Ultimate Power Ch.16

Dad managed to get me into the house and to bed. I spent the rest of the day and part of the next healing, though it was still slower than I thought it would be.

Dad watched over me the entire time as the leg refused to heal fast. Well, it was actually the bone, but it still hurt more than I had ever felt expect for the accident.

When I was able to get up, dad showed me what he had recorded from the fight. The ass had obviously been hurt more than I thought as I saw that I had broken both his hands and wrists.

Damnit the ass was obviously a lot better at hiding than I was. Dad found out that I had snapped both his wrists and they weren't healing right.

I remembered that the ass had thought it impossible that I was equal to him. That I found far funnier than I thought it should be.

This time I was going to make sure that I was truly ready when I faced off with that ass. At least I hoped, as of yet, I still had a ton of shit to do.

I knew that I had a lot of power but I needed to get stronger. That ultimate ass and I were at the same level, but he had a lot more experience than I did, so dad said.

I remember that he didn't take hits like I did, which, considering his strength, he should have gone down faster. I questioned dad about it for hours as he went through all that he could remember.

I sighed as me and dad went to another abandoned quarry. He had worked for days to make all his tech as powerful as he could, which was very strong.

I started to guard as high as I usually did, and was surprised when Dad smacked me down with the first shot. Instead of being mad, I started to laugh, which seemed to piss dad off.

His next shot smacked me harder and held me down for almost a minute. When it stopped, dad was standing over me with a slight grin on his face.

"Jesus Christ dad, what the hell was that? I couldn't move at all, plus the power wasn't that high," I said in a panic.

Dad nodded, that annoying thing he did when he seemed to think I finally got it. As I stared at him, an idea started to grow in my head as I arose.

He stared at me a few more moments, then nodded his head, (another annoying thing). I thought it over more, then I smiled as I motioned for dad to come at me again.

The rest of the day I got smacked around for most of it, but I felt my strength grow instead of the power. When the both of us finally fell out, I had us back in two moves also annoying.

We both managed a shower, then fell asleep next to each other as soon as we were on our pillows. I had a strange dream that I had a large drink straw in my mouth. I was tasting the strangest, tastiest drink.

Throughout the dream I didn't really think anything of it, as I got two tasty, refreshing drinks. Stranger still, was that when I awoke I seemed to have the same taste in my mouth.

For the next three days, dad and I trained as if my life depended on it, (really it did). Dad had hit me with several types of energy that I had never felt before.

Then we started on the first of them, as I was surprised when I was able to knock it aside fairly easily. The smile on dad's face had me confused even more.

A few hours later, he was hitting me with several more of the same energies that he had before. The thing is, I hadn't really noticed that I was deflecting them as easily as I was.

I did notice that dad was smiling even bigger than he was before. "I think that you are most definitely more ready than you were, now try this," he said as he brought out another bracer.

Just like with those that he had used against me, it knocked me on my ass. Though this time I could move a great deal more than I had with the others.

"Christ dad, what in the hell was that? It was strong but felt like the others pout together," I said. I rubbed my arm where it had hit, trying to get the tingling gone.

"A very good guess as the Ultimate uses an attack just like that. I'd say that he won't surprise you with that, though you need to get stronger," he said.

I nodded as we went through all this for three more days 'til they hardly affected me at all. Still, those first three days before had been hell, maybe worse.

At the end of the second set of three days, dad sighed as he looked at me. "I hope I have you ready, though I heard he has a power I don't know of. I tried to make you stronger with what I have, and you are, but I'm afraid I am forgetting something."

We stood there a few moments as dad suddenly snapped his fingers, turned a dial on the bracelet, then pointed at me. When he let whatever it was loose, I felt like I had ants and bugs biting me all over.

I tried to form a shield, it passed through it as if it wasn't there, hell it felt worse. I went through all ten shields before I thought that if it went through them could I repulse them?

I saw that dad was grimacing at what was happening, then he nodded as my shield completely changed. I saw him duck as the beam hit my new shield and started to bounce back at him.

