Dyson sighed as if it would be boring to finish Caroline off so quickly. He looked at her and began to speak, "I am your—" Before he could finish the word, Caroline vanished from sight. "Dad ... " When he finished that last syllable, he looked around the empty room and sweat fell from his brow. What just happened? Did Caroline have an invisibility ability? His own power should not have limits like that. Caroline had already hidden inside her space. When she heard the first three letters, she knew something was wrong. When she copied the ability "I'm Your Mom," she had wondered if there might also be an ability called "I'm Your Dad." She had guessed right. Luckily she was in her space. Otherwise, she would have been trapped like the others who fell under I'm Your Mom and been at Dyson's mercy. This I'm Your Dad power seemed worse. I'm Your Mom had a limit. People caught by it could not be killed by the user. Dyson wanted to kill her quickly. Using I'm Your Dad here meant this power had no rule against killing. "Sweet daughter, hiding from Daddy? Come out now. Stop it." The smile had vanished from Dyson's face, replaced by a tone that sounded almost coaxing, like he was trying to calm a child. He did not move from his spot, only looked around cautiously. It seemed his defensive ability kept him protected—but only if he stayed perfectly still. Caroline ground her teeth. This was infuriating. She had used this ability a few times herself, but never the way Dyson did—talking with that smug, irritating tone that made people want to punch him in the face. Goldy was gone. Maybe the snake had frozen where it was after being hit by the ability.Dyson did not know Goldy existed yet, so he could not control it. Otherwise Caroline pictured Goldy being turned against her and shuddered. "Hey, what is this?" Caroline frowned. Dyson had just picked up the stiff little snake from the corner. She knew she could not delay. Dyson was a formidable opponent. He had many abilities, and unlike Caroline, he did not just copy powers in the open. He used invisible puppets to fight, hiding his true moves. Her earlier sparring with him had been hard. She had to defend on all sides. One small distraction and she would get hurt. She had already taken several wounds. Drinking some spring water in the space had helped, but not enough. Now Dyson used I'm Your Dad and the problem grew worse. This showed he could use more than physical attacks. He held Goldy and chuckled under his breath. "Caroline, this is your little snake, right? Too bad. It's mine now." He put Goldy on the floor and whispered, "Good little snake, listen to daddy. Find Caroline and kill her. No, not kill. Leave a breath. Let me finish it. Then I can make her a puppet and take her ability." As soon as he spoke, Goldy fell to the floor and vanished. Caroline knew the controlled Goldy was hiding in the dark, waiting to strike when she came out. She was furious. Goldy was her snake. Jasper inside her space leapt in anger. "Caroline, you put that man in the space. Let me handle him." Caroline patted Jasper's head. "Stay in the space. I'll deal with this nasty fat man myself." She did not want to shove an enemy into her space to be dealt with. If the enemy survived, they might learn the space's secret. If they escaped, it would be a disaster. Also she would not make the space a crutch. That would be a cowardly escape. She also feared an enemy could damage the space itself. With that decided, she chose an ability on her Zero System and stepped out with a cold face. The moment she left, metal rippled across her body. Her fingers became fine wire and shot toward Dyson.