Chapter 11
*american nightmare*

We all thought it was a nightmare.
Alexander really left us.

"Ray Sunshine" let us alone in the storm.
We cried and cried, thinking he'll come back, but it was like he never heard our cries in the storm.

Lightning crashed and thunder cracked in the cloudy sky.
What are we going to become?
At first, he didn't seemed that important...but he helped Lupe...he sorta saved Christopher's soul...he always was here to cheer us up.

***elsewhere***

"Where am I?"
"Where you are doesn't matter anymore."
"Who...who are you?"
"It doesn't matter. What matters is how you are."
"What do you mean, how I am? I'm just...normal"
"You're a number in the crowd. Come with me and we'll merge. You can stick out of the crowd."
A third voice added
"Don't do it. You risk a lot and you won't get much"
"QUIET!said the ghoulish voice.
"I accept"said the man"Everything for you, master..."

Screams of pain were heard everywhere while the man and the beast merged.

"Hello, cruel world...I am the American Nightmare...but, you can call me...MASTER CORDOVA!!!"

The two little creatures watching the scene ran away.

***meanwhile,with Holly's group***

"I'm sick of walking."said Jazz
"Look!The factory!"said Mika."It's near!"

We ran for it. The factory was shaped like a Giromon.

We entered in the Giromon's mouth(The door). It was...special.Numemons and Sukamons were everywhere.

"Don't worry,you're friends! We won't hurt you, Guardians"said a Numemon.
"Our boss want to see you. He got informations for you."added another one.
"Where is he?"I asked
"I'm here!"said a cheerful voice"I'm Monzaemon, a bear creature!Pleased to meet you."
"We're pleased to meet you too, Mister Monzaemon."I replied, while bowing.
"We heard a rumor than the others guardians are yet to be found. Nine were seen."replied Monzaemon
"Nine?We are eight!...Well,seven now."I said
We explained everything to the huge teddy bearm, from our arrival in this world to Alexander's sudden leaving.

"We miss him sooooooo much..."Christopher said"I hope he didn't..."
"He didn't WHAT?"said Lupe."You have things to explain"
"Well...I have yet another confession to make. Too bad Father Mitchelson isn't here. Whatever I did to you,Lupe, I didn't did it of my own free will..."he whispered
"Then...who did it?"the dancer said."But, I still have the feeling you hate me."
"It's not hate. It's misplaced love."
KABLAM!Christopher recieved a good hit of frying pan behind the head
"Stop it with your melancholic rhapsodies. What happened?"Lupe shouted.
"I was possesed by an entity called *Cordova*. I didn't tell you by fear of worrying you. Cordova is also looking for those stones, for creating his body.He's a parasite, living in the other's body. He did this to me."the sad lad said.

Monzaemon rised up.
"The Zods! We won't give those to Cordova, that's for sure. They're somewhere in the factory...I don't remember where!"

"Boss,do you need our help?"asked a Sukamon
"Yes. Help those teens find the two stones."the teddy bear replied
"I know where they are! The thing is...are they on our side?"squeaked a KaratsukiNumemon.

"Yes, they are."Finished Monzaemon.
The little shelled slug threw his shell on the ground.Both Zods were in.

"Gemini and Pisces Zods. What you needed. Just get rid of Cordova."said KaratsukiNumemon.
"We promise"we all said.

But the door exploded.

"Guess who's baaaaaaaaaackkkkkk!"the voice said.