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Spirit Jerebis: Zealon Feranin 1: Return of the Islamic Nation
Episode 8: "Crescent Party"
Previously on Return of the Islamic Nation: It was Helen's Birthday and it started out with A.J. having a dream of them, friendly dream. He thought out a surprise party for her. He only told Ememon about it. He asked Carl to distract Helen out of the mansion. He told the rest of his league to train. Ememon dealt with the decoration while A.J. dealt with the food manually. When everything was done, A.J. allowed them to return. A mysterious Codelimin suddenly appeared.
He deleted Gral Griffomon; Bulbasaur; Feriusmon and Articuno. He absorbed Gral Griffomon; Bulbasaur and Articuno. The mysterious Codelimin killed Carl and Fred. It was only with Polamon's appearance that the mysterious Codelimin was beaten back. On with the conclusion.
A.J. collapsed onto his knees. Twinkler went back into Muchiya. It was the first battle the league has had together and they barely got out of it, with casualties. A.J. felt guilty, he never felt so helpless. He never lost, except now. He wanted this day to be a joyful memory, now it would only be a painful memory. A.J. tightened his grip on the grass. He had his eyes closed, fighting away tears. Zonemon; Ememon and Lunal, as loyal and close as they were, were the first to approach A.J.
The league understood how A.J. felt and kept their distance for now. A.J. felt that he let his league down. He felt he let Carl; Soil Earthmon; Bulbasaur; Fred; Equusmon and Articuno down. It was a major, shocking blow to A.J. psychologically. With nothing they could do, the league went into the mansion. Zonemon; Ememon and Lunal stayed. They wanted to support A.J. and keep him company, even though they were quiet. Their presence was all that A.J. needed.
The league gasped, entering the mansion and seeing the decorations. It was a major pleasant surprise to Helen.
'He did remember! He was planning this all along. That's why he didn't do the things I thought he would, that's why he did do the things I thought he wouldn't do.' Helen thought.
"Wow!" Ryan awed.
"That's why A.J. wanted us to train outside." Amanda remarked.
"He could have asked for our help." Brian commented.
"For such a blow to happen now, after he did all this." Alan sighed.
"I wonder what else he did." Helen commented.
She went into the dining room. She gasped, seeing the party food ready on the counters.
'I... A.J. did all this for me! He's... great!' She thought.
The others gasped once seeing it too.
"We should wait for him, to celebrate with him." Ryan remarked.
"That's for sure." Helen nodded.
"I'm sorry but A.J. wants all of you to celebrate without him. You're all welcome to eat what you want and enjoy yourselves." Ememon commented, behind them.
"He did all this?" Helen asked, turning to him.
"He planned it all, yes. He did all the cooking while I dealt with the decorations." Ememon replied.
"Why didn't he ask us for help?" Amanda asked.
Ememon shrugged, "His first plan failed so he resorted to his second plan. His first plan had all of you helping out."
"How did it fail?" Brian asked.
"By waking up late. He wanted to wake all of you up but you were already awake so it wasn't needed." Ememon replied.
"How is he?" Helen asked.
Ememon sighed, "He's still down. I'd say give it a few days. He needs realize that he'd need to take in such blows. I'm in shock with him, including Lunal and Zonemon. We're all his soul-warriors and feel what he feels. He's in his room. I'd advise none of you to come up for tonight or tomorrow morning."
"What?" Ryan asked.
"What he needs now is company. For him to know that we're with him. For him to know that we're suffering like him." Helen remarked.
"What he needs now is to be alone. He needs to gather up his emotions; to figure things out. We, his soul-warriors, know him better than anyone else or we won't be his soul-warriors. We're the closest thing he's got as family. One of the things he needs to figure out is that it's also a major blow to the rest of you. Please, take my word for it." Ememon explained, leaving.
Helen closed her eyes, sighing.
"To come at a time like this." Polamon sighed.
A.J. was in his room, lying on his bed, facing the ceiling. Zonemon and Lunal were there on their beds. Ememon came in silently and went to his bed, locking the door behind him. A.J. breathed deeply, closing his eyes. He tried his best to control how he felt, to not let it overwhelm him.
