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Oh, and since Mushra, Sago, and Kutal don't return to their normal forms at all in this story I didn't write 'hyper' before their names. I would've gotten a cramp in hand if I would've! I will do this a couple more times during my stories so watch out for it. Oh, I'll warn you guys, of course…
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Battling the Prince of Reptiles:
"Mushra! Stop!" Yelled Sago as Mushra leaped off of the outcropping and down to the shore of the lake. Mushra took a few steps towards the lake when suddenly a twig flew into the water dissolving instantly. "If you take one step into that water you'll dissolve instantly." Sago added as Mushra looked back as Sago and Kutal landed on the ground behind him.
"But…" Said Mushra trailing off as he remembered Neko being turned to stone by Gyasa. "What will happen…?"
"To your human friend, Neko?" Asked Gyasa suddenly finishing Mushra's question for him. "I wouldn't worry about her. The acid probably ate through the stone by now. Your human friend is probably gone." He added letting his hands clap together softly from his squatting spot at the edge of the cliff above.
"Bring her back! Now!" Exclaimed Mushra fiercely, trying to keep his rising anger at bay.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. What a temper. And, for what? A human girl. How disgusting." Scolded Gyasa standing up. "You should be ashamed of yourself. Enterrans despised and hated humans because they are weaker then us, and here's an Enterran who actually wants to protect one." He added as Yakumo and the kittens, sitting in Hakuba, and Masha appeared behind Sago and Kutal. "You're turning your back on your own species. And, for that, you must be destroyed. By, me! Gyasa, the Prince of Reptiles!"
"I don't care what you're the prince of!" Exclaimed Mushra furious that Gyasa was speaking of Neko in that way. "You will regret doing that to her!"
"My, my, my. What passion. Is this human girl that important to you?" Asked Gyasa suddenly as Yakumo, Sago, and Kutal looked at Mushra, whose face turned bright red for a second. Gyasa smiled realizing that he had hit Mushra's weak point, he was about to say something when Mushra disappeared from in front of him. Gyasa looked around but gasped painfully as he suddenly found himself sprawled out on the ground. "What!" He asked shocked looking up at Mushra, who was standing in front of him, a raised fist incased in fire. Mushra grinned as Gyasa added, "How? I didn't even sense you were coming!"
"Oh, my…!" Gasped Yakumo softly as Gyasa shakily stood up not taking his eyes off of the apparently pissed fire Enterran. "I've never seen Mushra move that fast before…"
"Neither have I." Added Sago glancing at Yakumo briefly as the human looked at him. "Mushra must be very pissed about what happened to Neko. Otherwise he would have never moved that fast or hit that hard."
'Don't ever say anything to Mushra or anybody else, okay?' Thought Yakumo recalling Neko's words after she had told the human how she felt about the fire Enterran. Could it be possible…? She thought looking at Mushra, who looked like he was about to beat the tar out of Gyasa. That Mushra likes Neko, too…? But, is afraid to say anything because she's a human and he's an Enterran…?
"What's wrong, Yakumo?" Asked Estee suddenly looking up at the human, who was staring at Mushra looking confused. "Is there something wrong?"
"Huh?" Gasped Yakumo looking down at Estee confused as Sago and Kutal looked over at the human.
"Is there something wrong?" Asked Estee again sounding slightly worried.
"No…" Answered Yakumo smiling at the young kitten, who just stared at her intently. "Nothing's wrong…"
"No!" Screamed Gyasa desperate voice as the group heard rocks cracking and breaking apart. They looked up to see Mushra standing in front of a pile of rocks, with Gyasa's leg sticking out the side of the pile, grinning.
"Mushra…?" Asked Yakumo softly as the Enterran suddenly frowned as the pile began to shake.
"Whoa…!" Gasped Gyasa breaking out off the side of the pile and leaping up to the outcropping where it all started high above them. "I can see that you mean business, Mushra. Your powers are certainly not overrated." He added wiping a small trail of blood off his chin as he smirked. "But, there is certainly not enough room here to fight properly. And, it would be especially unfair if one of us would fall into the lake while fighting. One cannot have a proper fight if the person's opponent falls into a lake of acid and disintegrates… Oh! And, speaking of which… If you ever plan to save your human friend from her stone prison… You'll have to defeat me…" He continued as Mushra growled softly at him as the small group behind him watched intently. "But, it really doesn't matter because the acid probably ate through the stone already. Your friend is probably no more then a memory by now… But, you can still fight me if you want… But, you have to find me first!" He exclaimed suddenly running towards the forest as Kutal and Sago ran towards Mushra, who looked angrier then before.
"Sago! Kutal! Let's follow him!" Exclaimed Mushra before the two other Enterrans could say a single thing.
"Mushra?" Exclaimed the two Enterrans at once as Mushra leaped up to the outcropping and followed Gyasa into the forest.
"Yakumo, stay here with the kittens!" Exclaimed Sago looking over his shoulder at the human, who just nodded.
