Ash to Ashes
Okay, this one isn't so much a story as a trailer for an upcoming arc in Quantum but....
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"The sins of the fathers shall be visited upon their children."
*The Torchbearer's are at an abandoned building that has been burnt and destroyed.*
Ophelia: What are we doing here?
Mariah: The Doc wanted us to check this out, the police are saying there were two meta's fighting in here.
*Shot of the dark interior of the building, a young man falls down a floor onto the ground.*
*Shot of the young man exchanging fire attacks with an unseen opponent.*
Amazonia: Any word from Phoenix?
Derrick: No, the guy hasn't been responding, it's weird.
*Shot of the young man's head being smashed into a wall, there are claws gripping his head. The young man is then flung through the air.*
Specs: Hello, is anybody here?
*The young man is backing away into a corner, panting heavily.*
*The group stops.*
Mariah: No....*
*Ash is found on the ground, beaten to an inch of his life, covered in burns.*
Series of shots.
Hospital nurse: Can you hear me sir?
*Ash's room is on fire at the Academy.*
*Ash in costume is shown fighting a creature at the building, he is loosing.*
*The Torchbearer's are running from an unseen enemy.*
*Ash is shown on the ground, blood dribbling out of his mouth. He is grabbed up by the monster and held up in the air, he is limp.*
Ash: "Wh...why don't you just...kill me?
The Creature: You have not suffered enough boy.
*Mariah is holding up Ash.*
Mariah: CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Creature Voice Over: You will pay for what you stole from me.
*Something drops down from behind the group.*
*Zoom in on Ash's bloody mouth*
Ash:Mariah....run..*
*From behind the group, the creature rises up and we get a good look at it now.*
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs23/i/2008/020/f/5/Pheonix_character_sheet_by_Trollfeetwalker.jpg
*End shot is the creature leaping at the group*
We all have secrets. Some are better left buried.
The Torchbearer's
Broken Phoenix