Hayley gritted her teeth as she watched Nigel virtually played Isaac like a fiddle. Had she not been injured so badly, she would had helped, but her own injuries combined with her lack of powers made her a sitting duck, in any case, and knowing this made her so upset that tears began to pool around her eyes. [i]Why can't I do anything at times like these?![/i] she thought with bitterness, envy and helplessness. She had never felt so weak and helpless for a long time and it made her sick to act like a bystander while Isaac fought for his life and hers. As time passed and the battle raged on, her desire to act grew stronger and stronger.