"We couldn't do anything." Zonemon finally spoke.
"It's not your fault for what happened." Ememon tried.
"Don't try." A.J. growled.
He turned over, grabbing the pillow close to him tightly.
"Lu." Lunal whispered.
"Shh." Zonemon whispered.
"Lu." Lunal sighed.
Without knowing it, A.J.'s sadness dozed him off to sleep. When Zonemon; Ememon, and Lunal figured that out, they sighed and went to sleep together.
He woke up next morning. He still had the battle clear in his mind; it was like it was haunting him. He even dreamed that Helen and Ryan got killed. All of them got killed until he was last. Ememon; Lunal and Zonemon were absorbed. He put Twinkler into Muchiya and let the mysterious Codelimin kill him.
The sword fell out of his hand, Muchiya un-strapped itself from A.J., sensing his death. The mysterious Codelimin stamped on it, vaporizing it. A.J.'s particles vanished away. All that was left was his Crescent Pendant and sword, lying on the floor. It was a nightmare to A.J. but he knew that Fred and Carl were dead, with their soul-warriors. A.J. stayed in his room's bathroom for sometime.
"I've got to recover from this." He whispered.
'How can I when I'm to blame?' He thought.
A.J. sighed, finally letting it all out. He cried deeply for the loss, tears flowing out of his eyes. Zonemon; Ememon, and Lunal woke up from his crying. They were quiet, but glad that A.J. was letting it all out, at least some if not all.
'I swear in Allah! I'll be the one to take you down for good!' A.J. thought, growling.
He roared, standing up on his feet. He savagely punched the tiled wall, breaking the tiles. A.J. gasped, he pulled his hand out of the hole. He was amazed at what his anger could do. It was able to break tiles and not feel pain. A.J. checked to see if there was any injury on his hand. He gasped surprised. His hand was completely fine, like it didn't even smash a wall. He breathed deeply. He refreshed himself. He left the bathroom in high spirits.
Ememon; Zonemon, and Lunal were glad to see that A.J. in a better mood.
"Ememon, Zonemon, we're leaving. We're going to checkout on Crescent School; see where its maintenance got to." A.J. remarked.
"Alright!" Ememon cheered.
"He's back!" Zonemon cheered.
"Lu!" Lunal cheered.
A.J. smiled.
He opened the door. Stan; Mark; Simon, and Daniel quickly got to their feet, facing A.J.
"We came here recently. They told us what happened." Stan explained.
"That's good. I wouldn't have to explain it to you guys now." A.J. replied.
"Are you O.K.?" Mark asked.
"I'm fine." A.J. replied.
He went for a punch to Mark's face. He stopped himself, laughing.
"Sorry about that, but that's how I feel. Let's go Ememon, Zonemon!" A.J. reminded.
"Where are you going?" Daniel asked.
"To the school; to check up on it." Ememon replied.
"None of you can come. We'll do this alone with A.J." Zonemon remarked.
Stan shrugged, "Fine with us."
The three of them left.
A.J. met Helen at the stairs. He smiled at her face.
"Sorry about yesterday. Late Happy Birthday." He commented, kissing Helen on the lips gently and quick.
He went down happily. Helen blinked. She watched A.J. leave with his soul-warriors. Stan; Simon; Daniel, and Mark all saw A.J. kiss Helen.
"He did it." Stan laughed.
"Hey, where's A.J. going with his soul-warriors?" Helen asked.
"To the school to check up on it. He'll come back and tell us about it. We'll wait here for his return." Mark replied.
"We're his Co-Leaders and we missed out on the action." Stan moaned.
"Well... We do have families that take care of us." Daniel whispered.
"I'm glad he's in a better mood." Helen smiled.
A.J. arrived at the school with his two soul-warriors.
"How come you got over yesterday so quick?" Ememon asked.
"That's what I wanted to ask. It's been on our mind for sometime now." Zonemon agreed.
"A punch into the wall and swearing to avenge them." A.J. replied.
"But you're not completely over it, are you?" Ememon asked.
A.J. sighed, he shook his head.
"I'll never be completely over it." He replied.
"Sometime will come when you will be." Zonemon nodded.
