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The warriors continued toward the desired destination.

But Kimiko and Raimundo made sure to keep their distance from Adrian.

"Yo, it's getting dark, we better set up camp." Adrian suggested, looking at the blackening sky.

Raimundo and Kimiko shrugged their shoulders at each other.

"Sure why not?" Raimundo laughed.

The warriors set everything up, as best as they could.

But Raimundo and Kimiko's part of camp was at least 15 feet away from Adrian.

"Kimiko." Raimundo whispered to his friend.

"Yeah Rai?"

"I think you should know something. About Adrian, and that power of his"

"What kind of power is it? It seems so, well, destructive..." Kimiko said with a puzzled face

"It's called, the 'Phoenix Force'. He's had that power for over 5 years, it was first revealed when he was 4 years old."

FlashBack:

Adrian and Raimundo were playing wind-ball, in the park, without a care in the world.

The two 4 year old children couldn't be happier, the sun was high in the sky, birds chirpped, dark, forest green trees galore.

But their happiness was about to collapse, seeing as though Lorenzo, Skymonds' worst 7 year old citizen citizen.(btw, Lorenzo is my older brothers' name)

"Wussup midgets?" Lorenzo called in a beast like tone.

"Beat it, you over sized Tupac wannabe..." Adrian whispered sarcasticly.

"You better respect my power."

Raimundo loved watching his friend and Lorenzo, argue, turning out as though Lorenzo was Adrian's half- brother.

But this time, Raimundo wasn't gonna like it so much.

Lorenzo's temper was already about to burst, so he let most of it out, by punching Adrian.

Lorenzo sent a lightning quick punch directly into Adrian's cheeck... sending him flying.

But when Adrian hit the ground, his eyes started giving out a silver-blue glow.

"LORENZO, LET IT BE KNOWN, THAT, IF I EVER CATCH YOU, HURTING MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY, YOU WILL BE ERASED FROM THIS PLANET. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" Adrian shouted, in an echoed tone.

"Okay, okay, I get it." Lorenzo said shivering scared.

Raimundo watched in horror, as Skymondian warriors, forced Adrian to the ground.

One of the warriors grabbed a rifle, and banged the end of it against Adrian's forehead, knocking him unconsious.

The next day, Adrian was sent to court, to find out his punishment, for holding the 'Phoenix Force'.

Turns out the punishment, was stated, that he be banished from Skymond for as long as he live.

So the 4 year old, gathered some supplies, and left to the desert.

End of FlashBack...

"Oh my gosh." Kimiko said astounded.

"I know." Raimundo replied.

"Yeah, you should know, you saw the entire thing." Adrian said in an erie voice.

"Adrian!" Raimundo and Kimiko said in unison.

"Forget it, it ain't important anymore. I had a troubled past, let's leave it at that..." Adrian whispered.

Adrian walked over to his part of camp, ad fell asleep completely.

"Poor Adrian." Kimiko whispered.

"The worst part is, that he never knew his parents, Lorenzo was the only family he had. So he never knew his family." Raimundo said, almost aloud.

The warriors noticed Adrian shiver, and they noticed that he'd fallen asleep without any covers.

So Kimiko stood up, walked over to the unconcious body, and spread a blanket over it.

Then she walked back, and fell asleep on Raimundo's and her side of camp.

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