The Gifted by Paige Whitaker (the giving tree read aloud TXT) 📕

drive out of the gates when Hazel said "Joyce can you pick up on their thoughts? Maybe to where they are heading?". Joyce scrunched her face like she was thinking really hard then her face went blank for a minute. Finaly she said, "Yes they are heading for 3454 West bridge science facility."

"What? Isn't that his old lab that has been shut down for years?" Hazel said looking at Joyce. "He is probably using it now for some kind of hide out." Tye said. "Most likely, a dumb one to." Joyce said opening the glove box in front of her. "Well the police aren't very bright if they didn't think to look at his old Lab once he escaped." Hazel said while watching Joyce shuffle through papers in Tye's glove box. "Hey! Joyce what are you doing!?" Tye yelled trying to reach over and shut the glove box. Joyce quickly smacked his hand away and said "I am looking for a map idiot what else what I be looking for?"."It isn't in there." Tye said glaring at Joyce who was still shuffling through his papers. Joyce withdrew her hands, "Then where is it?" she asked folding her arms across her chest. Tye focused on the glove box and shut it. "I don't have map in my car. Why would I?" He said looking back to the road. Joyce just shook her head.

After a while of following the Vans about a mile behind the Vans turned up a steep dirt road into what looked like the Science Facility. "Looks like we're here." Tye said pulling up the road. "Stop!" Hazel yelled pulling on the steering wheel. "What are you doing!" Tye yelled try to get a grip on the steering wheel. Tye couldn't grip the steering wheel and they spun off the road into a big bush. "Hazel! What were you thinking!?" Tye yelled trying to open his door. "I was thinking if we follow them up the hill and park beside them they might know we are here!" Hazel yelled back pushing on Tye trying to get him out of the car. "You could have said that instead of making me wreck my car!" Tye said pushing the door open. "Guys stop fighting and yelling there going to hear us." Joyce said opening the passenger door. "On the way here I thought of a plan." Joyce said walking around the back of the car over to Hazel and Tye.
"What's the plan?" Tye asked brushing off his car.

"We wait and watch while they take them all and then once they leave them alone, or at least with only a few guards you guys attack the guards while I find a way to set the others free to go get help. While they are gone we go find Doctor. Henjensen and keep him there until the cops come." Joyce said staring up the hill. "Good plan." Tye said stepping back from the car. Joyce nodded. "Let's go to the top of the hill and wait till they are unloading the last van then follow them inside." Joyce said starting to walk up towards the hill. Tye and Hazel both followed. Once they reached the top of the hill the 3 of them sat down behind a big rock and waited until they were unloading the last truck then Joyce said "Let's go follow them in.".
They walked up the hill and followed them men pulling the students by their cuffs. They all stayed very quite Joyce seemed to be trying to get farther ahead then everyone. The men took the students into a dark room and put them in cages that looked like they were specially made for each student so it could resist there powers. The men shoved each in one by one then it came to Brendan, Joyce's older brother. They had him in bigger handcuffs then the others which didn't surprise Anyone. Joyce's brother is a Werewolf. When Joyce finally saw Brendan she started to try to go towards him Tye grabbed her and covered her mouth. Brendan only changes into a werewolf when he was mad, and he was mad. He was struggling and trying to fight the men were having trouble holding him so the man to the right of him pressed a button on his handcuffs and Brendan got shocked and knocked out. Joyce let out a muffled stretch the men didn't hear but Tye held his hand around her mouth tighter after that. "I hate messing with these dirty werewolf's." Said the man on the left of the cage door, "Nothing but dirty good for nothing dogs.". The two men went up into a room with a glass window in it so they could see all of the kids. "We have to go take them down now I don't think they're going anywhere." Tye whispered letting go of Joyce. Joyce gave Tye a horrible look then nodded in agreement. "Hazel come with me, do you have enough power?" Tye said taking hazels hand. "Yeah plenty I absorbed a lot at the lake." Hazel said.
"Ok lets go. Joyce stay here once we get in and start to attack come in grab the Keys and get the other kids out to go get help." Tye said. Joyce nodded.

