Crystal Palace
Gary fired a round at the teen, but they were quickly blocked by his sword. The gunman quickly rushed at his opponent and smashed his jaw with the gun. As he fell to the ground, Ash slashed deep into Gary's arm. He grasped at the now bleeding wound, kicking the swordsman across the room.
"You know, you are really annoying as hell, Ashy boy! But I can fix that. Let me show you my favorite attack so far. Bloody Bullets!" Gary fired another round from each gun, which immediately became surrounded by blood red water. As they struck Ash, his entire body seemed to erupt in pain. It was as if his bullets had struck Ash's very soul.
The raven haired teen was barely able to get to his feet, but Gary immediately shoved the butt of his gun into his enemy's jaw, sending him flying into the water jail that his friends were now trapped in. Chaud gave him some words of encouragement. "Come on, Ash, you can take him out."
"So. Painful." Ash gasped. The pain he felt was so bad, he couldn't even scream
"Bloody Bullets!" before the next rounds could hit him, his friends knocked him out of the way, taking the blasts themselves.
Hearing his friends actually scream in pain, Ash found a new strength. He pushed himself to his feet and thrust his sword above his head. Mustering all the strength he could, he yelled, "Fiery Phoenix!" he began to ignite, starting with the tip of his blade, running down to his toes. As he launched into the air, he looked exactly like the legendary fire bird. He hit the ceiling and launched down at Gary. Just before he hit, the gunmen let out a horrified scream.
When he hit, the two were sent through the floor, the entire room going with them. When the others recovered from the crash, they found both Ash and Gary unconscious. They also saw that they were at the entrance.
"I'll get sleeping beauty and we can get out of here." Lan said jokingly.
Stealthily, they snuck off the grounds, and were lucky enough to find a convertible parked near the palace.
"I don't usually like stealing cars," Chaud said as he grabbed the wires under the steering wheel, sending a jolt of electricity into them. "but this time, I'm fine with it."
As they were speeding away, Ash was slowly coming in and out of consciousness. His first sight was of a girl in the road. She had curly, brown hair and emerald green eyes. They flew away from her before Ash could get a good look, but he thought that he must have been looking at an angel. He then fainted fully again.
Warehouse
"How long are we supposed to wait for this next message?" Sammy shouted. It had already been four and a half hours since they had escaped. Ash was finally awake, but all of the complaints were making him wish he was still asleep.
"Can you please be patient?" Tracey asked, hanging over the side of the catwalk.
"Yeah, it's not like we now what we're going to have to do next." Lan added. "We should probably enjoy this resting period."
"I guess." Sammy sat back and thought about their elemental powers. He had ice, Ash had fire, Tracey's was wind, Chaud had electricity, and Lan had revealed having control of the earth. It was really weird to Sammy. He didn't think he had those kind of power. He suddenly realized his friends were gone. "What in the-" he disappeared.
"-world?" Sammy had reappeared in what seemed to be a kitchen. He was now seated around a small, round table, the others with him. Past Ash's voice began to be heard.
"I'm glad to see that you five have gotten the staff. You have been brought to a place know simply as 'The House.' This place is a hub that links all realities of the fifth dimension."
"The fifth?" Tracey questioned. "When did existence get past third?
"The first four are length, width, depth, and time. Time runs in a continuous line, each individual frame of time connected. The fifth is parallel. Many things existing in the same space, but existing on different wavelengths. Each of the worlds you come from are parallel to one another. It is your job to save each universe that is being destroyed by corrupted members of the Netwarriors. In this house are all the tools you need to transport to all other realities. But for now, concern yourself on the universe that Gary is in. He is just one of the many under Demitri's control."
"Who's Demitri?" Ash asked.
"He was one of the best warriors on the team. His entire family were fighters, including his two brothers, and father. No one expected him to help Beryl destroy the Moon Kingdom."
"You've given us plenty of info so far," Chaud interrupted. "but you still haven't told us why we need this staff."
"That's simple. Pluto has the power not only to control time, but unknowingly parallelism. It gave you the power to reach The House the first time. The portal to any dimension is over there." they saw a glowing circle on the floor.
"Isn't that a little dangerous?" Lan commented. "What if we accidentally step on it?"
"You don't have to worry about that. The only way to use it is to focus on where you want to go."
"One last question for you." Ash asked his past self, "What do we do now?"
"You will find out soon. As for now, return to the Warehouse, but leave the staff here. I am glad that you five are there to protect reality. This may be the last time I talk to you five, so farewell." his voice was gone.
"I guess we should get back to Crystal Tokyo." Tracey said quietly. One by one they used the pad to return, leaving The House behind.
Warehouse
Sammy, being the last to arrive, bumped into Chaud, who was still on the pad. "Think you could have moved your-" Sammy saw why he had stopped. Standing in front of the teens were the sailor scouts and Neo Queen Serenity.
The five stuck close together. Ash spoke. "Looks like we're in for a fight."
"Wait." the Queen commanded. "If you criminals try to fight us, we will have no choice but to kill you."
"Is that all I am anymore?" Sammy smirked defiantly. "Cool."
"However," the Queen said, ignoring er brother, "We are willing to be fair about how we do this. One on one fights. Three out of five wins your freedom. Will you except?"
The teens looked to see if any of them had backed down. None did. Lan stepped forward. "Looks like 'these criminals' are in. And if you don't mind, I'll go first."
Uranus came forward. There eyes met, both pairs filled with fire. "I'm ready when you are."
Neo Queen Serenity raised her hand and counted down. "3 2 1... GO!"
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