AAAHHHH- Thank you for the reviews! I really appreciated it! Aand I'll try to continue this as fast as I can since next week's...school time. And this will be be the school year I'll graduate. :'D
Looks like Quake needs to rest…but why did he think that they're gone? Is it because he didn't get informed..? Weird…starting from Thunderstorm's accident, things are starting to get weird.
I stretched my arms and sat on the couch. I leaned on Blaze, who seemed to play a game with Fang and Gopal.
"Hey Blaze, is your arm okay? What happened last night anyway?" I looked at Blaze and asked.
"Well, we seemed to encountered a fake Ice last night and attacked me…I…don't know why." He said and pause the game. He putted the controller beside him. And it seemed that Fang and Gopal are on his attention now.
"Wait, fake Ice..? What do you mean by that?" Gopal asked and leaned to the couch.
"It means that he has the same powers, face, and clothes, Gopal. But his personality? I…I'm not so sure about that though. But after I burned that faker to pieces, he started to vanish out of thin air but with a strange aura surrounding him." Blaze explained.
We stared at him for a minute. Maybe it's a work of a Power Sphere? I'm downright confused.
"Maybe that's a work of a Power Sphere?" Fang questioned in curiosity.
"But how can a Power Sphere exists here? I thought we saved some of them? And also, the Commander or Ochobot is gonna tell us if a Power Sphere is present here." Gopal said.
They started to brainstorm their hypothesis. I remember that Quake was there…fake Ice…Quake finding Solar…maybe Quake knows this? Hmm…then again he needs some time alone…Nah, I'll just go and ask him.
I stood up and went upstairs. That's odd, the room's quiet…too quiet. I checked on Solar and Thorn's room to see if Solar's sleeping. I didn't agree with them that Solar's just sleeping here, it feels so…wrong. Solar's the third person to wake up early and he isn't even tired from yesterday…or some faker attacked him!
"Solar!" I burst the door open and looked at the bed.
Solar's…gone..?
What the..? Maybe he's with Quake? Oh geez, I'm panicking!
I ran outside the bedroom to go to Quake's room.
I burst the door open again. "Qua—"
Thunderstorm covered his lips with his index finger. "He's sleeping, Cyclone." He quietly said.
That's odd; I didn't know that Thunderstorm followed him here.
"What'cha doin' here bro? And, uh, have you seen Solar?" I said and stood beside him, seeing Quake sleeping peacefully.
"Oh, I'm just here to ask him to battle with someone. You know, just to have my skills trained while I'm blind. Oh, Solar left and said that he wants to go outside for some fresh air." Thunderstorm said while looking at the window. "If only I could see the stars again…"
I frowned when I heard his voice cracked. Thunderstorm loves to sleep under the stars. There's one time that he pleaded to Granddad that he wants to sleep outside but the words that Granddad's mouth came out is 'no'. Thunderstorm's so sad that he storms out on the kitchen room, until he saw me smirking. Oh how I love the childish attitude he makes rarely. I sometimes saw him looking through the window sighing, hoping that he'll sleep under the stars.
Thunderstorm looked at me and smiled faintly, "Could you describe them for me, Cyclone?"
I bit my lips, trying not to be sad. I took a deep breath. "Y-Yeah…sure."
I opened the window and looked at the night sky. "Well, there are thousands of stars shining like crystals in different sizes; a big, grey cheese is shining too…"
I heard Thunderstorm's snicker. I looked at him and chuckled and looked back at the night sky. "Well, overall, we're like in a cave seeing many glowing crystals with a big, grey cheese hanging at the top." I said and snickered.
Thunderstorm laughs –not too loud because Quake's sleeping. "Can I have a request, brother?"
I closed the window and looked at him. "Sure, what is it?"
Thunderstorm summoned his blade and pointed it at me, which makes me startled all of the sudden. "Would you be my opponent?"
I hanged my mouth open in shock. Okay firstly, I'm dealing with a battle-maniac here, secondly, why is he choosing me over Blaze? Those two are the best when it comes to battle! And thirdly, why is he aiming his blade at me? It makes me wonder that he wants to kill me right here, right now.
"Uh, Cyclone? Are you still here?" he asked and peered around, although he can't see.
"U-Uh, yeah! Still here bro." I said and rubbed my nape.
"So, are you up for it?" he asked me one more time.
I took a deep breath. Relax, Cyclone, this is just a practice, no one could get hurt.
"Yup!" I said.
