"So, you're finally awake" Oh come on, really? I have to deal with him? Isn't the pain all over my body torture enough? I groan and attempt to sit up, but find that my arms are chained to a table.

"Oh real original. Chaining me to a table. What's next, laser down the center?" He quickly hides something behind his back, and I have to suppress a grin. "My gods, you really do enjoy cliches, don't you?" He growls and mutters something under his breath, but I could care less. Right now I was more concerned about my location. "Hold on, are we in the sky base? Oh my gods you are a fucking moron." I try to channel power into my hands…

But find that I can't.

"Seems you figured it out. Now, you're at my mercy." I growl at him, but could do little more than that.

Several weeks later, Phantom's point of view

"Do I really have to help save this moron? I mean, really! Going and taking on Drew alone? Who in their right mind would do that?" Goddamnit Ryex, why am I always the one to save your ass? You can't go a week without fucking something up.

"Because our impromptu captain knows his location and how much trouble he's in. She also says you know him, and that he's saved you a number of times." That bit caught me off guard. No one knows who I am, so how do they know that I know him? Besides, who is this captain? Starting a rebel group is risky enough, but being close enough to the NS to know his location? Suicide.

"So? The captain doesn't know me. How does she know that I know him?" I catch my mistake after it's too late. The grin on the man's face in front of me told me as much.

"Because you're an agent of the Black Flame Mr. Phantom. And that much tells Miss V all she needs to know." THAT caught my attention even more, due to only one person I've ever met having the nickname "Miss V". Well, now I have to save this moron.

"Fine, but don't expect me to put my life on the line for him." The soldier sitting in front of me just grinned, stood up, and walked out.

Ryex's POV

Why the fuck am I still in this shit hole? I've been in this Torture Bay for at least three weeks, and oh my god does this hurt. Drew came in here on a daily basis, and everyday he hits the same spots on my body. But today he didn't come in time for him to start beating my body. Instead, a group of people showed up in the uniform gray color of the NS, but their hair wasn't the brown like the rest. Instead it was a whole array of colors underneath hats that did very little to block the color.

"Ok, get him off that table and check for anyone else. We have to get this moron out of here and into the chopper." My ears perked up at the mention of a table, because I was the only one here.

"There's no one else here, just me and Drew when he drops by. Oh, and you might want to hurry." They turn towards me, amazed that I was conscious for the amount of blood nearby.

"Why? Is he on his way?"

"No, he's late actually. But he said that there was going to be some sort of raid today. Oh, and you can abandon the thought of me walking for a while. Bastard hit them to the point that all my bones are broken." The black eyed man's eyes widened at the mention of my broken legs. "Oh yeah, I forgot to mention to V that my legs are useless."

"Wait, you mean Violet? I thought she was under Drew's control."

"I'll explain on the way to the base you're going to." I grin as they unchain me and carry me to a Stealth Chopper on top of the base.

Several weeks later

"You positive this'll work?"

"Positive. Just try not to destroy the city."

"Got it." I open the door of the building that Phantom and the rest of the Black Flame are using as a base, and simply stroll outside. I've learned something about the NS; if you're in a uniform, you can go anywhere. So today, I walked right up to the building that holds my friends and Fall, who hates my guts after our last encounter. But hey, I get to fuck things up today. So I got that going for me, which is nice. Once at the front door, I push it open and set my gaze on the door to Star's office. Right now she was acting as Drew's secretary, but her shift was about to end.

"Hmm…. Decisions decisions." I walk forward and push open her door, letting the scent of smoking wood waft through the air. Goddamn it smelled terrible, but Star loves the smell for some reason. Walking inside I see all sorts of knick knacks scattered about, including my favorite playing cards. I reach over to pick them up, and once they touch my hand I hear Star.

"Hey fuck head, don't you know it's not right to go looting through a person's stuff?" Turning, I see that her entire outfit and personality had changed. Now she stood with one hand on her hip, the look of sass, and her outfit was jet black, looking terrible with her golden hair.

"It's right if the stuff belongs to you. And besides, you forgot to give me back my cards." I pocket the cards and continue looking around. "You know Sylvia, you gotta clean this place up." Me calling her by her given name had the desired effect. She jumped forward and attempted to latch onto my back, but I duck and cause her to miss.

"Get back here motherfucker!" She dove at me again, and again, and again. Eventually we were outside, and I finally had the advantage. I was below her, but had solid ground beneath my feet. The Dragonstorm above made the building unstable, so one explosion of energy could and would collapse the lower level.

"Come at me Sylvia! I can take whatever you throw at me, you weakling!" Her eyes immediately became dilated, and she jumped at me again. Once in the air I threw myself onto the ground, face up, and shoot an energy blast right at her. She flies back, slamming into the building behind her, and gets back up.

Then it fell on her.

The entire building fell right on top of her, throwing stone and steel on her back, and releasing the energies that I had put in the walls to keep it up. I walk forward as the energy merges with me, waking me up and giving me the ability to lift the giant chunks of steel and rock that littered the ground. Once her gold hair was visible, I yanked her head up in an uncharacteristic act of cruelty.

"Now then, think about what you've done Syl. You've killed countless amounts of people, punched me a number of times, let yourself be used, and slayed your own family." At the mention of her family her eyes snapped open.

"Wait, my family?" I grin as her voice lost some of the coldness, but it still wasn't normal.

"Yup. Not your whole family, but enough to scare your cousins away. You busted down your parent's door and just electrocuted them… And your little brother. Not even a year old too." She started crying then, and I had to fight to keep the tears out of my eyes. Her family is full of wonderful people, and we lost three just a week ago.

"I'm sorry! I haven't been myself lately, and I don't know what I've been doing!" I put a hand on her shoulder and release her hair, kneeling down.

"But you're back with us. Now, how about we get you patched up and back to base?" She nods, I move the rubble off of her, and we head to the Black Flame basecamp.

Ryex: Holy. Shit.

Kara: Goddamnit Author!

Author: What?

Kara: Why do you have to make it so Star kills her family?!

Author: Because I feel like it.

Everyone except Kara and Ryex: Bye!

Kara and Ryex: Fuck you author.

Author: I don't take offers, I'm just an author. Hey that rhymed!