"Let's go, Sago." Said Kutal as the water Enterran looked at him and shook his head before the two leaped up to the outcropping and followed the other two Enterrans into the forest.
"What do we do now?" Asked Rei as soon as their uncle and Sago were out of sight.
"I'm worried about Uncle Kutal already…" Said Sen looking up at the outcropping with a worried look on his face.
This will never do… Thought Yakumo knowing that if the kittens started worrying about their uncle they would want to go after him, and that would just be unacceptable. "Why don't we…" She started before she realized what she was saying. "Try to think of a way to get Neko out of the lake…?" She finished as the kittens looked at her surprised.
"So, where do you think that cold-blooded coward is hiding?" Asked Mushra as the three Enterrans walked into a destroyed town a small distance away from the lake.
"I don't know…" Replied Sago looking around noticing how big the town truly was.
"This place is huge!" Exclaimed Kutal softly looking around before turning his gaze to Mushra. "We'll never be able to search this town in time if we stay together…"
"They we'll split up." Said Mushra looking at Kutal, who stared at him surprised. "If we don't hurry that stone will dissolve and Neko will be gone!" He added angrily as Sago looked over at him oddly.
"Mushra…?" Asked Sago slowly not wanting to set off his already riled up friend. "You like her don't you…?"
"Huh?" Asked Mushra confused looking at Sago.
"Neko…" Added Sago as Mushra's eyes widened.
"Sago, I…" Started Mushra really thinking about telling his friends the truth about how he felt about the young, dark purple haired, bright emerald green eyed, young human who was now trapped in stone at the bottom of an acid lake. "I…" He added unable to get the right words he was thinking about in his head to come out of his mouth. To tell the truth, one of the reasons why he was unable to converse to his friends the truth is that… well… he didn't know where to begin! He had so many thoughts about Neko that he simply did not know where to begin… Kind… Energetic… Cheerful… Powerful… Very adorable… These were just some of the things he could come up with without even thinking about it too much. "I…" He added again as Kutal and Sago stared at him looking worried about their friend's sudden stuttering problem. He then realized he could sum all of Neko's traits together into three words. An Earthly angel… "I…" Continued Mushra as he turned away from his two friends as he realized how corny that would sound. "Thought I already told you to forget about it!" He exclaimed angrily turning around giving the two Enterrans an angry glare as shocked looks appeared on their faces. That was not the reaction they had expected to get from the fire Enterran. "We've wasted too much time already! Let's just split up and try and find Gyasa! Now, go!" He exclaimed before turning around and taking off.
"Wow…!" Exclaimed Sago softly as soon as their friend was out of sight.
"So, what was that all about?" Asked Kutal confused looking at Sago, who looked at him.
"There is something going on between him and Neko…" Replied Sago tapping his chin thoughtfully. "I just know it… I just don't know how to get it out of him…"
"What if he doesn't want us to know?" Asked Kutal as Sago let his hand fall to his side.
"I know, but…" Said Sago trailing off as he looked around at the destroyed city. "Maybe, Mushra's right… We should be worrying about Gyasa right now. But, I just know there is something going on between those two…"
"Sago? Let's just worry about the task in front of us, okay?" Asked Kutal placing a hand on his friend's shoulder.
"All right…" Replied Sago reluctantly as Kutal smiled and started walking away. The water Enterran sighed deeply before taking off to find Gyasa, who was somewhere in the city. The one thing the three Enterrans failed to notice was probably the most important clue about the Prince's powers and it was lying right behind them. It was his molted skin…
Kutal looked around the area he was in as he slowly made his way through the destroyed city. He stopped before he got to an area that had a couple of tall pillars standing in it. He looked around, nothing… Kutal growled disgustingly before turning around as he muttered, "Nothing…"
"Now, now, kitty…" Scolded a familiar voice as Kutal whirled around. He quickly looked around but found nothing as the familiar voice said, "Up here, kitty…"
"Gyasa!" Spat Kutal angrily as the Prince of Reptiles gave him a hurt look.
"Now, now! Don't get so angry, kitty! Besides, there is nothing to get angry about." Said Gyasa as Kutal looked at him with an angry yet questioning face. "I actually did all of you a favor…"
"What!" Exclaimed Kutal interrupting Gyasa. "How could you have done us a favor!"
"Easy. I destroyed that human…" Replied Gyasa as Kutal's eyes widened as he realized he was referring to Neko. "You know as well as I do that humans are evil and must be destroyed… Uh-oh…!" He gasped as Kutal roared loudly and ran towards the pillar the prince was standing on. Gyasa screamed as Kutal tackled the pillar, cracking it off at the base.
"Now, for the finishing blow…" Commented Kutal watching the Prince of Reptiles go falling towards the ground with the pillar, he smirked before leaping towards the spot where the prince would have fallen. "Enterran Shock…! Huh?" He gasped as his fist hit nothing… But, he didn't understand. Gyasa should have fallen in that exact spot. But, yet, there was nothing… Well, except for the prince's molted skin, which Kutal picked up with a confused look. "What is this…?" He asked knowing no one was going to answer him, but the more and more he stared at the skin, the un-easier and un-easier he felt about it. Kutal looked up and around at the city as he added, "But, something tells me that when we find out what this is, we're not going to like it…"
"This was a good idea, Hakuba." Complimented Estee on the machine's idea to dive down for Neko themselves.
