The Indestructibles by Matthew Phillion

Author:Matthew Phillion
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Coming of Age, Science Fiction, Superhero/Sci-Fi, Action & Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9780991427529
Publisher: PFP Publishing
Published: 2014-03-30T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 37:

The girl of fire

Jane and Billy rocketed cross-country faster than any aircraft could have taken them. They flew above the cloud cover to let Jane soak up more solar energy; the altitude made her feel immortal and super-powered, and when she saw the streak of blue-white light Billy left in his wake, she produced fire from her hands and left her own red-gold trail beside his.

"I feel like a hero," Billy said, grinning at Jane, who smiled back.

"Race you," she said, and burst ahead like a shuttle launch.

They're smiles disappeared when they dropped closer to the surface and learned how far the fire had spread. Miles of devastation, trees like burning skeletons stretching for the sky, smoke black and gray darkening the air.

"What a nightmare," Jane said.

"We've got to find her," Billy said.

She motioned toward a single point on the horizon; it burned brighter and more out of control than the others. The forest fire looked natural, but in this one place, it boiled over into something fluid, an elemental nightmare of fire.

Dude, will I choke on all this smoke? Billy asked.

Our shields will clean the air for you. The same way I explained how they would protect you underwater, the alien said.

You promise? Billy said.

If one of us should have trust issues about the other, should not it be the other way around? Dude said.

Point taken, Billy said, and swooped in to ground level.

Beside him, Jane swatted a few dead trees out of the air, sending up swarms of ash and embers. At the top of a ridge in front of them, the burning figure of the girl of fire walked, her back facing them.

"Hey!" Jane yelled.

The figure turned. Even at this distance, Billy could see the pain that registered on her face. She looked confused, terrified and raised her hands as if to say stop, but gouts of fire poured from her palms and rolled down her arms. A serpentine swath of flame rushed down the sloping hill towards them. Billy and Jane leaped in opposite directions to get out of the way.

Can't help it, can she? Billy thought.

She does not appear to be in control of her abilities, Dude said.

Billy watched Jane charge the girl of fire, letting the snakelike river of flames wash over her like water. He looked on with alarm when he saw her cape catch fire in a few spots, but the futuristic material of their uniforms seemed to retard the flames and they sputtered out quickly.

Jane reached the crest of the hill and tried to grab the girl, but a massive tree, burning hot enough Billy saw its glowing red insides, toppled, knocking Jane to the ground and sending her rolling back down the hill.

Billy took off, flying over the broken and burning trees littering the path to the top of the hill. The girl focused her attention on him, the tendrils of fire lashed upward and washed over Billy.

"Hot! Dude this is hot! You promised!"

I said you would be able to breath, Dude said.

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