Chapter 7 The introduction of the mysterious one
The carebears and their cousins all took off together in there cloud cars to invade Noheart's kingdom by surprise. But little did they know that they did not have the element of surprise on their side. Wishbear & Tenderheart bear were back together in their cloudcar with Wishbear looking at the picture I. Joaquin Benividas while Tenderheart drove.
"Do you think he's the one that we're looking for?" Asked Wishbear.
"I do. But even if he isn't, we still must help Darkage leave from the darkside of the force." Said Tenderheart who was on the driver's side of the cloudmobile.
"I hope it is the one we are looking for," Wishbear said with hope. "I also hope that we could convince him to stop being Noheart's apprentice!"
"Then what?" Asked Tenderheart.
"What do you mean?" Asked Wishbear.
"Will this Darkage have any place to live if he refuses to be Noheart's apprentice?"
"I don't know," Replied WishBear. "Maybe just like Aqua bear, Redemptionheart bear, and Lonesomeheart bear, he'll join us to be part of our family." Wishbear said with hope.
"A human join the carebear family? I don't know about that Wishbear." He said shaking his head side to side with doubt.
"Why not," Asked Wishbear defensively. "Weve accepted all kinds of creatures in these last two years. So I don't see a reason we can't have a human as part of our family."
"Would he be considered a cousin or a carebear then?" Asked Tenderheart as both bears laughed.
"Everyone, be ready to engage in one minute." Said Nobleheart over the radio to all the carebears.
"I think he should be a cousin," Said Tenderheart. "Because he's definitely not a carebear."
"He could be if we made him wear a carebear hat like we made Beastly wear." Wishbear snickered.
"If you do that with as old as he his, he might run back to Noheart like Beastly did." Both bears were now laughing harder than before.
"Prepare to engage," Said Braveheart as Noheart's castle came into view. "CHARGE!!!" As they all approached the castle, they noticed a human dressed in a black hooded sleeveless tunic down below. "Nobleheart, who's that?" Asked Braveheart over the radio.
"I don't know. Let's go down there and find out." Nobleheart replied. "Everyone, there is somebody on the ground. Let's go and meet him but take caution!" All the Carebears landed shortly after that message at about twenty feet away from the stranger. As they approached and got a better look at him, they saw that he wore a black hooded sleeveless knee length tunic, and underneath that was a sable t-shirt and a black garb with ninja style pants. On his feet were black boots made of leather and around his neck was a sable clasp embedded with a purple heart shaped locket that had a single chain hanging down with a red amulet attached to it. He was about 5'9" in height and looked to be about 170 in weight with light brown curly hair. He had a light skin complexion on his face.
"Just a little further carebears and you shall meet your doom MOHHAHAHAHA!" Said Noheart from afar inside his castle watching from a high center tower with his host of villains. All of the carebears walked toward the mysterious stranger who had hid his face still hidden inside his black cowl. Trueheart and Nobleheart stepped within six feet in front of the stranger.
"Excuse us, but who are you?" Asked Nobleheart. The stranger just remained silent.
"Please, tell us why you are here?" Asked Trueheart.
"Trueheart! Nobleheart! Look out," Shouted Aqua Bear. The two elder bears turned to face the caring guardian. "I sense the darkside in him with incredible powers of the force!" The aqua marine colored bear warned as the stranger began to cackle with cold hearted laughter.
"I've waited eleven years for this!" Said the stranger. Wishbear moved up to get a closer look at the stranger who had just removed his cowl. The stranger looked like he was in his late twenties. "And now I can finally avenge my parents!"
"Joaquin? Joaquin, is that you?" Shouted Wishbear from afar. The stranger looked right up at the teal furry bear.
"Who said that?" Demanded the stranger.
"I did," Confessed Wishbear coming forward with her paw raised until she stood just in front of the stranger. "It is you." She said with a happy face.
"So, you discovered my former name." Said the stranger. "Yes, we looked around your property." Said Wishbear.