"Yes, but we've got to hurry. My flexi armor won't hold for long in this acid." Said Hakuba in his normal monotone voice.
"Are we getting close, Masha?" Asked Yakumo to the small fuzzy ball hovering above her head.
"Yes…" Replied Masha scanning the area in front of them. "She is a little bit ahead of us. And, from what I can tell, she is handling the acid quite well." She added as she got a lock on the human's position.
"How can you tell?" Asked Yakumo as Masha looked at her.
"Not only am I equipped with a database on Enterrans, I am also her companion. I can lock on to her heartbeat as long as she is not a large distance away from me. And, right now, her heartbeat is strong and clear. This means the acid water probably hasn't eaten through the stone yet." Explained Masha as Yakumo and the kittens stared at her amazed.
"Wow! That's amazing…!" Exclaimed Estee trailing off as she looked over as Hakuba rounded a corner. "Look! There she is!" She exclaimed happily as Neko's stone body came into view lying among some plants.
"But, how is Hakuba going to get her?" Asked Rei as Estee looked at him.
"Yeah!" Added Sen as Estee looked at her other brother. "Hakuba doesn't have any arms…"
"I have the next best thing…" Replied Hakuba as square holes opened on either side of his neck and three-fingered 'arms' extended out of them.
"Very impressive…" Commented Masha as Hakuba reached for Neko's stone body.
"Be careful, Hakuba!" Exclaimed Estee as their machine friend grabbed the young human very clumsily. "Don't break her!"
"I'm sorry." Apologized Hakuba as he lifted the young human off the lake floor. "I'm just not used to using these things…"
"I doesn't matter!" Exclaimed Rei suddenly as everybody inside Hakuba stared at the kitten. "You have her!"
"Yeah! So, let's get out of here!" Added Sen excited as Hakuba turned around and started heading for the surface. They were almost there when the acid water finally ate through one of Hakuba's arms, which exploded at the joint. The kittens and Yakumo half gasped, half screamed as Neko's body slowly floated back towards the lake floor.
"Hakuba! You have to go get her!" Exclaimed Estee slamming her paws on Hakuba's steering wheel.
"But, without my arms…"
"Don't you have anything else you can grab her with?" Asked Yakumo interrupting Hakuba.
"Actually… I…" Replied Hakuba trailing off as an explosion rocked his side.
A quick scan of his exterior revealed a hole in his side as he started heading towards the surface as Estee yelled, "Hakuba! Where are you going! Neko's still down there!"
"The acid water has finally eaten through my flexi armor." Responded Hakuba calmly as Estee pressed her hands and nose against the glass shield that protected them and looked at Neko, who had finally settled down among some plants. "We are all in danger. We need to quickly get out of here before my armor fails completely." He added as they got closer to the surface of the lake.
"Now, where could he be hiding?" Asked Sago walking towards a fountain as he looked around for the prince. He turned away as he heard the sound of water splashing, he grinned as he whirled around and flinging out his arm exclaimed, "I found you!"
"I guess it wasn't such a smart idea to hide in the water…" Said Gyasa as he leaped out of the fountain to avoid the explosion that occurred a couple a seconds later.
"Yes, that wasn't a smart idea. Especially when you are fighting a water Enterran." Replied Sago with a grin as he bent down and laid his open hand against the surface of the water. "And, I hope you are a ready to pay for what you have done!" He exclaimed raising his hand with a disk made out of water over his head as he stood up.
Sago threw the water disk at Gyasa, who just stood there watching it as it approached him. A disk made out of water? He thought grinning. How weak! How is that supposed to hurt…? He added mentally as the disk slammed into him. His eyes widened and he screamed in pain as the disk sliced through his shoulder.
"Just because its water doesn't mean it can't hurt you…" Said Sago seeming to read Gyasa mind as the Prince of Reptiles collapsed to the ground. Sago grinned as he threw a hand into the air and exclaimed, "Now, to finish you off! Tidal-wave!" He watched as a column of water rushed through the area Gyasa was in, sending anything that wasn't connected to the ground flying. Sago walked over to the spot where the prince had collapsed and said, "Now, to get his card and find Mushra and Kutal… Huh?" He looked down confused as he noticed that Gyasa's card was not lying on the ground. "What's this…?" He asked bending down and picking up Gyasa's molted skin. "What is going on here…?"
"That hole looks pretty nasty, Hakuba." Said Estee as she watched Yakumo's vehicle try to repair the hole in his side. "Do you think you can repair it?"
"I will try…" Replied Hakuba's calm, monotone voice. "But, it will take some time…"
"We don't have that kind of time!" Exclaimed Rei as Estee looked over at her brother surprised.
