Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. My computer died, and I haven't had a window of opportunity to type a chapter on my family's shared computer until now. This chapter is really short, and mostly filler, but it's the best I could do under the circumstances. I'm really sorry, guys. I'll try to upload again as soon as possible, but don't get your hopes up.
Chelsea's POV
I slashed at the EVOs as best I could, but even with the help of Six and the monkey, it was difficult. The EVOs kept coming at me, and I didn't know how much longer I could hold up against their onslaught.
A huge one reared up behind me unexpectedly, and it swatted at my wing. Its sharp claws ripped through the feathers and delicate skin, and I screamed as a jab of agonizing pain spiked though my body. The monkey blasted it away, but it was too late- I was falling, my wing unable to hold me up. The loss of blood was making my vision fuzzy, but the last thing I could see was the EVOs following as I plummeted, down towards the ground and my doom.
I opened my eyes slowly, my vision blurred and my body aching all over. I couldn't see where I was, but I knew it was somewhere large, dark and damp, most likely underground. Slowly, I began to pull myself up, sending pain shooting through my battered body. My wings were spread out next to me, and I noticed the injured one was wrapped in bandages.
"Hello?" I called out, my voice echoing in the big room. "Is anyone there?"
I heard footsteps coming from behind me, but I couldn't turn around to see who it was.
"Chelsea, you're awake! How are you feeling?" It was Holiday.
"Pretty bad." A huge understatement. "What happened?"
"Rex caught you before you hit the ground. There were too many EVOs for us to fight, so we had to retreat."
She began looking over my wing, prodding it and peeling off some of the bandages to see the wound underneath.
"What about Hawk?"
"He got away." This was Rex speaking this time, and I could hear some guilt in his voice. He sat down next to Holiday and me.
"It's not your fault, Rex. Now, would someone please tell me where we are?"
"We're in a temporary base, and we'll most likely have to stay here until you get better." Six joined all of us, along with the monkey.
"What about the EVOs?" I tried to pull myself up, panicking. "We can't just stay here while they attack your world!"
"Chelsea, the four of us can't fight them on our own, and you're in no shape to do anything right now. So just sit and rest. You lost a lot of blood from that wound." Holiday pulled me back down into a sitting position. I sighed. "Isn't there anything we can do?"
Holiday looked away, then back at me. "Not really, Chelsea. All we can do for now is wait."
"But, can't I still fight, just not using my wings?"
They all looked at each other, then back at me.
"We don't really know how your powers work, so we just assumed that injuring your wing would be like injuring any normal body part, and you'd need time to recover..." Holiday said hesitantly. "Were we wrong?"
I thought about it. "I'm actually not sure, but I want to try."
I slowly pulled myself to my feet, then concentrated on my wings, like I usuallt do when I'm transforming. Only this time, it took a lot more concentration and energy, and I didn't know why. It took a while, but I finally de-generated my wings from my back.
"Can you transform into other things now?" Rex asked, curious.
"I think so..." I turned my arm into a baseball bat and my leg into a rock. "Yep. It just drains me more than it usually does."
"But, there are still only 5 of us, and Chelsea can't fly now! How are we going to beat the EVOs?" Holiday asked nervously.
Six put his hand on her shoulder. "We'll think of something. Now, let's get back to the jet, before Hawk and his minions do any more damage."