Fire and Ice

Chapter 6

   After three months of searching, they couldn’t find her and Midnight was getting more and more upset. And what was even worse was that Lance was teaching Terria how to live on the criminal side, stealing and hurting innocents. At first, Terria thought it was fun… until memories of what David and Midnight taught her kept getting in her head. She started regretting turning her back on the only family she had and on the boy she loved.

   “Hey, sugar!” Lance called out, yeah you heard that right, one-day Terria admitted her love for Midnight but thought it would never happen and Lance convinced her to date him instead saying that they can make it work. “What’s wrong?”

   “Oh... nothing” Terria response with no emotion behind her voice.

  “You're thinking about Midnight aren't you...?” Lance says with a bitter tone, not liking the idea that she's thinking of someone else. Terria doesn’t say anything, she looks down at the floor with sad eyes, “Ugh stop thinking about that jerk! He’s never been there for you and you still love him!?Focus on me, baby.” But Terria won’t let this slide again, this wasn’t the first time Lance had flipped off and then tried to get Terria to make out with him. It usually works cause he says he’s doing all of this out of love, but Terria saw the real him just a month ago, she won’t be falling for his tricks again. “No, you’re wrong about him! Midnight has always been there when I needed him, even after I hurt him so many times with my powers! He keeps me safe from all danger and keeps me happy! Unlike you, Midnight would make a much better boyfriend!!” 

   Oops, wrong buttons to push…. Lance's blood ran hot with anger. How dare she says such things to him? She should be punished, Lance thought with hatred. Terria is now holding her throat trying to get air, it feels as if someone had reached inside her and gripped her lungs so tight. Lance just stares at her smirking, enjoying the sight of her in tremendous pain. He was about ready to kill her until one of his men knocked him out, his name his Peter with the power to create any weapon he can think of and he only used a hammer. Terria gasps as air finally made its way to her lungs. Peter helps her up and out of the room but that that’s when Lance started to get up and make his way to the door Peter closes the door and melts the handle with a huge torch. “Come on, we need to get you out of here!” he tells Terria, grabbing her wrist, leading her to the exit.

“Wait! Now, hold on! Why are you doing this?” Terria asked.

“I’ve seen what he has done to you just for loving someone else. I won’t let him hurt you, listen he’s been hunting you down ever since you were six and tries to get you to turn evil and kill Midnight!” Terria didn’t want to believe it but she does, Peter and Terria have made a friendship during the months here at the secret lair. Peter was the only person she could trust, her only friend who won't lie to her. They made their way to the main room but to only be surrounded by the rest of the mutants.

   “Crap” mumbled Peter.

   “Don’t even try Terrakima, we can’t let you leave,” a mutant said pointing a laser gun at them they shot their guns and powers but Terria quickly puts up an ice force field as the mutants still fired with their guns and powers, slowly melting the ice. “Ugh! I can’t hold it!” Terria yelled.

   “Can you make a giant snowball!?” Peter suggested.

   “Yes! BUT I NEVER MADE ONE THAT BIG BEFORE!!” 

   “Trust me, just do it!” 

   Terria had to use up all of her energy to make the snowball almost as big as the room and have it expand acting like an avalanche in the mountains breaking the ice forcefield and burying everyone under the snow. 

   Terria shot herself from under the snow panting, she then remembered about Peter. “Peter!?” she keeps calling his name digging through the snow to find him; and when she did he was he coughing up a small amount of snow, hating the taste of it, “Bleg! Taste like bad ice cream.” Peter jokes. But luck ran out on them, a mutant from Lances group with electric powers shot himself like a rocket out of the snow he looks over to Terria and Peter and then shot electricity to them, Peter managed to make a shield, but it was metal so it shocked him. Peter collaps on the snow from the reaction of the shock.

   "Peter!" Terria exclaims. She dived to his side, holding him in her arms.

   “G--..... Go!” Peter managed to say before his heart stood still. 

   The other mutant that attacked them saw Terria stand from her snow and he could see the anger in her eyes. Lance managed to escape the room he was trapped in only to see the upcoming results, Terria was about to blow. Peter was like a brother to her, now that he’s gone Terria can’t hold in her feelings, her anger, she needs to let them out. Her hands form into a fist, glowing bright teal, her breathing becomes rapid, and then she screams, “YOU KILLED HIM!!!!” and unleashed the power that was kept deep inside her, not only freezing the abandoned building but turned the warm, blooming spring season into frozen harsh winter.