Chapter Two
"Cedric!"
Scales' voice echoed through out the house. She was filled with joy. She ran towards him to try to embrace him.Dark was trying to get off the floor. Using that much power seemed to have weakened him.
"Wow," he panted, finally standing up, "I wasn't able to do that before. What changed?" Even before he asked the question he knew the answer. The Heart of Phoenix had given him even more power than he had before.East looked at Dark, then Phobos, then Cedric. She laughed.
"You guys look a lot alike," she chuckled, "You could be related."
Cornelia walked up to East, and looked at the three of them. "You're right," she said in awe, "They do look alike."
"Well," Dark said, looking at Phobos and Cedric, "I'm not related to any of them. There's no way I-"
He stopped. Everyone watched as he began to float above the ground. He closed his eyes, stuck out his left hand and whispered something. Instantly the Heart of Phoenix appeared in his palm.
"East! Light!" he shouted. The Heart shot out a white teardrop at East.
"Dark! Darkness!" he yelled. He spoke of himself in third tense. A black teardrop shot out of the Heart and into him, but instead of stopping, the Heart shot out two more teardrops, and shot those at Dark as well!
Suddenly there was a flash of light. A strong wind began blowing. It was so strong, it took Dark and East's clothes and almost them as well. The two stared at each other with expressions of fear and joy. They felt their arms and legs beginning to stretch out. Their bodies became more powerful and muscular.
East felt something strange in her back. Two small, blue wings had sprouted from it. Then the wind stopped blowing. East looked at Dark. He was wearing a pair of black pants with blue stripes and no shirt. He had a long cape and black, cloth shoes. He didn't have a hat, but he quickly resolved that by getting one of his own. His muscles were bigger. He looked like he could toss a car with ease.
"You look nice," she said to him.
"So do you," he said with a shy smile.
She went to a mirror. She was wearing a tight, black tank top with black and blue leggings. As she turned around, she noticed that she had tiny wings in her back. She turned to Dark.
"I look even nicer than you," she said with a smile.
"That's good," he said.
They looked at the others. They were stunned. Dark flexed his muscles and smiled. "You like my new look?" he asked. The girls only nodded.
"That's nice," Scales said, "but I'm good." She hugged Cedric and sighed.
"Well," East said, "Do you like my new look?"
Phobos nodded. "You look very nice," he said.
"Well," Dark said, "I'd hate to interrupt this fashion runway show, but we've got work to do." He summoned the Heart, changing himself and East back to their normal form. "It's time to start looking for your parents again." He flashed a smile at North. "Let's get back to Heatherfield."
