Chapter 7

Today she had telepathic and history before gym class. Clara was so nervous about class. She went into her telepathic class with Largfell.

"Professor Largfell it's nice to see you again. I have a question before we start class, " Clara smiled as she talked outside the door waiting for the all clear by Galor.

"Alright Clara ask away," Largfell was curious what Clara could possibly be asking. She's hardly been in this world so it could be anything at this point.

"I was wondering if we could test how good my telepathic skills are. Like how strong the ability is," Clara walked in and gave a nod and smiled at him.

"You haven't even had any training though Clara so it can't be that good."

"Well I heard about the Sploch Game today and Emmett was teaching me how to play. He said because I'm a telepathic my telekinesis would be much stronger. I can even beat Philip, my brother."

"Oh well let's see how strong your telekinesis really is then if you can beat an elite and especially Philip. His telekinesis is almost max."

"How are we gonna try?"

"I will be there at gym. If you win next week will just be seeing how much power your telepathic ability really has. Today we will be discussing the rules for telepathics. You must follow them."

"Okay. I can accept that. It gives me another reason to win, " Clara smiles and sits down at the desk. "So the rules?"

"Rule one is telepaths can't look or listen to someone's thoughts without permission, it's a violation of privacy. The next rule is when you search someone's memories there is a flagging system. Don't check anything they have flagged."

"I understand those. Is there a third one I need to know about?"

"Yes. When tracking someone or reaching out to someone make sure that they know. That is the final rule. "

"I can track someone? How do I do that Professor?"

"Well you listen for someone's thoughts. Then you can get an area they should be. It doesn't work very far. You could find anyone in this building or in the seventh year building but the elite one is too far."

"Well you don't know that for me. So far I seem to be a very unique case. Can I try to locate Philip? Asking first."

"I guess we could give it a try. First reach out to him mentally. Don't enter his mind send a message."

"Okay I'll try. " Clara focused really hard and found Philip's mind. "Hey Philip sorry if I might scare you but could I use you for locating?"

"Yeah sure Clara but don't scream when you are sending a mental message. I almost flew out of my chair," Philip's mind seem to chuckle, it was very weird for Clara.

"He gave me the okay but he said I was sending a very loud message but I was trying to be quiet."

"Hmm we will have to work on that too. Let me connect up with you and see if you can find Philip, then I will pull all three of our minds together to see if you got it right," Largfell gave her a sideways glance. "Maybe you should try closer. Emmett?"

"Um I could try Emmett first. Let me contact him." She focused to find his mind. It was hard to find the mind Clara wanted to talk to. There was so many. She found it and created a path to send a message. "Hey Emmett, do you mind if I use you to track? I am trying to see how strong my telepathy is."

"Geez you are so loud compared to other but yeah you can. Don't listen too much to my thoughts though," Emmett sent back. He was sitting in his empath class.

"He said okay. Just his thoughts will be weird, he's in an empath class. I didn't realize he had two abilities, " Clara spoke quickly and smiled at Largfell.

"Okay so you are gonna focus on where his thoughts are coming from. What direction, how far, are the louder or softer, " Largfell explained it. He set his fingers on her temple and looks at her. "Sorry it's a little awkward. It will make a stronger connection."

"Oh okay that's interesting." Clara closes her eyes and focuses on Emmett's thoughts, not what they were but where they were at. They were a floor up and two halls over. "He's on the next floor and two halls over to the right."

"That's right. Good job Clara. Now let's try Philip, " Largfell smiles and he connects all three to be able to communicate. "Okay Philip Clara is going to try to find you now. Let's see if she can beat you at it."

"I think I can." Clara smiles but Largfell flinched from how loud Clara's mental voice was.

"Yes sir. It's pretty bad but that's just a control thing, " Philip thought and Clara began to search for him.

He was in the elite area and Clara could get that far but he was on the other side she could hear him. "You are on the other side in the third hallway second door, " Clara smiled as she found him.

"She's right. Largfell you understand what this means. Could you imagine her enhanced. Also you can't read her mind. I am only able to because I did when she was a baby."

"That is true her thought are silent but when she mentally talks it's like your right next to a speaker. She can't be though, maybe it's got another reason. "

"Yes perhaps. Please don't mention this discovery to the council yet. I want to figure out how powerful her telepathy is, if it's like her telekinesis it's gonna be powerful, " Philip was really concentrated.

