So thats how it happened. We were prisoners, and i just compromised the entire safety of the Universes. These clones, they called themselves the Elements, and there was a pretty good reason why. They were made from the z crystals which functions as their hearts. Each one a different element. Normal, Fighting, Water, Grass, Fire, Rock, Electric, Steel, Ghost, Bug, Dark, Ground, Poison, Fairy, Dragon, Flying, Psychic and Ice. Eighteen powerful clones made to hunt down the enhanced. But because of Flux's absence, they also gained a desire to rule the worlds under their own twisted rule. Morph and I were separated from the others, but theres no doubt about it, were not going any where until Electric fixes this ship.
In one of the holding cells containing Branish, Mustang, Hawkeye and Betty…
"This is not how i expected one of your missions to go." Brandish said.
"Hey, at least theyre not making you wear Anti-Magic stone cuffs." Betty said.
"But this is still an opportunity. We can see exactly how these Elements behave. They all have different personalities." Mustang said.
"So yore saying this is a way to gather intel?" Hawkeye said.
"Unusual way of doing it.." Brandish said enlarging her cuffs as they slipped out.
"Wait, you can still use your magic?" Hawkeye said.
"Yes. I guess they never have the chance to hold a prisoner like me before." Brandish said.
Brandish then goe the others cuffs off as they escaped the cell.
"Are you sure this is a good idea? What if they put us back in again?" Betty asked.
"The Elements wanted answers, and they arent going to kill us yet because Connor answered them. The least we can do is gather information on the Elements." Mustang said.
"Sir, this is a bad plan. We're outmatched against all of them. Bullet's don't work, nothing we throw works." Hawkeye said.
"Which is why we use our weakest link as a spy." Brandish said.
"Oh nice. I can't wait to see who…" Betty said before they looked at her. "Oh. Its… me. Shoulda seen that coming."
"Its nothing personal." Hawkeye said.
"Regardless, the rest of the Elements could be anywhere on this ship." Mustang said.
"And you're the only one fast enough to run if trouble starts. Besides, I'll make you a little smaller so they won't catch sight of you." Brandish said.
"Ugh...fine." Betty said sighing as she shrank down to mouse size and ran out the holding area.
"Okay. Gotta explore." Betty said running as she entered a nearby room. Inside she saw a man with long blue hair meditating in the center. She then hid when another man but with short white hair arrived carrying a meal.
"Hmm. Water's doing well keeping the bubble sustained. Hopefully, he enjoys the feast when we fix the ship." the man with white hair said setting a meal down.
"The one meditating must be Water. The one embodying the same element." Betty said. "The other one must be different. He has white hair. Gotta bet on Ice. Wait, the bubble. So he's the reason it exists." Betty said. "I shouldn't try to disturb Water's concentration. He loses focus, we all drown."
Betty left Water alone and followed the one she presumed to be Ice. He headed back into the kitchen where in it was a child like girl with short green hair.
"Water not eating?" she asked.
"Not today, Grass. But I am sure he'll appreciate your food when he awakens from his meditation." he said.
"Hes overworking himself, Ice. If this was different part ot the ocean, i could use Ingrain to wrap us up tight in a dome of seabed." Grass said.
"Youre not strong enough to do that." Ice said.
"What? Im strong!" Grass pouted. "Why dont you help out and freeze us in an Ice dome so Water can take a break for a change?"
"Because we wouldn't be able to escape. We might not need air but the ship's systems getting soaked would be a problem for all of us." Ice said.
"Oh. But one day i'll show you i'm stronger than i look. Youre always doing that." Grass said.
"Because you're better at cooking than fighting. Besides, you'll get your chance once Electric and Steel finish the repairs and we depart to hunt down the Enhanced." Ice said.
"Geez." Betty said running out as she entered another room which was a training facility. She saw Fight along with a tall man with mud brown hair and a woman with purple hair covering her eye as they were attacking dummies with fists, mud and poison.
"Fight, i presume." Betty said quietly. "The man must be Ground, and the girl is Poison."
