Back on the carrier, Jimmy was about to face his next opponent; having drawn out his first fight as long as he could, he eventually beat his opponent though he made it look like a lucky win.
"where are they? I'm tired of holding back."
Suddenly, Kami radioed in to inform Jimmy of the underway plan & he didn't have to stall now.
"Finally," he thought
Next Fighters Enter
Jimmy once again entered the ring, followed by another fighter who wore a cocky smirk on his face as he walked in dressed in green street clothes similar to Billy & Jimmy's.
"what's up, you scrub the name's Jeff & don't worry this will be quick."
"oh, it sure will."
Once the fight began, jeff rushed in ready for an easy win, throwing a straight punch to Jimmy's face, only for his fist to be caught by Jimmy.
"that the best you got?"
"LET GO!" yelled Jeff as he tried to throw another punch with his other free hand only for it to get caught too,"
As Jimmy began squeezing Jeff's fists, causing him to drop to his knees in pain, Jimmy took the opportunity to release one of Jeff's fists; however, before he could react, Jimmy pulled his fist back before delivering a straight punch to the face knocking him out."
"You're right; it was quick," Jimmy said as he walked out, leaving Jeff to fall into the holding cells below.
"interesting that boy doesn't seem to be holding back anymore." Said Abobo
The tournament rounds began going by quicker, though; Jimmy still stalled his matches a little. Eventually, the semi-finals were about to start as the four remaining fighters watched the center ring get prepared. Jimmy was alerted that the others were close by but out of the carrier's radar range.
"Jimmy, Billy is on his way to the carrier; once he finds where the losers held, I'll move the ferries in closer to evacuate." Radioed Kami
"good time to wrap this up." Thought Jimmy
The ring was finally ready & the semi-finals were starting with Jimmy fighting with the other semi-finalist flash-step.
Stepping into the ring, the two readied themselves to begin fighting, soon as the bell rang, Jimmy charged in, but flash-step smirked & dodged his attack, becoming a blur that caught not only Jimmy but also the other fighters surprise.
"what the…?"
Before Jimmy could finish his sentence, he got hit from behind, sending him stumbling forward, though he tried to deliver a counter roundhouse kick with his right leg. Flash-step blurred away again, appearing behind Jimmy this time, offering a blow to the back of his left knee, making him buckle & fall on one knee.
"Shit!" said Jimmy
"face it; you can't beat me if you can't catch me." Mocked Flash-Step
Flash-step continued to mock Jimmy lying in blow after blow into him as he blurred around him. Despite the hits he took, Jimmy was still OK due to his high durability. The impacts from Flash-step did little to no damage though his bragging was working Jimmy's nerves.
"you can't hit me. I'm as fast as a speeding bullet." Bragged Flash-step
"Really?" thought Jimmy. "hey, quick-step wanna see me catch a bullet."
"The name is Flash-step asshole; that's it. I'm ending you right now."
Flash-step then charged at Jimmy, ready to end the match, but Jimmy closed his eyes to concentrate; in his mind, everything began to slow down & he began to sense where Flash-step was coming. As Flash-step came in to deliver a finisher, Jimmy turned around, catching the straight punch that for the back of his head shocking Flash-step.
"what? how did you?"
"you might be as fast as a speeding bullet, But."
Before Flash-step knew what hit him, Jimmy grabbed his arm, flipping him onto his back. As Flash-step looked up, saw a foot coming down at him striking him in the face knocking him out.
"I've seen faster." He said, walking off.
Stepping out of the ring, it immediately opened up, dropping Flash-step in just as he regained consciousness, leaving him to scream as he fell. As Jimmy walked off, confronted by Fireball.
"not bad, amigo, but I can tell you're holding back."
"What makes you say that?"
"I can tell you're a lot more skilled than you're letting on."
Fireball & Sickle
Step onto the ring for the last match of the semi-finals
"gotta go, amigo; hope you don't hold back in the finals." Said Fireball walking to the ring
Jimmy wondered if he knew, but before he can think of his options in case Fireball did, he gets bumped by Sickle.
"Move it, asshole." Snarled Sickle
Jimmy was about to strike him back but was immediately stopped by the sound of Billy's voice radioing in.
"Guys, I'm on the ship & I'm in the server room; I jacked in that second flash drive Kami."
"OK good work, give me a second…"
"wait, you had a second drive; what for?" radioed Marian
"well, I figured that since the broadcasting system was all linked to the terminal back at the casino, there was a possibility of a second one on the carrier that controlled its system & I was right, now give me a second."