Thunderstorm smiled. "I'll meet you outside, brother." He said and walked out. Oh wait, he still needs some assistance!
I walked out from Quake's room and approaches Thunderstorm. "Do you need some help, bro?" I asked.
Thunderstorm shook his head. "No, I can deal with this myself now." He smiled and went downstairs slowly.
"A-Alright…" I said worriedly and went back to Quake's room to sit beside him. "You know, Quake, I sometimes wonder why you accept Thunderstorm's idea that I'll fight him over Blaze…oh wait; he's hurt from the accident last night. He could've chosen you over me…then again—"
A hand gripped my arm. I startled and yelped like a child seeing a nightmare from a carnival. That was embarrassing…
"H-Help…" Quake groaned.
"W-What the heck, Quake?! W-Why are you scaring me like that?! Y-You know I'm nervous fighting Thunderstorm!" I stuttered.
Quake groaned in pain. Wait, is he hurt..?
"Quake, what happened to you?" I asked with a serious tone.
"G-Get the kit…please…" Quake pleaded.
"Cyclone, are you ready?" Thunderstorm shouted from the outside. Oh shoot, if I can't go there, he'll be disappointed, but Quake's in pain…wait, is he bleeding? For mercy's sake what should I do first?!
"Cyclone…" Quake called.
"Y-Yeah..?" I said and gulped. Please don't get mad at me, please don't get mad at me—
"Whatever you do, avoid attacking Thunderstorm. I know that you're good at defense, but let me hear you this; he isn't the real Thunderstorm."
My eyes widened. But how..? UGH my head hurts so badly! First Thunderstorm's blind, second is Blaze, third is Quake, and now he's telling me that he's not real?! What's going on?!
"Cyclone, are you forfeiting the battle?" Thunderstorm asked. Shoot, he's losing patience…
"Just avoid attacking him, Cyclone, got that?" Quake advised.
"B-But how about—"
"Me?" Quake broke in. "Don't worry, tell Blaze or Thorn to get the kit, got that?"
I took a deep breath. "Yep!" I ran outside the room and went downstairs. I stopped in the living room to talk to Blaze.
"Hey, can you get the kit and aid Quake for me please? I'm having a battle with…'Thunderstorm' here." I whispered, not to annoy the others who're…watching a movie in the TV.
"Wait, is Quake—"
"Hurt? Yeah, he is. Now hurry up before he bleeds to death!" I whispered.
"R-Right." Blaze nodded and went to the kitchen. There goes the same for me, going outside
Relax, Cyclone, you can do this. But why is Quake referring to Thunderstorm as fake? Wait a minute…Blaze and Quake encountered fake Ice, then Quake tries to find Solar…maybe the Solar here is fake too?— oof!
I tripped on a rock, great. And I just realized…that too much thinking can block your sight...
Thunderstorm's laughter can be heard. How dare you mock me, you faker…
"Oh my, it seems like you're nervous for this." Thunderstorm said, helping me stand up. "Don't worry; I won't go easy on you."
"What?"
A force field surrounds us— no, it's like we're stuck in a dome but, this dome…is sparking with electricity. I guess Quake's right…he's going to kill me now.
"Now, now, my brother." He demurred. "Don't be scared, I'm not going to kill you, this dome is!" he said as he started to slash those electrical blades at me. Heh, good thing that I'm good at dodging and defense, but there's no good at this situation right now!
I equipped my hover board and hover meters above Thunderstorm.
He smirked. "Aren't you forgetting something~" he said and gripped his fists, making the dome smaller.
"Ouch!" I yelped as my hand got electrocuted by the dome. I slowly hovered down while activating my shield. It's like a tornado, but smaller, just to protect me.
"Oh aren't you a coward~" he mocked. Ugh…I thought in disgust. "You know, I didn't really want to do this, but, I know what Quake said to you. Me? A faker?" he laughed as the dome got smaller. "I know you couldn't believe it but wake up Cyclone, you aren't living in the real world!" he shouted and crushed me with his dome.
D-Damn it…I feel numb…
"Not a chance!" A fireball hit Thunderstorm's head.
The dome disappeared and I collapsed in the ground. I breathe heavily and I can't see clearly…I...I feel so numb right now…
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I feel…the hotness from the flame…
I only see buildings being eaten by the raged flames…
I see…someone approached me…
S-Solar..? No…Thunderstorm..?
"Welcome to Hell, Cyclone."
