Chapter 7
A Time For Punches
The battle with Eagleator drew closer as Hawkodile and his friends walked up the steps that led to the dojo. They knew that once they reached the top, they needed to be ready for anything. When they finally climbed the steps, Hawkodile found himself face-to-face with his former friend.
"So, you finally made it!" Eagleator flashed a menacing grin. "It was about time you came! I was starting to think that you weren't going to show up!"
Hawkodile shot a glare towards Eagleator. He was going to make Eagleator pay for taking his friend away. "Enough of your games, Eagleator! Where is Princess Unikitty?"
"Relax, bro! She's right here!" Eagleator stepped to the side, revealing Unikitty who was bound and gagged.
"Sis!" Puppycorn gasped. "Let her go!"
"Quiet, pup! This is between me and Hawkodile!" Eagleator yelled as he turned his attention back to Hawkodile. "Now, what do you say, bro? The shades in exchange for the princess!"
Unikitty gave muffled protests as she tried to free herself from her ropes. After a few moments of silence, Hawkodile finally made up his mind. "Guess I don't have a choice." The action hero took a couple of steps towards Eagleator and raised an arm towards his shades. However, he lowered his arm at the last moment when he suddenly yelled, "Guys, now!"
Hawkodile then jumped to the side, much to Eagleator's confusion. Puppycorn started to dig into the ground, causing dirt and dust to fly everywhere. The dirt eventually flew in Eagleator's eyes, temporarily blinding him. While Eagleator was trying to get the dirt out of his eyes, Dr. Fox took note of a punching bag that was swinging from its chain. Just looking at it gave her an idea. "So, the chain is moving at a steady rate, which means that I should cut the chain in 3,2,1. Now!" Dr. Fox then threw a shuriken to cut the chain, causing the punching bag to land on Eagleator.
Eagleator could barely stand as he was dazed from the impact. He was eventually knocked over by Richard, who sneaked behind him. Eagleator got back up in shock. "What? But that's impossible! The only one who could have taught you those moves is-"
"Me!" came an unexpected voice. Everyone turned to the dojo's entrance to see Falcomodo standing in front of them. "It has been a long time, Eagleator!"
Everyone, including Eagleator was surprised by Falcomodo's presence. Eagleator soon got over his shock and glared at his master. "Sensei! I wasn't expecting you to show up as well! I suppose this would make my fight for the shades more interesting!" Eagleator said as he prepared himself for the fight.
"I've come to show you the errors of your ways!" Falcomodo explained. "You have clearly forgotten what it means to be an action hero!"
"Save your lectures!" Eagleator growled. "I've just became stronger than you and Hawkodile will ever be and I'm going to prove it!"
Eagleator then threw a punch towards Falcomodo, but the falcon swiftly dodged it."You are indeed strong, but you lack wisdom." Falcomodo chuckled.
"Shut up!" Eagleator attacked with all of his best moves, but his sensei avoided all of them. Falcomodo continued to dodge until he started to fight back.
While Falcomodo and Eagleator were fighting, Hawkodile and his friends took the time to untie Unikitty. "Are you ok, sis?" Puppycorn asked as he removed the cloth from Unikitty's mouth.
"Don't worry, Puppycorn! I'm alright!" Unikitty assured. She soon noticed tears flowing from Puppycorn's eyes. "What's wrong, little bro?" she asked.
"I thought I was never going to see you again! I missed you so much!" Puppycorn cried as he hugged his sister.
Unikitty started to tear up as well and hugged Puppycorn back. "I missed you too, little bro."
"Um, I hate to ruin the moment, but I think we need to help Sensei." Richard explained.
It was at that moment when everyone remembered about the fight. Eagleator soon cornered Falcomodo. Before Eagleator could land a punch, a shuriken flew right passed him, missing him by an inch. "Darn it! Forgot to carry the 8!" Dr. Fox complained behind him.
Eagleator turned around in anger. He charged towards Dr. Fox while dodging the shurikens she threw at him. What he didn't know was that Puppycorn dug holes everywhere, which caused Eagleator to trip. "You are going to pay for that!" Eagleator shouted with his attention now on Puppycorn. The unicorn-dog hybrid gulped before digging his way underground. Before Puppycorn got far, Eagleator slammed his fists into the ground. The tremors underground forced Puppycorn out of his hiding spot. "Now I got you!" Eagleator only took a few steps before Richard appeared under his feet, knocking him down once again.
At that point, Eagleator was filled with rage. "I've had enough of you pests!"
"You don't need the shades, Eagleator!" Falcomodo stepped in. "You are letting your anger get the better of you!"
