The antidote

He leapt in just as soon as the timer went off and Nova grabbed it before he exploded him rolling down the desk to the floor.

He roared and coughed when Nova spilt it up into his mouth and he groaned lolling over the equipment, the alien's roar was in synch with Astro's screaming voice as he morphed back on to the floor.

He trembled clutching his head with his clothes torn and Nova helped him up.

He looked frizzled and drowsy, looking around and Nova held him up, Astro sat back, still shaken.

"What happened?" He blinked as his senses readjusted to the environment, it was painful like everything was happening at the same time like a TV switched on. He rested his head on the table.

"Your efforts are much appreciated" Nova nodded.

"Huh?" He looked up at Wille and hardened.

[ Young boy, you need not be frightened. I am from Pathos, a race of many with telepathic abilities such as mine. It may sound uninspiring but my home was one of many to be eradicated by Lord Zandax. I have been enslaved here for years to conform with the ills of the Infernals, I, just like this planet, desire freedom ]

Astro glanced at Nova again.

"Did he just call me 'boy' ?"

"We need more, these antidotes may cure a selection but it will not be sufficient for the population we are aiming for"

Wille's horns glowed purple [Hurry, you must evacuate the ship]

He stepped back while the troopers were coming.

"Can I get new clothes?" He looked up "It's freezing up here"

...

Poseidonian drew water toward the vessel shooting at them on land and he growled pushing the ice through with the spikes on the centre and separated his strained fingers, the metal groaned opening up when the spikes elongated and he pushed the water in a rush forcing them to drown.

Darcy crossed her hands over her face at the troopers shooting and saw a flash of her back and the Infernals and phased, the blast reached it and it perforated in many places and attacked them.

They screamed at what it did to them and turned while she shot at the others coming and she turned at the rush.

It had grey skin but smoother, like a man made of clay and yellow eyes, it ran after her and she did an arm drag and got punched in the face instead sliding down the granite floor.

Her eyes flashed when it started toward her again and she phased, it flipped back down and she threw up her leg to kick it watching it leap high over her head.

She saw her own face from aerial perspective and threw her fists up shooting at it and it turned spinning to kick her.

"Ugh!" She dropped clenching her hands on the ground and passed out.

Poseidonian shot water at it and his eyes rounded as its skin transitioned from clay to water and absorbed it.

It slithered toward him, he lifted his hands bracing for impact and opened his eyes as it was frozen, its torso stretched in an arc over him. The ice flashed under the sun.

Just at the moment he sighed, it recuperated and its hand formed into a mace to hit him off, he flew into a building and dropped then watched as it dashing in his direction, he slowed it down as it trod to him, foot breaking after foot, it was determined to get to him and it changed to its gaseous state flowing toward him.

In a green gas, chlorine.

"Oh shit" He covered his nose and ran as fast as he could, he watched a boy rush past him and swerved at the sudden heat when Astro flew over blasting fire and it exploded as it consumed oxygen screeching as it dissipated in its gaseous state. He flicked his jacket and dropped grinning when it vanished.

"Astro"

"Like the star? Poseidonian" He shook his hand and Astro's hot one steamed.

"Like...the fish?" eyeing him.

He heated and Emma pulled him aside "You're getting there," She said.

"He just called me a fish," He said pointing.

"He's not from here"

"I was just trying to be nice"

"Well, if it isn't lightbulb," Darcy said and her eyes narrowed. "What brought you back?"

"I don't know" He shrugged.

"He is correct, he can no longer recall his previous decision as of last night"

"Nova!"

He went over to them holding the crates and looked down.

"Let's not forget, what was that thing? It looked like it was adapting," Zeke said. "To every attack"

"Not every one" Astro caused fireworks.

"The Super Stygians?"

"What?" Emma laughed clapping.

"Was that what it was?" Darcy clenched her fist and Shadow stepped out holding her shoulders.

"Deep breaths," She said and Darcy sighed.

"With Zandax, there will be no need for free will" He held out an antidote to Darcy.

"You have to drink this"

"That means you won't have your powers anymore" Zeke muffled when Emma nudged him.

"Well, at least I'll have my sanity back" Shadow shrugged.

"If it'll be the end of her" Darcy pointed and took it, and hesitated, her eyes reduced appearing sad.

"Who am I kidding?" She jugged it and mugged at the taste.

Her eyes slowly turned back to a conventional blue.

"Welp, it's us normies, again" Emma smiled sadly while her vision still expanded.

"What are you talking about? I've been a normie for two years" She said confused, about the change of environment and she didn't recognize either Astro or Poseidonian.

"Well, you're still a freak to me," Zeke said trying not to laugh at her cluelessness.

"It feels like someone shot me in the head"

"Been there" Astro said and they glanced at the uproar.

"Come on Pooch, take your medicine...what do you mean, don't rush you? It's for your own good"