Chapter 18 - Domestic Dispute
Amy paced nervously in her room, worried about what was happening with Anthony. She couldn't relax even for a second...and continued to pace.
"Amy..." Mary said, peeking into her room. "You should calm down. Anthony and his students know what they're doing."
"I know, but I'm still worried..." Amy said. "Alec is so powerful...Anthony even mentioned how Alec was more powerful than he was..."
"True, but he doesn't have Anthony's experience," Mary said. "Plus, he's outnumbered. It's three Gamemasters against one."
"I guess..." Amy said, and then sat down in a chair and looked out the window, lost in thought. Mary took this as her cue and sat down next to her, placing an arm around her daughter to try and comfort her.
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Jenna and Lars were surprised at the power Alec had. Despite the fact that they and Anthony were also drawing upon the Descendancy Powers, Alec was still managing to overpower them.
The battle was fought mostly with swords, and Alec was moving with a speed that could have rivaled Vegeta. He managed to block every sword slash from the three other Gamemasters. He also used Force Blasts to knock them off balance.
When Alec rushed towards Anthony for another attack, Anthony tried to stop Alec using a Paralysis power. Alec merely laughed and backhanded Anthony to the ground again.
"Really...were you trying to do...this?" Alec asked, and then Anthony began to feel numb as he was hit with Alec's Paralysis power. "So long...accountant..."
Before Alec could strike, he was hit with simultaneous Cryokinesis blasts from Jenna and Lars, which froze his sword arm in place. Alec broke out of the ice and sent a powerful Hydrokinesis blast which knocked Jenna and Lars down. Before they could get up, he then fired a Cryokinesis blast of his own which froze the wet ground beneath them and caused them to slip and slide as they tried to get up.
"So much for them..." Alec said, turning towards Anthony. "Now for..." But before he could finish, Anthony used an Insight Flash power which blinded Alec momentarily. Anthony then fired a Pyrokinesis power towards the frozen ground so Jenna and Lars could get up.
"Damn you, Bault!" Alec said, using a Purge power to recover from the blindness. "Try THIS on for size!" He then punched the ground and sent psi energy through the ground which caused a small earthquake which knocked all three back down. "I call that 'Geokinesis'."
The three of them recovered quickly and Jenna quickly ran up to send a flying kick to Alec's face. Unfortunately, she was blocked by a Force Barrier and sent to the ground. Alec then put his Sword in Jenna's face.
"Normally, I wouldn't harm a lady...put that was hardly ladylike," Alec said, and readied himself to stab Jenna. He was then met with a Force Blast in the face from Lars and Anthony pulled Jenna to safety.
"Nice try, Jenna," Anthony said. All three then readied themselves for another attack, but noticed Alec doing something else. He appeared to be gathering a lot of psi energy...
"Oh, SHIT!!!" Anthony said. "RUN!! He's going to use the Final Power!!!"
The three of them bolted in different directions, just as Alec let loose a powerful blast that headed in Anthony's direction. The explosion rocked the area, and Anthony was nowhere in sight.
"NO!!!" Jenna said.
"Excellent..." Alec said, but his smile turned into a frown when he was punched from behind. He looked and saw Anthony standing there.
"Your own trick," Anthony said, looking down at Alec. "Now give up!"
"Never..." Alec said, and sent an Electrokinesis power through the ground which shocked all three and caused them to collapse to the ground.
As Alec began to compose himself, Anthony realized, based on the power he felt, that this was going to be more difficult than he thought.
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Amy continued to look out the window, anxious to hear any news about Anthony, Jenna, and Lars. She saw several of the Earth workers walking around talking their heads off about a fight taking place in Death Valley and of rumors of explosions taking place.
She had had enough of being afraid, and realize she had to do something. She quickly put on her armor and activated it, and then rocketed off towards the Earth portal. Mary ran out after hearing the rockets.
"AMY, NO!!!!" Mary said, running after Amy but realizing she wouldn't be able to catch up. She then collapsed to the ground, teary eyed, and said, "Great Destiny...protect her..."
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As Anthony, Jenna, and Lars tried to regain their composure, Alec walked over to Anthony and stuck his Sword in Anthony's face. "Well, well...how the mighty have fallen..." Alec said with a mocking tone in his voice. "You've done good work for Arcadia, Anthony...but your time has come..."
But before Alec could strike, he was punched in the face by a metallic fist and knocked backwards. Anthony looked up and saw Amy in her armor, hovering near him and looking towards Alec with her blaster at the ready.
"Amy!" Anthony said, standing up. "Get out of here! It's too dangerous!"
"No...we have to stop him..." Amy said. "Besides, looks like you could use the help..."
Anthony realized she was right, and used a Biofeedback power to heal himself, Jenna, and Lars while Amy kept a blaster trained on Alec. The four of them then readied themselves for Alec's next attack.
Alec stood up, using a Biofeedback power on himself to heal his sore jaw, and looked angrily towards Amy. "This doesn't concern you, hedgehog..." He then let loose a powerful Force Blast which knocked the four of them to the ground and caused Amy's armor to short out and deactivate.
"Oh no..." Amy said, looking nervous.
"Should've listened to Anthony, kid..." Alec said, advancing on the group. "Now you can die with them..."
Amy looked at Alec nervously, and in a feat of desparation decided to use her Descendancy Medallion to draw upon whatever powers she had. A bright light engulfed her as she drew upon the Descendancy Powers, causing the other four to turn away. As soon as the light faded, all four looked at her in awe...
"That's impossible..." Anthony said as he saw what Amy was wearing.
...for Amy was wearing the Armor of the Gamemaster.