Everyone waited for Kami, while Jimmy waited for the match between Fireball & Sickle to begin.
"OK, I'm in & I'm looking over the system, OK the blueprints say this whole carrier was modified to be his mansion; I think Abobo may live here."
"what else can you tell us, Kami?"
"There are multiple levels between the server room & the holding cell, which is right below the deck." "There are cameras on each level & at least a few armed guards too; chances are the monitors are close by Abobo."
"if the cameras don't tip him off, then the guards will." Said Billy
"Not for long." Said Kami
"what are you planning?" asked Marian
"I can feed loops into the cameras, so whoever is watching is only seeing reruns & I can shut down their communication, but you're still going to have to take them out."
"Hey, bro, your new girlfriend is amazing." Joked Billy
Jimmy & Kami both blushed hard though no one could see it. Before anyone could question what he meant, Marian got everyone back on the task before telling Billy to shut up with his jokes.
"OK, done &…GO!" said Kami
Suddenly the bell went off, snapping Jimmy's attention back to the match that had just started. Sickle charged in his blades, swinging fast, trying to land a blow on Fireball, who was calmly dodging his attacks. Jimmy immediately noticed Fireball's strategy as he was using the rope a dope to wear Sickle out before laying him out. Sickle was becoming frustrated due to his inability to land a blow.
"give up now, dude. I don't want to hurt you."
"you stuck up bastard, stop running & fight me!"
"if you insist, amigo."
Reaching for his shades, Fireball tossed them aside; opening his eyes, they began to glow before beams of energy came firing out at Sickle, blasting one of his blades out of his hands & sending it across the ring.
"that won't stop me."
Sickle charged again; this time, Fireball shot his beams at his remaining blade, which Sickle used as a shield to block it. The power & heat from the blast began to overtake the edge until it exploded into burning shards all over the ring & blasting Sickle to the ground. Taking a deep breath, Fireball walked over to make sure Sickle was still breathing as he crouched down.
"I tried to warn you, well at least it's over."
"FAR FROM IT! Yelled Sickle
Suddenly Sickle turned over with a shard of his blade in his hand, slashing Fireball. Though Fireball jumped away, he wasn't fast enough to avoid being cut by the fragment.
"what the hell was that!?"
"just the right kind of cut above your eyes, the kind that bleeds." He mocked
Suddenly blood from the wound that Fireball got began dripping into his eyes, blinding him. Taking the opportunity, Sickle got to his feet, quickly retrieving his other blade before charging at Fireball, who was still wiping blood from his eyes. With his blade in hand, Sickle began cutting into Fireball, leaving cuts all over his body. Fireball tried to fight back, but every attempt to either throw a punch or use his laser vision was impeded by the blood dripping into his eyes. Eventually, Fireball ended up in horrible shape, his body covered in cuts & barely conscious of blood loss. He was on his knees, trying to get back up. Sickle walked over to him to admire his work grabbing Fireball by his hair, lifting him while pressing the blade to his neck.
"Now, it's over." He laughed
"THAT'S ENOUGH YOU BASTARD!" yelled Jimmy
Sickle looked over at Jimmy & smiled at him holding Fireball out to him so that he can see how badly he was hurt.
"Take a good look, red shadow; this is going to be you next," he said before dropping Fireball to the ground.
Walking off the floor as he laughed at the beaten Fireball, the floor opens up to drop Fireball into the holding cells below before he fell, he whispered to Jimmy.
"kick his ass, amigo." He said before dropping.
Watching Sickle, Jimmy became only interested in breaking him in two so much; he almost didn't hear the update that Billy was close to the holding cells. Moments later, the ring was ready for the finals.
Red Shadow & Sickle
Step onto the ring for the last match of the finals
Jimmy immediately made his way to the ring, followed by Sickle, wearing a cocky grin on his face.
"ready to join the rest of those losers; hope you don't mind me dragging this out."
"shut up & fight."
Suddenly the bell rang; the finals began; Sickle came swinging in his blade, trying to cut into Jimmy. Jimmy went on the defense, dodging the blade though it managed to leave slashes in his clothes.
"c'mon shadow boy, make this interesting for me,"
"you know I noticed something about your fighting style; you rely on your blades too much."
"So, what's your point!?" he said, slashing at Jimmy
"so, what happens if someone takes your toys away?"
