Author's Note

Hey everypony

When I said at the start of the story that Elementals could turn any weapon into correlation with their element, I meant they each have a special weapon that they can summon at will and earn when they get their wings. Sorry.
Also, I've got school coming up as well as an online course that I'm taking, so I have decided to update this story every Saturday. If I don't upload by Saturday. It'll be done by Sunday.
P.s anyone who reads this story in America, It'll be Friday for you when I update it.

Evacuation

Note: This chapter takes place at the same time as the last chapter.

“Erin, you got everything ya need?!” Yelled Riley.

“Almost.” Was her reply.

“Well hurry up.” He yelled back. “We need to be ready to split if anything goes wrong.”

While Riley was waiting for Erin, he went through his bags and made sure he had everything that he needed. He had three bags, one bag was a backpack which had Riley’s clothes and spare food in it. A duffel bag which carried a shotgun and two handguns, as well as a bit of ammo and his computer bag, which had his laptop and other techie things in it.

“All done.” Erin boomed as she came running out with a backpack full of things she needed.

“Here.” Said Riley as he handed her the ammo bag.

“Why do I have to carry another bag.” She whined.

“Because I have three and you have two.” Was his reply. “We each have to carry our share of stuff.”

“Fine.” She mumbled in response.

“RILEY!” yelled a powerful, booming voice that belonged to their Uncle Burnie. “Stop playing silly buggers and bring those bloody bags down to the truck!!!.”

“We’re coming uncle.” Riley yelled back.

Erin ran down the stairs with her usual lightning speed and was by the truck in less than a second. Riley on the other hand just opened the window, unfurled his wings and flew down to the car.

Erin’s face turned sour every time she saw her brother using his wings. Sure, she could run super fast, but being able to fly would with her super speed would be AWESOME!

“Oh well.” She thought. “I’ll get my wings soon enough.”

Riley landed next to the Ute and was greeted by Erin, sticking her tongue out at him.

“Show-off.” She teased.

“Hey.” Chuckled Riley. “Can’t a guy use his wings every now and again.”

“Yea, well I bet I could still kick your ass at a race when I get my wings.” Sneered Erin.

“Could not.”

“Could so.”

“Could not.”

“Could so.”

“COULD NOT!”

“COULD SO!”

“BOTH OF YOU, CAN IT!!”

Erin and Riley turned around and came face to face with their Uncle.

“This is not a game!” Continued Uncle Burnie. ”There are nasty people who are going to attack us any time soon and you two are standing here, bickering like five year olds. You both need to grow up. Im not going to be around forever. Now come help me prepare.”

“Yes Uncle.” They both said in unison, a tone of defeat in their voices.

Riley continued to pack the ute while Erin and Uncle Burnie went inside and boarded up all the windows in the kitchen. By the time they finished, the kitchen looked like it could take a nuclear bomb and still be in one piece. The windows had wooden planks and metal plates covering all of them and the door was sawed in half to allow someone to stay behind it and use it as cover.

The reason they boarded up the kitchen was because of its location. It had the only back door, allowing for a quick escape to the ute’s parked there if everything went to shit, and was the only room in the house with one entryway through the house. Besides boarding up the kitchen, the front yard also had three landmines that Uncle Burnie had spare from his war days, and there was a trap that Erin thought of (just because she saw it on Scooby-Doo) where if someone trips on the tripwire at the front door, a desk of drawers will fall on their head.
Riley joined Erin and Uncle Burnie in front yard as they were admiring their work.

“What. Is. That?” Riley asked.

“That, Riley is ingenious idea that your sister came up with.” Uncle Burnie boomed.

“Yea.” Erin beamed. “It’s gonna flatten any of those agents that come into the house.”

“A desk of draws. Okayyyyyyyy.” Riley chuckled.

“Hey.” Erin blurted out. “At least I came up with a trap.”

Riley was about to argue but given that it was not such a bad idea, he decided to leave it alone.

“Enough.” Said Uncle Burnie. “We need to get inside and hunker down. We don’t know when their coming or even if their coming but we still need to be aware.”

The sun had just set. Uncle Burnie was still talking when car pulled up silently in the driveway.

“Come on. Let’s head insid…. GAHHHHH!!!!.” Uncle Burnie bellowed as a bullet went through his leg.

“UNCLE BURNIE!!” Erin screamed.

“OPEN FIRE!!” A voice from the bushes yelled.

“ERIN RUN!!!” Riley yelled as a hail of bullets flurried past them.

Erin compiled and ran into the house like a speeding bullet. Riley dragged Uncle Burnie behind one of the wrecked utes that his Uncle kept on the property.

“Uncle Burnie. Are you alright!?” Riley asked and yelled over the frenzy of bullets.

“Yea. I’m all good.” Was his reply.

Uncle Burnie noticed that Erin wasn’t there and shot up.

“Where’s Erin?!” He yelled.

“Inside Uncle Burnie.” Said Riley. “She’s fine.”

