A Mask Mamodo
Milordo Z and his partner, a woman with brown hair wearing a mask covering her face were at a cave facing 45 stone tablets.
"We have quiet a few specimens," the woman said, "It's time to start our plan."
They look through all of the stone tablets.
"With all these, and the ancient mirror, you will soon become king," the woman responded.
"Yes," Milordo Z said with a laugh, "But first we need to get the other two pieces, and to do that we have to handle the Twin Bell Princes."
"I hope we can trick them," the woman responded.
"These three specimens would be good enough for the Twin Bell Princes," Milordo Z said looking at three stone tablets.
They separated the three from the rest.
Milordo Z aim his hand on the three.
A blue moon light broke through the cave and shine onto the three stone tablets.
Suddenly the stone tablets broke and a giant stone mamodo, a yellow and grey armor mamodo, and a human like mamodo with green hair came out with their spellbooks.
"We won't fail with the Twin Bell Princes like how Gorem of the Stone failed defeating King Bell," Milordo-Z explained.
A week later Kiyo practiced storing strength from within with Dufort's help.
"Relax, let the strength and energy in your body flow through your body into the book, not force it out," Dufort told Kiyo.
"Right," Kiyo responded.
The gold spellbook started shinning brighter and brighter.
"KIYO!" Zatch shouted coming in with a yellow tail breaking Kiyo's concentration.
"Zatch, I'm trying to training here!" Kiyo responded.
"Sorry," Zatch responded.
"Told you it was a bad idea," Zeno responded.
"It's alright you had it for a while," Dufort said, "Just focus just like that and you'll be able to store up strength from within."
"Right," Kiyo responded.
Somewhere in the mountains Sherry and Brago were fighting a mamodo that can freeze the area around them.
'Ion Gravirei' Sherry shouted.
Giant gravity force pulled down on the mamodo and his partner.
'Scape Gishield' the partner shouted.
A shield surround around the mamodo and his partner protecting them from the spell.
They escape as it shattered.
'Lagikor Fang' the partner shouted.
The mamodo blew ice into the ground.
A giant wolf spirit attack from bellow Sherry.
Brago pushed her out of the way and had his arm damage.
'Ganzu Gikor' the partner shouted.
The mamodo fired multiple ice sickles from his mouth.
"This Battle won't end until one of us is left," Sherry said.
Brago blocked each one as Sherry dodge those after her.
Brago got close to the mamodo and its partner.
'Gigano Reis' Sherry shouted.
Gigano Reis fired from Brago's hand and hit both of them.
The book burned instantly as the mamodo disappeared within the attack.
"The weak ones are out now, now only the strong and cunning remain," Sherry said.
"The one we're after should be stronger now," Brago said.
"I'll just continue to hunt them down what ever the cost," Sherry said.
Back at Mochinoki City Hanna and Schneider left to go shopping unaware the Suzy was heading to their house.
Zatch and Zeno were playing in Kiyo's room.
"Can you two be quiet?" Kiyo responded when they got too loud as he started studying after a bit of practice.
"Sorry Kiyo," Zatch responded.
The door bell rang through the house.
"I'll get it," Zatch said heading out of the room.
"Wait up Zatch!" Zeno responded running after him.
Zatch opened the front door and saw it was Suzy.
"Hey Suzy, what are you doing here?" Zatch asked as she let herself in, "Suzy."
"Something is weird about her, and I mean weirder than usual," Zeno said.
"What should we do?" Zatch asked.
"You go after her and warn Kiyo, I'll go get Dufort," Zeno responded.
"Right," Zatch responded.
Zatch fallowed Suzy up stairs and headed to Kiyo's room.
"Kiyo we got a problem," Zatch said.
"Problem?" Kiyo responded.
Suzy let herself into the room.
"Suzy? Didn't understand the math homework again?" Kiyo asked.
"Kiyo Suzy is the problem, something's wrong with her," Zatch responded.
Kiyo got up toward Suzy.
"Zeno said something is going on here," Dufort said coming in.
"Suzy," Kiyo responded.
Suzy turned around toward them and held out an envelope.
"Huh?" Kiyo responded taking it.
Suzy walked passed Kiyo as soon as he grabbed it.
Dufort look into her eyes with his answer-talk right before Suzy hit the side of the doorway bonking her head.
"Hi Kiyo Zatch Dufort and Zeno, what are you doing at my house?" Suzy asked.
"What are you talking about you're in my house," Kiyo responded.
"What? How did I get in your house?" Suzy asked getting dizzy, "Why is everything dizzy?"
Suzy collapsed and Kiyo saved her.
A bump on her head formed on her forehead.
Kiyo placed her on her on the bed.
"She was manipulated," Dufort said, "She was literally a brainless puppet to someone."
"You mean more brainless than she already is?" Zeno responded.