I also saw him go down as a piece of the beam hit him in the arm. To dad's credit, he didn't scream, yell or get mad, he just went down with a grimace on his face. He held his other hand up as I was moving to help him, stopping me.

I at first thought he had lost his mind as he started to laugh while holding still. "Dad, what the hell, are you alright? I'm worried about you," I said.

In almost a whisper he said, "I'm alright, just have to let it pass. Forgot just how much of a bitch that beam is when it's only partly blocked. I assume that you can testify to that."

I was startled for a moment, then could only nod as I waited ten more minutes. He finally rolled to his side and slowly sat up, looking at me with a prideful look on his face.

"I'm not sure that I would put the pain like that, but yeah, it hurt like hell. You sure that I needed to know that?" I asked him.

"I have seen some of the Ultimates use different powers. I am afraid that this Ultra Ultimate might have learned a few of theirs also," he said a look of concern on his face.

"Dad, I'm afraid that he or they might find you, I can't lose you," I said. "I'm afraid that if that happened I might lose who I am. There are times, I'm not completely sure what I am doing."

"I was afraid all those years ago that they were going to end up like this. You might say that they and I did not part on good terms at all. Then they started the creation of this Ultra Ultimate, something I didn't agree with," he said.

I could feel the deep regret coming off of dad as I hugged him. "I'm sorry, dad I know that had you protested more than you did? I am sure that I wouldn't have you growing up."

Dad smiled as he hugged me, though I could still feel the tension in him. "I just hope that all you have destroyed has seriously hampered them. You need to get any other back-ups that you can and make sure they can't do this again."

I set off again, remembering a few of the other places as I hit them far faster than before. All five of these were a greater distance underground as I got all of them, finding another.

I was at the sixth just as their alarms started to go off. I had already cut all outside communication though they had actually got a file through.

This led me to a seventh which I hit cutting the outsides before I appeared. A feat that I hadn't known I could do, now I needed to find another before they secured them away.

I had already gone through all the people that worked in the places, only finding an eighth. I hoped that this was the last, as I hit it, finding a great wealth of data.

I had just finished with the deletion and those there, when the ultra ass showed up. I shook my head as I just stood there and waited with him, staring death looks at me.

"So you little puke, I think that it's time for you to die. I also have to thank you for the defeats, as I have grown far stronger than you can ever imagine," he said, causing me to smirk at him.

"So, you failed a few times, and you think that it makes you better? Please! You're nothing but a bully working for as corrupt government with a leader who has delusions of god-hood," I said, not leaving my distain out of my voice.

This seemed to make the piss-ant far madder than any I had faced before. I vanished, appearing behind him when he started to fire away at the image of me.

As it floated there and continued to smirk at him, he seemed to become more unhinged. When he started to fly at the image with a fist out, I started to laugh, vanishing again leaving a second image.

"Come out, you piece of shit! I am far too strong for you to take down now, come on," he was saying. I hit both of his legs and they turned rather crisp.

Over his screams, I appeared near him as I tsked. "I have been preparing the whole time you were hurt. As you are now? Pshaw, you're not even near me now."

I saw it before he even moved, as I brought up the same shield that I had used against dad. I also saw the smirk that he had on his face as he leveled it at me.

The look on his face when the beam stopped before me and bounced back at him? OH, it was so priceless. Just like so many had before, he had seriously underestimated me.

Shit, this ass could scream more girlish than I could, and I was a female for god's sake. I then looked at him as I said, "I'm afraid that your pitiful Ultra is going to die for nothing as this? Is just the start of the war that YOU started. You know what? I will damn sure end it whether or not I live, I will end it."

A new voice that I was sure I recognized came out of his mouth. "You can't stop the will of the nation."

I smirked as I let my power become visible in my hand. "I don't want to stop the will of the nation, I want to help it, as NO ONE likes you, well a few, not many. This was the last chance you had, now?" I looked at the blubbering man at my feet, "Sorry," I said as I released the huge ball of energy that I was holding.

