Tales of Zatanna: Volume one
Chapter 21
"Frozen"
The police station had their own problems, since the power went out; they haven't been answering the alarming phone calls from worried citizens in their homes. No one knows exactly what was happening, they all never expected this. It was supposed to be a nice day, people were supposed to do their normal day routine, husbands would go to work, and wives would stay home and clean and prepare meals. Children from all over L.A would go to school and come home to a nice snack. But that's not how it happened, things were different this time, people suffered greatly. Dead bodies covered the streets of L.A, and the people who were left tried to stay warm in their homes because a mysterious ice covered the area of L.A and destroyed the lives of many. In three hours, a hero will fall and the world will lose one more of their friends.
1:oo AM: Police Station
Detective Jenna Walsh prepared beds for people in the police station; she knew something was up and Zatanna had something to do with it. She tried to figure out for a while now who she really was, and if Eric had something to do with it. She had no choice, she had to go to find Eric, he could be dead, or safe and hiding something. Jenna never really believed in the supernatural, but she prepared herself for any reason for her to believe. A "Frost" can't just randomly come without warning, something mysterious is going on, and she was determined to find out what.
"Um, Detective, we need you here" said a cop. She walked over and grabbed a flash light to see what had happened.
"What happened, how did his leg get like that?" she asked as she looked at the solid piece of ice that had wrapped it's self around the guys leg.
"There was an opening from outside and it came through, freezing his leg. Detective Jenna Walsh sat there looking at the little crack that was continuously increasing in the door that will break open soon to release a frost that will kill them all.
Yes, Walsh knew there was something mysterious about this ice, and she was determined to find it out, soon.
Zatanna's Apartment:
Now that Frost had her powerful knew gift from her little demon friend, I had to cheat a little myself. I grabbed my spell book and tried to remember the spell to slow down your enemy. Once I found it, I quickly flipped my hand and she slowed down. I picked up this little thing, when you say your command backwards, it gives it a little more of a push to work.
"Wols nwod" I said. Frost then slowed down and I quickly went to go look for the bottle that firestorm gave me a couple months ago. When I found it, I smashed it open, knowing this was the right time to read the message. Finally, I was going to be able to read the message!
1:3o AM: Gloria's House
Bruce tried to keep warm, but it was really hard because everything was frozen around them. Gloria has power, but hasn't been able to access her fire element; Gloria had never finished her destiny. Gloria still had many more battles herself to finish to help restore good with her daughter.
"Honey, I mean Giovanni, are you awake?" asked Gloria. Giovanni had been against the wall for some time, thinking of ways to get out. He has also been thinking of the situation he put his daughter and ex-wife in.
"Yeah, I'm okay, you?" he asked. Gloria smiled and shivered while speaking.
"Never been better" she said.
Bruce smiled and took his feet in the warm blankets. Then the windows started to crack in the basement, leaving enough room for the frost to creep in.
"Oh my God, it's coming" Gloria said. Bruce moved more beside Gloria knowing that they have nothing left to do but pray. Gloria looked at Giovanni for a second and he held her in his arms to keep her warm. This moment, the two have rekindled their fragmented relationship.
Streets of L.A: 2:oo AM
They are empty, nothing left of these streets but ice. Buildings were covered all around with cold cold ice. Walsh quickly bundled up and ran to her car which was frozen. She went into the car and closed the door behind her. She looked at the little hole that was giving her the visibility she needed to drive the car in the windshield started to crack. Jenna quickly started to the car which took her about five minutes to start and quickly drove the car over the frozen grass and on the slippery road. Jenna was trying to reach Zatanna's apartment as fast as she could before the ice froze her over.
Around twenty minutes, she reached Zatanna's apartment and Walsh drove past the broken down theatre and past the stores along the main street. She parked and ran into the building. Once she was in the building, she grabbed her gun and pointed it at the frozen stairs that went all the way up to Zatanna's floor. As she ran up the stairs, ice demons started to form out of the wall and were coming after her. At this moment, Jenna realized that were such a thing as demons. She shot at one which it blew its ice head off and she continued up the stairs.
Jenna broke through Zatanna's door and noticed that Zatanna wasn't home.
"Hello, is anyone here?" Jenna asked. No one answered. Jenna looked around the home for any evidence about Zatanna, but before she could open the leather book that was on the table, she noticed Eric frozen on the ground.
"Oh my God, Harris" she yelled. She bent down to touch his frozen body. Once she touched it, she realized that a window was broken open and frost was slowly creeping in. Jenna sat against the wall crying, noticing the ice freezing the floor beneath her feet was touching her body and therefore getting her.
Zatanna and Frost were now outside fighting. Since they left the apartment, Zatanna has been using powers on Frost so she could read the message. She finally looked at the paper and it read some latin words. She quickly said them out loud.
Per ancient vox per meus
pars Huic validus hora ,
Ego precor is alica ut erigo silenti
etc pro mihi unus quisnam
Ego postulo iuvo obviam
pugna per Malum
Once I said the spell, the ground started to shake and crack between Frost and I. Fire busted out and finally it gave me relief to feel warm again. My hair blew in the heated air and I noticed someone standing between Frost and I.
"Firestorm?" I asked.
Frost started to get nervous and she looked at him.
"How did you do......" Frost said shocked.
TO BE CONTINUED
APPEARNCES:
ZATANNA
BRUCE
ERIC
GLORIA
JENNA WALSH
GIOVANNI
FROST
SPG: FIRESTORM