Treble Clef
By Silver Falcon
Chapter Five
"Wanda, let her go!" Pietro yelled, standing in front of Pixie.
"Move, Pietro. I'm not going to hurt her," Wanda growled.
Wanda looked at her brother with such understanding and calm that it almost scared him. She had never looked at anyone like that before. Wanda walked past him and up to Pixie who was still pinned against the wall.
"You remember me?" the Scarlet Witch asked, putting her hand on Pixie's ear.
"Yes, I remember you. You're the one that worried me the most, out of all the children," Pix replied in a hushed whisper. "I came to see how Todd is doing."
Wanda let her down. "Does he know?" She growled, tilting her head towards Pietro.
Pixie shook her head. "None of them do, and I'd like to keep it that way for reasons that are beyond your comprehension." She paused. "At least for now, anyways. Please, Wanda. You aren't supposed to know. It's too early for them to understand, and I know they wouldn't."
"Understand what?" Pietro asked from the sidelines, but his cry was ignored.
"You can trust me," Wanda said, the serious look in her eyes.
Pixie nodded. "I know. Now, please show me where Todd is."
Wanda's expression made it clear that she didn't want to, but, for some untold reason, she nodded and led Pix up the stairs. Pietro followed, confused as ever about how his sister knew the girl that he was stalking. Wanda showed her the closed door and stood next to it.
"If you gag when you go in there, don't feel bad. It happens to all of us," she said in a low tone.
Pix nodded and opened the door, closing it quickly behind her. Pietro looked at Wanda with his stupefied look, but her fact twisted into a frown.
"What are you looking at?" she hissed.
He was startled by her sudden change of mood. "Um, sorry, sis."
Wanda growled at him and turned to go into her room at the end of the hall, slamming the door behind her and locking it. Pietro leaned against the wall and snorted.
It was dark inside Todd's room, and it smelled misty and damp, but it fazed her not at all, since she had grown to love smells like this. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she could make out his bed, a neatly made on the other side of the room. He had a homemade hammock across from his bed, and she could tell that someone had made the bed for him when he came back from the hospital. He was under the slightly disturbed blankets, and he was facing away from her. The blankets were gathered around his shoulders, and she could see that he wasn't wearing a shirt. She quietly sauntered over to the other side of the bed and looked at him.
His eyes were open, and he looked up at her and smiled pathetically. "Hey yo."
She sat down next to his body and smiled softly. "You doing okay?"
His smiled faded. "No. Doctor said I…" He stopped and grimaced, inhaling sharply. "He said I gots a few busted ribs. My jaw is…," he paused again, "fractured, and my arm is bruised bad."
Pixie frowned sadly and nuzzled his cheek. "You poor thing."
Just looking at him hurt her. She knew she could take away his pain at that very moment, but if she did, she would endanger everyone in Bayville. Pix reached down and hugged him softly.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "If I had acted when I first heard you cry out, this wouldn't have happened. I'm so sorry…"
He did his best to shake his head. "Ain't your fault."
"I wish I could help you now," she whispered. "I don't like to see people in pain."
"I'll be okay. Doctor said lots of water and bed rest, so no school…for a while."
Toad smiled again, and it made Pix want to cry.
"I'm sorry that you had to get hurt like this."
"You did what you could. No one else…tried to help."
She pressed her cheek against his forehead. "I'm so sorry."
"Stop apologizin'. It ain't your fault."
His weak whispers were beginning to get to her. It jabbed her deep in her heart, and, even without her eye, she could tell that she was going to do something she regretted, but would she really put her life on the line just for him? Todd was her friend, more of a friend than anyone else in her mind was. Pietro was slowly getting there, but he had not been the first that spoke to her. He had, and there was something about his boldness that stirred her.
She had to heal him.
"You'll be okay. I'll make sure of it," she whispered into his ear. "Just give me one night, okay?"
"Um, okay…"
She gave him a small peck of a kiss on the cheek and rose, leaving his side and room.
Pietro was the first thing that she saw outside of Todd's room. He made no attempt to flirt when he saw the look on her face.
