Argh! This took forever to write. Not only did I fall short of how I wanted to write it, school took up most of my time. Plus I was lazy during some of my free time.
Disclaimer: Don't own either of the two. If you don't know what two things I'm talking about, it's Rosario+Vampire and Demonata. Now you might wanna get your brain checked.
Grubbs just looked between the two almighty monsters. Moka's vampire form was clearly pissed off while Kuyou, some sort of fire manipulator or something, had a calm composure. It was a standoff of extreme proportions.
Moka charged forward, her foot flying up to Kuyou's still calm face. Before her lethal kick made contact, a black, clawed hand stopped it. Inner Moka looked in annoyance to see Slick, the officer that revealed their auras, holding her leg with a mocking smile on his face.
"Little girls shouldn't be playing with fire," Slick said, his voice starting to echo. Black, thorn like marks started to roam across his face.
"Away with you!" shouted the vampire, her other foot leaving the ground to attack Slick, who blocked the kick with his free hand. Both legs in his grasp, he swung Moka through a wall and into a different room. The new monster strolled into the room after her, inspecting something on his hand.
"Now where were we?" asked Kuyou, a ball of fire bursting to life in his hands. The head officer started to shoot rapid fireballs at Grubbs and Tsukune. The duo took cover behind fallen chunks of the ceiling.
"How are we supposed to get out of this?" Tsukune yelled over the sound of the fire.
"By fighting," said Grubbs, standing up to blast a quick ball of magic. "We gotta take down Hot Head over there."
"How?!? We'll be burned to crisps!" shouted Tsukune.
"Use magic," said Grubbs like it was the most obvious thing. "Create a barrier."
Tsukune nodded, focusing on making a wall out of magic. A moment later, the fireballs were crashing against an invisible wall. Grubbs took this opportunity to jump out from his hiding spot to close the gap between him and Kuyou, who had stopped firing once he saw his attacks were useless. He jumped through the air, Tsukune letting the barrier fall just in time as Grubbs slammed a magically charged fist into Kuyou's face.
The officer staggered backwards, clutching his face. Grubbs moved in to finish him with arm blades. Kuyou glared at the oncoming magician through his hands and let out a roar, fire erupting out of him like a volcano and forcing Grubbs into a wall.
"You think I can't take a hit?" shouted Kuyou, continuing his assault on Grubbs. Several fireballs hit Grubbs, the fire spreading around him. He could lessen the pain each one was inflicting but could not put it out unless the barrage stopped.
"Justice will prevail!" shouted the officer, charging up for one final attack. Just as he was about to launch it, a stream of water slammed into his side. Grubbs quickly put out the fire and looked to see where the saving water came from. The boy saw Tsukune holding up a hose connected to the wall (1).
"Thanks man," said Grubbs, the two hi fiving each other. "For a minute there I thought I was gonna be burnt bacon."
"We should probably get out of here now," said Tsukune, dropping the hose.
"We need to help Moka first. She could-" Grubbs was interrupted by Slick flying out from the hole he created earlier and slammed into the wall where the hose was sticking out of.
"Know your place," spat Inner Moka. "Are you two injured?"
"I'm fine," said Tsukune. "A little tired though."
"I'll live," said Grubbs.
"Like hell you will!"
Kuyou was standing up again, the water that previously soaked his body evaporating from the heat he was radiating.
"You think a little water is gonna stop me from destroying you and your wretched club?" Kuyou asked. Fire started to build up around him as he thrust his hand out. "DIE!"
The fire came at him so fast that Grubbs didn't have to time to react. He closed his eyes, waiting for the flames that would engulf him. What a crappy way to go; it wasn't heroic or even with a witty remark, just burning.
He heard the impact of the fireball as it made a giant explosion but felt no pain. He opened his eyes to see Tsukune shielding himself with his arms while Moka was kneeling, poised to strike but none of them were on fire.
"Impossible! How?" he heard Kuyou exclaim. The magician could see the fire spreading around them as if a bubble of magic was erected.
"Did you really think you were going to die?" asked a familiar voice behind them. Grubbs turned to see Bec and Yukari holding hands. They must've channeled their magic together to form the barrier.
"Bec! Yukari!" said Grubbs excitedly. "What a sight for sore eyes."
"Looks like the rest of the gang is here," said Kuyou. "Looks like I can finish you off all at once!"
Before the officer could make a move, roots shot out of the ground and constricted his arms.
"Did my mate of fate forget about me?" asked Kurumu, flying in from one of the holes in the ceiling.