"I'd still kick your ass !" he said, bringing his blade down on Jimmy only for it to be caught between his hands.
"let's find out!"
With his hands, Jimmy broke the blade in two, tossing the piece he had aside & out of Sickle's reach; before Sickle could react, Jimmy delivered a backflip kick to the chin, not only knocking him back but knocking the remaining piece of his blade out of his hand. Grabbing the piece, Jimmy tossed it as hard as he could over the side into the water. Jimmy then turned back to Sickle, who was picking himself up.
"so, what are you going to do now?"
"YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR THAT! He yelled, reaching into his boots & pulled out two serrated daggers, clenching the handles sideways in his fists while the blades stuck out on the side.
"of course, he has more blades." Thought Jimmy
Sickle jumped back into the fight, swinging his fists at Jimmy, who now not only had to dodge his fist but the slashes from the blades.
"c'mon asshole, show me what you got."
"ask & you shall receive."
As Sickle lunged at Jimmy with one of the daggers, he sidesteps him, grabbing Sickle's arm, bending his arm. Jimmy redirected the blade back at Sickle, forcing him to stab himself in the side.
"AAAAHAAHAHHAHA, YOU BASTARD, I'LL KILL YOU!" he screamed
Jimmy proceeded to lay multiple blows into Sickle's belly before ultimately kicking him away. Pulling the blade out of his side, Sickle was in a rage, wanting to end the fight fast. Leaping into the air, Sickle pointed the edges downward at Jimmy, ready to drive them into him; however, instead of dodging, Jimmy stood his ground ready to block. As he came down, Jimmy raised his forearms to stop the blades, but the moment the blades struck, they shattered against him. Sickle was left shocked about how this could happen, but Sickle didn't know that the edges had hit Jimmy's power bands. The mystic metal was too strong for his blades.
"NO…NOOOO! HOW DID YOU?"
Suddenly Jimmy dashed in, delivering a punch to the stomach knocking the wind out of Sickle. Jimmy gave him no chance to fight back, laying in blow after blow into him until Sickle was on the floor, crawling away from Jimmy.
"Please, no more, I give."
"I knew it, without your blades, you're."
"PATHETIC!"
The two saw a man with a shaved head & a horseshoe mustache walking towards them; the man was tall, at least 6 feet, very muscular with a tan complexion with fire tattoos all over him from the neck down. He wore a black tank top with blue jeans with black & brown boots, around his waist, a single-headed Meteor Hammer. Jimmy knew that man had to be Abobo, so he walked off the ring, allowing it to open up & drop Sickle into it. Walking up to Jimmy, Abobo wore an impressed look on his face as he looked down on him.
"well done, the red shadow you have proven yourself to be the mightiest among the other fighters, now time for your final test."
"final test?"
"yes, to prove you are worthy of joining my crew."
"oh, right."
"you must execute the losers."
"why would I do that?"
"it is the way of my gang the strong lives while the weak die by the hands of the strong."
"you're crazy if you think I'm going to do that."
"WHAT!?"
"I don't prove my strength by killing others just because I'm physically stronger; there are other ways to be strong. Only a jackass like you would believe that type of BS."
"WHAT DID YOU CALL ME!"
"I believe the first part was jack & the second part was ASS!
Enraged, Abobo grabbed Jimmy by the shirt, lifting him into the air, before bringing him to his face.
"you had your chance to be strong. You will see how the strong deals with the weak, then I will break you & end you."
Walking over to the ring while carrying Jimmy over to the ring as it opened up in front of them.
"now watch with the snap of my fingers; the walls will close in crushing all of them & I'm going to make you watch."
"one problem, jackass, how are you gonna crush the people down there if there's no one down there."
"WHAT!?"
Looking down, Abobo saw that all the losers were gone & the holding cells were empty; turning to Jimmy, he had a smirk he could see through his mask that enraged him. Abobo then tossed Jimmy aside out of the ring but was surprised when Jimmy performed a mid-air backflip before landing safely.
"didn't see that coming did ya JACKASS!"
"Grrr, GUARDS WHERE ARE MY GUARDS!"
"I'm afraid I gave your men the night off." Said Billy from above
Abobo saw Billy high above him before dropping down to the deck, performing a superhero landing.
"Bro, a superhero landing." Said, Jimmy
"you're one to talk Mr. mid-air backflip," replied Billy
Abobo was confused at first but then recognized Billy from the news showing what happened in Willy's territory.