"Yeah!" Agreed Sen as Estee looked over at him surprised. "We need to get Neko out of that lake before the stone dissolves!"
"I know…" Added Hakuba calmly. "But, we can't enter the water until my flexi armor is repaired."
"But, we can't just leave her down there!" Exclaimed Rei and Sen together.
"Rei… Sen…" Soothed Yakumo gently bending down and placing a hand on each of the kitten's heads. "Don't worry. We'll think of something."
"Yeah…" Added Estee looking at Hakuba as the twins looked up at Yakumo, who smiled warmly at them. "There has to be a solution to this problem…"
"A solution!" Exclaimed Hakuba suddenly as everybody looked at him. "That's it!" He added flying over to the edge of the water.
"Hakuba, what are you doing?" Asked Estee as the machine aimed the lasers he was using to repair his flexi armor into the water.
"The reaction from these two lasers hitting each other in the water will neutralize the acidity." Explained Hakuba as Masha flew over to his head.
"So, basically, it will turn the acid water into a harmless chemical?" Asked Masha as Hakuba turned his head to stare at the flying database.
"Yes. We will be able to dive down safely and retrieve Neko without putting any strain on my flexi armor." Added Hakuba as Yakumo smiled and the three kittens squealed happily dancing around each other.
"Now, where could he be…?" Asked Mushra to himself as he walked down the middle of a street looking around at all the destroyed buildings around him. He thought that every new building he seen was a better hiding place for Gyasa then the last one he saw. Mushra stopped, this was getting him nowhere. He had to search every building he came across, he sighed as he looked up and down the street. There were so many! It would take him days to search every room in every building. It would be so much easier if Gyasa would find him. But, there was no chance of that happening… "Huh?" He gasped as he could feel someone's presence loom up behind him. Mushra grinned as he heard something hissing, every so slightly behind him. Way too obvious! He thought whirling around placing the tip of his spear no more then a hair's width away from Gyasa's throat.
"I should have known it was a stupid idea to think about attacking you out in the open like this…" Said Gyasa holding his hands up, seemingly surrendering. But, Mushra knew better. There was no way that Gyasa was going to surrender willingly and without a fight to an Enterran who traveled with and protected the last two humans. Though, if he didn't hurry, he would only be protecting Enterra's last human… His eyes widened as he thought about the look on Neko's face as the stone replaced the last portion of her body. The stone would keep that look there forever… That completely petrified yet determined not to show any weaknesses look… That look would accompany that sweet face into the pits of hell. Well… If that was where Gyasa would have intended to throw her. But, no… He had to send that sweet angel to the bottom of an acid lake that would eventually eat through that petrified look and through the fleshy part of her body in an instant. Mushra had to physically shake his head slightly to get Neko's last look out of his head. Unfortunately, this movement caused Gyasa to realize what the Enterran was thinking about. "Thinking about that human again?" Asked Gyasa as Mushra looked at him. "Why bother? She's probably no more then a memory by now…"
Gyasa trailed off as he felt the tip of Mushra's spear press against his throat as the Enterran growled, "You should thank the heavens that I'm not going to card you here and now!"
"Oh, is that so…?" Asked Gyasa sounding slightly surprised. "And, what's with the sudden act of compassion…?"
"Compassion? Who said anything about me acting compassionately…?" Asked Mushra chuckling dryly. "I'm just going make you suffer before I card you."
"Really…?" Asked Gyasa grinning evilly. "A forward thrust is a too simple and death is assured to be instantaneously." He added referring to the face that Mushra had his spear pressed against the prince's throat. "So, how are you going to make me suffer…?" He added trailing off when the Enterran in front of him suddenly dropped his spear but left his opened hand in front of the reptile's face. "Uh, oh!" Gasped Gyasa as Mushra's hand began to glow a fiery red color. "You wouldn't…!" He asked frightened.
"I would… And, I will…" Replied Mushra grinning maliciously as Gyasa took a frightened step back. "Hyper Flame!" He exclaimed hitting the reptile point blank range in the face with his attack. Mushra smiled as Gyasa screamed stumbling backwards as the fire rushed past his body. The Prince of Reptiles collapsed to his knees burnt and smoking as the Enterran flung his arm out and exclaimed again, "Hyper Flame!" Gyasa issued one final scream before he was flung off the ground by the column of fire and straight back into a building, which collapsed under his impact. Mushra smirked as he bent down and picked up his weapon. "Now, for the final strike…" He said before leaping towards the spot where Gyasa laid burnt and bruised… Or, so he thought… "What…!" He gasped confused when the tip of his spear hit nothing but ground. "Where did he go!" Asked Mushra starting to sound angry as he looked around and noticed something lying on the floor of the building. It was Gyasa's molted skin.
"How is it going?" Asked Estee looking up at Hakuba while clutching Yakumo's doll to her chest. The human decided to give the young kitten her doll to hold so it would give her something else to do other then pacing back and forth in the same spot. After a while of pacing Yakumo swore that she could actually see a rut being worn in the ground from the young kitten's feet.
