Chapter 21:
There on Shell Beach, was Wing Knight, Joel Wright, with Water Guardian, Irma Lair. They were about to fight with Jeron and Voctor, who were once Wing Knights, but now are Dark Wing Knights. The tension was in the air as Joel not only had to contend with two Dark Wing Knights but protect Irma who wouldn't leave as she was transformed and ready to fight.
"I need you to leave, Irma!", Joel said.
"I've already told you that I'm not leaving you alone to fight these two alone!", Irma said. "Two heads are better than one."
Joel looked down at Irma and saw that stubborn look on her face and knew that she wasn't going anywhere. He then let out a sigh, giving in.
"Okay, fine.", Joel said. "But stay here and give me cover fire."
"Gotcha!", Irma said with a salute and a wink.
Joel then flew off towards Victor and Jeron ready to battle!
"Bring it on boys!", Joel said as he flew towards them.
"Bring it, Wright!", Victor snapped as he flew at Joel.
"Good luck, Joel.", Irma said hoping for the best.
First to go at Joel was Victor who pulled out an empty hilt that soon turned into a double-bladed axe. Joel quickly pulled out his empty hilt that turned into a trident!
"Still have that trident I see!", Victor said as they clashed weapons.
"What can I say.", Joel said as he was pushing against Victor with his weapon. "It works for me."
The two then pushed away from each other knowing that they were matched in strenght! Victor then held up his axe, that was charged with blue energy.
"Energy Slash!", Victor yelled as he swung his axe in a vertcial motion.
Joel then pointed his trident at Victor, as the fork of the tridetn began to glow with lightining blue energy.
"Tridennt Shot!", Joel yelled as he fired the energy fron his trident.
His attack collided with Victor's causing an explosion that filled the area with smoke. Victor saw this and let out a fustrated grunt.
"Looks like he's gotten stronger!", Victor said under his breath.
"Trident Chain Attack!", Victor held Joel yell.
"What the...?", Victor began to question.
Suddenly, the fork of the trident came flying out from the smoke and towards Victor! Attached to the fork was a chain! Before Victor could react, the fork chain wrapped around Victor. Victoer looked to see the smoke clear to see Joel holding the staff part of his trident that was attached to the chain that held him.
"How are you..?", Victor began to asled.
"I discovered it a few weeks ago.", Joel said with a smirk. "I was just as surprised when I found out that the fork of my trident could not only come off but had a chain attached to it."
"Lucky you!", Victor said.
"Thanks.", Joel said. "And now, to finish this!"
Joel then began to spin the chain around as fast as he could. Victor tried to break free but couldn't as he was being spun around! Joel then stopped spinning his chain and slammed Victor to the ground hard knocking him out.
"Way to go, Joel!", Irma cheered amazed at what her boyfriend was able to do.
'But where are the others?', Irma thought. 'I know I called out to them. What if something is blocking our link?'
"That's one down!", Joel said as the chain retracted back into the trident reattacting the fork to the staff making it a trident again. "And one to go!"
Joel looked down at Jeron who was ready to fight.
"It looks like it's my turn.", Jeron said calmly as he pull out four empty hilts, one for each hand.
The hilts in his top hands turned into brass knuckles while the hilts in his lower hands turned into small shields.
"Oh, boy.", Joel said. "I could sure could use the guys right now!"
Jeron then took to the sky towards Joel with a smirk on his face.
"And now we end our little game!", Jeron said as he flew towards Joel.
"Let's do this!", Joel said as he began to fire energy beams from his trident at Jeron.
But Jeron was quick for a guy his size as he was able to dodge Joel's attacks. Before Joel knew it, Jeron was in his face. Jeron then grabbed Joel by his neck smirking.
"Joel!", Irma cried out as she took to the sky to help her boyfriend.
"Stay back Irma!", Joel yelled making her stop and hover where she was.
"That's right, Wright.", Jeron said. "Protect your little Guardian with all the strenght you have. And when you're done, Victor may take her back with us and do with her as he pleases!"