"Pix?" he asked, his voice slow, sad, and curious.
Pixie held back her tears and sobbed, leaning against the door. She held her face in her hands and slid down the door.
"I have to leave…"
Pietro gently grabbed her by her shoulders and lifted her up. "But you just got here…"
Pix looked at him and hugged his neck, and then she grabbed his chin softly in her hand and made him look her directly in her eyes.
"I have to go. I'll talk to you whenever I can."
She released his body and with a flip of her coat, disappeared down the stairs. Pietro ran after her, but she was gone. He could see her frame outside, moving unbelievably fast across the lawn.
Pixie knew that what she was doing would be against everything that she understood. She saw suffering in that poor boy's eyes, and that was against what she worked for. No more.
It had been a while since she had gone this speed. She felt that the cloak of night would protect her, but she wasn't sure how long it would be before she would be found out now. When she had made it to the city, it occurred to her that Pietro was following her.
In a lame attempt to lose him, she climbed up the side of a building and hid behind the railing. She watched the blur pass, and then stood up, looking in the direction of the old house. Pixie felt her entire body tremble with the untold fear that raged through her now. She slid her hand into her pocket and lifted out the blue flute.
Bringing it to her lips was hard, since she was shaking so badly. The tremors threatened to throw the flute to the ground every time she was about to play, but eventually, she got hold of herself.
She raised the mouthpiece to her lips and felt her body become as hard as a rock. With her eyes focused sharply on the horizon, she put her fingers over the holes and played.
The sky began to turn white. It started with the area right above her, but then it stretched across the sky like nothing at all. The bright light lit the earth below it, and the area immediately around her began to glow with a yellow light that spiraled into the sky. She watched the horizon carefully and saw the bright green thunder strike the earth.
***
Todd opened his eyes immediately. The blankets were thrown off him, and he felt himself being lifted into the air clad in only his shorts. The green light flooded the room, and a sensation overcame his senses. It felt like he was drowning. His mouth was forced open by something and he felt a liquid invade his throat. His eyes were shut tight, and his body was paralyzed with fear.
He couldn't breathe, but he didn't have the strength to choke. He felt his skin began to burn pleasantly, the heat making his mind swim and his muscles relax. An image flooded his mind, the very person trying to heal him.
The force left his body, and he felt his back touch the bed again. He sat up, coughing. Todd opened his eyes and looked around his room, but the light had faded.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
***
Pixie lowered the instrument, her song complete. The sky turned black, and the half moon shone brightly.
"Pixie?! What the hell just happened?" a voice behind her said.
Pix turned around in horror to see Pietro walking toward her. She grabbed her ears and squeaked.
"Pietro, no! Get outta here! NOW!" she screamed, throwing her arms in the air. "Get out of here!!"
He grabbed her shoulders, but she threw his arms off. "What is your problem!?"
She saw them land behind him. She grabbed him by his arm and tried to throw him off the building, but a stronger hand grabbed him and yanked him away from her. She fell to her knees in a pathetic bow.
"Pixus, it's been a while. Who's this pathetic creature?"
Pietro had no clue who he was about to yell at. "Who are you calling pathetic, you shithead?"
Pietro found himself lifted off the ground and twirled around to look into bright yellow eyes at the end of a long snout. The green-scaled alligator had a head of bright red hair, and wore armor that he had never seen before. The monster stood upright on two legs like a man and had a body like a man. Pietro felt his body stiffen, his eyes wide and gaping. One of the others walked past him, and he heard Pixie squeal.
"Leave her alone, bastard!" he hissed.
"Let him go, Oribisus. Please, let him go. I'll go with you, just please…"
Her pathetic pleas seemed to pass in one ear and out the other. Pix looked up at the white haired man with his long clear wings flashing behind him. His piercing green eyes stung her mind, causing her to whimper out loud. He had a pale complexion, and his cat eyes seemed to make his white skin glow.
He grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her to her feet, his sharp nails digging into her skin.
"Jinn, restrain the boy," Oribisus said calmly.