“Oh thank god.” Uncle Burnie said with a sigh of relief.

“We’re still being shot at though.” Riley added.

“Bugger.” Uncle Burnie barked.

“ATTENTION FAMILY.” Said a very loud voice over a megahorn. “WE ARE AWARE THAT YOU ARE HOUSING ELEMENTALS IN YOUR HOME. COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP AND NO ONE HAS TO GET HURT.”

“YEA.” Riley yelled back. “WELL FUCK YOU!”

“YOU HAVE FIVE SECONDS TO COMPLY.” The voice yelled.

“FIVE.”

“Here Riley.” Whispered Uncle Burnie.

“FOUR.”

“Take this.”

“THREE.”

“You know.”

“TWO.”

“What to do.”

“ONE.”

“OKAY.” Yelled Riley as he walked out.

Two soldiers walked up to Riley with their assault rifles pointed at him.

“Where is the other one?!” Demanded the soldier to the left.

“What other one.” Riley said with a smirk on his face.

“The girl.” The soldier on the right said. “Tell her to come out and surrender now.”

“Surrender?” Riley said cockily. “We didn’t say anything about surrendering.”

“Hang on? What…” The guard on the left said stupefied.

Riley pulled out the detonator in his pocket and hit the trigger. What followed was an ear splitting BOOM that sent dust and the body parts of a few guards flying.

Riley took a chance and summoned his drill. The guards turned around and got the shock of their life when they say what had happened to Riley. His right arm had become melded with the steel that made up the drill and to top it all off it was on fire. The two soldiers barely got to comprehend this, as Riley had lunged at them, his drill spinning faster than Erin running. Riley dove his drill into the chest of the first soldier. Screaming in agony, he dropped his rifle and clutched his chest. Trying to stop the blood from pouring out. The second soldier reacted quicker than his comrade and aimed at Riley. Riley looked up to see a gun barrel pointed at his head.

“Looks like your `surprise’ didn’t work. Time to di…”

He was cut off by a shotgun blowing his head clean off. Riley turned around to find Erin holding the gun, the blood of her victim splattered across her face. She dropped the shotgun and immediately ran over to Uncle Burnie, Crying.

“UNCLE BURNIE! UNCLE BURNIE!” She screamed. “Are you okay!?”

“I’m fine Erin.” He replied. “Although I might need a few bandages for me leg.”

“We’ll get you inside.” Riley announced. “Help me lift Uncle Burnie Erin.”

Erin wiped the tears from her eyes and said, “Okay.”

They lifted him into the house, being careful to avoid the tripwire from the trap above the front door, and placed him down in the kitchen. Riley went to go look for the med kit while Erin helped Uncle Burnie.

“Do you want a pillow under your foot Uncle Burnie?” Erin asked.

“No thanks.” Replied Uncle Burnie. “I’ll live.”

Erin started sobbing again.

“What the matter chook?” Exclaimed Uncle Burnie.

“I shouldn’t have listened to Riley.” She sobbed quietly. “I should have been out there helping you guys, not cowering in here. Then I could have saved you from being shot.”

“Hey. Dry those tears missy.” Uncle Burnie boomed. “It’s a lot safer in here that out there for you. You could have been shot. Riley would have never forgiven himself if you were hurt.”

“I know. But…” She said before being interrupted.

“But nothing.” Said Uncle Burnie. “You’re too young to be in these types of situations. End of discussion."

Erin felt rage boil up inside her. She started screaming at Uncle Burnie, bolts of lightning started shooting out of her hands. “YOU THINK I’M JUST A LITTLE KID! I’M NOT! STOP PROTECTING ME FROM EVERYTHING.”

Uncle Burnie looked at Erin with a shocked look on his face. Riley heard Erin scream and came rushing in with the med kit in his hand.

“What the hell!” Riley yelled.

Erin turned and looked at Riley before sitting down and putting her head in her hands.

“What happened?!” Riley asked Uncle Burnie.

“She’s just upset Riley.” He replied. “I think we should leave her alone.”

“No.” declared Riley.

Riley walked up to Erin and put his hand on her shoulder. She looked up at him with red, tear-filled eyes then turned to face Uncle Burnie and whispered, “I’m so sorry.”

“It’s okay.” He whispered back.

Erin turned back towards Riley.

“I feel terrible.” She croaked.

“We all feel terrible sometimes Erin.” He cooed. “You just need to let go of your anger, and it’ll just all go away like that.”

She continued sobbing.

“Okay.” Riley said calmly. “I want you to try this. Whenever I feel angry or sad, I sit down for a moment and think about everything that makes me happy. You, me, Uncle Burnie, all the good times we have had together, they all cherish the one two things that keep a soul alive. Love, and happiness. I don’t like killing people either. I do what has to be done. I may not like it, but sometimes you just gotta do what you got to do.”

Erin calmed down.

“Okay.” She whispered softly. “I’ll try.”

“Don’t try. Do.” Replied Riley.