"Let's just go in." A.J. ordered.
They saw some workers around, but everything seemed to be finished. A.J. saw the wall he broke through rebuilt, like he never broke through it. The yard was in a good shape. No evidence was there that there was a battle. A.J. was impressed.
"It seems they did good work." Zonemon whispered.
"It looks like they're done, just last minute checks. I'll check in with Mr. Latsiwt. You two are with me." A.J. remarked.
He arrived at the secretary's office. He knocked on the door.
"Come in." Laura's voice allowed.
A.J. entered with his two soul-warriors.
"A.J.? We didn't expect to see you. How are things going without school for you and the others? Please, take a seat." Laura hosted.
A.J. nodded. He sat on a chair with Ememon and Zonemon.
"Who are these two?" Laura asked.
"They're my Codelimin: Ememon and Zonemon." A.J. replied.
"Great. I'm glad to finally meet them. I'll ask Mr. Latsiwt." Laura smiled.
She went into the principle's office.
"Who's that?" Zonemon asked.
"Ms. Laura Steamoxide: she's the counselor; assistant and secretary of the principle. The principle is Mr. Lance Latsiwt. He's a gentle; kind, and a wealthy guy. He's the principle and owner of this school, and Crescent Hospital." A.J. explained.
"You're welcome to come in with your soul-warriors." Laura allowed.
"O.K. Let's go." A.J. commented.
He got up with Zonemon and Ememon.
The three went into the principle's office.
"Feel free to take a seat you lads." Lance offered.
A.J. nodded. He and his two soul-warriors sat down in front of Lance's desk.
"It's a good thing you came today A.J." Lance started.
"Was my group the only to survive?" A.J. asked.
Lance shook his head, "No. The only ones there were the ones you know. The rest of the students are O.K. We told them to leave after you and your group left."
A.J. sighed, "That kind of worried me. I'm glad to know that no one else was injured or harmed."
"We heard about the deaths of some of the families of your members. I hope you told them." Lance guessed.
"I did. I lost two of my members." A.J. sighed.
Lance blinked, "What? When?"
"Last night." A.J. replied.
"Who were they?" Lance asked.
"Carl Toast and Fred Camone." A.J. replied.
"Oh my... We'll have to tell Fred's family about it. Do you have the bodies?" Lance asked.
A.J. shook his head, "No. They were vaporized and the particles vanished into thin air."
"We're sorry to hear that." Laura commented.
"It's fine. I'm getting over it." A.J. nodded.
"Anyway, I wanted to tell you something. Invite your group over in a few hours. We're going to have a party here in school until late at night. Other students might come. We'll phone Stan's; Samantha's; Mark's and Daniel's parents about it. School will start after tomorrow." Lance explained.
"O.K. Great! After last night's failure anyway." A.J. sighed.
"You're dismissed." Lance allowed.
A.J. nodded. He left the school with his two soul-warriors, going back to Meric Land.
A.J. returned with Zonemon and Ememon with the good news. He found the league in his mansion, in the dining room.
"Guess what?" A.J. asked, enthusiastically.
"The repairs are finished." Daniel guessed.
A.J. nodded, "Yes they are. We'll go back to school normally after tomorrow."
"Alright!" The league yelled.
A.J. smiled, "There's going to be a party at the school, we're all invited. The party starts in a few hours. It would last until late at night."
"A party?" Alan blinked.
"For what?" Simon asked.
"For the repair being over, a party for going back to school." A.J. replied.
"I don't know. My parents might not accept." Mark commented.
"The school said that they'll phone your parents about the party. I'm sure your parents would allow you to come anyway." A.J. remarked.
"We're not sure." Daniel sighed.
"Come on! After what happened last night, this is what we all need! We need a joyful memory after that painful one!" A.J. insisted.
"It might turn into a painful one like last night." Helen argued.
A.J. sighed, "Look. We didn't have... None of you enjoyed yesterday. Most of you were training and are now tired of it. My whole birthday plan blew in my face because of that mysterious Codelimin! I will not accept no from any of you!"
"Wow." Brian blinked.
"Talk about leadership." Mark commented.
"Glad you don't have to deal with such things, eh?" Stan teased.