"you, you're the blue one who ruined one of my previous tournaments."
"well, I'm not one to brag."
"then that makes you." He said, turning back to Jimmy
"that's right, jackass the red one, now allow me to slip into something more combat-ready …requip!"
Suddenly a red flash blinded Abobo for a second; when it was gone, Jimmy was no longer in his red shadow costume, but the costume Marian made for him also.
"Now that's better." He said as his sword materialized on his back
Abobo was now consumed by rage as he unleashed his Meteor Hammer, spinning the hammer on its chain as he angrily yelled.
"YOU DARE RUIN MY TOURNAMENT AGAIN. I WILL CRUSH YOU BOTH & PRESENT YOUR BROKEN BODIES TO THE SHADOW MASTER!"
"so there is a shadow master, running the show." Said Billy
"Thanks for the confirmation…. Jackass! mocked Jimmy
"DON'T… CALL… ME… JACKASS!"
Abobo flung the hammer at Jimmy with lightning speed, so fast Jimmy could barely dodge it. Pulling the hammer back, Abobo then slammed it down at Billy, who jumped out the way, leaving it to hit where he was standing, cracking the floor.
"OH SHIT!" they both said
Abobo was very skilled with the meteor hammer; despite its weight, it had incredible reach & he wields it with a rope dart master's skill. Pulling out the Azaka & Kamidake, Billy & Jimmy readied their swords to take on Abobo, who was ready to try again.
"now, you see how the strong handles weaklings."
"Billy & Jimmy, this is Kami; Marian & I are watching the fight through the security cameras. Listen, I'm moving the ferries in close to evacuating the fighters, but I need a little time to finish it, keep him busy."
"that shouldn't be too much of a problem." Thought Jimmy
"BRO LOOKOUT!" yelled Billy
Jimmy's attention immediately went back to the fight just in time to see the hammer flying towards him; luckily, Jimmy used Kamidake to block the attack though it still pushed him back a little.
"shit, the force from that attack made my arms go numb for a second."
Seeing that Abobo now focused on Jimmy, Billy leaped into the air, ready to slash Abobo from behind; however, he swung his hammer at him wrapping Billy in its chain trapping him.
"WHAT THE HELL!" he yelled before Abobo pulled on the chain, slamming him down to the floor.
"jackass! you'll pay for that!" yelled Jimmy charging in
Abobo quickly pulled the hammer back towards him, unwrapping Billy, before flinging it around at Jimmy; however, this time, instead of dodging or blocking. Jimmy swung his sword at it like a bat striking a baseball, sending it flying back at Abobo, who sidestepped it, letting it fly past him.
"you'll have to do better than…."
Suddenly Abobo was struck from behind & knock to the floor, as he picked himself up, he looks to see it was his meteor hammer that hit him.
"HOW!?"
Looking over his shoulder, he saw that Billy was back on his feet holding his sword like Jimmy was, meaning Billy had deflected the hammer back at him while he was mocking Jimmy.
"you gotta love the double play." Joked Billy
"it's our specialty." Said, Jimmy
"THAT'S IT NOW I WILL TRULY MAKE YOU SUFFER!"
Back on his feet, Abobo flipped a switch on the chain; this activated something inside the hammer as multiple holes opened before spikes sprouted from them.
"NOW YOU FACE THE TRUE POWER OF MY METEOR HAMMER!"
"uh, bro, just how boned are we right now?" asked Billy,
"I'd say we're pretty boned." Replied Jimmy
The fight resumed with the difficulty level raised way up as now they were dodging the spikes on the hammer as they moved around the deck, though they managed to regroup with each other.
"This is crazy he's keeping us on the defense," Jimmy said
"I know we can't get in close… INCOMING!"
The now spiked hammer came down on them again, prompting them to move in opposite directions. However, Jimmy was not so fortunate as while he did dodge the hammer, his arm got cut by one of the spikes causing him to drop his sword & fall to his knees in pain.
"DAMN IT!" yelled Jimmy
"BRO!" yelled Billy
Coming to Jimmy's aid, Billy readied himself as Abobo was about to attack again; quickly, Billy summoned his energy, molding it into a mandala-like shield to block the attack. While the protection prevented the hammer from breaking through, the spikes poked holes through it, shocking Billy.
"that shouldn't have happened unless… Jimmy quick, let me see your cut."
Examining it, Billy noticed that the cut was smoking as if it was burning; seeing this, Billy realized what those spikes are.
