Chaotic Dual Duel AU
By: FunahoMisaki
(A/N: I own nothing and what if Part 2 of Dual Duel ended differently because Tom reacted to the cave in a lot quicker than the others…and literally saved Krystella's life? Now Krystella feels indebted to Tom and has to find a way to pay him back…oh boy…AU OOC some bashing maybe)
"A cave-in! Shit!" Tom said twirling around and running towards the mind controlled Klay and Krystella faster than his friends have ever seen him run.
"Hit the deck!" Tom yelled back to his friends as he tackled Krystella out of the way of a large piece of rock that was falling right towards her.
"This is gonna hurt." Tom muttered as he threw a rock at Klay and knocked him away from the cave-in, before covering Krystella with his body.
"Ughh. What happened?" Krystella asked rubbing her head after she had hit it when Tom had tackled her, stopping only when she noticed someone on top of her.
"Tom?" Krystella asked confused when she saw the boy that she treated so meanly covering her protectively, protecting her from the rocks that were falling around and on top of them.
"Hey Krystella. Yeah long story short you and Klay were mind-controlled by Otop when in the UnderWorld. Worked for H'earring half the day then for Otop in the Mugic Mines the other half. Right now there's a cave-in going on." Tom managed to grunt out, forcing a grin on his face as he looked at the troublemaking girl who was staring at him shocked.
"Wh-Why are you protecting me? We don't exactly get along." Krystella asked staring up at the messy black haired boy who smiled at her.
"We may not get along but that doesn't mean I hate you. I just hate the fact that you and Klay constantly do horrible things to make the Chaotic Creatures lose faith in all humans, although I do know it's not just your fault. Why would I let you or anyone else get hurt if I can stop it?" Tom said smiling at Krystella who was staring at him with wide, shocked pink eyes.
"Ouch. The rocks must've opened up some of my old wounds." Tom said as the cave-in stopped for a minute and Tom felt the familiar sensation of blood oozing down his back. Krystella felt something warm and wet hit her cheek and shakily touched it, looking about ready to pass out when she noticed it was blood. Tom's blood.
"Your heads bleeding." Krystella said slowly, looking up to see blood running down the side of Tom's face and dripping off of his chin which is when it fell on her.
"It's a flesh wound. I'll be fine." Tom said smiling at Krystella reassuringly, spotting his scanner just beside Krystella's shoulder where it must've fallen when he tackled her.
"Take my scanner and port out of here, that way if there's another cave-in you won't be in danger." Tom said motioning to the scanner with his chin and causing Krystella to glance at it but not move to grab it.
"No." Krystella said after a seconds pause as she looked at the little air pocket Tom had managed to create for them, there was just enough room for them to lay down in…provided they lay down next to each other on their sides or one atop the other.
"Huh?" Tom asked raising an eyebrow at her in obvious confusion as she wiggled around a bit to get a little out from under Tom, that way they weren't in such a…provocative position.
"I won't port away, not when you've just risked your life to save mine." Krystella said softly, not meeting Tom's eyes as a loud animalistic roar could be heard nearby.
"What?! We have to get him out of there!" A female's voice said, another female agreeing with the first.
"Wait on us! We wanna help Tom too!" Another set of female voices, these two sounding very similar to each other, said as the rocks near where Tom and Krystella are were starting to be lifted and shifted away.
"Hey! We're over here! Hurry! Tom's hurt and bleeding!" Krystella called while Tom started feeling dizzy. Instantly the rocks and stone closer to the two were starting to be moved.
"Who's that female?" One of the people trying to dig the two teens out asked the others over the sounds of thrown and moving stones.
"Must be that Krystella girl that Tom's friends told us he was saving when he was buried by the cave-in." Another of the female saviors answered the first as the rocks were being thrown away from an area near the two teens.
"Must've lost too much blood. I'm starting to feel dizzy and my visions starting to go out." Tom managed to tell Krystella before he blacked out, causing Krystella to cry out as she caught him.
"Help! Quickly! Tom blacked out!" Krystella shouted cradling Tom close to her as the movements of the people trying to dig the two out got quicker, more frantic. Krystella didn't know when she began to cry but she only just noticed the tears falling down her face as she held Tom close, trying to put some pressure on his wounds.
"We have to hurry! The rocks must've injured Cub pretty bad if he actually blacked out!" One of the rescuers said sounding worried as a large rock above the two teens was moved away, letting the Chaotic Creature known as Intress to see the two with her slit tiger like eyes.
"Over here girls! They're down there!" Intress called to the other rescuers as she pointed down at the two teens below.
"You go in and start handing the two of them up here. I'll pull them out while the twins keep moving the stones away from them." A voice that Krystella idly recognized as Takinom's said causing Intress to nod.
"Good idea little sis. Alright young ones. I'm coming down there, don't panic. Sister, the twins, and I will have you both freed soon." Intress said as she jumped down into the hole, jumping off of pieces of rocks that were jutting out just enough for her to put one foot on until she landed on the rock closest to the two teens.
"Please. Save Tom first." Krystella begged, only vaguely aware of how unlike herself she was being at the moment, as she looked up at the tiger-woman.
"Alright young one. I shall save my Cub first, he needs medical treatment anyways." Intress said after a moment of looking at the human girl who she knew treated Tom badly before.
"N-No." Tom managed to gasp out, coming back around just in time to hear Intress speak.
"Tom!" Krystella and Intress both said staring at the boy shocked. He had lost so much blood, how was he still conscious?
"I'll be fine. Save Krystella first. Don't want her hurt." Tom said only half-aware of the words coming out of his own mouth as the two stared at him shocked while the hole above them widened some.
"You're taking too long! I'm coming down there to help sis!" Takinom said jumping into the hole and using her claws to keep herself perched on the wall of stones that surrounded the humans.
"What's the hold up sister? Tom needs healing, quickly." Takinom asked staring at Tom's bloodied form as she spoke.
"H-He wants the human female to be saved first. Cub doesn't want her to get hurt." Intress said looking up at Takinom slowly. Takinom merely sighed at this, inwardly shocked at Tom showing how selfless he was again.
"I'm not surprised. You take Tom, I'll take the female." Takinom said lifting Krystella into her claws gently and causing Intress to nod.
"Why do you cry young one when you are not the one injured?" Takinom asked gently as Intress jumped back up the widening hole with Tom cradled protectively in her furry arms.
"T-Tom. He-he's injured because of me…he saved me…at the risk of his own life and yet…I was so cruel to him and his friends before…" Krystella said staring up after Tom and Intress while Takinom nodded.
"Yes, I know young Tom quite well due to his relationship with my sister. The young warrior is quite selfless, even if he doesn't like someone he will do everything in his considerable power to save them from unneeded hurt and pain. I am not surprised by his actions." Takinom said nodding as she began to scale the rocks with her clawed feet.
"You're not but I am. Why does Intress call him 'Cub'?" Krystella asked sighing slightly and asking the question that had been nagging at the back of her mind since Intress had first called Tom such. Takinom gave out a small chuckle at this as Vienna helped her out of the top of the hole while Aivenna was healing Tom using mugic nearby.
"That's because that's who he is. He's her Cub by Soul at the least." Takinom said causing Krystella to look over at Tom curiously but worriedly. Intress looked up at Krystella and smiled, relief obvious in her features as she relayed the results of Tom's hasty healing. Krystella sighed in relief at the last bit of the message but was shocked as she realized what Intress just called Tom.
"Do not worry youngling. My son shall be just fine given time and rest."