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venusadept_2) wrote2013-04-13 11:02 am
venusadept_2) wrote2013-04-13 11:02 am
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Venus Lighthouse: Part 4
It was a fierce battle. The aerie was large enough that Felix and Sheba were able to stay out of danger and avoid visibly taking sides. At last Saturos and Menardi slumped together, exhausted and wounded, very close to the beacon's opening.
"We did it! We beat 'em!" Garet exulted.
Mia sighed with relief. "All right! Come on, Sheba!" she called.
What? No! Felix couldn't let them kidnap her too! Especially if he needed her for Jupiter Lighthouse - but even if not, he'd made a promise. He stepped in front of Sheba so none of Isaac's group could grab her.
"Felix? What are you doing?" asked Ivan.
"I can't let you take Sheba," he answered.
"What?" asked Garet. "But we just saved you!"
Felix sighed. "I told you, I did not need saving."
Mia seemed concerned. "Felix, you're not one of them. You're free to go. Why are you doing this?"
Felix studied their faces for a long moment. Would they accept the truth? Garet wouldn't, not now... probably not Mia either, from what Alex had said. The others he wasn't as sure about, but... "The other beacons must still be lit."
Ivan started. "You're going to light the beacons?"
"I can't let you do that," added Isaac, his gaze sharpening.
"I thought you might say that. But I will do it anyway," said Felix.
Garet paused, thinking. "If he wants to light the beacons, then that makes him our enemy, right?"
"It doesn't matter what you think of me. I will do what must be done," Felix interrupted, keeping his voice steady with an effort. Isaac and his friends had just defeated Saturos and Menardi; there was no way Felix could stand against them on his own. But he'd try if he had to.
As if on cue, Saturos spoke up haltingly. "I hope... you don't think... you've finished us off." He and Menardi got to their feet.
Mia shook her head. "You may not be dead, but you can hardly stand."
"Right now, yes," huffed Menardi. "But we'll be back on our feet... as soon as..."
Saturos stopped her with a hand on her arm, then threw something into the opening. "Was that the Elemental Star?" gasped Ivan.
Mia shook her head. "We couldn't stop them from lighting the second beacon," she muttered.
Felix could feel the Lighthouse gaining strength. Saturos smiled, already visibly recovered thanks to the increasing Earth energies. "That's not all. The energy of this beacon is restoring our power."
"How can it do that?" asked Garet. "I thought this was the Venus Lighthouse - for the element of Earth!" Isaac nodded.
Felix sighed. Didn't they pay any attention? Before he had a chance to say anything, though, the Lighthouse's energy peaked and a brilliant flash of yellow light burst from the opening. Felix was overcome by the sensation of earth - supporting, holding, grinding, cracking...
"We did it! We beat 'em!" Garet exulted.
Mia sighed with relief. "All right! Come on, Sheba!" she called.
What? No! Felix couldn't let them kidnap her too! Especially if he needed her for Jupiter Lighthouse - but even if not, he'd made a promise. He stepped in front of Sheba so none of Isaac's group could grab her.
"Felix? What are you doing?" asked Ivan.
"I can't let you take Sheba," he answered.
"What?" asked Garet. "But we just saved you!"
Felix sighed. "I told you, I did not need saving."
Mia seemed concerned. "Felix, you're not one of them. You're free to go. Why are you doing this?"
Felix studied their faces for a long moment. Would they accept the truth? Garet wouldn't, not now... probably not Mia either, from what Alex had said. The others he wasn't as sure about, but... "The other beacons must still be lit."
Ivan started. "You're going to light the beacons?"
"I can't let you do that," added Isaac, his gaze sharpening.
"I thought you might say that. But I will do it anyway," said Felix.
Garet paused, thinking. "If he wants to light the beacons, then that makes him our enemy, right?"
"It doesn't matter what you think of me. I will do what must be done," Felix interrupted, keeping his voice steady with an effort. Isaac and his friends had just defeated Saturos and Menardi; there was no way Felix could stand against them on his own. But he'd try if he had to.
As if on cue, Saturos spoke up haltingly. "I hope... you don't think... you've finished us off." He and Menardi got to their feet.
Mia shook her head. "You may not be dead, but you can hardly stand."
"Right now, yes," huffed Menardi. "But we'll be back on our feet... as soon as..."
Saturos stopped her with a hand on her arm, then threw something into the opening. "Was that the Elemental Star?" gasped Ivan.
Mia shook her head. "We couldn't stop them from lighting the second beacon," she muttered.
Felix could feel the Lighthouse gaining strength. Saturos smiled, already visibly recovered thanks to the increasing Earth energies. "That's not all. The energy of this beacon is restoring our power."
"How can it do that?" asked Garet. "I thought this was the Venus Lighthouse - for the element of Earth!" Isaac nodded.
Felix sighed. Didn't they pay any attention? Before he had a chance to say anything, though, the Lighthouse's energy peaked and a brilliant flash of yellow light burst from the opening. Felix was overcome by the sensation of earth - supporting, holding, grinding, cracking...