Chapter 4 Friend or foe?

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"Com'on Ashton, you might not wanna clean the barrack again, aren't you?"

Phelium blocked every step of the Yarida's attack and knock him to the groud.

"I don't want to, but I have to, am I?"

Ashton lie on the ground catching his breath, it's obvious he lose the round again.

"Com'on, this was only the 4th round,"

"And I lose every single one."

"Are you trying to give up?"

Phelium put one of his hand on his waist and look at the tired Yarida who's getting some rest.

"In this round yes, but not for the whole journey."

Ashton stood up and pick up the spear they've used.

The spear is everywhere as they keep using it to throw one another. As long as they pick up another spear within the 3 seconds, they won't break the rules.

"Glad to heard that. I better go first, Hoshipon says there's something he wanna discuss with me. Anyway, when going back, beware of the Ragewolf."

"What wolf?"

Phelium waved and ran off.

Ashton just shrugged and continue his work.

'Geezz, why can't I hit him? Pure attacking seems useless and he won't counter back. Just blocking my attack seems so easy to him and yet my body is crying out loud of tiredness.'

Ashton thought as he slowly pick up the spears from the ground and start his journey back to the hide out.

During his journey back, he hear something. He put the weapon aside and hide in between the bushes. He saw there's a guy in green mask and a guy in wolf mask. The fellow with the green mask stood high on the branches with a bow on his hand. The Wolf guy armored with a set of fire claw.

Without noticing Ashton, the wolf guy slashed the tree with its claw and the tree slashed into half and on fire.

'That's a Yumiyacha. And this... I got no idea what he is. But he's powerful.'

The Yumiyacha jump backward and fired two arrow toward the wolf guy. He blocked the arrow with its claw but he mistaken, the arrow blasted and the poison gas started to surround him.

"Fool ! Poison won't do anything to me!" The wolf guys shouted.

"Tsk, just stop it, Ragewolf. You are no match for me."

'Ragewolf...'

"*cough cough* Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I will defeat you!"

"Is it? Come catch me then." The Yumiyacha chuckle and ran away.

"Wait there you fool!"

The wolf guy chase after the Yumiyacha. Ashton stood up, quickly grab the spears and ran back to the hideout.

Ashton put back the weapons and went into the barrack. He saw the four Patapon having their meal while Hoshipon is no where could be seen, Phelium too.

He try to find him within the cave and the pond but he's not there.

"Have you guys seen Phelium?" Ashton asked Ton, Chin, Kan and Hatapon.

"Ooo Ashton! You're back!"
"How's your training?"
"Have you eat?"
"I don't see him from the afternoon."

Ashton sweat at the reply or question of his unit, only Hatapon answered his question.

"Err, I'll settle my own dinner and the training went good. Anyway, thanks Hatapon."

Ashton leave the barrack and asked Sukopon, where he's having his meal on the top tower with his huge binocular.

"Sukopon!" Ashton shouted.

Sukopon look down from above.

"Did you saw Phelium and Hoshipon?"

Sukopon swing his head signalling no.

"Thanks!"

'Maybe they went somewhere else to discuss stuff... I might just stay in my room and wait until they finish their meal. *sigh* What a tired day.'

Ashton did a stretching and went back to his tent.

While he was resting, A loud voice from Sukopon can be heard along with the bell ringing.

"Warning! Warning! Ashton!"

Ashton quickly leave his bed and look, Sukopon is jumping on the tower and pointing outside the cave.

Ashton grab his spear and went toward the entrance and an arrow fly toward him and Ashton quickly dodged, the arrow hit the barrack and it lights on fire.

The Patapon quickly ran out of it and panicked. They quickly pull the fallen tent out of touch with the other tent and try to distinguish the fire.

Ashton look back and a guy charge toward him and tackle him down on the ground. Ashton held his spear tight and kick off the guy that tackled him. Phelium always tackle him down so he know how to react when his back touches the ground.
The guy jump off and Ashton take a look on him. It's the Yumiyacha he saw in the evening with a guy name Ragewolf. It ties a yellow scarf on his neck and hand held a purple bow.

'Sleeping bow! Better be careful.'

Phelium started to ran backward toward the armory. The Yumiyacha launched an ice arrow toward the floor and it freeze Ashton's leg.

"Shit! Ton! Flame Spear!"

Ashton shouted and Ton quickly run toward the armory.

"No no, you're not taking anything." The Yumiyacha fired a load of normal arrow toward the armory.

Ton just run left and right as the arrow fell down like rain,

"Ton ton ton ton!" Ton shouted and reached the armory without having any arrow on him and quickly he grab the flame spear and spring toward Ashton. Right before the stranger green mask men block him, he swing it toward Ashton and Ashton grab it tight.

He swing and the flame flash out around him and the ice melted.

Yumiyacha fired arrows toward him and Ashton blocked them all, right after that he launched his spear toward him and the archer blocked with his dagger.

Ashton straight grab his hand and twisted, cause him to let go of his dagger. Ashton give a hard punch on the archer's face, causing him fall backward. He grab his own spear back and held it tightly, protecting the patapons.

The Patapon stay behind him and the Yumiyacha stood in front of them.

"I guess you're very a very protective hero huh? Too bad, the Archfiends choose you. Now I'll remind you that there's one more up there."
The yumiyacha smirk and point upward the tower. Sukopon fall asleep due to the sleeping arrow.

