"THE DARK PHOENIX RISES!"
It's finally here—the Phoenix. Ethan trapped in his body with the Phoenix with no control of himself.
A bright light flashed before my eyes. I felt completely weightless. As my vision returned, I realized that I was falling so were the rest of my friends. The Dark Phoenix has destroyed the building leaving us to fall to dear life.
Benny and Fallon were the only ones who were unable to fly. Luckily, Jesse reached his arms out to Fallon and yanked her against his chest.
"I got you, Benny," I yelled. "I got you!"
I quickly grabbed Benny by the wrist and pulled his over my shoulder.
Jesse, Fallon, and Erica were on the ground, but Rory looses control of his flying ability. Phoenix was heading towards him.
"He's going after Rory!" yelled Benny.
"Benny, grab Rory," I commanded.
I switched Benny's position and held him by the waist. I quickly flew under Phoenix for Benny to catch Rory and flew back up.
With no control, I fell to the ground dropping Benny and Rory.
"You guys alright," asked Erica.
"Fine, Air," answered Benny.
"Very clever trick, Sarah," laughed Phoenix from above. "But escaping the Phoenix won't be that easy."
"Why are you attacking us?" I screamed. "Why?!"
"I am the Son of Death, night child. I want destruction and for you to burn!"
Phoenix telekinetically threw a tree at us. Rory ran in front of us and caught the tree.
"Instead of saving them, Rory, perhaps you should save yourself," grinned Phoenix.
Phoenix snapped his fingers. Suddenly, Rory's knees were giving out.
"My strength—he took it away!" yelled Rory.
"Hang on, Rory!" yelled Jesse. He ran to help Rory.
Once the both of them were under the tree, a bright flash from Phoenix's palms hit the tree transforming it into solid gold. It crushed both Rory and Jesse.
"Rory!" screamed Erica. "You son of a bitch!"
The angry blonde flew up to the Phoenix. As Phoenix smiles, Erica is suddenly blocked by a yellow light and let out a shriek of pain. She then fell to the ground.
He looked down at Fallon and breathed, "My sweet Fallon."
"It really is you," said Fallon. "I destroyed you once, you god damn bastard. I can do it again!"
Out of Fallon's palms came blue lightning aiming at Phoenix. Phoenix shielded itself with his wrists. Theblue lightning bounced of of hswrists and headed towards Fallon.
"Fallon, look out," I warned her.
Before it could hurt her, Benny pushed her out of the way. Both of them fell to the ground.
"Stop it, Ethan," I yelled. "This isn't you. We are your friends!"
"Dark Phoenix shows no mercy, my dear," hissed Phoenix. "And Dark Phoenix has no friends!"
An intolerable pain struck me all over my body.
I fell to my knees in agony and looked up at the Phoenix. He raises his arms up to the sky absorbing the energy of the area. He laughs in delight as the flames grow brighter and brighter.
At last, he flies up into the atmosphere. Everything calmed down in the moment.
I weakly stood up and looked around. Everything was destroyed. Trees were burnt to the ground, buildings broken into pieces, and even the sidewalks made out of solid concrete were smashed.
My friends stood up looking around and glared at me. I wanted to cry but I managaed to fight back the tears. My mouth was trembling. I didn't know what to say. "I-I-It has him."
"Look what he did," said Jesse. "This is it."
"No, Jesse," said Fallon. "We are all lucky."
"Fallon-"
"Phoenix could've killed us all."
"Fallon, are you serious," shrieked Rory. "We're as good as dead!"
"Stop your whining, Rory. We must stop the Phoenix once and for all!"
"Then, do it!" I snapped at her. "Fallon, quit saying it and just get it over with! You let him get away with Ethan!"
"He's stronger now because of Ethan's seer powers," she explained to me. "With Ethan's powers, Phoenix is unstoppable."
"What do you mean?"
"Ethan with his telepathy makes Phoenix know everything about our minds. Ethan with his telekinesis makes Phoenix able to take apart things and put them back together. That even includes turning us into little bits of matter floating away in the freakin' air! You have no idea what Ethan is now capable of."
We all gazed at her frightened.
"You have no idea . . . you have no idea what is upon us now."
"Well Ethan is fighting for his life now." I said. "I'm determined to stop this thing. I don't care about you, Fallon or that damn Phoenix. All I care about is Ethan because he's worth fighting for."
"And we fight for him until we die," added Benny.
With no warning of the Phoenix's return, we went back to Grandma Weir's house.
"The Phoenix has returned, Fallon?" She asked.
"Yes, Evelyn," she said. "I have failed you, my friend."
"You never disappoint me. Now I think I may have something to get rid of the Phoenix."
"How?" I asked. "I wanna know why it only goes to Ethan and no one else."
"Phoenix picks special people."
"Special? You mean like supernatural?"
"Yes, but humans with some kind of power. For example, Phoenix is unable to take the host of a werewolf, a sorceress, a spellmaster, or even a vampire."
"So how do we stop the Phoenix," asked Jesse.
Grandma handed me a metal headband. "This will project a mind shield over Ethan's brain preventing the Phoenix from control him. A mind shield will block any mind illusions, mind reading, and brain control over anyone who wears it."
"Are you sure that this will save Ethan?" I asked.
"Sarah, we will save him," said Benny. "I promise."
"Only make promises that you know you can keep."
"You protect the ones you love, Sarah," said Grandma. "But you protect the one you're in love with."
The words in love chimed like a bell in my mind. I protect the one I'm in love with, which is Ethan.
"Oh, god," gasped Fallon.
"What is it, Fallon?" asked Jesse.
"I can feel it."
"Feel what?"
"The presence of the Dark Phoenix. He has returned to Earth! And he's hungry!"
As the Phoenix returns, the sun grows cold and universes die.