Ivar Dannson

(Alright so's you all know the eclipse is at about 6-7pm April 8th 2024, that's a Monday. I also changed a thing, if you break your word you will lose all of your magic powers keeping only the increased strength and speed and whatnot.)

I was the best running back in high school in my state, possibly the country, of course even the best gets hurt slamming into the ground. The enemy team was gunning for me, I guess scoring that touchdown and getting my team ahead was a mistake. The score was 15-13. I'd made one of the touchdowns and gotten in range for the other one, but now they kept hitting me and hitting me hard.

It was a simply play, but it all went terribly wrong, two of the linemen caught the hand off, which was intended to look like a fake, and broke off to stop me. The first one hit my legs and grabbed my feet while the other slammed into my torso. My body tumbled backwards, but one of my feet did not move. I knew it was probably broken and it hurt like nothing I'd ever felt before, but I ignored it like I'd been taught by my sensei and moved to the sidelines.

"Dannson you okay?" That was my coach, he used my last name like it was going out of style.

I nodded, "Just give me a few minutes coach, that last hit hurt me a bit."

"Lemme take a look I coulda sworn I eard somethin pop," The coach said in his accent.

I pushed him away and looked him firmly in the eyes, "I said just give me a minute and I'll be out there."

Well a minute turned into half the game and they had to turn the lights on as the total eclipse drew near. The eclipse began and there were five minutes left in the game. The eclipse ended and no one had noticed the small seizures I'd had during the eclipse, except perhaps my girlfriend who was on the cheer squad. I felt different now that it was over, stronger, faster. It was too late though, the enemy had scored and we were down five points.

I walked over to the coach as he was giving a pep talk and realized I wasn't limping anymore, I guess I'd just sprained it, very lightly. Yeah I know something wasn't right about it but who knows.

"We need somethin special on this play, we got one ten seconds left and only two timeouts," He said calmly. "Johnson you and--"

I interrupted, "Put me out there coach."

"You're injured I ca--"

I interrupted him again and the ground started to shake as I spoke, "Put me out there coach and I swear to you nothing in this world will be able to stop me from getting a touchdown."

No one had noticed but my team and the coach but he nodded, "I believe you can do it." The whole team was nodding as well.

The play was simple, I got the ball, hooked left around the mass of players and got as far as I possibly could before being tackled.

The ball was hiked and hit my arms. I took off, I felt like I was free and I moved around the left side, two linemen and the safety were headed my way. I just ran as fast as I could and slammed into the first lineman and then the second, both were knocked clean away from me, barely slowing me down. The safety was a big guy and I could hear my coach yelling at me to go around him but I couldn't help myself, I had to try this power I felt.

I slammed into him even harder than I had slammed into the others and he was knocked backwards a few feet and landed on his back. I ran for the touchdown and finally got there, a 98 yard run. The bell had rung during the run but we still had to kick the extra point, which was successful. My girlfriend went crazy during and after my run, I could hear her screaming in excitement and it was kind of wierd. The adrenaline had died down now and things were returning to normal, the noises weren't quite as loud and my team running carrying me out onto the field. The state championship was ours.

I made them put me down and yelled above the noise to those closest, "We all did this, not just me."

The game settled down and everyone was getting in their cars and heading home, some a lot longer than others. My girlfriend came over to where I was just relaxing on the bench thinking about the game.

"My dad gave me permission to get a ride home with you," She said slyly.

She had only been my girlfriend for a couple of months since she was knew to the school. I was probably the only kid in school who knew her true identity.

"Really? Your dad gave you permission to ride with a guy like me this late at night?" I looked around and sure enough saw the bodyguards. "Oh yeah, those guys are everywhere."

She removed something from her ear and tossed it at one of them, "Let's go."

She had probably thrown a listening device at them as they began to close in on us, she had a knack for getting me in trouble with her dad's bodyguards. We outran them to my car, which was already started and got in before they even saw which one, there were too many people out here still to just stop everyone and we snuck away in the multitude of vehicles.

We were parked a few blocks from her house, doing what most teens would do, making out in the back seat for a few hours. Unlike most teens when it got a little too personal we both backed off.

"I think this is good night." We said in unison and then laughed as she turned her cell phone on and called a number.

"Well they'll be here momentarily," We both got out and I got in the front seat.

"I'll wait here til they get here," I smirked. "See you at school tomorrow."

"If they don't catch you again," She teased.

I grinned, "I'm just lucky your dad likes me."

She leaned over and inside the front window and kissed me on the lips and smiled, "You're right it is a good thing he likes you, Ivar."

"Good night Jessica."

Several cars pulled up and I pulled out, after she had gotten her head out of my window. We'd done this several times and always parked in the same spot, my guess was they watched the location and just didn't move in because her dad felt somewhat sorry for her. I got home and hopped into bed. To sleep, perchance to dream.