Freeing the phoenixes

chapter 1

Contains mentions of murder and abuse.

Ritchie wasn't celebrating with his newfound friends when they found the mortal coin, which Ritchie was the only one who knew it was fake. Michael was the first one to notice that he wasn't celebrating and got Austin's attention before pointing to their smaller friend. While Ritchie didn't know it, they noticed how he always flinched when someone spoke directly at him, raised their voices, or even touched him. This made them concerned but they were now a bit more concerned since he wasn't celebrating them accomplishing the thing he wanted them to do.

''Ritchie, are you okay?'' He flinched at Austin's voice and looked up at them with tear filled eyes.

''N-no.'' They began to ask him what was wrong and he burst out in tears before explaining to them what was wrong.
(Since it might take to long to write down him explaining it and their reactions, I'll just write down what he explained)

He explained that the mortal coin was fake and never existed, and that he didn't want to lie to them but he was forced to. He explained that his older brother was killed by some of the supernaturals that he called friends and that he came back to life as a corrupt phoenix with a hatred towards all the supernaturals other than phoenixes. He made a deal with the humans since they always worshipped the phoenixes, about getting rid of all the other supernaturals. He also told them about his parents finding out about what his brother was planning and he killed them with a weapon that was made out of a material that can permanently kill a phoenix and the physical torture his brother had put them through. How his brother was sadistic and both loved and hated to see Ritchie in pain and how he forced Ritchie to lie to them about the mortal coin.

''A-and t-the worst part is t-that he w-was g-going m-make me k-kill y-you gu-guys if y-you d-didn't d-die b-by the t-time w-we g-got th-the m-mortal c-coin.'' His sobs become even louder and Michael and Austin pulled him to a comforting hug.

He buried his head into Michael's chest as his sobs become louder, his friends whispering soothing words into his ears. They rubbed soothing circles on his back until his sobs turned into sniffles, which eventually turned into shaky breaths. The hug broke apart and they looked at Ritchie's tear stained face, before speaking in unison.

''We don't hate you.'' He smiled softly at them as they all stood up.

''What should we do no-'' Austin was cut off when a gas bomb dropped down from somewhere, filling the room with gas.

The gas didn't knock anyone out, but they all started to cough a bit badly. Ritchie suddenly felt something hit him in the back of his head as he fell to the floor with black dots appearing in his vision. He felt someone picking him up as his eyes closed while his vision went black. When the gas cleared, Michael and Austin saw someone holding an unconscious Ritchie with a dark smirk on his face and a dark look in his eyes. He had black phoenix wings, which caused Michael to growl and Austin to glare, as they realized that this was, more than likely, Ritchie's brother.

''Let him go!!'' Michael was extremely angry ag this man for hurting his future mate.

The phoenix let out a dark chuckle and gave a matching smirk before speaking.

''The fall of the supernaturals has begun. My little brother here has amazing powers that I will make him use to destroy you worthless beings.'' He saw the glares they were giving him and smirked.

''If you really want to try and save him, than come to the castle of Moorington, the place where I'll gladly end your lives.'' Before any of them could react, Brandon created a fire wall in between them and flew away.

Michael and Austin had to leave instead of chasing after Brandon like they wanted to, if they wanted to not get burned to a crisp and save Ritchie. Michael was extremely angry and Austin knew why, he knew about Michael's crush on Ritchie. Once they made it safely outside the building and locked eyes, one single thought in their minds.

'We're going to search and we will not stop until he is safe...'

~~~~~~~~~~~meanwhile~~~~~~~~~~~

Brandon silently flew through the sky and he looked down at his little brother. He was extremely angry at him and was originally planning on punishing him for not killing the vampire/werewolf hybrid and the warlock, but now he saw that Ritchie can't be blamed. This was the first time Brandon has ever let Ritchie outside for a task, and Ritchie didn't t really even have much training. He would still punish him, but not as badly as he normally would. He looked down at his brother once more before nuzzling his cheek against his.

Once he got back to the castle, he quickly walked towards the room that he kept his brother in before letting him go on the mission. He gently place his brother on his bed before grabbing a shock collar and placing it on him, along with grabbing two metal bands and placing them on his brothers wings. He looked around the room, making sure there was no way for Ritchie to get out. Once he was satisfied, he pulled the blankets over his brother and gently rubbed his cheek before leaving, making sure he locked the door from the outside. He smirked darkly before speaking in a quiet whisper.

''You'll never be leaving me again little brother...''

Remember to always try and have a good day/night. Happy holidays wolf pups!!