Heya, guys! Not an episodic chapter or anything, but just some extra short story stuff. You'll see!
Disclaimer: Mage of Hope doesn't own Yu-Gi-Oh series, only the OCs!
"Zzzzzzzzzz...Mmmm...fried shrimp..." muttered Jaden, tossing and turning in her sleep as she laid on the soft, green grass while hiding under the shade of a tall tree. It was a normal Sunday morning where everyone was out enjoying themselves. For instance, Jaden found herself a perfect place to nap for a while, enjoying the cool weather and the warm sun bathing down on her body.
Nearby, her Duel Spirits watched over her in case she was in danger, but mostly because they wanted to see her. After all, as Jaden was growing older and older, she's rarely have time to spend with them, given that she was slowly blooming into a strong, independent girl who would get married someday, have kids, and grow old like any other human.
Each one of her Duel Spirits has a tale of their own. Although they have many shared memories of the past when Jaden was a young child, they don't recall every memory. Still, some of those memories helped Jaden become who she is today. An cheerful, tomboyish girl who's very oblivious to the acts of romance. She's so oblivious, she doesn't even know what fiancèe means due to some...influence. It was almost like yesterday when they spent time with little Jaden...
Flame Wingman's flashback...
Little Jaden, around 6 or 7 years old, glanced around the kitchen left to right before entering, barely making a sound. Her parents were out buying dinner for the family, leaving Jaden all alone temporarily. While that may not seem like a problem for Jaden, she has another issue.
Her Duel Spirits.
While her parents were away for work, they usually hire a babysitter. But the real problem for her was her protective Duel Spirits. They were like family to her, especially Flame Wingman. He may seem scary, but he's a really nice guy once one gets to know him better. But at times, he can be strict. Not always, though.
And one of his main rules was to never take the cookie out of the cookie jar before dinnertime.
Being the disobedient girl she is, Jaden ignored his warning and pushed a chair towards the kitchen counter, where the small cookie far was. She eagerly wanted to taste her Mommy's delicious, homemade cookies that were made this afternoon since they were the best.
"Yummy! Yummy! Cookies!" squealed Jaden, reaching out to grab the cookie jar. Once her tiny hands grabbed hold of it, she pulled it towards her and lifted up the cover, ready to try out the cookies.
But, before she could take one out, a clawed hand gently grasped her wrist. It didn't surprise Jaden to see Flame Wingman standing over the other side of the kitchen counter with a displeased look on his face. Worst, Burstinatrix was with him, also not satisfied.
"No, Jaden. No cookies before dinner time," reminded Flame Wingman sternly.
"Just one...?" Jaden asked, wanting to taste one so badly.
Burstinatrix shook her head. "No, Jaden. Just wait until dinner time's over."
Knowing she had no other choice, Jaden knew Flame Wingman's weakness and decided to try it out. She tiled her head and bit her quivering lip, tears at the corner of her eyes nearly pooling over. "P-pleeeeeeeaaaaassseee?"
Flame Wingman's breath hitched, causing him to lower his grip on Jaden as sweat trailed down his forehead.'Oh, God! That face again! The puppy dog eyes!' he thought, desperately trying to figure out what to do. 'I can't resist such big...wide...eyes...and tears going over...No! Get it together, Flame Wingman! You can do this! You can-'
It took less than four seconds for the Fusion Monster to give in.
"GAH! Just...Just take them! Take them all!" The Fusion Monster cried, diverting his eyes away from Jaden, unable to stare into her adorable face any longer. Burstinatrix looked quite annoyed and disappointed in Flame Wingman as Jaden happily enjoyed her chocolate chip cookies.
Flame Wingman's second flashback...
"Jaden? How was school toda-Why are you crying?!"
As usual, Flame Wingman always appeared inside Jaden's room whenever he was off duty to see how she was doing. However, this was the first time he's encountered her, crying her eyes out and trying to hide her tears with her bed covers.
Jaden sniffed and blinked; more tears rolling down her rosy red cheeks. "F-Flamey! I-I-! Waaaaaahhhh!"
Concerned, Flame Wingman sat down next to Jaden and placed a hand on her back, despite the fact that he doesn't have a physical body and his hand would just phase through. He didn't know why Jaden was crying, but it broke his hardened heart seeing a little girl like this crying. Naturally, he's a hero, and he's supposed to be protecting the weak, like Jaden. Whoever made her cry was going to pay for such a cruel act. Just the thought of someone hurting his little princess filled him with determination to crush that someone.
