-the next day-


The scream from the voice was so loud, and so sudden that all four of the teenagers fumbled. Justin and Yvon kept their balance, but Paff toppled over, and knocked over a table and it's contents. A beaker collided with another beaker, and the two cracked, and their contents merged to a cumbustion point.

KABOOM!

The relatively small, but powerful explosion tore up Paff's back, and sent Yvon and Justin through the giant glass wall. They got up.

Paff screamed in agony, and Yvon ripped a giant glass shard from his arm. Justin's shoulder was dislocated, so he tried to shove it back in place, and did eventually.

EGGBREAKERS!

Yvon ran back to the window, groggy, and fell back in. Justin, however, was intercepted by three men walking in through the door on the left.

Justin gasped; one of them was Manik Hedgehog.

Yvon grabbed the gun Justin had dropped near the glass. He shot at Manik, and hit the other two guards.

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"DIIIIIEEE!" Yvon screamed.

Manik's guards dropped dead from gunshots to the chest. But Manik himself was still standing. Yvon shot, but only tiny clicks came out. He ran out of ammo.

"DAMMIT, JUSTIN!" Yvon shouted. "YOU SAID YOU WERE GOOD ON AMMO!"

"I've been longing to meet you again, Justin," Manik said casually.

EGGBREAKERS!

"Why are you here?" Justin asked, backing up.

"CATCH!" Yvon threw a pole at Justin which clanked on the ground. "FIGHT HIM OFF!"

Justin groaned. "Yvon, you idiot..."

EGGBREAKERS!

"Go on," Manik said. "Fight me."

Justin picked up the pipe with his right hand, and clutched it with his left. He held it like a bat... sorta.

Maniklifted his left hand, open, facing the broken window. Another pipe, out of nowhere, flew across the room, right into Manik's hand. Justin flinched.

EGGBREAKERS!

Then, Manik pounced up, and swung the pole right onto Justin, who blocked.

Yvon had trouble focussing as Manik pranced at the offense, and Justin was actually able to keep up with the defence.

He cheered silently.

EGGBREAKERS!

Then, Justin went on the offence. Manik kept on dodging, unable to keep up his offence.

Then, there was a shout, "YVON!"

Samus jumped into the room, with a girl following her. Samus ducked to the floor, and saw Paff.

"HOLY CRAP!" Samus yelled. "ARE YOU ALRIGHT?"

"NO!" Paff screamed. "HELP ME UP!"

Then, the girl crouched down, and put her hand on Paff's shredded back. Then, instantly, it seemed as though the cuts and scrapes were dissapearing under the girl's hand. Eventually all of the damage was gone!

"How did you do that?" Paff asked the girl.

Then, there was a shake. Manik and Justin paused their fight for a brief moment, and then continued.

EGGBREAKERS! EGGBREAKERS! EGGBREAKERS!

Manik and Justin starting again; each attacking and defending at the exact right moments. The two were perfectly matched.

The girl then looked on, and saw the two's fighting skill. Even though they were just metal pipes they were swinging with, they looked like swords in her eyes.

Ruby!

EGGBREAKERS!

"Is that you're friend?" the girl exclaimed. "He's skilled!"

There was another rumble in the building.

EGGBREAKERS!

"We must leave!" the girl exclaimed. "The men will surely kill us if we stay put!"

"Can't you push Manik away again?" Samus asked. "You did before!" Pieces of the roof began to crumble as the building shook again.

The girl closed her eyes, and then the battling two flew back, but Justin seemed to have been caught in midair before striking the wall. Manik, however, was not as lucky.

Justin fell to the ground.

EGGBREAKERS!

Yvon and Paff ran through the opening in the glass and lifted Justin to his feet. The girl led the four through a maze in the building. Dead bodies were in many places, and some halls were on fire.

The five of them finally reached the exit, and flew through. But then, just as they left the building, a huge explosion occured through the right of the building, breaking every window.

Then, there was a huge burst, and a creature broke through the very wall which had just exploded. It's leathery wings soared above them, and growled.

EGGBREAKERS!