There was a sshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhink as a sword was being drawn. The four-armed creature walked toward him and grabbed both his arms from behind and turned to face his comrades. Pietro turned his head to look at his face, which was extremely calm and ignoring him. He had dark brown skin and dark blue hair and eyes.
"Pixie, who are these people?" Pietro said on a borderline whimper.
Pixie could only glance at him helplessly before turning her gaze to the white-haired Oribisus.
"Let him go, and I won't put up a fight. Please. I swear I won't!"
Oribisus slapped her across her face with the back of his hand, staring daggers at Pietro. "Forez," he said, referring to the lizard creature. "Get her. Jinn, leave the boy. We have what we want."
Pixie bowed her head as she felt Forez's scaly hands take her prisoner. She stared at Pietro with tears streaming down her face, looking at the fear and shock in his eyes.
"Leave her alone," he said, almost choking on his words.
Oribisus looked at him and grinned, realizing the small chain that she had. "On second though, rough him up a little bit, then come, Jinn. We'll meet you later."
"No, please leave him alone, Jinn!"
Pixie felt Forez vibrate as he growled at her, "Quiet, half breed. You're ours now."
Pietro heard Jinn chuckle behind him. Pixie shook her head furiously and fought against the dragon's grip.
"Leave him alone, Oribisus!!" Pixie shrieked.
"Let's go. Meet you in a while, Jinn. Don't kill him."
"No! Please!!" Pixie whimpered before the man with clear wings and the dragon took off into the air.
The other man threw him on the rooftop and drew the three other swords that he had. Pietro rubbed his head and dashed away at high speed, leaving the mutant monster on the rooftop baffled at the sudden disappearance.
In an instant more, Jinn felt a foot slam into his back. Pietro zoomed around him, throwing punches at the man. The man toppled over and held his swords ready.
"You don't know who you're messing with, boy!" he hissed, glaring at Pietro's now unmoving form.
"Why do you want her?" Pietro demanded.
"She is none of your concern, mortal," the swordsman said, shaking his head in an unfortunate way.
The monster jumped into the air and sneered at him, returning his swords to their sheathes that were tied to his back. He waved with two of his hands and flew skyward, disappearing in the clouds.
Forez grabbed her head and pulled it back to rest on his shoulder. He shoved something in her mouth that she almost immediately swallowed. He smacked her, knocking her head back up. The air was beginning to get colder the higher they went up, and she could tell that they were a few miles above the city.
"What the heck was that!?" she spat gagging on the horribly tasting bean.
"Nothing you need to worry about. It's just a dragon egg that'll burst from your corpse in a few weeks," he answered with a dark laugh.
Oribisus seemed irritated. "Stop here."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just want to kill her here," he said in a suave voice. "We'll wait for Jinn."
Pixie twisted against Forez's grip, finally freeing herself. "I ain't waitin' for nothing!"
She began to fall, knowing that they would pursue her. Pix prayed that she wouldn't run into Jinn, but as she opened her eye, she knew that she would. What luck.
She felt the sting of the wind on her cold body, and, for once, she was glad that she was wearing her coat. Pix felt Forez closing in on her. Oribisus would remain in the clouds, waiting for his two pawns to capture her and return her.
Forez grabbed her by her ankle and jerked her up, roaring in anger. "You're not getting away this time! Twenty years and I'm not losing you again!"
About this time, she could sense that Jinn had seen them from a distance. Forez opened his maw, and in horror, Pixie could see the orange glow appear in his throat and realized that she was about to become medium to well done. He swung her by her ankle into the air, keeping hold of her foot. He cracked her like a whip, sending her body right into his oncoming fire stream. She felt the flame engulf her right side, catching her hair and clothes ablaze. She screamed like a banshee, thrashing about in the air as she felt her skin being torn off by the burning fingers.
In her frantic thrashing, she kicked Forez in his head, right between his eyes, causing him to release her and growl in pain, bringing him up to rub his eyes. Too bad that Jinn was directly below them, and he had two of his swords out. He held his free hands out to catch her, but he misjudged her landing point and she slammed into his upper arms, impaling herself on his swords with one through her right thigh and the other straight through the bone of her right arm. The screaming stopped, but her eyes had dilated so much that there was hardly any blue left.