"Jimmy, those spikes are…"
"I know wrought iron, damn, this hurts!"
The two saw the hammer was close to breaking through, but they both knew what they had to do first.
"that thing's gotta go." Said Billy
"I have an idea; I just need his attention."
"you sure you're up for it?"
"just be ready, Billy." Said, Jimmy grabbing his sword
The hammer came in again, breaking the shield though the brothers moved fast; Abobo was about to swing at Billy until Jimmy got his attention.
"hey jackass, tell me something, is all this crap on this boat your method of compensating because you lack where it counts."
This verbal cheap shot angered Abobo as he flung the hammer at Jimmy, dodging the hammer. It became wrapped around the railing behind Jimmy, but Abobo quickly lassoed the chain around his neck & began choking him. As Jimmy struggled, he finally called out to Billy, telling him
"BILLY NOW!"
Coming in, Billy came down with Azaka ready to cut the chain; seeing this, Abobo tried to retrieve his hammer, but to his horror, Jimmy was holding it in place, preventing him from pulling it back. With one slice, Billy broke the chain quickly, unwrapping Jimmy's neck before tossing the hammer over the side while Jimmy coughed & gasped for air."
"what the hell kind of bright idea was that." Said Billy
"I said it (cough) was an idea; I never said (cough) it was bright." Replied Jimmy gasping for air
"you're lucky it worked, dude."
"YOU… TWO !" yelled Abobo,
"uh-oh." Said the twins
"YOU RUINED TWO OF MY TOURNAMENTS, YOU DESTROYED MY ARENAS, YOU MOCKED ME & NOW YOU DESTROYED MY PRECIOUS METEOR HAMMER, CONGRATULATIONS, YOU TWO WILL BE THE FIRST ONES I'VE KILLED WITH MY BARE HANDS IN YEARS."
"bring it, Jackass!"
Billy & Jimmy readied their swords, emitting their auras showing they were ready to go on the offense. Abobo smiled as he reached into his pocket, pulling out a circular vial filled with black liquid.
"what the hell is he doing?" asked Billy
Suddenly Marian radioed in urgently to inform them what was happening in front of them.
"guys, that stuff is RPM."
"What!" they said
Abobo crushed the vial in his hand, the liquid inside turning into a vapor that he inhaled. Abobo's eyes turned completely black as his skin became reddish, as he started to become bigger suddenly.
"dude, is he hulking out like the hulk?" asked Jimmy
"no, dude, he's bulking up like bane." Replied Billy
"dude, his skin is changing colors like the hulk."
"Yeah, but he's got veins popping out like bane
"ARE YOU TWO HAVING THIS CONVERSATION! DO SOMETHING, YOU IDIOTS! Yelled Marian
"Right, sorry." They both said
Both twins summoned fiery tendrils, wrapping it around Abobo cocooning him trapping him.
"that should hold him," said Jimmy
Suddenly the cocoon began cracking until it fell apart, revealing Abobo, who now was standing 9'10" ft, three times as muscular as he was before. His clothes stretched beyond their limit & his boots destroyed by his now-massive feet. His skin reddish with steam coming off of it
"OK, Jimmy, I'll give you that one; he does look like the hulk."
"I WILL RIP OUT YOUR SPINES!"
Abobo roared as he slammed down his fists, causing the whole deck to rumble, nearly throwing the twins off balance.
"Guys, it's Kami; all the losers are all evacuated a few more, then you two leave too."
"no, once you get everyone on board, leave immediately." Said Billy
"But, you'll get stuck there with him."
"we'll find a way back to shore once we kick this jackasses' ass," said Jimmy
"DON'T… CALL… ME… JACKASS!"
Abobo leaped in to smash the dragons, but instead of dodging, they leaped for him as well; Billy & Jimmy began slashing at Abobo though they did not break the skin, it still hurt.
"ha, your swords are pathetic; you're not even cutting me."
"Who says we're trying to." Said Billy
The dragons continued to slash Abobo up & down, left & right; Abobo tried to fight back, but his hulking form made him slower & he felt himself getting slower with each slash he took.
"MY *inhale* BODY WHAT ARE YOU *inhale* TO ME!?"
"so you're catching on," said Billy
"the slashes from our swords are draining you of your energy. A few more slashes & you'll be out cold jackass."
"I… SAID…. DON'T… CALL… ME… JACKASS!"