Tye and Hazel started to crawl along the cold hard concrete wall to get to the door which was on the other side. The kids saw them and started to Tye to say something then Tye held his finger to his lips and they all looked away. They kept crawling until they were to the side of the door. "Ready?" Tye whispered to hazel, Hazel nodded. Tye leaped up and busted open the door running inside a small room with a lot of controls Hazel ran in behind him. The two men jumped up "How did you get out of your cages you freaks!?" one of the men yelled starting towards Tye. There was nothing in the room but 2 chairs and a panel of controls so Tye had to fight fist on fist. The man came at Tye and tried to punch but Tye dodged and punched the man in the Gut knocking the man down, then Tye kicked him in the face sending blood everywhere. The other man was running at hazel she Turned the floor into nothing but ice and the man started to slide, He slid right into hazel knocking her down and he landed on top of her. "JOYCE!" Tye yelled motioning for her to come. Joyce was already half way there. While Tye was helping Hazel up Joyce found a key chain with only one key thinking it must be for all she ran out and started opening the cages. "Everyone once you get out get together and go into town and get the police explain what happened and bring them here. Hurry!" Joyce said unlocking cage after cage. "Come on we have to find Doctor Henjensen." Tye said opening a second door and pulling Hazel in. Hazel and Tye walked into a room that looked like the experiment lab no one was in it but there was a ton of equipment. "Wow this guy must be a real freak." Tye said looking at all of the equipment. "Yeah, but where is he?" Hazel said. A voice rang out "Oh don't worry sissy you won't have to worry about him because, You won't even get passed me.". Tye and Hazel both spun around to see a girl with Smoky red hair and red eyes standing in front of them.


"Jenna?" Hazel said. "Of course you idiot. Do you have another twin I'm not aware of?" Jenna said smirking. "You have a twin?" Tye asked looking back and forth between hazel and Jenna. "Oh she didn't tell you about me? Doesn't surprise me she tries to out shine me all the time." Jenna said walking a circle around Hazel. "Jenna, you have always been jealous of me i never try to do anything to outshine you." hazel said eyeing Jenna's every move. "That might be true but it doesn't matter now. You spent 15 long years being Mom and Dad's favorite, and for that you will pay." Jenna said stopping in front of Hazel. "Mom and Dad had no favorite they loved us equally. Why are you even here?" Hazel said stepping back as Tye stepped closer to her. "Doctor. Henjensen called and offered me a VERY nice deal one day. The deal was i break him out of prison, protect him and he Gives me unstoppable powers and revenge on you." Jenna said stepping closer to Hazel. "Jenna you were always jealous and mean but i never thought you were this evil." Hazel said backing into the wall. "Well Hazel, today is the day i get my revenge. You will get to see just how much I shine!" Jenna said her hands filled with blazing fire.

"HAZEL NO!" Tye screamed as Jenna threw a burning fireball straight at Hazel. Smoke filled the air. Tye dropped to his knees but once the smoke cleared he saw hazel behind a block of ice with a whole in the middle. "Ho-how?" Jenna muttered. "I learned I don't need to have water around me I can absorb it." hazel said pushing her hands forward hurling the Block of ice at Jenna sending her flying across the room and into the wall. Tye picked up a experiment table and threw it at Jenna smashing her into the wall. Jenna pushed the table off of her and said" This is a family issue. You're not invited!" Jenna threw a flaming fire bolt at Tye sending him into the Science equipment. "Tye!" hazel said running towards him Jenna threw another Fire Bolt hitting Hazels feet. hazel scream in pain. "Aw sis, can't take the heat?" Jenna said walking towards her fallen sister. Hazel looked up and shot ice sickles straight at Jenna making her fall back. Getting up Hazel threw a block of ice on top of Jenna. Jenna quickly pushed the block of ice off of her hands filling with fire Hazel blew waves of water at her flying her backing and extinguishing the flames. "Tye are you OK?" Hazel said as she approached him. He lifted his head and said "Yeah I think I'm fine." then he stood up. Hazel turned around to see her sister running out of the room "This isn't over sis I will be back!" she screamed running through the door. "Wow, you can call that sister rivalry." Tye said brushing a black hole from the Fire bolt in his shirt. Hazel laughed and said "Let's go make sure Joyce got everyone out ok."

"No need i got everyone out there on their way to get the police now.. I just saw some girl that looked just like Hazel run out." Joyce said looking confusingly at Hazel. "Long story tell you later. Let's find Doctor. Henjensen." Hazel said walking towards another door. Tye and Joyce followed Hazel into a room that looked like a big office of some sort.

A low voice softly spoke "Ah good to see you. I noticed you 3 had not been captured." "Doctor. Henjensen I suppose." Hazel said walking to the old man. "Ah so you have heard of me." Doctor. Henjensen said. "Yeah, more like EX-doctor. Henjensen." Tye said stepping closer to him. "Why did you take all of the students at our school?" Joyce asked. "It's simple really. You are all murdering freaks. My son has 'supernatural powers' as you kids put it, he killed my wife one day when he got mad, all you freaks are the same and I am going to take all of their powers and place them into My assistant I believe