"Jaden? Why are you crying? Please, tell me."
A few minutes later, Jaden managed to calm down, but she was still crying. "O-Okay...Today, some bullies were teasing me and saying that I couldn't be a good duelist...And they pushed me around and ripped up my...my...my cute Petit Dragon card!"
With shaky hands, Jaden presented the Petit Dragon card which had been torn in half, rendering it useless. Flame Wingman looked away, not wanting Jaden to see the enraged look on his face, for he feared it might scare her unintentionally. How could those bullies do such a thing to a girl?
"And...And they called me names, too!"
"What kind of names?"
Jaden went over to Flame Wingman and whispered the words to his ear as if somebody else was in the room, eavesdropping on their conversation. His enraged expression twisted into an uncontrollably face of seething rage.
"...Put me in the Extra Deck and challenge those bullies to a duel tommorow, Jaden. That way, no one will bully you again."
The next day, and the days following after, the bullies made sure to stay FAR away from Jaden; having experienced something they wish to never experience ever again.
Clayman's first flashback...
"Jaden! Come out, wherever you are!"
For the past fifteen minutes, Clayman had been searching nonstop for Jaden in a little game called Hide-And-Seek. He had to admit, Jaden was seriously good at playing this game! That, and because she was several times smaller than him, since she's still a child.
Clayman sighed; his rock-like shoulders slumped. Who knew human children could be difficult to handle? He never knew until now. Guess Burstinatrix was right. What comes with experience comes with hardship, or something along the lines.
He stopped in the middle of a hallway when he heard faint giggling right near him. Turning to his left, Clayman saw a closed closet and instantly knew Jaden was inside. If he could, he would have pried it open with his bare hands, but sadly, he couldn't physically thanks to his spiritual body. Instead, he had another idea.
"Oh, I guess I can't find Jaden anywhere! I guess I'm just going to have to take all of the cookies myself..."
The closet doors burst opened, revealing a frantic-looking Jaden before she tackled herself towards Clayman. Well, technically she phased right through him and fell to the ground, but that still got her determined to face the Duel Spirit.
"No! I like cookies! You can't have them, Clay-Clay! I'll tell Bursty!"
Clayman chuckled and kneeled down. "Okay, okay. I won't."
That seemed to convince the little girl, thus placing a bright smile on her face. "Good! Your turn to hide! Ready?" She covered her eyes with her hands and began counting. "One...Two..."
Taking that as his cue to run and hide, Clayman began to do so. When he turned around, he saw a gap in between Jaden's fingers and her grinning face.
"Hey! You're cheating! You can't peek!"
"Nuh-uh! Rules didn't say I COULDN'T!"
"No fair! You said I couldn't! Why can't I do it, but you can?"
"Uh...I'm special!"
"Oh, yeah? Get back here!"
"Aaaahh! Run away!"
Clayman's second flashback...
"Clay-Clay! Clay-Clay!"
"Hmm?" Seeing Jaden running towards him with her hands behind her back, Clayman assumed that she's got something up her mind. "What's wrong, Jaden?"
"Here!" Jaden presented him with some Play-Doh shaped in a...oddly figure resembling a large body, some arms and legs, and...why does it look awfully similar to him? "It's you, Clay-Clay! I made it with Play-Doh! It's super squishy and funny! A gift!"
Clayman wished at this moment to take the gift with him, but remembered that he didn't have a physical body. Still, he was grateful for Jaden's hard-earned gift.
"Jaden...Thank you. But, why not put it in your room for safekeeping?"
"Okie-dokie!"
From that day on, every time Clayman entered Jaden's room, he would also see the Play-Dog figurine of him standing tall near her bookshelf and feel instantly better if he ever had a bad day. Of course, a few years after that, the Play-Doh was starting to harden and stink up the room, so Jaden's parents threw it away without Jaden's knowledge, and slowly, Jaden began forgetting about her gift to Clayman.
Of course, Clayman knew that it was inevitable and eventually, the gift would have been tossed away. Even so, he was a bit sadden to see it go.
Avian's first flashback...
"Wheeee! I can flyy! I can flyyy!" squealed Jaden, bouncing up and down on her bed and trying to flap her arms around to imitate a bird. Seeing Avian flying while attacking during her duels inspired her to try and gain "flying powers" even though it was impossible.
