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Chapter 36 - Fighting For My Friend
The afternoon came and went and before anyone knew it, it was already nightfall. Jaden and the guys replayed what had happened to Zane, since he wasn't there to witness it. The info they brought him didn't settle well for him. That's when he asked of her whereabouts. The guys looked disturbed at the question, which made Zane worry. They had told him that after they came out of the thick forest, Laviss ran away from them. Jaden and Alexis tried to catch her but the Ra proved to be slightly fast on her feet. From that point on, nobody has seen her. Zane was beyond pissed that they had lost her, he couldn't handle another incident. Of course he wasn't the only one. This was the second time which the red head was hurt and it wasn't going well with the gang.
"This has got to stop." whispered Alexis as she bowed her head
Atticus lowered his eyes. He didn't know this Laviss girl quite well. He barely got to converse with her when she was trying to find Jaden during Camula's attack. But he knew she was a friend of his little sister. That placed them as an important person to Alexis, and anyone important to her is important to him too… or so he self proclaims. Atticus harden his face and placed a hand on her shoulder in reassurance. "What are you going to do? No doubt she will want to help."
"Yeah, a lot of help she'll be." said Chazz as he leaned against the wall of the infirmary.
Alexis glared heavily at the boy. "How can you say that!"
"Don't, Alexis." the blonde breathed heavily, her eyes never lifting the glare she was giving the black haired boy. Atticus let out a sigh before turning to Zane, signaling him to help me with the situation.
He saw Atticus' look of help but made no motion in answering. His mind was too preoccupied with Laviss. 'I shouldn't be here. I should be out looking for her! Who knows what will happen to her.' Zane mentally kicked himself for not doing so. Anything could happen to her. 'And with what's happened in the past…' He didn't think of it, he didn't want to.
"Maybe we should leave Laviss on her own." Everyone stood in silence and stared at Syrus. The little Slifer started to trembled. He didn't know how to take everyone's stare "W-what?"
"Che, you know what happens when she's all alone." said Chazz "Trouble usually aims at her."
"But... what if she just needs a bit of time to clear her head?"
Chazz raised a brow "Since when have you-"
"Syrus may be… kind of right." Chazz glared at Atticus for interrupting him "I mean, another of her closest friends has been taken away. And according to you, Lex, she was major depressed with…" Atticus gave a slight fake cough and glanced at Zane quickly "Zane's battle."
The Obelisks showed no emotion with what his friend made, but inside was different. He still couldn't get over the fact that he was the cause of Laviss' depression. It pained him to see her cry the day she was in the infirmary from Nina's attack, but to know that she was dejected from his choice of giving up his soul and key to save her. Zane shook his head. That was another thing he didn't want to think about.
"Well, the ways she's handling this is stupid." Chazz said "I mean, all of us are her friends and have a key that will attract those Shadow Riders. Will she become miserable whenever one of us losses."
"Why are you being this negative about Laviss?"Alexis asked
"Because the way she's acting is stupid and annoying!" he responded and lifted himself away from the wall "I say we should tie her up whenever a Shadow Rider comes, that way she won't get in the way and nothing bad will happen to her."
"That's one way, but if it's not her then it'll be you guys that'll get hurt. Face it, the Shadow Riders don't care who they hurt as long as they have all seven keys." retorted Atticus
Everyone fell into a deep silence as they registered Atticus' words. It was true and they knew it. That meant they really couldn't stop Laviss, but that didn't mean that one couldn't try.
"THAT'S IT! I'M DUELING TANIA AND GETTING BASTION BACK!" cried Jaden and started towards the door
"JADEN!"
But the Slifer didn't listen to the cries of his name being shouted out. The only thing in his mind was to get Bastion back and have Laviss back to normal once more.
'After all… Lavs deserves better than this.' Jaden clenched his fist to his side and picked up his paced 'She deserves better… she does.'
Laviss sighed as she fixed her eyes upon the white thread that made up her pillow. Shooter said nothing while he stood by and watched her every move. It concerned him that she was doing nothing but stare at her pillow. The position reminded him of the day before her birthday, except this time she wasn't hysterically repeating 'I'm dead, I'm dead, I'm dead.' beneath the pillowcase. He had a mind to ask her why she was like this but something told him to let her be… for now.
