AN: Hope you enjoy this one! I'll try to post some more today if I can.

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Jessica felt her wings aching as she carried Toby around the Lava Nation. The two of them were looking for Magmion who had stolen an artifact they needed to help the Earth Nation before fleeing via Cerberion.

Ordinarily this wouldn't have caused too much trouble but the longer she stayed up in the air, the faster she flew, the more exhausted she became.

Her wings were noticeably flapping slower and slower. It was all she could do to keep them both airborne. She was so worried about the possibility of them falling that she barely heard Toby telling her she needed to rest.

At that point, she almost did stop flying. "Rest? Rest!" she shouted. "Toby, we haven't got time to rest!"

"Yes, we do," he said simply. "You think I haven't noticed how exhausted you are? When we find Magmion, you'll be so worn out you won't be able to do anything!"

"Okay...you have a point," she admitted begrudgingly. She was getting tired and a little cranky.

"I spotted a island nearby. We can rest there!" Toby exclaimed, relieved that he wouldn't have to worry about them falling from a great height.

Jessica flew in the direction Toby was pointing, wondering how long he had been thinking of asking them to rest. It didn't take too long before the island her boyfriend had been referring to came into view.

They landed on the sand and looked around. The island seemed to be comprised mainly of the beach they were standing on and a forest nearby.

"It's beautiful!" Jessica exclaimed, not knowing where to look. "How have we never found this place before?"

"I knew you'd like it," Toby said, smiling at his girlfriend who was radiating pure happiness. The island was the perfect place to relax.

The couple sat down on the beach and looked out towards the glittering blue ocean. "If we ever come back here, we should bring Nick and Lucas too!" Jessica suggested.

Toby frowned a little. "Or we could keep it to ourselves!" Jessica looked at him and he elaborated with, "You know, our own special place!"

He wrapped his arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer and felt delighted when she rested her head against him. "Feel any better?"

She simply nodded, not wanting to ruin the moment. The atmosphere was perfect.

Toby smiled, leaning in towards her, throwing caution to the wind. He noticed Jessica subconsciously leaning in too. For a moment, their eyes met...

The sound of evil laughter interrupted their moment. The couple looked up to see Magmion sitting on Cerberion who was flying west towards Lava territory.

He held the stolen artifact in his hand and seemed to be staring at it, entranced. It meant that he didn't even notice Toby and Jessica in plain sight below him.

"This is our chance!" Toby whispered eagerly. He then yelled loudly, "Hey, Magmy!"

The Volcano Lord looked down, nearly dropping the artifact, and did a double take upon seeing them. "What? How?" he angrily demanded to know.

Jessica rolled her eyes as she and Toby shifted into their battle stances. "Did you really think we were going to let you escape with that artifact?

Now that they were both fully rested, they were more than ready for this battle. They exchanged determined glances before firing their first attacks...