Avian, having finished his faily heroic duties back in the Spirit World, reappeared into Jaden's room to check on the little girl. "Jaden, I-What are you doing?"
"Oh, hi Avi! I can fly! I can-"
At that moment, Jaden jumped off her bed and crashed onto the ground facedown.
Eyes widened, Avian rushed towards his master's side. "JADEN! Are you alright?!"
Jaden appeared to be okay, as evident of her lifting up her head. However, a red bump formed on her forehead as she tried to contain her tears. "I...*sniff*...I..."
Avian sighed in relief, though he wasn't too keen on her attempting to fly. "Jaden, next time, don't try to fly, alright? I was really worried there for a second."
"I...I COULDN'T FLY! WAAAAAHHHHH!"
'That's what she was worried about?!' thought Avian, astonished and fighting the urge to facepalm himself while he tried to deal with a crying, little girl.
Avian's second flashback...
"Jaden, don't be silly. You have to eat your broccoli."
"No! Yucky!"
There were those times when kids refused to eat their vegetables simply due to their looks or tastes; mostly their looks. This case was no different for little Jaden Yuki, who refused to eat her broccoli on her dinner plate. Her parents were currently busy with some work in their rooms, but they forbidden Jaden to leave the kitchen table until her plate was clean. At this time, Avian appeared and tried convincing her that broccoli was good for her.
"Jaden, broccoli is good for you!"
"Noo! Broccoli is yucky! No good!"
"Hmmm..."
Avian wasn't exactly the calmest nor the smartest person on the team, but he's...around between the two. He's never really interacted with humans much, but the first human being to see him is his current master, Jaden Yuki. If he wants to convince Jaden to eat her broccoli, then he has to think of something that only Jaden would like.
"Jaden! There's a prize inside the broccoli if you eat them all!"
"But how am I supposed to get the prize if I eat them? Won't they be inside my belly?"
Damn, she was good. No matter. Avian had other plans in mind...As soon as he thinks of one real quick. He didn't want his master to be in anymore trouble than she already is simply because she refuses to eat her vegetables. Then, a thought occured to him.
"Jaden...If you eat all your broccoli...You will...gain the power to fly!"
"*Gasps* Really?! Okay, then!"
What Avian didn't expect one hour later was for Jaden to attempt flying...and failing miserably. That forced the WIND Attribute Hero to try comforting a crying girl whose arm got broken by the continuous failing falls.
Burstinatrix's first flashback...
"Sparkman, we have got to get you to stop swearing all the time!"
"I know, but I can't help it! Those annoying things just keep bothering me every time we get into battle!"
"Not the point! What if Jaden heard you and-"
"Bursty! Bursty! Bursty!"
Burstinatrix, who was arguing with Sparkman, noticed Jaden running up to her. It was rare for the little girl to enter the Spirit World all by herself, usually by her own dreams. Still, seeing her here always placed her mind with ease.
"Jaden? What's wrong?" Burstinatrix kneeled down in front of the girl so they could meet at eye level.
"I wanna tell you a story! I learned how to speak words at school!" Jaden presented a simple little storybook in her hands with the title of "The Sheep and the Frog."
Seeing no harm in spending a little bit of time with her master, Burstinatrix agreed to listen since it seemed like a short, everyday storybook. Sparkman stayed to listen as well for the little girl's sake.
Jaden flipped to the first page and spoke outloud. "Once upon a time, there was a little...Um...Sh...sh..."
"Jaden? Can I see that for a second?" asked Burstinatrix. After being handed the book, she looked at the words and nodded in understandment before giving the book back to Jaden. "Sheep, Jaden. 'Sheep.'"
"Sh...Shh...Oh! Shit!"
Shocked and stunned, Burstinatrix and Sparkman glanced at each other before turning to Jaden. Then they looked upon each other once more before diverting back to Jaden. Did she...seriously say a bad word?
Nervously, Sparkman tried to correct her, knowing this could end up as his fault for his foul language. "Uh...No, Jaden! Say, 'sheep!'"
"Shit!"
Burstinatrix was getting onto Sparkman's plans, glaring at him with fierce anger in her eyes that he's never seen before. Sparkman decided to deal this situation with a better approach.
"Jaden, how about you read the next part?"
"Oh, okay! Um...There was also a...a...per...perf...Fro...Fr...There was also a pervert fuck!"
