The Armor of the Soul
By Dixxy
Chapter Six: Prelude to the Fight
(Rona)
Okay, so, maybe we were all slightly nervous. I mean, c'mon, we were going up something really big and really strong that could possibly get stronger. As if he needed it! We did horrible against him, and there wasn't even a one-hundred percent guarantee Sara's plan would work.
Anubis explained to us that the Staff was capable of replacing up to three of us to form the Inferna, if needed. The example he gave was if three of us were captured. It made sense. However, four was another story. One of us would need to bust out, which would be difficult.
Either way, Keisha and I helped expand our plan. The five of us would split up at different points in the city, sections that we marked off called Zones One through Five. Each of us had a high-powered walkie-talkie connected to the other four. Yeah, they were expensive. Three of my pay-checks and five of Ria's allowances. Anyways, when one of us saw Kaze, they'd engage in battle after sending off the signal with the walkie-talkie. The rest of us then head to that spot, one of us dragging Anubis along. We then proceed on with Sara's plan and hope it works.
You can see where we were all worried.
My area was the Back Bay, which is part of the South End. I was also the one stuck with Anubis. Well, not stuck, but, I was the one that got to drag him around for the proceedings. We ended up at the Prudential to get Orange Julius drinks. Anubis was headed for one mother of a sugar crash while I half-scanned the food court for cute boys. Ever since the first war, however, it hasn't been as enjoyable. I felt as if I need to start looking for that one, special someone. But it felt like he was millions of miles away. . .
"Rona?"
I looked up. Anubis was looking forlornly at the Orange Julius counter. "Your money, go ahead," I said. Anubis joyfully stood up and rushed over to buy another four or so Orange Julius.
"Um, sir, don't you think you've had enough? This is your fifth round of Orange Julius-" said the guy at the counter before Anubis grabbed his collar.
"I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I'VE HAD ENOUGH! GIMMEEEEEE!!!!!!"
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Well, after I bailed Anubis out of the Prudential security office, I decided staying outside was safer. "He wouldn't give me an Orange Julius. It was his own fault!"
"Now I know how Keisha and Sara felt when they took you to Mickey D's," I said. Anubis frowned and started staring at a bunch of pigeons some old woman was feeding. I sighed heavily, staring at the walkie-talkie in my hand. "Do something you stupid piece of electronics crap."
"My, you're in a good mood," said Anubis.
"I spent my last two paychecks to bail you out for grabbing that guy. I was saving up for Lunar series," I said. (Note: Very expensive series of video games. Best packaging in the world of video games- YOU GET SO MUCH COOL JUNK! AND THE GAMES ARE OLD SCHOOL RPGs! OLD SCHOOL RPGs KICK ASS!)
"Oh," said Anubis. "Sorry, but-"
"We're going to have to bring you to counseling for that, Anubis," I said. "Besides, we're on a mission, and it's not to get sugar drunk on soft drinks!"
Anubis looked hurt. "I said I was sorry."
"You said 'but' as well. It takes away the meaning on the word," I said. Anubis frowned. "You'll learn in time."
"Do I have to?"
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After several hours of waiting, the two of us started to play those stupid games first graders play at lunch. "I spy with my little eye. . . something. . .pink."
"That incredibly fat woman's dress?" I said.
"Right, your turn," said Anubis.
"I spy with my little eye, something blue."
"The mailbox?"
"No."
"That man's jeans?"
"No."
"That car?"
"No."
"Ah! The baby stroller."
"No."
"The lamp post?"
"That's not blue."
"I give up."
"The correct answer is the sky," I said. Anubis looked ready to scream. I couldn't help but laugh. Poor Anubis. . .
BEEP-EPP!
"What was that?" asked Anubis.
BEEP-EPP!
"Hey! Would someone pick up their cell phone!?" I yelled into the ground. Then I looked down and saw the red light on the walkie-talkie flashing. "Oops, never mind." I turned on the walkie-talkie.
"Guys! Kaze's at the Big Dig! The workers have cleared the area and I think they're just been set back five months from all the damage he's caused!!" Sara's frantic yet static-filled voice was on the other end. Anubis and I wasted no time in getting there.
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Sara was right. No worker was in the area, but I didn't see Kaze or Sara anywhere. "Where are they?" asked Anubis. He was in the robes of the Ancient, I in my subarmor.
"I don't know- Keisha! Sam! Ria! They're over there!" I said excitedly, pointing towards a rather large crane that had been left unattended. The girls were standing outside of it. That was when I saw this black and blue armor below the claw of the crane.
The crane was moving.
"How's it moving?" I asked. As we got closer, I then realized how it was moving.
Sara was driving it.
"SHE DOESN'T HAVE A LICENSE!" I screamed, running towards the crane. Sara was attempting to dump dirt on top of the blue and black thing. Whatever it was.
As we got closer, it suddenly dawned on me who it was. "That's Kaze!" I said.
Anubis gasped. "Oh crap," he said.
I turned to our trusted friend and ally. "What?"
"That's not just Kaze. That's the Armor of the Soul!"
"Huh?" I asked, more than a little confused as to what this new armor was. "What's the Armor of the Soul?"
Anubis gulped. "It's another super armor, on equal grounds of the Inferna. Don't you understand? The odds just got worse!"
I turned back to my friends and the demon, now in the Armor of the Soul. We were in BIG trouble this time. . .