"What can't I be and why can't I be that? " They forgot Clara was connected.

"You can't be the keeper of secrets because you have a different destiny. It must play into the other destiny but I don't get how," Philip explained without giving away what her true destiny was.

It was annoying her not knowing. Largfell didn't know either so she thought it might have worked. "Okay fine so I don't get to know what my own destiny is. We are gonna see if we can find someone else to tract that is further," Clara broke away from the connection after that and Largfell just stared at her with a sad look.

"How about your parents. Maybe Katryn? I think I heard Maddox was going on a mission from the council."

"Oh. He never said he was.. Let's try Katryn, she should be at home." Clara connects to Katryn. Everytime she does it she gets better and better at it. "Hey I was wondering if I could tract you for telepath class. We are trying to see how strong it is. "

"Yeah that's fine. You are really loud Clara. I didn't think that telepaths could reach that far though. What about with Philip?"

"She managed to reach Philip fast. We are challenging her more because it is seems too easy almost, " Largfell jumped in so it wasn't as loud. "She will ask you if she is correct and we will see if she is."

"Okay then." So Clara began and listened and once again she found Katryn within a minute. She was in the kitchen. "Yeah that's right. I am looking for lunch."

"Thank you Katryn. I appreciate you letting us use you for tracking, " Largfell said and he smiled as he went to sit at his desk. "So now we gotta see how far it can go. We will do that this weekend. I will meet you at your house at two o'clock in the afternoon on Saturday."

"Oh okay. Thank you for wanting to work with my outside school, " Clara smiled back and looked down. "Is it bad I'm this powerful? Is that why Philip wants to keep it a secret from the council?"

"It can be Clara. Head to lunch early and eat up. Telepath can take a lot of energy so most have it before lunch."

"It wasn't that much energy. Did you follow me when I tracked Katryn?"

"Yes I did. I think I will need Emmett with us so he can enhance me because I couldn't follow past the halfway point. I also want to see how powerful you are with enhancing. Sometimes you can see around them if they are closer."

"You think I can do that with some practice? That sounds like it means entering someone's mind."

"Actually no. You use their eyes, it's very weird honestly. It's time you go now. Emmett is outside, ask him of my request.'

" Thank you Professor Largfell. I am glad to have the help, " Clara got up and left after a bow of the head. That seemed to be a normal thing when leaving someone of importance. Just as Largfell said, Emmett was right outside and early.

"So you ready for gym?" Emmett elbowed her to try and get her out of her thoughts.

"Yeah.. you know powerful a normal telepath is right?"

"Yeah I do why?" Emmett was looking at Clara concerned.

"I am way stronger and I've hardly used my telepath... I am more powerful than Largfell. He asked if you could come to my house Saturday at two in the afternoon to enhance him. And at some point, enhance me to see just how far I can go and how many I can bring into one telepath conversation."

"I can do that Clara. I didn't know you'd be that powerful. I think you need to be careful with your telekinesis at gym.. Don't surge too much but I don't think you know how to surge yet. Don't figure it out in there."

"Okay, let's go eat." They walked to lunch after that and enjoyed it. Next class would definitely be an interesting one and just as Largfell promised he was there. No one knew her abilities yet and no one could think that she was gonna win but Largfell and Emmett were very confident.

At the beginning of gym they have to get changed. So Clara went into the locker room and all the girls just stared. "Oh Clara you are participating in the Sploch Game? Do you even know what that is?"

"Yes I do Scarlett. Back off, I can give the council a call and have them look through my memories at how you have treated me. You need to learn to behave yourself more. Haven't you already learned from a week of detention. If you aren't careful you'll be exiled, " Clara quickly mocked back and went to get changed. She made sure that her gym locker was locked. She walked outside and went to where her class was standing.

The teacher explained the rules. They can only use telekinesis, and once the ball has hit it will basically explode the color all over that person. Youngest picks the color. So it began the first rounds.

