Seven

10 couldn't stop staring 7, you feel the joy emanating from her body, There was a feeling of happiness and sincere relief that 7 was alive. She couldn't bear the thought of loosing him, and she Knew how broken his family would be as well.

Then suddenly her eyes began to wander, as she looked around the dragwolves cave, she wondered why wolves were not attacking. In fact the queen's youngest cub was playing with 7.

I believe I know what you are thinking, I guess they see me as one of their own; 7 explained. I spared her life and saved mine as well. I think they now trust me.

10 looked at the queen, stood up and walked towards her,

I don't know if you can understand me but thank you for saving his life; she expressed h few r gratitude

She says you're welcome;7 replied

Wait you can understand them, 10 asked shocked.

Yeah, yeah discovered that today as well; 7 replied. I can't explain it, so I'm just going with it.

This is crazy, 10 replied confused. How is this even possible?

Trust me I want to know the answer as much as you, but...

They were interrupted by the queen howl, which was directed at both 7 and 10.

She said saved. Me with her blood, dragwolves blood flows in me, which makes me part of the pack. Most importantly her child. Her blood is the antidote to all. 7 explained to 10

10 shellshocked just nodded with her mouth wide open, obviously still trying to comprehend what she just heard.

7 turned to ten, how did manage to come back for me?

Did colonel send you back to come get me?

Not really, he was convinced that you were dead, and he wasn't really to risk the life of any soldier not even the one who volunteers to save who might not even be alive ; she replied.

Wait You volunteered to come get me, even tho there was a high chance That I might not be alive. You risked your live on a possibility? 7 asked.

I would risk my life for less, when it comes to you. 10 replied.

Pulled her close and kissed her,

What about my dad and brother, were you able to see them? 7 asked

10 looking into his eyes, replied, they are all good but they were worried about you. I assured them I would come get you.

That's good I'm glad to know they are alright. 7 replied visibly relieved.

I need to tell you something 10, you are the smartest person I know, maybe you can help me figure this out.; 7 added.

10 eyes widened with curiosity, What's going on she asked

We are supposed to get one ability per number right? 7 asked

Right.. 10 replied.

Well, the thing is, I have unlocked 2, is that normal?, I don't think it's normal. Right!?

He asked.

Uhhmm I mean it's different from what we were told would happen. But maybe we all get more than one ability; she replied

Do you have more than one? 7 asked.

No, but maybe we all develop more abilities at different times, maybe mine comes later; she explained.

Maybe, but I can't settle on a maybe, I need to know more about my number (7) he replied.

There isn't much to know about your number Tayo, this is the first, it has chosen anyone since the beginning box raid. That's 200 years, you are the only person it has chosen ever. So how are we going to figure out what it is, if nothing to base it on; 10 explained.

There has to be something about the history of the box raid back under the dome, maybe we can find something on my number, 7 replied.

There's only one issue, how are we going to get back? I didn't plan that far, I was only focused on getting here; 10 explained.

I can't call back not after I disobey the colonel.

We have to, I miss malin and dad, I need to see them. And no one is touching you, not even the colonel, not on my watch. Besides he would be too happy praising you; 7 added.

What Are you talking about?? She asked confused.

The dragwolves know where to find some of the small boxes and they are willing to protect us and help us gather them. 7 explained, if you come back a proper number of boxes and a lost soldier, nothing the colonel would say would matter, you would be seen as a hero by the city. He added.

I must say, that's a very good plan. It could actually work; 10 replied.

Trust me it will. Rest up, we leave soon. 7 announced.

Meanwhile Mary(25) and David (9) were talking about 7 and and 10, they were 10 inside people, who helped get to and use the teleportation platform to teleport to paradise garden.

We should have gone with her, 25 blurted out, breaking the awkward silence. I feel guilty for letting her go alone, we all know how dangerous that place is. She needs someone to have her back.

She made it clear, she didn't want us to come along, as much as we disagreed with her, we have to respect her decision. Besides she's one of the survivors of rynik and that place is supposed to be way worse than paradise garden. I think she will alright. 9 explained.

Yeah but I can't help but worry. What if she finds 7 dead, or seven finds her dead. Or they both die, this is all my fault. 25 replied

We can't think like that, we have to be positive.. They will both come back to us alive. 9 replied trying to cheer her up.

If she comes back, I'm going to tell the truth about everything and how it was all my fault. She deserves to know the truth; 25 decides.

You do not want to do that she will hate you forever. We have to leave it in past, or it going your future. 9 advices.

Back in paradise garden, 7 and 10 arrived at the location of the small boxes. They were prepared for any monsters that awaited them, their were charged up and ready to go.

And now they had the dragwolves with them, they were confident, that it could be done quickly.

