Inside the Fire

[Oracle]

Christina could just feel her blood boiling inside her.

Christina: So you just killed hundreds of people just now for no reason?!

Christina clenched her fists so tightly that her fingernails were beginning to dig into her skin. She was daring Sara to say yes, to give her any incentive to slug her in the face.

[Mindcontrol]

(Sara laughs, then turns to her window. Nothing but police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances passing through her window.)

Winterfire: Yes, but If you're mad about that little trifle, then you are going to HATE ME SO MUCH LATER ON! You should have listened to Jackie.

[Oracle]

Throughout the past year of being a member of the team, Christina had seen many crazy, revenge driven, destroy humanity/mutants, take-over-the-world kind of people. But this woman truly had no soul if she killed for the joy of it. Christina never felt this kind of anger towards anyone. If she had her telekinesis, Sara would have been thrown out of the ambulance and into the ongoing traffic. But since she didn't, Christina had to rely on the old-fashioned way. She lashed out a powerful jab right to Sara's face.

[Mindcontrol]

(Sara gets hit by Christina's punch in the nose. At that moment Sara wanted to fry her @$$ with lightning, but refrains. Sara starts singing a little catchy tune and starts talking in a sing-song kind of way.)

Winterfire:
remember what I'm saying
down the road I hear them screaming
you don't believe what you're seeing
try to open you're eyes but you're still dreaming
the old reminiscence of the past
will die by my fire at long last
better say your prayers very fast
because this world you know won't last,
I will bring peace in ways no one has ever surpassed
all that is united will fall
I will bring unification to all
all the weak will thrall
you look scared, a little frightened
don't worry all mutants will have their days brightened!

(Sara had made up this little song in the back of her mind. It held all the secrets to her plan. The ambulance keeps roiling when they finally reach her private plan. Tank stops the vehicle and both quickly get out. Sara opens the back door, the oder of the dead corpses didn't repulse Sara. She was used to this smell for a long time and it didn't bother her. She points two fingers at Christina, ready to fire if she makes one wrong mistake.)

Winterfire: Follow Tank inside the plane. If you try anything hasty you're done for. I need to take care of our "departed" friends.

[Oracle]

Christina felt a bit proud releasing that anger in the punch. Would have been better if she would have bled, but that meant she would have a heart and that wasn't possible. The strench of the decreased bodies were overpowering that it made Christina sick to her stomach. She made her way out the ambulance to start breathing fresh air to cleanse her sickness, but as soon as she got out the man, Tank, grabbed her arm and led her inside the plane.

[Mindcontrol]

Sara graps the decaying bodies and puts them inside the ambulance. Sara closes the door and starts walking away from the ambulance.)

winterfire: Gentlemen, it was an honor working with you two.

(She stops ten yards away from the ambulance. She starts taking deep breaths, inhaling from her mouth and exhaling from her nose. With each breadth her powers grew stronger, she points her hands toward the ambulance. She unleashes her blue fire and it sweeps at the ambulance. The blue monster consumes the vehicle and is swallowed by the beast. The vehicle explodes, nothing but the stench of burning flesh and gasoline. She turns around and starts walking toward the plane.)

[Oracle]

Tank led Christina into the plane and threw her inside while he went to make the preparations for take-off. When Christina got back up she saw Jack tied up to a chair. He was wearing the same stupid headband that cancelled out their powers, and his face looked beaten with a few small cuts and bruises. Christina remembered from the video of Jack's warning to stay away and Sara sent Tank to keep him quiet. Jack had his head hung down, probably exhausted from the beating or maybe Sara got impatient and... Christina quickly got up and grabbed his shoulders gently shaking him.

Christina: Jack. Jack! Wake up. Are you okay? Come on Jack, wake up!

[Mindcontrol]

(Jack was a little light headed from the beating Tank gave him. Jack lifts his head and looks at Christina a little shocked she was here.)

Mindcontrol: Yeah I am OK, what about you, did the crazy girl hurt you?

[Oracle]

Christina breathed a sigh of relief.

Christina: No, I'm okay too. Jack, what's going on? Why does she need our telekinetic powers?

[Mindcontrol]

Mindcontrol: These headbands you and I are wearing, they can do something extra. Sara has this machine that can connect our telekinetic powers and temporarily gave all that power to one telekinetic. Thats all I know, but if what Sara told me is true her plan will be big. When I told you about a year ago that with telekineses you can anything. Well, now I wish I was wrong.

[Oracle]

Christina didn't like the tone of Jack's voice. She knew that if they stayed, then Sara's grand finale would probably leave a gaping hole in the earth. She stood up and went behind Jack to untie him from the chair. She looked around for Tank or Sara. She didn't see any of them but whispered in case they were in hearing distance.

Christina: Jack, we need to get out of here.

[Mindcontrol]

Mindcontrol: It doesn't matter.

(Jack's tone was full of melancholy, in his mind he already knew what Sara and The Sovereigns were capable of.)

Mindcontrol: Sara already has more than enough psychics to super power one of her followers. If we escape, she will just have a little less fire power, it won't make a difference. We have to tell the others and stop their plan. The key for my stupid head wear is on the chair over there.

(Jack points to the chair to weak to walk over and get it himself.)

[Oracle]

Christina quickly walked over to where Jack had pointed out and got the key. She unlocks the headband on herself and breathes a sigh of relief. She never felt the effects of the headband until the thing was removed. She quickly shook off the last of the dizziness and went over to Jack to unlock his. As soon as Jack was free, a horrid stench filled the air. Christina choose not to think about the act that caused the sickening smell. Time was running out. They had to hurry now.

Christina: Jack, we have to go now. Can you get up?

Christina lowered herself down and extended her hand so Jack could use her to help support himself to stand up.

[Mindcontrol]

Mindcontrol: I think so.

(Jack stands up, he felt serious pain in his legs but he tries to ignore the pain. Jack sends a telepathic message to the others in the mansion.)

This is Jack, Christina got captured and we need back up. We're in Sara's private plane about twenty something miles south of the mansion. If you can't find get to us in time we'll be in New York by tonight. Hurry Sara has this crazy plan.

Winterfire: Who's crazy?

(Sara stood blocking the doorway. An evil smile on her face.)

Winterfire: You know some of the world's best minds are crazy. I think I am a bit insane myself. Personally I like Mozart, not saying that he was crazy. Some say when he was writing his last piece, Requiem the song for his own funeral, they say he saw ghosts and he started hallucinating. In the last moments of his life he was repeating the words lacrimosa lacrimosa lacrimosa. Now thats crazy. OK enough of this tutorial you two aren't going anywhere!

(Sara points two fingers, with both hands toward Christina and Jack.)

[Oracle]

Christina took a step forward and concentrated on her telekinetic shield to protect herself and Jack.

Christina: The hell we are.

Suddenly, the violet aura surrounding the two expelled and slammed into Sara, knocking her back to clear the doorway.

Christina: Jack, come on. We got to run!