Pix knocked Jinn off of his flight pattern, making them both fly to the side. Catching himself, the four-armed swordsman flew to the left., letting her slip off and fall towards the ground. Forez flew down to him and roared, raising his hand to strike him.
"You fool! You let her escape!" he hissed, smacking him on the back of his head, sending the blue braid flying.
Jinn punched him hard on his face then pointed at the ground.
"That coat is preventing her from flying. She'll hit the ground full force, and it'll kill her. It will definitely kill her." Jinn nodded while Forez grinned a smirk that would scare the dress off Medusa. "She will not survive. There's no way she can."
***
Pix was losing her mind. Her arm was thrown, and she couldn't take her coat off with one arm, even though half of it was gone. She figured that even if she did get it off, she wouldn't have enough energy to fly.
With vacant eyes, she was watching the clouds go by faster and faster. Her beautiful pink hair had been burned away from her now blistered scalp. She felt the fire dance over her arms, legs, sides, and back, burning away what clothing she had left.
She wasn't going to be able to survive the crash. She felt so many regrets fly through her mind.
She had failed Jerry, her guardian angel and closest friend.
She had always wanted to live her life with someone, but she had lost the only chance that she had at a boyfriend.
She wished she could explain to Marcie that she felt like a mother to her, even though they hadn't been together that long.
She wished she had time to talk more with Wanda and Rogue.
And Todd.
She wanted to get to know Pietro.
She wanted to kill the three pricks that were after her.
Pixie had always believed in God, but since she was about to croak, she felt his presence around her even more.
She had wanted to grow up and have a family. Ever since she was young, she had wanted to have a family. She wanted three kids, two boys and a girl, but since she had never aged, she would always appear under aged for everything.
Well, she wouldn't make it to her next year. Not tonight. Not ever.
She couldn't even mutter the words 'I'm sorry' to the world around her.
There was just…nothing left.
Nothing...
By Silver Falcon
Chapter Five
"Wanda, let her go!" Pietro yelled, standing in front of Pixie.
"Move, Pietro. I'm not going to hurt her," Wanda growled.
Wanda looked at her brother with such understanding and calm that it almost scared him. She had never looked at anyone like that before. Wanda walked past him and up to Pixie who was still pinned against the wall.
"You remember me?" the Scarlet Witch asked, putting her hand on Pixie's ear.
"Yes, I remember you. You're the one that worried me the most, out of all the children," Pix replied in a hushed whisper. "I came to see how Todd is doing."
Wanda let her down. "Does he know?" She growled, tilting her head towards Pietro.
Pixie shook her head. "None of them do, and I'd like to keep it that way for reasons that are beyond your comprehension." She paused. "At least for now, anyways. Please, Wanda. You aren't supposed to know. It's too early for them to understand, and I know they wouldn't."
"Understand what?" Pietro asked from the sidelines, but his cry was ignored.
"You can trust me," Wanda said, the serious look in her eyes.
Pixie nodded. "I know. Now, please show me where Todd is."
Wanda's expression made it clear that she didn't want to, but, for some untold reason, she nodded and led Pix up the stairs. Pietro followed, confused as ever about how his sister knew the girl that he was stalking. Wanda showed her the closed door and stood next to it.
"If you gag when you go in there, don't feel bad. It happens to all of us," she said in a low tone.
Pix nodded and opened the door, closing it quickly behind her. Pietro looked at Wanda with his stupefied look, but her fact twisted into a frown.
"What are you looking at?" she hissed.
He was startled by her sudden change of mood. "Um, sorry, sis."
Wanda growled at him and turned to go into her room at the end of the hall, slamming the door behind her and locking it. Pietro leaned against the wall and snorted.
It was dark inside Todd's room, and it smelled misty and damp, but it fazed her not at all, since she had grown to love smells like this. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she could make out his bed, a neatly made on the other side of the room. He had a homemade hammock across from his bed, and she could tell that someone had made the bed for him when he came back from the hospital. He was under the slightly disturbed blankets, and he was facing away from her. The blankets were gathered around his shoulders, and she could see that he wasn't wearing a shirt. She quietly sauntered over to the other side of the bed and looked at him.
