Chapter 4: Fire! Fire! Fire!
Scott and Barry tied up Setlash with a glass vine they took off a glass tree. "You fools! These vines won't hold me!" "Well you better hope they do." answered Barry, throwing the rest of the vine over a tall branch on the glass tree and thrusting Setlash into the air. "Yeah, or this fire's gonna cause you some real problems." Scott added, taking off his shirt and lying it on the ground under Setlash. Scott then took a pack of matches out of his pocket and set his shirt ablaze. "Too bad," said Barry, "that was a nice shirt." "You fools!" screamed Setlash, "Fire won't harm me! I am fire! How do think this glass was formed? Fire! Sand melted down by fire! You two are true fools!" The top of Setlash's head burst into flames causing Scott and Barry to jump back in shock. The glass vines shattered as Setlash spread apart his arms. He landed on his feet in the direct center of the fire. The flames flew up around him completely hiding his image, and as the flames disappeared, so did Setlash. Meanwhile, Scott and Barry weren't they only ones having trouble. Not knowing what was going on, Richie was on his way to Elliott's house. "Police line?" Richie asked himself as he pulled to the house, "What on earth happened here?" "Richie!" yelled the voice of Elliott from behind him. "El! What happened?" "There was an attempted murder on your friend Sage. I was the murderer!" Elliott screamed as he leaped at Richie, his hands glowing with electricity. Richie screamed out in pain as every inch of his body lit up like lightning. "Nooo!!!!!!!" screamed Elliott, forcing Sonialmis out of his mind and regaining control og his body. Looking at Richie's motionless body lying in the center of the road, he fell to his knees crying out in aggrevation, "If you're listening, Sone, my friend, I vow that I will destroy you and you will pay for the problems you caused me and my friends! This is for you Rich." "Nice speech, El. Too bad you won't be around long enough to fulfill those vows." Sonialmis laughed at Elliott. Back in the mirror, "Now what?" Scott asked, staring at what was left of his shirt. "We have to find fireman and stop Sonialmis, but how, I have no idea." Barry answered. "We need to check in with Ang and make sure Sage is ok." Scott suggested. The ground began to flow of different colors and stopped to reveal a blonde haired girl sitting on her bed crying. "Ang, what's wrong?" Scott asked, concerned and a bit nervous. "You guys have to hurry! Sonialmis got Sage and Richie!" "Noooo!!!!!!" screamed Barry, pounding his fist into the glass tree and causing it to shatter. This commotion caught the eye of the fire. Flames flew up in front of the two of them and vanished to reveal Setlash. "Why for you break my beautiful tree?" he asked in a quite annoyed voice. "Why for you side with someone who killed our friends?!" Scott screamed. "A little testy today aren't we? Why do I side with Sone? Because he's so much fun! You don't know how boring it gets in this mirror, being all alone with absolutely nothing to do. Then Sone came and things got interesting. He really knows how to have fun." "You have a wierd definition of 'fun'." Barry said. "Oh do I" Setlash replied, "Right now, Sone is out having fun destroying your friend Darius." "Nooo!!!" cried Scott as the ground changed colors. Scott looked down to see a black haired boy lying in a hospital bed, "Dare! Watch out! Sonialmis is trying to kill you!" "Scott?" asked a perplexed Darius, "Scott, where are you?" "In the mirror!" "In the mirror?" Darius' question was interupted by the voice of Elliott, "Dare, how ya doing? You shouldn't be walking around. Let me put you to sleep!" He raised his hand and it filled with electricity. "El! What's going on?!" Darius asked in a panicked voice. "I'm putting you out of your misery! Ahhhh!!!!!!" he screamed as a long metal pole met with his head. "Sorry, El." Angela said, walking into the room, "Are you okay, Dare?" "What's going on here?" Darius shouted. Just then, a huge flash of flames lit up the room and was gone in a matter of seconds. "What was that?!" Darius asked. "Our fire friend disappeared again." said Barry from within the mirror. "Barry? Scott? How did you get in there? What's going on?" "I'll explain to Darius what's happening." Angela explained, "You guys stop Sonialmis." She then drug Elliott across the hall and locked him in a storage room.

Chapter 5: Here's the Plan...