"What could of done that?" Kiyo responded.
"What about that letter she gave you?" Zatch asked.
"That's right, I forgot about it," Kiyo responded.
Kiyo look at it and saw it was to him Zatch Zeno and Dufort.
"It's an invitation," Kiyo responded opening it up to read.
"An invitation?" Zatch asked.
"It's an invitation to a party for all four of us," Kiyo said, "It's tonight, at an old mansion outside of town."
"Who send it?" Zeno asked.
"Good question," Kiyo said opening up more of the letter.
Purple flames appeared on the letter causing Kiyo to drop it.
The flames disappeared and the name 'Milordo-Z' appeared.
"Milordo-Z?" Kiyo responded.
"It's a challenge from a mamodo," Dufort said.
"But wait there's isn't a mamodo in this battle that goes by that name," Zatch said.
"Huh? Are you sure?" Kiyo asked.
"We're sure," Zeno said, "Whoever it is, they're using a fake name for some reason."
"Whoever it is, they must be planning something," Kiyo responded.
"Let's go anyways," Zatch said, "I'm ready for anything."
"Me too," Zeno responded.
"Okay then, maybe this mamodo has something to do with what Dr. Riddles told us," Kiyo responded.
That night they reached the old abandon mansion.
"Let's go," Kiyo responded.
"Right," Zatch and Zeno responded.
They headed toward the door and opened it.
As they headed into the hall candles lit up.
"I don't like this," Zeno responded, "And I definitely sense a mamodo somewhere here."
"Let's just take it one step at a time," Dufort responded.
"Dufort is right, we don't want to make it look like we're anxious," Kiyo responded.
"Right," Zatch responded.
They headed into the ball room filled with people wearing mask in a dance stance, but standing still.
The room lit up again.
"Something is really wrong here," Kiyo said.
"Told you," Zeno responded.
Music started playing and the guest started dancing.
The doors to the front pass 2 stairways opened.
Milordo Z and his partner came out.
"Welcome Zatch and Zeno Bell, and of course their human partners Kiyo and Dufort," Milordo Z greeted.
"We are your host for this evening," the woman responded, "Welcome!"
"Let me introduced myself, my name is Milordo-Z," Milordo Z greeted.
Zatch and Zeno both glared at Milordo Z.
"So you're the ones that invited us, what do you want with us?" Kiyo asked.
"You're awfully impatient," the woman responded.
"We didn't came here to play around," Dufort responded.
"We threw this mask ball just for you, but if you don't like it please allow me," Milordo-Z said and snapped his fingers.
The dancers stopped and retreated behind some doors.
"Now there's nothing that can distract us anymore," Milordo-Z said as he and Koko went toward the stairs.
"Kiyo get ready," Zatch responded.
"You two Dufort," Zeno responded.
"We're ready," Kiyo said as he and Dufort opened the gold and silver spellbook.
"What? You're in battle mode?" the woman asked, "How rude."
"We have no intentions in fighting you my friends," Milordo-Z explained, "We came to ask you to join up with us."
"Huh?" Zatch and Kiyo responded.
Dufort stared at Milordo-Z with his answer-talk.
"As you know once every 1000 years, there is a battle to decide king. 100 mamodo children come together to do battle, and the last one standing will become king," Milordo-Z said.
"But an evil mamodo becomes king, that won't be good," the woman responded.
"What are you proposing?" Kiyo asked.
"The mamodo king must have a pure and fair heart, don't you agree?" Milordo-Z asked.
"That does make sense, but I still have a bad feeling," Kiyo thought.
"We share the same goal, so why must we battle?" Milordo-Z asked and turned to Zatch, "Why do you two want to become king."
Zatch closed his eyes and remember Kolulu.
"Because I made a promise to a friend of mine that I'll become a kind king," Zatch responded.
"And I agree with my brother that our world deserves a kind king," Zeno responded.
"Wonderful, what a wonderful idea Twin Bell Princes," Milordo Z responded.
"That nickname I heard of that before?" Zatch responded.
"Of course, it's a perfect name for the twin sons of previous king," Milordo-Z explained, "No mamodo that has come to challenge either one of you or both of you has survived, and you're one of the strongest out of the 100 as well."
"It's true Zatch and Zeno are powerful, but still," Kiyo thought turned to Dufort who was still silent, "Dufort sure has been quiet."
"If we joined forces together, then we can gain more power," Milordo Z said.
"How about tell us your real plan instead," Dufort said causing everyone to turned to him, "Or is it the real reason you summoned us is because we posses one of the pieces of the ancient mamodo mirror artifact."
"Grissor is right, you two are protective over the mirror," Milordo-Z explained clapping his hands.
The 3 ancient mamodos and three humans with their spellbooks came into the room.