Five minutes passed and Shooter decided to pluck up the courage and asked her "What's wrong?"
Laviss raised a brow which Shooter couldn't see because of the pillow. She wanted to scream to the spirit for the stupid question he asked, but she didn't. Instead she gripped the pillow harder and groaned against the soft white material.
The sudden sound made Shooter jump a little. He waited for the red head to make any more movements but he was disappointed when she made none. Shooter let out a deep sight before he left her side. "Laviss, are you seriously going to be like this again."
"What do you mean?" muffled Laviss through the pillow
"I mean here, sad and depressed; making your friends worry about you... AGAIN."
"What do you want me to do? Be happy the fact that my best friend is in the hands of a Shadow Rider! IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO!" Laviss pressed the pillow to her face as she tried to stop the flow of tears from falling
"You know you can do something-"
"WHAT!" cried Laviss as she stood up from her spot "WHAT CAN I DO!"
Shooter was taken back. Not because of the way Laviss looked, with her blood shot eyes and glare that she was giving him. Nor of the tone of her voice that held a bit of malice in it. He was very surprised of her response. 'You'd think it'll be the first thing on her mind to do after the duel with the Shadow Rider.'
"T-there's nothing I can do, Shooter." cried Laviss as she held the pillow tightly against her.
The humanoid bird smirked and placed his claw hand on top of her head. "Yes, there is."
It took a few seconds for Laviss to get what the duel spirit was talking about. But when it hit her, she could not believe the stupidity of her brain. Laviss looked at Shooter and nodded. The winged monster let out a goofy smile before separating himself from the girl. Laviss rubbed her eyes and tried to get rid of her tear stained face. But something in her couldn't help but turned towards the window. Beyond the curtain, the sky shined brightly with stars against the darkness of the heavens.
The night reminded her of the few times in which she went outside and star gazed with a certain Ra. Laviss shook her head and gripped the end of her skirt. Shooter titled his head at the stillness Laviss showed. But before Shooter could ask what was wrong, the Ra girl opened her lilac orbs and narrowed them with an uncertain amount of rage. Laviss had never remembered being this mad at anyone before. She didn't like it but the feeling was too strong. The thought of Tania having Bastion enraged her beyond anything she could imagine. She didn't know why, but it did. Not a minute later did Laviss started moving around room.
Shooter smirked as she saw the girl looking under her bed "What are you doing?" he asked
"You'll see." said Laviss as she took out a bag and head towards her closet
'I can only imagine what THAT could be.' he thought sarcastically. The only worry he had was if the Shadow Rider would be willing to face her.
"Jaden! Jaden stop this!"
The Slifer did nothing to response to Alexis' cries. The Obelisk huffed as she still got the same attitude from him. "Jaden, can't we think this thoroughly?"
"No! Tania has to be stopped now!" said Jaden forcefully
Alexis frowned. She knew he spoke the truth. However, the only way stop Tania was to duel her. That's what worried her. She feared that Tania might do that same thing that she did to Bastion to Jaden. She didn't want the brunette Slifer to be in the hands of that over muscular woman. 'One friend is enough…' Her blue eyes settled on the back of Jaden's red blazer. Though it was dark she could slightly see the bright color of his jacket.
Before Alexis knew it, the gang was already outside the thick forest and in front of the coliseum. Alexis opened her mouth to tried and stop Jaden again, but nothing came out. 'M-maybe I should stop… he obviously won't listen to me.' The blonde was sad but it was true. Jaden was determined to rescue his friend. She looked back at Syrus, Chumley, Zane, Chazz, Professor Banner, and Crowler. None of them weren't troubled by the fact that Jaden was gonna duel Tania. That or they were truly good at hiding their expressions.
But all eight were soon on the alert when they heard a rustling sound behind them. It was too dark to see through the trees of the forest but everyone could feel the presence of someone.
"Come out! We know you're out there!" cried Zane
The gang waited a few minutes before they saw a black hooded person step out. Alarmed by the dress of the intruder, they stood defensive as the cloaked person came their way.
