Chapter 5: Ready to Rock!
Espio led the chao inside his house, which also served as a dojo. They stopped at a wall.
" Why did we stop?" Flash asked. Espio said nothing as he slid open the secret door.
" Follow me…" the ninja ordered as he started down a flight of stairs leading to a secret dojo. The walls were scorched in places and there was a rack of katanas at the north wall.
' What is this?' Scribbles wrote.
" This is where Ghost's father learned his element attacks." Espio replied.
" Say what?" Flash asked.
" Basically, everyone has an element. By channeling energy, they can use that element with devastating results." Espio explained. Ghost remembered back when he saw his dad in action.
' It was like when Ghost's dad summoned that wind!' Scribbles wrote excitedly.
" But first, we need to find out your elements. Close your eyes… Push all thoughts out of your minds…Channel your energy into your hand." Espio instructed. Ghost's fist began to glow red. Soon it erupted into flames.
" Ghost, your element is fire! That's strange… Your father was wind." The chameleon said. Flash's fist crackled with electricity. Scribble's fist was encased in ice.
" Very good, now that we found out we can get to training!" Espio confirmed.
On the other side of town, Trez watched Little Planet from a skyscraper. He noticed lights at the northernmost part as well as a big chain tethering it to the ground.
" Something's going down over there…" he thought as he dashed to the planet. Black Doom appeared where he sat.
" Little Planet. I sense a strong power there…" The alien leader hissed and vanished. Meanwhile, on Little Planet, the robot chao touched down. Scrawl sat Spirit and Rocky down on the ground.
" Okay, we've gotten the power source and the kids. Now what?" Abyss asked his comrades.
' Execute chao on Little Planet…' Scrawl sketched. His arm then turned into a cannon aimed at the baby chao. Wraith saw this and raised the gun away from them.
" Easy there, Scrawl…" the white robot said.
" Why don't we just kill them here?" Abyss asked.
" Because if we do, this Team Chao I've heard about won't come. I'm looking forward to taking these guys down." Wraith answered.
" …Fine. After they die, I get to splatter the kids." Abyss huffed.
' Whatever.' Scrawl sketched.
"Ready?" Ghost asked his pals in the dojo. Flash nodded while Scribbles gave Ghost a thumbs-up.
" GO!" Ghost yelled as he charged energy into both of his hands. When he released the power, it took the form of a burning dragon. Flash summoned lightning in his hand and zapped his legs, boosting his speed considerably. Scribbles coated his fists in ice and punched a cinder block in half. Espio saw this performance and applauded.
" Well done! You have the basic idea of the elements!" the ninja commented.
" How long did it take my dad to master his element?" Ghost asked.
" It took six years of training to master." Espio recalled as he handed the chao headbands.
" These will cut down the charge time. Take a sword on the way out." The ninja ordered. Flash pulled out the bear.
" I have a favor to ask you, Espio. Could you fix this up? It's for a girl that Ghost and I saved." The sonic chao asked. Espio took the bear from Flash as they left.
" Phantom, I know your son is strong. But, I don't think that he knows the dangers of what he's up against…" Espio said to the sky after the chao left.
Team Metal Chao, Trez and Black Doom… Will these villains kill our heroes, or will they kill each other?