"I won't let him touch her!", Joel snapped as he hit Jeron with a powerful blast from his trident sending him falling to the beach.
'Wow!', Irma said as she saw what happened. 'He's good!'
Joel then fired the fork of his trident at Jeron as he slowly got to his feet. But Jeron saw it coming and moved out of the way.
"Crap!", Joel said.
Jeron then grabbed the chain that was attached to the fork of Joel's trident and yanked on it hard, bringing Joel down towards him. Once close enough, Jeron decked Joel in the gut with his upper right hand that had the knuckles. Joel felt the air get knocked out of him and he fell to the ground.
"Joe!", Irma cried as she began to fly down to Joel and do her best to protect him.
But suddenly, some small yet powerful explosions went off around Joel sending his body into the air a few feet. Irma then heard some laughter. She looked to see Victor laughing while holding a small round object. He then looked at Irma with a sinister smile.
"Got to love those mini-bombs!", Victor laughed as he was spinning the round ball on his right index finger.
He then used his finger to toss the round object in the air a little and caught it. Victor then threw it at Joel. Once it hit Joel, an explosion went off spinning his body in the air.
"JOEL!", Irma cried as she flew towards her boyfriend not caring what happened to her.
But before she could reach him, Jeron appeared and grabbed Joel by his neck again.
"Let him go!", Irma pleaded as tears were flowing down her face. "Please let him go!"
"What will you do now, Wright?", Jeron questioned ignoring Irma. "Look at you! All beaten up and no one to help you!"
"I SAID LET HIM GO!", Irma screamed as she fire a powerful stream of water at Jeron making him drop Joe as he was sent flying towards the ocean!
"Whoa!", Victor said ass he watched Jeron fall in the water. "Didn't know she could do that!"
Irma then flew to Joel, who was lying on the ground. She then landed on her knees and looked at her boyfriend, who was battered and bruised.
"Oh, Joel.", Irma cried as she propped his head in her lap.
"Hey, you.", Joel said in a weak voice as he looked up at Irma.
"I'm sorry.", Irma said as her tears flowed. "If I hadn't been so mad and caused you to leave Angelo's place, then we wouldn't be here right now."
"It''s okay, Irma.", Joel said as he reached up and touched the side of Irma's face. "We'll be oka-"
Irma then watched as Joel's hand fall to the ground. It was all in slow motion to Irma as she watched Joel's hand fall and his eyes close.
"Joel!", Irma said as she shook him in an attempt to wake him. "Joel! JOEL!"
"Well, it looks like the Deputy Protector is out of the fight.", Jeron said as he was walking towards Irma and Joel dripping wet.
"I have to admit he gave us a nice little run.", Victor said as he began to walk towards Irma and Joel as well. "Maybe we should finish him off."
"Stay away.", Irma said softly as she held Joel close.
Jeron and Victor ignored Irma as they came closer. But that was it for Irma as she looked at them with a glare. Normally someone glaring at them wouldn't phase Jeron and Victor. But they didn't know what to think when they saw Irma's glare.
"What the heck?", Victor questioned as he got a good look at Irma.
"This doesn't look good.", Jeron said as he and Victor backed away from Irma and Joel.
They had good reason to back away from Irma for she was glaring at them with blue glowing eyes as tears were flowing from them!
"I SAID STAY AWAY!", Irma yelled as her powers were unleached causing some water to come out from the ocean and form a large and powerful dome of water around them protecting the two of them fron Victor and Jeron.
"Okay.", Victor said. "Did not see that coming!"
"I'm not giving up just yet!", Jeron said as he flew at the dome of flowing water.
Jeron brought his fist up and punched the dome of water hard, only to to have the water, that was swirling around at a fast pace, pull him in and drag him along! Jeron quickly flew out of the water and hovered some feet away from the dome.
"That is something I've never seen before!", Victor said as he flew up to Jeron.
