You manage to save a few of them, but the fire did get most of it.

Well, time to say something.  Holding still let him be visible to the firefighters and people he'd rescued.

"...I got all the people out," he said.  "Got a few records.  What happened?"

"All I've heard is that a kid suddenly burst into flames and started spreading fire everywhere. Probably a mutant or something," the fire fighter said.

"Well, that's not good," said Jaden.  "Did anyone see where that kid went?  I didn't spot anyone made out of fire in there..."

"No idea, ask one of the teachers, I have a job to do," the firefighter said.

Well, fine.  Jaden tried the teachers.

"So did anyone see where the firebug went?" he asked.

"Um, yeah. I saw him in the parking lot," one the teachers said.

"Still here?" asked Jaden.  He figured that he could search the area fast if it was somewhere nearby.

"As far as I know," the teacher said, and when you get there, you do see a young boy of about eight or nine crying there.

Jaden sat down next to the boy.

"Hey," he said.  "Are you all right?"

"I set the school on fire!" the boy said between sobs.

"Gotcha," said Jaden, putting a gentle hand on the boy's shoulder.  "I'm sure you didn't mean to.  Can you tell me about what happened?"

"I don't know! I just started feeling really hot and then everything was on fire!" the boy said.

"Okay, sure," said Jaden.  "I just want to understand.  What happened right before you got hot?"

"I don't know, it all happened so fast," the boy said.

"I believe I can answer a few things," a very familiar man said.

Jaden turned to look at the man.

"...Yes?" he said.

There was a man dressed in business casual clothes and a pair of winged sandles, floating above the ground.

"I've been sent to bring the child back."

"Ah," said Jaden.  "Hi, dad.  What do you mean, 'bring the child back?"

"Back with me," Hermes said. "Helios should have done a better job looking after his son."

"Oh," said Jaden.  "So, little dude-- your dad's the sun?  That's pretty cool."

He looked back at his father.  "So, he can't learn how to control his powers yet?"

"But my dad can't be the sun, the sun's huge!" the boy said.

"He's a little too young and would put a lot of mortals in danger," Hermes said.

"Not literally the sun," said Jaden.  "God of the sun.  I haven't met him, though... So, uh, dad, where are you gonna take him?"

"To Mount Olympus for now," Hermes said.

"What about his family here, though?" asked Jaden.  "It's gonna be rough on this kid.  And them."

"I don't have much say in it. It's a command by Zeus, but I'll do my best to allow some visitations," Hermes said.