+ HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, GOT NO WEIGHT ON MY
SHOULDERS; I SHOULD BE WISER AND REALIZE
THAT I'VE GOT ONE LESS PROBLEM WITHOUT
YA'. (problem - ariana grande, iggy iggz)

PRESENT ! [ NOW ]

Ice opens his glistening blue eyes, the color of rare aquamarine, withstanding the entire depth of an ocean. His orbs were fixated on the ceiling above him, and he reaches up, as if he could actually touch the stars, the constellations shimmering on the roof. But he couldn't.

He pulls his hand back down and lengthens his body on the large bed, spreading his arms and legs apart, the imagery of a starfish. He's starting to nod off again.

"ICE!" A panicked scream jolts him fully awake now with the force of a punch. His head quickly whips to the doorway, where stood a panting Blaze with his hands on his lap. His rugged appearance quickly gave away hints. "WE HAVE A PROBLEM!"

Of course we do. Ice thinks, "Alright. I'll be down in 5."

Blaze didn't reply as he was too busy bolting downstairs. Ice quickly puts on his gear and hustles outside, taking a medic box from the shelf. He's practically powerless here, just outside his boundary. From the stairway, he could see all the Wonders grouping as one.

Odd, he thinks, but headed downstairs. As his shoes clicked against the marble stairs, the supernaturals turns to look at him with a worried expression. Even Thunder was there, his eyebrows furrowed. Earthquake had tears glistening in her eyes.

"You're here." Cyclone was the first to greet him, with a visible frown on his face, that never once matched his bubbly personality. He moves away, letting Ice enter the scene.

He caught sight of Thorn kneeling on the ground, his hands covered in blood. Ice averts his gaze to the body lying on the ground. A sharp, metallic tang enters his nose and mouth and he flinches; the guy was bleeding from the stomach, anywhere possible.

Ice wastes no time and drops onto one knee, taking the cold hand and checks for a pulse. Nothing. Entirely dead, as if the person has been dead for days. He turns to everyone else, "H-How did this happen?" They all shook their hands.

"I stabbed him, obviously." The green-eyed apparition blinks, without any regret etched on his face, "I-It was on impulse," He says blatantly, wiping his hands, "Bad habit."

"So you were the one who KILLED HIM?!"

And when they thought it couldn't get worse, it does. From the corner of his eye, Ice caught Thunder holding back Blaze, as the boy looked extremely furious. His face turned into a shade of red that even the Third Wonder didn't think was possible. And it was all out of anger.

Thorn was standing now, just behind him with an unreadable expression. He's always like that; indifferent, apathetic. There was a collective gasp as the green-eyed apparition snorts.

Ice clenches his fist. He could feel Blaze's anger stirring up in his gut, and he could punch the spirit right there and now. He held back, though. It wasn't appropriate. If Thorn really did love his brother, then he wouldn't kill off Solar in a span of a day.

"Yeah, so what?" His voice felt cold, but it wasn't the kind of cold that you experience in the winter. It was hard, a vague emotion of anger and disappointment, the kind of blizzard that physically hurts in the bones. The chilling entry of fury, "He's bound to die anyway."

Thunder glowers, "You destroyed your own yorishiro?"

Despite the glaring daggers, Thorn turns, raising his leg right above Solar's head. Ice freezes in his spot, unable to take his eyes off what the apparition's about to do. He's crazy, he's out of his mind, isn't he? Was what went through everyone's minds.

He stomps down; hard. A deafening crack echoes through the room. Earthquake felt faint and Cyclone catches her with a gulp. And then, followed by silence.

"WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Blaze breaks free.

Ice notices the oddity. He raises up a hand, sheltering Thorn from getting beaten by his partner and inches closer to the body. "This isn't Solar." He says, understanding everything now. It fit like puzzle pieces; and it clicks together inside of him.

"Of course that's Solar! What do you mean?"

"He isn't Solar." The medic replies with a firm tone. "Just look at his hair. It's black. Solar has brown hair, and a mole on his neck." He had took the chance to study the boy back then, "And he doesn't even have the same blood color. They kidnapped Solar."

Thunder's red eyes narrowed, "You're lying."

"Why would I?" Ice sighs, rubbing his forehead. He rises onto his feet and faces the others, "Thorn has a point. This guy," He kicks the body, revealing the underside. Cyclone screams in horror before Thunder puts a hand over his mouth, "He's a fake."

"W-What?!" Blaze yells, eyes widening to the size of saucers, "What the hell is that?!" He retches in disgust, holding up his weapons as if they would shield him from the carcass.

"I-Is that.." Cyclone slings an arm over Earthquake's hunched figure, "Is that a human body with Solar's clothes on?" The faces of the other Wonders confirmed it all. Sheer horror takes over him, and Cyclone turns pale white. "I-I.. I need some air.."

Thunder nods curtly and is now the one responsible for the First Wonder's faint frame. "It's a roadkill." He states, recognizing it too easily. "Look at the track marks on his face."

"That doesn't explain the literal hole in his chest."

"I stabbed him, remember?" Thorn spits on the body, and wipes his mouth with the sleeve of his jumper. Everyone in the room shudders at the thought of the donut-shaped ditch in the body.

None of them tried to think of what the boy did.

Oh goodness me, Ice mentally felt like he wanted to break down and cry. But he had to keep his cool and stay calm in situations such as now. "I'll have my helpers clean this up. In the meantime," He has to take the lead, seeing how the two leaders were out, "Let's find the kidnapper."

"I'll rip them into shreds." The green-eyed apparition releases a dark aura, with synchronized energy flowing out of his body. Blaze grips his daggers tight, "I'll find them.. I'll make them suffer.."

By this point, Thorn was mumbling dark things that neither of them wants to hear. Thunder took the instruction and zips away as fast as lightning, first setting down Earthquake on the family couch.

Cyclone and Blaze teams up, leaving Ice alone.

"What a bother." He says, exhaling slowly.

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