Chapter 4: A Hard Argument
It was now day two of the big crisis between Kaiguard and Taiguard. Lexi felt even more desparate for the two dragons' safety and Zappondellyo was getting furious inside about Kaiguard's good side getting rotten. He decided to take this hard argument to sort things out, but first…
"Zappondellyo, Ace, Rev, and I would like to… to apologize." Danger nervously said to the scientist, who sat down next to the mallard. "We… uh… didn't mean to disregard your news."
"That's okay. Many others ignored it as well, but I'm glad you three apologized. Thank you." Zappondellyo replied. "Where are my final creations?"
"They're in the lab, just like you wanted them. They're seperated." Ace replied. Zappondellyo sighed as he stood up.
"Well, I need to take this argument with Kaiguard alone. If I am to die for my insubordination, I'll tell you now… goodbye, everyone." After that was said, he headed to Tech's lab to settle the score. Kye saw Lexi walk out minutes later and he walked up to her.
"I… saw ya'll kiss last night." He sang out. Lexi nearly bugged out when she heard this.
"You did?" She asked with shock. Kye nodded in response.
"Yep. Apparently, you and Zappondellyo have somethin' else goin' on other than trust in each other in stopping this crisis."
"Yeah, well… I figured that I should have a little 'relationship' with him for his trust in me."
"Aw, how sweet. I hope Zappondellyo feels the same way."
"I'm sure he does."
Meanwhile, in Tech's lab…
"Kaiguard, I felt what you was explaining back there earlier, but you don't need to take it out on Taiguard." Zappondellyo started. Kaiguard growled at the remark.
"What in the hell are you saying!" He asked with fury. "I'm takin' this shit out on him because it WAS his fault! He's over here sayin' that he hates Lex…"
"SHUT THE HELL UP, KAIGUARD!" Taiguard screamed from the distance. Zappondellyo snarled in his unseen nose.
"You stay outta this, Taiguard. It's just between Kaiguard and me!" He yelled at the evil twin. "Now, Kaiguard, he said what now?"
"He said that he hates the Loonatics… especially Lexi… all because his ancestor, Kevin, which my ancestor's brother."
"And you're suggesting that we gotta find some way to change your evil twin's heart first, then reunite you two back to brothers, right?"
"Exactly."
"Why didn't you say that shit before!"
"Haven't given it thought… yet? Heh, heh!"
"Damn you, Kaiguard. Now, I understand what you're saying. It doesn't look easy by the looks of how the crisis is going."
"But, I'm sure we can manage."
"Okay, okay. Thanks for your understanding. Now, I'm gonna set you free for now. Let's me see if I can help with the changing-of-Taiguard's-heart scenario."
"Okay. In the meantime…"
Later, in the main room of the headquarters…
"A Mystic what!" Danger asked. "We've never heard of things like that!"
"I know, but trust me. They're experts at changing a person's heart from mean to soft." Kaiguard explained. "We just need to find one…"
"…or adopt one from the Acmetropolis Shelter." Ace pointed out while reading Slam's newspaper he was about to eat. "They have two."
"Two? Great! That means twice the good treatment for Taiguard and twice the relief for Zappondellyo. Lexi, will you do me the honor of getting those two Mystic Ferrets for us?"
"Why me? Why can't it be Ace or Tech?"
"I have other plans." Tech replied in his meditation. Ace nodded in agreement as he took Slam's paper.
"So do I." He added. Lexi stood up with her arms down with shock as she looked over at the blue dragon Loonatic.
"This is what I get for being the only female in this group. Ugh!" She muttered before she took out a jetpack and jetted off to the shelter. Kaiguard chuckled as he watched her leave. Then, he turned to the other guys.
"Do you always treat Lexi like this?" He asked with wonder. Kye was thinking the same thing as he nodded in agreement while watching tv with Danger and Rev.
"When we need a good laugh." Danger replied with humor. Kaiguard shook his head with humor as well before he watched tv with Danger, Rev, and Kye.
"Don't worry about it, doc." Ace said. "She gets over it after a few hours."
Later, at the Acmetropolis Shelter…
Lexi walked in with her shut-down jetpack on her back and looked all around for the two Mystic Ferrets. She didn't find them until her super-hearing caught the sound of an unusual voice…
"Hey, Lexi… is that you?" Called a hansome male voice. She turned towards the source and saw a Mystic Ferret that was about the size of a red panda with brown fur and a cute chubby look to its feet, legs, ears, tail, eyes, and face. He had big green eyes and perfect rounded and small ears. He also had blue lightning bolt shaped markings on his back and the same blue color tip of his tail. She awed at the sight of it and walked up to the cage. "I'm Emerald."
"Surprised you have a name and you're not even adopted yet." Lexi said to him in response. "And I'm glad you know me. It's nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, too. So, how come you're here by yourself?"
"You mean, you haven't heard? These two dragons, Kaiguard and Taiguard, are the main causes of our planetwide crisis. If those two touch each other in the wrong places, BOOM! We're dead!"
"Oh, I've heard… I just didn't know you were helping with this. Where's the dragons' creator?"
"At our headquarters. He's having a well-oiled discussion with Taiguard, the evil twin."
"I'm not the only one, huh?"
"What do you mean?"
"I have an evil twin myself. He's in the cage across from us." Lexi looked over her shoulder and saw the same creature as Emerald, except he was present with sharp claws on his soft feet, red markings, and dripping 2 inch fangs. He also had highlighter yellow eyes, which were much lighter than Ace's color. "His name is Pyrokyte. He expects you and the other Loonatics to fail, but I have the faith in you guys. Ever since he heard that I'm cheering for ya'll, the shelter employee decided to separate us… and it was just in time, too."
