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There's someone powerful enough for everyone. Even the most powerful enterran - Mushrambo. Zoey used to be a cage fighter but when she saves Binka she vows to be her guardian and protect her from danger as Binka makes her way to Shinzo. But when things go wrong, Mushrambo has a change of heart and also vows to help Binka - much to Zoey's disliking. (MushramboxOC)

Chapter Four

Zoey and Mushrambo made it to the marsh. Gyasa was standing on top of a mushroom shaped rock in the middle of the acid lake.

"Glad you made it in time. The shows about to begin."

"Where's Binka!" Zoey yelled, shaking with anger.

"Right here." Gyasa smirked. Mushrambo's eyes widened as Gyasa held the unconscious girl by her hair at arms length, over the acid lake. Three yellow snakes grew out from his hair and coiled around Binka. They sunk their teeth into her neck, arm and thigh. She slowly turned to stone.

"Release her at once!" Mushrambo commanded.

"As you wish." Gyasa replied. He released his grip on the girl as her stone figure plunged into the acid lake. The snakes shrunk and once again became Gyasa's hair.

Zoey jumped onto a higher ledge of rock and the end of it was like a pier, leaning over the acid lapping at the bottom of it. "Fuck you, reptile!" Zoey was so pissed off, she untied the cord around her waist, took off her hood and then the rest of her cloak. Mushrambo and Gyasa were both amazed by how toned and slim her body was. Her clothes hugged her curves in all the right places. 'Wow' Mushrambo thought, he snapped out of his fantasy before his mind had time to wonder. Zoey ran to the end of the pier and jumped she pulled her dagger out of her boot and held it above her head, ready for the tip to connect with Gyasa's chest. She didn't reach him. Out of nowhere, Mushrambo saw a blue blur collide with Zoey sending her shooting into the trees. The blur going with her. Gyasa was still stood there; wait...Mushrambo could sense that this Gyasa, this reptile in front of him...was not the real Gyasa.

"Who are you?" Mushrambo demanded, drawing his samurai sword.

[Flashback]

"Well! Mushrambo, I'm going to enjoy your battle"

[End Flashback]

'Gyasa did say I was going to be battling...but he didn't say with him...' Mushrambo thought.

"I am Jackson. Gyasa's identical twin brother. I'm going to enjoy our battle, Mushrambo. I have been waiting for this day to come!" Jackson lunged for Mushrambo, flying across the acid as he did so. Mushrambo vanished. Jackson's fist was impaled into the ground. He let out a roar as he looked around and Mushrambo was gone.

Zoey's POV

I collided with at least seven trees with Gyasa's hand round my throat, before my back hit the eighth one and we slid to the ground. Gasping for breath, I kicked Gyasa hard sending him out of the trees, tearing down several in the process 'man, talk about deforestation' I thought. I rubbed my throat as I stood up and ran to the edge of the acid marsh. Gyasa was the other side of the lake throwing fast punches at Mushrambo. He was missing them all as Mushrambo moved his head out of the way quickly. Someone hauled me up from behind by my neck and jumped onto another mushroom rock in the middle of the acid marsh.

"Hey Mushrambo!" He shouted. It was Gyasa...but then who was fighting Mushrambo? Then it hit me...Jackson? "Now you have to save your girlfriend too!" He laughed as three snakes bit me. One on the arm, one on my shin and one on my thigh. I was slowly starting to turn into stone - just like Binka!

"Not as easy as you think, snake brains." I spat emotionlessly. The stone cracked and the snakes dissolved into the air. Gyasa threw me into the lake anyway. I was just about to hit the water when a pair of arms caught me. I looked up and a pair of crimson orbs met my purple ones. "Nice catch." I said, breaking the eye contact before he got hurt.

"I guess that means 'thanks'?" He smirked. We landed the other side of the lake from Jackson. Gyasa jumped down and landed next to him. Mushrambo put me down.

"To save your human friend, you have to destroy whoever turned her to stone. The fact is whichever one of us did it, you won't be strong enough to defeat." Jackson explained. It was then; I noticed Jackson had darker yellow hair to Gyasa. It was Jackson who turned Binka to stone. Gyasa collided with me when I jumped. Jackson hadn't moved from the rock...

Mushrambo looked at me and nodded "look, I know you just saved my life, Mushrambo. But could you please, stay out of my head otherwise I will zap you again." He raised a brow at me and then smirked.

Binka's POV

I was lying at the bottom of the acid lake. I was replaying what Gyasa had said to me while carrying me to the acid marsh.

[Flashback]

"Your guardians aren't going to be able to save you, human. I and my brother are too strong. Too powerful for them. They might have been hit by the two halves of the meteor rocks but we were bitten by the God's of the most deadly snakes. They are no match for us!"

'If they were both hit by the same meteor rock doesn't that mean they have a connection or something? What were the two stories I heard? Both different endings, sworn enemies? Soul mates.' It was then I felt a heavy blunt pain at the back of my neck, knocking me unconscious.

[End Flashback]

Binka was pulled out of her flashback as a silver dagger, shaped like a lightning bolt hit the rocky acid lake bed. 'That looks familiar...it's Zoey's! I wonder what's going on up there...'

Unknown POV

A boy about 18 - a year younger than Zoey and Mushrambo in human years - who had lavender hair, red armour covering his whole body and feet, a red phoenix shaped helmet and a gold spear. Was sat on a tree branch, legs dangling both side of it and his back resting against the trunk, looked up at the darkening sky watching the stars start appearing. Suddenly a single bolt of powerful dark purple lightning made the ground shake. He fell out of the tree and landed on his feet 'Zoey!' He thought, before sprinting to wherever the purple lightning was coming from.

Mushrambo's POV

The ground began to shake. I looked over at Zoey. Her eyes were glazed over - pure white - and her arms were outstretched towards Gyasa and Jackson. A single bolt of powerful dark purple lightning struck Gyasa. He let out a roar of pain and anger. Before being flown into a tree and landing on the floor. He got up and walked more into the trees so he was now unseen. A blast was heard from where Gyasa had disappeared too. Jackson looked angry. Zoey's eyes unglazed and she blinked a couple of times before swaying on her feet. I slipped my hand under her elbow for support. When she was steady I removed me arm. If it takes this much energy from doing that small attack then what are huge attacks going to do to her? I asked myself.

"Mushra!" Zoey sounded shocked. I pulled myself out from my thoughts to see who she was talking too.

"It's good to see you, sis." Replied the red phoenix.