Yanking the book out of her Jaden's tiny hands, Sparkman frantically searched the lines in the first page. He was practically begging from the inside that the words she spoke were not the same as the ones in the book. Turns out, Jaden was supposed to say, "There was also a perfect frog."
"Okay, Jaden. Repeat after me. 'There was also a perfect frog.'"
"Ok! There was also a...um...a pervert fuck!"
Burstinatrix's eye twitched as she slowly stood back up from her kneeling position. She yanked the back bolts of Sparkman's helmet and spoke in a sweetly sickly tone to Jaden, "Jaden? I have to go do some...things to do, alright? I'll see you later."
Jaden smiled and nodded innocently, waving her hand. "Okay! Bye-bye, Bursty and Sparky!"
"NOOOO! JADEN! PLEASE DON'T LEAVE ME ALONE! SAVE MEE! SAVE SPARKY!"
"Oh, Sparkman? We're going to have a long, LONG chat...In the training room."
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Burstinatrix's second flashback...
"ACHOOO!" Jaden sniffed her runny nose, curling more with her blankets as she tried to keep warm. Her parents weren't home yet, since they had to go fetch some medicine for their daughter. For now, she was trying to stay warm in her own bed with the heater on and a small ice pack over her forehead.
Burstinatrix appeared out of nowhere and wanted to ask Jaden something when she saw how sick her master was. She rushed over and asked, "Jaden? Are you alright?"
"I-I-I f-f-f-f-feeel so c-c-cold..."
Knowing that using her own power to make herself appear in her spiritual form like this is already causing a strain on her, Burstinatrix didn't care about her next move. She sat down gently near Jaden's side and concentrated on bringing forth her powers even further, causing a small heatwave to fill the room.
"Aaahhhhh...Thank you, Bursty! I-ACHOO!"
Smiling, Burstinatrix stared down at her little master with soft eyes. "Rest easy, Jaden. I'll stay here for a little bit longer."
In truth, Burstinatrix was tired enough since she couldn't really interact with the human world much due to the laws of the Spirit World, but if she mustered up enough power, she could at least do something to affect the human world, even if it was a little. And, if it would help make her little master feel better, then she'd be willing to do it, no matter the price.
Bubbleman's first flashback...
"What's wrong, Jaden?" asked the older, WATER Attribute Monster, kneeling down in front of his master. She must have taken a nap since it was daytime and the only possible way for her to enter the Spirit World would be through dreams.
"I'm bored! There isn't anything fun and it's rainy outside!" pouted Jaden. "Mommy and Daddy are out for work again and there's nothing to do! There's nothing fun around!"
"Well, why don't we duel?"
Jaden gasped; her eyes gleaming with joy. "Really?! But...Sparkman says you're not good at dueling."
From that moment on, Bubbleman made a mental note to tell Sparkman to keep his mouth shut at times. Especially when he swears.
"Don't worry! I can teach you all about dueling!" said Jaden excitedly. "Um...you...you need a Monster...and You Direct Attack the enemy! The end!"
"Er...Jaden, I know how to duel. But, thanks anyways."
Of course Jaden wasn't a fully experienced duelist, but she's slowly learning by dueling her classmates everyday. At first, she kept wanting to Direct Attack her opponents, arguing that her Monsters will bypass their Monsters. She may lose many times, but she's learned from her experiences each time. Just like a person learns from their mistakes.
"Oh, Jaden! Check this out!" Aiming his water blaster attached to his gauntlet, Bubbleman shot out several harmless bubbles, all for Jaden.
"Wow! Bubbles! Hehehe!~" Jaden leaped off the ground and started popping them with her fingers, giggling. "More! More! Bubbly! More bubbles!"
Bubbleman chuckled; enjoying the sight of the little girl having some fun herself. It always was nice to see kids being happy like this. "What's the magic word?"
"Please! Please make more bubbles!"
"Well, since you asked so nicely..."
Jaden's grin widen as she kept poking the bubbles over and over. Her continuous giggling filled Bubbleman's ears, making him enjoy the cute scene before him. Jaden let out a small, cute sneeze when one of the bubbles popped on her nose, causing Bubbleman to chuckle as she played with the bubbles for a little while longer.
Bubbleman's second flashback...
"Wheeeeeeee!"
"Jaden, I have to ask-Uh...What are you doing?"
