The Time Limit

"Mahli, lend me your strength," Said Amanda. She looked directly into Christopher's eyes and said, "Time me. I only have fifteen minutes."

"What?!" He asked, utterly puzzled.

Before Amanda could answer the blue crystal jumped out of Christopher's body, flying in mid-air before finally settling in Amanda. Everything happened in a split second that Vasco had no chance to react.

Amanda's eyes glowed in blue. Being able to understand the use of the crystal, she manifested her second skin. In a second, her entire body was covered in another layer of skin, hiding in between her clothes and armor.

With the power of the crystal, she was tougher than her normal strength.

"Christopher! Time me!" Ordered Amanda before breaking free from the rope that held her hands together. "I can only use your power for fifteen to twenty minutes!"