Before anyone else could do something, Niamare had ran up to the pile of leaves. She simply pushed the Spirit out of the way, as if he was nothing special. She sank down to her knees, and picked up some of the leaves, which were now colored brown. "This can't be... You can't... CHERYL! COME BACK, RIGHT NOW!" With tears in her eyes, she screamed at the dead leaves, even though she knew it wouldn't help. She didn't even notice that a huge, steel snake-like Pokémon had come up behind her. A dark shadow appeared where she was sitting, but she didn't react to it. She heard the others yelling at her, telling her to get out of there, but Niamare didn't move. Softly, she shook her head, and whispered her final words. "I don't care." Then, the Steelix raised his massive metal head, and crushed Niamare.
Everyone was in shock. They just lost another friend, all in just a matter of minutes. Axilles was the first one to come in action. He rushed to the Steelix, and started punching his steel bodyparts. With every punch, he screamed of rage. But no matter how hard he tried, the Steelix didn't seem to feel the hits. Serenia ran up to them, even though she knew she'd be in great danger. Axilles noticed her immediately. "Serenia, what on earth do you think you're doing?! GET OUT OF HERE!" Serenia didn't listen to him, and focused on the Steelix' head. She tried to use her psychic powers to infiltrate in his mind. She felt a strong vibration of anger and rage, as well as the presence of a huge evil. Suddenly, she lost all connection from the Steelix. The massive tail has hit her side, and had sent her flying. Axilles stopped his raging attacks, and turned around, just in time to see Serenia hitting the wall with immense power. She fell on the ground, and didn't move anymore.
Axilles knelt down on one knee, with one of his fists resting on the ground. His eyes were closed, yet he saw everything. He looked calm, but the moment he opened his mouth, Destiny knew the force he was building up.
"OKAY, NOW YOU'VE DONE IT. YOU DECEIVED US ALL ALONG, JUST TO BETRAY US RIGHT HERE. THEN, YOU PROCEED TO KILL OUR FRIEND, AND THE ONE I LOVE. SPIRIT OF SURPRISE? I'LL SHOW YOU A LITTLE SURPRISE OF MY OWN!"
Destiny watched how Axilles changed shape. She realized that this happened every time someone Combined their Spirits, but this time, there was no blinding light. He grew in length, and his arms gained in muscles. He also grew a big red vocal sac under his chin. He opened his eyes, and looked at Destiny. He showed a smile, expressing his eager for revenge, and raised his fists. Then, with the blink of an eye, he turned around, and punched one of the steel sections of his body. The impact was so great, that the whole section flew away, right into the Magneton behind it. The Steelix broke down to loose bodyparts, and fell on the ground. The Magneton was also knocked out from the flying rock. Finally, he went for the Bastiodon. But even though his punches were stronger than ever, the giant shield was able to tank it all. For a moment, he was out of ideas, but then Zyana appeared next to him. "Since we both have poisoning capabilities, we should be able to combine our powers!" Axilles nodded, and Zyana climbed on his neck. She created a green energy ball, and shot it toward the Bastiodon. Directly after, Axilles powered up his fist, and hit the Pokémon with all the power he could, knocking it out. Zyana wanted to leave his neck, but Axilles had one more thing to do. "You're a nature Pokémon, right? Then please, try everything you can to save Serenia."
