ch18: Another pathetic battle...or is it?

Yay! Another Chappie and- for once- I'm not tired!

Crickets are heard.

And, Desert Lynx, I meant for you to be in the whole Thanking the reviewers thing, but my bro would have killed me. He likes you so much! ^_^ You're stories I mean. And thanks for the reviews!

and...

ChoChanger, I watched my bro beat the game, and you can fight Piastol before you find all the moonfish. You need to get the third Black Spot and she's near Mirage Island. I fought her, but when she had 3 HP and Aika and Gilder were dead...she used Eternum.

THE AGONY!

I'm gonna TRY to stop the cliffhangers, and start making Hoover Dam- hangers. ^_^().

Soooooooooo...

Discoclaimer: CEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELEBRATE GOOD TIMES, COME ON! I do not own these characters. I own Tiria, and Jade130 owns the long lost Phoenix. And I own Bloodthirsty Assassin Pichu. Want to use him in one of your fics, FIIIIIIIIIIIINE, but ask me first. He's the Pichu with the swimming goggles on! ;)

And Cupil.....

Cu! Cu cupil cu!

(Owns Bloodthirsty Assassin Pichu!)

(On a place unkown by Vyse...)

Aika woke up again. She looked around and took in her surroundings: a small room with a small table that small enough for Aika to use as a chair. She could hear the sounds of engines, so she thought she was on a ship. Come to think of it...

Did Vize ever have a ship?

Nah, he's too dumb witted.

The door opened. And a hand came through, holding something...

"Who...what? What's tha-?"

POW!

Aika fell limp. Blood seeped down from her shoulder. Vigoro blew his gun.

"Sorry, Red. Boss' orders." He receded.

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Vyse crew ran, making a cloud of dust behind them, not thinking of food, toward Maramba. Tiria tripped.

"Ow! Say..."

Everyone stopped. Gilder helped her up.

"What is it?"

She pointed in the sky. "That thing...it's a ship..."

Their gaze spotted a ship similar to the Hydra. A blue screen appeared.

Evil Friends' Battleship: The Ultimation.

"That answers our question..." Vyse rubbed the back of is head in frustration.

"Yeah, but who's 'Evil Friends?'" Fina squinted at the sign that quickly disappeared.

Suddenly...

Three shadows jumped out and landed in fron of them. Everyone stared, and Fina and Vyse gasped.

"Vize?"

"Anita and Faina?"

Vize patted his red outfit, which was similar to Vyse's. "So, long time no see..."

Faina glared at them. Her Fina-lookalike outfit was black, and had no relation to Fina's WHATsoever. "See you got some friends."

Anita, her hair purple and her outfit I forgot what color, sighed in a very non-Aika way. "It looks like we'll fight again..."

Vyse whipped out his cutlasses. "Then so be it, but you'll walk away with but an inch of your lives left!"

"Vyse, I never heard you threaten like that before."

"Ha ha, Gilder. I want you and Tiria to join me against them. Everyone else, head to Maramba."

Vize smiled. "So you're not wondering where Aika is?"

Vyse froze.

"You...you know where she is?"

"Of course!" He pointed at the ship. It had a large hand-like weapon attatched to it like De Loco's. "It can also control the weather."

Vyse gritted his teeth. "Fina, work on Faina, she has healing magic. Gilder, use Gunslinger on Faina, too. Tiria, work with me on Vize. Let's go!"

"Aye aye!"

They all lunged forward. Vize waved his hand and his teamates lunged too.

Fina focused, and was backed up by Gilder using Aura of Denial. Faina did an unneccessary Sacrum. Vyse used Skull Shield. Tiria drew out her spear. The field was an endless war of cries.

"Watch out, Fina!"

"Thanks!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

"Vyse!"

"Moons, give me strength!"

"HuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuaH!"

"C'mon...dance for me!"

"Let's hear your pain!"

Vize defended and Anita attacked Fina, who was under Skull Shield, so it countered.

Tiria threw her spear again at Vize. It impaled him and shot through, leaving poison inside of him. "Let's hear your pain!"

Gilder focused, as did Fina.

The next turn, Anita, Faina, and Vize came to each other and smiled.

"Feel the pain.."

"Of our ultimate move!"

"Lance Charge!" They held a ghost spear that glowed blue and ran toward Tiria. She was almost dead.

"Tiria!"

"I'm...okay...Rogue Blossom!"

She jumped up and threw her spears into the ground, which caused it to crack. Flowers sprung up from the cracks. Tiria closed her eyes and yelled. "Heal my allies!" The flower pollen swarmed over the party, giving them all positive stats, and regen. Vyse gave her the thumbs up and called to Fina. She used Sacrulen on Tiria.

Vyse attacked Vize with Pirate's Wrath, and Gilder used Gunslinger on Faina, causing her to keel over and fall unconcious.

"HuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuAH!" Fina focused again, building up for Prophecy.

Gilder focused, too.

Vyse used Skull Shield.

Tiria used four SP and crouched. She flipped until she came to the middle of the enemy party and stuck her spear into the ground. She winked and yelled. "Beyond hope, I shall destroy!" She leapt away from them and snapped her fingers, causing the spear to electocute Vize and Anita.

Anita groaned and fell over, leaving her at 15 HP.

Unfortunately, Vize had a Sacrulen crystal and used it on her. She used a Sacrulen crystal on him.

"It's no use! We're too weak!" Fina yelled as she was attacked from behind.

"It's not over yet, Fina!" Vyse slashed Anita.

"What was that Super Move you did?"

Tiria winked again and threw her spear. "Oh, you mean 'Lethal Shock'? Yeah, I like it too!"

Vyse grinned and dodged Vize's sword.

Tiria found something in her pocket. She breathed. "Ho, boy. Might as well..."

"AAH!"

"AAH!"

"AAH!"

"AAH!" Tiria was hit by Crystalen. She put her hand up.

"Hopefully, this shall work!"

Everyone was healed of their scars and the SP rose to full. Vyse looked at Tiria.

"What was that?"

"A 'Hope to be Found' One of the few that are left."

Vyse smiled and raised his cutlass. "In dire need..."

Tiria raised her spear. "We call forth..."

Gilder raised his gun. "The power..."

Fina chucked Cupil to the center. "Of the Ancients!"

"To battle our foe!"

The silver moon came down, landing on Vize and Anita, knocking them out.

"We did it!"

"Again!"

"I wish they were all that easy!"

"Let's do that again!"

"NO!"

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Aika woke up to a searing pain. She looked at her left shoulder and saw blood. She flinched and looked out the window. She gasped.

"...Vyse?"

She struggled to see further, and saw Fina and Gilder with him, and a girl. (Vyse is a pimp)

Vyse looked up at the ship. Aika touched the high window, standing on her toes.

"VYSE! I'M OVER HERE!" She yelled, desperate for him to hear. She found a notch and touched it, opening the window. She stared.

"VYSE! I'M UP HERE!"

She found another block of wood and stood on it, poking her head out the window.

"VYSE!"

He looked up and smiled.

"There she is!" The four waved and talked amongst themselves.

Aika sighed and leaned against the wall. Hopefully, she'd be out of there soon. She winced at the pain. She looked at it closer.

Damn...One more inch and it would have hit my heart...

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AN: So, This is the Hoover Dam-hanger. ^_^(), I got too tired again...R&R!