"So you're all in? You're all coming?" A.J. asked.
"Yeah. I'm understanding more and more why you're the leader. You deserve it and you're more qualified than you think." Helen replied.
"Last night was a... complete mess. We could have all lost our lives if it wasn't for Polamon here. We need to dance; drink, and have a good time." Ryan agreed.
"Oh. Like who are you going to dance with?" Brian asked.
Ryan shrugged, "No one yet."
They all laughed.
"Ryan isn't the only one without a date companion." Amanda reminded.
The laughing stopped.
"Oh yeah." Mark sweat-dropped.
"It's obvious who's with who. I wonder about Ryan and Amanda though. What about you Brian?" Ememon asked.
Brian shrugged, "It doesn't matter to me. I just want to have a good time at a party. It doesn't matter if I have a date or not. I'm completely fine with it."
"You'll take me? Right?" Amy asked.
Mark blinked, "Of course Amy."
"That's a relief." Amy sighed.
"Hey, you'll always be my date." Mark smiled.
Amy blushed, "Thanks."
"I'm worried nasty surprises might happen." Floamon commented.
"Oh! You're just like Joe: Gomamon's Voyager." Black Agumon remarked.
"We need to be ready for that certainly. No doubt that mysterious Codelimin might take another chance at us. Our soul-warriors are coming with us. They'll be disguised and outside. Only our copedam are coming." A.J. explained.
"It's best to be safe than sorry." Alan shrugged.
"I'll scare that Codelimin away if it shows up again." Polamon joked.
"Over my dead body!" Ememon growled.
"We'll be there as well. We're not just going to stand around!" Ranbimon growled.
Polamon sweat-dropped, "Geez. I'm sorry. Fine, we'll all handle him."
A.J. remembered his dream. Through it, he remembered that he left his sword on the plains. He left to get it and went back.
He went up to his room and prepared a sheath for it. The sheath was hanging from a belt. A.J. took his time in making his suit for the party. He had the perfect idea. Helen came up.
"What are you up to?" She asked.
"Hey, making my suit for the party. Don't worry. Do you want to be my date?" A.J. asked.
Helen smiled, "Sure, I'd gladly go with you."
"Great! Do you have dress or something for it?" A.J. asked.
Helen nodded.
"What?" A.J. asked.
"You won't see it until we're at the party. I'll wear something over it when we go." Helen grinned.
A.J. shrugged, "O.K."
The loss of Fred and Carl was still in his mind. Other things now occupied his mind though. Helen left the room, heading to her room.
It was party time and the league arrived on time. A.J. and Helen were first. A.J. didn't know what Helen was wearing because she was wearing something above it.
"Hey Helen and A.J. Nice suit A.J." Kim commented.
"Thanks." A.J. replied.
"Have fun." Kim nodded.
Helen took off her coat. It was weird, it was raining outside, but A.J. decided not to wear one when he found out. Stan and Samantha were next.
"I can take that Helen." Kim smiled.
Helen smiled, "Thanks."
A.J. got to get a complete look on what Helen was wearing. She was wearing a white snow leopard coat, the one that Kim took, with a pink shirt that had her snow leopard soul. It was in purple, carved in the center front with her mulige code, in purple small on her shoulders. Her belt was purple while her pants were pink with pockets in it. Her gloves were snow leopard fur in purple on her hands. Her shoes were snow leopard fur in purple on her feet.
"Snow Leopard?" A.J. whispered.
Helen shrugged, "Why not? Ranbimon gave me that idea unintentionally."
"I never thought I would see such a suit you wore. It's makes your face full of hope." A.J. commented.
Helen blushed, "Thanks."
His cape that was white made of owl feathers with green tips at the end of them all tangled below A.J.'s head. He wore a green shirt with his owl soul. It was in black, carved in the center front with his myths code in black small on his shoulders. His belt was green around his waist, as well his shorts that also had pockets in it. His gloves were black feathered owl gloves. His shoes were black feathered owl sports shoes.
"An owl is not a bad choice." Helen commented.
"It's my favorite animal! That's why I chose it. It gives a majestic sense to itself. I thought I would do the same. I do look good, I guess." A.J. shrugged.
