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FlameX: Inferno

Secret7

Chapter 10

Bubbles drew closer, smiling.

"Forget hardcore, this is the best!" she shouted. Buttercup stood there, backing away. "What's wrong, B-C? You afraid to fight your own sister?

"I..."

WHAM

"I'm not," Buttercup said emotionlessly.

Buttercup did an uppercut on Bubbles, and kicked her into the wall. Bubbles retaliated immediately, punching Buttercup in the stomach. She picked up the girls' bed, and threw it straight at Bubbles. Buttercup dodged it. She looked in horror as the bed floated back up. It was following her.

The bed flew around, Buttercup flying away as fast as she could.

SLAM

She was finally nailed, knocked back again into her room. She moved around dizzily, crashing into the wall. The Three were laughing uncontrollably. Bubbles grabbed Buttercup by the throat and began to choke.

"You always thought you were better than me, didn't you?" Bubbles screamed, grasping Buttercup's neck. "Better...Well who's the better one now, sis? Today..." her grip tightened. "You...will...DIE!"

There was a loud cracking sound, and Buttercup's eyes opened wide. She collapsed to the floor, closing her eyes.

"Now she shall feel death's cold embrace," she said, bowing.

"No..." the Professor said, walking up to Buttercup's limp form.

"NO!" his cry echoed into the night.

Blossom and Brent crept through the tunnels of the cave. They were in a part of the enormous tunnel system created by the Brotherhood. Right now they were under Mt. Xon in the tunnels and getting close to their destination.

A wave of invisible energy burst through the tunnels.

"There's someone here..." Blossom said uncomfortably.

"Not yet. It feels like some kind of Chemical X radar. They're trying to find--"

WHAM

Brent fell to the floor, unconscious.

"Who's there?" Blossom whispered.

"Yazoperahuratuna..." a voice whispered.

"I said 'Who's there'?!?" she shouted.

"Lombokikreopolomossimosahah..."

Blossom pulled out one of the torches Brent had brought with them. There was a burst of light, and she saw it:

It was a nightmare. A creature of death and horror. It WAS a nightmare, she realized. A living nightmare. She looked into its eyes and saw her darkest fears.

"Luiakasjuneckseiw..."

You will fail.

It was a voice in Blossom's mind.

You will give in to the ice beneath what you think is you. Death and destruction is all that is truly you.

"No." Blossom said.

It is nothing but the truth. You will fail. You will die. But you will still live in the ice.

"I..." Blossom said. She couldn't think of an answer.

So she fought her nightmares. She kicked and punched, screaming. They shattered like shards of glass.

"NO!!!!" the Nightmare screamed.

It disappeared into nothingness.

The entire cavern seemed to turn back to normal gradually.

"Blossom..." Brent was waking up.

"Brent...you won't believe this..." Blossom stuttered, staring ahead.

"What? Is it bad?"

Blossom didn't say anything. There was an enormous altar in front of them, and on top of that was a glistening crystal.

"We've found it," Blossom said.

TO BE CONTINUED