"Enough chatter. Let's finish this," said Inner Moka, jumping through the air and extending her foot out to strike Kuyou. Several feet in the air above her target, a surprising torrent of water had blindsided her and rammed her into a wall. Moka screamed out in pain, the purifying water draining her of power.
"What's the matter vampire? It's just water," said Slick, half of his body covered in shadow. He cackled, his voice echoing through the room. He stopped and ducked from Kurumu's nails, slashing at the dark creature. He dodged several more times before he countered with a claw of his own, swiping through a few of Kurumu's.
"Ah, did you break a nail?" he asked mockingly with a grin on his pale face. His enjoyment was cut short when a gold wash bin landed on his head. Yukari let out a whoop for joy as her target fell to the ground in a crumpled heap.
Grubbs ran over to Moka while Bec and Tsukune took Kuyou head on.
"Are you alright Moka?" Grubbs asked. He knew it was a dumb question but it was reflex.
"I can't move," said the vampire bitterly. While the magician tended to his friend's wounds, Bec fired off a blast of energy, which Kuyou evaded easily. Tsukune swiped at the officer with a bladed arm but Kuyou backhanded the boy. He turned around and fired off several fireballs at Bec.
"Is that all you got? Pitiful," mocked Kuyou. "Let me show you true power!"
Fire swirled around the officer, engulfing him completely. Moments later, the flames dispersed and a giant fox with four flaming tails stood in Kuyou's place.
"Th-This is Kuyou's true form?" Yukari wondered out loud.
"Your time has come newspaper club," said Kuyou, his tails swishing through the air. "It's time for justice by my hands!"
The tips of the yoko's tails touched and started to gather energy there.
"Move!" Grubbs pushed past his friends and stood in front of them. As words of magic slipped off his tongue, Kuyou released the pent up energy and waves of fire washed over the group.
"Hazy Rolling Flames!"
Grubbs' skin instantly braced itself for the impact of fire. A scream rang out in his ears – but it wasn't his voice. The magician opened his eyes to see another figure burning in front of them. When the flames died down, it was... Gin?!?
"You freshmen.... are always getting into... trouble..." croaked Gin. He collapsed onto the ground in a blackened heap.
"He actually came to save us," whispered Kurumu.
"How heroic. I thought after last year he'd learned his lesson," said the fox monster. "But his sacrifice was meaningless."
Kuyou readied himself to finish the club off, repeating the same attack as before. The white hot flames flew at them, Grubbs taking a majority of the impact. As the smoke cleared, Grubbs was smirking, Tsukune and Bec on both sides of him holding his hands.
"What? How?" snarled the officer.
"Did you honestly think the same attack would work twice against us?" asked Grubbs smugly.
"It certainly worked against one of you," replied Kuyou. As he said that, Tsukune fell to his knees.
"Bec, take care of Tsukune. I can handle this," said Grubbs, taking a few steps towards Kuyou. In reality, he wasn't even sure if he could continue. He could feel his reserve of magic diminishing fast; he'd have to get rid of the officer faster.
Grubbs shouted a phrase of magic and the ground in front of Kuyou exploded and sent up a dust cloud. Catching the monster off guard, Grubbs zoomed forward, his arm morphing into a blade. Swinging his arm into the dust, the magician felt nothing graze his blade arm.
"Too.... slow!"
Grubbs' eyes widened and he turned around to stab at his target when he felt something plunge into his chest. Looking down, he saw Kuyou's arm up to his elbow in his chest.
"What were your words Grady? 'I can handle this?' Pitiful," said Kuyou before breaking out into a sadistic smile. "Burn."
No sooner than he said that, Grubbs felt fire cover himself all around his body and probably his insides as well. The pain was unbearable; bloody freakin' hot! It felt like an eternity before Kuyou pulled his arm out and the world turned black.
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"Get up," said a voice in Grubbs' head. It was dark and held a bit of his voice in it. He remembered it speaking to him before: the Kah Gash.
"Why? I'm dead," Grubbs replied back.
"Are you daft? If you were dead, we wouldn't be having this conversation now," said the voice. "Hurry up and fix yourself."
"How?" asked Grubbs. The voice sighed in an annoyed fashion before speaking up again.
"Do I have to explain everything to you? Magic!" said the Kah Gash. "I know it's still running through your veins and you know it too! Or…"
"Or what?" asked the magician. He really didn't like how it drifted off there.
"We could let out some of the werewolf in you," suggested the voice.
"No," said Grubbs, "The fight against Gin was an accident. I shouldn't have been able to do that! I still feel the mental restrictions in my head."
"They're still there," said the voice, "All you have to do is let a little bit of your power, like last time."