Amy paced nervously in her room, worried about what was happening with Anthony. She couldn't relax even for a second...and continued to pace.
"Amy..." Mary said, peeking into her room. "You should calm down. Anthony and his students know what they're doing."
"I know, but I'm still worried..." Amy said. "Alec is so powerful...Anthony even mentioned how Alec was more powerful than he was..."
"True, but he doesn't have Anthony's experience," Mary said. "Plus, he's outnumbered. It's three Gamemasters against one."
"I guess..." Amy said, and then sat down in a chair and looked out the window, lost in thought. Mary took this as her cue and sat down next to her, placing an arm around her daughter to try and comfort her.
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Jenna and Lars were surprised at the power Alec had. Despite the fact that they and Anthony were also drawing upon the Descendancy Powers, Alec was still managing to overpower them.
The battle was fought mostly with swords, and Alec was moving with a speed that could have rivaled Vegeta. He managed to block every sword slash from the three other Gamemasters. He also used Force Blasts to knock them off balance.
When Alec rushed towards Anthony for another attack, Anthony tried to stop Alec using a Paralysis power. Alec merely laughed and backhanded Anthony to the ground again.
"Really...were you trying to do...this?" Alec asked, and then Anthony began to feel numb as he was hit with Alec's Paralysis power. "So long...accountant..."
Before Alec could strike, he was hit with simultaneous Cryokinesis blasts from Jenna and Lars, which froze his sword arm in place. Alec broke out of the ice and sent a powerful Hydrokinesis blast which knocked Jenna and Lars down. Before they could get up, he then fired a Cryokinesis blast of his own which froze the wet ground beneath them and caused them to slip and slide as they tried to get up.
"So much for them..." Alec said, turning towards Anthony. "Now for..." But before he could finish, Anthony used an Insight Flash power which blinded Alec momentarily. Anthony then fired a Pyrokinesis power towards the frozen ground so Jenna and Lars could get up.
"Damn you, Bault!" Alec said, using a Purge power to recover from the blindness. "Try THIS on for size!" He then punched the ground and sent psi energy through the ground which caused a small earthquake which knocked all three back down. "I call that 'Geokinesis'."
The three of them recovered quickly and Jenna quickly ran up to send a flying kick to Alec's face. Unfortunately, she was blocked by a Force Barrier and sent to the ground. Alec then put his Sword in Jenna's face.
"Normally, I wouldn't harm a lady...put that was hardly ladylike," Alec said, and readied himself to stab Jenna. He was then met with a Force Blast in the face from Lars and Anthony pulled Jenna to safety.
"Nice try, Jenna," Anthony said. All three then readied themselves for another attack, but noticed Alec doing something else. He appeared to be gathering a lot of psi energy...
"Oh, SHIT!!!" Anthony said. "RUN!! He's going to use the Final Power!!!"
The three of them bolted in different directions, just as Alec let loose a powerful blast that headed in Anthony's direction. The explosion rocked the area, and Anthony was nowhere in sight.
"NO!!!" Jenna said.
"Excellent..." Alec said, but his smile turned into a frown when he was punched from behind. He looked and saw Anthony standing there.
"Your own trick," Anthony said, looking down at Alec. "Now give up!"
"Never..." Alec said, and sent an Electrokinesis power through the ground which shocked all three and caused them to collapse to the ground.
As Alec began to compose himself, Anthony realized, based on the power he felt, that this was going to be more difficult than he thought.
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Amy continued to look out the window, anxious to hear any news about Anthony, Jenna, and Lars. She saw several of the Earth workers walking around talking their heads off about a fight taking place in Death Valley and of rumors of explosions taking place.
She had had enough of being afraid, and realize she had to do something. She quickly put on her armor and activated it, and then rocketed off towards the Earth portal. Mary ran out after hearing the rockets.
"AMY, NO!!!!" Mary said, running after Amy but realizing she wouldn't be able to catch up. She then collapsed to the ground, teary eyed, and said, "Great Destiny...protect her..."
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As Anthony, Jenna, and Lars tried to regain their composure, Alec walked over to Anthony and stuck his Sword in Anthony's face. "Well, well...how the mighty have fallen..." Alec said with a mocking tone in his voice. "You've done good work for Arcadia, Anthony...but your time has come..."
But before Alec could strike, he was punched in the face by a metallic fist and knocked backwards. Anthony looked up and saw Amy in her armor, hovering near him and looking towards Alec with her blaster at the ready.
"Amy!" Anthony said, standing up. "Get out of here! It's too dangerous!"
"No...we have to stop him..." Amy said. "Besides, looks like you could use the help..."
Anthony realized she was right, and used a Biofeedback power to heal himself, Jenna, and Lars while Amy kept a blaster trained on Alec. The four of them then readied themselves for Alec's next attack.
Alec stood up, using a Biofeedback power on himself to heal his sore jaw, and looked angrily towards Amy. "This doesn't concern you, hedgehog..." He then let loose a powerful Force Blast which knocked the four of them to the ground and caused Amy's armor to short out and deactivate.
"Oh no..." Amy said, looking nervous.
"Should've listened to Anthony, kid..." Alec said, advancing on the group. "Now you can die with them..."
Amy looked at Alec nervously, and in a feat of desparation decided to use her Descendancy Medallion to draw upon whatever powers she had. A bright light engulfed her as she drew upon the Descendancy Powers, causing the other four to turn away. As soon as the light faded, all four looked at her in awe...
"That's impossible..." Anthony said as he saw what Amy was wearing.
...for Amy was wearing the Armor of the Gamemaster.