"I was hopping that I didn't have to resort to this, but if you join us I'll give you these three mamodos to serve you and forfeit their lives for you," Milordo-Z explained, "If not I'll have them take you down and take the mirror piece from you."
"We'll never join you, and we'll never hand over our piece of the mirror," Zeno responded.
"And we'll stop you because no one should be controlled," Zatch responded.
"You two are sure annoying," the woman responded.
"What about you Kiyo and Dufort," Milordo-Z responded.
'Zaker' Kiyo and Dufort shouted.
Zaker fired from Zatch's mouth and Zeno's hand and combined into one attack.
"So much for our plan," The woman said.
"It's not over," Milordo-Z said.
They barely manage to dodge the Zakers.
"You don't understand the situation you're in," the woman said.
"Let's end this!" Milordo Z said signaling the ancient mamodos.
The stone mamodo went to grab Zatch and Zeno.
Zatch and Zeno dodge the mamodo.
'Ganzu Garon' the green hair mamodo's partner shouted.
The mamodo fired spikeballs from his hand.
'Gigano Gigaruna' the armor mamodo's partner shouted.
The armor mamodo fired a laser from his hands.
Zatch and Zeno dodge the attacks.
"Let's end this!" Zeno shouted aiming at the ground.
'Raaja Zaker' Dufort shouted.
Zeno fired Raaja Zaker into the ground causing it to spread out.
Raaja Zaker hit some of the mamodos and came at the woman and Milordo-Z.
Milordo-Z use his power to pull one of the human partners in front of the attack.
Armor mamodo's partner and it's book were hit.
The book hit the ground burning as the armor mamodo started disappearing.
"True to your reputation," the woman responded.
"You used your friends as shields?" Zeno responded.
"That's horrible," Zatch responded.
"These aren't our friends," the woman responded.
"Oh Zatch and Zeno you two are foolish with your emotion," Milordo-Z responded, "It'll be your demise. These are more of our pawns. They have no control over their doings."
"That's why they'll do what ever we say," the woman responded opening their book as it shined, 'Random'.
An explosive purple ball fired from Milordo-Z's hand and hit the rock like mamodo.
It hit the mamodo and exploded.
The book burned as the mamodo started vanishing.
"You'll pay for this," Zatch said going after Milordo-Z.
'Rand Random' the woman shouted.
Milordo-Z summoned a whip of explosive energy.
"Dufort now is the time for the 6th spell!" Zeno shouted running.
"The 6th spell," Kiyo responded.
'Sorudo Zakerga' Dufort shouted.
Zeno summoned a sword handle with lightning for a blade from his hand.
Milordo-Z was about to use the whip on the green hair mamodo when Zeno collided his Sorudo Zakerga into the whip canceling it out with an explosion.
The smoke cleared and Milordo-Z was aiming at Zatch.
"I don't need useless emotion to sway me," Milordo-Z said, "It will be the end of you!"
'Randon' the woman shouted.
'Zaker' Kiyo shouted.
Random fired from Milordo-Z's hand at the same time Zaker fired from Zatch's mouth.
The two collided in an explosion.
The smoke cleared as Zatch and Zeno had protected Kiyo Dufort and themselves with their mantles.
"We came all this way for nothing," the woman said, "Let's go."
Milordo Z headed toward the woman.
"Get back here!" Zeno said going after them until the green hair mamodo ran in front of them.
"My minions might be able to hold you two off for me," Milordo-Z said leaving.
"Get out of my way!" Zeno ordered.
"We don't want to hurt you," Zatch told the mamodo.
'Ei Garon' the partner shouted.
The mamodo fired a spike ball with a chain attack to his hand.
Zatch and Zeno grabbed it and yank it apart.
"Come on break free, you can't be just manipulated," Zatch said.
The mamodo cried as he broke free and lower his arms.
"See, you have your own free will, you shouldn't be manipulated," Zatch responded.
'Zaker' Dufort shouted.
A spark of Zaker fired from Zeno's hand and hit the book.
The book burned to nothing as the mamodo disappeared.
"I'll take down Milordo Z no matter what," Zatch said.
"Same here," Zeno responded.
Milordo-Z and his partner reached the outskirts of town and were planning to attack.
'Digon Teorandom' the woman shouted.
Milordo-Z summoned multiple huge versions of Random.
They hit the mansion with Zatch Zeno Dufort Kiyo and the human partners still in it.
'Zaker' Kiyo and Dufort shouted.
Full power Zakers fired from both Zatch's mouth and Zeno's hand, and fuse together.
The combine Zakers burst through the ceiling saving them from them.
Zatch Kiyo Zeno and Dufort help the human partners out of their safely.
A/N: One more chapter to do before all the ancient mamodos are released. And since Grissor joined Milordo-Z, Penny is joining Zatch's side.