Chapter 2

The alarm beeped. Twist opened his eyes and turned it off. He groaned. Every part of him ached and he just wanted to stay in bed for as long as he wanted. That was impossible considering Blakk always gave him something to do.

He remembered what had happened the previous night. Intense hatred for Diablos and feelings of shame overwhelmed him. Twist dragged himself into the shower. He started scrubbing himself vigorously, trying to remove anything Diablos had left in his body. After a while, he noticed the water was mixed with blood and he tasted saline solution. He had scratched himself till he was bleeding. The last time he had cried was when Will Shane had killed his father.

Twist blamed him for everything that had happened in his life.

A large slim tablet vibrated and he knew his day had started. He got out of the shower and got dressed. When he read the text message, his heart was full of dread. Twist picked up his blaster from where Diablos had left it. There was all the time in the world to plot his revenge. After destroying all the evidence of the previous night's events, Twist walked out his room.

He went straight to Blakk's laboratory. The man was seated on his large chair, drumming his fingers impatiently on the desk. As soon as his apprentice entered, he looked up and smirked, "You are late."

Twist glanced at the clock on the wall on his left. He can't be serious! I am only a minute late.

"Sorry, sir," he apologised.

Doctor Blakk replied, "You must deliver a certain.. package to one of my contacts. He lives in the Eastern Caverns."

"Yes sir," he replied. The infamous doctor pointed to a small package in the corner of his laboratory. When Twist had collected it, Blakk ordered, "Make sure nothing happens to it or there will be consequences, understood?"

His apprentice mumbled, "Crystal clear."

"Good." was Blakk's answer before Twist walked briskly out of the door. Although he was in pain, he pretended to be normal. The last thing he wanted was Blakk investigating such embarassing matters. There was no doubt that he would be thrilled if Diablos got punished but everyone in the citadel would probably start ridiculing him instead of respecting him like he was used to.

Twist collected Loki and extra ghouls just in case he got into a tight spot. As soon as he was on his mecha, a hoarse voice behind him announced, "Need any help with that?"

Twist shivered, "Diablos?"

The Darkbane laughed.

The teenager scowled, "I don't need any help. Leave me alone."

Diablos smirked and got onto a hyena mecha. Twist shrugged his shoulders and started his and left. Nachos followed him.

They rode their mechas in silence. Twist was fuming silently but he remained expressionless.

After a while, Diablos announced, "This is a place favourable for an ambush. Be alert." The road there were travelling on was in a valley and on the sides where boulders and thick vegetation. They were vulnerable to attack from all sides.

Like, who asked you dude? Twist frowned. He decided to ignore him and focused on the road like it was more interesting than anything else.

A armashelt smashed a boulder just on their left side. The boulder split into many fragments and the debris started rolling towards. Diablos and Twist heard the noise and they turned their heads towards the sound. "Let's get to higher ground, NOW!" Diablos shouted above the rumbling of the rocks now turning into a full landslide. Twist followed Diablos and within minutes there were on higher ground.

"The Shane Gang?" Twist was annoyed. "What do you want?"

This is just not my day. First Diablos, then the Shane gang? He complained inwardly. Before Eli had a chance to answer, Diablos had fired a Hop Jack at them. Burpy growled on Eli's shoulder. Trixie slugged an Arachnet which spun a web. The ghoul got into the net and soon after, the Arachnet slugged it back at them.

"Look out!" Twist and Diablos scrambled away just before the ghoul exploded on the ground. Some of the large rocks provided an excellent cover and the pair sought refuge behind them.

Diablos smirked. The Shane and his gang had no idea what he had in store for them.

"What Twist is carrying must be important." Kord informed his gang.

"Obviously. I bet that why he has Diablos Nachos with him," Trixie supported his speculation.

Diablos nodded at Twist. "You have to go."

Twist was a bit shocked at Diablos' behaviour. It was as if he had changed overnight. "What about you?" he asked him.

The Darkbain snarled. "I know how to take care of them."

Twist ran to his mecha and left. Even though he hated Diablos for what he had done to him, he could not stop worrying if he was going to be fine.

The Shane gang fired slug after slug. Diablos smirked. He loaded his blaster with a Needlowview, slugged it at them and soon after, a Tempesto (ghouled Tormato).

Trixie turned in time to see the Needlowview throw its spikes towards them. "Incoming!"

The gang retreated and the spikes penetrated the large mushrooms around them, and soon after the Tempesto transformed. It formed a red and black tornado that swirled and grew larger with time.

The ground started shaking.

Eli looked at the ground and saw some loose debris start to get pulled towards the glowing tornado. Diablos laughed. He switched on the ioniser on his blaster and the tornado grew in strength and size. The light in the cavern seemed to be sucked into it and as a result, it became dark as night.

"Oh! Oh!" Pronto stared at the growing tornado with fear. Larger stones were now being pulled in with increase in the strength of the tornado.

"Let's get outta here!" Eli shouted to the rest of his gang.

"That ghoul has opened a portal to the Deep Caverns. I, for one, don't plan on visiting them again." The cave troll complained.

"Retreat!" Pronto screamed and sprinted to his rusty mecha.

They scrambled to their mechas and in minutes, they had got onto and fled. Diablos smirked at them. As soon as he turned off the ioniser, the tornado dissipated. The Tempesto snarled and hopped to him. He picked it up and decided to wait for Twist.

After a couple of hours, Twist returned. Diablos Nachos nodded at him.

At least things went well. Blakk's apprentice mumbled, "Thanks."

Diablos smiled and his smile lit up his red and black eyes. Twist shuddered. He would rather have the serious version of him.

They were soon on their way back to Blakk Industries.

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O.M.G! I love Diablos Nachos' laugh. I think it's awesome. I hope you liked it.