Jaden, who had been running down and across the hallways nonstop, stopped in front of Bubbleman. The only difference about her this time was that her tiny body was covered with an oversized blanket.
"I'm playing superhero! I play as you, Bubbly!"
"Uh...How?"
"See? See?" Jaden frailed her arms up and down while holding onto her blanket. "I'm wearing a cape! It's so cool, like yours! Avi, Bursty, Sparky, and everyone else don't have cool capes like you! That's why I'm dressing up as you, Bubbly!"
"...I see. But, you're missing one prop. I have a water gun, but you don't."
"Oh! I know! I'll use Mommy's hairspray! I'll use it to defeat Mr. Teddy Bear! ...That's the bad guy right now! Be right back!"
As soon as Jaden was out of sight, Bubbleman sighed and smiled to himself. Kids these days were sure a handful, especially someone like Jaden. Sure, she was energetic and tends to get into trouble, but he always knew how to put a smile in a tired Duel Spirit such as him.
Sparkman's first flashback...
"Sparky! Sparky! Fly! Fly!" cheered Jaden, clapping her hands together as she sat on Sparkman's shoulders.
"Er...Jaden, you know I can't do that," pointed out Sparkman as if it was obvious. Last time he tried to fly with her on his shoulders...The result was NOT pretty.
"Don't worry! I won't tell on Sparky! Sparky's a friend!"
As much as Sparkman appreciated Jaden's honest opinion for him, he really shouldn't think of flying like that, ever. Especially when he's got a human's life, more specifically, his master's, on the line.
"Hey, Sparky? Can I ask something?"
"Sure."
"Where do babies come from?"
That seemed to catch Sparkman's attention as his eyes widen in shock from underneath his helmet. Why, of all things, do children have to ask the forbidden question? Why can't they ask simple things like...Like why do women have chests? Why is blood red? Okay, those were all inappropriate questions, but still! She cannot have her innocent mind tainted!
"Um...You'll learn when you're older, Jaden. It's an adult thing."
"Okay...Where do puppies come from?"
"Lalalala! I'm not answering!"
Sparkman's second flashback...
CRASH! BOOM! The thunderstorm that late night was one of the many intense and fierce ones yet. The winds were blowing from all directions, even enough to near tear trees apart. The neighborhood outside was a mess, with the winds blowing stuff around and all.
Jaden hid herself in her own bed sheets, too afraid to come straight out. She quivered and covered her ears out of fear, unable to fall asleep. Her voice was shaky, and there was nobody here to comfort her.
Sparkman, who had finished training back in the Spirit World, thought he should pay a visit to his master in order to check up on her. He heard thunder crashing sounds, and a sudden, familiar scream coming from her room, so he quickly phased through her bedroom door and found his master hiding under the bed covers.
"Jaden? Are you okay?"
Hearing a soft gasp, Sparkman could only assume that she was surprised to hear him. The bed covers that veiled her body were shaking, and it didn't take a genius to figure out that Jaden was scared of thunderstorms.
Slowly approaching, Sparkman let out a gentle tone. "Jaden? It's...it's alright. It's me, Sparky? Remember?"
"S-Sparky, I-" BOOM! "AAAAAAHH!" The bed sheets covering her body increased their shaking as Sparkman hurried to sit next to her on the bed. "I-I'm sorry! I'm scared! T-Thunder's scary and I...I...!"
It pained Sparkman to hear her cry. No child as young as her should cry or feel sadness. They should enjoy some of their happiness while it lasts before they become teenagers, then fully, responsible adults.
Therefore, Sparkman stayed with her that night, and although he couldn't hug the girl, he spoke tender words that would make her comfort or laugh. Anything to ease her mind off the fear. Once she fell asleep, Sparkman stayed a little bit longer before he felt that the thunderstorm had passed.
Hero Kids' first flashback...
"Jaden! Jaden! Jaden! Wanna play with me? Wanna play with me?"
"No way! Don't listen to him! I wanna show you my cool toy gun!"
"J-Jaden? I got you some flowers! They're a gift from me to you! Please, take them!"
"Um...Uh...Huh?"
Ever since Jaden has been making visits to the Spirit World, the three Hero Kids brothers always tried to find an excuse to hang out with Jaden, having small crushes on the girl despite the fact that she isn't a Duel Spirit. That never bothered them one bit for several reasons.
