Nowhere Boys: Isolated Flame 3-Final

Nowhere Boys: Isolated Flame 3-Final

“Felix?” Phoebe shouted as she rushed in from the front of the shop.

“What is it?” Felix asked knowing the panicked look in her eyes.

“Restoring Demon.” That was all she needed to say for Felix to be up and moving. He peered out the window of the shop and swallowed as he saw a mob of people heading towards the shop.

“Looks like it’s possessed the whole town now.” Felix swore and jumped, wincing at the pain in his legs when the doors slammed open as Sam, Jake and Andy all tumbled in. Jake shut the door behind them and slumped against it, breathing heavily.

“The whole town has gone insane, just like Mia and Ellen at school!” Sam looked at Felix in a panic.

“And you come here because?” Felix raised an eyebrow; didn’t they notice that they were all after him?

“We came here because somehow you made them go back to normal.” Andy said grudgingly.

“All the elements are here, you can go home.” Phoebe hissed in Felix’s direction as she looked at the three newcomers with distrust.

“Yeah I know, I know. Ok listen this is what is going on, those people out there? They are possessed by a demon that wants to restore balance and that means killing me, but with your help I can go home and everything here will go back to normal.” Felix explained the best he could without telling them too much about magic and their elements.

“Ok, I’m in Goth dude.” Sam agreed whacking Felix on the arm and Felix rubbed the spot trying not to smile at the familiar words and actions.

“We don’t really have anything to loose.” Jake agreed and both boys turned to Andy, crossing their arms.

“Ugh fine, as long as this gets rid of the freak.” Andy threw his arms up in defeat and Felix crossed his arms still annoyed at the fact this Andy was a jerk and wouldn’t stop calling him freak.

“Follow me.” Phoebe sighed as she started to head back to the back room, Felix took a step and cried out in pain as his legs gave way and he crashed onto the floor.

“Felix!” Sam and Jake knelt down next to him.

“Is he alright?” Phoebe whirled around to see the two boys trying to get Felix onto his feet.

“I can’t feel my legs, it must be spreading.” Felix moaned in pain, Sam shoved Felix’s shirt up and paled at the sight of ash covering his newest friend’s lower torso.

“What is that?” Andy asked in disgust and slight worry.

“What happens to an isolated flame?” Phoebe asked quietly as both Sam and Jake supported Felix, leading them to the back room where they placed Felix onto the chaise lounge.

“Without fuel or oxygen it won’t burn at all and without water it will burn until it destroys itself.” Andy rattled off.

“That makes sense, without the others I’m isolated and my magic is reacting to it.” Felix muttered as he grabbed the piece of paper he had written his revised Unmaking Spell down on.

“What happens if that covers your whole body?” Sam asked worried.

“Death most likely, the demon might not even get to do its job.” Felix grumbled as Phoebe moved around the room, grabbing a small metal dish, a water bottle and some dirt from a nearby plant.

“Death?” Jake swallowed hard.

“Yeah that’s why we need to hurry. Jake put some dirt into the dish, Andy pour some of that water and Sam I need you to blow on it.” Felix fished out his lighter and watched as the boys did what he asked if a bit slower than he wanted. The dish was finally handed back to him and he warmed the bottom of the dish with the flame from his lighter and dropped the lighter to the ground as he lost feeling in his left arm.

“Say this with me.” Felix placed the dish on his lap as he shoved the paper to the boys as he pulled the talisman over his head with his slowly turning numb right hand.

“Hurry up, they are here.” Phoebe warned as the walls of the shop started to get pounded on, looking for a weak point to get in.

“Sam, thanks for being so nice to me and Jake thanks for trying to be nice and Andy you’re a real jerk, just because your home life is full of pressure doesn’t mean you should bully people.” Felix looked at each of them and he caught Phoebe’s eyes and smiled meaningfully at her and she nodded understanding his message.

“Divinity of the elements, I summon thee. Through this world, we can see. Another place where we can be. Take the fire make it burn, take the air and make it turn. Take this water and this earth, and to another world call us forth. Earth, Water, Fire, Air. Earth, Water, Fire, Air." The four boys chanted and the talisman glowed with power and the room glowed with a bright light. When it disappeared Felix was gone.

~~/~~

A light faded and Felix gasped for air, fingers scrambling to grab his throat as his chest compressed as the ash covered it completely, making its way up his to his throat.

