A Super Loss
Teddy, Jag and Spike just came from a store after apprehending a couple thieves for attempting to rob it. The cops came and slapped the cuffs on the thieves and took them away.
"Another day, another crime averted." Jag said.
"At least today wasn't boring. Today was fun."
"Is anytime you get to beat people up a fun time for you?" Teddy asked
"Of course."
"Thanks boys, but don't try to play hero all the time."
"We're just being good Samaritans officer, just helping."
"Uh-huh." The officer said, skeptical. Once the police left, the public began to move on in their own ways. Once Jag, Teddy, and Spike left the store, they walked past someone in a white cloak. The cloaked figure and Jag bumped into each other.
"Oops, sorry sir."
"Be careful next time, okay pal?"
"Yeah, sorry about that."
The Smash Champs then kept walking. As for the figure, they stood there for a moment.
'Hmm. They might be the ones that could help me. Help me stop him.'
He then disappeared.
As the day went on, the Smash Champs went on with their lives. At night, that's when things took a big turn. Jag and Al were having a sparring match while everyone else was sleeping. They were fighting in a clearing a few yards away from the dojo.
"Take this!"
Al fired three energy blasts, and Jag easily knocked each one away.
"You seriously need to up your game."
"Oh really?"
He recreated the energy blasts and launched the first one at Jag. However, when Jag intercepted it, it formed a ring around his left wrist.
"What the-? What's this supposed to do?"
"(chuckles) You like that?"
Al then fired another blast and the same thing happened when Jag blocked it with his right hand. The two rings on his wrists then connected together and formed into handcuffs.
"Hey!"
"Gotcha!"
Al fired the third blast and nailed Jag in the chest. He was on the ground and having trouble getting up.
"Guh! Great, arrested by my own teammate."
Jag had to play defensive and dodge Al's attacks as best as he could. Al managed to trip Jag with his tail and pressed his foot down on Jag's face.
"Get your foot off me! It reeks."
"Enjoy the smell! I'll consider taking my foot off on one condition."
"Forget it. You want team leader, you'll have beat me up for it."
"Gladly!"
Al had him pinned and started punching him.
"You like that? Want some more, Furball?"
"Laugh all you-" (hit) "-want." (hit) "I'm not" (hit) "quitting-" (hit) "-this fight."
Al punched Jag some more before he got hit from the side. He was then picked up and thrown into the air. He felt something grabbed him from behind and was brought down head first onto the ground.
"What the-? King?"
The gorilla then got up and started beating on his chest.
"You think we didn't know what you were up to?"
"What do you mean 'we'?"
Ember came out from behind a tree, and so did Teddy, and Spike.
"I swear, you two are like children fighting over a toy." Ember spoke.
"Oh please." Al spoke.
"But, for what it's worth, we were actually thinking about joining in."
"Really?" Jag said as Teddy broke the handcuffs apart. "Thanks, Ted."
"Why not? The more, the merrier as they say."
"Let's make some tag teams while we're at it. So much time going solo, let's make things interesting." Jag suggested.
"Couldn't agree more amigo."
They went with their usual partners, however, just before the match could start, a burst of energy came outta nowhere. Al sensed it coming, turned and grabbed it.
"Whoa!"
"What the-?"
"Huh?"
"Oy!"
Al managed to bounce the blast back and it hit a tree in the forest.
"Show yourself!"
A figure in a black cloak had emerged from the shadows, one paw covered in what looked like a fiery aura colored green.
"That was impressive. I've been searching for someone proficient in the arts of sorcery and magic."
"Who are you supposed to be?"
"(chuckles) You'll find out in due time. For right now, just know this. I'm looking for a good fight."
"Oh yeah?" Al said and his hands started surging in power. He fired a blast, which was knocked aside like nothing.
"What the hell?"
Al fired three more, each knocked away. He then fired a constant beam at the figure.
"Is that all you can do?"
"Huh, you don't know, do you?"
Al was simply distracting the figure so that Spike could sneak up behind them. Then, Spike lunged onto the figure.
"(laughs) Gotcha, gotcha, gotcha!"
Spike wrestled with the figure and it tried to throw him off. When it did, Spike had ripped off the hood and when he landed on the ground, he spit it out of his mouth.
"Yuck! Disgusting. That's disgusting."
"What the-?"
The figure was revealed to be a male lion, but what the Champs couldn't see was that on his forehead was a mark. One they've never seen before.
"A lion?"
"Hmmph, i didn't want to show myself too quickly, but it can't be helped now."
