Disclaimer: I don't own anything. Fanfic is AU.

A/N: Long story wins…so long story then. Good point RRW. Thanks. Cutting out the number of villains was also suggested. OK. I'll kill some off. But can you really picture this story without Mischa? ^_^ Hehhe, ok, ok, no more rotten tomatoes please. Yes, yes, I'll kill her eventually. Sorry Mischa.

Mischa: *Sob* No one likes meeeeee! *sob* I don't want to dieeee! NOOOOO!

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"Julianna, we don't have phoenix tears," an elder said. They had gathered all of the potions supply they had.

If only Hedwig was here. Emrys thought. I knew I should've gotten that trunk of potions ingredients out of the vault.

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Just then there was light.

There you are! I was getting worried! You really should think of me more. I can flash to wherever you are. But you need to call me when you're not on Earth ! Hedwig scolded. I need a beacon!

Hedwig! I'm sorry. It's been busy.

You're always busy! I'm almost inclined not to help you!

I really do apologize. I am so used to relying on me and to people relying on me. Relying on someone else is a new concept I still need to learn.

Oh alright fledgling. You know, you could always just transform yourself.

Transform myself?

I don't know. For some reason, you feel like a phoenix to me. Anyway, there's too little time right now. Maybe you should practice playing with lightning right now.

What?

You're an elemental. You can control the four elements plus lightning. You can make fire, and rain. With air you can make a tornado. You can make plants grow faster and make plants grow period and you can summon lightning.

Would the lightning I summon be considered pure?

As long as its elemental magic. If you use a wand, then it doesn't count. Elementals draw out nature.

Thanks Hedwig! Emrys said as he hugged the white owl, I mean phoenix. Can I have some of your tears?

Of course. Goodness knows how many tears are holed inside me out of worry. You, fledgling, make me worry too much. Try not to. I don't fancy turning gray. I like being white thank you very much. The phoenix ranted. Emrys smiled at her antics. He held a vial and collected her tears. Julianna and the elder was surprised.

"I didn't know you have a phoenix," Julianna remarked.

"I apologize. I did not know she could cross your gate."

You mean you didn't remember me until you needed me. Hedwig huffed.

I am sorry. Emrys said as he stroked Hedwig's crown.

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The potion took a day. Everyone competent at potions helped brew. Emrys told the council what Hedwig said- that he could conjure lightning. He didn't know how, but the elders did.

"We have no choice but have Master Iola tutor you again," the chief sighed.

"No!" Julianna protested.

"I-it's alright," Emrys stammered as he realized what they meant. He was an elemental and Iola's the only elemental they had. Julianna continued arguing with the elders for a while but eventually there was really no choice but to be taught by Iola.

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Iola's method didn't change. Emrys got courage from knowing that he needed to learn for the villagers. He took every beating heroically and by the end of the day, he could conjure fire. He was dismissed by Iola and was told that he was expected at sunrise. Emrys went to the edge of the village and practiced by himself. Sometime around midnight, he moved on to water. Hedwig told him that he only needed to have a bit of control with all of the elements, before he could use lightning since lightning was a combination of the elements. By morning, he was able to successfully conjure a bit of water, fire and earth. He just needed to work with air. Air was the worst since you couldn't see it and it was free and flowing. He stubbornly continued and didn't realize the time. Once he did realize, he hurried towards Master Iola's hut who was waiting with a stern face.

"Where were you?"

"I-I was p-practicing. I am sorry I lost track of time."

Iola looked angry and punished Emrys well. When he was done, he asked, "How was your practice?"

"I - I managed to conjure fire water and earth. I just need air before I could go on to lightning." Emrys replied.

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They were running out of time. The cures from Humbee had arrived the previous day. They also started on another round of brewing. The council of elders were debating on who to give the cures to, the warriors or the villagers. The warriors still had the blocks, while the villagers only had basic training.

Eventually, they decided that those who were above average at healing were given the cures. Some of the elderly villagers were also given the cure as it could be seen that they were not going to survive otherwise.

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Emrys was able to conjure air by lunch. He managed to make a breeze follow his whims. He momentarily lost his concentration causing the air to push Iola and make him stumble to the ground.

"EMRYS! HUT, NOW!" Iola exclaimed. Emrys flinched and scurried to the hut. He still hurt from his previous punishment. He could have healed it, but he learned early on not to. Back when he was just beginning his apprenticeship, he healed his back. When Iola realized this, he got angry and told him that punishments were meant to last. Iola gave him a double punishment, one to relieve the original and another to punish him for healing. Emrys never healed himself since then.

