Chapter 17.

Emerald Sword

"So are you all ready to gain the powers of the SeptZoos?" Prince Shelldon asked Leonardo, Tony, Echo, Spike, Marianne, Lloyd and Amy.

"Yeah...although we don't know what's next..." said Marianne.

Prince Shelldon nodded in understanding at what Marianne had said and he turned to Leonardo.

"Leonardo Turtle, as you are the chosen leader of the new SeptZoos team you may go first and touch the green & silver crystal," Prince Shelldon said to Leonardo.

Leonardo turned to said crystal, took a deep breath to calm down, and reached out to touch the crystal. The moment he did, the crystal triggered something extraordinary. The crystal began to glow intensely and power began to pour into Leonardo's body, it felt...strange...but in a good way.

The Green Sword symbol appeared on Leonardo's shell and his skin changed to a mix of green and silver.

"What's happening to Leo?" Tony asked King Sahasi.

"He's becoming the Emerald Sword," answered the king.

Then suddenly, Leonardo's body began to turn into rock.

"What's happening to m..."

Before Leonardo could finish asking that question, his entire body was completely turned into rock.

"Please tell me that's part of the process," Echo gulped.

"It is, Echo," said Prince Shelldon.

That's when the statue shattered like an eggshell and there stood Leonardo dressed in a green and silver suit, around his shoulders was a green cape that was 74 inches, on his head was a Zorro hat and in his right hand he was holding a sword that had a white blade and on the blade were 7 icons: a flame, a mountain, a twister, a drop, a bolt, a moon and a sun.

"Whoa..." said Tony, Echo, Spike, Marianne, Lloyd and Amy in awe.

"Behold Emerald Sword, the Leader of the SeptZoos," said Prince Shelldon.

"Check you out, dude," breathed the mind-blown Tony.

"Whoa..," breathed Leonardo looked himself over at the uniform he was wearing and the sword he was holding, "This is cool! What powers do I have?"

"Your powers are the elements within your sword," the King explained.

"And what are those elements?" Leonardo asked.

"Based on the markings on your sword, you have Earth, Fire, Wind, Water, Lightening, Moon, & Sun," said Prince Shelldon.

"So does that mean I can control them?" asked Leonardo.

"In a way..." said King Sahasi.

"What do you mean by 'In a way...?'" Emerald Sword asked.

"There will be times you have to store those powers in your sword for desperate times," said King Sahasi.

"Did the original Emerald Sword do that?" asked Emerald Sword.

"He had plenty of enemies back then," Prince Shelldon explained.

"Can I give these powers I have a try please?" asked Emerald Sword.

"I'd recommend a bigger space," the Prince advised, "Just in case."

"Is there a room in this tomb with bigger space?" Emerald Sword asked.

"Probably the room we came in from," said Prince Shelldon.

"Okay," said Emerald Sword and he walked back out of the door that led to the room they were in while Tony, Echo, Spike, Marianne, Lloyd, Amy, Felix Cat, Prince Shelldon and King Sahasi stood in the doorway.

"What do I have to say to get this sword working?" Emerald Sword asked.

"The name of the Element you wish to summon," said Prince Shelldon.

"Okay then," said Emerald Sword, "Fire mode!"

Suddenly the white blade of the sword started to glow red as fire began to circle around Emerald Sword.

"Whoa, that thing's on fire," Tony cried. "Literally!"

Suddenly the greens parts of the Emerald Sword uniform turned red while the silver parts turned Orange and the Fire icon appeared beneath Emerald Sword's feet.

"Is that suppose to happen?" asked Lloyd.

"Yes," said King Sahasi, "Emerald Sword try out your first move, Vulcan Strike."

So Emerald Sword swung the sword, causing a wave of fire to fly from it, it crashed into a lone boulder, turning it into a pile of red-glowing rubble.

"Whoa..." said Emerald Sword.

"That's hot," Amy replied.

"It sure is," agreed Emerald Sword before turning to King Sahasi, "What other moves I have with the other elements?"

"Another is zephyr twister with the wind sword," said King Sahasi

"Cool. Wind mode!" Emerald Sword commanded.

The moment he said that, the red blade of the sword turned to glowing white as the fire disappeared and wind began to blow.

"That was fast," Echo stated.

Suddenly Emerald Sword's uniform turned white and the Wind icon appeared beneath Emerald Sword's feet.

"No. He's just in Wind mode," said Prince Shelldon.

Emerald Sword held out his sword and began to spin round and wind started to circle around him.

"Whoa!"

"What move is that?" Marianne asked King Sahasi.

"Zephyr Twister," said King Sahasi.

Emerald Sword spun faster and faster causing the wind to increase until a twister appeared around Emerald Sword.

"Uh, boy!" said Emerald Sword while still spinning round.

"Wow!" Lloyd said in awe.

"Meow!" Felix meowed.

"Hope he can control that thing!" said Spike.

"Don't worry Spike, he can," said King Sahasi.

They all watched Emerald Sword launch the attack as the pile of red-glowing rubble got into the twister, then got launched at the top of the twister and flew in different directions of the tomb.

"Duck!"

Tony, Echo, Spike, Marianne, Lloyd, Amy, Prince Shelldon and King Sahasi ducked as bits of boulder flew over their heads and then Emerald Sword stopped spinning causing the twister to die down.

"Jeez!" said Marianne.

"What other moves do I have?" Emerald Sword asked.

"Try water mode. But be careful this time," said King Sahasi.