"So it wasn't enough for you to destroy my parent's and take away my happiness. But now you have to steal stuff that doesn't belong to you!"
"I'm sorry but we had to!" Argued Wishbear.
"ENOUGH!" Wish bear stepped back at his sudden out burst. "We end this here and now. I will now repay you for you did to my parents!" The stranger immediately reached inside his pant pocket and activated a double edged saber which shined a bright red against the purple clouds. He took a swipe with his double edged saber at Nobleheart and Trueheart who barely evaded the sword.
"Take cover!" Shouted Nobleheart as he ran away from the stranger. The man immediately charged right at the carebears. As he made a dash and swung toward's Wishbear, Wishbear froze in her tracks from the unexpected attack and could not move as Darkage's saber came slicing down at high velocity. Wishbear threw her hands up over her head. Gazzxt! zzrxxt
"You will not hurt them!" Wish Bear looked up and saw Aqua bear blocking the red sword that would have killed her. "Run Wish Bear!" Wishbear did not think twice and split faster than Swiftheart. "Why do you want to hurt us?" Asked Aqua bear while engaging the mysterious stranger with his marine blue saber. But the stranger ignored his question and continued attacking the cariing guardian with clear cut focus. "Answer Me!" Demanded Aqua bear. But to no avail. Out of slight anger, Aqua bear swiped at the mysterious one in frustration but only managed to cut the chain which held the red locket. The stranger immediately countered reaching out with one hand using the force and knocked him ten feet away from him. As the stranger bent down to one knee picking up the red locket, he effected a block behind him. Lonesomeheart bear tried another strike but the mysterious one blocked it a second time without looking. After that, the stranger quickly stood up and turned and engaged the hot pink colored bear. Gazzxt! Gazzxt! Zzrxxt! Zzrxxt! The battle continued to rage with the mysterious one moving with incredible speed making Lonesomeheart look like a turtle. Finally, the stranger knocked Lonesomeheart's saber away and pushed her back with a...
"Koshikakayha!" A long red blast of energy blasted right in Lonesomeheart's chest and sent her flying away into the wind.
"Lonesomeheart Bear," Shouted Harmony Bear. She ran towards the mysterious one and got in her stance. "No one hurts those I care for, carebear star," The stare came out but he maneuvered to his right and the stare missed. "Huh? Stare," She missed again as he dashed to his left. "Stare!" He jumped over her attack showing incredible leaping ability. As Harmony Bear got ready to blast him with another carebear stare, the stranger beat her to the punch reaching out with his nonweapoded hand using the force and knocked her back to where Lonesomeheart bear had fallen. The stranger charged forward again but this time, it was towards Tenderheart Bear. Tenderheart ran in fear with the man hot in tracks.
"AAAAGHHH! Help me!" Shouted Tenderheart as he ran for all he was worth.
"No one can save you! MOHAHAHAHAHA!" The stranger shouted as he bounced up and down quickly closing the gap between himself and Tenderheart. He reached out for Tenderheart bear with his nonweaponed hand, but then he got knocked down by a unexpected attack and lost his Saber. He immediately kicked up and out with both legs pulling himself back onto his feet and looked for the attackers. It was Trueheart and Nobleheart standing side by side with there eyes looking mad.
"That's enough Joaquin!" Said Trueheart.
"That name no longer has any meaning for me!"
"Then who are you?" Asked Nobleheart.
"I am Darkage! Noheart's apprentice," He said proudly. "Prepare to meet your maker!" Darkage deactivated his weapon, placed it in his pocket and reached out with both hands reaching forward choking Trueheart and Nobleheart with the force. They both reached for there throats as they were floating off the ground being choked by Darkage.
"Leave them alone!" Shouted Tenderheart Bear.
Darkage closed his hands into fists and tightening his grip on Trueheart and Nobleheart's throats. "Now Die!"
