FINALY!!!!!

Here's the next chapter to Downfall.

Liz POV

We have been stuck in this stupid waiting room for so long I thought I was gonna go nuts.

Aerrow and Piper are in their own little world again... What's going on with them lately? It's like they've got too much on their minds. Junko had arrived with Radarr not long ago, but Junko saw the cafeteria sign and was gone before anyone could say hi. As for Radarr, he's sleeping on Aerrow's lap while he subconsciously pets him, and Stork… well, you couldn't even get him near the hospital let alone in it. He kept saying something about "a place of many germs" or something like that.

So I sat here, alone, and bored out of my mind, waiting for the doctor to give us news on Finn.

I couldn't believe they didn't let me stay with him. I could've helped. What if something went wrong, if something happened? What if Finn died again? I frowned at that thought and pushed it the furthest away as I mentally slapped myself.

Think positive Liz! Everything will be back to normal in no time… well as normal as our life usually is…

I tried to think about something else, turning my attention to Piper and Aerrow again who were still stuck in their own little worlds. I sighed.

Piper suddenly held her head between her hands as she winced in pain. I felt some strange power radiating off of her, and what bothered me the most was that it felt somewhat evil. I shivered at the thought. I turned my attention back to Piper. Aerrow now had his arm around her and was trying to reassure her. She suddenly screamed out painfully and then she was back to normal, like nothing had ever happened, and that power I had felt from her had vanished. I noticed she was no longer pale.

"I'm fine", I heard her tell Aerrow. He seemed reluctant to believe her but let it go and went back to his thoughts.

Out of the corner of my eye I finally saw Finn's doctor approaching us with a smile. That's a good sign right? I got up immediately and greeted him.

"How is he", I asked as Aerrow and Piper arrived beside me.

"I've heard of miracles, but I've never seen anything like this before", he said, "He's perfectly healthy."

I smiled brightly.

"Can we see him", Piper asked before I could.

"Yes, but he will have to stay with us tonight, just to be safe", the doctor told us, "Just go down the hallway down there and you'll see him in the same room as last time."

I nodded and made my way to Finn's room as quickly as possible without running. When we got to his room I ran to his bedside and tackled him in a hug. I could hear Aerrow and Piper laughing a little in the background but I ignored them and focused on Finn.

"Hey", he smiled at me.

"Hey. Guess what", I told him, "You get to leave tomorrow!"

"Finally", he stated. I laughed and took his hand in mine. That's when everyone else came to greet him, even Stork had surprisingly left the safety of the Condor, but he was twitching like crazy.

The next morning, I woke up next to Finn. A smile appeared on my face.

After everyone had visited for a while, Aerrow had decided it was time for bed and everyone took off to the Condor's comfy beds. But I didn't really want to leave Finn here alone so I asked permission to stay. After all we've been through, the hospital didn't mind, and neither did Finn of course. Us together in a bed was kind of how we met anyways.

I lifted my head from his shoulder and looked at his still sleeping form. I searched for anything that would tell me what time it was but I didn't have any luck. I shook Finn a little to wake him. He mumbled incoherently and turned to face me, still sleeping deeply. I sighed. Why did he have to be such a hard sleeper?

I bent down to his level and brushed my lips against his a couple of times. For a few seconds nothing happened, but then he captured my lips in a sweet kiss. I pulled away after a while and smiled at him.

"That's the best wake up call I've had in years", he said.

I giggled as he lay on his back again and I rested my head on his shoulder. A few seconds passed as we just lay there enjoying each other's company.

The door to the room suddenly opened and a nurse came in.

"You guys are now free to go", she said.

I turned to him with a huge smile on my face and got up from the bed. Finn got up as the nurse left and took my hand in his. We finally left the hospital. Once outside, I looked around for my skimmer, but it had vanished. I was definitely confused. We spotted the Condor straight ahead and made our way towards the small clearing it occupied.

Piper POV

I was in my room changing when a strange light came from the corner of my room. I quickly finished putting my uniform on and grabbed my staff before going to investigate.

When I got closer to it, it got brighter. Then just when I thought it couldn't get any weirder, something came out of the bright lilac glow. It was a spirit, a girl.

"Who - who are you", I asked cautiously.

"I am the Oracle", the woman replied.

"But…I thought you disappeared", I argued, "Didn't Aerrow release you?"

"Yes and for thanking you're Sky Knight for my freedom I've been keeping an eye on the whole team. Especially you, Piper", she stated. My eyes widened.

"Me? Why me", I asked.

"You have power, young one. But I am here to warn you", she said.

"Warn me? B-but I don't have any power. Maybe you should talk to Liz instead."

I was clearly confused.

"Ah, yes. Elizabeth. The Guardian of Atmos. Long awaited by all of us. But I am here to see you Piper", she exclaimed, "You are the Chosen One."

"W-what? Th-that's not possible. I don't even have power like you said I had", I argued again.

"You have power, Piper. Never doubt it. Although it is sadly evil", she explained with a small frown. My brows furrowed in confusion.

"Evil? But I… I mean why… I'm don't… I'm not…" I wasn't making any sense but neither was she.

"Yes", was all she said at first.

"Have you not felt your energy draining constantly and your new found control on various crystals that surround you", she asked. I thought about this and spoke my mind.

"I have been using my crystals differently lately and there was this one time where I could actually feel the power of the crystal I held go through me. I've been feeling weak a lot these days and fainting plenty of times", I said. The oracle nodded at all of this. "But I didn't think it was evil", I frowned.

"The base of it is evil, Piper. It's called binding. A crystal mage's greatest and most powerful ability, however with great power comes great responsibility… and sacrifice. In all of Atmos, no power or ability is more evil and none is more dangerous. If you do not learn to control it perfectly, it will eventually kill you", the oracle explained gravely.

Wait… did she say crystal mage?

"Does that mean Cyclonis can use it", I asked.

"Yes, unfortunately. But for every evil binder there is a good one to keep Atmos in a balance. That is why you both have more in common than you would like to admit", the oracle answered.

"It's not completely evil then", I guessed.

"Only binders with pure hearts don't turn bad", she said, "Don't worry. I know will do just fine. I have faith in you my Chosen One."

Then she turned and disappeared in a flash of light.

I stood there shocked. Then the last words the Oracle had said echoed through my head "I have in you my Chosen One"…

"Chosen one?" I whispered to myself. Then my eyes widened with realization.

"The Prophecy!" I exclaimed.

(A/N): R&R Please! Hope you liked it... And BTW the next chapters are huge!