Powerless

Daniel keeps his eyes open and is amazed at how beautiful the town is from above. Eric shows Daniel where he lives, looking distraught when his mom’s ex-boyfriend is there. After that, Eric flies them to Clay and Bud’s junkyard headquarters and warns them to leave Daniel alone. Clay attacks, and Eric grabs him. Eric flies Clay high into the air, letting him drop and catching him just before he hits the ground. After Clay swears to leave Daniel alone, Eric grabs Daniel and goes, leaving Daniel to wonder how powerful Eric is and what it means “for so much power to be in the hands of a twelve-year-old boy” (69).

Daniel grows closer to the supers over the next month, which keeps him distracted from his grandmother’s worsening health. His favorite game to play with his friends is hide-and-seek, which he often wins by tricking the supers into revealing where they are with their powers. One afternoon, Rohan interrupts a game because he smells lots of smoke and doesn’t hear any fire trucks. All the supers go off to help, except one girl who is too young.