for fire, use the beam i did, to make the wall then set it to invisible, then play the fire over it on a new sprite... C2 is simple Puzzle like... il do a demo again...
P.S those flames, you have ..... are making me feeling bad i joined this topic ... i mean we are talking working graphics that can stretch, you show us....... some "Picasso/Rembrandt" weird painting you want to stretch....
ok here it is the new demo laser-flame trower .... now....... i used 2 objects, however you can have 2 animations on the laser beam, as you see the fire effect im using its not looking bad when stretched, or shrink'd, its actually damn hot its all about how you make your graphics. id suggest take your time into finding the right flames?