Lily stood on the rooftop, looking up at the night sky…
Snow was cooling her flushed skin, and her eyes were shadowed by her mask…
'A full moon…'
She saw the shadows shift, soldiers come free with rifles raised.
Bishop came ahead of them, dragging a bound Gabriel behind him.
The dark blue-masked turtle struggled as well as he could, what with his ankles and wrists tied together like he was a hog ready for the fire.
She hardly flinched, and seemed, in all appearances, defeated.
And that was the very point.
Seem like she'd come here alone and was ready to give in to the nightmare again.
"Lil, don't! Run!"
She jerked forward when he was struck, as if to help her brother…
If they could have seen her eyes, they would have thought differently…
Normally soft and unthreatening, they were now cold as diamonds, angry and vengeful and raging…
Everyone had a monster in them, an angry demon usually kept under lock and key.
Some things could break the cage open and set it free, but it was harder to do it for some.
In fact, for Lily, such a thing had never happened.
Until now, the lock had only been jostled, a bit weakened…
Now, the door was ready to burst open and send the monster flying out in a mindless rage…
"Now, Lily…Hold still…"
Dropping his hold on her younger brother, Bishop took a solid grip of her arm.
She hardly flinched at the too-tight hold, and iron shackles bound her wrists.
"You're all mine again…"
A whip of water, like a snake, and Bishop stepped back.
That hadn't been Lily…
"Get away from my cousin!" Angie snarled, Light beside her, bristling and baring her fangs.
"I thought we were supposed to wait…" Izzy muttered, sitting on the railing behind her angry best friend.
"…Oh, shut it…"
"HA! So I was RIGHT!"
"I said SHUT IT!"
Even Gabriel rolled his eyes…
'There they go…'
Light's growl rose to a sharp snarl when Bishop threatened to step closer, catching Angie's attention.
Rifles were cocked, ready to fire…
"Light?"
The wolfish dog tensed…
"…Speak."
Lily crouched down, and Gabriel shielded his head, before the sonic boom sped over them.
The soldiers were knocked back, and the sky-masked turtle patted Light's head…
"Good girl…"
Bishop seemed to be the only one who still had his feet…
He hefted his own gun, aiming it at Gabriel…
A wave of snow, the tip frosted to ice, smashed Bishop into the wall.
It hadn't been Angie this time…
A cold breath froze the iron shackles, and Lily shattered it.
"You can do whatever you want to me…"
Her voice was ice-cold…
"But when you threaten my brother…you've crossed the line…"
Angie and Izzy, understanding that being too close might not be safe, started backing up…
Even Light whimpered, crouching onto her belly…
Snow shifted powerfully, freezing and thawing and swirling…
Her hands moved up, and a wall surged up, blocking darts.
The soldiers that had awoken from their daze were frozen to the ground securely.
"MAN, did you pick the wrong night to piss her off…" Angie noted with a whistle…
"Full moon ain't the time ta tick off a Waterbender…" Izzy agreed.
Gold eyes narrowed, and a fireball hit a soldier in the chest…
The jade-skinned she-turtle quirked an eye-ridge…
"Apparently, you're trying to teach a lesson…"
"'A course…NE'ER piss off a Firebender…"
"Isn't it a bit obvious?"
"Apparently, not as obvious as we thought…"
"…Now THAT'S just sad…"
"Ain't it?"
A soldier tried to sneak up on the unsuspecting Angie…
A katana flashed, splitting his shoulder wide open…
More soldiers were coming, with trucks and even helicopters, so the others came out of hiding to take care of it.
Water and earth rumbled, air howled, fire sparked…
Z jumped up, looking around at the subdued soldiers, and sensing the tension between Lily and Bishop…
"…Did I miss somethin'?"
"YEAH…" Izzy replied.
A block of earth, carrying Gabriel, floated up, coming towards them.
The Firebender pulled out a kunai, cutting the only male cousin free.
Mitsukai soared above them, giving a warning roar before crashing into a helicopter.
Light jumped down to street level to help, and the four eldest cousins got ready for their own fight…
"Don't think this will be easy…"
A heavy chain fell from Bishop's hand and sleeve…
"I will get what I came for…"
Fire burst over Izzy's hands…
"We'll see 'bout that…"
They clashed…