Chapter 3: Coliseum Showdown

"So let me get this straight, we are stranded on an abandoned floating island with no memory of who we are, and we may or may not have a connection of some sort based on the emblem on our belts?" Said Gunner.

"Yeah, that's pretty much it." Swordfighter replied to Gunner. "Sounds crazy huh?"

The two reached the end of the bridge, arriving at the other island. There were many shops and houses cramped up against each other, with tall castle-like structures towering over the tiny buildings below. In the middle of the town, there stood an enormous coliseum with a caged dome on top, despite appearing ancient; it looked to be in mint condition.

"Oh it's crazy alright. I still can't believe this is even happening. I should be freaked out of my mind right now, but for some reason I'm not." Gunner said, kicking a small rock down the road after she was done talking. "Well nonetheless, we should keep looking out for more people, a way to get off this rock, or anything out of the ordinary that might help our situation." said Swordfighter.

"I agree, I really don't want to stay here after dark." replied Gunner.

She went towards the window of a small home, trying to see if there was anything useful inside. Looking through the glass, Gunner saw a square dining table, with a chair on each corner. Each seat had a ceramic plate with utensils and napkins on each side. Bones (presuming of a turkey) rest on a silver platter in the middle of the table, spider webs had entangled the remains; it looks to have been there for a long time.

Gunner turned to speak to Swordfighter. "What do you think happened here? Where is everyone?"

He rubbed the back of his head "I don't have a clue, everything was abandoned from what I saw, it's possible they might have migrated somewhere else"

"But their stuff is still here, why would they leave without their possessions?" she replied. "Maybe they left in a hurry?" said Swordfighter.

"That still doesn't explain why this island is floating in the first place."

"Perhaps we'll find answers further in town."

They came closer to the coliseum, standing high and mighty in front of the two fighters. Near the entrance, there was a water fountain. However, it seems to be still working; with water pouring out from the top, creating a waterfall that reached the bottom basin.

Swordfighter was observing the fountain "Hmm, looks to be the only thing working in this town."

"I thought this town was abandoned? How is it still working?" Gunner Said.

Swordfighter went closer to the foundation and examined it. "It appears to be an automatic, no need for people." He replied.

"Really? It's still working after all this time? I guess these people were much more advanced than I give them credit for." Said Gunner, who was standing next to Swordfighter. "Still looks pretty beautiful, given how old it is."

Gunner and Swordfighter looked at the fountain, the water was sparkling with joy in the rays of the sun; they stood like that for several moments before the sword wielder spoke. "You know, this actually reminds me of something."

"Oh! Do you remember something from your past?" replied the girl in orange. "Not exactly," Swordfighter answered. "I don't believe this particular memory was ever forgotten, I think it was always there, just didn't know what to make of it, but looking at this fountain gives me a small recollection of my old life."

"What do you remember? If you don't mind me asking." said Gunner, looking at Swordfighter curiously. He thought deeply for a few seconds before saying, "Well it's not much but I'll gladly tell you."

Swordfighter took a deep breath before continuing. "I remember…a beach, stretching far the eye can see; the sea was crystal clear, you could see the fish swimming happily down below; the most sensational part of my memory, is this hotel room: had a flat screen TV, you could see the coast far out in the distance, and the best part was the bed, it felt so warm and comfortable; it was fantastic."

"Sounds like you had quite the life." Gunner said, chuckling with delight. Swordfighter smiled "Yeah, it sure does."

"Hey Gunner." the blue fighter's smile faded a bit "Are you sure you don't recollect anything from your life?"

"Swordfighter, I can't remember anything, heck, I don't even know my own name!" she exclaimed, clearly upset at her predicament. "Maybe you need something to jog your memory. Like you, I also don't know my true name, but I do remember some parts of my old life. Try relaxing and look deep in yourself."

"I don't think it'll work."

"Alright, well let's try something small. How about hobbies? Everyone has a hobby, is there anything you might have done for fun?"

FUN

She arrived at the center of the plaza; people were either chatting in groups or walking around; Objects from the various games of the amusement park were scattered around for everyone to admire; looking up, she saw the famous "Central Tower"'. It was a tall white tower with a blue TV screen attached to the spiral; a golden crown was on the top, shining brightly. This was the main attraction part of the park; she could play games on the wide screen to earn prizes, she loved prizes. This was the most fantastic park in existence, and she was proud that she owned it.

An intense headache was ever so present in her brain, Gunner grunted in pain as she massaged her temples. "Are you okay? What happened?" Swordfighter said, worried for Gunner's safety. "I'm okay, it's just a headache. I think I remembered something." "Really?" he said. "What was it about?"

"I remember an amusement park of some kind, there was a huge Tower with crazy attractions all over the place, and I think I owned It." said Gunner.

"You own an amusement park?!" Swordfighter exclaimed with surprise. "I think so, it was only a snippet of my memories, but yeah, I think I own it."

"An amusement park, man that's pretty awesome." said Swordfighter.

"Yeah, hey maybe after this I can give you a free pass." Gunner said, attempting to humor the man.

"Ha, that's actually that's not a bad idea; I think I'll take up on that offer." Swordfighter jokingly said.

They both stood up on their feet, thinking of a next course of action. Gunner was the first to speak. "So what do you think we should do nex-"

*ROAR*

"YEAH! Take that you freak!"

The fighters were interrupted by a roaring followed by a male's voice, shouting out the top of his lungs. "What was that!?" said Gunner.

"It came from the coliseum; I think someone might be in trouble!" Swordfighter sprinted towards the entrance before looking back at Gunner. "Come on! There's somebody that needs our help!" Gunner nervously nodded her head, worried at what awaits them inside the arena.