1; She can see and speak to Duel Spirits. 2; She's pretty cute. 3; She's around their age, about 6 or 7. 4; She's fun to play with. 5; She's kind and uses them a lot in her duels. 3; They kinda have this protective instinct for her.
Each of the Hero Kids are different in personality-wise, though it was pretty obvious who was the oldest and who was the youngest. Hero Kid # 1 was the oldest, with # 2 being the second oldest. That left # 3 being the youngest and oblivious of the trio.
Hero Kid # 1 seemed all confident and brave out of the three, seeing how he's older and much more experienced than his other brothers. Hero Kid # 2 was the smart one of the three and about neutral with his brothers. Hero Kid # 3 is a little shy, but mostly cheerful and tends to be blunt about things, making him sometimes a terrible liar.
As of now, they were surrounding Jaden, eagerly asking her to hang out with one of them. Two of them were pulling on one of Jaden's arms, playing Tug-A-War while the other brother was trying to push flowers onto Jaden. Jaden's head was spinning as she tried to figure out what to do or what to say.
Suddenly, Jaden was picked up with such great strength, causing the three Hero Kids to release her and fall on their bottoms. Glancing behind her shoulder to see who had picked her up, Jaden then grinned and giggled upon seeing Flame Wingman.
"Flamey! Flamey!" Jaden kicked her legs around, wanting to be put down so she could hug him on the leg like always.
Flame Wingman couldn't help but smile a little at the little girl. Before he decided on letting her go, he told her, "Jaden? There's a small park not too far from here. You know where it is, right? How about you go play there?"
"Okay!" After Flame Wingman lowered her to the ground, Jaden ran towards the direction for the park; having already gone that path many times before. It was basically like the back of her hand for her.
After watching her vanish from plain sight, Flame Wingman whirled around and faced the three Hero Kids; his demeanor changing from a kind and calm one to a nasty, angry one. He crossed his arms, allowing his furious aura fill the three brothers with fear and a slight urge to run away, even though they knew Flame Wingman could easily catch them.
"Now, listen up, the three of you. I don't mind you three hanging out and being friends with Jaden, but that's all you're going to be. FRIENDS. Anything else beyond the friend zone, I will personally deal with you myself. GOT IT?"
Considering the many punishments they've received from him for slacking off or anything of the sort, the three Hero Kids nodded. Who knows what he'll do if they anger him even further?
Hero Kids' second flashback...
"Owwwww! My leg!" cried out Hero Kid # 3, rolling around the grassy plains of the Spirit World and clinging onto his leg.
"Oh, no! What's wrong?!" Worried, Jaden rushed over and kneeled down near his side as his two brothers hurried as well. They have been playing a game of Tag when Hero Kid # 3 started crying out in pain.
"I...My leg's hurt badly! And an injured leg means there's almost no cure!"
"I-I'll go get Bursty and Avi and-"
"No! Uh...There's no cure for it! Except for one... Jaden? Could you come here, please?" pleaded Hero Kid # 3, his tone holding an urgency for the little girl. He began whispering something in her ear; something his brothers couldn't hear.
"How did this happen?" wondered Hero Kid # 1.
"And what are they talking about?" asked Hero Kid # 2, pointing to Hero Kid #3, whose knee was being kissed by Jaden. Wait...WHAT?!
"T-there! I kissed it! The injury's gone, right?" asked Jaden, ready to burst into tears.
Hero Kid # 3 stood up and ran around. "Yeah! It's gone! Thanks, Jaden! You're amazing!"
"Really? Yay! I'll be right back!" After Jaden ran off, Hero Kids # 1 and 2 rushed over, still stunned over what just happened.
"...Your leg wasn't really hurt, was it?"
"Yup!"
"WHAT?! We were really worried, you idiot!"
"Yeah, how could you? We'll just tell Flame Wingman on you!"
"Oh, yeah? Then, I'll tell Jaden that you two pushed me down, and she'll tell him on you guys!"
"Grrrr...! You sneaky little-!"
"There! There!" Jaden came running back to the plain fields with Burstinatrix, whose expression indicated that she was NOT happy. "Hey, guys! I tried to find Avi and the others, but Bursty told me they were busy! I can only get Bursty!"
Jaden turned to Burstinatrix, smiling. "See? Hero Kid 3's fine! I healed him with my kiss!~"
'Oh no! Why would you tell her that?!' thought Hero Kid # 3, panicking as he heard his two older brothers snickering. Technically, he didn't exactly tell her to keep it a secret, so that was his fault partially, but still! Now he was going to get in trouble, if he's not burnt to the ground first, that is!
