DEATH WISH - Twisters

That Thing's Massive

"DEXTER, TALK to me. What's going on?" Boone asked as he wielded the camera. "Testing the Goldilocks principle of a tornado by modifying the variables, hopefully disrupting the process" Dexter explained as he poured silver iodide into the rockets.

"Mhm, okay. D-Dani, what does that mean?" Boone asked, pointing the camera up at Dani. "Means that you're stupid" Phoenix leant into frame, a smile on her face. "Fuck you" Boone said from behind the camera. "Ah, not while the camera's are rolling" Phoenix winked before leaning back out of frame. "Stupid" Boone muttered so only he and the camera could hear.

"Taming the storm" Dani answered his earlier question. "Right" Boone shifted the camera over to Kate, who was loading the rockets, before moving towards Tyler and Phoenix. "T, tell us what's going on" Boone pointed the camera at Tyler, who smiled.

"Alright, we're gonna shoot the clouds with rockets of silver iodide" Tyler said. "Yeah, makes 'em rain, right?" Boone asked. "Yep. Rain is what we need in the updraft. And then we're gonna take the sodium polyacrylate and we're gonna deliver it into the vortex...don't touch that" Tyler diverted his attention to Ben.

"...increasing the cold pool" Phoenix finished as Ben looked away sheepishly. "And that does what to the tornado?" Ben asked, looking up towards Kate. "In simple terms, it cuts the fuel" Phoenix smiled, flicking Boone's ear as she walked past. "Gah, you bitch!" Boone huffed, causing Phoenix to cackle at him.

"Lily. Oh, look at Cairo looking all cute and whatnot. Hey, buddy" Boone walked towards Lily and the drone, causing Phoenix to chuckle at him. "You two are insane, you know that?" Tyler smirked down at Phoenix, who looked at him. "Aw, you love us" Phoenix leaned against his side and he wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Yes, I do" he never took his eyes off of her, and she smiled, looking away.

"That was cheesy" she sighed. "I don't care" he laughed, kissing the top of her head.

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Phoenix was sitting on the hood of the truck as Tyler stood next to her, watching Kate take photos of the clouds and Ben take photos of Kate. "She is your story, Ben" Tyler said, startling Ben slightly. "Get me a copy of that" Tyler said after a moment and Ben nodded. "I'm sure there was a 'please' somewhere in that sentence" Phoenix looked at Tyler knowingly, who just chuckled guiltily and nodded.

"Please" Tyler said and Ben chuckled. "Let's get out of here" Tyler turned around, helping Phoenix off the hood, before walking towards the door of his truck. "Uh, no offense, but I'm gonna get a ride with someone else" Ben tipped his hat before walking off towards the others.

Tyler smirked and Phoenix chuckled before making eye contact with Boone. The smile left both of their faces and they nodded to each other simultaneously, their way of saying 'stay safe', before Phoenix turned to Tyler. "Hey. We got this" she smiled at him and he nodded slightly before looking down at her.

She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and he rested his hands on her waist. "You and me" she said. "Always" he smiled. He bent down slightly to press his lips to hers, and Phenix couldn't lie to herself. She felt something different about this kiss. Something alongside the yearning and the caring. Something tugging at her heart.

A feeling she knew all too well.

But for the first time in her life, she ignored that feeling and savoured the moment before finally pulling away to breathe. "Let's go tame a tornado" Phoenix smirked and Tyler smirked with her.

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"Okay, ground speed's at twenty-two. Intercept is northeast. Look for Siloam Road" Kate spoke, looking at the tornado in front of them. "Siloam Road" Tyler repeated, his signature grin on his face.