Ankh just looks at his hand, then very intently tries to hop back into the air. He can fly and keep up that way, thanks. Or he should be able to. Before he can take off, his wings disappear on their own, leaving him confused and off-balance and... alright, fine. He doesn't have the energy to deal with figuring out what just happened to his wings right now, and in the short term that means he can't fly.
Re: Phase I
He'll take Eiji's hand.