Burstinatrix kneeled down, diminishing her anger for a second as she smiled gently at the girl. "Jaden? Could you do me a favor and go collect some flowers? They're not too far from here."
"Okay, Bursty!"
After Jaden was gone, Burstinatrix turned back to the Hero Kids, which # 3 was trying to escape as the other two were standing by, wondering what was to come. She chuckled to herself before cracking her knuckles; the sounds echoing throughout the plains and sending shivering down the Hero Kids' spines.
"I'm assigning a special assignment for all three of you. You'll start running as I chase each and every one of you. Think of it as...a training exercise. I'll give you a head start."
"What?! Why us?! We didn't do anything!"
"Yeah! It was # 3's fault!"
"Admit it. You just had about the same idea as he did when he tricked a poor, innocent girl into kissing his knee, didn't you?"
"...Maybe?"
"#1! Bro!"
"Hey! We're going to be punished, anyways! Might as well tell the truth while we're at it!"
"Why must boys be like this? You can't trick a girl no matter how much you like her! I'll give you the count of 5. 1..."
"I'm outta here!"
"2...5!"
Wroughtweiler's first flashback...
"Puppy! Puppy! Where are you?" called out Jaden, running around Skyscraper City, where she was being watched by Clayman and Burstinatrix for her own protection while the others were off doing their duties.
Clayman turned to Burstinatrix, confused. "So...Why does Jaden keep calling Wroughtweiler, 'puppy?'"
"Apparently, it had something to do with Jaden mispronouncing his name. She called him something like Rock Wire, or something. Eventually, she decided to just call him Puppy. Maybe in the future, she'll be able to say his name. Wroughtweiler's name is a little hard for a girl her age."
"Puppy! There you are!"
Wroughtweiler's mechanical ears picked up the sounds of Jaden's cries. Recognizing them, the dog-like Monster stopped whatever activity he was doing and pounced onto Jaden, licking her face as his tail wagged happily.
"Ahahaha! Puppy! Stop that! It-Ahahaha! It tickles! Hahaha!" Once Wroughtweiler stopped and sat up straight, Jaden crawled behind him and began lifting up his paws, laughing as she began playing with him.
The dog Monster barked lightly, showing how much he enjoyed making Jaden laugh. He used the back of his head to nuzzle into her neck, making her giggle before she hugged him from behind.
Wroughtweiler's second flashback...
"Sparkman, I wanted to ask-What are you doing?" asked Bubbleman, coming up from behind.
Sparkman, who had been covering his mouth, or rather, his jaw area, was containing his laughter as he watched the scene in front of him. He couldn't speak properly but all he did was point, and Bubble got the answer he was looking for.
Jaden was sitting on top of Wroughtweiler, which proved no problem given Jaden was very tiny and held little weight for the dog-like Monster. But that wasn't the issue; it was the kitty ears headband Wroughtweiler had on.
Wroughtweiler knew that girls always perferred cats more than dogs, so somehow, he managed to get his hands on a headband with kitty ears. How he managed to place it upon his head, nobody knew, but at least it made Jaden happy.
"Run around, Puppy! Run around!" cheered Jaden, clinging onto Wroughtweiler's neck. The pet barked before running around and back in full circles, taking extra precaution not to let Jaden fall.
Since Jaden never had a real-life pet before, Wroughtweiler promised himself that he would play the role for her sake.
Having decided that standing around wasn't going to do anything, her Duel Spirits left their master fully asleep in a peaceful manner. They knew when the time would come when they would assist Jaden, which wouldn't be very long considering how energetic she can be when it comes to duels.
They only wished that the cheerful spark igniting Jaden's heart would never go away.
Okay! Sorry for all the long wait! My Midterms are at last at an end and I am all good so far!~
So, yeah! I got some of these ideas from reading a bit of Undertale comics because they're so cool and fun and hilarious! If you don't know Undertale, it's a pretty fun game if you're interested!
Also, the end shows some foreshadowing, so unless you already know what it means, I'm not telling a single soul! Also, it may take a while for me to update but, whatever!
Read and review! If you guys have anymore fluffy or cool ideas for Jaden's interactions with her Duel Spirits, feel free to say so in the reviews!