Flight

There was a sudden pause in time, before Jonathan glowed brightly, burning the ropes off of his wrists and ankles. He got to his feet, standing there with a pair of black hawk-like wings protruding from his back like Evelyn had. His were longer in length and resembled more of an angelic type, but they were feathery and black and very hawk-like.

Then he launched out of the bench area and grabbed Patrick out of the air, just as Kaleta let him go. He scooped him up into his arms and flew him to safety, landing on the chunk of island ice.

Evelyn gasped. “Jonny? You’re--!”

“What the--?!” Kaleta began.

“You’re a fool, Kaleta!” Jonathan spoke, as he lifted his head up. His eyes glowed a brilliant fiery orangish red color.

Evelyn was shocked, amazed and confused. She watched as Jonathan set Patrick safely on the ice. He cut Val free as well and then faced Kaleta, who was irate on the bench. He lifted his head up and opened his mouth, a deep hawk-like screech came from him and he transformed into an actual black hawk. He flapped his wings blocking Kaleta’s possible telepathy/telekinesis bullets toward him and Patrick.

The one thing implanted in his mind was “Save Kaner!” And he was doing just that...or attempting to.

Suddenly, Jonathan’s beak opened and instead of screeching like a hawk, a steady stream of burning fire blasted out. He was a fire-breathing hawk creature!!

“You’re not getting to Kaner!” the centerman snapped, as he flew forward and began to peck at Kaleta, who went into panic/defend mode, swatting at him. He dropped his shield that he’d mentally put up and Evelyn helped Jonathan out, by joining the act.

Kaleta fought them both, but two hawks against an evil mastermind actually had the advantage. Jonathan managed to bite Kaleta’s skin on his arm and then they both picked him up by his arms and carried him out of the bench and over to the pit. They let him go and he shot downward, vanishing from sight.

They turned to each other, lit up with energy and victorious celebration, before the hawk suddenly fainted in the air. It or he turned back into human Jonathan and he fell downward, but Evelyn reacted quickly and caught him, placing him back onto the ice chunk, with Val and Patrick.

“What-what happened?” Jonathan moaned, touching his head in pain, as he was released from Evelyn’s grip.

“Sweetie, you turned into a hawk! You saved Patrick!”

“I saved Kaner?” He rotated around to look at his unconscious teammate and then reality struck him. He crawled over and grabbed Patrick’s head in his own. “I didn’t save Kaner! He’s dead.”

“No he’s not.”

“KISS HIM JONNY!!” Brooke’s voice echoed toward them in a teasing way.

Evelyn glanced at her, to see that she had finally managed to conquer Brawler, twisting her sword into him. I won’t go into much grotesque detail here, but Brawler was definitely dead now thanks to Brooke. Kelly, meanwhile, had managed to entrap Vanek in her fire streamer and was skip-dancing around him, flicking her wand about happily and laughing at him like a little kid taunting their enemy or a bully.

The heroine smirked. They had won!

But what about Val and Patrick? And if Jonathan had superpowers now...Evelyn and Jonathan were pretty much history, things would change between them...so what would happen to them?

Evelyn looked at Jonathan, who was...actually kissing Patrick, - on the lips- attempting to wake him up. Her nose wrinkled up in disgust and her wings began to flutter with jealousy, but she shoved her distaste for the situation away. Jonathan got so frustrated that he started to glow red and orange like flame-light. Evelyn pulled him back, so he didn’t burn Patrick. “Easy Jonny, you’ll really kill him!” she scolded.

He calmed himself rapidly and let Evelyn take over. He rubbed his arm nervously, as he watched her closely and hopefully. An idea sprang into her head, faster than Florida heating up after a cold front. She picked Patrick up in her talon fingers and carried him over to Brooke, where they were standing beside the audience tunnel in the stands of the arena. She let him down and Brooke took him, curiously.

“Uh…?” the brunette woman questioned, looking in disgust at the blond.

“Just hold him, I know you don’t do blonds, I’ve gotta get Kelly though, I have a plan,” Evelyn remarked and then she spun to her other friend. “KELLY!!”

Kelly stopped her taunting of Vanek and raced over to her. She skidded to a halt and stood at ready. “Yes?”

“Think your Resurrection power is strong enough to bring Patrick back from the dead like Kaleta did?” Evelyn asked, hopefully.

“I can try. Brad said I had the power in me, but I always lose focus…”

“Well, focus then, Kelly. Revive Kaner please and then revive Valeri.”

“Okay, I’ll try my best!” She faced Patrick, raising her wand up and pointing it and a hand at the blond hockey player.

Brooke turned her head to the side and looked away. Kelly narrowed her eyes and focused on Patrick and then closed her eyes. She began muttering an incantation. Her eyelids quivered with her efforts, but suddenly a little glowing ball of red and black energy appeared at the end of the wand. It flickered, grew some and then shrank and then finally exploded, shooting at Patrick.

Brooke screamed and let Patrick go. The blond hit the ground with a thud, surrounded by sparkles. Then they faded away and Patrick moaned. He blinked awake and found himself on the floor in the middle of one of the audience tunnels in the arena. He pushed himself up and found himself gazing at Evelyn and Kelly, who were smiling.

“What the--? JONATHAN!!” Patrick screamed.

“Kaner, chill man, it’s okay,” Evelyn spoke.