"Okay. Water mode!" Emerald Sword said and suddenly, the white blade of the sword turned to glowing blue as the wind disappeared and water began to appear.

"Go, Leo!" shouted Spike.

"What move do I have with Water mode?" asked Emerald Sword.

"A move called Atlantic Tsunami," said Prince Shelldon.

"Okay. Atlantic Tsunami!" Emerald Sword shouted as he slammed the tip of his sword into the ground and a circle of water shot out around him in a giant wave.

"Whoa!" said Tony.

"That is Awesome!" said Spike.

"Meow!" meowed Felix.

They could tell how the cat feels about getting wet and then the giant wave died down and the circle of wave disappeared as Emerald Sword pulled the sword out of the ground.

"Well, how was that move?" Emerald Sword asked.

"Wipeout..." said Tony.

"What move do I have with Earth?" asked Emerald Sword.

"Gaia Quake," said King Sahasi.

"Okay. Earth mode!" Emerald Sword said and suddenly, the blue blade of the sword turned to glowing green as the water disappeared and the ground of the tomb began to rumble.

"Whoa, boy!" said Spike.

Suddenly Emerald Sword's uniform turned dark green and light green and the Earth icon appeared beneath his feet.

"Now that is green power," said Lloyd.

"Gaia Quake!" Emerald Sword shouted as he slammed the Sword into the ground.

"Whoa-oa-oa!"

The ground of the tomb rumbled and shook and little cracks appeared in the floor.

"Yikes! Is this Gaia Quake?" Amy asked.

"It is," said Prince Shelldon.

Emerald Sword pulled the sword out of the ground causing the rumbling to stop.

"How was that move?" Emerald Sword asked King Sahasi.

"Powerful indeed," said King Sahasi.

"What do you guys think of that move I had just performed?" Emerald Sword asked his friends.

"I think my legs are still shaky," Echo answered woozily.

"That was amazing," said Marianne.

"Dang, dude," said Spike.

"Quite astonishing," said Amy.

"I know, right?" said Lloyd.

"It was very impressive," said Tony.

"That's the power of the sword," the prince stated.

"What move do I have with Lightening mode?" Emerald Sword asked.

"Your attack is Jupiter Storm," said King Sahasi.

"Very well. Lightening mode!" Emerald Sword said and suddenly, the green blade of the sword turned to glowing yellow as lightening began to appear and flash.

"Whoa..." said Lloyd.

Suddenly Emerald Sword's uniform turned bumblebee yellow and pineapple and the Lightening icon appeared beneath his feet.

"Now that's going yellow," commented Echo.

"Jupiter Storm!" Emerald Sword shouted as he shot the sword straight up towards the ceiling of the tomb and a lightning bolt came out from the sword and it went upwards towards the ceiling of the tomb and a whole bunch of lightning bolts came crashing down.

"Heads up!" said Amy.

Jupiter Storm continued to flash as lightening flushed out everywhere in the tomb.

"Too bright!" Amy cried, covering her eyes.

Eventually Jupiter Storm stopped and the lightning bolts disappeared.

"How was that move?" Emerald Sword asked.

"Is it okay to look now?" Amy asked, her eyes still covered.

"Yes it is Amy," said Emerald Sword.

"Sorry," she said, lowering her hands, "It almost blinded me."

"What move do I have with Moon mode?" Emerald Sword asked King Sahasi.

"Artemis Arrow," said King Sahasi.

"Okay. Moon mode!" Emerald Sword said and suddenly, the yellow blade turned to glowing purple as the lightening disappeared and night fell into the tomb.

"Hey, who turned off the lights?!" asked Tony.

Suddenly Emerald Sword's uniform turned dark purple and light purple and the Moon icon appeared beneath Emerald Sword's feet.

"Eat your heart out, dark mages," said Spike.

Emerald Sword aimed his sword at another lone boulder and a crescent moon grew to become a bow and a dark purple arrow appeared out of the sword.

"It can become a bow and arrow too?!" Tony asked.

"Yes, that is how Artemis Arrow works," said Prince Shelldon.

"Whoa..." said Tony in awe.

Emerald Sword let go of the arrow and the arrow went flying straight towards the boulder.

"Wonder what it does..." Emerald Sword thought to himself.

The arrow struck the boulder and it exploded into stars.

"That beats an explosion!" said Marianne.

"So how was that move?" Emerald Sword asked King Sahasi.

"Magnificent," said King Sahasi.

"What move do I have with Sun mode?" Emerald Sword asked.

"Apollo Melody," said Prince Shelldon.

"Sun mode!" Emerald Sword said and suddenly, the purple blade of the sword turned to glowing cream as the darkness of the night turned into daylight in the tomb.

"That's bright," said Echo.

Suddenly Emerald Sword's uniform turned cream and white and the Sun icon appeared beneath Emerald Sword's feet.

"He looks like an archangel..." said Amy.

White guitar strings grew on the sword, Emerald Sword played them causing a strange kind of music to play from the Sword.

"Whoa..." said Amy.

"Cool!" said Tony.

"Meow!" agreed Felix.

"He should start a band," said Spike.

As Emerald Sword continued to play, white energy waves came flying out, towards another boulder causing it to break into rubble.

"That could've been a giant's eardrum!" said Marianne.

"How was that final move?" Emerald Sword asked as the guitar strings on his sword disappeared, the sun icon disappeared and his uniform turned back into it's normal colours.

"Whoa-ho-ho!"

"It was quite impressive," said King Sahasi, "And now it is time for the next SeptZoo superhero."

"So who's going next?" Amy asked.

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