Selvi

''So… you're telling me that there was no earthquake, but what really happened was you guys trying to commit suicide.'' Michelle said

''It wasn't suicide; we didn't know what it was'' Cal' said in defense

''Exactly, haven't you learnt to ALWAYS run away from the unknown. Your little expedition has now put Mikey's life in danger, are you proud of yourself?'' Michelle said going full mom mode on the him.

''I called sheriff Jacob and he is on his way right now'' Sally said as she returned from her little call break

''I'm here, Mikey… what's wrong with him?... can someone tell me what is wrong with my son?'' Jacob said as he barged into the room.

''… That was fast'' Sally said

''Jacob calm down… if you keep yelling like this we're never gonna get anything done'' Michelle yelled back at Jacob.

''I'm back and I got the headphones'' Tyler said as he ran into the room holding the headphones above his head

''Great, give it here quick'' Michelle said as she collected the headphones from Tyler's hands and rushed to Mikey to put it on ''Raise his head please'' she said and Cal' did so.

''Okay, this should do for now'' she said before turning back to face them

''What the hell is wrong with him? Why does he need those?'' Jacob asked

''So… are you gonna tell him or should I do it?'' Michelle asked

''Tell me what Cal'? speak'' he said.

After explaining everything to Jacob, there was a moment of silence before Jacob broke it.

''I understand everything and I'm not angry'' Jacob said

''You're not?'' Tyler asked

''No, I mean… it's Mikey… even if there was a bomb with the word bomb literally written on it, he would still touch it, so I'm not surprised. What I don't get is, why does he get the short end of the stick? I mean, Gwen just have to keep eating to keep her strength, you just need to sleep, and she at most would go blind, but Mikey straight up dies, why?'' Jacob said confused

''He was the closest to the blast so maybe that's why…'' Sally said hesitatingly

''Right'' Jacob said

''He is waking up guys'' Tyler said when he saw Mikey's fingers move

''Son, can you hear me?'' Jacob said immediately arriving at his side

''Dad? Wait, where am I?'' Mikey asked as he opened his eyes

''You're at the hospital Mikey, how do you feel?'' Michelle asked

Mikey closed his eyes and opened them a few times before answering ''Like I got hit with a hammer a couple of times and what is this?'' he asked as he tried to take the head set off

''Don't take it off! Never take it off'' Michelle said stopping him from taking them off

''Why?'' he asked

''Because you'll die if you do so'' Cal' replied

''… haha, that's funny, it's hilarious… are you serious?'' he laughed before suddenly stopping when no one else was laughing

''Yeah'' Cal' answered while the others just gave a nod.

''Oh… My God'' he said

''Uhm… Mikey, do you feel cold, at all?'' Michelle asked

''No… why?''

''Because your temperature just dropped to the twenties, that's not normal'' she answered

''What does that mean? Am I dyi-'' he was about to ask before suddenly stopping when he looked at his hands.

SWIISH…

Everyone heard this sound before the temperature dropped and the room began to freeze along with Mikey who was literally turning into an ice sculpture.

''Mikey, stop it, you're killing yourself'' Cal' said

''But, I can't stop it''

CRASH

They heard the sound of one of the machines that was frozen, shattering.

''Mikey you have to stop it now!'' Michelle said in a panic

''I can't stop it!!'' he yelled back

CRASH

The windows shattered.

''AH!!'' Mikey screamed ''It hurts, Dad''

''Michelle, how do we stop this?'' Jacob asked

''Heat, we need to warm him up'' she replied

''Heat? I've got just the thing'' Jacob said and brought out a pair of black gloves ''this thing generates heat that's probably hot enough to regulate his temperature''

CRASH

''We have to get to him first'' Michelle said

''Cal' you have lightning right, and lightning also gives off heat, right?'' Sally asked

''Yeah…''

''Then… that means, you can get to him without turning into a popsicle, but you have to be fast to put it on him because lightning isn't immune to ice. You've got about 60 seconds before you turn into an ice sculpture so, you ready?'' Sally said

''Always'' Cal' replied

''… Go'' Sally said and Cal' ran as fast as he could with the gloves in hand, straight to Mikey and immediately strapped the gloves on him but not without his fingers freezing first.

''I got it, but it really does hurt'' Cal' said holding his frozen fingers

''Here…'' Mikey said holding on to Cal's hands, letting the heat of the gloves melt the ice on his fingers.

''Huh… works pretty well'' Mikey said seeing the effect the gloves have on his ice ''Oh uh… sorry about the room…'' he said to Michelle who was staring at the state of the room, shattered windows, broken machines and a cracked wall

''That is definitely coming out of my paycheck…'' she muttered to herself

''Anything I can do to help?'' Mikey asked

''Yes actually… get rid of all the ice'' she said and stood there waiting ''… Well?''

''Uhm… I don't actually know how to do that, I practically did nothing for Cal', the gloves did all the work''

''So…'' Michelle said in an unconvinced way

''Wait… You want me to use the gloves… but that'll take forever''

''Better get to work then'' Jacob said and everyone else agreed and left the room.

''Ugh… ''

20 MINUTES LATER…

''I'm done'' Mikey coming out of the room

''Took you long enough'' Cal' said

''Where is dad?''

''Oh they left… it's just us'' Sally replied

''Alright, let's go'' and so they left the hospital, walking on the streets, chatting and laughing, until Gwen stopped walking.

''What? You alright?'' Sally asked stopping the boys from going any further.

''Look'' she said pointing her finger at something in front of them and they all looked in the direction she was pointing at and froze.

''What the hell is that?'' they asked