It All Started with a Yellowtail Burger
Chapter 3: Free Falling
Hyde was troubled by something. This was rare enough for it to make Eido concerned about whatever could get Hyde worked up like this. By worked up, I mean slightly shifty eyed and not listening to music. "Hey, buddy, is there a problem?"
"I got a bad feeling Eido…" Hyde did the shifty eyed glance across the room again. "I knew that girl from the mamodo world, but something's different about her. I don't like it."
Eido glanced around just as suspicious. "Yeah…if her book wielder's so evil, why is she a flight attendant on some plane to Hawaii and not robbing a bank or something?" Eido had to agree with Hyde that something was fishy. "Unless…"
"She's not a flight attendant…she's going to hijack the plane." Hyde whispered lowly.
"Well shoot. Some dream vacation this is turning out to be." Eido relaxed slightly.
"But it's the mamodo I'm worried about… Klemena was a pacifist in every sense of the word. To get her to fight in this battle, the king gave mamodo like her a second self, a split personality to do the fighting when a human casts a spell." Hyde paused and tensed completely. "When I talked to her, I felt that other entity…it felt like I was staring at the mamodo king himself."
"…" Eido paused and looked completely concerned before it was replaced by his cocky 'I'm full of hot air' expression. "No one, not even Zatch Bell, could beat us in one shot. I doubt anyone could be as powerful as us when we work together." Hyde was surprised, and it showed on his face.
"Eido…"
"If there's a mamodo out there that thinks they're as strong as the king, I say bring it on." Hyde smirked and felt more than just reassured.
"Yeah, we can do this." Hyde felt stronger now that his confidence was rekindled.
"Attention passengers!" The speakers with the scared voice of the pilot announced semi-casually. "It is my duty to inform you that you have all been taken hostage and I your captain am having my life threatened as we speak. Now, if anyone who is addressed by a flight attendant, please follow them without question, and bring whatever books you may have with you."
Wait…Eido pondered the recent development.
She's hijacking the plain… Hyde thought with a hint of confusion and urgency.
But she coming after us! Eido seemed to finish Hyde's thought with his own.
Eido reached in his carry on luggage, a backpack and pulled out the book. We can't fight in here unless we want to get these people hurt… but our opponent might not be giving us much of a choice. We're hundreds of feet in the air…we'd have an advantage outside, but if they can't fly, we'll just be running away and she might hurt the passengers. Eido shook his head. What do I care! And why am I thinking like that loser Kiyo? Pull yourself together Eido. Eido took a bunch of deep breaths.
"Calm down…I have a plan." Hyde explained with a smirk. "Is your skateboard in the carry on?"
"Um…no, but I can manage on something else…" He took notice of his food tray from earlier. "This'll do."
"Good, because here she comes." Hyde stood up and Eido followed suit walking up to the beautiful flight attendant that led him to another section of the plane, the section with the door.
"I'm afraid this is as far as you go." She stated as the door was opened, rather forcefully from the outside and the flight attendant shoved Hyde out the door as Eido dropped to the floor to keep his balance under the surprising suction from outside. If he paid more attention in science class he might have been more prepared for such strong winds, but alas, young Eido has skipped the last eight weeks of school.
So Eido yelled out the open door as loud as he could. "JIKIR!" As though it was Hyde's name and he was calling out to his fallen comrad. At least that's what the flight attendant thought, for the first three seconds, until it hit her in the face.
"Jikir…wait that's…"
"Our spell!" An angry, roughly female, creature with long silky pink hair and pink, feathered wings for arms yelled in surprise and anger as Hyde was floating back near the door.
Eido smirked.
"JIKIR!" Both he and the flight attendant yelled, said flight attendant pulling out a dark, neon-pink book.
In a surprisingly strong gust of wind both book-wielders were pulled out the door and swept up on their own respective wind based spells. Eido was balancing on a lunch tray he had the spell grab from by the door, and the flight attendant was standing on a fluffy pink cloud. "I'd love to just float around and fight all stationary." Eido began as he and Hyde flew off toward the retreating plane. "But we got to keep up with that plane."
"Fools." The pink book began glowing. "JIKIRGA!" The harpy-like mamodo began spinning like a top, or more of a dart as she charged at Eido and Hyde from behind with amazing speed.
"Eido! Watch out!" Hyde gave a wind push and shoved Eido out of the way and forcing himself back at the same time.
"That was close." Eido looked back at the distant girl on the cloud. "Where's-?"
"Over here, losers!" The creature was flying back at them with added force from the opposing direction.
"JIKIRGA!" Eido called on his second spell to at least counter the attack.
The laser of wind formed between Hyde's hands and shot at the pink spiraling mass approaching them. The two similar attacks collided with enough force to make a hurricane jealous, or even a tornado! Eido took one last look at the distant woman on the pink cloud, following at a safe distance, but still keeping up. When he returned his gaze to the clash of the spells…
Thanks to all who reviewed to make my life easier! I kiss your feet! Now I have sub-plots! (yeah!) Now I want to ask my loyal fans if you are interested in more original mamodo, or if you want to see interactions with people like Brago, or Wonrei, or even Kanchomé. I'm going to avoid Zatch and Kiyo so nothing conflicts with our precious anime we care so dearly for.
Until next time dudes and dudettes!