Scott and Barry prepared for the battle of their lives. Out of Barry's shirt they created armbands and headbands. They loaded up on anything they could find that might be of help. With time against them they set off to find Sonialmis. "I have a plan," Scott explained, "but I'm not sure if it will work. We need Ang to get us a pair of rubber gloves." The ground changed to reveal Angela leaning against the wall and Darius sitting on the bed. "Angela," Scott said, "we need you to get us a pair of rubber gloves." "Rubber gloves?" Angela asked, "Why do you want rubber gloves?" "I have a plan. I need rubber gloves and super glue. If we could get the gloves on Sonialmis we wouldn't have to worry about his lightning and that would give us a free shot at him. We'll also need a water bottle, in case fireman Setlash gets in the way." "How am I supposed to get these things to you?" Angela asked. "You'll have to go through the mirror like we did." Scott answered. "Ok, I'll meet you guys in about 20 minutes." Angela said and walked out the door. "Hey," said a very serious Darius, "good luck guys. I'm praying for you."

Chapter 6: Great Scott!
"Well," said Angela as she walked over to the mirror, "here goes nothing." She knelt down along side the mirror and it began to flash. She was immediately pulled in and fell to the ground of the glass world within the mirror. She looked around in amazement at the incredible world around her. "Ang!" Barry yelled, running up to her, "Setlash has Scott! We have to hurry!" As they approached Setlash's breath-taking glass palace, one thing was going through their minds: in a world made completely of glass, how do you stay hidden? "We'll have to wait till dark." Barry explained. "But what if Setlash kills Scott before then?" Angela asked with a petrified look on her face. Setlash has him tied to a tree. We should be able to see him from over there and still stay out of sight. Nightfall is in about 20 minutes, so in about 30 it should be dark enough to hide us." The next 30 minutes went by like 30 days. Every sound sent a shot of fear through the two of them. When it was dark enough to hide them, they made their way to the incredible glass tower. Setlash, stealing the idea from Scott, had taken off Scott's shoes and set them ablaze below him. The flames lit up the furious Scott hanging from the tree. He was mumbling to himself, "Why does he not kill me? Why does he just leave me out here hanging? He could kill me in a second. I don't know what he's waiting for." "Maybe he's using you as bait." said a voice from behind him. "Barry! It's about time! Get me down from here!" "I'm trying to." said another voice from above him. "Ang!" said Scott, looking up, "Get me down from here! My arms are really starting to hurt and I think my feet are going to fall off." Angela laid across the branch and extended her hand out to him, "Grab my hand, then I'll break the vines and pull you up." She pulled Scott up onto the branch and looked down at the fire below them. "That's an awfully big fire for a pair of shoes." Scott stated, pondering over what could be the reason for this. As soon as he looked up at Angela, flames flew up around them. The flames disappeared to reveal Setlash, floating in circles around them. They held each other tightly to keep from falling off the branch. Small flames began to circle around the fire on the top of Setlash's head. They made their way down to his feet, then back up till they reached his arm, which was now extended out in front of him. They circled his arm till they reached the end of the silver blade that came out of the back of his hand, where they gathered to form a blazing fireball. Angela buried her face in Scott's shoulder as Setlash pointed his blade at them. "Ahhhh!!!!!!!" Setlash screamed as water put out his flame. He fell to the ground as Barry sprayed him with the water from the water bottle that Angela had brought. "He's shrinking!" Scott explained, "Keep it up, Barry!" Barry continued to spray him until he was only 5 inches tall. Scott and Angela jumped down from the branch and walked over to Barry. "Tie me to a tree over a blazing fire," said Scott, picking up Setlash, "I don't think so!" Barry unscrewed the lid on the top of the water bottle and Scott put Setlash inside. "Let me out of here!" he screamed, banging on the walls of the bottle, "You fools! Sonialmis will destroy you!" "I got news for you, fireman," said Barry, using his shoelace to tie the water bottle to his belt, "We've got a little surprise for old pal Sone."

Chapter 7: Lightning, Lightning, Coming Down
It wasn't hard for them to find Sonialmis, because, being practically made of electricity, he lit up the whole area around him. As they approached him, they could hear him talking to himself,
"Lightning, lightning, coming down,
From the sky unto the ground.
Lightning, lightning, bright as can be,
Brighter than anyone can see.
Lightning, lightning, I love you,
You mighty powerful weapon you!"