"So you really fought one of the extras were looking for, huh?" Ground asked.
"No. One of their subordinates. A pirate. He was skilled. I liked fighting him." Fight said.
"Aw, come on, Fight!" Ground said firing Mud Shot at a dummy, taking its head off. "What about fighting me? Remember we fight alot?"
"You were getting predictable. I was always winning." Fight said.
"Gah… youre right. I wish i wasn't so preferable, but that's how i was made. I can only do so much with my moves, y'know." Ground said.
"You seem so laid back about being readable." Fight said.
"Yeah, cause i can get better. Mud is thicker than water." Ground said.
"If that's the case, you won't beat me, but you could try too." Fight said.
"Oh come on, you gotta lay off me for sparing sometime." Ground said.
"Enough you two. We need to be ready for the execution of those two enhanced when we take off." Poison said.
"You mean the bounty hunter and the girl right?" Ground asked.
"Makes sense. They told us what we needed. We don't really have a use for them anymore." Fight said.
"Oh no." Betty said as she ran out only to see Fairy and a man with short red hair walking her way.
"So, its true. We get to leave soon?" the man asked.
"Totally. Electric told us it should be ready in a few hours." Fairy said.
"And do you know at what time?" he asked excited.
"Sorry Fire, but...I dunno." she said closing an eye and having her tongue out.
"Argh! You always gotta douse me!" Fire said.
"Yeah, cause i like having fun. I like playing." Fairy said. "And besides, you see those things Fight came back in?"
"Yeah. That strange second skin." Fire said. "He said they were called clothes."
"Come to think of it, i dont think i want people to see me naked. Maybe theres something we can wear on this ship." Fairy said.
"Fat chance. There isn't a trace of those garments on the ship. Maybe you can indulge yourself and find some when we leave." Fire said.
"Aw." Fairy said.
"Hmm. They don't even know what clothes are." Betty said as she ran under them and headed to the hangar. She walked to the edge of the water and was happy to see the sub was still in a piece. She then heard the door open and hid. Walking in was Flying, Dark, Ghost and a strange girl with four arms and compounded eyes and light green hair.
"So, we'll finally leave the darkness." Dark said. "Makes me sad actually. But...I will make sure Psychic didn't die in vain."
"She's not dead you morbid idiot!" Ghost said hitting him.
"We can't die. Even if we are attacked and stabbed, we regenerate. We are undying." Flying said.
"Yes and we come in a multitude. We may have small numbers but we make up for it with our regeneration and our power." the girl said.
"Bug is right. We cannot be killed or stopped." Ghost said.
"You two girls agree so much with each other." Dark said.
"Well, ghost is creepy, but she does agree with me aot." Bug said.
"ANd Bug always has good insight for me to look past most morbid things." Ghost said. "Even a morbid idiot like you."
"Yes. I guess. But we must not let us be down. We will be killing a lot of people soon and all of this for Psychic's spirit." Dark said.
"Ugh!" Ghost, Flying and Bug said.
Betty snuck out as she entered the main control room. She saw Connor and Morph tied up with Dragon observing them and a normal looking man with gray hair as he was taking apart Connor's guns.
"Hey, you better put those back togetehr, buddy!" Connor said.
"Hmm. A strange weapon. They appear to fire small pieces of lead to pierce the body. Lethal to humans but not effective on us." he said.
"How are you able to take apart something youve just seen so easily?" Connor asked.
"It is a weapon that made me curious. As the one who finds information, I must dissect, take apart and cut open to learn how it works." he said.
"As long as you put em together again." Connor said.
"What would be the point? You won't be using them again." he said.
Connor steeled himself. "Dragon wasnt gonna keep his world after all."
"I will let loose the normal ones. But you and the girl are our targets for destruction. If we release you, you will just run and warn the rest of them. The moment the ship takes off, you will be executed." Dragon said.
"A fine plan, Dragon." the man said.
"As well as your intellect, Normal." Dragon said. "You were the only one smart enough to figure out this ship for us."
"Electric is almost done fixing the main engines. We will be flight-ready in approximately 3 hours." Normal said.