'Archfiends choose me? wait- Sukopon!' "Stop!"

The archer fired a fire arrow toward the tower and the bas of the tower was on fire.

"Sukopon!" Ashton run toward and before he able to reach, Yumiyacha knock him back and held an arrow on his hand, trying to stab him. Ashton roll aside and the Yumiyacha stabbed his arrow on the ground.

Ashton hit him with his elbow and run to take a look on the tower, the tower base became weak the started to fall apart. The ladder is on fire and no way the Patapon could went up and save their comrades. The Patapon try their best to put off the fire with cloth and water.

Ashton glare back at Yumiyacha who is getting up. He held his spear tighter as anger dwell within him.
Yumiyacha heard a voice shouting and lifted his head, Ashton is charging toward him with his spear.

The archer dodge aside and grabbed his spear pull him back and sent a kick knee to his stomach.
Ashton groan in pain and bent down, without mercy he sent another kick to his side and Ashton fly backward and knock down a tent.

A dragon roar could be hear and the archer saw one gold firgure fly over the tower. It turned and land in front on him. His tail holding a sleeping Sukopon.

The dragon have his back scale and wings in black while his front part having golden scale. He look at the tower and flapped his wing, the fire extinguished.

He look back at the intruder, it was a familiar faces to him. He opened his eyes wide and lowered his head to look clearly.

"C-Chase?"

"Who are you? Why you know my name?"

"It's you... Hoshipon, look."

Hoshipon flew out under his wing and gasped.

"Sh-Shzaam! It's you!"

Phelium turned back into human form and saw the Patapon is surrounding a fallen tent.

"Hoshipon, explain to him. I'll look for Ashton."

Phelium ran toward the tent and the Patapon is trying to wake the yarida up.

"Eeek! He's not waking up!"
"Wake up Wake up!"
"Yari yari!"

"Step aside,"

Phelium bent down and listen to Ashton's heartbeat,

'Good thing he's still alive.'

"Ashton, Ashton. Wake up."

Phelium shaken him but nothing happen.

"Carry him to his room, prepare some water, I'll be there soon."

"Will he be fine?" Chin asked.

Phelium saw the worry face they had, he could do nothing until Ashton awake. He smiled a little.

"He will. No need to worry."

Phelium patted Chin's head and turn back to the intruder whose listening to Hoshipon's explaination.

"... He's one of your comrades and this is the hideout of the Uberhero, you're one of us."

"... I see. I was wrong for this whole incident."

"Yes, yes you are." Both turn to Phelium who's walking toward them, narrowing his eyes.

"How's Ashton?" Hoshipon asked.

"Pass out, probably one or two broken ribs."

"That serious?" Hoshipon shocked to heard it.

"He had broken bones at past, it will be easier to break compare to a healthy one."

"..."

"Chase."

The Yumiyacha look back at him.

"Do you remember me?"

"...Yeah, right after Hoshipon told me the truth."

"I see, previously you don't remember Ashton."

"I'll apologize to him once he wake up."

Phelium nodded his head.

"Anyway, would you stay with us?"
Phelium asked.

"Huh?"

"The Seven Archfiends has been released, we need every help that we can get. We need your help. Ashton alone would be a great burden to him."

"He took the pledge?"

"Yes."

"I see, that's why he trying his best to protect the Patapons."

"Will you?"

"What?"

"Will you take the Uberhero Pledge and protect the Patapons?"

Hoshipon started to flew back to the tent to look after Ashton, left Phelium and Chase.

"I... I can't do it, Jade's-"

"Jade would wanted you to take it if he's still here."

Chase paused for a while. He couldn't forget how Jade has been with him all the time. Although in times of distress, Jade would be the one to encourage him and comfort him.

"... Alright. I'll do it. For Jade's sake."

Phelium smirk, snapped his finger and a scroll appear on his hand. He hand it over to Chase.

Chase grab it and read it out loud.

"The Patapon is in need. I take the place as an Ubehero, so that I may guide ..."

The four Patapons peek at the tent as they heard a pledge was readed out loud.

"Look! It's the pledge."
"He's taking it!"
"Hoshipon says he's one of the Four Uberhero!"
"Means we got a new hero!"

"...Whatever challenges may await us, whatever danger may befall us, I shall call upon allies from parallel worlds,and never abandon the fight.

This is my pledge."

The scroll burns and a bow mark was marked on his yellow scarf.

"Good. Welcome to the family."

The four Patapons walk out and stood beside Phelium.

"You're another Uberhero?"
"What's your name?"
"Are you at good side?"
"Why you attack us?"

Chase didn't reply anything and look back at Phelium.

Phelium signal him 'Go on, answer them.'

"Firstly I'm sorry for my misunderstanding and yes I'm another one. Will you all you forgive me and accept me?"

"Sure."

"Yeah."

"New helper! Yay!"

"Apologies accepted!"

Chase smiled and introduce himself, "I'm Chase, the Yumiyacha. Nice to meet you all."

"We're Ton!"
"Chin!"
"Kan!"
"Hatapon!"

Phelium was glad to see them blend in together nicely and he heard a voice calling him.

"Ashton! He's awake!" Hoshipon shouted from the tent.

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