Iola was very angry about being pushed by air. No doubt it made him look like an idiot more than he already did. Emrys took the punishment silently, only whimpering slightly. He focused on the vision that the village would recover and would prosper. Emrys lost track of how long he was being punished and just hoped that it would stop soon. Iola finally stopped and went to his room to read, Emrys guessed. Emrys was bleeding when he went out alone to try lightning. There was no time left for healing or dwelling; the guerrillas were arriving the next day. ============================================================]

Emrys groaned. He heard voices in the darkness that he was in.

"You idiot! You may have taught him something but now that's useless! And you're supposed to be an empath?" Julianna exclaimed. She looked weak but still looked scary.

"He learned healing so fast because unlike you, I didn't abuse him!" Julianna screamed. "Now, no one can heal and no one can fight for us magically!"

"That's not fair. It's not my fault!" Iola retorted.

"Oh really then whose is it?" Julianna challenged. The chief wisely decided not to interfere. Besides, he happened to agree with Julianna.

"If we survive, I'll take you to Elven court for attempted murder! I won't stop until your exiled!" Julianna exclaimed.

"urgh," Emrys grumbled then instantly flinched. Asleep, his pain receptors didn't work. Now that he was, he could feel his burning back. Emrys stood up to avoid the pain from contact with his bed sheets, took of his shirt, wincing as the dried blood dislodged themselves from his wounds, and started for the door. Julianna gasped upon seeing his fresh scars, some of which were still open and slightly bleeding.

"Emrys! Where are you going?" Julianna asked.

"I can't make lightning here. Please send the warriors out to the clearing near the fountain. Hurry too. They'll come soon." It was just after sunrise. Emrys was hoping they'd wait until nightfall.

Hedwig flew to him and cried on his back.

"Thanks Hed," Emrys replied.

I will pluck that man's bits out.

Please don't. Emrys replied weakly. Hedwig's tears didn't do much. They just stopped the bleeding, but his injuries were quite deep. She was tired as well from giving too many tears for the spot potion.

Hed, you can stop now. You must be tired from all the tears you shed the past few days.

You're my fledgling. If I'm to heal anyone, my first priority is you.

There'll be battle soon. Please rest. Emrys tried. Hedwig nodded reluctantly, seeing Emrys' logic.

"Rys, you don't have to. We'll make do." Julianna said with tears.

"No. This village will prosper. This village will survive. This is my village. This is my home. I'll protect it to my death."

"Emrys..." Julianna pleaded with tears in her eyes. Emrys sounded as if he was saying goodbye. Emrys stood and shrunk his trunk and kept it in his pocket.

"I expect you there too Lady Julianna. We need you as well," Emrys said gently. Who's the elder again? The chief held him back and gave him a potion.

"Pepper up and strengthening elixir."

"Thank you." He took it and kept it in his pocket. He'll save it for later. He didn't fancy getting spots.

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Remember not to be too forceful. They only need a small gentle prod. Save your energy, Hedwig commented.

Thanks Hed.

Of course, I'm sure no one would mind if you roasted that bastard at the end of the line, Hedwig added. He looked and saw Iola.

He's still a warrior Hed.

He doesn't deserve to be alive.

Don't say that. Aren't Phoenixes supposed to be peaceful?

He hurt my fledgling. Motherly instincts exists in every species.

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The warriors lined up with Lady Juliana in front. They insisted she be first. There was a table set up behind Emrys. There were a bunch of students giving cures for the spots.

Emrys finished about half when they heard a thundering sound of an army marching.

"Get everyone from the village here!" Emrys exclaimed. The healed warriors followed his orders. Emrys stopped blasting people and started to build stone walls, taking inspiration from his first time alone in the forest. Emrys, several students and the healed warriors summoned the weapons from the armoury and any other supplies they thought were important. Once everyone was in the clearing, he enclosed it with stone walls.

"Sorry about your homes, but we can rebuild. This should buy us time." Emrys replied. "Healed warriors, please give a crash course to the healed villagers on fighting techniques. We might have underestimated their force; there's a lot of them. Master Iola, please be next."

Emrys blasted Iola next.

"They might have archers. If you see any arrows, please torch them out of existence." Iola just nodded. Emrys continued electrocuting people. "Be ready to defend all sides. If I finish, I can probably just let a small hole." The walls Emrys conjured were thicker than what he had before because Emrys conjured multiple, after he saw that the first few walls were weak. Emrys didn't take the weak walls down. Emrys figured that with the layers, the wall could last longer. Well, he hoped.

