The Majors, Cold Fury (Book 2)

Chapter 46: Scott POV

"I-" She stuttered, but then she looked down at the ground and her arms seemed to fall limp. "Scott." She said in almost a whisper.

"What?" I asked her.

"Fwhip was right." She said, looking back up, her eyes narrowing. "You should have let the crystal take me."

At that moment, everything seemed to go in slow motion as Erin ripped the Xornoth crystal from around my neck and red swirls of magic exploded from her body. Suddenly, everything was getting smaller, and smaller as her magic expanded, throwing me from the island, much stronger than the last time I had seen her. I was flying through the air until I felt my stomach drop and I was falling. The island was above me now, and I saw a flash of a deep blue before I completely blacked out.

My back ached... so did my shoulders.

I kept my eyes closed, trying to remember what had happened. I remember falling...Lots of red...Erin.

I opened my eyes a sliver. Everything was blurry. I shifted my weight, trying to sit up, but my wing joints sent painful jolts up my shoulder blades.

"Scott?" I heard, but their voice seemed distant.

I forced my eyes open all the way, propped myself up on one of my elbows, and looked around. I was laying in the snow at the base of the mountain. Evergreen trees were all around us, and the five dragons were a good distance away. Jimmy, Katherine, and Gem were crouched down beside me.

"What?" I mumbled. Then I remembered the island, and I looked up...but the mountain top was in place again. "What?"

Katherine bit her lip. "Are you ok?" she asked, and reached out a hand to help me, but I grabbed her wrist before she could.

"I'm fine." I said sharply and sat up. "Where's Erin? Is she still up there-?"

"No." Gem said. "After- After she launched you off, the dragons went...weird, and landed, and then...it's much more powerful than the last time we saw her Scott. She lowered the mountain and disappeared."

I buried my face in my hands. "No, no, no, no, no." I muttered to myself feeling panic start to settle in again.

"Scott it's going to be ok-" Katherine started.

"No, it's not going to be ok!" I snapped, I heard rumbling in the air, and I looked up and saw dark storm clouds circling. "God damn it." I mumbled. "Where's everyone else?"

"By the dragons...we didn't want to overwhelm you when you woke up..." Jimmy said quietly.

"Hm." I said and stood up. My back still hurt, a lot. Then... I grabbed at my chest...the crystal was gone. I swore loudly and looked around frantically to see if the crystal was lying near me, but It wasn't.

"What?" Gem asked in a panicked voice.

"She got it- she got the crystal-" I said, I had to stop myself from hyperventilating, but I couldn't stop my panic.

"Scott what-" Fwhip started as he walked over.

"Erin has the Xornoth crystal." I said.

"WHAT?" Pearl shrieked.

"Your right." Katherine peeped. "It's not going to be ok."

"She- she's going to let him loose." I whispered.

"Not if we can help her before she finds a way." Jimmy reassured, but even I could sense his nerves.