They saw some of the boxes in a broken, have destroyed massive building. They were about to enter into the building When they saw a baby cranton, a crab like insect with huge claw and armored backs, the only only vulnerable spot is their eyes and their birth hole under their belly but it very difficult to reach because of their armored body. The bay was the size of a table, so you can imagine how big the adults were.

And as of right on cue, the adults cranton started started crawling out of different parts of the building, some even digging their out of the ground, even even under the very ground on which 10, 7 and the dragwolves stood on. One of the cranton grabbed the dragwolves legs from underneath with it claws, crushing it with ease. The dragwolf tried to fly up, but it was struggling because the cranton was trying to pull into the earth.

7 seeing this quickly went into speed mode, ran towards distressed dragwolf who howling in pain touched it leg and phased it through the cranton claw freeing dragwolf from it grip. This allowed the dragwolf to into the air, to join the other dragwolves who had already ascended back into the air.

They all started spamming fire breath from unto the crantons but because of hard outer exteriors, it didn't harm most of them. But as they kept rain fire breath on them, it caused some of them knock over their crantons in the chaos. This where 10 notice the small hole in their belly that was exposed (birth hole) , she brought it to the attention of 7 who came up with an idea of knocking over all the crantons with his super speed exposing them to the mercy of the dragwolves fire breath and and 10's lightning.

So he jumps down immediately going into speed mode, completely blitzing crantons, knocking them over on their backs leaving vulnerable to the 10 and dragwolves attacks.

They were all completely burnt up and killed. After the smoke cleared, the dragwolves all landed back on the ground and immediately started bringing out all the boxes that were found in the location. They were able to gather about 110 boxes. And with the assists of the dragwolves they were able to move the boxes to the teleport platform easily..

Once all 110 boxes were moved, 10 decided it was time to call home, As she was calling back under the dome, to tell them to activate the teleport platform, 7 turned around to address the dragwolves, Thank you to all of you especially the queen for saving my life, and helping us with everything. But I have to go back home, to see my family and find out more about my abilities. You guys are also family as well, but my dad and brother are just as important to me as you guys. I don't know when I will be back but hopefully soon.

The dragwolves looked very sad, as they have really come to see 7 as part of their pack, especially the baby dragwolf who just kept rubbing itself on 7 leg.

7 knelt down to pet it head, assuring it that he back as soon as he can. He hugged it and bow to the queen who nodded in agreement.

10 and 7 stepped on the platform, and in less than a minute it was activated and in an instant they were gone.

When they arrived back at the soldier of jeh facility under the dome, They were greeted by everyone including the colonel, who looked so angry, that his face was pulsating red. Apart from the colonel visibly upset, everyone else was happy to see 7 and 10 alive. Especially when they saw that they came back with a lot of small boxes.

They cheered for them, hugging and shaking them. Then David (9) and Mary (25) ran out to hug them,

Then suddenly the colonel spoke into a microphone, enough! He yelled.

Everyone stopped in their track, frozen but shocked why the colonel would be angry especially when two of soldiers made it back alive, with a large number of boxes, which helped their cause.

The colonel stared at the crowd, with his gaze shifting from everyone to just Taeesha(10).

I gave you an order, which you blatantly disobeyed. I'm in charge yeah, when I say do something, you do it, do you understand?

You think bringing a couple of boxes, would exempt you from your punishment.

You would disciplined for your disrespect and disobedience. The colonel announced.

10 accepted her fate, but 7 wasn't ready to let it go without a fight. Preparing to go into speed mode, When suddenly the rest of the soldiers stood up to the colonel, telling him to shove his ego down his throat and accept that 10 did the right thing going back for one of their own especially when she thought he was still alive. They also questioned the fact that the colonel was ready to let one of their own die, without making an attempt to save him. Is that what they were to him just easily dispensable soldiers.

All the sudden uprising within the soldiers shocked the colonel and he relaxed a bit, painfully and reluctantly pardoning her of any punishment to the excitement of everyone else. But he was fuming inside, vowing to take his revenge on both 10 and 7.

After the initial welcome excitement, 7 wanted to immediately go see his dad and brother, but 10 knowing knowing that she lied to 7 about his dad's health, tried to delay him a bit but he wasn't having it.

So she decided to tell him the truth, even if it risk him being angry with her.

I need to tell you something, 10 muttered.

Ok, I'm all ears; 7 replied

I lied about your dad, being in good health. The last time I saw him, he was seriously affected by the plague, he was in seriously critical condition. I didn't want to tell you in paradise garden, because I drop such a huge news on you not after all you might have been through, trying to survive that horrible place. I didn't mean to... She explained but she was interrupted by 7.

You lied to me..? About my dad's health. How could you? If I knew I would have tried to get back here even earlier, For your sake hope he is still alive. 7 replied.

I'm so sorry, 10 pleaded with little streams of tears pouring from her eyes. I didn't want to hurt you more, i didn't want to put you through more than what you were already going through.

7 just looked at her, shook his head and sped off.

