From the darkness engulfing R.D., light began to pour forth in bright, powerful streams. Malvettix backed away from the brillian light, shielding his eyes. So...he wasn't that helpless after all...
***
Liger pursed his lips. "Well...it must've fell from the sky along with Matt...how about the Sky Shard?"
"Excellent!" Taiga folded his arms with his traditional air of a commander in chief. "From here on out, this will be classified as the Sky Shard!"
Well, it wasn't terribly creative, but it got the job done. Matt extended a hand, palm up. "All right. Let me see what I can do."
With careful precision, Liger released the zero-gravity field around the Sky Shard, and lifted the framed chamber about it. The Sky Shard floated back down to rest upon the stand that emitted the zero-gravity waves. "Be careful," the doctor warned.
Okay, Matt. You can do this. Never mind the fact that it burned like hell when you touched it the first time. He tenatively reached out for it, claws dangling in the air in front of the stand.
3...2...1...now!
He grabbed the Sky Shard and set his mind ablaze.
A giant, dripping creature-
A man removing his hood-
The back of a woman in a white dress-
Engulfed in snakes-!
Have to think-have to-focus-on-
"GggggggggaaaaaaaaaAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"
By sheer force of will, Matt threw aside the Sky Shard-it skittered along the floor as he fell on his side, heavy wings clanking as he gripped his arm in sheer agony.