Suddenly Abobo's skin became redder as if he just got a second wind, the dragons saw this & tried to take him down quickly. As they jumped in to end the fight, Abobo grabbed them both with his massive hands forcing them to drop their swords as he squeezed them.
"NOW I WILL BREAK YOU BOTH!"
Abobo Leaping straight up into the air holding onto Billy & Jimmy while trying to break free but could not. Suddenly, Abobo threw the dragons back down towards the deck with his strength, sending them flying like bullets. Unable to break out of their fall, the two braced themselves as they crashed through the deck, then the floor of the holding cells, then through a few more feet, much to the horror of Marian & Kami, who watched it through the security cameras. Billy & Jimmy finally stopped when they landed in a room though their landing cracked the floor. Still conscious, they both rolled onto their backs, grunting in pain as they both said.
"ow!"
"Billy!" cried Marian
"Jimmy!" called Kami
"ARE YOU TWO OK!?" they both asked,
"physically or spiritually." The twins replied
"where are we?" said Jimmy
"you're in his gym." Said Kami
As the two sat up a little, the two saw that they were in a large gym filled with equipment; in front of them was a large rack filled with different weights. Before anyone could think of a plan, Abobo came crashing in. Now standing over the dragons, he raised his foot, ready to stomp their heads.
"NOW I CRUSH YOUR SKULLS!" he said, preparing to stomp them
"wait!" said Billy
"WAIT!" yelled Jimmy
"WHAT!?" he replied
Suddenly Billy & Jimmy fired off more tendrils grabbing hold of the rack behind Abobo as Billy called out.
"weight!" he said as he & Jimmy pulled the rack forward enough to drop all the weights that were on the shelf onto his back before rolling out of the way as Abobo dropped to his knees before being buried in the weights. Getting to their feet, the two notice a cracking sound beneath them, realizing the floor was about to collapse Billy & Jimmy leaped through the ceiling, leaving Abobo, still buried, to drop one more level. Making it back to the deck seconds after retrieving their swords, they heard a beast-like roar coming from below.
"OK, he'll be back up here any second; we're hurt & can barely hold our swords any ideas, Jimmy?"
"simple we go all in, we release all of our bands & use 100%."
"dude, we can't do that; we're both already too messed up; if we go full force, we'll use up our remaining energy & pass out from exhaustion.
"I know, but what choice do we have? We need to end this quick."
Before they could discuss it, any further Abobo came crashing in, landing in front of them, ready to kill.
"NO MORE GAMES NOW YOU DIE ANY LAST WORDS!"
The twins then looked at each other, giving each other a nod before turning back to Abobo, ready to end the fight.
"just one Ryu-Ken!"
Upon speaking those words, all their bands opened up before dropping to the floor; suddenly, Billy & Jimmy began emitting their auras again, this time more powerful & firey as they were now tapping into 100% of their power. This boost in power affected their costumes, too, as the colors inverted. Abobo tried to smash the two; however, they caught his fists, catching him off guard before they disappeared, confusing him, then reappeared punching him in the stomach. Abobo was stunned as he never saw them coming & was in great pain as he grabbed his belly. Not even his hulking form could withstand the force of that blow. Effortlessly they pushed him back, sending him flying into the railing; before Abobo could counter-attack, Billy & Jimmy were prepping their final attack.
"Dragon…BLAZE!" roared the twins.
As they roared, they unleashed powerful energy blasts that resembled red & blue fire from their mouths, blasting Abobo with it. At first, Abobo seemed to be holding it back until the dragons roared harder, overpowering him shooting him through the railing & further out to sea. Collapsing to the ground as their costumes turned normal, both brothers started losing consciousness. Billy was the first to pass out & Jimmy was right behind him; as Jimmy lost consciousness, he saw a figure walk towards him; however, before he could make out who that figure was, he passed out as well.
"BILLY…JIMMY WAKE UP…PLEASE WAKE UP!"
Suddenly both brothers woke up seeing Marian & Marc standing over them; sitting up, both began rubbing their heads trying to ease their headaches.
"where are we?" asked Jimmy,
"you're on the beach." Said, Marc
"The beach?" replied Billy
"yeah, the camera feed went dead right after you guys blasted Abobo; we've been searching for you two for at least 2 hours." Said, Marian
"2 HOURS!?" the twins replied
"Yeah, we just found you two sleeping on the beach a few minutes ago."
Getting to their feet, both twins noticed a few things; for starters, all their power bands are placed back on them & the wound that Jimmy had gotten from the Meteor hammer had been treated & bandaged.
