Darkfire Universe: Memories

Memory 2

Mimic and I step into the lobby of the HQ after going grocery shopping, to find everything a mess. I turn to her. " This isn't good!" She replies with a no, and we rush onto the elevator to the subbasement. We ride down, then dash through the corridor.

We hit a fork in the path and split up. I head down to the armory, and am about to enter it when I hear a familiar scream. I hurry back into the corridor, and take the path Mimic went down. Outside the door to the mission room, I see Gi, whose leg is bent the wrong way, obviously broken, or worse. He points towards the door. "They're... in there," he says, anticipating the question. I kick the door open to see a horrific sight.

My friends are lying dead on the floor. Near Mimic's body is a man crackling with energy, wearing a suit and tie. "Ah, now for the one Dr. Madd sent me to bring back to him!" He turns around, and I see his face is horribly disfigured.

Suddenly, I feel rage well up inside of me, and red starts to tint my vision. Shadows start to radiate from my body. "You. Will. Pay. For! THIS!!!" I fire the largest Shadow Beam I have ever created, and the moment it hits him, he vaporizes. I breath heavily for a moment, then the aura fades away and my vision returns to normal.

I rush over to Mimic's body. I try CPR, but it dosen't work. I begin to sob. "Darkfire." I spin around to see my mentor, Gi standing at the door on one leg. "It's no use, Darkfire. They're... all dead." After that statement, he falls to the floor, unconscious. I get up, and rush over to him. I know that I should save who I can still save. I pick him up, and carry him to the hospital.

Two weeks later...

I step into the room. Gi is lying in a hospital bed. He had wanted to speak to me. "Darkfire, if I make it through this, I will be coinfined to a wheel chair. I won't be able to be a hero anymore. Please, for my sake, create a new team, and lead it." I nod.

He summons his staff, and holds it out to me. I push it away. "It's yours, Master Gi." He pushes it back towards me.

"Darkfire, this is a gift to you for having wisdom. You knew to help a friend who was alive, rather than let him die while you grieve over another. Take it." I reluctantly take it. "Darkfire, I will still live at HQ, and I can still train you in how to use that Magic Staff." I nod, then with a farewell, I leave the room. (memory fades)

Library

"Oh god..." Twilight says. "I didn't know."

"I know," I say to her, "You should hate me for it!"

"No," she replies, "I don't. You are one of my best friends, and I will never betray you."

I smile. "Thanks, Twi," I quietly say to her.