raising her hand she appears closer to him her arms wrap around him her heat now that of the sun as she holds him, leaning forward she presses her burning lips to his.

" if you can not hold me, than you must be forced to leave" with those words she pushes him back to his own world, her arms open and he's gone.

slowly she moves back to Ace her body and wings returning to normal.

" you see what the power you have given to us with your love" she says smiling her hand resting on his cheek.

I look at her, not entirely sure what to do. "You... You're very powerful, I'll admit, but... something seems very wrong here."

she smiled " do not be afraid when you return Rebbecca will be Rebbecca, i can only survive here." holding out her hand she held a small bottle of red liquid."I ask you only one thing, make her drink this, it will take time but will reverse the poison inside her, if you truly love her stay with her give her your strength"

Rebbecca fell to the floor unmoving Ace lay next to her.

My eyes pop open. We're back in the med bay. I sit up. There's a bottle in my hand. "How did... Oh, forget it." I turn Becca over, and pour the red liquid down her throat.

Rebecca's body shakes and convulses then she lays quiet, then with her back arching she gasps and breaths hard her eyes slowly clearing back to the blue they once were.

"Ace" she says in a whisper

"Yeah. I'm here. Are you OK?"

she pulls her legs up and rolls away from him tears running down her face.

" he took my wings" she said softly threw the sobs " he took me again"

"I don't know what you're talking about. Your wings look fine to me."

rebecca looked behind her there behind her sat her wings white and strong, she closed her eyes for a moment.

" Phoenix" she said in a whisper, then looked up at him " she did this" her face smiling

"It would seem so. I don't know what was in that bottle, but..." I shrug, and notice something. A peculiar weight on my back. I look. There are blue wings unfurling there. "Huh."

Rebbecca now knelt in front of him her body still shook but stronger.

" there beautiful" she said smiling.

"Yeah, but... they were red before. And... like a bat. On the astral plane."

with a deep breath Rebbecca looked up at him.

" that's your astral form, this is you here" she said her head spinning as she tried to stand .

I stand quickly, and catch her. "You alright?"

Rebbecca held her head, and breathed hard.

" I guess I'm still not over it yet" she said her arms holding onto his as her eyes looked into his.