"Excellent. I look forward to seeing the light and not hiding in the dark." Dragon said.
"Yes. We all do." Normal said as Betty ran towards Connor and Morph. The two spotted her as she shushed them and began undoing their restraints.
"After the execution, we will see about a way of making our presence known to these worlds. We exist. We are the ones to save them. We are...the Elements." Dragon said before sniffing the air. He turned around to see Connor and Morph free. "They're free! Capture them!"
"Fat chance, lizard brain!" Connor said grabbing a scalpel and throwing it right into Dragons eye, blinding him in the right.
"ARGH!" Dragon roared pulling it out as Connor and Morph ran with Betty.
"Okay, the sub is still safe. But we need to get Mustang, Hawkeye and Brandish out first. And we need to be fast." Betty said.
"If i still had my stuff, i could get em out, but Normal disabled all of it." Connor said.
"Please. I'm small enough to pick the lock and I know the unlock code. We just need to get there." Betty said.
"Uh, guys?!" Morph said as a large man with silver hair was in their way.
"Steel! Dont let them escape!" Dragon voice said over the intercom.
"Its a good thing I finished welding." Steel said putting his hands against the walls as the metal began to change and morph to snare the three.
"Run!" Connor said as they avoided it and ran past him. Steel turned around, sinking into the metal as he was rushing after them.
"Holy crap, he can do that?!" Morph asked.
"Youre not getting away from me!" Steel said.
"What're you gonna do to slow us down?" Connor said.
"This." Steel said as the metal ground was becoming more liquid as they were beginning to sink.
"We need to hide." Connor said.
"No, just gotta keep going." Morph said grabbing the two of them and tossing them before pulling herself out.
The three of them soon made it to the holding cells where they freed Mustang, Hawkeye and Brandish.
"Betty, what's going on?" Mustang asked.
"No time. We need to escape now." Betty said.
"They'll be airborne in 3 hours or less. We gotta do something." Connor said as Betty got the other three out as Brandish resized her to normal.
"Connor, there's a time for action and a time to retreat. We need to retreat." Mustang said.
"Yeah… we need to go." Connor said as they ran to the sub. As Steel entered the room, they jumped into the sub as it piloted off. Dragon entered.
"Sorry Dragon...but they got away." Steel said disappointed.
"I see. Well, I have a feeling we'll see those enhanced again." Dragon said. "I look forward to ripping their heads off."
"Report from electric, Dragon." Normal said as he walked in.
"Were ready." Electric said.
"Yes. Then start it up." Dragon said eagerly.
As the sub was surfacing, they soon were detecting seismic readings as they looked to see the Dark Cruiser rising from the sea.
"Oh, crap." Connor said as it surfaced.
Inside, Water awoke from his meditation and collapse as Grass went to him.
"Water! Oh im so glad youre not overworked! Wait, are you?" Grass asked.
"So...hungry." he said as his stomach growled.
"Oh. Here, Ice brought you something to eat. Courtesy of me." Grass said.
Water quickly took it and started eating quickly before the bowl was cleaned.
"It was delicious. Thank you." Water said. "So, we get to see the outside worlds now?"
"Yes. We can finally make sure our mission goes off without a hitch." Grass said.
"We finally get to see it… the world that needs saving." Water said.
Outside, the Dark Cruiser Rocketed into the sky. Connor looked at what just happened, and had only this to ask…
"What have i done?" Connor said.
"There was nothing we could do. These guys are on a whole nother level. It only took two of them to defeat us." Betty said.
"No. Now that they're free, they'll go for the Enhanced...and the government." Connor said. "This is my fault… im such an idiot! Was i brought back just to doom the worlds?!" he said.
"Enough!" Hawkeye said slapping him. "You think this revolves around you? You didn't make them! You didn't guide their ambition! You didn't fix their ship! They and Flux were the causes! So don't feel like this is all on your shoulders! This is on all of us!"
"You're right. All we can do is warn the council and regroup." Connor said. "We might not have been able to stop their rising, but we can at least stop their march."