"You're better than you look like." Helen assured.
"Thanks." A.J. nodded.
"Hey, want to have a drink with me?" Helen asked.
"Punch?" A.J. asked.
"Don't worry. It's not punch and these drinks can't get alcohol in them." Helen replied.
"What's there?" A.J. asked.
"Let's check out." Helen replied, checking the drinks.
Mark and Amy came together. Amanda was with a student from the school. A.J. saw the student before in the school, but never got the chance to know him. Brian came over to them.
"Do you two decided what to drink?" Brian asked.
Helen shook her head, "Not yet."
"You two should drink the same thing: proof of the love the two of you have for one another." Brian advised.
He took some grape juice and went to a corner. Helen and A.J. looked at each other.
"Nah!" They decided together.
Helen took what she liked and A.J. took some 7up. It was the refill type. More students came with even weirder suits and costumes. A.J. and Helen smiled at each other, drinking. They knew that the students won't bother them about their suits.
The copedam of the league were outside. Ememon and Zonemon were guarding the front gate. Ranbimon was to the right of the school. Black Agumon was alone to the left of the school.
Sigmalmon and Greemon were with Ememon and Zonemon, as were the rest of the league's copedam. Ememon and Zonemon were in a suit that looked like A.J.'s, but it was more suitable to them. The same with Ranbimon. She was wearing a suit similar to Helen's, but it was more suitable to her.
In the party, there was music and dates were dancing with each other. The first member in the league to start dancing with her date was Amanda. Stan and Samantha joined in.
"Do you know how to dance?" Helen asked.
She and A.J. were together alone, watching the dancing couples.
"Oh, plain simply no." A.J. replied.
Helen grinned, "I'd teach you then."
She put her drink aside. A.J. quickly did the same. He knew Helen was going to drag him onto the dance floor. That's what she did do: she took his hand and dragged him onto the dance floor with her. A.J. froze in place and sweat-dropped, while Helen danced in front of him. The music was romantic slow music as the dates danced with each other romantically. A.J. watched how Helen moved closely. After sometime he nodded and started dancing. Helen smiled.
She went to the next move by grabbing A.J.'s hands.
'Hey. Oh boy, here we go.' A.J. sweat-dropped.
He sighed slowly. The two of them got closer to each other as they danced in each other's arms. Stan glanced at them, while dancing with Samantha. He smiled. He nodded towards them.
"Look at A.J. and Helen dancing." He whispered.
Samantha looked at them.
"Yeah. They're like us in some ways." She whispered.
"How?" Stan asked.
"That they're so suitable and agreeable with each other." Samantha replied.
"You're right." Stan nodded.
"I didn't know A.J. could dance." Mark whispered.
Amy looked at A.J. and Helen.
"They seem so pleasant with each other." Amy whispered.
"Just like us." Mark smiled.
'It's good that Helen is enjoying her time. Considering what happened last night, Carl dying and her near death.' Ryan thought.
"Hey, you've been watching those two for awhile now." Alex whispered.
Alex had black hair with brown eyes.
"Yeah. The guy is the leader of the league I'm in. The one he's with is his girlfriend, she's also a member in his league. They seem to be so destined together." Amanda whispered.
"It looks that way. You think we have a chance?" Alex whispered.
Amanda starred at him, she shrugged.
"Very possible." She smiled.
"You're Ryan Hamackif, right?" A girl asked.
Ryan was speechless. The girl sighed. Understanding how she felt, Ryan reacted.
"Yeah. You're April Caleswim: the toughest chick in school." Ryan remembered.
"Yep, that's me." April smiled.
She had red hair with black eyes.
"Care to dance with me?" Ryan asked.
"I'd love to." April replied.
The two went onto the dance floor. Just in time also, the music changed to a faster beat that was different and romantic. The couples and dates still danced with each other to it. Even Jeff; the school janitor and Tiffany: the school cook, were dancing with each other. After that music was over and it changed to a different, slower music. Helen and A.J.; Stan and Samantha; Amanda and Alex, and Mark and Amy all got off of the dance floor. Ryan and April stayed dancing.
