a sound, I landed on top of Beacon’s highest tower and sat down to wait out the other four minutes and fifty-nine or so seconds, letting my power return as I looked back over the city of Vale. Looking back the way I’d came, I could see the trail of fire and steam I’d left in my wake and Bianca and Olivia hovering in the sky, eyes fixed in my direction. Bianca’s face had already been consumed by her light form, but I was able to see the surprise on Olivia’s face, as well as the consideration. Slowly, her eyes dropped to the ground below and she began to float away from Bianca’s stationary form and, presumably, in the direction of Violet and Indigo. Setting down on a building nearby, I saw her power begin to take effect, spilling out into the space around her slowly.