IT'S A TRAP!!

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[There's a strangled yelp and the sound of someone struggling coming from the other side of this cracked door. Littlexas has managed to walk right into a trap within the jungle room, now hanging upside down by his ankle. He stops his flailing for a moment to glare at his older self as he just stands there and laughs.]

Aren't you going to help me?!

You got yourself into it, you can get yourself out.

[Littlexas just huffs and flails more, resulting in his body swinging around and spinning in circles... This might take a while.]

Comments

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

You're feeling mean today.

[Says that voice from behind you. What are you up to this time, trouble magnet?]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[That's Mr. Pretty Boy Trouble Magnet to you.]

No, he needs to learn some independence. I can't always be there to help him.

[He turns back to littlexas.]

Come on, I know you can use your powers enough to at least cut the knot.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Just stands and watches. He'd be surprised if littlexas couldn't burn through the rope.]

1/3

[preflame]

[He frowns hard in concentration, hand outstretched towards the knot. Orange flames slowly grow from the center, trailing up his fingers and creating a little orb of fire.]

[preflame]

[In the blink of an eye, the orb turns to electricity and shoots out quick, hitting the knot and frying it. It drops him immediately and he crashes against the ground with a cry.]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[Roxas jumps forward to make sure he's okay.]

What the-- Are you alright?!

[The boy nods, sitting up slowly, just rubbing his head.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

What did you think was going to happen, Roxas?

[Fire or electricity, he was going to drop either way :|;]

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it'd be that fast!

[He turns back to Littlexas, eyes wide.]

How the hell did you use lightning?! I can't even do that right yet!

[Littlexas just shrugs, followed by an "I'unno"]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Maybe you're not trying hard enough.

[Tease tease.]

Or maybe he's learning in a different way than you did.

[natures]

... oops.

[There's a small giggle from the little girl sitting next to her on top of a branch on that tree over there.]

... you know, maybe it was a bad idea we didn't clean up that trap after I taught her how to make it.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

[Littlexas whines, flailing more to try and get himself free. Roxas just laughs.]

Is this where you've been all day?

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

How can he be learning differently when I'm the one teaching him?

[Littlexas is sitting upright at this point, staring down his hand like he's never seen it before.]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Don't look at me, you're the expert.

[He's sort of surprised too, expecting Roxas to have the answers and all.]

[preflame]

Wait...

[Roxas looks at him when he speaks up.]

Maybe that's what that was...

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

What was?

[Feel free to share with the class.]

[preflame]

When that Larxene kept shocking me, my powers started blocking lightning from hurting me too much. And I've felt kinda weird ever since... maybe it's my lightning! Like it was fighting hers!

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

...Or maybe it's some of her residual lightning left over. Maybe you absorbed some of that.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

I've absorbed electricity before, so that's likely. I think I know a good way to test this.

[He helps littlexas up and heads for the door.]

Come on, mr. scientific method, we've got some experimentation to do.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

[Rolls his eyes and follows.]

Should I practice my mad doctor laugh now?

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Don't get too excited, what I have in mind isn't really on your level of expertise.

aaa

[a-erora.livejournal.com]

[... Sorry, Littlexas, someone's cracking up at your predicament. :>]

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

Oh darn. I guess I'll just have to be the attending physician in case one of you blows something up.

l-lol

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Sounds good!

paramedic-ku.

[sunsettingly.livejournal.com]

What kind of experiment are you planning, anyway? Just so I know when to duck and cover.

only he'll need to be doing it to himself.

[f-iery.livejournal.com]

Well, I can't get shocked by static electricity. I can rub a balloon in my hair and it doesn't do anything. So, I want to see if it'll work for him.