The Fiery Phoenix was in chains tied to the walls of Frostbite’s icy prison.
“You broke my heart and refused my proposal! I loved you! I was ready to spend my life with you, but you said no!” Frostbite said with an icy cold glare.
“I wasn’t ready! Can you blame me? I was young and didn’t want to leave my family yet. I am sorry that I hurt you! I loved you as well!” The Fiery Phoenix said with passion.
“Clearly you didn’t love me enough, but it really is too bad I don’t love you anymore!” Frostbite said as he aimed his hands at her to freeze her.
1 year earlier…
Jake Jenkins and Ember Delaney sat on a picnic blanket watching the sunset. They had been dating for three years.
“I love you Ember, and I wanted to ask you...” He got onto one knee, “Will you marry me?” He asked with a huge smile on his face.
“Jake! I don’t know what to say!” Ember said excited but also nervous.
“It’s easy, you just say yes,” he said now concerned.
“I don’t think I am ready yet… I mean I am not even 19 yet,” Ember said since she was 18 years old.
“I am 20, and I promise I will take care of you more than I take care of myself!” Jake said passionately.
“Sorry Jake, not yet... I don’t want to rush. Next year I will be ready, but not yet” Ember replied feeling awkward.
“It’s ok, I will wait for you… always,” Jake replied forcing a smile to hide the pain inside.
“See you tomorrow, Jake,” Ember said smiling since she thought everything was ok.
Jake left to go to his workplace. He worked at a lab that was working on ways to enhance humans. He helped invent a lot of the things there. There was one specific invention that had always held his attention, and it was the ice enhancer. It was designed to help humans have ice powers and to be stronger. So far, the tests on animal subjects had not been entirely successful; some had, but some had also gone terribly wrong.
“Jake! Good to see my favorite inventor!” Jake’s boss Calvin said as he came over.
“What do you want, Calvin?” Jake asked, since Calvin had never been one to give compliments.
“I need a human subject to do the ice test,” Calvin said to him.
“It is very inconsistent though! Half the subjects increased in power but others became overcome with rage!” Jake replied upset.
“True, but you are such a good boy, I know it will work on you. Plus, that girl of yours is not interested in you so why not try it? You’ve got nothing to lose!” Calvin said.
“That is not true! Ember loves me, she is just not ready yet, and I respect that,” Jake said defending her.
“Not ready now means not ready ever… If she loved you, she would have said yes! You have nobody!” Calvin exclaimed.
“You’re right…” Jake began dejected, “I will do it, I have nothing to lose,” he said boldly.
“Perfect Jake! You will be the world’s first experimentally enhanced human!” Calvin said as he led Jake to the chair in the ice chamber. Jake sat in the chair as Calvin secured the strap tight around Jake’s arms and legs.
“You have got this Jake! Tomorrow morning you’ll be a hero!” Calvin exclaimed excitedly.
“I will be a hero! Then Ember will love me,” Jake thought to himself as he shut his eyes nervously. The chamber’s doors shut tight. Jake listened to the clinking noise of it locking as he awaited his fate. The room started to become super cold as the chamber began the freezing process. The straps on Jake’s arms and legs inserted a serum that was supposed to help him to be able to survive the cold and harness its’ abilities.
“Ahhhh!” He shouted in pain as the serum was injected. Jake sat there shivering as he was completely encased in ice. The night passed and the morning came. Calvin came into the lab to check and see Jake’s progress. He pressed the button on the chamber and watched the doors unlock hearing the clinking noise. He saw Jake completely incased in ice and frozen.
“Oh, my goodness!!! Jake!! Oh no!” Calvin exclaimed as he ran over to Jake and undid the straps. He took Jake off the chair and put him on...