Idox hit a roadblock. It should have worked. What was going on? He examined his arm with the device attached. It fit perfectly, keeping his arm fully supported. But it wasn't doing what he wanted? Why? He looked carefully all around it, then laughed at his mistake. He had spent so much time working on it that he hadn't put in the needle. He looked at the diagram of the nervous system he had printed as he walked into the hallway and into the lab. He grabbed a thin needle, making sure it was a conductor. He slid the needle into his skin, right around his elbow, hitting the nerve commonly known as the funny bone. Slowly reattaching the device, he felt the power run through his right arm. It was working. He walked out back and took a full examination of the device. It was series of metal plates on his hands, each an electromagnet. Linked to a series of metal discs and pipes on his arm, the needle in his nerves synchronized the frequency of electricity of his body with the rest of the device. It then increased its own voltage with a generator, making his arm stronger. He walked over to the basketball court in the park, which was empty as usual. He grabbed the pole of the hoop and pulled. It took some effort, but he managed to bend it a few feet. He smirked. Running back to his house, he put on a pair of gloves and rolled down his sleeve over the device. Running to Henna's house, he went over to her room window and knocked.

He laughed. "The 'watch the news' thing was just a distraction," he chuckled. "Sorry to worry you. Still, if there's any way I can help you, as Henna Rose or Henna McLaughlin, I want to help in any way I can," he said, smiling. "So I invented this." He lifted up his arm with the device attached. He put it on the sill of the open window and pushed. With his one arm, he hoisted himself on top of it, and into the room. "You've heard of those devices that are full-body strength enhancers?" he asked. "This one works only for the arm, but it works enough."

Idox's face became hardened. "I'm not going to go around killing people, if that's what you're thinking," he said. "I'm just going to stop anyone who tries to hurt you."

"Just about all me resources at the moment went into this. I now only have enough money for the necessities of life. I'll make it back soon enough, maybe within a couple of months. I'm not going to be careless enough to make mistakes with this."

"No," Idox said, firmly. "I'm not. I told you I loved you. I'm not going to sit by idly and watch you get hurt by anyone."

He kissed her softly on the cheek. "You're welcome."

"Nothing is," he said. "I'll stay here if you want, or at my place. I have enough money to keep everything in order."

Idox wrapped his arms around her. "Everything will be fine."

Idox slowly pulled away. "You haven't seen everything this can do, have you?" he laughed. He placed the hand of the arm with the device on it onto her lower back and picked her up with one hand and hoisted her above his head. "How's the weather up there?" he asked, smiling.

Idox opened the window all the window, and placed Henna on the sill as he jumped out. He looked for a decent sized tree, and walked up to it. He took a deep breath, balled his fist, and buried it into the tree. The tree did not fall, but instead, a large hole had been ripped through it.