really depressing chapter in the fic.
Summary of last chapter: The Shadow Usul returned, and nopet could fight
it
except Dude. Then Ryo gave one last attack, but was knocked back
by the
Usul.
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Chapter 4: Tears for a Gelert
The Shadow Usul cackled manically as it prepared
for it's next attack.
Dude, Greeny, Dragonite, Shoyruki, and Shadow jumped in the air and
hovered,
ready to counterattack when the time was right. Spike uncurled
from his
protective ball and asked his sister, "Are we gonna wose, wister?"
"No way, Dude and Ruki and the other grown-ups will
beat her." ZimDragon
answered.
"And...what wbout Ryo?"
"I...Ryo...um, I'm not sure." ZimDragon stuttered.
Both young Zafara
looked at their mother. But Zim's eyes were glued onto Chika,
Lutra, and the
battle.
The battle raged on. The five Shoyru, Dratini,
Warning, and Spelling
were trying as hard as they could to defeat the Shadow Usul.
their attempts
to attack were limited though. The Shadow Usul blocked most of
their
attacks, and the ones that hit were like flea bites to her. She
gathered
another orb of dark energy and tossed it at the flying Shoyru.
All but Dude
were hit. He watched as his best friends were hurt. And
Ryo...what was her
fate?
***
"Lutra...will you be alright?" Chika asked her guardian.
"I shall be fine now, my princess." Lutra answered,
standing up. She
almost fell over, but caught herself. Chika didn't notice.
"Lutra, my guardian," Chika said proudly.
Lutra gave a small flinch.
"go and defeat this evil menace!"
"I will, my...princess." Lutra again stumbled
a bit over those last
words. She walked away towards the battle. When she was
out of Chika's
hearing range she whispered, "My friend."
***
Kylii, Magik, and Kira were in a group by themselves.
Kira had been
wounded badly on her leg, and Kylii used her bandana to cover the deep
cut.
"Hey Magik, what ya starin' at?" Kylii asked.
"It's RyoOhki. She looks...um...knocked out."
the Desert Aisha answered
uncertainly.
"So what you're saying is...mmph!" Kira started,
but Magik put her paw
over her mouth. Magik whispered in Kira's ear "Don't say anything!"
Kira
nodded in response.
***
Dude was losing his energy by dodging the Shadow
Usul's attacks. He,
Dratini, and Spelling were the only pet fighting. Zim was faced
with a
difficult decision.
"Children, I'm going to help the others fight."
she said.
"Well, wif wyou gwo, I gwo twoo!" Spike exclaimed.
"Yeah, me too!" ZimDragon also said.
"You can't! I won't let you. I'm going
now. ZimDragon, protect your
brother." Zim then ran into the fray. Spike started crying,
and ZimDragon
tried to comfort him.
As soon as Zim got into the battle area, she was
knocked down by a flying
Spelling.
"Argh, Spelling, get off!" Zim yelled.
The Faerie Kyrii struggled to
get up. "okay, you're hurt. Get off and go protect my children."
Spelling
wobbled off.
When he got to ZimDragon and Spike, he collapsed.
"Spellwing!" Spike cried. He started whimpering,
and curled into a small
ball again. Now, ZimDragon was scared too. She wrapped
herself around her
brother...and cried.
***
Lutra had marched into battle again. She was
behind the Shadow Usul.
She looked up near the middle of its back. Lutra gasped in surprise,
was she
seeing straight? There was a small hole! It was a scar
from when Dud had
destroyed it before. Lutra let out a high-pitched whistle.
The Shadow Usul
turned around looking for the source of the sound, now ignoring Dude,
Dratini, and Zim. Dude looked for a spot to attack, when he saw
the hole!
He gathered up enough energy for the final blow.
"Shoyru Inferno!" the fiery blast hit in the exact
spot that Dude had
aimed for.
"No! Impossible! I can't be defeated
again!" The Shadow screamed as it
turned into smoke and disappeared.
***
Chika was jumping for joy. The Shadow Usul
was gone forever! Now she
and her friends would be safe. But then she remembered something.
Ryo!
What had happened to her? Chika ran down to where Ryo was lying,
running so
fast she almost tripped over her paws.
"Ryo?" Chika said when she got to her friend's side.
Ryo didn't answer
or move. Shoyruki, Magik, Kylii, and Dude came to see what was
wrong. Chika
turned away, tears in her eyes. "Ryo..." she thought. "I
couldn't protect
you...I'm worthless...I wasn't a good friend..."
***
Now, if you look in the field, it looks the same
as it did before the
arrival of the Shadow Usul. Except for one thing. Near
the forest line,
there is a stone with writing on it. It says:
RyoOhki_12
14th day of Relaxing, Y3 - 9th day of Eating, Y4
Christmas Gelert
Sacrificed her life to defeat
the Shadow Usul
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...TO BE CONTINUED...
Talk about a sad ending...and now Chika is all depressed. What
will happen?
Just wait for the next chapter!