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A/n: You know the drill. NO FLAMES! Unless they come from Johnny. R&R VGxx
2nd A/n: Rayne is in Senior high here. I've jumped quite a few years. But the next few chapters include flashbacks to the years between 11 and 16; this one and the next few chapters are going to stay at this age for Rayne. So stay tuned for more chapters!
Thanks to all my reviewers so far! Hope this can hold you off until I finish my exams! VGxx---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chapter six: I've Lost Him Haven't I?Helplessness. A feeling of knowing you can't do anything to help anyone. Rayne felt that way right now. She wanted to help her father but she knew she couldn't help him the way the doctors could. She didn't notice the arrival of her Aunts and Uncles until Sue put her hand on Rayne's shoulder and sat down next to her.
"I was on fire." Rayne said to no one in particular.
"Rayne…?" Sue seemed confused.
"I was on fire." She repeated.
"I know. I can't tell you why and neither can Reed – but we're gonna try to find out why." Sue said rubbing Rayne across the shoulders.
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Mom? Is that you?
It's not your time yet Johnny. Rayne needs you; she's a scared young woman who needs a father to protect her.
I couldn't protect her against Doom…Tell she's ok!
She's fine. She's in the waiting room waiting for you. She wants to help you. But she knows she can't.
So what am I meant to do? I can't get to her and she wants to help me wake up! What do I do?
Wake up for her Johnny…when you wake up…ask for her. Are you ready to wake up?
Yeah you bet I am! I have to stay and look after Rayne.
Ok…let's wake you up.
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"Johnny Storm? Anyone here for Johnny Storm?" Rayne got to her feet immediately. She let a breath out shakily as the doctor's eyes settled on her.
"I'm his daughter." Rayne said.
"I'm his sister." Sue stood up beside her. The doctor nodded slowly.
"Both of you come with me please." He led them to the ICU and they paused outside Johnny's room. Please be ok, please, please be ok. Rayne thought frantically. The doctor's words washed over her, she was listening yet not hearing him.
"Miss Storm?" Rayne was suddenly thrown back into reality.
"Sorry?"
"I said that your father isn't fairing well." Rayne's thoughts were brought to a screeching halt.
"I've lost him haven't I?" Rayne said.
"Not yet – but it looks like you might." The doctor said. Suddenly as Rayne looked towards Johnny's room, he began to cough and splutter. The Doctor rushed in with three nurses.
"Auntie Susan look! Look! Dad's Ok! He's going to be all right!" Rayne cried. Sue let out a sigh of relief, he was alive. So her niece would finally have her father back. Rayne had lost her mother as a baby and didn't know much about her and she might have lost her father today. But no. He survived and Rayne had her father back. The doctor came out a few moments later and smiled at them.
"Miss Storm – he's asking for you. You can go and see him now. Mrs. Richards you'll have to return to the waiting room I'm sorry."
"No it's fine. Go on Rayne. Your father wants you." Rayne smiled and went into her father's room.
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"Hey Sport." Johnny said as he saw Rayne walk in.
"Hey Dad. You ok?" Rayne asked, her eyes shining with unshed tears.
"Yeah I'm ok now I've seen you're all right." He said, she laughed.
"I'm fine. I had a nice bloody nose though. But other then that I'm fine. I had my nose checked out here – no break just a few blood vessels. It was a good fight though. Does he ever give up?" She asked. Johnny smiled.
"Uh…no." He said. Rayne gave a small smile.
"Damn it. Well we'll just have to keep defeating him hey?" She said, Johnny nodded slowly.
"Yeah…and we do. So what's the worst of it?" He asked, hoping he'd still have his powers - they were so precious to him.
"No internal bleeding but uh…maybe something a little bit more worrying…" Rayne said glancing at the part of the chart where his powers were listed – his power of being a Pyrokenetic was there – but there was something a little more concerning there.
"Rayne? What is it?" He asked, when he saw the colour drain from her face.
"The phrase Like father like daughter takes on a whole new meaning for you and me Dad. You and I now have exactly the same powers." Rayne said, her voice shaking slightly.
"How…how am I supposed to flame on if you have to make it rain?" Johnny said, sounding slightly angry.
"You can make it rain too! How am I supposed to make it rain and flame on at the same time?" Rayne said getting angry as the sky rumbled outside.
"We both have a problem…" He said slowly, Rayne nodded.
"Yeah and we can't do anything to fix it…" Rayne said.
"That's weird." Johnny said his gaze shifting to outside.
"What?" Rayne said her gaze also shifitng to the window.
"I could've sworn they didn't forecast thunderstorms for today." He said. Rayne turned back to him.
"Dad…are you upset or angry about this?" She asked cautiously.
"No…frustrated more like…" He said, Rayne sighed.
"I'm the angry one, that's what I'm doing to the weather." She explained, Johnny's face drained of colour - he could control the weather...this wasn't good.
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