Erin closed her eyes and let go of her mind. She could feel it. She could feel herself letting go of all that hate and anger and letting the good memories flow in. Calming her, setting her mind free.

“Do you feel it?” Riley asked.

“Yes I do!” Erin yelled with joy.

Riley picked her up off the floor.

“Let’s get Uncle Burnie patched up and let’s get out of here before any more agents come.” Riley declared.

Right around that time, a hail of bullets came and demolished the kitchen. Getting Riley in the shoulder blade.

“Shit!” Riley yelled as he turned around and shot a beam of fire, incinerating his attacker. Causing him to scream in pain and drop to the floor, dead. Riley fell to the floor as well, clutching the newly formed hole in his shoulder.

“RILEY.” Erin screamed.

“Ahhhhh, damn it all.” Cursed Riley. “I’ll be fine Erin, just grab the bandages on the table. I’ll bandage myself and Uncle Burnie.”

Erin raced over to the table, grabbed the first aid kit and gave it to Riley.

“Cheers.” Thanked Riley.

Riley and Erin heard a crash come from outside, followed by a “What the fuck?!” A smile slowly curled around Erin’s lips and Riley felt like a complete idiot for doubting his sister.

“Once again. My intellect has been amplified to serve our needs.” Boasted Erin.

“Yea, yea. Sure sure.” Riley grumbled. “At least we have a little time.”

After wrapping the bandage around his shoulder, Riley rolled his shoulder to check if the bullet hole was bleeding anymore. Since it wasn’t, he got up and walked over to Uncle Burnie.

“Hey Uncle Burnie. Were gonna patch you up and get the hell outta here. Okay.” Affirmed Riley.

“Don’t bother.” Uncle Burnie said in a raspy voice. “I’m a dead man.”

“Don’t joke around Uncle Burnie.” Riley added. “This is not the time for jokes.”

“This is no joke.” He replied coldly.

Uncle Burnie pulled his shirt apart and revealed an army of bullet holes that riddled his chest. Riley and Erin jumped back in horror.

“Listen.” Uncle Burnie commanded. “You're gonna run out that door, grab your things from the truck and run. Don’t look back, don’t take the truck, just run.”

“No Uncle Burnie. We’re not leaving you.” Erin blurted out.

“Yes you are Erin.” Said Uncle Burnie. “I’ll leave those KAE bastards with the surprise of their lives.”

Erin knelt down and started sobbing next to Uncle Burnie.

“Uncle Burnie.” Erin said as she sobbed softly. “Don’t do this.”

“It’s okay Erin.” Reassured Uncle Burnie. “Just promise me something.”

“What?” Erin babbled.

He leant over to her ear and whispered. “Keep an eye out for your brother, god knows what he might do without you. Can you promise me that?”

“Mhmm.” Erin mumbled as she quietly got up.

“Atta girl.” Uncle Burnie bellowed. “Now go, both of you.”

Riley and Erin got up and ran out the back door. Uncle Burnie reached for a bottle of Bundaberg Rum from inside the cupboard behind him and took a big swig. He heard the sounds of banging radiating throughout the house, indicating that the KAE we’re making one last attempt, using brute force.

The door broke into a million bits and heaps of soldiers stormed in, armed to the teeth. Uncle Burnie heard their footsteps echo through the house. Emitting one last act of courage, he pulled another detonator out of his pocket and yelled.

“I’M READY YOU MOTHER FUCKERS! SEE YOU ALL IN HELL!!!”

And with that he pulled the trigger and braced himself for the beyond.

Erin and Riley we’re running when they heard a mighty *BOOM*. The turned around and saw the place they once called home as well as their closest family become engulfed in a fiery blaze of glory. They couldn’t stop tears from falling down their cheeks as they kept on running.

further into the dense scrub that lay behind their old house. Further and further. They had been running flat out for at least five minutes straight until they grew tired and had to stop.

Erin broke down into tears and started sobbing onto Riley’s shoulder.

“Shhhhh, shhhh Erin. He cooed. “We’re going to be fine. Everything’s going to be fine.”

Riley couldn’t hold back a single tear which he let freely drop down his face.

They continued to sit in this position for several hours, just sitting down, staring at the moon. Riley got up and made an excuse, saying that he had to go to the toilet. He had just finished when he heard a scream emanating from the scrub. Riley knew that that was Erin screaming and quickly rushed over to her which gave him the shock of his life. Erin was being sucked in by a rainbow coloured light. Letting his instincts take control, Riley’s drill took the place of his right arm and he jumped out towards Erin and grabbed her hand with his left while using his drill to dig into the ground.

“DON’T LET GOOOOO!!!” Erin screamed.

“Argh, I’m trying!” Riley yelled in response.

Riley could feel the bullet hole in his shoulder start to strain. He kept on holding on for as long as he could but eventually lost the fight and fell unconscious. Erin could only scream as they were sucked into the rainbow coloured light, into the state of oblivion.