Miss.Ecofreak: I don't have much to say today so let's just start the festivities right away.

Zakura: and wreck them

Miss.Ecofreak: yeah well, that too

CHAPTER 15

RETURN OF THE METALHEAD

Two months seemed to pass way too quickly for Balder, although it was Anny, not himself, who was getting married, he still felt as if it was his own wedding day.

"Are you sure everything is set?" he asked his father for like the 30. Time or so.

"Yes Balder. Unless you've ordered a circus without telling me everything has arrived" Buster said. "This isn't a royal wedding, and Anny wanted it to be just a simple wedding. With food and entertainment for all the guests who are coming."

Balder let out a sigh of relief, though he would probably ask again before the day was over.

Night arrived and it was soon time for the wedding, Balder had now asked if everything was clear 2398 times according to Rambo.

The wedding was held in a large underground hall, deep underneath the mountain, where the newly finished tunnel to Teddy Hills met Mountain Lake.

This cave was originally built for protection in case the underground village was to be attacked, but soon after making it, the playful ottsels figured its large space was perfect for parties as well.

Right now the cave had been decorated with banners in pink and light blue, which were Anny's favorite colors.

When the cave was built, the ottsels also planted several berry brushes in the middle, those had now grown together so they looked like a large berry tree, and the platform where Kiko and Anny were going to get united on was built on top of this tree, with several seats for the guests next to it.

Because of this platform, the tree had been dubbed the Tree of Matrimony by the villagers, and now there were three ottsels on the main platform; Anny, Kiko, and the village leader, Niko, who functioned as a priest in ottsel society.

Balder was sitting with his father and Rose on one of the smaller platforms right next to them, the one reserved for the bride's family.

Balder could see Kiko's family sitting on opposite sides.

Kiko's mother, Jill, his father, Chuck and even their youngest son, Mimo, who didn't look to happy to be there.

"Greetings friends from far and near" Niko said, especially looking at the chinbits amongst the guests as he said the word "far".

"We are gathered here today to witness the union of these two precursors. Kiko and Anny of the Tunnel Tribe.

We wish these two the best of luck and may their genes be passed on in all generations to come"

It was a large cheer amongst the audience; Balder noticed Mimo pulled out his tongue at Anny. No surprise. He had never liked her from the start.

But just as Anny and Kiko were about to kiss, a loud rumble was heard from above.
Rose twittered nervously.

"I don't know Rosy, but I'm sure we'll soon find out" Balder said to her.

"Dude, do you understand what that dragon is saying?" Rambo asked in disbelief but before Balder had time to answer a gigantic blue beast fell through the roof and landed right next to the tree.

Balder quickly recognized the greenish yellow gem on its head.

"Metalheads!" he yelled. "Get out of here now!"

Balder jumped up at Rose's back and flew towards the middle platform to help his sister+ Kiko and Niko.

Buster pulled out a bottle he had kept in his inner pocket filled with yellow eco.

"You're not allowed to come here and ruin my daughter's wedding unpunished!" he snarled and threw a yellow fireball at the metalhead.

The metalhead cried as the bolt hit it, but apart from that it wasn't badly hurt from the hit.

Balder returned on Rose after he had brought Anny, Kiko and Niko to safety.

"Dad! Get out of there! Let Rose try" he yelled to his father.
Buster agreed and headed for the smaller tunnels.

"Okay sweaty, I know this metalhead is way bigger than those you are used to fighting but give it your best shot alright?" Balder whispered.

Rose growled at the monster and flew towards its softer underside.

She fired a large bolt of yellow eco at the metalhead's stomach and dark eco started flowing from the wound immediately.

"Watch out!" Balder yelled pulling Rose's ears almost instinctively to make her turn away.

Rose flew away for cover and bit the metalheads long metal-covered tail.

The metalhead started shaking his tail rapidly to get rid of the annoying dragon hanging on to it; Balder had to fight for his life to avoid falling of Rose's back.

But the metalhead was smart, as soon as he realized the dragon wasn't letting go, he slammed his tail, with Rose and Balder attached to it, into the stone walls.

Rose let go of the tail only just in time and crashed into the wall, not hard enough to knock her out, but hard enough to make Balder fall of and land right in front of the monster.

"Balder!" Anny cried.

Balder looked up into four yellow eyes.

Then, to everyone's surprise, the monster talked.

"What do we have here?" he said and picked up Balder by his artificial leg.

"If it isn't the guinea pig" the metalhead laughed.

In surprise, Balder almost forgot to be afraid. "Guinea pig?"
"Don't you remember me? I'm hurt" said the metalhead. "We've met before, remember?" (Miss.Ecofreak: we've heard that phrase before, remember? Zakura: that's Kor alright)

Balder looked at him, where on earth was he supposed to have met this horrible monstrosity before?

The metalhead let go of him, making him fall four meters and hit a pile of leaves that had fallen from the tree.

"X-MH02 they called me, I was supposed to be the dark maker's biggest hope in defeating you and those bushytailed bunnyrodents (Zakura: I feel like adding (again): rabbits and rodents are two entirely different things. Rabbits are lagomorphs, rodents (chinchillas, mice etc) are… well… rodents), but no, they had other plans".

Suddenly Balder recognized the metalhead, he and Rambo had seen it the first time they came to Tunnel Town after the accident; though he had grown a lot.

"XD failed" XM continued. "He failed to exterminate you and your pathetic uncle ("Hey!" Rambo yelled) and then he failed to beat Pinky here too ("Snarl!" Rose added) but the makers don't give him up. No, everyone deserves a second chance, they say, but what about me? I never got a FIRST chance!"

"What's that got to do with us?" Balder yelled, he noticed that Rose had gotten a rock on her tail so she was unable to move.

Anny crawled out of the caves, trying to get to the dragon so Balder let XM talk, hoping the metalhead wouldn't notice his sister.

"You mean no one's told you?" XM asked. "Most metalheads are sterile; in fact, I'm the only one who's able to reproduce. All those little metalheads you've seen, they're all my offspring. But the dark makers are displeased with them, most are too small. But dragons are different; any dragon can mate and have children who are just like their parents in every way. But for that, they have to be two". (Miss.Ecofreak: does anyone else but me think it's gross that Kor appears to be male but still seems to lay eggs?)

"I think you're forgetting one thing metallo-maniac!" Rambo yelled from the caves. "The dark makers have only one dragon! And we're not planning on giving her up!"

So the day has finally come for Rambo to protect Rose, who would know? Balder thought to himself.

"The dark makers are strong, they can take her any day they want" XM said. "Unless I kill her first".

But as the metalhead turned towards where Rose had been stuck only seconds ago, she was gone.

"Where's the…" XM started before a yellow ecobolt hit him in the back head.

He turned around slightly annoyed to see Anny, sitting on Rose in the Tree of Matrimony.

"You're going to regret ruining my wedding" Anny snarled.

Miss.Ecofreak: oooo, Anny's mad.

Zakura: You won't like Anny when Anny's mad

Miss.Ecofreak: please review:D