"Who are you!" shouted Chazz as he and the guys glared… well six out of the eight
The cloaked person didn't answer as it came even closer.
"ANSWER US! WHO ARE YOU!" yelled Zane
The hooded person titled its head before a hand came out and pulled the hood down. "Seriously, you guys can be scary when you want to be."
"LAVISS!" The red head gave a weak smile, though she inwardly cringed at the volume they used to scream her name. She shook off the ringing sound from her ear before making her was to Jaden.
Jaden was relieved to see his friend unharmed "What are you doing here, Lavs?"
"No Jaden, a better question is… where were you!" said Alexis and glared at the red head
"Did you check my room?" Laviss raised a brow as the guys stood in silence.
"YOU MEAN TO TELL US THAT YOU'VE BEEN IN YOUR ROOM THIS WHOLE TIME!" cried Chazz
"Where did you want me to go? To the cliffs and kill myself?" she asked
Chazz crossed his arms "Well, I wouldn't put it passed y-" but he wasn't able to finish his sentence as he brutally hit the dirt, head first.
"That isn't funny." said Alexis as she stood in front of the fallen Slifer
"Why do the two of you keep treating me like the Slacker!" cried Chazz as he nursed his injured head
Laviss dismissed Chazz's comment and turned her attention back to Jaden. Her eyes traveled to the duel disk on his left arm. The device was enough to tell her what he was planning to do. "Jaden…" the brown head turned around as he heard his name "don't duel Tania."
Jaden looked at Laviss with disbelief "Not you too!" he whined
"Please Jaden…" pleaded Laviss
"See Jaden, even Lavs agrees with us." said Alexis
"Because I want to duel her." Everyone was taken back at what she said, including Crowler. They each looked at the cloaked girl as she stood with a serious face. "Please Jaden… let me duel her." said Laviss with her head bowed down
"B-But… Lavs you don't have a spirit key. How are you gonna duel her if you don't have one?" asked Syrus
The Ra glanced at the group and then back at the ground "I-I… I was hoping that… one of you would… l-let me borrow one."
"Lavs…" the red head looked at Jaden "You understand what happens if you lose. Bastion only got lucky because Tania wanted a guy."
She nodded without hesitation. The brunette stared at Laviss intently, but his stare didn't make the red head nervous. In fact it did the opposite. Jaden could see a burning fire of confidence growing in her lilac eyes. This made Jaden sigh. 'I hope I'm doing the right thing.' he thought as he took the key around his neck and pulled it off. But as he was about to give it Laviss, another hand was already there. Jaden looked to see Alexis with her key.
"You're gonna need more than one key to convince Tania. After all, she won't duel you since you're a girl."
"Lex…" Laviss mumbled as she looked at the key
"Well? Aren't you gonna take it?" said Alexis teasingly
"But wait! If you give Lavs the keys, then those Shadow Riders will be one step closer to those beast cards." Chumley said worriedly
"Chum, do you honestly believe Lavs is gonna lose?" asked Jaden as he handed his key
"Don't worry, I won't fail you guys." said Laviss as she took the key, in her bandaged hand, and pulled it over her head "Not with what's at stake." Jaden and Alexis nodded as they all started heading they're way. But before Laviss was able to take a step, she was pulled back. Turning around she saw Chazz looking down. "Chazz… what-"
The red head was taken back by the hug he was giving her. It was just a second before he removed himself from her. The Ra was confused with his actions but when she looked down it all made sense.
She gave a questioning look "Why?"
The black haired boy sighed and looked everywhere but her "It's just a precaution… I mean what if that crazy, over toned she/he doesn't accept you with two keys… and uh… yeah." Laviss, for the first time since Bastion's duel, gave Chazz a true smile. "But that doesn't mean you can't lose… got that!"
Laviss nodded "Sure Chazz, I got it."
The entrance to the coliseum was open but as the group of nine entered the familiar arena they were faced with nothing. The entire building was empty save for the blowing wind that passed by.