His eyes were open, and he looked up at her and smiled pathetically. "Hey yo."
She sat down next to his body and smiled softly. "You doing okay?"
His smiled faded. "No. Doctor said I…" He stopped and grimaced, inhaling sharply. "He said I gots a few busted ribs. My jaw is…," he paused again, "fractured, and my arm is bruised bad."
Pixie frowned sadly and nuzzled his cheek. "You poor thing."
Just looking at him hurt her. She knew she could take away his pain at that very moment, but if she did, she would endanger everyone in Bayville. Pix reached down and hugged him softly.
"I'm sorry," she whispered. "If I had acted when I first heard you cry out, this wouldn't have happened. I'm so sorry…"
He did his best to shake his head. "Ain't your fault."
"I wish I could help you now," she whispered. "I don't like to see people in pain."
"I'll be okay. Doctor said lots of water and bed rest, so no school…for a while."
Toad smiled again, and it made Pix want to cry.
"I'm sorry that you had to get hurt like this."
"You did what you could. No one else…tried to help."
She pressed her cheek against his forehead. "I'm so sorry."
"Stop apologizin'. It ain't your fault."
His weak whispers were beginning to get to her. It jabbed her deep in her heart, and, even without her eye, she could tell that she was going to do something she regretted, but would she really put her life on the line just for him? Todd was her friend, more of a friend than anyone else in her mind was. Pietro was slowly getting there, but he had not been the first that spoke to her. He had, and there was something about his boldness that stirred her.
She had to heal him.
"You'll be okay. I'll make sure of it," she whispered into his ear. "Just give me one night, okay?"
"Um, okay…"
She gave him a small peck of a kiss on the cheek and rose, leaving his side and room.
Pietro was the first thing that she saw outside of Todd's room. He made no attempt to flirt when he saw the look on her face.
"Pix?" he asked, his voice slow, sad, and curious.
Pixie held back her tears and sobbed, leaning against the door. She held her face in her hands and slid down the door.
"I have to leave…"
Pietro gently grabbed her by her shoulders and lifted her up. "But you just got here…"
Pix looked at him and hugged his neck, and then she grabbed his chin softly in her hand and made him look her directly in her eyes.
"I have to go. I'll talk to you whenever I can."
She released his body and with a flip of her coat, disappeared down the stairs. Pietro ran after her, but she was gone. He could see her frame outside, moving unbelievably fast across the lawn.
Pixie knew that what she was doing would be against everything that she understood. She saw suffering in that poor boy's eyes, and that was against what she worked for. No more.
It had been a while since she had gone this speed. She felt that the cloak of night would protect her, but she wasn't sure how long it would be before she would be found out now. When she had made it to the city, it occurred to her that Pietro was following her.
In a lame attempt to lose him, she climbed up the side of a building and hid behind the railing. She watched the blur pass, and then stood up, looking in the direction of the old house. Pixie felt her entire body tremble with the untold fear that raged through her now. She slid her hand into her pocket and lifted out the blue flute.
Bringing it to her lips was hard, since she was shaking so badly. The tremors threatened to throw the flute to the ground every time she was about to play, but eventually, she got hold of herself.
She raised the mouthpiece to her lips and felt her body become as hard as a rock. With her eyes focused sharply on the horizon, she put her fingers over the holes and played.
The sky began to turn white. It started with the area right above her, but then it stretched across the sky like nothing at all. The bright light lit the earth below it, and the area immediately around her began to glow with a yellow light that spiraled into the sky. She watched the horizon carefully and saw the bright green thunder strike the earth.
***
Todd opened his eyes immediately. The blankets were thrown off him, and he felt himself being lifted into the air clad in only his shorts. The green light flooded the room, and a sensation overcame his senses. It felt like he was drowning. His mouth was forced open by something and he felt a liquid invade his throat. His eyes were shut tight, and his body was paralyzed with fear.
