We went to the
place, but it was empty. They had recently left, so we decided to
split up and try to look for them. Sound, Kord, and Wildfire all went
different ways, while Isaac stayed with me. Overprotective, much? I
guess I can't really blame him. Anyway, he kept track of the other's
minds so that5 if anyone found Nolla's group, he could alert all of
us ad we could all regroup to take them on.
Isaac and I had
been walking for about an hour before he stopped dead in his tracks.
“What is it?” I
asked him.
“Wildfire,” he
said. “She's found one. The beast guy, Jerard. This way!”
He took off and I
ran after him. He used his telepathy to let Sound and Kord know what
was going on.
“Damn that
reckless bitch!” he shouted after a while.
“What's wrong?”
I asked him.
“She went and
challenged him on her own!” he said. “Let's hurry!”
We found her and
Jerard (in bear form) duking it out in an empty park.
“Stay out of
this!” she shouted at us when she noticed us. “I'll fight him on
my own.”
“Are you crazy!?”
Isaac demanded.
“I can handle
him,” she said. “Plus, he insulted my friend. I can't let that
slide.”
“Well, if you
want to take me alone, you should stop holding back,” Jerard said.
“I can say the
same for you,” Wildfire said. “Show me what you can really do.”
“Only if your
psychic friend agrees to stay out of my head once I do,” he said.
“O'Zalia!” she
snapped.
“Fine,” he
said. “But if you die, I won't hesitate to get involved.”
“Good enough for
me,” Jerard said, removing his earring.
“What?” I
asked.
“Uranium,” he
said. “The same substance that disrupts your friend's psychic
abilities also restricts my own power.”
“But how can you
survived wearing a radioactive substance all the time?” I asked.
“It's part of
Nolla Row's power,” Isaac answered for me. “She can augment the
bodies of herself and others in order to survive radiation.”
“You're just as
clever as the rumors say,” Jerard said. “Now, behold my true
strength! Celestial Wolf!”
His body became
more canine, like a werewolf, and his fur turned a bright silver. He
moved with blinding speed, attacking Wildfire. He swiped at her,
sending her crashing into a nearby tree. He let out a howl, as if he
was laughing at her. She got to her feet, seemingly unharmed.
“That was
impressive, I'll give you that,” she said. “But you're not gonna
beat me that easily.”
He charged at her
again, but this time she flew into the air to dodge him. As she did,
her body changed. She sprouted a pair of red, scaly wings. Claws grew
from her hands. Her hair became rigid, almost like spikes, and the
air around her became tinted red from the heat she was emitting.
Jerard jumped at her, leaping impossibly high. The two of them began
striking at each other in midair, but he soon fell to the ground,
unable to remain airborn like she could. As he fell, she inhaled
deeply and spat a stream of fire at him, incinerating his body before
he could hit the ground. She landed afterward and returned to her
normal(ish) form, just before passing out.
“Is she okay?”
I asked Isaac, as he walked over to inspect her.
“Cracked ribs,
fractured Ulna, missing one of her eye teeth,” he said. “Other
than that, she seems fine. Just exhausted. That dragon form must take
a lot out of her.”
“The fuck
happened here?” Sound asked, finally arriving.
“Dragon girl
decided to take beast boy on her own,” Kord said, arriving from the
other direction. “I overheard it all.”
“Let's get her
somewhere else so I can see about her wounds,” Isaac said.
“Can you do
that?” Kord asked.
“I have all the
medical experience of any doctor within range of my telepathy,”
Isaac said. “Now help me with her.”
That's three
Emissaries down. All that's left is Camazotz and Nolla Row herself.
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