Emrys could feel his walls weakening but kept his focus on the line. Just as he finished the last warrior, a gaping hole appeared. Immediately the warriors leapt into action. They were at an advantage. The hole was only 5 elves wide and 3/4s of an elf tall.

Emrys focused his concentration on the walls. True enough arrows fell from the sky. Now that almost everyone could cast spells, they were torched into oblivion.

Emrys decided to experiment. He needed to see the other side. He asked the stone to be transparent from their side- to be able to see the outside but not for the outside to see the inside. The stone didn't change. Emrys focused harder and eventually the stone changed.

"Can you see the outside," He asked the warrior beside him. The warrior shook his head no. Emrys was slightly disappointed that it only worked for him.

"Warriors not currently engaged in combat form a circle around the sick, the young and the old!" Emrys ordered. It didn't dawn on him that he was an Earthling, younger than most everyone and had hardly the experience to give orders and direct battle. He stood firm. Everyone listened nonetheless.

Emrys decided to be aggressive. He did not know the extent of his abilities with the elements, but he tried anyway. He decided to make fire rain, using a combination of air and fire. He let it loose on the sides that weren't currently engaged and were just trying to break the walls. His first attempts were failed, but he kept trying until he finally managed. He was disappointed to see that they were doused with water.

I don't know if you're sentient. But please help me save my village, dear elements. Emrys prayed.

An hour later, he changed his mind about his previous failure and was pleased to see that they had spots. Water magic needed a source. The nearest source of water was the contaminated river. The water rained on the guerrillas when they doused Emrys' fire rain. It got into their eyes and into their mouth. It was enough to spread the disease to them.

Emrys resumed his fire rain. It had the added advantage of destroying their weapons, like the catapults they used. Emrys constantly had to reinforce the walls thanks to the damage from the catapults. So, Emrys was happy to get rid of them.

"Surrender now and be saved! We'll let the children and men go and just take the women as slaves!" Emrys winced from the implication. At least it identified the leader. Emrys sent a lightning bolt at him. He saw the leader stiffen as if he was shocked. He tried it again, this time with more power and more intent to harm. The leader collapsed. To his disappointment, the collapse of the leader did not seem to faze the guerrillas.

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The battle was taking a long time because of the walls and the small hole. They were still surrounded by enemies and were still outnumbered by nightfall.

"Emrys, how are you holding up?" Julianna asked.

"I can't hold these walls for much longer." Emrys admitted.

"Do you still have that guardian?"

"Melina?"

"Yeah."

Melina?

Yes?

"She's poisonous. Why don't you let him loose?" She suggested.

Did you understand Julianna? Emrys asked Melina the spider.

Yes. I'll go then.

Be safe.

Will do! Don't worry, I'm smart enough not to be stepped upon.

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Hedwig sang him a song and he was given a temporary burst of energy.

Fledgling, don't you have one of those potions?

I don't want to get sick with the spots. I threw them out when no one was looking.

Not those. From your old dwelling, before you came to the forest.

From LSM? Oh yeah. I did have some. How could I be so stupid. Thanks Hed.

What would you ever do without me? She asked cheekily, providing a short relief from all the seriousness.

Emrys fetched some potions from his trunk and downed them. He'll surely crash once the fighting is over. He was overdosing on pepper up. But that doesn't matter at the moment. He needed the strength. With the renewed energy, he let loose more fire rain. Until he was sure most everyone from the three sides had spots. Then he started doing the same to the main front. They dumbly doused it with contaminated water as well.

"Emrys, can you close the front we're fighting right now and open the back?" one of the elders asked. Emrys recognized him as the head instructor in their school.

Emrys felt around and nodded.

"Do that now please," He said. Emrys closed the front and waited until the combatants were defeated. The warriors then went to the back.

"Opening in three two one!" Emrys counted as he opened the back.

The guerrillas were surprised and their front lines were attacked by the elves who were more than ready.

"More please," the elder said. Emrys opened it wider. "Open it wide enough to fit 20."

Emrys obliged. He trusted the warriors. Iola was helping by torching the invaders.

"25," the elder said. The elder kept asking Emrys to make them bigger. By the time he stopped, the hole allowed 40 to enter.

After some time, Emrys could see evident thinning of the troops. They were also shifting towards the back, where the hole was. Emrys rechecked the front and reinforced it. They kept fighting through the evening. Emrys was now inside the circle of warriors upon everyone's insistence. He eventually sat on the ground to preserve his energy.

The battle went on almost endlessly.

"I'm sorry. I can't hold on any longer." Emrys replied as he slumped to unconsciousness, the walls slowly crumbling.

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