"I don't care!" Eagleator yelled. "Hawkodile's shades will be mine and I won't let you get in my way!" He then charged towards his Sensei, getting ready to punch. Falcomodo raised his fists in defense when Eagleator smirked at the last moment. Instead of punching Falcomodo, Eagleator slid his leg across the ground, tripping his master.
"No! Sensei!" Hawkodile gasped.
The falcon could only watch as Eagleator stepped closer to him. "Very clever! I don't even remember teaching you that move!"
"You underestimated my strength, just like you did many years ago! I was the one who should have earned those shades, but you gave them to Hawkodile instead!" Eagleator yelled angrily as he kicked Falcomodo. "Well, I am good enough now?" he shouted, followed by another kick.
Unikitty watched in horror as Eagleator continued to beat his master. Every hit inflicted on Falcomodo caused Unikitty's body color to change to a darker shade of red. Her teeth became razor-sharp and her cheek marks turned to skulls. "THAT IS ENOUGH!" Unikitty screamed as she turned into her angry form. Angry Kitty charged straight for Eagleator at full speed.
By the time Eagleator realized what was going on, it was too late. He turned around and gasped in shock. "No! Not again!"
Unikitty tackled Eagleator so hard, he fell to the ground. Eagleator soon got back up, and started to climb the various structures to the very top. Hawkodile started to give chase. "Wait! Hawkodile!" Unikitty called out. It was already too late as Hawkodile was too far away to hear.
It wasn't long before Hawkodile finally caught up with Eagleator. "Finally! I have been waiting for a one-on-one fight with you all day!" Eagleator smirked.
"Eagleator, listen to me! It doesn't have to be this way!" Hawkodile tried to reason with his friend.
"You are so naive, bro! This battle will end with only one of us standing! Now I'm going to take what I rightfully deserve!"
At that moment, both action heroes began to fight. Hawkodile raised his fists to defend himself against Eagleator's barrage of kicks and punches. He even tried to counter Eagleator's attacks, but ended up getting hit instead. Hawkodile recovered just in time to see Eagleator rushing towards him. After taking a deep breath, Hawkodile raised his fist and punched Eagleator so hard, it nearly knocked him off the structure.
Right before he fell, Eagleator held on to the edge as Hawkodile approached him. "I can still help you, Eagleator! Just grab my hand!" Hawkodile said as he offered his hand.
"Why? So you can gloat about how much better you are than I am?" Eagleator asked angrily.
"Eagleator, I never thought I was better than you!" Hawkodile explained.
"What do you mean?"
"Ever since you left in anger the day I got the shades, I felt as though I lost my best friend. If I'd known things would turn out this way, I would have gladly given up my shades to remain friends with you." Upon hearing Hawkodile's words, Eagleator's scowl started to fade. "You have been holding on to this grudge for so long, but I think now is the time to let go of it."
"I don't understand. Why are you giving me another chance after all the trouble I caused?" Eagleator asked.
"Because I want my bro back!" Hawkodile answered.
After a few moments of silence, Eagleator grabbed on to Hawkodile's hand. Once he was pulled to safety, Eagleator embraced Hawkodile in a hug. "Hawkodile, I'm sorry! I really mean it this time! To tell you the truth, I missed you as well!"
Hawkodile smiled and returned the hug. "It's good to have you back, bro!"
The two action heroes climbed back down when they were greeted by a very excited Unikitty. "Oh my gosh, you guys! I just saw the whole thing!" she squealed. "I knew you two would hug it out eventually!"
"Just don't get used to it. I'm not that much of a hugger." Eagleator said awkwardly.
Hawkodile chuckled before turning to Unikitty. "I'm so relieved that you are safe, Princess!"
"It's all thanks to you, Hawkodile!" Unikitty then hugged her bodyguard. "Thanks for rescuing me."
Falcomodo soon recovered from the battle and slowly got up. "Sensei!" Hawkodile rushed to his master to make sure he wasn't hurt. "Are you alright?"
"Don't worry about me! I've been through worse!" Falcomodo replied.
Seeing Falcomodo reminded Eagleator of how he mercilessly beat his sensei just a few moments ago. Eagleator looked down in shame. He didn't even know how he could apologize. "Sensei! I, uh, I just want to say-"
"All is forgiven, Eagleator." Falcomodo said as if he just read his student's mind. "It fills me with joy, knowing that you and Hawkodile have finally reconciled! Now that everything has been settled, let's return to my cottage. I'm in the mood for some tea." With the battle over, Hawkodile and his friends left the dojo, and followed Falcomodo back to his cottage.
