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Chapter 2: A Meeting

Master Link sat down with Unknown Warrior when Max, Kira and Sam walked in.

"Sit down, Max," said Master Link firmly, "There's a lot of catching up for us to do now that I'm here!"

"I'm sorry. How are you here?" asked Max.

"Well, a strange storm formed near the Smash HQ, and headed right to it, crushing it. Luckily, the Zephyrus was in an underground dock right underneath it. Everybody made it, only barely."

Max looked at him, "What happened?"

"We used all our firepower to blow the mountainside away, and almost failed. Anyway, we moved out and increased our altitude, thinking that we were safe for the time being, when the storm approached us from below, and sucked us in,"

They all stared, dumbfounded.

"The next thing I know, I woke up outside this city, with none of the Smashers or my crew in sight. I don't know where they are at the moment."

Max started remembering the events that took place about a month ago...

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Flashback

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Exiting the classroom, he saw Sam run toward him and Kira, "Hey, guys!"

"Hey," replied Max, "Sup?"

"Nothing much, actually." He replied, "I'm just heading to lunch!"

"Okay, we'll be there in a second!"

A girl walked up to them, looking down, and walked past without even saying a word.

Looking at her, they murmured, "She's a sad case. I heard that an accident left her unable to speak. I really feel for her," said Sam.

"Me, too," said Max, "She has it rough!"

Walking past Kevin and his group, the bully acted like he wasn't looking and bumped into her, knocking her off her feet.

With a silent cry, she fell on her butt, all her schoolwork falling off her hands and scattering on the ground.

"What?" he said to her, "Got nothing to say?"

She looked terrified of this big person standing over her, shouting his head off.

"Hey!" shouted Max, running over, "Take it easy on her!"

Kevin looked at him, "You! What the hell do you want, kid!"

"Let her go!" shouted Max.

Kevin, who was holding her from her hair, let go, and she fell face first on the ground, and crawled away, sobbing.

A teacher stepper in, "What's going on here?"

"Nothing, sir," replied Jason, "I'm just telling Max..."

"Do not cause trouble, Jason, or I will do more than report your actions, and that WILL get you expelled!"

"Is that a threat, Mr. Ford?"

"No, that's a promise!"

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"Whoa! Did you just say Mr. Ford?" said Master Link.

"Yes, I did," replied Max.

"I knew Mr. Ford," he said.

"Really?"

"Yeah. He's been dead for ten whole years!"

Max's jaw dropped, "Then you mean that was..."

"Shifter!"

"Oh, my god!" said Kira, "If he's back, then..."

"Yes, Mazada is back. I can feel him!"

"Oh, my god! What should we do now?"

"Max..." said Master Link.

Max jumped up and down around the café, like a maniac, "The demon's here! We're all doomed!"

"Max..." Master Link started to get annoyed.

"What to do? What to do?"

"MAX!!!" Master Link started glowing, and Max shut up.

Master Link looked at everybody, who were staring at him, "Party's over! Eat your food!"

Obediently, they all did.

"Can I have your orders?" the waitress came.

Unknown Warrior, who had lost his costume for a large shirt with the number 26 on it said, "I'm paying this time, so order all you want!"

"I'll take a cheeseburger and a large fries. Some coke with no ice," said Max.

"I'll just have some orange juice," said Sam.

"A chickenburger sounds fine," Kira smiled.

Unknown Warrior spoke up, "I'll take today's special. Give me some water with it,"

They all looked at Master Link, "Well?"

"Is that all you're ordering, guys?"

"Well...yeah,"

"I'll take two double chickenburgers, two cheeseburgers, one extra-large fries and a big glass of coke!"

They all looked at him "You're going to eat all that?"

"Well, ever since I've fallen into that spring, I found that the amount I usually ate didn't satisfy me. I eat much more now,"

"Probably a Saiyan thing, eh?"

Ignoring the last question, Master Link leaned in on the table, and all the others did the same, "Listen, you three," he said, "I need to ask you one thing: Go to school tomorrow like nothing had happened tonight, alright? If Shifter is taking the form of Mr. Ford, and possibly some other teachers and students, then you should be there to prevent anything bad from happening!"

"But, Shifter is real tough to catch, much less stop!"

"Probably so, that's why you should agree on a secret code to say to each other everytime you meet, just to know that the other person is not Shifter!"

Sam gulped, and Master Link looked at him, You've been through much, but it's different this time. This is going to be a piece of cake! Shifter tends to expose himself, since he's not too bright. If he takes on any of your friends' forms, then you could know by asking several questions that you think only your friend would know the answer to,"

"Oh, and about this Leona, I can't help but think that she didn't just disappear for no reason, especially since Shifter was involved. You'd better keep your eyes open, and don't worry, we'll be watching you!"

Max nodded, and started eating.

"How do you think the Smashers will try and go unnoticed?"

"They're smart, for the most part. I guess they can find their way through, especially since they couldn't have went too far. I bet the furthest they could've gone is to the few neighboring cities and towns."

"I'll take care of that, and look for them with the help of my village brothers,"

"They're here, too?"

"They're everywhere, Max," he said.

Right then, a guy wearing a black shirt and jeans approached, "May peace reign on you, I am Unknown Warrior's ally, and brother,"

"Brother?"

"Not in your way of understanding. In our village, everybody is everybody else's brother, and we treat each other that way!"

"Oh," was all that Max could say.

"This," Unknown Warrior stood up next to him, "Is Deadly Warrior, one of the finest fighters I have ever laid my eyes on. When the Outcasts attacked us at night, he was the lookout, and he had slain half of them before they even caught a glimpse of him!"

"Wow, that good!" Max was impressed. Deadly Warrior smiled and drew his sword, moving it swiftly on Kira's head, they couldn't even catch what he was doing, "I think your hair looks better like this, Kira,"

Kira gasped as large bits of hair fell off her head, leaving her with short hair that reached only below her neck. Max grinned, thinking she was hotter this way.

Deadly Warrior sheathed his sword, and Unknown Warrior sighed, "He's got a bit of an ego problem, though, and thinks he's Allah's gift to ladies,"

"Impressive," said Master Link, "But in battle, you should cut off heads, not hair."

Deadly Warrior drew a metallic star and threw it at the bar, through a bottle, and hitting the wall behind it.

A bug was impaled between the star and the wall.

"I let you know that I know what to do, and when to do it!"

"What was that?" Master Link got up.

"Whoa!" said Unknown Warrior, standing between them, "We shouldn't be fighting each other!"

"I don't think they will get along anytime soon," said Max.

"Amen!" replied Sam and Kira.

Unknown Warrior threw some money on the table, and walked towards the exit.

The two walked out, and Master Link got up, "Well, I think you ought to go home now. I'll leave now, and I hope to meet you tomorrow!"

"When?" asked Max.

"We'll see..." he replied, and walked out.

Sam picked up the money Unknown Warrior left and pocketed it, and the three of them left.

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The next chapter might be narrated by Max, a-la 26 Days in Melee Land, as he spends one day in school.