"Me neither!", Jeron said. "But that's not going to stop me!"
Jeron then flew at the dome of water with his upper fist charged and ready hit the dome of water again! But then he stoppd as two streams of water came out, from the dome, and formed into dragons that knocked Jeron back towards Victor.
"Unbelievable!", Jeron said. "It seems that when angered, a Guardian's powers go to the extreme allowing her to do amazing things!"
"That's all well and good, but I think we better get ready for another round.", Victor said as he saw the two water dragons come at them!
Meanwhile, at Angelo's place, the girls who were finished whacking the boys with pillows a while ago were now sitting with their boyfriends watching TV when Hay Lin and Taranee clutched their heads after hearing Irma telepathiclly.
'I SAID STAY AWAY!'
"Irma!", Hay Lin and Taranee called out as they clutched their heads.
"What's wrong Taranee?", Nigel asked as he helped Taranee to her feet.
"It's Irma!", Taranee said.
"Joel, too!", Hay Lin said. "They're under attack at Shell Beach! But something isn't right!"
"Then let's go!", Cornelia said as they all got to their feet.
The girls quickly transformed as well as Matt who went Regent along with Angelo and Nigel who transformed into Wing Knights. They wasted no time teletransporting to Shell Beach to help their friends! Once there, they saw something they never seen before! There on Shell Beach were Jeron and Victor dodging attacks from two Chinese Dragons made of water that were connected to a dome of water!
"What the heck is that?", Nigel questioned looking at the dome of water.
"No idea.", Matt said. "Unless... Unless Irma's in that thing!"
"I think she is!", Hay Lin said as she began to sense Irma within the water dome. "Can't you feel it Taranee?"
"Yeah!", Taranee said as she began to sense Irma. "She's upset about something! Really upset!"
"It's Joel!", Hay Lin said. "Something happened to Joel!"
"And I'm guessing those two had something to do with it!", Angelo said looking at Jeron and Victor.
"Then let's do something to them!", Nigel said spreading his wings!
"Couldn't agree more!", Angelo said doing the same thing.
"You guys try to help Irma and Joel while we take care of them!", Nigel said said to the others as he and Angelo took to the air.
Both Wing Knights flew at Jeron and Victor ready to fight!
"You heard the man!", Hay Lin said as she flew towards the water dome. "Let's go!"
As they headed towards the water dome to help their friends, Angelo and Nigel were flying towards Jeron and Victor.
"Looks like we've got company!", Victor said as he saw Angelo and Nigel flying at them fast.
"Great!", Jeron snapped as he dodged another attack from one of the water dragon's. "That's all we need now!"
"You two have a lot to answer for!", Nigel said as they hovered in front of them.
"Oh really!", Victor questioned while glaring at them.
"Yeah! Really!", Angelo snapped. "I don't know what you did to Joel, but you're going back to Torgan to pay for all that you've done!"
"Oh, I don't think so!", Jeron said with a smirk as he looked behind Angelo and Nigel to see the two water dragons about to attack them.
Angelo and Nigel were about to fight Jeron and Victor when suddenly the two dragons of water suddenly captured them in their mouths and then broke off from the water dome and turned into two seperate balls of water. One held Angelo and the other held Nigel. Angelo and Nigel tried to get out but suddenly, the balls of water froze over leaving Angelo and Nigel trapped in balls of ice. The Guardians along with Matt and Caleb watched in shock at what just happened.
"Nigel!", Taranee cried as she saw what happened.
"Angelo!", Hay Lin criedf as she saw what happened
"Oh, this is rich!", Jeron laughed. "Being taken out by one of the Guardians you're protecting!"
"What a way to go!", Victor said as he opened a fold. "So long losers!"
With sinister laughter, Jeron and Victoer flew through the fold leaving Angelo and Nigel to their fate.
A/N: Well, Joel gave it his all, but it was a two on one fight. And who knew Irma had that much rage in her? And if she could do that, who knows what the others can do? Find out what happens in the next chapter!
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