Blaze growled and said, "I'm sick of this! I'm burning this place to the ground!" Blaze's fur rose up and Blaze shouted, "You better find a place to hide old man! It's about to get hot in here!" The water chief immediately did what was asked of him, and Bootstrap said, "Your power is rising. I didn't know you had this power."
Blaze's fur started to glow brightly, and he growled, "Hellfire." There was a loud whistling, and all of a sudden, Bootstrap was on fire. Bootstrap screamed because this fire was hotter than before. He encased himself in darkness, and Blaze started floating. The water chief said, "No! It can't be!"
Blaze murmured something, and then he said, "Curse Magic: Eternal flame!" Then there was a loud screech coming from the darkness. Bootstrap slowly reappeared, but his body was still in flames. Bootstrap looked angrier than before. He said, "That's a nasty trick up your sleeve. Playtime's over." Bootstrap ran towards Blaze and pinned him down.
Blaze shouted, "Bastard! Let me go!" Blaze bit Bootstrap's leg, which had no effect at this point. Bootstrap laughed and said, "You're very powerful. It's too bad I have to kill ya." Still biting Bootstrap's leg, Blaze shouted, "I refuse to die to a monster like you!" Suddenly, Bootstrap let go and shrieked in pain. He turned around and saw Kole wounded, but furious.
Kole said, "Leave... him alone!" Bootstrap said, "You're back for more, eh? I might have to kill you this time you know." Kole said, "I have no idea what you're talking about. I have... to fight you!" Blaze shouted, "Kole, no! You have to save Ice first! He's freezing up downstairs!" Kole's eyes widened and he immediately started limping away.
Bootstrap shouted, "Get back here!" Bootstrap tried to go after him, but Blaze used blue fire to keep him put. Bootstrap screamed again and he kicked Blaze away shouting, "You annoying bug! That hurt!"
The situation became tense. Pandora was getting closer and closer to the ground the longer she flew. Lark shouted, "Be careful!" Pandora shouted back, "Shut up! I'm concentrate-" She suddenly stopped and said, "Oh no..." A wolf shouted, "Pandora! What's wrong?" She said, "I can't... do it anymore..." Right before she fell, the ice melted. Lark said, "Wait... what happened?"
A wolf shouted, "Who cares!? Let's go!" All of the wolves howled in agreement and rushed to the entrance. Lark ran to Pandora and said, "Hey! Are you okay?" Pandora stood up and shook the water off of her body. Pandora said, "I'm fine Lark. Let's go to the entrance!" Lark said, "But something's wrong. I can feel it." Then a wolf said, "Everyone! Someone's coming out of the entrance!"
Everyone braced themselves, but Lark shouted, "Guys wait! That's Kole!" Everyone stopped for a moment, but quickly ran to him when they saw the dire scene. Kole was dragging Ice out of the building, but immediately collapsed when he got outside. He was hyperventilating and he was growling as if he was confused.
A wolf got near him, and Kole almost bit him. Another wolf said, "Careful! He may have the Mad Flu!" Lark and Pandora ran up to Kole and said, "Kole! Are you okay!?" Kole growled loudly and murmured, "Murder..er. Stay away from my brother..." Pandora said, "It's like... he's dreaming." Lark's eyes widened when Kole shouted, "Sopheclies!"
Pandora asked Lark, "Why... did he bring up that monster's name?" Lark looked down and said, "This is Claudius's new vessel." Everyone gasped and Pandora said, "What... why is he here!?" Lark said, "Because... I helped support the Council." Pandora shouted, "Traitor! You said otherwise so long ago!"
Lark said, "I was... afraid of this world going down in flames. And losing the one I care about the most." Pandora growled and said, "Coward! What happened to the Lark I knew!? He was brave and willing to protect anyone! You're just a loser!" Lark lowered his head even more and said, "That Lark became afraid."
A deep and gross voice said, "Sorry to ruin your moment, but is that there cheetah really Claudius?" Lark and Pandora turned around and saw Bootstrap who was slightly on fire. His fur was burned and ruined. He said, "The fire fox y'all sent in put up a fight. It's too bad he's so weak." Lark shouted, "He's not weak! What did you do to him!?"
Bootstrap said, "I just taught him a lesson. He-" Pandora cut him off with a loud howl and trapped Bootstrap in a giant ball of water. She threw the ball away, but Bootstrap got out and said, "Nice try babe. You're going to have to do better than that!"