Okay, so lucky number two was Manta. Hope you guys like it, every character has his/her own chapter. Guess what monster he's up against. Please please please review.

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Chapter 3: Petite or Gargantuan?

"No monsters yet…" Manta just wanted to have an ordinary Halloween, but this was not what he meant by ordinary. He wasn't afraid of ghosts anymore, ever since he met Yoh. Monsters, he was afraid of them now because they are tangible after all and they can hurt others.

"What's wrong Manta?" Mosuke materialized beside him. "You look scared, don't worry, I'm here to protect you."

"Thanks Mosuke…" The blacksmith decided to go with Manta so that he can fight back in case monsters attack. There was only one problem, since Manta is not a shaman, he can't integrate with him and it would drain his energy if he used oversoul. They had no choice anyway; Manta said he'd rather get his energy drained than dying while not even trying to fight back.

Manta can't decide anymore whether to find a monster was a good thing or a bad thing. It's safe to say it's fifty-fifty in Manta's case. "If I see a monster, then I'll decide whether it's a good thing or a bad thing. There are a lot of monsters roaming the streets; heck, one will probably jump out right in front of me.

Not long enough, Manta heard a loud grunt. He looked around to see where it came from; it was coming from the roof beside the grocery store. A big figure suddenly jumped of the building and it was headed straight for Manta. He dashed a few feet away from the monster's landing point to avoid it. "I said in front of me, not on top of me!"

Manta turned around to look at the monster that almost made him into a pancake. "Oh my…" Manta looked up at the giant monster; a giant gorilla-like monster with white fur, two big horns, and sharp incisors.

"Of all the monsters to run into, it had to be a Yeti…" Manta said awkwardly while trying his best to calm himself down. "How can someone as small as me beat someone as big as him?"

"You were able to hammer Zenki and Kouki to the ground during the shaman fight, so I believe you can do it to this gigantic monster!" Mosuke said confidently.

The yeti growled loudly while the two were talking. It was a warning sign for the two which clearly says: If you're just going to talk and not do anything, I'm going to maim you right here and right now.

"I think I'm going to have another seizure…" Manta said, slurring his words while the Yeti grunted in front of him.

"Have it later!" Mosuke said quickly. "You can either start running or start fighting; fainting or playing dead is an option which I won't allow!"

"Does it look like I have a choice?" Manta quickly grabbed a small mallet from his backpack. It's a small weapon, but it can be deadly and gigantic if Mosuke were in it. "Mosuke, sp…"

The yeti suddenly grabbed Manta's tiny body using one of his massive hands. "Let go of me you giant hairy gorilla!" Manta started whacking the mallet at the Yeti's hand. He completely forgot that his oversoul was interrupted and that he was whacking the Yeti with a small mallet.

Manta's eye twitched when he realized what he was doing. The Yeti felt like it was being bitten by a red ant over and over again. It forcefully took the tiny mallet from Manta's hand; it was only the size of a toothpick when held by the Yeti's hand.

It growled loudly in front of the frightened midget's face. "You know…you may want to brush once in a while…" his face was now filled with waterfalls of sweat drops. The yeti sniffed the mallet, used it as a toothpick, and ate it in one bite. Manta gulped because it looked like he was next on its menu.

"Can't end like this, can't end like this, it can't end like this!" Manta said repetitively as the Yeti started bringing the midget closer to its mouth while ignoring the little kicks hitting him.

The Yeti suddenly stopped and growled in pain, letting Manta go. "Huh?" Manta landed on the ground and saw electric sparks on his fur. "Mosuke?" The blacksmith ghost entered his laptop and gave the Yeti an electric shock.

"Run!" Manta yelled as he scampered away from the yeti who was still recovering from a literal shock. The yeti saw him running away; it pounded its chest like a gorilla and started chasing him.

"Is it gone yet?" Manta asked Mosuke who was floating beside him. Mosuke looked back and was surprised that the yeti was still chasing them. "WAHH!"

Manta turned to the next corner and ran as fast as he could. "Is it still chasing me?" Manta ran a few meters away from the corner street he came from. Mosuke couldn't see any signs of the yeti just yet.

The midget slowed down a bit to catch his breath. "How the heck can a small person like me beat a gigantic yeti like…" As if on cue, the Yeti jumped off the roof and in front of Manta. "…THAT!"

The Yeti towered before the tiny blonde and looked down on him. It kicked Manta away as if he was just a doll before he could even scurry away. Manta hit the cement wall and landed on the ground.

"Manta, are you alright?" Moskue asked worriedly.

"I'm fine…" Manta said sarcastically while his eye twitched. "My back doesn't hurt at all!"

Manta snapped out of it when he saw the Yeti carrying a bicycle and tossing it at him. Manta crawled to the left and avoided the attack in time. Manta's eyes widened when he saw the Yeti running towards him.

The Yeti clasped his hands together to pound Manta. He lightly punched his back and jumped aside before the Yeti smashed him to bits. The yeti's attack broke the cement ground much to Manta and Mosuke's surprise.

The Yeti faced the ghost and the petite; he snorted at Manta and pounded his fists on his chest while growling. It them showed its fangs and towered it self over Manta.