Angela took off her shirt and as soon as Sonialmis finished his poem, she wrapped it around his head. "Now!" she cried to Scott and Barry, who were making sure to cover every inch of the inside of the rubber gloves with super glue. They quickly put the gloves on Sonialmis and held them there for a couple of seconds to let the glue dry. Sonialmis was furious! He ripped the shirt out of Angela's hands and screamed in aggrevation, "You're very smart to block my lightning, but you still won't stop me!" and with that he disappeared. "Ah, great! Now where did he go?" Scott asked. "To the one place you can actually defeat him, Elliott's mind." Setlash explained. "Why are you telling us this?" Barry asked, untying the water bottle from his belt. "Because," answered Setlash, "I want him dead just as much as you do. You see, when Sonialmis first came here, here had reversed my magic, causing me to fall under his control. He used me to get to you and your friends. When you blocked his lightning you blocked his control over me." "How do we know we can trust you?" Angela asked. "Because you have no other choice. The only way to kill Sonialmis is when he's in Elliott's mind, because the mirror is a world of images and images never die, so the only way to kill Sone is to kill Elliott while Sone is inside him." "What! Kill El! You're outta your mind! There's gotta be another way!" Angela demanded. "No. That's the only way, but if you cooperate with me I can possibly save his life and get you guys out of here and back to your world." "How are we supposed to kill El," Scott asked, "when we're in here and he's out there?" "We'll need to get someone out there to do it for us." Setlash answered. "But who?" asked Barry. "Darius!" Angela stated, "We can get Darius to do it!" "Dare won't kill El!" Scott explained, "They've been best friends for years!" "Then we'll just have to make him." Setlash stated, If you let me out of here I can get us into his mind." As Barry unscrewed the water bottle, the ground changed to reveal Darius, sitting in a hospital room, anxious to hear from them. Scott explained what was going on and, as he predicted, Darius wouldn't do it, "No way, Scott! I won't do it! I can't do it!" "Then we'll just have to make you do it ourselves." Setlash stated as he began to float. He pointed his blade at the center of Darius' forehead and shot a blue beam directly at him. It hit Darius and he was knocked back a couple of feet, but was otherwise unharmed. "I don't understand. Why didn't it work?" Barry asked. "I'm too small." Setlash answered, "My beams aren't powerful enough." "Now what do we do?" Scott askked, folding his arms in aggrevation. "You've got matches!" Setlash stated, "Set me on fire!" "How do I know this whole thing isn't just one big scam?" Scott asked. "Set me on fire now, damn you," Setlash screamed, "before I turn you into a human torch!" "How are you supposed to do that," Scott asked, "when your fire's been put out?" "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to flip out on you. You see, I was created from Sonialmis' mind. What he wanted to be, but couldn't, I am. He has the power to control lightning, but lightning creates fire, and without the power to control fire, he kept burning places he didn't want to burn down and although he could enslave people's bodies, he could not control them. I have these powers. Unfortunately, I also have some of Sonialmis' attitude in me and every once in awhile it shows." Setlash explained, "I need you to light me on fire, because, like the human body, made up of mostly water, my body is made up of mostly fire, so I need the fire like you need to drink." "So, whatta ya say guys?" Scott asked, "Do we trust him?" "We really have no choice." Angela stated. "Go for it." Barry sais, "Set him on fire." Scott pulled the pack of matches out of his pocket and took out a match. He lit it and held it up to Setlash. Setlash put his hands around the tip of the match. The fire began to circle around his arms. It made its way to the top of his head where it gathered to form one single flame. Then, in a bright flash of fire, Setlash disappeared. "I knew that lying sack of shit was a traitor!" Scott screamed. A large flame sprout up behind them. They turned around to see Setlash, standing in the center of a fire, now back to his normal size. "Sack of shit, maybe. Lying traitor, no." Setlash stated. As he walked forward, the fire around him vanished. He pointed his blade at Darius. As he shot the blue beam, Darius passed out.

Chapter 8: In Every Good There Is Evil. In Every Evil There Is Good.