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The rest of the gang couldn't believe their eyes. Was Grubbs.... dead?
"No," whispered Kurumu, tears forming in her eyes.
"It can't be," said Yukari, her wand falling out of her hands as she sunk down to her knees.
"Grubbs," murmured Bec. "He was the strongest out of the three of us. There's no way he's dead. Not after what he's been through."
Moka said nothing, only glaring hatefully at Kuyou.
"You newspaper rats thought you could take me on?" Kuyou questioned the others, flicking his wrist a few times to get some of the Grady boy's blood off, "The protector of this school?"
"Protector? My ass!"
Kuyou's eyes narrowed as he turned back to the boy he thought he'd killed. Lo and behold, there was Grubbs, the wounds he had sustained healing rapidly. Once he'd healed, his form started to change from human disguise to beastly werewolf. His badly burnt clothing ripped and fell to the ground.
"It isn't possible!" gritted the yoko. "I saw your aura. You're a lowly human! There's no way you could've survived that attack!"
"That's where you're wrong Kuyou. I'm more than that," said Grubbs. He was as tall as Kuyou now and just as menacing with his half wolfen face. The Grady boy let out a howl of anger and sped at the yoko, ready to rip him apart with his bare hands.
Kuyou barely dodged in time and shot at Grubbs. The fireballs didn't even come close to hitting Grubbs at the speed he was moving.
"Is that it?" Grubbs taunted as landed on the ceiling and jumped at Kuyou, clawed hands outstretched. The yoko barely jumped out of the way in time, Grubbs smashing a crater in the floor. He leaped out from the hole and charged at Kuyou again, blasting waves of magic at his foe. Kuyou couldn't keep up with the attacks, stepping back with each successive blow. After several hits, Grubbs ran forward and jumped in the air, landing both feet on Kuyou's head. The officer went crashing through a few walls and further into the building.
"Know your place," said Grubbs, smiling wolfishly. "Sorry Moka, I just had to say it."
Moka shook her head and slowly stood up. "We should get out of here. The fight took its toll on the building." No later did she say that the building started to shake.
"Riiiight," agreed Grubbs. He threw Gin and Tsukune over his shoulders and jetted out of there, the girls following in his wake. After reaching a safe distance from the building, the students could hear it collapse.
----- Some time later -----
The once proud office building that belonged to the school enforcers had become tattered ruins as if struck by a hurricane... or warring monsters. A sound echoed through the mess, someone walking through the remains. The sound came from someone wearing the officer uniform with bright red hair and sucking on a lollipop: Kariya. He casually strolled through what was left of the building until he found what he was looking for.
"Still alive there Kuyou?" he asked with a fake smile. Personally, he never really liked the older student even though he didn't really know him. All he knew was that he was a real stickler; someone who got too carried away with their work.
"Kariya?" asked Kuyou. Most of him was buried beneath rubble, parts of his upper body exposed and bleeding all over. "I order you to get me out of here."
"Sorry boss, but I'm only here to collect," said the younger officer. He put his hand on the wounded yoko's face and uttered a strange phrase before Kuyou screamed out in pain.
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Three days had gone by since the incident and it was crazy; the school was abuzz with rumors of Grubbs taking down Kuyou. While it was true, he didn't take credit for it. If this had happened a few years ago, he would've boasted about this achievement for all to hear. But after recent encounters with demons and what was going on with Beranabus and Kernel, his victory was bittersweet.
Currently, the large boy was walking to the infirmary with a bouquet of roses. He had been released after the first day, all he needed was a good night's sleep and some magic then BAM! He looked like nothing had gone down. He stepped inside of the nurse's office to see two of the beds filled: one was occupied with Gin, who was covered in bandages all over. Grubbs had to admit, he was impressed the pervy wolf pulled through like he did.
Moka was laid in the other bed in as her normal pink-haired self, fast asleep and a slight smile on her face. She took a big hit when that Slick guy sprayed her with the hose, but the nurse said she'd pull through.
Grubbs laid down the roses by the bed and took a seat, leaning back in the chair. He closed his eyes for a second when images flashed through his mind. He shot forward out of the chair, a look of disbelief and panic on his face.
"Oops, a little too much power," said the eerie voice of the Kah-Gash, "You're gonna be in for a rough time."
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And that's it for this chapter. I spent a lot of time trying to write this chapter, trying to figure out what should be done and by who. I also felt like I've nerfed Grubbs a little bit, but thought it was justifiable since he's in an area with some magical energy, just not as much as some of the other demon universes. Meh, I will probably edit the entire story later. I was hoping to be further in the story by the time Hell's Heroes got here, but it never happened.
