A/N: Hello Lads and Lassies! Here's the next chap(ter), a bit late (swears under his breath muttering things about PSATs, school, and parents). Anywyas, Thanks for reviewing. And in case you were wondering, I do practice sword.
As for Lil Maniac: glad you like Pongu. He's a good character that I've had for the past...five years.
Disclaimer: Only Pongu is mine. But he's mine, you hear! Mine!
Cassie
While the rest of us morphed, Pongu went back to his dojo to pick some things up. We arrived at the dojo after checking in with the Chee, our android buddies. When he got to Pongu's school, he was waiting with a pile of equipment at his feet. We landed, and demorphed. Then, the Bal-Wyrm prince gave us our gear.
"They're cloaking devices. Attach it to something, and you'll be rendered invisible. However, as soon as you make an aggressive move, they'll deactivate," He said, clipping one to his own belt.
"So… we get in the Yeerk pool in battle morphs?" Rachel asked. I love her like a sister, but she's a bit macho.
"You could, but I recommend entering in human morph, then morphing animal, then attacking. Full two hours of combat," Pongu said, picking up what looked like a piece of armor. He slipped it over his, head, and we watched in amazement as it covered him head to toe, finally ending up like some samurai warrior. It was a green, scaly material, one that not even mall-queen Rachel had seen.
(Bal-Wyrm scale armor? I would be honored, Prince Pongu,) Ax said, bowing low.
"Stop calling me 'Prince'. It's an annoying title. Pongu is fine. Or…well, we're not that familiar. And I don't know the women well enough…Anyways, yes, it's Bal-Wyrm scale. Impenetrable to blades and bullets, only beam can pierce this shit. Rockets still hurt. So do rocks…" Pongu said, getting lost in memories. Obviously, he had had bad experiences with rocks being thrown at him.
"It covers your entire body, and it uses your subconscious to look cool," He said, handing Ax, Jake, Rachel, Marco, and Tobias each a suit.
"Cool! I'm like some space marine!" yelled Marco, moving around in his clunky armor. Rachel looked very dominatrix-y in her Amazon warrior outfit, while Ax and Tobias both looked kind of silly. Jake looked old, though, like he had seen too many fights, too many battles. Hell, we all had.
(How do we morph in this?) Tobias asked, always sensible.
"It stretches. You could fit the planet in that stuff. Not advisable, but possible," Pongu responded, picking up a pair of wickedly curved swords, one a little more than three feet the other a bit less. I guessed they were the samurai swords that went along with the armor.
"So how come Cassie doesn't get a suit?" Jake asked, concerned for my safety. I swear, if we survive this, I will push him down on the table and shag him with everyone watching (A/N: I know Cassie would never say this. Just for the funny.)
"She won't need it. She's going to morph into a Bal-Wyrm. She's going to morph into me," Pongu said, rolling up his armored sleeve.
Ax
Two things were said at this time.
"Are you insane!" Marco yelled. He seems to have an obsession with madness.
"How come I can't morph a Bald-Worm?" Rachel complained. For the same reason Marco apparently likes madness, she like large destructive morphs.
"She's going to distract Visser Three so that we can take his army out, and then deal with him. I'd like to save Alloran, but if not…" Prince Pongu said, his voice taking on a grim note. "She's going to use my body to draw Visser Three away."
"But he'll be able to hit the tail! She could die!" Prince Jake yelled, obviously angry. I did not want to choose one prince over the other, but if I had to, Prince Jake would be my first choice.
"And that's different how? You risk your lives each day, being who you are. And how can the Visser hit what's not there?" Pongu said calmly. He was a veteran warrior, with two-hundred and fifty-three years of battling under his belt. He may have been young by his standards, but he was already an invincible warrior, by any standards.
"Look, a little birdie told me she has a talent for morphing. She'll morph my body, except for the tail, get her back to a wall, and fight with sword and PCR." Prince Pongu explained.
"What's a PCR? Pop-tart cooking remote?" Marco asked.
(Ha ha. Humor!) I exclaimed. Everyone stared at me.
(It wasn't that funny Ax-man,) Tobias said.
"Right. Anyways, it's a personal changing rifle. This switch is machine gun, this is rocket launcher, and this is beam cannon. Here's the sword. Don't worry about not knowing. Let the Bal-Wyrm take over. He knows." Pongu said, explaining the weapons. Finally, Cassie acquired him, and we went to combat the Yeerks for the last time. As we morphed, I swore to myself that I would take the Visser's head, and neither Prince would stop me.
Next Chapter: Surprise visit from an old friend of Pongu's! But whose side is he on?
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