The ultra screamed for a moment, then was quiet as he was consumed by the energy. I shook my head as I thought of the cabin and appeared before the door crashing into it.

I guess dad knew I was coming as the door opened as I pitched forward. I barely managed to catch myself as I was moving far faster than I wanted to, feeling both wrists snap.

The last thing I knew was dad somehow lifting me and putting me in the bed. I don't know how long I was out, but it was morning when I next, barely opened my eyes.

Dad was sitting across the room as I groaned and tried to sit up my first mistake. Luckily, dad caught me as I was falling off the bed.

"Hey dad," I managed to get out though I hurt all over. "So, just a day, huh?" When dad shook his head, I thought for as moment. "I take it was far more than a day, huh?"

"Hon, you've been out, off and on for a week. I'd feed you what I could, with some water before you'd pass out again. That was the sixth time I had to catch you as you feel out of the bed," he said.

I tried to nod and groaned as sharp pain ran through me. "God, I feel as if I've been through a meat grinder. You know what happened?"

"As far as I can tell, you used all that you had as I assumed he pissed you off royally?" When I nodded he continued, "As you used almost used every scrap of power you had, you also used life energy. In essence, the very energy that keeps us all alive."

"So, have there been reprisals since I ended him? They haven't been searching harder for us, have they?" I asked, afraid they were after us even harder.

"Ha," dad said. "They are staying as far away from this death as they can. They did step in and take the body or rather, what's left of it, and there wasn't much." Dad sighed as he said, "plausible deniability."

I winced when he said that, as no one in the government was accountable, I had a lot more work to do. "So, you think they will leave me alone now?" I asked.

"For good? No, but you have time to get far more prepared than you did before. They have lost all but three of those that should be able to handle this. For now, they will be reeling, it might be a good time to take out a few of the higher players," dad said.

IT took another week for me to finally get even halfway to what I had been. Obviously, using life energy was a very bad thing.

The whole time, I also kept an eye on the last three of the females that had done this to me. At the moment, even with the reprieve, I didn't have the power I needed to deal out justice.

I was able to almost cripple the business the rich leader's father had. Strangely, though it only seemed to be a few hundred million, then they had almost all back, it was a lot of work.

I also saw that the last two followers of hers were seemingly protected by something. I thought of asking Margaret and her daughter for help but shook my head.

They were just getting back to having a relationship again, I didn't want to interfere. Besides they both, at the last I had felt them nowhere as strong as me.

I thought about it for a moment then reached out looking for them. I was shocked when I found them a few miles from me. The both of them were three times stronger than when I had seen them.

I pulled back as fast as I could, not wanting to worry or disturb them. A few moments later, I felt a very light probe from Margaret, "Hello?"

I immediately answered, "Sorry, Margaret didn't want to disturb you. Was just checking to see how the two of you are."

I could almost feel the smile that she was obviously wearing. "We are a lot stronger, though not as strong as the one that they have, an Ultra Ultimate?"

I did my best not to laugh as I said, "No problem, he is no more, though it took two weeks to recover," I thought to her.

"Oh," she said, sounding disappointed. "I was afraid that you had forgotten about us. I'm sorry."

"Oh, I haven't forgotten, though I was afraid that you hadn't gotten stronger. I am happy to discover that the both of you have grown," I thought.

"Yes, we've been, wait you defeated the ultra? How? He was a hundred times stronger than us. Half less that for you, what did you do?" she asked.

"I went through hell, you might say, learning different things that came in handy for the last fight. I am afraid though, that I used life essence to defeat him, and nearly me," I thought.

"My god," she thought, "If you need us, we continue to strengthen. Though we will start to go at each other far harder in case you need us."

"I'll keep that in mind and maybe help the two of you to train if I have time. For now, I am resting and re-energizing. As I said, I am sorry for disturbing the both of you," I thought.