"So much for a warm welcome." said Chazz
"Well what did you expect." said Alexis as she followed the cloaked girl
But before Chazz could open his mouth a loud roaring sound came from another entrance that was across them. From that tunnel came Tania's tiger.
"She's here." commented Zane
"And you couldn't be any more right Hun." said Tania as she followed her pet tiger. Trailing after her was Bastion with the same blank look as before.
Laviss bit her lip as she stared at her best friend. She narrowed her eyes at his empty eyes and quickly glared at the Amazon "Tania… give Bastion back!"
Tania smirked as she saw the angered Ra "No can do. You see, even if he is a bore, he's mine."
"Then how about a duel?"
"Sorry, out of the question. Like I said before, I would never harm a sister."
"Not even if this sister has three keys up for grabs." said Laviss as she grabbed the keys from her neck and raised them up for the Amazon to see
Tania raised a brow at the three golden objects. "And I'm guessing in return you want your precious Bastion back."
"Not only that, but I want you to get the HECK OUT OF HERE!"
"Hm…" Tania petted her tiger in thought as she contemplated the proposition "As much as this is tempting… no dice."
Laviss stood in disbelief "WHY NOT!"
"Because its not worth it." she said simply
The red head looked down. She couldn't believe that Tania didn't take the bait, but that wasn't going to stop Laviss. She had to get the woman's interest 'But what? What would she be interested besides the keys…' Laviss mentally groan after a few minutes, she couldn't think of anything. The Ra turned her head to Jaden for help. She couldn't possibly leave here without Bastion, she couldn't. It was then that it hit her. Turning back, she stood tall and gripped her hands. 'I'm sorry guys.'
"How about this. If I lose not only will you get my soul, but all three keys AND them." she said as she pointed to the gang, specifically the males.
"WHAT!" cried the guys in disbelief
Tania raised a brow at the Ra "I don't know." she said as she glanced at each of the guys
"WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT TO PUT US UP AS AN ADDITIONAL PRIZE!" cried Chazz
"LAVS! YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS… RIGHT!" yelled Jaden
"I'M TOO YOUNG TO GET MARRIED!" screamed Syrus
"Too bad, I accept your duel." said Tania and activated her duel disk
"Perfect." smirked Laviss as she took off her cloak
Underneath the black material, Laviss was still wearing her Ra uniform and green bandanna but around her waist were two black belts with a card holder on each side. On her right arm was a duel disk but it wasn't an Academy disk. It was slightly similar but the blade of the disk was shaped like a dragon's wing, spiked out on the corner of all five slots were short looking fangs, and instead of it being silver, the disk was coated in light lavender with the fangs being sliver mixed with green in the center.
"Lavs…" said Jaden, surprised. But he wasn't the only one that was shocked at the Ra's new image
"Don't worry, like I said… I won't fail you guys." said Laviss as her hand opened the left cartridge on her belt
"Well don't think for a minute that you'll win. After all, your friend Bastion couldn't beat me." said Tania with a smirk
"You know Tania, Bastion could have beaten you… but there was one small thing that made the duel different and that's what separates Bastion from me."
"And what would that be?" asked the Amazon with a brow raised at the Ra
"Your fighting against one of your own, so your little seducing acts won't work against me." Laviss said as she put her deck in and activated her disk
"That won't matter because you won't stand a chance against me." said Tania as she held out two decks "Now pick which one to duel with, Knowledge or Courage?"
"Courage." answered Laviss as Tania activated her duel disk
"Well let the games begin."
"DUEL!" they both shouted
"COME ON LAVS! YOU CAN BEAT HER!" Alexis cheered
"YOU BETTER! NOW THAT YOU'VE GOT US AT STAKE TOO!" cried a pissed off Chazz
"I'm sorry guys, I'll make it up to you." said Laviss and turned back "Now, how about I start things off." the red head smiled as she drew her card "Last you said, you didn't like dragons. Well this is going to be an eyesore for you. I summon Koumori Dragon (1200) in defense mode."
Tania smirked and drew "I had a feeling that it was you that gave my sugar-bugger that necklace."
"Make your move." growled Laviss. Tania's smirk never left.