He closed his eyes and concentrated his energy. The mark on his head started glowing and both of his paws were covered in a green flame.
"Let's see how you can handle this."
He created multiple flames and fired them all at once. They scattered to aim at different targets. At first, everyone dodged them. But when they each dodged, the flames exploded behind them.
"Gah! What in the world?"
"Oh god, is my-?" Ember looked behind her, thinking she was on fire. Luckily, she wasn't. None of them were.
"Phew."
She then felt something wrapped around her. She looked down and saw a green fiery chain wrapped around her waist.
"What the-?"
She was then yanked over towards the lion.
"My, my. What a cute one you are."
He then put a hand on her chin, but she tried to break free. She then felt a little pain on her waist.
"Ah, ah, don't struggle. It only hurts if you do."
"What do you want from us?" She asked
"Well, i just wanted the alligator. But now, i'll take him and you!"
"What!?"
"No way! You're not taking my friends!" Teddy roared and charged towards the lion.
'Strength. A little hand-to-hand combat couldn't hurt.'
He set Ember near a tree all tied up and cracked his knuckles.
"Teddy, be careful."
Teddy began throwing punches, but each one was either blocked or dodged. The lion then grabbed one of his fists and twisted his arm. It wasn't dislocated, but it was in pain.
"(roars)"
"Hmph."
Teddy used his free arm to try and break free anyway he could, but the lion pulled him forward, got behind and lifted him over his shoulder, slamming Teddy into the ground.
"You got a little weight on you. Lots of good muscle tone." He said as he stood up. "Can't tell whether or not this will be fun."
Teddy was quick to get back up and try to hit their enemy. However, not a single punch made contact. The lion then gathered energy in his fist and delivered a punch right to Teddy's gut. Right there on the spot, Teddy didn't move.
"Ted!"
"Teddy!"
(screams in pain)
As Teddy fell on his knees in pains, the lion was about to blast him, but got tackled from behind by King. The gorilla beat his chest and ran forward. He did a forward roll and grabbed the lion. When he stood up, he threw the lion into the air. Jag used one of trees and jumped to catch the lion in the air. They came down and Jag managed to slam him head first into the ground.
"You like that, you son of a bitch?"
"Not bad. Not bad."
Jag didn't waste any time going on the offensive. He made sure to hit the lion with all he had. Then, Al managed to step in and dish out some damage. Just then, Al and Jag attacked together. The lion then managed to catch Jag's fist and Al's foot.
"All right, now i'm getting steamed."
His hands then blasted Jag and Al away. They each crashed into a tree and fell to the ground. The next thing they knew, they felt a chain wrapped around their legs.
"What the-?"
Jag was the first to get swung around the place. He hit a couple trees and was slammed into the ground. Jag stopped resisting after that.
"Put him down!" Teddy roared and charged towards the lion with King right behind him. Jag felt himself getting thrown around again and made contact with Teddy.
Al was the next to get thrown around and was slammed against King. As for Spike, he was hiding in the trees from above waiting to ambush the lion.
"I see you. I see you all right." He whispered. He then jumped down from the branches to attack. Somehow the lion knew he was hiding, because Al was thrown into him, slamming the two against the tree. When they fell to the ground, Al was then used to slam him and Spike into the ground.
"Ugh, that... really... hurt."
Spike fell unconscious from the blow.
"Spike! Spike!" Al shouted.
"(sighs) Well, honestly, you all made me stretch a little. It was actually fun. But, i have matters to tend to with the fox and the gator."
"No tan rapido! Not so fast!"
He pulled on Al's chain and swung him into the gorilla. He then lifted Al into the air and slammed him and King into the ground. He then brought the gator closer. He used his powers and brought Ember closer to him.
"But, first things first."
He held up his hand and snapped his fingers. Two snares appeared and wrapped around Ember and Al's mouths. He then pointed a finger and a small amount of energy began to form at the tip of his finger. He then fired a beam at Ember's head first, then at Al's head. The beam put them into a sleep state without hurting either one.
"No!" Teddy said and got up as quickly as he could. The lion fired one more blast at Teddy, which sent the polar bear rolling into a tree. When he stopped, he saw the lion disappear with Ember and Al.
"No, he's... getting... away..."
Teddy tried to get up, but he was having trouble recovering from the blast he was hit with.
"Amigos!"
Teddy saw King running to him, just as he blacked out. Jag tried to get up, but couldn't.
'Who was that guy, and what does he want with our friends?'
Author's Note: Hope you enjoyed the chapter and please review.