"Actually, we are somewhat bored and would welcome more to do. My daughter, especially with all the energy she has as the Nanos left her with a lot," she thought.

"Alright, I'll keep the two of you in mind for next week, when I go after a few of the top asses. I found out who many are and the leader. I'm not sure, but I think I know who that is," I thought. "See you."

I told her bye as she did me, then broke the contact. I needed to teach her how to hide better as she was easy for me to find.

At the end of the second week, I made an outing as I scooped out the first. A congressman who was backing a good portion of the hell that was their psy corp.

I got as great deal of information from him that gave me another twelve. I visited all of them, not finding anything more 'til the last.

The last delivered more information about several senators that were also involved. I appeared where I had seen the first I had scanned, I stared at him and his body.

For as old as the man was, he was in almost stellar shape. With the list I had, I needed to do this very carefully, or they might be on to me and disappear.

Not that I couldn't find them it would just piss me off royally. As I watched the man for the rest of the day, I studied everything about him and all around him.

When I finally had an idea, I then had to implement it somehow. I smiled as an idea came to me from an old movie I had seen.

They were crossing one of the eleventh street bridges when I had the heart of the driver, stop. As the limousine crashed into the side of the bridge, I had a semi ram into the back of it.

The Limo had broken part of the barrier and was a bit off the bridge. The semi-truck at almost fifty miles an hour slammed the limo the rest of the way off the bridge.

I smiled as it took about thirty seconds 'til the Limo was falling into the Anacostia River. I had also made sure that the electronic locks were not operating.

I stayed near the accident site while they tried to get to the car. I had made sure that this was the area where it was twenty feet deep.

An hour later, they managed to lift the limo out of the river. I tried not to laugh as they had to cut the doors open and remove the body of the congressman.

I had to suppress my laughter as they confirmed that yes, the man was dead. I left as I started to watch the rest of those that were as involved in this as the first.

I was surprised when almost all of the congressmen called a special meeting for just them. I watched as all of them seemed to be scared out of their wits, not many believing it was an accident.

Hmmm, I thought this was going to be far more difficult, as jumpy as they all were. I was still afraid that they might disappear when they started to die, though I knew all their hideaways.

I left and almost made it to the cabin, then almost collapsed at the doorstep. Dad came flying out and dragged me inside, slamming the door.

"I told you that you weren't ready, your energy is still too low to do this." Dad's voice lowered his voice and, with love, he held me, "I worry about you every time you go out. You're just at the start of this, you're not that well-trained."

"I'm sorry dad, I just want them to start worrying about themselves now. They need to know the fear that the few who survived felt every day that they were forced by them. Hey!" I said as an excellent idea came to me.

"Oh dear," dad said, "I know that look. You've come up with a fiendish idea to wreck upon them, haven't you?"

The almost evil smile I had on my face was a clear sign that I had indeed. "Yeah, I think so dad. A way to do this and get away with it. I feel I can get several at a time with this plan."

I described it to him, and then he started to punch holes in it. I then told him about the control I had, it helped, but he still seemed to have doubts.

Really though, the only thing that was bad about it, was that I needed to be near them when it happened. I sighed as I was actually feeling like crap.

I had thought I had rested enough, I hadn't. It took almost another week eating far healthier, before I actually started to feel like my old self.

I made sure that all would go good, as I next appeared near the House of Representatives. I had already memorized the faces of those I'd use as I sat and waited.

The first, a man about forty, walked near me then turned and walked to sit across from me. The next appeared a few minutes later, I had chosen, aged fifty, as they were both packing.

They looked at each other as I put who they were to attack in their minds. They arose and walked into their building; I hit the bushes and changed my face.

I then left, appearing back in the cabin as I sat with dad. He was watching C-SPAN as I watched as the two that I had met walked up to two others each.

They then pulled their guns, shot the two in front of them, then themselves. It had taken barely thirty seconds before six were now dead.

Dad shook his head as pandemonium erupted with cops and soldiers running in. I just snuggled up to dad and fell asleep.