"Hey Mosuke…" Manta said. "I think he's calling me a weakling…"

"I didn't hear him talk at all Manta" Mosuke looked confused.

"Well, what he's doing in front of me…" Manta said. "I think he's showing that it is more superior than me…"

"MANTA LOOK OUT!" Manta looked up and saw the Yeti about to pounce on him. He rolled forward quickly and avoided the attack.

"How can a peep squeak like me beat him? HOW?" Manta was so frightened that he couldn't even think properly.

"You can beat him Manta, just believe in yourself!" Mosuke felt helpless as he watched Manta dodge and try to run away from the Yeti. "It won't stop coming after you unless you beat him! You have to believe in yourself! What happened to the Manta who lifted the spirits of the shamans who were fighting to avenge Yoh's death? You taught them that they can't beat their opponents if they don't use this" Mosuke put his transparent hand on his own chest. "This is what matters when fighting, not your size, not your power, but by the size and power of your heart. Your heart will drive you to excel in things you never even thought of excelling in!"

Mosuke's speech actually got him to think for the first time ever since the Yeti chased him. He thought back during the time they were fighting Hao; it didn't matter to them if Hao was more powerful, they were all determined to beat him and avenge Yoh. They didn't let Hao underestimate them and they didn't let fear stand in the way. If he was able to hurt Zenki and Kouki and give the guys one of those "inspirational speeches", then he can also beat this Yeti, all he had to do was stand up and fight.

"I'm going to teach this gargantuan that size does not matter!" Manta said as he ran past the yeti under its legs. He ran to a corner and found what he was looking for, a weapon. "This will have to do in the mean time. Mosuke, Spirit Ball Mode, Oversoul in to the iron pipe!"

Manta stood a few meters away from the big foot, clutching a bo-staff with both hands. The little guy ran up to the giant who in turn was charging towards him. The Yeti missed him when he used his bo-staff to jump over the creature. He landed behind the Yeti and literally swept him off his feet when he did a sweeping attack to the Yeti's ankles.

The Yeti fell down on the ground with a very loud thud, enough to cause an earthquake with magnitude two. "Okay, its time to deliver the final attack!" Manta jumped up in the air and was ready to strike. The yeti quickly rolled to its side to avoid the attack.

The ground shook slightly when Manta stroked the ground. The Yeti grabbed Manta by the foot, lifted him upside down, and roared at him. Manta flinched for a short while. An idea suddenly came to him; he used his bo-staff to jab the Yeti's stomach.

The yeti fell to its knees and dropped Manta to clutch its abdomen. He used this chance to back away a few feet away from the Yeti and regain concentration. Manta took a deep breath and jumped up in the air. The bo-staff started flaming up as he fell towards the target. "MAGNUM BASH!" When Manta was directly a few inches above the Yeti, he attacked with his fiery bo-staff and hit the Yeti's head. The force was so strong that the Yeti roared loudly before breaking up in to a tiny million bright lights.

Panting, Manta fell back on the ground and Mosuke left oversoul. "Are you alright Manta?"

"Yeah…I'm…I'm…fine…" Manta said while trembling on the ground. The oversoul, the running, and the fight drained half of his energy.

"Manta, look!" Mosuke pointed to where they finished the Yeti. As the white lights started disappearing in to the air, they saw a stone floating and settling itself on the ground.

The stone floated to Manta's hand and it was glowing from dark to light. "Inferior…" Manta read. The stone's color changed from dark green to emerald green; the word on the stone also changed. "…Superior." Manta smiled as he crawled on a bench and plopped down on it. "I'm gonna rest for awhile till I gain some of my energy, then we'll be back in action Mosuke." Mosuke smiled at Manta who tossed a once yellow talisman into the air. It turned brown and it returned to its previous owner.

"Don't worry Manta…" Mosuke said as the small boy slowly dozed off for awhile. "…I'll just wake you up if I see any monsters…"

Hao's eyes averted from the flying talisman to the midget who was now asleep. "Hmm…even if he's not a shaman, he's able to use oversoul." He observed Mosuke watching and standing guard for any monsters that try to attack. "Perhaps that's why Yoh is so attached to his so called best friend, or perhaps I'm wrong…"

"Anyway…he is still a human…" Hao's eyes gleamed evilly under the moonlight. "…and all humans and weak shamans will die…"

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Guys, I hope all of you know what a yeti is, a.k.a abominable snowman or Sasquatch?

This is for all the Manta fans. I noticed that Manta is always seen as the extra character, so I gave him a chapter of his own. I'm not a big fan of this character, but I had fun writing the chapter anyway.

There's a moral to the story: do not swallow a toothpick that you used to clean your teeth. It's like saying do not swallow the water that you just gargled, yuck! Oh and size doesn't matter when you blah, blah, blah, blah, you know what I mean and you know the moral, need I explain?

So who's lucky number three? If your expecting your fav character in the next chapter but didn't see him/her, then wait a little longer, and I'll say it one again, every character present in the first chapter will have a chapter dedicated to them.

Let me give you a little spoiler too, after all the characters get a chapter dedicated to them, I'll also dedicate a chapter to four lucky couples, so guess who.