He couldn't breathe, but he didn't have the strength to choke. He felt his skin began to burn pleasantly, the heat making his mind swim and his muscles relax. An image flooded his mind, the very person trying to heal him.
The force left his body, and he felt his back touch the bed again. He sat up, coughing. Todd opened his eyes and looked around his room, but the light had faded.
"WHAT THE HELL?!"
***
Pixie lowered the instrument, her song complete. The sky turned black, and the half moon shone brightly.
"Pixie?! What the hell just happened?" a voice behind her said.
Pix turned around in horror to see Pietro walking toward her. She grabbed her ears and squeaked.
"Pietro, no! Get outta here! NOW!" she screamed, throwing her arms in the air. "Get out of here!!"
He grabbed her shoulders, but she threw his arms off. "What is your problem!?"
She saw them land behind him. She grabbed him by his arm and tried to throw him off the building, but a stronger hand grabbed him and yanked him away from her. She fell to her knees in a pathetic bow.
"Pixus, it's been a while. Who's this pathetic creature?"
Pietro had no clue who he was about to yell at. "Who are you calling pathetic, you shithead?"
Pietro found himself lifted off the ground and twirled around to look into bright yellow eyes at the end of a long snout. The green-scaled alligator had a head of bright red hair, and wore armor that he had never seen before. The monster stood upright on two legs like a man and had a body like a man. Pietro felt his body stiffen, his eyes wide and gaping. One of the others walked past him, and he heard Pixie squeal.
"Leave her alone, bastard!" he hissed.
"Let him go, Oribisus. Please, let him go. I'll go with you, just please…"
Her pathetic pleas seemed to pass in one ear and out the other. Pix looked up at the white haired man with his long clear wings flashing behind him. His piercing green eyes stung her mind, causing her to whimper out loud. He had a pale complexion, and his cat eyes seemed to make his white skin glow.
He grabbed the back of her neck and pulled her to her feet, his sharp nails digging into her skin.
"Jinn, restrain the boy," Oribisus said calmly.
There was a sshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhink as a sword was being drawn. The four-armed creature walked toward him and grabbed both his arms from behind and turned to face his comrades. Pietro turned his head to look at his face, which was extremely calm and ignoring him. He had dark brown skin and dark blue hair and eyes.
"Pixie, who are these people?" Pietro said on a borderline whimper.
Pixie could only glance at him helplessly before turning her gaze to the white-haired Oribisus.
"Let him go, and I won't put up a fight. Please. I swear I won't!"
Oribisus slapped her across her face with the back of his hand, staring daggers at Pietro. "Forez," he said, referring to the lizard creature. "Get her. Jinn, leave the boy. We have what we want."
Pixie bowed her head as she felt Forez's scaly hands take her prisoner. She stared at Pietro with tears streaming down her face, looking at the fear and shock in his eyes.
"Leave her alone," he said, almost choking on his words.
Oribisus looked at him and grinned, realizing the small chain that she had. "On second though, rough him up a little bit, then come, Jinn. We'll meet you later."
"No, please leave him alone, Jinn!"
Pixie felt Forez vibrate as he growled at her, "Quiet, half breed. You're ours now."
Pietro heard Jinn chuckle behind him. Pixie shook her head furiously and fought against the dragon's grip.
"Leave him alone, Oribisus!!" Pixie shrieked.
"Let's go. Meet you in a while, Jinn. Don't kill him."
"No! Please!!" Pixie whimpered before the man with clear wings and the dragon took off into the air.
The other man threw him on the rooftop and drew the three other swords that he had. Pietro rubbed his head and dashed away at high speed, leaving the mutant monster on the rooftop baffled at the sudden disappearance.
In an instant more, Jinn felt a foot slam into his back. Pietro zoomed around him, throwing punches at the man. The man toppled over and held his swords ready.
"You don't know who you're messing with, boy!" he hissed, glaring at Pietro's now unmoving form.
"Why do you want her?" Pietro demanded.
"She is none of your concern, mortal," the swordsman said, shaking his head in an unfortunate way.
