The devastation of Frosted Flame Island was unfolding before their eyes as Biffle drifted away from Headquarters. SSundee quickly devised a plan. "I know what to do," he said with a determined look. "I have a tornado ball. When I throw it at someone, it sends them flying in the opposite direction. Since Biffle controls the wind, he can redirect himself back to Headquarters. Then, I'll launch you to catch him mid-air provided you don't fall into the dump again, and you two can land at the Headquarters window. The team inside will figure out the rest and fix everything!"
"That's... not a bad idea," Sigils agreed, ready for action. "Let's save the weather!"
Without wasting a moment, the two friends sprinted in opposite directions. Sigils ran toward the path Biffle was taking, while SSundee dashed to the direction of Headquarters. Armed with two tornado balls, Sigils first threw one at himself to gain speed, then flung the second at Biffle. The unsuspecting Biffle was hit and launched back toward Headquarters.
From a distance, SSundee skillfully aimed and enhanced Sigils's speed once more. As Sigils reached him, he said, "Thanks for helping me."
SSundee smiled warmly. "That's what friends are for, right?"
As they neared Headquarters, they saw Biffle approaching. "NOW!" Sigils shouted. SSundee hurled Sigils toward Biffle, and Sigils managed to catch him mid-air.
"Sigils?!" Biffle exclaimed, startled.
"Hang on!" Sigils commanded as they hurtled toward Headquarters.
Inside Headquarters, the atmosphere was tense. A news reporter's voice crackled through the air, reporting a deadly blizzard and snowstorm claiming nearly twenty lives every minute. Kate, Loaf, and Nico watched in horror as chaos unfolded outside.
"Oh, I wish Sigils were here!" Nico said in desperation.
"Thud!"
The three friends jumped at the sound. Turning around, they saw Sigils and Biffle sliding down the back window, desperately clutching the edge. They rushed to help.
"Sigils! He's back!" Loaf shouted.
"Stand back!" Nico yelled, trying to break the window with a punch, but recoiled in pain.
"You look like you're in more pain than I am," Henwy weakly joked.
"Henwy, save your energy," Kate advised, adding, "Nico's just in pain because he doesn't know how to break a window."
"Excuse me?!" Nico retorted. "Do you know how to break the window?"
"I'd tell you, but you'd be too dumb to understand," Kate teased as she approached the window. "But if you can't, you can always let me try since a guy like you is too weak to break a window!"
Nico, frustrated, ran at Kate. She stepped aside, and Nico's momentum shattered the glass. With the window open, the angelic advisors helped Biffle and Sigils inside.
Chaos erupted as Sigils and Biffle explained what had happened. "Thank goodness you're back!" Kate exclaimed. "Things are really messed up."
Sigils quickly assessed the situation, looking at Biffle, then the console, then his friends. "Sigils, you gotta fix this! Get out there!" Nico demanded.
Sigils turned to Biffle. "Biffle, it's up to you."
"Me?!" Biffle stammered.
"BIFFLE?!" the others echoed.
"Tend to Henwy. Biffle's got this," Sigils instructed, dragging Henwy to the darkened console. "You can do it, Biffle. The weather needs you."
Biffle looked at Sigils, then the console. He sighed, gulped, and walked to the console.
Biffle put his hand on the console, and the others watched with worry and anticipation. Most controls stopped working; the console was completely black. Biffle then touched the last working button, successfully making the snow, sun, and rain disappear with a gust of wind. The console's blackness retracted, reactivating the controls, surprising everyone
"You did it!" Kate said, astonished.
But the crisis wasn't over. Henwy's island was still in danger. Sigils knew what had to be done. The original orb was discarded, and they needed a new one.
"We need to make a new core orb," Sigils announced. "Without it, Henwy's island might keep collapsing."
"How?" Loaf asked.
"Together. Hand in hand, we can create a new orb by pressing the button that made the original," Sigils explained, offering his hand. Biffle placed his hand on top, followed by Nico.
Henwy, with Loaf's support, weakly placed his hand on top of Nico's. Just as they were about to press the button, Henwy turned to the angelic advisors. "Maybe you want to put a hand in too?"
"We'd love to, but we can't," Kate said gently.
"It's worth a shot," Henwy insisted, echoing Nico's earlier words.
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Tempest Tangle
General Fiction(Cover by me!) The Regulars. They were in charge of controlling the weather and are also blessed with elemental bending abilities. They have their own islands as well, just in case they weren't well so that the islands can control the weather for th...
