The scene reopened back into the cave as Joyce lay back facing the wall, tired.
"Argh fuck all this," I said in frustration. "Why do I get to be the one doing something for someone that has heart for someone else." I muttered in frustration because for the first time in a long time I had fallen in love with a boy two years younger than I was and I felt rusty about expressing how I felt.
"I ain't supposed to make the effort, he should see that I love him too..." Then it struck me. "What if he doesn't like me at all, nor anybody, or he doesn't feel what I feel for him... Does it mean that my love is a waste?" I wondered as I sat down, hungry. My stomach immediately growled as I knew I was hungry but I could not apport nor teleport things yet since I was depleted of energy.
"Maybe I should go hunt or something..." I thought to myself and stood up but my energy failed me and I fell back again in exhaustion.
"Should I lie here in hunger?" I said as I tried searching for my phone in my clothes, recalling that it was destroyed during the training with Johnson. I was surprised though. I did not expect Johnson to make me use my hammer like that. I hoped he was okay. I searched for any scars on his body as only the scar on the chest remained. "But how could this be? I had blasted him before in our battle with a blast able to obliterate a person but he regenerated from that. Then why is he still injured here if he can just heal himself instantly?" I wondered. As if answering my desires an unlucky snake crawled in the walls nearby. Instantly, without wasting any time, I caught and killed it and fried it in the fire.
One hour later the system announced, "User rest complete user can now awaken."
Johnson woke from his slumber and saw me frying something and eating.
"Watcha doing?" he asked.
"Oh I'm eating snakes a rattlesnake to be precise very delicious come try it," I said, gesturing for Johnson to come closer to eat.
"First you try to kill me with poison, now you wanna feed me? No thanks," Johnson said pouting and folding his arms as he sat down.
"And again you shouldn't eat that, it's poisonous," he added.
"Aw come on don't be such a wuss, I didn't wanna kill you," I defended.
"Oh really, then why did you say that you did not expect me to survive and you even gave me acid to drink?" Johnson asked pouting.
"I am sorry, I did all those things without your permission and for that I am sorry. I really didn't mean that. You gotta understand my point," I said as I sat close to him in the flames. "Johnny you aren't mad at me are you?"
"I can't be angry at you, I can't be offended. I just didn't understand why you did it. Besides you might still do it to someone else," Johnson said, narrowing his eyes.
"I've never used such brutal methods on anyone. In fact I don't think I've been close to anyone as long as you. I did what I did because I wanted to break you out of your shell," I said, looking at him.
"Well, congratulations. Shell is broken as I am faster than I was before, now what? All the villains are in prison, no xenomorphs threaten the state nor are there any natural disasters I can't handle if I wasn't running on hypersonic speed or the seven space engine rocks placed above each continent gonna fall on us anytime soon," Johnson sighed and continued. "Just because of a school competition I ain't gonna go Super God mode do I?" He released his frustration.
"Hmmm you don't seem too happy do you? Here at least have a bite of this snake while we chat. I promise it'll be worth it," I gestured using a bit of my regained energy to feed him.
"Wait," he stopped me before I could reach his mouth. "You sure this ain't a trick?" he asked, cautious.
"Why do you care, not like you value your life anyway. Besides I'm eating it ain't I? So there's no problem with it," I persisted.
"Ugh fine you are a stubborn one though, but I kinda don't want us to talk here," Johnson said as he took a bite. The meat melted in his mouth.
The system chimed, "User has consumed food refilling stamina and strength."
Jake updated his stats. "You can now move freely now Johnny," Jake advised.
Johnson smiled and looked at me. "What do you think of a race across the desert?"
"Hmmm not a bad idea though but we gotta keep our energy so we can fix the house," I suggested.
"Hmmm," Johnson sighed. "Guess I'll have to trust her then," he said in his heart.
"Why don't you come I wanna show you something," I said as I flew out of the cave.
"What's that?" Johnson asked, following me outside.
"Come on," I gestured.
We proceeded far into the desert across the sands as we approached the destroyed apartment.
"I still can't figure out how you did all these stuff," Johnson said.
"Did what?" I asked in confusion.
"Well for starters you brought us to the Sahara desert which is thousands of miles away from our continent and somewhere in the dark continent. You built a kinda RPG inspired racetrack, summoned two creatures outta nowhere to chase me in the course of training, and you are able to use a hammer," Johnson asked, looking at me intently.
"I still don't know how much my abilities work and how to control them but I kinda change the state of matter to whatever I actually wish or want though it's still tied to how much energy I have," I said.
"So that means if you have enough energy to build a rocket and you don't want to build a rocket but a planet it won't work?" Johnson asked.
"Yes it's actually fueled by my wish about that racetrack that looked straight from a video game. I actually did play the game a lot so I just built it using sand and water and other elements from an oasis nearby and I did apport those creatures from the cave and they were returned immediately you passed the finish line absorbed the ice," I explained, laying back on the sand.
"Wait those creatures were returned? That's wild," Johnson said in shock.
"Yeah it's wild, but what's more wild is you surviving all my tests and beating my expectations. How did you survive the poisoning? I gotta rebuild that place wish I got energy," I said, looking at the blasted house from below.
"I can help you with that," Johnson said assuring me. "But you gotta tell me what happened with you too." He stretched out his pinky. "Promise?"
I hooked my pinky with his. "I promise," I said.
A moment later Jake announced, "Releasing absorbed energy transferring to another user."
Johnson asked, "I can absorb energy right?"
"Sure you can absorb energy to a level," I said, receiving energy from Johnson as I thought. "Wait don't tell me..."
"So if I can absorb energy I can also share energy to those I want to, but still it's strange though," Johnson said.
"What's strange?" I asked.
"I kinda feel a familiar energy signature from you similar to my own, or maybe I'm overthinking it," Johnson said, his fingers on his chin in deep thought.
"Hmmm," I immediately gasped in realization. "I see..."
"What's that?" Johnson asked, looking at me.
"Ugh it's nothing, let's go rebuild our house I feel refilled now," I said and jumped down to the house as my crimson suit covered my body.
"Yeah ok," Johnson said following me from behind.