Phantom Girls

It's Over!: Episode 4

Tyra swung her staff horizontally creating a blue wave of fire that raced towards the Phantom Girls. They dodged the attack and moved in for close combat. Rouge jumped into the air and sent a swinging kick towards the malicious cat but it was blocked by her power staff. Yet the bat's attacks continued on as she landed and Tyra was stuck constantly block Rouge's every move. Finally an opening came for Tyra and she slammed the butt of the staff into Rouge's stomach. She stumbled back and opened her eyes to a barrage of blue fireballs heading towards her. Quickly she fell back as the inferno zoomed overhead missing her by inches.

"Can't let my guard down!" Rouge spoke through clenched teeth.

Suddenly Amy dashed by her; muscles tightened, hands tight on the handle of her hammer. The red and yellow weapon was raised high above her head and Tyra braced her self for the impact. Yet the pink hedgehog made a devious move and swung the hammer around slamming Tyra on her side. A loud crunching noise could be heard on contact and Tyra held an excruciating expression on her face. Some of her ribs had broken under the intense pressure and the cat fell to the ground grabbing onto the left side of her torso. The staff had escaped her hands and was only a foot out of her grasp. By the Amy was coming at her with another attack and the pink feline had to settle with her regular powers.

A red shield blocked the hammer allowing Tyra to leap up to her feet. Another red streak attacked Amy almost slashing her across her chest. Tyra came after the hedgehog again, the pain still throbbing on her side. With only one had to attack with, the cat fought Amy off of her as the wild girl continuously attacked with her hammer. Luckily for Tyra, she was knocked back towards her staff and quickly picked it up to take her revenge. A blue fireball zoomed towards Amy but she destroyed it with a swing of her hammer.

"Come on little girl!" the feline spat at Amy. "I'd like to show you a little trick!"

The power staff was slammed against the ground and a circular wave of fire shot out from Tyra forcing Amy to high jump over the flames. Suddenly Cream and Cheese flew in to give Tyra their best shot. Using their tag team strategy, Cheese clung onto Tyra biting and scratching while Cream flew high above the cat and dived back down for an attack. After a few frustrating seconds, Tyra was able to get Cheese off of her and looked up just as Cream's foot slammed into her face. The little girl fell to the ground from the recoil while Tyra held her hands against her nose that was throbbing in pain.

Her eyes suddenly turned red and she glared at Cream and Cheese. The two were on their feet and ready to strike back at Tyra. Immediately the evil feline went into a frenzy launching her blazing fire attacks at the two, but miraculously all of their training had paid off. Cream and Cheese were flying through the air dodging the attacks with pirouettes and fancy flips Tikal had taught them. But then a fireball got through hitting the team and knocking them to the floor. Rouge immediately came into for retaliation but her punch was blocked by a blue shield created by the staff.

"Looks like you girls have definitely improved since last time, but I'll always have the upper hand." Tyra hissed to the Phantom leader.

"Upper hand or not, good will always triumph over evil." Rouge retorted.

The shield disappeared and the two girls were at it again. Rouge giving all that she got and Tyra responding with her best attacks. The bat was brazed by a couple of the fire attacks but that didn't stop her from her mission. She had to rid the world of Tyra and prove to the city that girls can be the heroes! A pair of razor sharp claws slashed at Rouge scraping her cheek but she retaliated with a swift knee to Tyra's stomach. The cat keeled over trying to breath while Rouge picked her up for the final blow. Secretly Tyra shot a small flame into Rouge's stomach burning her suit but not through to her skin.

With the release of Tyra, she was able to prepare for another attack but Amy approached the area fiercely with another attack. Fed up with the energetic hedgehog, Tyra used the power staff to encase Amy in s blue bubble. To prevent anymore intrusions, Tyra also trapped the injured Cream and Cheese in a blue bubble as well. Then the cat turned to Rouge and prepared to attack.

"I'm gonna enjoy this moment Rouge." Tyra sneered advancing upon her opponent. "And to make it last I'll even destroy your friends nice and slowly."

Tyra levitated into the air and attacked Rouge with a red energy wave from her right hand. The bat was thrown into the corner nearby dazed from the impact of the wall upon her head. Her eyes opened to a blurred vision of Tyra hover over her, the power staff ready attack once more.

"…Good over evil Tyra… good over evil." Rouge struggled to say.

"Heh, heh. Whatever." Tyra replied. "Goodbye!"

The staff was held high above Tyra's head as energy began to power up. A fluorescent blue light emanated from the Crystal Fire but before it reached Rouge, Tikal slid to a stop in front of the bat and put up a crystal white shield around her and Rouge. The blue light spread throughout the entire room causing the stone floor, ceiling, and pillars to crumble a bit. The pink feline snarled at the adamant echidna as the innocent healer continued to hold up the shield.

"You forgot about me Tyra!" Tikal spoke determinedly.

"Well, well. The pacifist finally decides to stand up for herself. Got any last words echidna?" Tyra asked maliciously.

"No. Only that it's past your bedtime."

It was then when Tyra summoned more power from the Crystal Fire and unleashed it in another, more powerful wave against Tikal's shield. But the brave echidna held against the new wave of energy even thought it began to tear the stone room apart. Pillars were beginning to crumble, the floor was breaking up in huge chunks, and the ceiling was giving in under the pressure as well. Tikal feared for the safety of Amy, Cream, and Cheese but suddenly her attention was diverted to a small black spec that was created in between her shield and Tyra's energy attack. Slowly it was expanding and Tikal had an uneasy feeling in the bowels of her stomach over the black spec.

Suddenly Tyra unleashed another wave of energy that increased the expansion of the black spec. Tikal tried to shout over all of the noise to the feline to cease her attack but the overwhelming rumbling sounds drowned her out. More and more waves of energy came from Tyra's staff as her eyes filled with madness and completely ignoring the now massive black spaced between her, Rouge and Tikal. Without warning, the massive black hole exploded breaking Tikal's shield and the Crystal Fire on Tyra's staff. The blue flame wildly grew once outside of its crystal case and completely engulfed Tyra leaving her screaming in agony. Gravity had its way with the girls and it pulled them down into the darkness, their screams fading along with them.

Tikal had lost sight of Tyra in the bleak surroundings but held onto Rouge's hand who was also filled with confusion. Finally after what seemed like an eternity, Rouge and Tikal hit the unseen floor and sat up to dark surroundings. Tyra's lair had disappeared but where they were was unknown, even to Tikal. There was an uneasy air of silence as the girls' eyes darted around the darkness seeking any movements from Tyra.

"What's going on Tikal?" Rouge asked in a quivering whisper.

"I'm not sure… but I don't like the feeling it's giving me." Tikal answered knowing something ominous was close by.

Just then two glowing blue flames appeared just ahead of the two floating in mid-air. But soon the wielder revealed herself to be none other than Tyra. She was obviously hovering in the air and a cold look rested in her eyes.

"This is the end of you girls. The darkness will consume your souls!"