He got to the hospital, and saw his brother sobbing over the lifeless body of his dad. His dad body had been placed in a glass coffin with cooling properties that stops the body from decaying.

Malin, 7 called out his name, he turned around seeing 7, brother he replied.

he fell from his wheelchair in tears, are you really here brother?

7 rushed to him knelt down and hugged him, I'm here brother, I'm here. He replied.

Meanwhile mary(25) found Taeesha (10) sobbing in the garden. She walked over to her, hugged her and asked her what was wrong.

She explained that she lied 7 about the health of his dad, in order to protect him from more stress and heartache than the one she was sure he had already endured. She finally told him the truth, but he was so angry at her, you could feel the hatred pulsing out of his body.

25 assured her, that 7 doesn't hate her, he is in emotionally stressed and overrun. He just needs time and a little space to gather his thoughts, hw he would definitely come around. Stating that if there's one thing she's sure of is the fact that 7 truly loves her.

But she also mentioned the fact that 7 dad is indeed dead.

10 pulled 25 close and hugged her again still sobbing softly.

25 then told 10 she needs to tell her something.

There's been something on mind, I've been wanting to tell you for since you came back.

I messed up big time 10, can you ever forgive me. 25 pleaded.

10 drying her eyes with her hands, looked up at 25, what did you do? She replied

It's my fault that 7 was left behind in the first place.

What do you mean? 10 asked.

Everything was going well when we went to get the blue boxes for the that would be caused for the cure of the plague.

The dragwolves were sound asleep and 7 was able to sneak in to get the blue boxes, until I decided to wake up the dragwolves, because I was angry at 7. The resulting chaos, put 9 life in danger and 7 sacrificed himself to save him, falling over a cliff; 25 explained.

So this is all your fault, without you being petty, 7 would have made it back in the first place, I wouldn't have had to lie to him and maybe just maybe his dad would have still been alive.

All this because you were angry at him for what exactly? What did he do to make you that mad. 10 asked.

He was in love with you and not me; she whispered under her breath. But 10 heard it.

You are a sick individual. Do you know that? You wanted to kill not just him but everyone because he didn't love you back; 10 looked at her in Disgust.

She immediately Punched her in the face and charged up at lightning aiming straight at 25 but then she regained control of her emotions.

Stay away from me, she told 25 and walked away.

25 stayed on her knees emotionally destroyed.

Back at the hospital after, talking for awhile 7 decided fix his brother health he used the same technique the dragwolves queen used on him, cutting his palm open and doing the same to his brother,squeezing his blood into the open wound in his brother palm, both cuts closed immediately.

After about 30 minutes, Malin felt stronger than he had ever felt, he stood on his own two legs for the first time in while.

He quickly asked 7 to use it to bring back their dad to life. But 7 explained That where his limit lies. he can't bring back the dead.

He then told Malin That their dad deserves a proper burial. His dad has always wanted atomization dispersing his particles into the air. He told he had to go sort out something but when he got back they finalize their father funeral plans.

7 then bid a brief farewell to his brother and went to the library, to see what he could learn about his ability

There he met 10 waiting for him.

I know you hate me and I'm probably the last person you want to see right now. Especially when your dad death is because of me. 7 looked at her shocked, 25 just told me she explained.

But I won't abandon you ever especially not in this state....

I'm not angry at you at least not anymore. And I'm sorry for yelling, you were only trying to help. 7 apologized.

You don't need to apologize, I should never have lied to you. She replied

You did it to protect and for that I'm grateful. 7 replied.

They both walked into the library and after hours of searching, they couldn't find anything Tayo's number (7) or any of his abilities.

Then he heard a voice in his head...

If you wanted to know more about me, you could have just asked.

Did you hear that? 7 asked 10.

Hear what? 10 replied confused.

You didn't hear that voice? 7 asked again.

What voice? 10 replied again even more confused and lost. What's going 7 are you ok?

She can't here me, only you can. I'm 7, I believe I'm the one you have been searching for. The voice explained.

Are you alright 7? She asked again.

There's a voice in my head claiming to be 7. It say we would find anything about him in any of the books in the whole library.

10 was shook. What is it saying now.? She asked.

The voice continue to explain. You want to know about why you have multiple abilities. I represent perfection, I was created to bond with a perfect host or as close to perfection as possible,

This is why I didn't choose any of the previous soldiers as my avatar, because my powers are too great to bestow on the wrong person, so I had to be careful who i picked. The day you were born, I knew you were him. After years of patience, the perfect host. But I wasn't sure I would get access to you. Because of the first born process. But I guess it was destiny. My powers are 7 in number, the 7th one is the most powerful.

You have unlocked two, 5 more to go.

You would play a huge part in the saving of this world. But in order to do that you might have to destroy it.

The massive black box is the key.

Now you know...

No other number has more than one power.

You have 7, be responsible with it.