Desola
Tracey stopped to take another picture. Sammy groaned. "Would you stop doing that? You're making us look like bad tourists. I mean, you've taken twelve pictures of the trees alone. Is it really necessary?"
"Of course it is." he replied, taking another shot. "You said we should gather information, so that's what I'm doing."
"Whatever." Sammy looked around the roads and saw a familiar face. Staring back it him, the same coy smile on his face, was their savior from the warehouse. "Look!" When he tried to run at him, he was hit by a car, which he tumbled up and over, a few ribs cracking.
"Are you okay?" Tracey asked, kneeling at his friend's side. Sammy jumped up, ignoring the pain, and chased after the man, who had begun to retreat. Tracey followed his friend. The duo saw the trench coat wearer turn around a nearby corner into an alley. When they followed, they found themselves at gunpoint, Gary as the gunman.
"Hi, guys." Sammy jumped at him quickly, kicking the gun from his hand, wincing from the pain in his side as bullets flew upward. Tracey put up a loud gust of wind to block out the noise, so as not to draw attention to the fight. Gary jumped back, quipping, "Where's Ash?"
"Bite me." the stretch grenade appeared in Sammy's hands. He threw it at Gary, wrapping around his neck. "I can make this thing blow your head off. Right now, I want to. Now, how do you keep following us?"
Suddenly, the grenade blew up. When the smoke cleared, Gary was unharmed and a mysterious teen was standing with him. He had shaggy, blonde hair, parted in the middle. On his face were a pair of friendly, emerald eyes and a dark smile. He wore a red hoodie and brown, baggy pants, a wallet chain hanging to the side. On his right middle finger, there was a dark green ring. Gary began to chuckle. "Meet my partner, Tony Jones."
"So you two are members of the Battle Netwarriors?" his voice seemed friendly, but they weren't buying it. "I really do wish that I was at liberty to tell you about our motives and abilities of following you, but it really isn't my fault that you don't know basic Netwarrior techniques. Now, the two of us will be going."
"What!" Gary exclaimed. "But Demitri told us to finish them off!"
"We could, but I don't think we could take on three of our enemies, especially the one standing behind you." the guy in the brown trench stepped out of the darkness at Tony's words.
"So," the sandy haired teen chuckled. "still able to see me wherever I am, eh?"
"Well, darkness is my elemental power."
"Uh, got to go." Gary ran up the wall next to him, nervous. The would be savior also disappeared at this time, leaving Tony, Sammy, and Tracey in the alley.
"Can't wait for us to meet again. If I didn't know how big a coward Gary was, I could call him back and take you on. However, I will leave you with a gift." Tony raised his right hand and his ring fired a grappling hook at the roof, made of the dark green energy from the ring. Before he used it, he charged forward, spinning on his heel and slamming his other heel, which had a dark green spike now protruding from it, hard into Sammy's injured side. Sammy let out a scream of bloody murder as he was thrown hard into the wall, blood already seeping through his shirt.
"Sammy!" Tracey shouted, as Tony shot up to the roofs, leaving the two Netwarriors to themselves.
The House
"So now what do we do?" Lan asked, finishing the soup. They had regrouped, sans Sammy, and filled each other in on what had happened. "I mean, Demitri has Serena, Gary is back with a new partner, Sammy's been hospitalized, and we're clueless."
"On the plus side, we have a new team member." Ash chimed in. Molly had fallen asleep earlier, both from exhaustion from her walk and her attack on Demitri, so she was now in the next room sleeping.
"That still doesn't help us find Demitri." Chaud sighed. "And that's not to mention that we're down a warrior."
"I can help with the former." the door had opened, followed by the savior stepping into the room. "My name is Canute Summers, and Demitri is my brother."
Desola- Warehouse Demitri stared at the queen standing before him. He smiled mockingly. "So glad you could join us again tonight, Serena." she tried to punch him, but he caught her fist and lifted her upside down, above his head. He looked up at her. "How many times do I have to tell you, only you can't hope to fight me without your powers, which you can't access in this warehouse. That became obvious when you tried to escape a few weeks ago. You can leave whenever you want, though, if you can get past Tony and Gary."
The latter of the two stepped into the room. "Uh, Demitri?"
"What is it, Gary?" the gray haired leader said annoyed.
"You know how you wanted us to attack and kill Sammy and Tracey?" Serena tensed up, thinking of her brother with worry. "Well, your brother showed up, so we had to retreat. Your not angry, are you?"
Demitri's smile returned. "Of course not, but," he threw the queen at Gary, his full force in the throw. The two were sent flying across the room, onto the train tracks. "take Serena back to her room."
Gary struggled to his feet, holding the fighting queen. "Okay, Demitri."
As he stepped into the next room, he heard Tony laugh. He appeared from the darkness. "You realize you're his whipping boy."
"Shut up!" Gary growled throwing Serena down. "He just likes you because you have the same element he does. If I had Darkness and you had Water, then we'd see who he liked."
"You don't get it, do you? He likes me because I can keep my cool. You know why you were so easily influenced to his side? You saw it as a chance to get back at Ash. I just wanted to have some fun."
"That's it!" Gary erupted, letting at a surge of water. He began to pump it out from a pipe below. "I'm going to prove that I'm a better than you!"
Seeing her chance, she ran for the exit. "You idiot! Let me down! She's escaping!"
The House
"I'll start at the beginning. I've been the one helping Ash of the past communicate with you. My element is Telekinesis."
"How is that an element?"
"Do you want answers or not." Canute growled. the room got quiet. "Good. Past Ash has been here in the Afterlife for a long time, not wanting to cross over until a new team was formed. He's gone now."
"Let's move on. Demitri was one of the top three Netwarriors, always placing in the top ten of The Eon Tournament. What no one knew, was that he was half demon."
"What?"
"Yeah. My father, Oron, wanted to end our family's evil ways, so he became a Netwarrior. That's how he met my mother. Eventually, Demitri was born. Two years later, Ghaleon, and five more, me. By the time I joined at sixteen, he was deep into the team. No one expected him to betray us."
"What can you tell us about the rest of the Netwarriors?"
"Well, Ash, you were a top swordsman. Tracey, you were a decent fighter, but you felt more at home in front of a computer. Lan, Chaud, you were best known as stakeout masters. You were both very observant, which is why P. Ash had you infiltrate the Palace. And Sammy, you weren't a master, but you always did the best possible at whatever you could. You wanted to prove you weren't a spoiled prince. Molly was special because she was one of three known warriors that were Metal masters."
"What about our enemies?"
"Gary, as you know, was an aquatic fighter. Tony and Demitri, they mastered the Darkness. It wasn't unusual for that element to end up evil, but no one suspected it of Demitri. He seemed like he would be in control of it. Of course, it was also thought that-"
A sudden knock was heard on the door, cutting Canute off. Tracey went to open it and Serena fell in.
Next: Tony vs. Chaud
For future reference, Canute is from Monster Rancher Advance 2, and Tony Jones is from Magi Nation, and I've been writing a story on the latter, called Ultimate Journey. Even if you've never heard of Magi Nation, I've tried to make it something you could jump into.