"Fine, and I have the monster to slay that dragon of yours. I summon Amazoness Paladin (1700) and when she's on the field, she gains an extra 100 attack point boost for every monster out with the name Amazoness in its name" said Tania as her monster had 1800 ATK "And I activate this, a spell known as Amazoness Charm. Now all your monsters on your field that are in defense mode are switched to attack mode. They also gain 200 attack points."
"Why would she play a card that increased Laviss' attack power?" said Crowler as Koumori Dragon now had 1700 attack points
Laviss raised a brow "Crowler's right, why would you do that?"
"You'll see, but as of right now I play this, the card Amazoness Arena. When this card activates we both gain 600 Life Points." said Tania as they both had 4600 Life Points. Not only that but soon a metal cage surrounded them, enclosing the area that they're in. "See, Amazoness Arena is a sacred arena. In here, not only do you fight with your monsters but with your soul as well."
The Ra narrowed her eyes in suspicion "What do you mean?"
"Oh, you'll find out but first… Amazoness Paladin attack her dragon!" cried Tania as Laviss' dragon was destroyed leaving her with 4500 Life Points "NOW YOU'LL SEE THE POWER OF MY ARENA! AFTER OUR MONSTERS ARE ALL DONE YOUR SOUL CAN BATTLE MINE! IF YOU SACRIFICE 100 OF YOUR LIFE POINTS YOU TAKE A 100 OF MINE!"
"So this is what you meant with battling with our souls." said Laviss as she thought it over "Well I don't have much of a choice." and with that Laviss was down 4400 while Tania had 4500.
But in front of them a light spirit form of both Tania and Laviss appeared while they lost their points. Both females ran at each other. Laviss' soul aimed at Tania's face but missed. Though Tania came back with a punch in the same direction, the only problem was that she didn't miss. Backing off, Laviss soon was left with 4300 Life Points.
Laviss went in for another round, this time she kicked Tania in the stomach hard. The Amazon backed off as well while she had only 4400 Life Points.
The red head panted as she saw Tania holding her stomach "Hurts don't it." she said as she stood up and drew "Well there's gonna be more where that came from… for I summon my Baby Dragon (1200)."
"Ugh… more dragons." said Tania with a disgust "It won't matter. That puny thing can't do a thing to my Paladin."
"That's because he's not alone. I also play my Time Wizard (500) and activate his special ability. GO TIME ROULETTE!" Laviss says as Time Wizard stretched out his staff. The arrows started spinning, faster and faster until it was nearly impossible to follow.
"BUT LAVS YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF THE ARROWS LAND ON ONE OF THE SKULLS!" cried Syrus
"Yeah Sy, but that's not gonna happen." said Laviss as the arrows soon started to slow down
Soon the arrows made its way from time machine, skull, skull, time machine… skull. Laviss looked at the staff as it landed on skull 'Come one… move… move…'
"Looks like its on skull." said Tania but she was soon stopped as it moved once more onto a time machine.
"Get your eyes check, its obviously not a skull. Now, because its on a time machine your Paladin is automatically destroyed!"
"WHAT!"
"GO TIME MAGIC!" said Laviss as Tania's monster was destroyed "And that's not all. Since I have both my Baby Dragon and Time Wizard, I use Polymerization to fuse them and create… Thousand Dragon (2400)! NOW ATTACK TANIA WITH NOXIOUS NOSTRIL GUST!"
Tania soon was thrown to the ground as her Life Points went down to 2000, but she soon stood up with anger flowing through her eyes "Alright its my turn! First I'll put down a face down, and then summon Amazoness Swords Woman (1500) in attack mode. And finally I use Amazoness Call, to rip apart your fusion monster." and at that Thousand Dragon was back to Baby Dragon and Time Wizard. "ATTACK THAT TIME WIZARD WITH AMAZON SLASH ATTACK!"
As Time Wizard was destroyed that left Laviss with 3300 Life Points.