"It is going very slowly." Replied Hakuba not bothering to look at her. "Due to the sheer amount of acid water in this lake my lasers aren't making much of a difference…"
"How much of a difference do you think you've made so far?" Asked Rei interrupting the machine, which looked over at him as his brother's feet could be seen dangling over the side of his door as he desperately looked for something.
Hakuba, ignoring Sen's dangling feet, replied, "Not enough for us to dive down there…"
"Argh! Where is it!" Exclaimed Sen interrupting the machine as Yakumo, Estee, and Masha looked over at the kitten oddly. "I know it's in here somewhere!"
"Sen? What are you looking for?" Asked Estee confused as her brother suddenly disappeared into Hakuba's cockpit.
Estee gasped worriedly as Yakumo took a step closer to her vehicle as Sen stood up and waving something around in his paw exclaimed, "Found it!"
"What is it?" Asked Rei as Estee gasped again.
"That's an Encard!" Exclaimed Estee surprised as Yakumo looked at the card in the young kitten's paw.
"A spider Enterran?" Asked Yakumo confused as Sen smiled at her.
"Yeah!" Replied Sen sounding excited. "Spiders thread is normally tough and unbreakable. So, the kind a spider Enterran would produce…"
"Would be even tougher to break!" Exclaimed Rei interrupting his brother.
"Or, in our case, melt through." Added Sen. "Since the acid water is weaker now, the spiders thread will hold up more. Besides, even if a little of it melts there should still be enough of it left to pull Neko out of the lake."
"That is a very good idea." Complemented Yakumo as Sen smiled before leaning over and sliding the spider Enterran's card into a slot in Hakuba's front console.
"Uh, oh…!" Gasped Hakuba softly as he sensed that he was changing. Spider legs popped out of his sides, long hair appeared on his head, and his back end transformed into the back end of a spider as large spikes appeared on his back.
"Wow…!" Gasped Yakumo amazed, she never thought her vehicle could ever do something like that.
"You look so cool Hakuba!" Exclaimed the three kittens at once jumping up and down.
"Stand back." Warned Hakuba as he lifted his back end up in the air. "I've never spun spiders thread before. This could get ugly." He added as strong, thick spiders thread began to fly out of his rear piling on the ground behind him. In no time, a large pile lay coiled behind the machine.
"Hakuba, don't you think that's enough?" Asked Estee as she realized there was more then enough lying on the ground to rescue Neko safely.
"I don't know how to stop." Replied Hakuba calmly as more thread piled on the ground. "Is there such a thing as 'spider breaks?'"
"Mushra!" Exclaimed a familiar voice as the Enterran looked over to see his two friends running towards him.
"Sago! Kutal!" Exclaimed Mushra not surprised that either of them didn't have a single scratch on them. "Didn't any of you find Gyasa?"
"What…?" Asked Kutal confused as Sago looked at him.
"Of course I found him…" Replied Sago as he looked at Mushra, who didn't have any scratches on him. "Wait, didn't you?"
"Of course I did!" Exclaimed Mushra sounding slightly angry. "And…"
"You thought you defeated him?" Asked Kutal interrupting Mushra as his two Enterran friends looked at him.
"Did you find him, too?" Asked Sago confused.
"Yes…" Replied Kutal as an uneasy silence spread over the group of Enterrans. Kutal didn't know what to say, and it was obvious that none of his friends knew either. How could they have found Gyasa if Kutal had apparently defeated him? "Wait…" He added slowly remembering the molted skin lying on the ground as the two other Enterrans looked at him. "Did any of you find a skin lying on the ground where Gyasa should have been defeated?"
"Yeah…" Replied Mushra and Sago at once as the two looked at each other confused as Kutal rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"Something's not right here…" Said Kutal after a while as the two other Enterrans looked at him. "If we all found molted skin where Gyasa should have been defeated… Then does that mean…?"
"That I really wasn't defeated?" Asked a familiar voice finishing off Kutal's question as the three Enterrans looked over.
"Gyasa?" Exclaimed the three Enterrans at once shocked beyond all human recognition.
"Oh! You seem a little surprised that I'm still alive." Said Gyasa innocently as the three Enterrans just stared at him. He stood up from the building he had been sitting on as he added, "Oh, Mushra? I know this must be killing you…"
"What…?" Asked Mushra confused as Gyasa just grinned evilly at him.
"Your human friend…" Replied Gyasa taking a step forward allowing the tips of his shoes to hand over the edge of the building. "I don't think I need to go on." He added as the Enterran's eyes widened as he remembered the prince's statement about destroying him will be the only way to save Neko.
"You…!" Exclaimed Mushra taking a step forward but he was promptly cut off when a hand and arm blocked his way. He looked over surprised as he asked confused, "Sago?"
"If we couldn't defeat him alone before. What makes you think you can do it know?" Asked Sago as Kutal and Mushra looked at him.
"We need to hit him all at once." Added Kutal as Sago shook his head.
