Chapter 14- The Final Battle Begins; Neither Side gives an Inch
Peter slashed at the pirates that surrounded him, flying into the air and dive-bombing into another group. James was a blur, dancing and jumping around like a ninja, slicing through the enemy. Peter elbowed one in the face, knocking the pirate into the water. "Surfs up." He thought. Peter barely had enough time to avoid a slash to his throat, knocking his assailant off his feet with a gut punch.
The army continued pressing on. Peter and James roared as they cut and slashed their way through wave after wave of pirates. "Wait. This is too easy." Peter thought. An explosion knocked them both to the ground. One of the pirate generals had thrown a flash bang grenade, and the explosion had blinded them both. "Gah, I can't see!" Peter yelled, rubbing his eyes.
"Wow, that was easy." Michael said, laughing. "Shut up, Michael! He won't go down that fast, not by a long shot." Alyssa said. Marco rubbed his cheekbone; "Ow! Man, that smarts!" "Hurry up and get out here, fool. Or do I have to come down there myself?" Alyssa asked.
"Man; Alyssa has improved; I'll give her that much. Judging from that last series of strikes, an offensive approach is useless. So, that leaves only defense. But what if I turn a defense into an offensive skill?" Marco thought. "I'm still waiting. Come on out; I have a little present that I can't wait to give you." Alyssa said, laughing.
Marco launched himself out in front of them both. "Sorry about that, did I worry you?" He asked, smiling. "No; I was actually foolish and was thinking that you had ran away. You always were a coward; now then, shall we resume this little game?" Alyssa asked. "Your call." Marco said.
Alyssa launched forward, lashing out with her fist. Marco ducked low, caught her fist, and kneed her in the jaw. Alyssa groaned, landing a few feet away; she wiped the blood from her cheek. "It's time to finish this." She said, pointing her finger at Marco.
The area around Marco exploded and he was sent flying. "A smokescreen?!" He thought, coughing. Alyssa appeared directly in front of him and kneed him in the spinal column. Marco grunted, regaining his momentum and propelling himself back into the fray, landing an uppercut to Alyssa's jaw. She shrieked and they clashed fists.
"James! Let's try a team attack!" Peter yelled, his sight finally returning. "Sounds good to me, Peter!" James said. James launched Peter into the air, and Peter flew high up into the atmosphere. He nose-dived, gathering more and more speed with each second. With a yell, he crashed into the earth, and the force of the wave blew all of the pirates into the water.
"I think we did it." James said, panting. "No, look." Peter said, pointing into the smoke. Another army was approaching, and these new ones had machine guns and rocket launchers. "Here we go again." James said, drawing his weapon. Peter braced himself, drawing his own weapon once more.
Alyssa screamed as Marco pummeled her harder and harder in the stomach. He hit her upside the head with a backwards kick, sending her soaring away. Alyssa retaliated, roaring and sending her fist directly into his ribcage. Marco was knocked back, grunting but regaining his composure.
"Wow, this might take longer than I thought. I'd better end this before Alyssa pulls her trump card, whatever that is." Marco thought. "Bravo, you're good at this. You're better than I give you credit for. Haha, I'm surprised that you've lasted this long." Alyssa said. "You aren't too bad yourself. I didn't expect you to get this strong." Marco said. "Thank you; but this is just the tip of the iceberg. Let's see how much longer you can last when I increase the power of my attacks." Alyssa said.