"And now thanks to my Amazoness Arena, its time we had a rematch!" said Tania as her Life Points went down to 1900
"Not again!" cried Alexis
Lowering her Life Points to 3200, Laviss soon went in and attack Tania. Both of them struck each other in the face once more. At that they backed off leaving 3100 for Laviss and 1800 for Tania
"You know… I wanna know something. Why are you doing this?" asked Tania as she saw Laviss rub her cheek "Why would you want that stiff of a bore with you-"
"Don't… you… DARE CALL HIM THAT!" cried Laviss and glared at the woman in front of her. "He's my friend. What other reason do I need to save my friends. Not only that… I don't want another of my friends to be some sick love object without their decision in place."
Tania smirked "What if he did willingly choose this?"
"LIKE HELL! BASTION WOULD NEVER MAKE HIS MIND UP LIKE THAT! YOU BEWITCHED HIM!"
"I did nothing." Tania said as she saw Laviss get riled up "I'm not capable of doing magic or any witchcraft."
"THAT'S A LIE!"
"How would you know." Laviss glared heavily at the Amazon before she turned her head. Tania's smirked grew as she made the Ra shut up. "If you don't like your friends having a choice in the matter then why place them at stake." she said while pointing to the guys.
Laviss turned back to look at the guys. She sighed and stood up slowly "I knew that you wouldn't duel me if I didn't give you something that sparked your interest."
"Hm, you're really that desperate to get your boyfriend back."
Laviss' eye twitched "BASTION'S NOT MY BOYFRIEND!"
"Really?" mocked Tania "By the way you're acting you really can't-"
"BASTION'S MY FRIEND!" cried Laviss as she slightly gripped her cards "AND I WON'T LET HIM OR ANY OF MY FRIENDS GET TRAP BY AN UGLY, OVER MUSCULAR, HE/SHE-GIANT WITH MAN ISSUES!"
The whole stadium stood silent. The guys were surprised and shocked. Neither of them dared to move or make a single sound for their sake of being mobbed by a either of the females that were dueling. Yet a certain Obelisk ignored the chance of being in danger as she cheered on Laviss.
"YOU TELL HER LAVS!" cried Alexis as she stood up and punched the air with her fist. Jaden and the guys slowly turned to Alexis and watched as she jumped up and down from her seat; cheering for her red haired friend.
Tania furiously glared at Alexis and Laviss. The guys stood scared as they saw the Amazon's face. She was beyond pissed. "You'll pay for that."
"NO! YOU'LL PAY FOR EVER MESSING WITH MY FRIENDS! ESPECIALLY ONE WHO'S MY BEST FRIEND!" cried Laviss as she drew "I use my Pot of Greed, giving me two cards!" Laviss' eyes vaguely rose as she looked at her cards. Before long that look was replaced with a pure smile as she took a card out. "I play Harpie's Brother in attack mode!" cried Laviss
Tania raised a brow at the monster as he was summoned. The Shadow Rider couldn't help but feel that the monster was actually glaring at her from behind his mask. Tania shook her head and put on a bored look "Are you done?"
Laviss frowned "Not quite. Next I play Icarus Attack." The red head looked at Bro thoroughly and opened her mouth, but before she could say anything Bro turned around and nodded to her. Laviss smiled and returned her attention back to Tania "This trap allows me to destroy any two cards on the field along side my Harpie's Brother."
"WHAT!" but Laviss said nothing in response to Tania's cry. Harpie's Brother flew straight up and began to flap his wings at a fast rate. It wasn't long before he made an enormous tornado that quickly came at Tania. Soon after Amazoness Arena and Amazoness Swords Woman were destroyed. Harpie's Brother shortly followed them to the graveyard.
"But that's not all." Tania frowned that the Ra wasn't finished with her turn "I sacrifice my Baby Dragon in order to summon Chaos Command Magician (2400)." As the gallant magician stood out, both Chazz and Jaden's eyes quickly went up when they recognized the familiar monster. The two looked at each other but nothing was said between them. The look almost went unnoticed hadn't been Zane to catch a bit of their meet. "Now you'll really pay Tania." said Laviss as she raised her arm and threw it at Tania's figure. "GO CHAOS! ATTACK WITH DARK MAGIC FLARE!"