"All right." Agreed Mushra grinning before the three Enterrans turned their attentions to Gyasa, who didn't look too scared under the Enterrans gaze.
"I'll go first! Enterra Quake!" Exclaimed Kutal bringing both fists down on the ground.
"Aqua Tornado!" Yelled Sago throwing both hands out in front of him as a horizontal tornado ripped through the air.
"Hyper Flame!" Yelled Mushra throwing a hand out in from of him as a column of fire spiraled towards the prince.
"Weak…" Muttered Gyasa before jumping over Kutal's attack and ducking under Sago's attack, but he was too slow to avoid Mushra's attack, which slammed into him. The Prince of Reptiles screamed as the fire burned his skin and hair.
"Would you do the honors, Mushra?" Asked Sago gesturing a hand towards the swaying and obviously burnt beyond the point of fighting back Gyasa, who stumbled forward trying to remain on his feet.
Mushra grinned as he leaped towards Gyasa, who saw him coming. "No! Please! Have mercy!" Begged Gyasa as the fire Enterrans got closer.
"Did you have any mercy towards Neko?" Exclaimed Mushra his grin being replaced with a scowl. "You had no right to turn her to stone just because she was a human, you monster!" He added before slicing Gyasa from his left shoulder diagonally down till his spear ran out of Enterran to cut through.
Gyasa screamed as flashes of white light poured out of the slit in his chest as the three Enterrans watched intrigued. "No…!" He moaned softly as he collapsed to his knees. "How could you have defeated me…?" He added trailing off as he fell face first to the ground.
"Wait…" Said Kutal after a few seconds of nothing happening. "Something's wrong here. Where's his card?" He asked as the prince's body suddenly turned white.
"Kutal's right. There is something definitely wrong here…" Added Sago trailing off when the prince's apparently 'dead' body began to twitch.
"What the…!" Exclaimed the three Enterrans at once when Gyasa's white skin cracked open and a completely fine Prince of Reptiles rose up from the discarded skin.
"Happy to see me, boys?" Asked Gyasa with a soft hiss.
"H-how…?" Stammered Mushra obviously confused as the prince stared at him grinning evilly.
"Well, if you must know…" Started Gyasa with a soft sigh sounding a tad annoyed. "Every time one of you thinks you defeated me you haven't, right?" He asked as the Enterrans just stared dumbly at him. "And, the only thing you find is my skin. Well… Every time one of you mistakenly makes me lose a layer of skin I get stronger and resistant to your attacks!" He exclaimed laughing evilly as the three Enterrans mouths dropped open.
"No way!" Exclaimed Mushra dumbfounded.
"He's resistant to our attacks now!" Asked Sago sounding worried.
Kutal kept staring at Gyasa, who seemed to be getting a charge out of their reactions. He then remembered that their combined attack was enough to stun the prince for just enough time for one of them to leap in and finish the job, but they had to make sure it was for good this time. He looked over at his two friends and exclaimed, "Come on! We have to hit him at the same time! It worked before so maybe…!"
"It won't work this time, kitty…" Interrupted Gyasa leaping up into the air. "I'm resistant to that attack too… Venom Blaster!" He yelled as his hair twisted around as a large snake's head popped out of the middle. The snake opened his mouth and left loose a powerful blast as the three Enterrans looked up at the approaching blast and screamed.
"Whoa…!" Screamed Yakumo sailing forward as a powerful blast ripped through the area they were in. She groaned painfully as she slammed into the back of Hakuba, who had caught Rei in his mouth as the young kitten went flying towards the acid water with the spiders thread clutched in his paws. "What is going on!" She screamed hoping she was heard over the loud noise as she clutched desperately at her vehicle's smooth metal sides. She bent closer to Hakuba grimacing as the strongest part of the blast swept past them.
"I don't know…" Replied Hakuba looking back at the human as the blast suddenly settled down in a second. "Whatever it was I don't think it was good…"
Neko…? Thought Mushra weakly looking up at a figure standing in front of him. Due to the sun being directly behind the figure and his temporary blurry vision he could have sworn that that was the young human standing in front of him. The blast from Gyasa had drained him and his friends of their energy so it didn't even dawn on Mushra right away the Neko was stuck at the bottom of the acid lake encased in stone.
"I'm too weak to move…" Groaned Sago suddenly bringing Mushra out of his thoughts. Mushra gasped as he realized the Gyasa was standing in front of him and not Neko.
"We have to get up, Sago…" Encouraged Kutal weakly as Mushra's anger suddenly flared.
"But, he's drained us of all of our strength…" Groaned Sago as Mushra suddenly became enraged at Gyasa. Mushra could hardly take it anymore. First, he turned Neko to stone just because she was a human, and he didn't even want to think what he would do to Yakumo if he got his hands on her. Just because Neko was a human didn't mean she deserved what the prince did to her… Just because she probably killed tons of Enterrans without thinking about it… She didn't deserve what the prince had given her… Now, Gyasa had hurt his friends just for trying to save her… He couldn't take it… None of them had deserved this. Especially her…
"How could you do this!" Asked Mushra enraged suddenly finding enough strength to yell at the reptile. "She never did anything to you! Why did you turn her to stone! How could you be so…?"
