if (phase > 1 && image_blend != c_white)
{
    color_timer += 0.1;
    image_blend = merge_color(c_gray, c_white, color_timer);
}
switch (phase)
{
    case 0:
        if (delay == 0)
            image_alpha = 0;
        if (delay >= timer)
        {
            image_alpha = 1;
            phase++;
        }
        else
        {
            delay++;
        }
        break;
    case 1:
        var lerpValue = lerpPoint / 15;
        ease = -1 * lerpValue * (lerpValue - 2);
        x = lerp(startx, ___myrememberx, ease);
        y = lerp(starty, ___myremembery, ease);
        lerpPoint++;
        image_angle += (rotationSpeed * rotationDir);
        if (lerpPoint > 15)
            phase++;
        break;
    case 2:
        if (difficulty == 1)
        {
            targetAngle = (205 - ((targetAngle - 205) * 0.75)) + random_range(-10, 10);
        }
        else if (difficulty == 0)
        {
            targetAngle = point_direction(___myrememberx, ___myremembery, obj_heart.x, obj_heart.y);
            targetAngle += random_range(-10, 10);
        }
        else
        {
            targetAngle = point_direction(___myrememberx, ___myremembery, obj_growtangle.x, obj_growtangle.y);
            targetAngle = 210 - ((targetAngle - 210) * 1.1);
        }
    case 3:
        timer++;
        if (rotationSpeed > 2)
            rotationSpeed -= 1;
        image_angle += (rotationSpeed * rotationDir);
        if (timer >= (6 + (fireoffset / 2)))
        {
            timer = 0;
            phase++;
            rotationDir = sign(angle_difference(image_angle, targetAngle));
            if (rotationDir == 0)
                rotationDir = 1;
        }
        break;
    case 4:
        image_angle += (min(abs(angle_difference(image_angle, targetAngle)), 40) * rotationDir);
        timer++;
        if (timer >= (4 + (fireoffset / 2)))
        {
            direction = targetAngle;
            image_angle = targetAngle;
            active = true;
            phase++;
            gravity = random_range(0.5, 0.7);
            gravity_direction = targetAngle;
            speed = -2;
        }
        break;
    case 5:
        image_index = clamp(0, sprite_get_number(sprite_index) - 1, floor(speed / 2));
}