"this…who did this?" said Jimmy
"do think it was sensei?" asked Marian
"no, he's still out of the city & if it were him, he would have told us." Replied Billy
"We can worry about who saved us later; where are the others." Said, Jimmy
"While we were looking for you guys, they took some of the badly injured fighters to drop them off at the hospital." Said, Marian
"OK, then we should get you guys home." Said, Billy
"no need; when I took Anna home, I told my uncle that the guys were going to spend the night with chop & that Marian was spending the night with Kami."
"pretty smart, cuz,"
"thank you, once the others are finished with the fighters, they're going head back to the chop shop & we're going edit all the footage we recorded together & post it on Metro tube."
"good, that should bring some hope to the city." Said Marian.
"then let's get you & kami to her place." Said Billy
Later
Finally making it back to shore, Abobo was seething with rage at how everything went down. His tournament ruined, his base/home badly damaged & they had humiliated him.
"I WILL FIND THOSE DOUBLE DRAGONS; I WILL TEAR THE SKIN FROM THEIR BODIES, I WILL DECORATE MY SHIP WITH THEIR BONES, I WILL .…I will …. oh, no!"
Falling to his knees in pain, Abobo began shrinking, his body becoming smaller as his reddish skin returned to normal. In a few moments, he had returned to his normal state, but he didn't stop shrinking.
"no… please… no!"
Abobo's skin turned pale white as he shrunk down further, his muscles shriveling up until he was nothing but a skinny 4'ft man. Now in his weakened state, Abobo panicked, trying to get to his feet. Before tripping over his clothes that were now too big for him.
"no, please, no, I need my strength, I can't be weak, I…"
"pathetic."
Looking up, Abobo saw none other than Duke standing over him, disgusted by him in his weakened state.
"what are you doing here?" asked Abobo
"did you think your failure would go unnoticed by the master?"
"he knows?"
"yes, & he wants a word with you." Said Duke before grabbing Abobo dragging him off.
Moments later
Brought to the shadow master's throne room, Abobo is dropped in front of the black flames wall before the demonic face appeared in it.
"ABOBO THE NUMEROUS FAILURES YOU'VE ACCOMPLISHED TONIGHT IS SICKENING."
"Master, please."
"SILENCE, YOU FOOL!"
"yes, master."
"YOU ALLOWED THOSE DRAGONS TO INFILTRATE THE TOURNAMENT & DESTROY IT, YOU FAILED TO DESTROY THEM, MONEY WAS LOST & TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE YOU REVEALED MY EXISTENCE TO THE DRAGONS!"
"Master, please don't throw me into the shadow mural. I beg you I won't survive."
"SILENCE, YOU WORM BE GRATEFUL YOU'RE STILL USEFUL TO ME!"
"I am?"
"RPM'S UNUSUAL EFFECT ON YOU HAS ALWAYS INTERESTED ME."
"it has?"
"I BELIEVE NOW IS THE TIME TO FIND OUT WHY."
"it is?"
"DUKE TAKE THIS WORM TO THE LABS ON THE UPPER LEVEL SEE IF OUR MEN CAN UNDERSTAND THIS EFFECT & IF IT CAN BE REPLICATED…THEN RETURN TO ME"
Without a second thought, Duke grabbed Abobo, dragging him away as he pleaded for mercy; moments later, Duke returned to his Master.
"I am back master & with my report."
"excellent speak."
"as far as the $400,000 that was lost, we currently have no way to trace it."
"explain."
"it seems once the money deposited into that account, transferred to another account we can't trace yet."
"fine, this loss will have to wait. I have a few more tasks for you tonight."
"yes, master."
Activating the shadow mural, as all the faces began screaming in agony, one of the mural faces started pushing out, its body emerging from the wall until it fell to the floor. On the floor was a middle-aged man with a long grey mullet lying barely conscious on the floor.
"Take this fool back to his gang; I have a task for him."
"will be done & the other?"
"Take this scroll to Koga Shuko; he'll know what to do," said the shadow master materializing a scroll into Duke's hand.
"as you command master."
"good now, I need to rest." Said the face disappearing into the black flames.
Walking over to the man lying on the floor, Duke slapped him awake before addressing him.
"wake up, Willy!"
"what…who?" said the weakened man.
"Consider yourself fortunate the master has decided to end your punishment early."
"he…did?"
"he has a job for you."
End Of Ch. 11