In the first rounds everyone is paired up with someone from their own level. Clara is only a level one and she quickly beats them but so does Scarlett. She had moved on though and she was gonna show who they were messing with. "Good job but it's only the first round Clara. Don't get too confident. "

"That's right Scarlett. It's only the first round. Im against you this round. Let's see what you truely got. I want you to have neon green, my favorite color," Clara laughs and they stand at their spots. Scarlett was too confident and tried too hard. Clara easily overpowered her telekinesis and smiled as Scarlett yelled being covered in green and losing.

"You cheated! Largfell she cheated!" Scarlett started yelling which got everyone's attention. Cheating was looked down upon as normal but even more so because of guilt.

"Professor Largfell knows I didn't cheat Scarlett," Clara smiles at Largfell and he winks back.

"Scarlett stop targeting Clara and deal with your loss already. Clara Heartfelt you are definitely fulfilling your name," Largfell turns to Scarlett. "You are no longer in the game. Please to sit on the side."

Scarlett just stared but walked away quickly. Clara looked over at Emmett who was smiling so big. She mentally connected with him. "I guess you did tell me. That scream was amazing. Thank you for teaching me but don't be mad the trainee has surpassed the trainer, " Clara smiles.

"You are welcome Clara. I just want you to kick Avery's butt and win top. There is a prize but I will keep it a secret so you have to win the game, " Emmett said back but then he nodded towards Largfell who was just shaking his head.

The next three rounds went the same and Clara was the youngest by the fifth round. Emmett was still in but he wouldn't be for much longer, he was starting to struggle. Finally it was the final round and it was Clara against Avery. "A first year has never made it to the final except your brother. Strange how genetics work right?"

"Yes I guess it does Avery. Maybe I should let you pick the color."

"Oh the confidence is great. I've won for the last two years. I will let you pick, " Avery chuckled so Clara picked pink.

That match begun and it was intense. It last quite a number of minutes before a blast happened. Both Avery and Clara were thrown back. Avery hit the wall and unconscious but Clara stayed conscious and managed to level herself out before she crashed. Emmett came running over. "Are you okay Clara?" He was looking all over her head to make sure there wasn't any bleeding.

"I am okay but Avery. Oh he's got a head wound. What did I do?" Clara sank to the ground and put her head between her knees. She was having an anxiety attack.

"Clara you accidentally did a surge. It was very powerful as it created an explosion of energy. A lot of energy, " Emmett sat down next to her and patted her back and she flinched.

"I am sore and I shouldn't be touched. I'm very dangerous, " Clara shakes her head and there is a light glow under her gym uniform.

"You shouldnt be healing here. It's too public Clara, " Emmett whispers quickly next to her but she doesn't look up. "You won though. He was the one that got the pink on him."

Elijah, the doctor in the school shows up with two of the moving beds. "Hi Clara, I need you to go in the bed and we will take you down to the health center. Your brother is there waiting and worried," Elijah was speaking gently and someone had levitated Avery onto a bed.

When Clara doesn't say anything, Emmett picks her up carefully and set her down on the bed. He pushed the bed back down to the health center and she still didn't move. "Clara lay down please. It's okay, you didn't mean to hurt him. You could heal him."

"Yeah, " She muttered and looked up. "I healed myself. I guess I can heal him." Once they made it to the health center she got up and sat next to Avery. She only touched a finger to him and most his body glowed. "I am so sorry I hurt you. "

"Clara, what are you doing?" Elijah walks over and sees Avery body glowing. "I didn't realize you were a healer. Is that why you aren't in any pain?"

"Yes that is why Elijah. His injuries are healed but that doesn't mean anything. I don't touch head injuries, I was told it can do more damage unless a different telepath is there to help and I don't know how to do that."

"It's okay Clara. Go lay back down and rest. You were very powerful and your brother really wants your to rest. So does Emmett."

"I know..." Clara stood up and went back to her bed. She laid down and curled up a little when Philip walked in.

"Oh you are okay. I was worried when I heard there was an energy explosion. I guess I should have shown you how to surge so that way you wouldn't, " Philip walked over and sat next to Clara.

"Philip I can heal myself with small injuries and muscle soreness. I healed Avery too but I don't know if his mind was hurt, " Clara wasn't really looking at Philip. She was upset with herself.

"I know Clara. Get your rest, I'll be here when you wake up and probably Emmett too."

Clara closed her eyes and fell right asleep. She was having nightmares and was tossing and turning so much. She felt so guilty and was worried if Avery didn't make it.