"BUT LAVS! HER FACE DOWN!" warned Sy as he watch the spellcaster's blue blast hit the Amazon with full force
"She can't do anything with it." Laviss answered softly as she saw Tania fall down. Her Life Points dropped to 0.
Tania's brows narrowed as she got up on all four. "You knew."
"Don't think that I haven't been paying attention." growled Laviss as the rest came down from the stands
"Wait, I don't understand. What did you mean that she couldn't do anything?" asked Syrus
"Her card was Amazoness Archers. The same one she used on Bastion. It became useless since I didn't attack her Amazoness Swords Woman with one of my monsters." explained Laviss as she de-activated her disk
"It doesn't matter." sneered Tania
"I think it does." hissed Laviss as she stepped forward "A deal's a deal, give Bastion back!"
Tania stared at Laviss for a minute before she signal Bastion, who standing near the entrance of the tunnel, to come. As Bastion walked towards the group, Laviss' hand reached into the other cartridge. Once Bastion had reached them, the Ra girl lifted her head and held both her fists close to her chest.
"How do we know that you won't pull any tricks." said Zane as he eyed Bastion
"That's for you to decided. I did lose… a deal's… a deal." said Tania as Bastion walked towards Laviss
They all fell in silence as they watch the two Ra come face to face. The wind started to pick up, raising some of Laviss' red locks. The red head didn't mind her hair that was in her face. All that mattered was the boy in front of her. She stared at him, mainly his eyes, searching for any signs of the Bastion that she knew.
"Bastion…" she mumbled as he looked at her. She watched as Bastion came closer to her. Laviss stood her ground as the Ra came close… too close, she thought, as she could feel his breath on her face. Still she looked into his eyes. But everything became a blur as she felt her backside hit something hard. The impact was so hard that darkness took over her.
Everyone was shocked at what Bastion did. Zane, on the other hand, glared at Tania with malice "YOU LIAR!"
Tania laughed as Bastion grabbed Laviss' neck and pushed her against the wall of the audience stand. He managed to leave a small crater from the impact but it didn't matter to him. Bastion quickly let go of the red head and as she fell so did the thing that she was holding onto. Bastion stepped on the fallen item and in a daze rose his left foot and began kicking Laviss hard in the stomach.
Jaden, Chazz, and Chumley quickly headed towards Bastion as he kept kicking the girl. As for Zane, he ran towards Tania but he was too late. Tania transformed into a white tiger with black stripes and ran off with her pet. Once Tania left running, Bastion suddenly ceased his kicking. The black haired boy shook his head several times before he saw Chumley, Chazz, and Jaden holding him back.
"W-Wha... what's going on?" he asked. All three Slifers looked at him in surprised.
"Zane! Take Laviss, now!" said Alexis as she knelt over the red head
The Obelisk nodded and went on his knees to pick up the injured Ra. His gray eyes couldn't help but roam over the red head's body. Anger, sadness, worry, fear… all of these were swimming in his head as he stared at Laviss.
Alexis looked at Zane. Her brows were brought down as she still saw him, kneeling over Laviss and not doing anything. "ZANE!" she cried, hoping that her cry might wake him of his stupor.
The teal haired boy shook his head and made no haste in picking up the girl bridal style. He ignored the wet substance that came down his arms and stained his white blazer in crimson red. As Zane quickly ran from the coliseum, both Professor Banner and Crowler made their way to join their star student.
Bastion, still confused, looked around frantically when he heard Laviss' name "What's going on! Where's Laviss! Where is she! Is she hurt! TELL ME!"
Alexis looked down at the ground before she told the trio to released the Ra. "Bastion… do you remember anything?" she asked as she walked towards him
He shook his head "What about Laviss? Where is she!"
"We'll tell you later Bastion. Right now we've gotta go." said Jaden but he shortly stopped when something catches his eye
"Jaden?" Syrus questioned his friend as he saw him bent down to pick up something
Turning around, he pocketed whatever he found and looked at everyone "Let's go."
They all blinked in question as it wasn't just Bastion that was confused. The five followed Jaden and exited the coliseum; however, they didn't noticed two figures flying off in the direction where Tania and her tiger went.
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