"She was a human!" Yelled Gyasa suddenly shocking the three Enterrans. "Isn't that enough of a reason! They were weaker then us! How can you be so stupid! We deserved to destroy them! We deserved to have this planet to ourselves! How can you go against your our species? How can you protect a monster like her!"
Because… Thought Mushra suddenly as Neko's face flashed in his mind. He though about the first time they met in that marsh when he rescued what he thought was another human. When she joined there fights against Kind Daku and eventually joined their adventure to Shinzo. And, the recent events… Their fight against Waru's band of lizard lackeys and against Waru himself. And, the very recent event of Gyasa turning her to stone instead of Yakumo after the young human had boldly tried to rescue the older human. She paid the ultimate and underserved price for being a human… But, in spite of all that… It was simple because… I love her… Added Mushra mentally not bothering to use the past tense because he believed she was still alive. Waiting to be rescued from her stone prison… "Because, she's not a monster!" Yelled Mushra suddenly standing up as Gyasa looked at him surprised as the Enterran flung his arm out in front of him. "Hyper Flame!" He screamed giving it everything he had, everything he was. This was for her… The angel trapped at the bottom of a lake…
Gyasa laughed evilly as the fire whirled past him not leaving a single scratch. Mushra increased the fire as the prince said, "Why bother, Mushra? I told you. I'm resistant to your attacks now. Nothing you can do can hurt me." The fire Enterran kept up the stream of fire as Gyasa's hair twisted up in a very familiar way. "Venom Blast!" He yelled releasing a toned down version of his other attack, which hit Mushra and sent him flying.
"Mushra!" Exclaimed Sago and Kutal at once pulling them self's up into a sitting position as Gyasa grinned evilly at the obviously hurt and downed Enterran.
"So, Mushra? How would you like to taste a size ten boot?" Asked Gyasa walking over to the fire Enterran, who made no attempt to even try and get up.
Neko… I'm sorry… Thought Mushra as a lone tear ran down his bruised face. I couldn't save you… Please… Forgive me… He added mentally as more tears started to steam down his face. It was funny… He didn't care what happened to him. He didn't care if Gyasa killed him here and now. He didn't care… But, the thought of him not being able to save Neko… It just tore his heart in half… He wanted to see her face once last time. And, not as a stone statue… As a real, living girl…
"Mushra! Watch out!" Screamed Sago and Kutal as Mushra looked up to see the prince's boot coming for his body. The fire Enterran closed his eyes as he felt the prince's boot collide with his stomach. All the air left his lungs in a gasp as he went flying through the trees.
Yakumo gasped looking over her shoulder as her grip on the spiders thread weakened. "Yakumo? What's wrong?" Asked Estee worried as her grip weakened.
"Hey, you two! Grab on before we lose her!" Yelled Rei sounding angry as the two females gasped before turning their attentions back to the spiders thread clutched in their hands, paws, and mouth.
"I don't know…" Replied Yakumo grunting as they made little process with getting Neko's body out of the lake. "I could have sworn I heard something crashing through the forest in the direction Mushra, Sago, and Kutal went…"
"This is fun!" Exclaimed Gyasa walking towards the downed fire Enterran, who made no attempt to move. "Don't you think so, Mushra?" He asked elbowing Sago away from him as the water Enterran jumped him from the side. "Don't you like fun, Mushra?" He added leaping back as Kutal jumped him from the other side. The prince quickly cracked the lion Enterran in the back of the neck with both fists clasped together before continuing towards Mushra. "Well?" He asked stopping in front of Mushra, but he got no response from the downed Enterran. This is no fun! Thought Gyasa pouting slightly before looking up. An evil grin suddenly spread across his face as he noticed Yakumo, the kittens, and Hakuba trying to pull something out of the lake by what looked like a spider's thread. "Ah, look!" He exclaimed realizing they were probably trying to rescue their human friend. "Kitty litter…"
Kutal looked up to see Gyasa go leaping towards the small group by the lake's edge as he stood up and exclaimed, "Rei! Sen! Estee!"
"Yakumo!" Yelled Sago getting up and joining Kutal's side as Mushra slowly stood up rubbing his head.
"What…?" Asked Mushra sounding a little confused as his two Enterran friends rushed past him.
"The kittens and Yakumo are in danger!" Yelled Sago as he ran past the obviously confused fire Enterran.
"Pull!" Exclaimed Yakumo as the group backed up a little. "We've almost got her!" She added before screaming finding herself sprawled out on the ground with the kittens piled on top of her. "What…?" She asked confused looking at the cut piece of spiders thread in her hand as the kittens gasped. She looked up and her face turned pale as she noticed Gyasa standing in front of them with a sword in his hand.
"This should get your Enterran friend's attentions!" He exclaimed lashing out at the small group with his sword as Yakumo gasped and threw herself over the kittens.
