Phoenix and Draanzer

"Oh, where the hell are they? The ship was right here!" Bindi, quite angry, paced around in a small circle. Growling, she threw herself upon the ground, her fall cushioned by her long, dark, shadowy cloak. Her onyx-like eye closing, her green one following suit, her head fell side ways. I am so tired, my god. I think I'll sleep now…what the hell? Bindi leapt up, trying to search through the shadows of the cave they were camping in. Where is it, where is it, where where where where!? She cursed softly.

"What is it, Bindi? This is more your territory than mine." Grove whispered. Grove tried to search, his dark green eyes combing the night for hostile creatures. Caroline sniffed the air. Midnight lay as if dead, somewhat exhausted. Garret was sharpening his talons on a rock. Grove rolled his eyes. Always sharper than a knife, that's the way Garret thought his claws had to be. Like a cat's, almost. But, that was more Caroline. Caroline was like a sleek white tiger, or a snow leopard, white as the snow and somehow, far deadlier.

"The air… smells odd. I can't tell why." Caroline pushed a curly lock of silver-white hair out of her face, behind her pointed, acute ear. It's here, something, something unknown, friend or foe, what is it, where where where! Dammit, where!?

Garret continued to calmly sharpen his nails. He heard a faint rustling, but smelled nothing out of the ordinary. That meant the creature, whatever it was, was down-wind of him and the fire, as well as Bindi. Grove couldn't smell anything, either. Everyone looked to Caroline. She shook her head. Her self-hatred was evident. Great going, Carrie, first test and ya fail it. Some vampire. Then her head jerked, barely, so you weren't sure if she'd moved at all. She closed her eyes, shutting out light. She stood absolutely still, away from the fire. Listening to her heartbeat, she scanned the surrounding areas for something alien. She could hear it, the night itself. Boom…boom…rustling, she smelled pine needles…boom… and dead animals, fresh water…boom… and something unknown, what was it, boom…boom… where was it, what where… where, where, have to find it. Where!? Boom. I feel heat… but not from the fire, and singing, BOOM! but not around me, BOOM!  inside my mind, it cannot be! BOOM! BOOM!

"NIKO! KAI!" Bindi shouted joyously. Grove sat up straighter, and Caroline shook the dust off her outfit. Garret continued to sharpen his nails, finally completing the filing of his left pinkie finger. Then, standing, he walked up to Bindi and cried, "Niklaren Fireheart, get your phoenix-flamed butt into this cave!" A shrill cry filled the air, and a wall of flame enveloped the children. The fire, however, was as cold as ice.

"Hello." Niko murmured, waving, long red hair flying up from the air rising from the hot stones. Everything felt slightly warm but them. "Hey, kiddies, we're dead meat. Demons are coming. They'll be here in 20 minutes. I swear to GOD!" Niko cried. They believed her. Grove stood and picked up Midnight, who struggled weakly.

"I can walk by myself, you dork." She yelped. Grove purposely dropped her to the ground. "I hate you."

"You said you could walk by yourself." Grove replied.

"I didn't mean you could drop me, you flea-infested half-demon!" Midnight raged.

"Okay! Enough with the fighting. We're leaving, come on!!!" Kai, Niko's little brother, was jumping up and down. His hair, white like the hottest fires, was giving off little sparks. "They're coming! Come on! Oof!" Kai fell to the ground. Niko gave a shriek.

"You freaks!" The demons had arrived. A mass a writhing, oily shadows stood behind the little boy. "That was my brother! I'm gonna flame broil you maniacs six ways to Sunday!" With that, she let loose a barrage of fire balls. Nothing happened. She couldn't continue, either, because the more energy she put into it, the weaker she'd become. Deciding, she transformed.

"I… am… Phoenix!" A great ball of flames shot out, vaporizing the creatures who had hurt Kai. A maroon light appeared, shining behind the demons.

"I am the Draanzer!" When the smoke cleared, only Niko and Kai remained at the entrance, the older girl cradling the exhausted mutant to her.

"That was fun." She whispered.