"NOOOOO," Shouted Tenderheart Bear who came charging in after Darkage. "Let them GOOO!" Tenderheart shouted as he dove into Darkage tackling him. Trueheart and Nobleheart were immediately released from Darkage's grip. Tenderheart bear got up and stared down upon his enemy. Darkage looked to be unconscious so Tenderheart bear lifted his paw up in celebration. "I did it! I beat him!" But then, he felt himself not being able to breath as he now grasped onto the hand with both paws which now had a hold of his throat. Darkage got to his feet and thrusted Tenderheart Bear's body up by the throat into the air and slammed him to the ground.
"Tenderheart," Yelled Wishbear. "Take this Darkage! Stare," Darkage backhanded the stare sending it flying to his left. Wishbear looked stunned. "Huh? How did you block that?" She muttered. Like usual Darkage ignored her question and continue choking Tenderheart. "Stare!" Darkage batted Wishbear's stare away again. "Stare!" He blocked it a third time. "Stare!." Darkage blocked it a fourth time as he now stood up annoyed releasing his grip on Tenderheart and was now closing in on Wishbear as he continually deflected her stares. Lonesomeheart and Aqua bear both landed in front of Wish bear with there Sabers drawn.
"You are no match for me or the powers of the force which reside in me!" Gloated Darkage.
"The fight's not over till its over!" Shouted Lonesomeheart bear. Both bears were now on there feet with there sabers facing Darkage.
"This battle was over before it even got started," Darkage threw his hands out to his sides and brought them forward and channeled purple lightning towards his enemies knocking their sabers away in the process. Then Darkage unleashed a fierce blast of purple lightning at them as they raised both there hands trying to block it with until... Kaboom! Darkage knocked them back to the ground from a few feet in which they stood. "I am unstoppable! This battle is mine!"
"That's what you think Darkage," Said Braveheart. Darkage looked up and saw that all of the carebears (except for Tenderheart, Trueheart, and Nobleheart) and there cousins gathered together in there stare formation. "Carebear's count down. 4, 3, 2, 1, STARE!" They struck Darkage sound and true squarely on his chest.
"Oh please, not that. Not that" Said Darkage.
"We got him! Pour it on!" Shouted Wishbear.
"No stop! Amohahahahaha!" Laughed Darkage wickedly. "HAHAHAHAHA!"
"Huh? Howcome he's not weakening?" Asked Wishbear.
"HAHAHA! Its because I'm not vulnerable to your carebear stare," Mocked Darkage. "You liars, you don't care about me. If you did, you never would have killed my parents!"
"Stop staring!" Shouted Braveheart.
"Why?" Said Harmony Bear.
"Because he's only using our stare to feed his fury," Said Braveheart. "We have to find some other way to defeat him."
"You can never beat me! Destiny has delivered you to my hand and there is no one to rescue you. Today you will pay for the evil that you did to me and my family!" Shouted Darkage as he ran towards them once again. But this time, he ran towards them flipping forward on both his hands and feet.
"Maybe if we surround him and hold him down, perhaps then we can win this fight that way." Said Brightheart raccoon.
"Let's do it then!" Shouted Playfulheart. So they all attempted to surround Darkage. But, just then, there was a great cataclismic cloud quake that had knocked everyone forcefully to the ground
"What was that?" Shouted Wishbear.
"I don't know, but we better find out." Said Braveheart.
"Amohahahaha!" There was that unmistakable laugh that all of the carebears recognized.
"Noheart!" They all shouted all at the same time.
"That's right carebears. And today you shall all be destroyed. Villains alliance, attack!" Out of Noheart's castle, the Vizior and his army, Professor Coldheart and all of his henchmen, the wizard from Wonderland, Dr. Fright, Sour Sam, and none other than Shreeky and Beastly all came out charging onto the battle field with all of them caring red sabers (Except for Shreeky, Beastly, and all of the henchmen. They carried no sabers.)
"Retreat carebears. back to Carelot!" Shouted Nobleheart. All the carebears gathered in there cloudcars and retreated.
"After them!" Shouted the Vizior.
"Stop," Shouted Noheart. All the villains stopped and looked back at Noheart in disbelief. "Will get them tommorow as planned."