Yakumo eyes widened as she heard a painful roar and a surprised gasp above her. She looked up and exclaimed, "Kutal!"
"Stupid move, kitty…" Commented Gyasa on the lion Enterran placing himself between the small group and the prince taking the hit instead of the human.
"You'll never hurt them!" Exclaimed Kutal slowly through clenched teeth as he waited for the searing pain across his back to die down to a manageable level.
"Really?" Asked Gyasa with a smirk. "And, just how do you plan on stopping me?"
"Like this!" Exclaimed Kutal whirling around and landing a solid punch on the prince's face.
Gyasa grunted as he hit the ground, he sat up surprised rubbing his face. The lion Enterran actually managed to get a hit in. "How did you do that?" He asked dumbfounded, his level of power should've let him foresee that that was coming. Ah, I see! Exclaimed Gyasa mentally as Kutal roared angrily. The kitty's anger towards me wanting to hurt his friends made him more powerful. I have to exterminate him quickly before his power grows even more…
"This is the end of you!" Exclaimed Kutal angrily flying at the prince, who just remained on the ground looking dumbfounded. The lion Enterran tackled the Prince of Reptiles right there on the ground as a flash of silver caught the human's attention just before Kutal touched the prince.
Yakumo's eyes widened as Kutal's eyes did the same as an evil grin appeared on Gyasa face as he asked, "Your friend got to taste my boot… But how do you like the taste of cold, hard steel?"
"Kutal!" Exclaimed Yakumo and the kittens at once worried as the prince threw the lion Enterran off of him and he landed right in front of the human and kittens.
"Kutal!" Exclaimed Mushra and Sago at once as Gyasa stood up grinning evilly as Kutal started to disintegrate right front of their eyes.
"My card…" Said Kutal weakly reaching out towards Mushra and Sago as they approached him as his body disappeared even more.
"Kutal!" Exclaimed Yakumo leaping forwards as the rest of Kutal's body exploded into a shower of multi-colored glitter that rained down around her as her body hit the ground. She sat up wincing as Kutal's Encard suddenly fell into her lap; she looked down at the card and whispered, "No, Kutal…"
"This is no fair!" Sobbed the three kittens at once falling into a heap on the ground. "We want our uncle back now!" They added as Yakumo looked up surprised as Mushra took the lion Enterran's card out of her shaking hand.
"Mushra…?" She softly asked confused as Mushra just gave her a small reassuring smile as he looked up.
Mushra's eyes suddenly widened as he noticed Sago leaping towards the prince. "Sago!" He exclaimed catching the human's attention, who looked up and gasped. "What are you doing!"
"I'm finishing him off!" Replied Sago angrily as Gyasa looked up as the water Enterran threw a hand into the air as the acid water behind the prince started to bubble.
"What!" Gasped Gyasa turning around to see a column of acid water heading straight towards him. "Nice try, though." He added as he leaped out of the way and towards Sago, who got his metal boomerang out.
"Sago!" Yelled Mushra as he watched the two Enterrans connect in mid-air and in a flash of silver separate.
"Sago…?" Asked Yakumo worried as the water Enterran landed on the ground and stumbled forward. "Sago!" She yelled as he suddenly collapsed to his knees his body beginning to disintegrate just as Kutal's body had done.
"Don't let him take my spirit…" Said Sago weakly reaching towards Mushra, who had tears in his eyes.
"Sago!" Yelled Yakumo reaching towards Sago crying as the Enterran's body suddenly exploded leaving nothing but his card in its wake.
"Not Sago too!" Wailed the kittens still huddled together in a heap on the ground.
"Well, Mushra…" Said Gyasa suddenly as Mushra walked over and picked up his friend's card. "Let's just get this over with and you can join your friends."
"I don't think so!" Exclaimed Mushra suddenly as Yakumo looked at him surprised as Gyasa copied her reaction. "They sacrificed themselves on purpose! Now, I have their card power! He added holding his friend's cards up so Gyasa could see them one last time. "Hyper-Form Mushrambo!" He exclaimed throwing the cards into the air above him as Yakumo and prince watched spellbound. The cards circled around Mushra's head before being absorbed into the blue spots in the front of his chest plate. Yakumo and Gyasa shielded their eyes as a blinding but brilliant white light erupted from his body as he leaped straight up becoming a streak of white light himself. Gyasa watched as the light passed over his head and touched down on a mushroom topped ground rising from the acid lake
Yakumo gasped as the light faded to reveal a purple haired samurai standing on the ground rising from the lake. "So, he has revealed himself…" Said Gyasa suddenly as Yakumo looked at him. "Mushrambo… The greatest Enterran warrior ever…"
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I'm done! Yay! Oh, and don't worry. I usually don't get that sappy in a scene. I just wanted to make sure there was an unsaid connection between Mushra and Neko. I hope I accomplished that… I hope… Anyway! R&R! I'll keep saying it until more people to review! Come on! Do I have to find out where you live and come and find you! Do I! I hope not! So, just review! Even if its just to say it sucks! Come on!
