It was taking a lot of resolve on Phoenix' part to stay where she was and continue her work. Every now and then, she couldn't help looking out of the little porthole window above her workstation hoping to catch some glimpse of what was going on above, even though the window did not have a view of the deck. On top of that, the side of her abdomen was still throbbing painfully. However, she did catch a glimpse of a faint orange glow, something she knew was associated with fire. She couldn't imagine what was going on above, especially to Minny. After everything that girl had been through and with her fear of fire....
She stood back and admired her work on the cake, in spite of herself. It was completely done - icing, decorations and all - and Phoenix couldn't help feeling a little proud of herself, in spite of her worry for everyone upstairs. She smiled and put the cake in the fridge, holding the icing spatula in her hand so she'd remember to wash it.
The second she'd shut the door, however, Phoenix was startled by a sudden crash. She whirled around to see what had caused the noise - and screamed. The birds looked like they'd been pulled straight out of hell. Jet black feathers with red eyes, with wings that were somehow inexplicably on fire. How the birds hadn't been killed by the fire yet, she did not know. It was by far the scariest thing she'd seen while a part of the crew. Hell, it was probably the scariest thing she'd seen in her life.
The birds just seemed to crash around aimlessly, burning up some vegetables that Phoenix had not yet put inside, until they seemed to notice her there. Nearly petrified, she held her icing spatula in front of her, for all the good it would do, and said, "Do not come any closer." Right. As if that would be of any help.
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It's not over yet.
There's a lot to look forward to.
Keep going.
You can do this :)
Leonard Snart wrote:There are only four rules you have to remember: Make the plan, execute the plan, expect the plan to go off the rails, throw away the plan.
1st fairy - June 3rd, 12:06 AM IST
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