Simon; Alan and Kevin were hanging out together in the party. A.J. and Helen went back to their spot before they started dancing.
"That was great! I thought you didn't know how to dance." Helen commented.
"I don't. I surprised myself even. I guess I'm a natural at it." A.J. replied.
"Yeah, it seems so. What Arabic name would you choose for yourself?" Helen asked.
"That's an easy one: Ammaar. That's what my foster parents named me. I'll explain that to you sometime." A.J. replied.
"I'd choose Heba. It means bless." Helen decided.
"Suitable name for a beautiful girl like you." A.J. nodded.
"What does your name mean?" Helen asked.
"Builder. It's an overreaction for building." A.J. replied.
"What would be your nickname? It should be something close to your Arabic name." Helen conditioned.
"Amarito: it's Spanish for Little Ammaar. I guess my parents named me Ammaar after the prophet's follower: Ammaar bin Yaser." A.J. explained.
"That's a nice nickname. I didn't know you were named after someone. I don't know what nickname I should have. I can't think of anything close to my Arabic name." Helen sighed.
"Maybe Habbeh?" A.J. asked.
"Habbeh? Where did you come up with that?" Helen asked.
A.J. shrugged, "It just got into my mind I guess."
Helen smiled, "Thanks. I sort of like it. Habbeh it is."
"Element Destroyer!" They all heard a loud voice.
The ones that were in Meric Land the night before all gasped. Outside Straymon: the mysterious Codelimin, which Rejelmon recognized, was attacking the copedam guarding the area. They were together and beaten. Element Destroyer was Straymon's attack against Polamon's Polar Chill. Element Destroyer won over Polar Chill with ease. It blasted the copedam into the wall, denting it.
From what Rejelmon said, Straymon was unbeatable and the strongest Codelimin in all the universes and dimensions. He could copy strong attacks and make them stronger, striking back. He could learn to counter a strong attack as well. The copedam collapsed to their knees. The league was the first out of the school. A.J.'s want for vengeance flared up in him. He had his sword hidden with the belt he was wearing. He slashed it out.
Straymon noticed A.J. and remembered him. He charged at A.J. Helen was with A.J. She was shaking her head. A.J.'s Myths Sword gathered up energy. It started to glow green. Releasing the energy, A.J. countered with all his might. Straymon sensed its tremendous power, a power that he couldn't counter or copy, a power that could damage him severely, if not deletes him. Stan backed A.J. up with his own weapon; his ax: Gralen Ax.
He did the same strike as A.J. but with less strength. Straymon backed away from the attacks, avoiding them. A.J. grinned, but he collapsed to knees, drained of energy. Straymon grinned as he saw his chance, he wasn't aware of Stan as he charged towards A.J.
"Power of Gralen!" Stan yelled with all his might.
He attacked with his full might. It blasted right in front of Straymon, scaring him. He was blasted back onto his back. He got up and rushed away, disappearing. Stan collapsed to his knees. Their weapons vaporized. Their suits were changed back into their league suits. Zomo was back on A.J.
"A.J.?" Helen asked.
"So drained." A.J. mumbled.
Ememon and Zonemon crawled over to him. Greemon crawled over to Stan.
"Stan?" Simon and Samantha asked.
"Likewise, so drained." Stan mumbled.
A bolt of lightning sent Stan away, he vanished. A.J. became blurry. He disappeared in a gentle breeze. The league gasped. Ememon; Zonemon, and Greemon were all vanished as well. Thinking that A.J. died like Carl, Helen started to cry.
"A.J.!" Helen yelled, crying.
COMING UP! EPISODE 9: COBRA TERRORISTS OPERATION
Check out Truce of the Codes for A.J.'s and Stan's second journey: Rescue Journey. It's what happens to the two of them with their copedam. Episode 1: Owner and Defender Return
Rainbow of Time - Strife for the Mysteries - Exit a world of Determination - ... of Courage - ... of Truth - ... of Trust - ... of Conscience - ... of Wisdom - Overcome extremely dangerous journeys - ...ambitions - ... fears - Explore a world of Love - ... of Honesty - ... of Virility - ... of Leadership - Spirit Jerebis
