FlameX: Inferno
Secret7
Chapter 8
Brent stared around. He had just felt a dark wave come upon the City of Townsville. He wiped the sweat from his head, and shook his head vigorously. He couldn't believe it. If only they had heard his warning...
He took off, a streak of fire leading behind him.
Blossom was in her dreams. There was a voice in them...
Return to usssssss...
"No!" Blossom shouted at the top of her lungs.
We shall slaughter you and your family if you do not cooperate. They shall be killed with much pain...
"No..."
Yes.
"Can't I stop it?"
There's no way. You have to--
"Wake up!" Brent shouted, and Blossom almost screamed.
She was awake in her own private bedroom. Ever since the explosion of their house, each girl had their own room.
"Brent..." she whispered. "It's you..."
"The Dark Three...they've risen," Brent said quietly.
Blossom looked stunned.
"...What?"
"I just told you. The end is near."
There was a long silence.
"The...The Three?"
"Yes! You have to listen to me! There is no hope unless we leave Townsville!"
"What are you talking about? Townsville's--"
"It's not safe. Not nearly safe." said Brent. "There's only one thing we can do to defeat the Three, and that's finding it."
"What's 'it'?"
"It's...a jewel. There's a long legend behind it, about how it's the only thing capable of defeating the Dark Three and how--"
"This is...this is unbelievable. I don't know who to trust..."
Brent bowed his head. "Fine. I'll go alone, then."
Brent looked like a wreck. Blossom noticed bags under his eyes from lack of sleep.
"Look, I don't care why the Hell you want to get yourself killed, but I'm after the Jewel of Angels, and I'm going to at least going to hold back the Three. Now are you coming with me or not?!?"
Blossom looked furious. Which is why Brent was surprised when she said yes.
"I want to go. If I have to do that to save my family, then I will."
"The Brotherhood guards it on Xon Mountain. Follow me."
They escaped, a streak of fire and pink shooting through the sky.
LATER
The Professor was working in the lab that night. He sat there, contemplating.
"How did Blaze escape? The only way possible would be if someone teleported him—By Jove, I think I have it!"
He walked up to his prized teleporter. He poured a chemical onto it to reveal fingerprints on it.
"My gosh...Blossom?" he realized. "I have to talk to her immediately..." he said, running upstairs. He ran into Blossom's room and—
"Gone. Oh lord, where are you Blossom..." he murmured.
He checked the other two rooms. Bubbles and Buttercup were both sleeping soundly.
"Wake up!" she shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Wha?" muttered Buttercup tiredly.
"What's all the fuss about?" asked Bubbles.
"Blossom...she's gone!"
There was an abrupt explosion, causing all three of them to fly into the wall. Buttercup opened her eyes. The walking bodies of the RowdyRuff boys stood before them.
"Professor?"
"Yes?"
"I think we have bigger problems to deal with..."
To be continued...