“Help!” Felix rasped out as he looked around from his place on the ground. He couldn’t see anyone and panic was starting to come at him in full force now, he held his right hand up shakily and a fireball flared to life. He coughed as he tried to keep breathing as he threw the ball into the sky and let his arm fall to the ground as black spots started to cover his vision as he felt his chin go numb.

He finally got home and he was going to die because he landed too far away from his friends, Felix decided his life really sucked sometimes.

“FELIX! FELIX!” Sam, Jake and Andy skidded to a stop falling to their knees next to their friend.

“Ta-Talisman!” Felix gasped, vision starting to go completely black, his eyes closing on their own.

“Water, Fire, Earth, Air! Water, Fire, Earth, Air!” The three gripped the talisman that was around Felix’s neck as the ash covered their friend’s closed eyes. The talisman glowed brightly and Felix let out a loud gasp of air, eyes flying open and back arching upwards as the ash evaporated off his skin.

“It worked!” Andy fell back onto his rear in relief as Sam and Jake helped Felix sit up so he could breath properly.

“What happened?” Jake asked as he rubbed Felix’s back as the Goth breathed deeply.

“What happens to an isolated flame?” Felix repeated Phoebe’s question.

“Without fuel or oxygen it won’t burn at all and without water it will burn until it destroys itself.” Andy said the exact same thing the other version of him said and Felix nodded as he rubbed his chest, head down not noticing the looks of horror his friends were exchanging as they understood just how destructive yet fragile fire truly way, how Felix truly was.

“You’re home now Felix and we won’t let you burn out.” Sam promised as he gave into his urge to hug the Goth and wrap him up in a tight hug.

“Not going to happen, not when we are around.” Jake agreed, hugging the Goth as well, just not as tightly as the skater.

“Get in here brainy dude.” Sam laughed, looking at Andy who smiled back and joined the group hug.

“I mean you guys are my friends and all, but if you don’t let go of me I will not hesitate to set you on fire.” Felix spoke up; raising an eyebrow at the other boys, Sam just laughed while Jake rolled his eyes fondly while Andy let go not wanting to get burned.

“Come on, let’s get you home Felix no offense, but you look horrible.” Jake suggested helping Felix stand on his own feet.

“You know just what to say Jake.” Felix fluttered his eyelashes and Jake laughed, nudging his shoulder against Felix’s.

“So what were the other versions of us like?” Sam asked interested.

“Sam you basically are the same in every universe, Jake you were a good guy and still a football player and Andy… Well you were a jock, a jerk and really hated my guts for some reason. Also I was suppose to be there, but I was a stillborn apparently. I could deal with it, don’t worry nothing bad happened I promise.” Felix explained quickly as he stumbled along the path the boys were leading him down.

“Ouch, I’m sorry.” Andy winced at hearing his other self was a major jerk while he closed his eyes at hearing that that universe’s version of Felix was a stillborn.

“It’s fine, he helped out in the end.” Felix shrugged as he spotted a tent. “Camping, really? I’m surprised that your parents let you back into the forest.”

“It took some convincing, but we had to be out of town while you were missing.” Sam defended his choice, voice quiet not liking the fact one of his best friends had been a stillborn in the world he had been trapped in.

“Smart.” Felix nodded, impressed.

“You might want to see Oscar soon, we had to sacrifice something of yours to make that spell work and he knows you were sucked into another universe.” Jake explained, guilt shining in his eyes.

“It’s fine, thanks for working so hard to get me back you guys… It uh means a lot.” Felix looked away, not knowing what else to say as he fished out his phone and selected Oscar’s number, stepping away from the group to call his little brother.

“Awe look at him trying to hide his feelings, he loves us.” Sam grinned knowingly.

“Yeah he does.” Jake laughed agreeing.

“We can’t exactly say we don’t return the feeling.” Andy pointed out. “We need our fire.”

“No we just need Felix, without one of us it doesn’t feel… Right.” Jake shook his head and Sam made an agreeing sound.

“Should I give you ladies a moment? After all this looks like a serious chic flick moment.” Felix looked over his shoulder smirking at the three before he full on laughed at the offended sounds and faces he was getting in return.

“Are you sure you’re ok?” Oscar asked his brother.

“Yeah Oskie, I’m just really happy to be home.” Felix said honestly, letting a real smile cover his lips.