“How do you know--?” Patrick stared at her in amazement. “Where’s Jonny? Where’s my friend?”

Jonathan flew over to them, halfway into his morph of a hawk. He looked like a male equivalent of Evelyn right now though, only with the lengthier wings. He was carrying Val in his arms. He put the young Russian player on the ground and faced the stunned winger.

“Jon-Jonny?” Patrick questioned. He was sitting on the ground, with his hands behind him, propping him up. His blue eyes shone with curiosity. “What-what are you? You’re not human!” He blinked a couple times.

“I’m not, Kaner. I’m like Evelyn, here. Kaleta must have made a mistake. Whatever he tried to do to kill me, didn’t work...I’ve somehow gained powers like Eve,” he stated. “But my promise to you is still the same, and I still have your back.”

“But Jonny, you have wings!?” Patrick exclaimed.

“I’m still the same Jonny you know, Peeks, I’m just...well...stronger!” the brunette man remarked, dropping down and reaching his hand out to touch the blond’s head, gently. His fingers brushed Patrick’s curls and they locked eyes.

Evelyn and Kelly watched him. The super heroine was still jealous and uncomfortable with Jonathan's new-found - almost homosexual - affection for his teammate. Brooke was by Val. The two of them were close, I mean, the curly haired brunette woman was helping Val out with his English and they were close friends now. She had the Dallas Stars’ forward’s face in her hands and cradled in her lap. To be truthful, Val was like her brother or an adoptive brother.

Jonathan continued to try to connect with and calm Patrick down. He was telling him and informing him what happened and filling him in on some things. And then Patrick seemed to nod and understand. He was glancing at Jonathan’s wings though. And at one point he reached out and touched the centre’s wings.

“They’re just wings, Kaner.”

“They’re cool! I want wings! I can build up more speed on the ice and finally prove to people that I’m the fastest skater!”

“That would be cheating Kaner!”

They laughed, normal and comfortable with one another once more. Jonathan helped Patrick to his feet and they turned to see Evelyn and Kelly attempting to revive Val. But the blond Dallas Star wasn’t awakening. Even after Kelly did her same spiritual thing on him.

“Val!!” Evelyn shouted, tapping his cheek with her gloved hand. “Valeri, it’s Evelyn, wake up, please! Dallas needs their “Baby Russian!” Come on, Nichy!” She finally got so worked up that she went into a desperate mode and got ahead of herself. She grabbed the forward’s face with her hands and pressed her lips against his.

She drew back, as everyone gasped. Jonathan grumbled softly, but Patrick had a hand on his arm. Now he knew how Evelyn had felt when he was focused on Patrick. Unlike Evelyn, his emotions weren’t tied to his wings. And his wings were apart of him... attached to him.

There were a few tense moments before Val’s eyes snapped open and his arms flew around Evelyn, wrapping around her neck. He clasped them there, securing his hold on her. He pressed his lips back against hers, for another kiss, before Evelyn shoved him back.

“Whoa, whoa there, Valeri,” she laughed.

Val realized what he had done and looked down, bursting out in a large blush. “Sorry. I no think.”

Evelyn hugged him. “I’m glad you’re okay, buddy.” She turned to Jonathan and Patrick, who were looking at her, awkwardly.

“Uh, Evelyn, can I talk to you?” Jonathan asked, pointing his hand to the side, off to the side in a private location. “Alone.”

Evelyn nodded, dipping her head. She let Val go and got to her feet. She followed Jonathan down the tunnel and into the “concourse” area, which wrapped around the arena’s level. They halted toward the far end, looking back down at Patrick, Brooke, Val and Kelly, who were conversing.

Jonathan faced Evelyn, both of them standing with their wings out. Evelyn was still Black Hawk, but she was curious about Jonathan. “So, it seems that I am like you now. I have wings...”

“It does.” Evelyn stood gawking at the male form of her and the “new” Jonathan Toews.

"We're both superheroes, our relationship is going to change and it'll be so hard to maintain it, yea...I'm sorry, it's nothing against you or us or what we were--it's just more of a personal choice. Plus, I gotta be there for Kaner, he needs me, I can't leave him alone."

"But, we're still the same me and you technically speaking, it just that we are both superheroes now."

"Right, but things will get hectic and--"

"And maybe we stay together for now, let's not completely break off the relationship, but maybe just take things minute by minute and then we can see after that."

"I guess so...that seems fair."

"And you can still be there for Kaner, trust me. Things will change, yes, but you and I can remain together."

"Alright. I suppose you are right. But Kaner comes first!"

"Of course."

She couldn’t help it; she was a tiny bit heartbroken. This was the end of her and Jonathan, heroine and mortal. But they agreed to remain together and take things as they came. And somehow she (and he) could make it work out. It was a bit bittersweet, but it brought back the memory of her first time she’d ever laid eyes on the man. The first time she had saved him and became Black Hawk.

It was February 6th, 2010.

Notes

Whoa! So, yes, Jonny now has superpowers and saved Kaner. Again.
OMG YES!!!! I can finally break this image I made out!!!! Yippie!! :DDDD

Oh, come on people, you thought Blackhawk was going to be the savior of Jonathan and the Hawks forever???? WRONG!! Jonny's the Savior/Protector of Kanerboo!!!! :)
So, um....what's gonna happen with them?


Next up: Eve Reminices About Saving Jonny For the 1st Time!