The monster jumped into the air and sneered at him, returning his swords to their sheathes that were tied to his back. He waved with two of his hands and flew skyward, disappearing in the clouds.
Forez grabbed her head and pulled it back to rest on his shoulder. He shoved something in her mouth that she almost immediately swallowed. He smacked her, knocking her head back up. The air was beginning to get colder the higher they went up, and she could tell that they were a few miles above the city.
"What the heck was that!?" she spat gagging on the horribly tasting bean.
"Nothing you need to worry about. It's just a dragon egg that'll burst from your corpse in a few weeks," he answered with a dark laugh.
Oribisus seemed irritated. "Stop here."
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just want to kill her here," he said in a suave voice. "We'll wait for Jinn."
Pixie twisted against Forez's grip, finally freeing herself. "I ain't waitin' for nothing!"
She began to fall, knowing that they would pursue her. Pix prayed that she wouldn't run into Jinn, but as she opened her eye, she knew that she would. What luck.
She felt the sting of the wind on her cold body, and, for once, she was glad that she was wearing her coat. Pix felt Forez closing in on her. Oribisus would remain in the clouds, waiting for his two pawns to capture her and return her.
Forez grabbed her by her ankle and jerked her up, roaring in anger. "You're not getting away this time! Twenty years and I'm not losing you again!"
About this time, she could sense that Jinn had seen them from a distance. Forez opened his maw, and in horror, Pixie could see the orange glow appear in his throat and realized that she was about to become medium to well done. He swung her by her ankle into the air, keeping hold of her foot. He cracked her like a whip, sending her body right into his oncoming fire stream. She felt the flame engulf her right side, catching her hair and clothes ablaze. She screamed like a banshee, thrashing about in the air as she felt her skin being torn off by the burning fingers.
In her frantic thrashing, she kicked Forez in his head, right between his eyes, causing him to release her and growl in pain, bringing him up to rub his eyes. Too bad that Jinn was directly below them, and he had two of his swords out. He held his free hands out to catch her, but he misjudged her landing point and she slammed into his upper arms, impaling herself on his swords with one through her right thigh and the other straight through the bone of her right arm. The screaming stopped, but her eyes had dilated so much that there was hardly any blue left.
Pix knocked Jinn off of his flight pattern, making them both fly to the side. Catching himself, the four-armed swordsman flew to the left., letting her slip off and fall towards the ground. Forez flew down to him and roared, raising his hand to strike him.
"You fool! You let her escape!" he hissed, smacking him on the back of his head, sending the blue braid flying.
Jinn punched him hard on his face then pointed at the ground.
"That coat is preventing her from flying. She'll hit the ground full force, and it'll kill her. It will definitely kill her." Jinn nodded while Forez grinned a smirk that would scare the dress off Medusa. "She will not survive. There's no way she can."
***
Pix was losing her mind. Her arm was thrown, and she couldn't take her coat off with one arm, even though half of it was gone. She figured that even if she did get it off, she wouldn't have enough energy to fly.
With vacant eyes, she was watching the clouds go by faster and faster. Her beautiful pink hair had been burned away from her now blistered scalp. She felt the fire dance over her arms, legs, sides, and back, burning away what clothing she had left.
She wasn't going to be able to survive the crash. She felt so many regrets fly through her mind.
She had failed Jerry, her guardian angel and closest friend.
She had always wanted to live her life with someone, but she had lost the only chance that she had at a boyfriend.
She wished she could explain to Marcie that she felt like a mother to her, even though they hadn't been together that long.
She wished she had time to talk more with Wanda and Rogue.
And Todd.
She wanted to get to know Pietro.
She wanted to kill the three pricks that were after her.
Pixie had always believed in God, but since she was about to croak, she felt his presence around her even more.
She had wanted to grow up and have a family. Ever since she was young, she had wanted to have a family. She wanted three kids, two boys and a girl, but since she had never aged, she would always appear under aged for everything.
Well, she wouldn't make it to her next year. Not tonight. Not ever.
She couldn't even mutter the words 'I'm sorry' to the world around her.
There was just…nothing left.
Nothing...
