Fighting Fire with Water (Part 2 of 2) (3)

Harry ran to join the combat. But Mr. Golden pushed Blaise off the bridge.

Iris called, "Blow him out of the water, Harry," and ran to help Blaise.

As they fought, Mr. Golden invited Harry to work for him. "You have potential. What I'm doing now is a drop in the ocean compared to what we could do together," he said.

"Never," said Harry.

"Is it that girl?" asked Mr. Golden. "Forget about her. There are other fish in the sea."

"Go jump in a lake!" shouted Harry.

Mr. Golden threw a ball of fire at Harry. But Harry extinguished it with a blast of water.

Sirens announced that the police were coming. Mr. Golden panicked, throwing fire everywhere. Harry shielded himself with a wall of water, but the heat melted part of the metal bridge. It collapsed, and Harry and Mr. Golden fell into the river.

Mr. Golden couldn't swim, so Harry pulled him to shore, where the police were waiting to arrest him.

Harry kept his research job. And he and his friends continued to use their powers to defend people in need.

Language Lab
combat n.
active fighting especially in a war

extinguish v.
to cause (something) to stop burning
extinguisher n.
a metal container filled with chemicals that is used to put out a fire

collapse v.
1: if a building, wall etc collapses, it falls down suddenly, usually because it is weak or damaged
2: to suddenly fall down or become unconscious because you are ill or weak

defend v.
1: to do something in order to protect someone or something from being attacked
2: to use arguments to protect something or someone from criticism, or to prove that something is right

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