the sequel to the previous chapter. this does have swears and a hint of romantic connection. there is a cliffhanger, but i'll update soon.
Chapter Two: The Search for Bubbleman
Part One
My name is Elemental Hero Avian. Well, at least, that's my other name. My human name is Eamon (my friends call me Avan). Before we became heroes, we lead normal lives and we were normal people. That all changed when we were transported to another realm. The realm of the Elemental Heroes, a band of heroes who protect the innocent from our enemies. When we were transported to the Elemental realm, we met the leader, the Fusion Sage.
We learned that he had been watching us ever since our first acts of heroism and bravery. My other friends Trixie, Sparky and Clayton had also been with me when we became the new Elemental Heroes. Today we're training for the battle with the Destiny Heroes, our enemies.
"To defeat the Destiny Heroes, you must learn a certain kind of teamwork. But the kind of teamwork I'm talking about is much different from the teamwork you must be thinking of." The sage was teaching us the rules of being Elemental Heroes, since we were still kids.
"What kind of teamwork are you talking about?" Trixie asked. Her hero name was Burstinitrix, but we still call her Trixie. "I'm talking about fusion." The sage said. "Fusing together to become even more powerful. Your minds, your thoughts, your very existence will become one."
I was shocked, because fusing sounded impossible. Even more shocking was the fact that we can't all fuse together. "Certain heroes can fuse together. In depends on relations with the other hero. It could be time spent together, personal opinion, love interest… things like that." When he said love interest, I gave a quick glance to Trixie, then turned back to the sage.
"So, which of us can fuse with each other?" Clayton asked. The sage closed his eyes, and reached out a piece of cloth. Images appeared on the cloth. The first showed Clayton and Sparky, when they first met in 1st Grade. Next, Clayton and Trixie, during a birthday party. Other images that showed the four of us appeared as well.
Finally the sage said who could fuse with who. "Avian, you are able to fuse with…Burstinitrix only." Trixie looked at me, then glanced back at the sage. "Burstinitrix, you can fuse with…Clayman and Avian." Clayton looked at Trixie, and Trixie looked into his eyes. It only lasted a second, then the sage started up again. "Sparkman, you can fuse with… Clayman only." Sparky slapped Clayton a high-five an cheered briefly. "And Clayman you can fuse with… Burstinitrix and Sparkman."
The sage opened his eyes again and sighed. "Those are who you can fuse with for now. As time goes on, more choices may be available. I'll check every week to make sure." I got up from the chair and returned to my room.
The next day, we found out our mission. Me, Bladedge, Trixie, and Clayton were going to the Destiny Hero base, commanded by Diamond Dude, one of the Destiny Heroes. Apparently he had captured one of the Elemental Heroes, named Bubbleman. Our only lead was that the leader of the Destiny Heroes, Dreadmaster, wanted to extract Bubbleman's elemental powers and create a new form of Elemental Heroes against us.
I woke up the next day, and knew the mission was starting today. I flew off the perch that was my bed and went to the launch bay. The sage met us to say farewell. "Good luck heroes. Remember Diamond Dude is one of the most powerful Destiny Heroes. You must be careful. And use this when you need to." He gave me a small box. It was vibrating in my hand slightly. "What is it?" Clayton asked.
"It is the fusion device." The sage said. "But it can only be used in time of great danger. So if you find yourself in a tight spot, use it and you'll be able to save yourself from danger." I nodded, "Thank you. We'll use it well."
The ship took off for Diamond Dude's outpost at the edge of Elemental space. Beyond it, we don't know what we'll find. I just hop Bubbleman is there.
Two Days later
"We're coming in too hot" Bladedge screamed over the noise of breaking metal. More diamond shards ripped into the shell of the ship."Dammit, a shard hit the fuselage. I can't control the landing" Clayman said as the ship spiraled toward the ground. Suddenly, my senses kicked in. I flew out of the cockpit into space. I went to the front of the ship and pushed with my enhanced hero strength. But it wasn't enough. Not even all of us together could keep the ship from crashing. We would die unless we could stop the ship.
I had an idea that could save us though. I pulled the fusion device from under my wing, and called on its power. "Trixie come here!" I screamed. Trixie burned through the twisted and breaking metal. The fusion device kicked in and I jolted towards Trixie as the fusing began.
Clayman's POV
I saw Trixie and Eamon slam into each other as the ship broke apart. Eamon's wings grew in size and his chest melted into Trixie's. Trixie's arm slowly changed shape. A mouth of some sort formed into the arm. Their faces became one and in a flash of light, the fusion was complete.
The finished product was so powerful, his energy radiated even 30 feet away. The hero had a dark greenish body, with a regular hero arm and a red dragon shaped arm, that was launching fire from the opening. He had no mouth and somehow I could hear his thoughts.
"I am the Elemental Hero Flame Wingman. I am here to assist, Clayman" he said in a deep, almost angelic voice. He flew down to the front of the ship and pushed with all his power. In an instant, the entire ship jolted to a halt.
Flame Wingman's POV
The ship stopped falling, and I lifted it off the atmospheric barrier, and set it on the diamond green ground. I blasted a ball of fire onto the cockpit and pulled Clayman and Bladedge out of the burning cockpit.
"Are you two alright?" I asked in concern. Clayman nodded, and Bladedge tensed, when he saw the Destiny Hero Diamond Dude. "It's him!" he said as he charged. Clayman fired a ball of clay the size of a dumpster at Diamond Dude as well. I fired at him with all my power.
"Oh, please" Diamond Dude said, as he shrugged the attacks of. Even my attack wasn't powerful enough. The Destiny Hero fired a hailstorm of diamond shards at us. Bladedge fell to the ground, several shards embedded in his chest and legs. Clayman also fell. I dodged a spray of shards and fire blasted from my arm. The Destiny Hero avoided it and in an instant charged and struck me in the head. A shard hit me in the arm, and I fell unconscious. My last thought was of how I could have been smarter than this.
Later that day..
When I woke up, I was back in Avian form. My head was ringing with the noise of tools being sharpened, computers being booted up and the heavy breathing from all over the room. I couldn't turn my head, since it was strapped to the table and my arms were numb.
"Ah, so you've woken up" an unfamiliar voice said. There was an edge to it, as if he wasn't really meaning to say what he said. I slowly opened my eyes and saw a blue armored man. Small cannons of some kind were strapped to each arm, and a small blue helmet was over his eyes. His arms were crossed and his smirk told me he was not one of us.
"Who are you?" I demanded. He struck me across the face and then said, "You don't know me. You must be the new Elemental Hero Avian. Look closely. You might figure it out." The blue man just stood there. Then it struck me. "You're Bubbleman. You're the hero who was captured by Dreadmaster." He looked vaguely impressed. "What are you doing. Why the hell are you working for Diamond Dude?" I asked. He smirked and from another room, Diamond Dude appeared. "Because I have defected" Bubbleman said.
"What?" I couldn't believe it. How could he defect? Why? It didn't make sense. He struck me again, and then stepped aside as Diamond Dude came closer to me. "You'll know right before you and your girlfriend die inn agony, slowly and painfully." Diamond Dude walked off and Bubbleman went with him, leaving me with no hope and no chance of escape in sight.
As soon as I get 3 reviews I'll update again. I don't like cliffhangers but I had a writer's block. Don't worry. I think of something soon.