Wally led Phoenix down from the platform and led her to the control room. She smiled in wonder as she took in her surroundings.
"This is the chair?" she asked, knowing the answer.
Wally simply nodded and stepped back for her to look around the pair of chairs.
"We believe it came from a portal." John said, unsure of what she was going to do.
"I will need to read both chairs." She said. "Together." She elaborated.
"Read? Why?" Shayera asked.
"Both chairs will have a slightly different time line. Dimensions sometimes run differently but often some timelines cross over." She explained.
"Sit in this one." Wally said, moving the burnt chair away and leading her to the normal chair. "And then you can touch both at once." He said. "Only if you want to though." He added, unsure of the nervous feelingin his gut.
"Thank you." She said, sitting down and glancing up at Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and lastly J'ohn as they stepped into the room.
"A Seerer?" J'ohn asked., Wally nodded.
"She can read the past of that chair, and the possible future of this one." He said, moving the other chair so Phoenix could rest her forarms on the chair she sat in, and her palms on the burnt chair. With only a small gap between the two chairs for her knees.
She took a deep breath, closed her eyes and placed her arms across both chairs. Her eye lids flickered and she sat still for a few minutes. With a second deep breath she pulled both hands back.
"I have found it." She said softly.
"Take your time." Wally muttered quietly. She suddenly smiled sadly at Wally before resting her hands back on. She took a gasped breath and stiffened up. Her face twisted into shock and her eyes flashed open, wide, staring in horror.
"Phoenix!" Wally shouted, appearing at her side, she had warned him a few days ago as he had helped her pack the last of her belongings that something would happen, when he needed her to read an object and he could not interrupt her or touch her.
His hands hovered over her arm when he remembered what she had said.
"Phoenix?" he whispered, hearing John shout for a medic and sensing J'ohn beside him. "We can't touch her or she might be overwhelmed by visions." He whispered, tears in his eyes.
"I understand." J'ohn said, putting a hand on his shoulder.
With a shriek Phoenix released the chair and slid off side ways. Wally caught her and lifted her limp body.
"Help!" he hollered to the approaching medics. They placed her on a trolley and wheeled her off to the medic bay that Wally had been confined to not one week ago.
He stood helpless for a moment and looked at John and Shayera.
"Lets see how she is." John suggested, leading Wally off.
"What happened?" Superman asked.
"I have no idea." Wonder Woman replied, following the group.
The Doctors had gotten back to Wally and had told him that Phoenix was in a light coma, and could fall deeper, or wake up at anytime. They allowed him to see her for a short time, but only him.
Sitting in the chair by the bed, he took up her hand and looked at her drawn face. "I'm sorry Phoenix." He started lamely, scolding himself for it. "I know you less than a week and I go and kill you." He whispered. Sitting for a few more minutes he eventually decided to talk to the core members of the League and explain.
Just as he stepped outside J'ohn appeared and told him they already knew. "I thought I might tell them, and save you." Wally smiled his thanks.
"I just wish she could wake up, so we know what's going on." He wished.
"Well I can still tell you." Both J'ohn and Wally jumped back as a flickering image of younger Phoenix appeared by the door.
"Phoenix?" Wally gasped, getting his breath back. "But… you…you're…?" he pointed to the window where she still lay in a bed, in coma.
"Astral Projection." She elaborated, waving a hand to the door. "I can also show you what I saw. I think you're friends would like to see as well."
Wally nodded and led the way into her room and waited for John, Diana, Shayera, Clark and Bruce to join him in the cramped room. After a brief explanation they settled themselves where they could and waited for Batman to pull up a TV screen and VCR. "So I can record it." He told them and everyone agreed.
Phoenix touched the TV and it sprang to life.
Sorry its so short, but I want the next chapter to be based on what she saw. what do you think so far? confused yet!