The area around Setlash, Angela, Scott, and Barry changed to reveal a hospital room. Setlash held his hands out in front of him as he began to glow. An image of Darius appeared in front of him. He touched his two blades together and the image was sucked into them. "First, we need to get a few things, Dare." Setlash stated, making Darius walk to a nearby house that had burnt down two years ago. "What are we doing here?" Darius asked. "If you're going to defeat Sonialmis you need this stuff." Setlash explained, "If I know Sone, he has already got those gloves off and is looking for us, burning everything down in his path. You'll need this rubber chest plate to protect you from his lightning, and these antigravity shoes to help you get a good shot at him, and I just like this cape." He unburied each item and wiped it off, "This used to be an old-fashioned weapon shop, but, because it held stuff that could destroy him, Sonialmis burnt it down. Ah, here it is." Setlash pulled out a long snake-skinned sword case. He pulled the long, steel sword out and ran Darius' thumb up the blade. "Awe," he said, wiping the blood off, "still sharp." "So now we just need to find Sonialmis." Darius said. "No need. I'm already here!" said an all too familiar voice. Setlash made Darius turn around to see Elliott floating right behind him, his hair blowing in the wind and his eyes glowing with electricity. "Prepare to join your friends, Darius!" Sonialmis shouted. "I don't think so, Sone!" Setlash shouted through Darius. "Setlash, you little ass you! I should've known you'd try to destroy me, but I created you, Lash, and I could easily destroy you." Sonialmis threatened. "But you won't. I'm everything you want to be. Destroying me would be like destroying your dream, destroying all you have worked for, and you won't do it." "Won't do it, huh? Sonialmis lunged at Darius' body. Elliott's body was completely lit up with electricity. Setlash made Darius touch his arms together in front of him and as soon as he did, he became completely enclosed in a forcefield of fire. Sonialmis managed to stop himself before he ran into the flaming circle, "You've caused me nothing but trouble, Lash, ever since I created you! You're nothing but an out-of-control fire, burning up all I live for! Destroying you would be like destroying a nightmare, not a dream!" "I'm not the one burning up your dreams, Sone. You are. Ever since you turned to evil." "Evil is the only way to survive! Which you're about to find out!" He lunged at Darius. The flaming circle was gone now, and Setlash made Darius' grip on the sword tighter. He dodged Sonialmis and swung the sword down. Darius could feel the force at which the blade cut through Elliott's leg. Angela turned around and buried her face in her hands, "I can't watch this." "It's alright." Scott told her as he closed his arms around her. He held her close and wispered to her, "We're going to get through this." "Oh Scott, I can't take this anymore. Sage was my best friend since I was five and now he's gone. Richie was a close friend since I was ten and now he's gone too. And Elliott and I Elliott and I have been going out for two years, since I was 15, and I'm about to lose him as well." She started to cry. Scott pressed her head against his chest, "They'll always be in our hearts." Sonialmis was furious. He wiped the blood from Elliott's leg as his eyes began to glow brighter. This is your last chance, Sone." Setlash stated, "Come back to the good side. We could be a team again." "Never!" Sonialmis screamed as he flung Elliott's arms out. Lightning shot from every finger towards the sky in a raving fury of flashing lights. Setlash could tell that Darius was getting nervous, "Free your mind, Darius. Allow me to do this." Darius tried to relax, but it was very difficult. The one good thing was that the chest armor protected him from the lightning Sonialmis was shooting. Once again, Sonialmis came soring at Darius. Using the antigravity shoes, Setlash made Darius dodge him. As Darius flew up, his sword went down, splitting Elliott's stomach, but, to Setlash's surprise, Sonialmis made Elliott grab ahold of the blade and sent a powerful surge of electricity through it. Darius, Elliott, Sonialmis, and Setlash screamed out in pain. Setlash, Angela, Scott, and Barry were forced out of Darius' mind. They found themselves back in the mirror. As Setlash recovered his strength, Angela snapped, "Elliott! Darius! What happened?!" The ground began to flow of different colors and stopped to reveal Elliott floating in the air, glowing with electricity, as Sonialmis' spirit emerged from his body. For the first time in his torturess life, Setlash saw Sonialmis cry and Angela could swear she saw a tear leave Setlash's eye. Sonialmis' spirit vanished into the sky. There was complete silence as Elliott and Darius lay on the ground motionless. They stared on in desperate hope that there would be some sign of life from Darius. Just when things were looking grim and Setlash was about to make the image disappear, they heard a faint moaning. Setlash immediately took over the mind of a nearby man who was watching television and ran to Darius' side. He was still alive, but barely. Setlash picked him up and carried him to a nearby hospital, where he was immediately taken in. Setlash returned to the mirror, "Good news, I think he's gonna make it and I think I could save your friends. The three of you need to stand really close together." Barry, Angela, and Scott held each other tight as Setlash began to float around them and chant, "Send these three to their own world, where they can grow and age, but in return please send to me Elliott, Richie, and Sage!" The emotionally baffled three began to glow and were immediately transported to Angela's room. "We're back!" Barry cried out in relief. And you're not the only ones." "Setlash!" Scott yelled as he turned around, "What do you mean?" "Look for yourself." Setlash held out his hand and jestured toward three familiar figures standing along side him. "Richie! Sage! El! You're alive!!" Angela shouted in joy. "And we'll always be with you. Just look in the mirror and give us a call whenever you need to talk or need a friend." Sage told her in a comforting way, which he was very good at doing. "That reminds me," Elliott said while reaching into his pocket, "Sonialmis wanted you to read this." He handed a small mirror to Setlash. Engraved into the mirror were Sonialmis' dying words.