"What?" Lexi turned back towards Emerald. "He nearly tried to murder you?"
"Yeah. He hates me."
"I see. Well, I was hoping that you and your brother would help us. Kaiguard figured that we should try to change Taiguard's heart a little first before we reunite them and he heard that your kind is perfect for that kind of duty."
"And he heard correctly. Pyrokyte and I would love to help… just keep me a distance away from my brother."
Back at the Loonatics Tower…
"Kaiguard's fucked up!" Taiguard lied. "There's no way he should be takin' it out on me!"
"Listen to me!" Zappondellyo pleaded. "Apparently, since Kaiguard is the more friendlier twin of yours, I trust his honesty. So, let's say… you're fucked up like the bastard you are."
"Hell, no!"
"Hell, yeah! Now, stop arguing with me. It's obviously not working to your potential. Don't make me dehydrate you!"
"I don't really give a damn! You can kill me, you can pummel me, you can slice me, you can even shoot your whack-ass lightning at me. I am NOT gonna stop arguing until you agree with me."
"Which is never gonna happen!" Zappondellyo picked up his creation by his neck and surged 40,000 volts of lightning into him, causing him to scream in pain. "Now, tell me… did you or did you not say that you hated the Loonatics so much, that you would blow up the whole planet rather than just killing them?"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Taiguard screamed as he felt himself get weaker. "O… kay! Okay! GAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH! It's t… t… true! IT'S TRUE! IT'S TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUE!"
"Good boy." Zappondellyo smiled with satisfaction as he released his weak creation and closed the chamber again, allowing his molecules to recharge from the damage. "Now, we're gonna get you two reunited, even if it takes 20 damn years!" After that, Zappondellyo left the weak dragon alone in his chamber. Taiguard looked up slowly and watched him leave with a growl in his voice.
"Bitch." He muttered before he was knocked out into a deep sleep.
Later…
"Nice to meet you, Kaiguard." Emerald greeted, shaking the blue dragons hand gently. "I'm Emerald."
"Nice to meet you as well, Emerald." Kaiguard greeted back. "I'm Kaiguard."
"So, you're the good guy, right?"
"Yeah."
"Where's your evil brother?"
"In the lab…"
"…getting recharged." Zappondellyo finished as he walked out of the secret door. Tech was shocked to hear this as he stood up from his meditation.
"I just recharged him! What in the hell did you do?" He exclaimed. Zappondellyo scoffed as he took his seat next to Lexi.
"He was being one hard-headed bitch, so I shocked him with my 40,000 volts of lightning until he admitted the truth. I nearly killed him, but I wanted to give him another chance. So, I recharged him. He was at 2 percent when I placed him back in." He replied. Rev laughed at that remark.
"Heh-heh! You-really-showed-his-ass!" He exclaimed. "You-actually-made-that-bastard-beg-for-mercy."
"He deserved it. Who are these two creatures?"
"Zappondellyo, this is Emerald. He's a Mystic Ferret." Kaiguard replied. "He can help change Taiguard's heart with his brother, Pyrokyte."
"Interesting… but where is Pyrokyte?" Lexi used her super-hearing and sighed with annoyance.
"Oh, no!" She moaned.
"What?"
"He went in Tech's lab."
"Oh. Emerald, shouldn't you go in there with him?"
"I would, but there's a little slight sibling rivalry curse goin' on between us. Every time I say something nice, he scratches me. It's really painful, ya know." Emerald replied, rubbing his butt with fear. Zappondellyo shook his head as he experienced de'ja vu.
"Oh, goddamn! You too, huh?"
"Yeah. It takes it outta us."
Back in the lab…
Pyrokyte walked curiosly around the place and found an unconcious dragon Loonatic inside a charging chamber. He used his gecko feet and climbed up to the glass and tapped it, waking up Taiguard.
"Huh? Who's there?" He groaned as he slowly sat up. He saw Pyrokyte and nearly gasped. "Who are you?"
"I'm Pyrokyte." The deep voiced brother of Emerald replied. "Why are you in this dungeon of desperation?"
"Dungeon of what?... Anyway, I'm here because my crazy-ass creator nearly shocked me to death and now, he's givin' me a second goddamn chance to renew myself… and it's still not gonna happen."
"Why?"
"My brother, Kaiguard. He keeps saying that I started the fight between us and he's lyin' like hell!"
"I agree. Why is he blaming you? I should free you out of this!"
Taiguard chuckled, but then, looked over at his charging capacity and stopped him.
"Actually, don't free me just yet. I've still got 10 percent of my molecules uncharged. Hang on." After 10 minutes, the charger was finally done and Taiguard was freed. "Now, how about you tell me why you agree with me…"
While the discussion was going on, Emerald and Kaiguard finally came down and was happy to see Taiguard and Pyrokyte talking. Emerald looked over at Kaiguard with a smile.
"You're brother will be renewed in no time flat and in front like hour!" He said happily as he faced the way they came in. "C'mon. It works better if we leave those two alone."
"O… kay. If you say so…" Kaiguard muttered with worry as he headed back out with his new friend. As for the two reds, they had just finished talking and Pyrokyte smiled devilishly.
"That's why I agree. I feel the same way about Emerald, my good brother. He makes me wanna vomit every time he says something so goody-goody. Blech!" Pyrokyte finished. Taiguard shuttered at the thought.
"I feel the same way about Kaiguard!" He agreed. "How about we work together in killin' those two first, then the Loonatics?"
"Good idea. We'll start tomorrow."
To be continued…