I do not own Hot Wheels Battle Force 5. That belongs to Mattel and Nerd Corps Entertainment.
That was a few months ago, and due to the false pretense of a relationship between Agura and Vert, Tezz could not get anywhere in his part of the relationship and neither could Vert. In the meantime, Agura told him to delete those photos. Though Spinner said he would, he actually didn't.
He kept him in the album in his phone, the pictures burning in his memory so much, it at one point became too much to wrap his head around. Vert and Tezz...gay for each other?
'That's nuts!' Spinner exclaimed in his head.
But taking another look, he saw that the looks they were giving off were genuine. '...Or is it?'
"Okay, she's gone," Spinner realized in a whisper before going off to find Vert. At the time, he thought about saving it for later, but seeing him sigh and let down his defenses in the Rec Room, he had to do it.
He took a deep breath and entered the room, approaching Vert, who was sitting on the couch.
"Um...there's something I wanted to show you," Spinner began. "I didn't want to show you because Agura swore me to secrecy about it, but since she's gone, I'm safe."
He took out his cell phone and showed him the pictures he took of that time. "Agura asked me to find out why you weren't accepting her offers for a date and take pictures of the evidence," he said, the color draining from Vert's face. "Is it true that you're...well, gay?"
'All right, time to come clean to the other boys,' he decided.
A few minutes later, all of the men in the group were gathered up in the rec room. Stanford was particularly stunned at what he heard, especially since this came two days before his birthday!
"You're what?!" Stanford asked in disbelief.
"Gynophobic," Vert finally admitted. "I fear women. And I can't go on..."
He sighed.
"...hiding this thing inside of me like a coward anymore. I lied to Agura and kept this away from all of you. I don't want to live my life as a liar. It's definitely not what my mother would want."
Everyone else murmured in surprise. "Tomorrow, I'm going to end my relationship with Agura," he began.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Spinner interrupted. "You're going to break up with her? You realize she'll lose it when you do?!"
"Well, there are ways to say things without upsetting her emotional stability..." Tezz pointed out.
"Tezz has a point..."
They turned to Vert, who looked down, showing a face that clearly revealed that he was exhausted from continuous yells from her. "But..."
Body shaking, he abruptly looked at the group again.
"I don't know what to say and how to say it!" Vert blurted out. "She's a time bomb waiting to go off! How do-!"
A.J. placed two hands on his shoulders. The gesture stopped him in his tracks.
"If she's been giving you nothing but grief and you want to break up with her, be honest," he advised. "Don't let your fears get to you, man."
"...Thanks," Vert thanked, not realizing the tears forming up in his eyes.