The pair went inside the long corridor. They ran as fast as their legs could carry them, not stopping until they reached the other end of the tunnel. They were stunned at the spectacle that was shown before their eyes. A man with: a red shirt, black hair, and yellow gloves; was fighting against a group of flying squid; each was wearing a golden Trojan helmet, with long swords firmly attached to their tentacles.

The man in red was dodging the slashes of the swords, he managed to uppercut one of the squid, knocking it out cold before a well-timed sword hit him with great precision. The man was propelled far into the air, landing just a few inches from the duo. The brawler quickly got up onto his feet; getting ready to fight the armored squid when he noticed Swordfighter and Gunner.

"Who the hell are you two?!" the brawler shouted with irritation, the two fighters were about to answer, when a couple of swords shot near them; piercing the ground in front of them.

"Never mind that, it can wait later." The red fighter said, trying to catch a breath. "I need your help, they're trying to kill me and they won't give up!" he shouted, pointing to the group of squid.

"We need to kill them! It's them or us!" He continued.

"Are you insane?! We're no match for those things. We need to leave!" said Swordfighter, his heart beating fast from the gravity of the situation. "NO! Those monsters will just hunt us down, we need to work together to defeat them."

"No I agree with him, we need to leave!" Gunner said, pure terror running through her veins. She turned to face the only exit, when she saw more squid, blocking the entrance.

The cephalopod advanced towards the three fighters, brandishing the swords in their tentacles, as to show that they're going to slay them. The man in red turned towards the pair. "We have no choice! If we do nothing they're going to kill us all!"

The brawler looked away from the fighter and ran towards a squid that was all alone by itself. The squid swung it's sword at the side, hoping to slash the man's hip. The brawler jumped high in the air to dodge the attack then aimed downwards. He raised back his fist before punching the monster straight in the face; defeating it in one fell swoop.

Gunner and Swordfighter were distracted by the man-taking down a squid with a single strike, that they were caught off guard by the two squid behind them. One of the squid attacked Gunner, slashing its sword into her chest. She was thrown back a couple of feet, tumbling onto her belly.

"NO!" cried Swordfighter shocked to see her friend injured. He turned towards the squid with clenched teeth, fuming with anger, he dashed towards his enemies. The sword wielder thrusted his sword into one of the monster's forehead, killing it instantly. The other squid approached him, raising both its swords, obviously preparing to take the fighter down with a devastating downwards swing.

However, Swordfighter was quicker on the draw, pulling his weapon out of the beast, he blocked the doubled slash. Their swords clashed together, the blades were pressed hard against each other.

The hero and the monster were deadlocked in a test of wills, seeing who is stronger. Only one can win.

Gunner was struggling to get on her knees, that creature swung it's sword on her torso. She should be dead or the very least injured, but looking down, she saw no damage whatsoever, it was like the sword didn't strike her

What happened? The sword clearly hit her, she even felt the pain; but there wasn't a scratch on her, why was she still alive.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she saw another squid speeding towards her. No, it can't end like this! She was too young to die, it's getting closer, no, No, NO!

Gunner used her arms to shield herself from the oncoming attack, she was bracing for the worst when the device on her right arm glowed to life. A big sphere of green plasma came from the opening, the projectile shot through the monster, leaving a large glowing hole where its face should be.

The dead squid slumped to the ground, confusing Gunner to what just happened. How did?...Is this?...This thing on her arm is a weapon; a plasma cannon! She is not defenseless after all. She can fight back!

She saw Swordfighter struggling against the squid, the monster knocked him down on his back, now vulnerable to the Trojan beast. "Sword!" Gunner cried, she aimed her cannon at the fiend trying to kill her friend.

She shot a smaller, but faster plasma ball at her target. The squid was about to strike down upon it's prey, when the green ball burned through its chest. Killing it instantly.

The cephalopod fell to the ground to the surprise of Swordfighter, wondering to where the projectile came from, he looked behind him and saw Gunner on the ground; the opening on her device smoking.

Swordfighter was wondering how Gunner managed to do that, but put the thought aside, now's not the time.

Swordfighter ran over to the orange fighter, helping gunner get onto her feet. "Gunner! Are you okay? You're not injured are you?" Swordfighter said with deep concern. "I'm fine, just a bit winded that's all." She said using the sword wielders body to pull herself up.

"AAAUUGHH"

They turned their heads to see the man in red being cornered by the last of the two squid, the fighter was struggling to put up a fight.

Swordfighter took the initiative and sprinted towards the battle. He impaled one of the squid from behind, the blade going through the creature's heart. The other squid was too shocked to see its partner slain right in front of it, that it didn't see the red fighter delivering a death blow to its temple.

"Are you okay?" Swordfighter asked the man. "I'm fine. Those bastards just caught me off-guard." Said the brawler, seething through his clenched teeth.

"HO, HO, HO" shouted a voice from above. All three fighters looked up to see one more squid remaining; it was a bit larger than the others, and it was floating high up into the air so the three of them won't be able to catch him.

Gunner aimed her plasma cannon at the monster, charging her weapon before firing off a large plasma sphere at the flying target. The squid dodged the projectile however, as it hit the large golden spike attached hanging off the top of the cage.

The squid laughed with satisfaction, taunting Gunner as it prepared to throw swords at the three fighters.

However, the spike broke from the top, crashing down onto the squid, sending the monster and the spike towards the ground.

The golden stalagmite hit the coliseum floor, embedding itself deep within the earth.

"We survived, Sword we survived the battle." Gunner said, as she hugged Swordfighter.

"We did, those monsters didn't stand a chance. We're still alive." Said Sword, joining her in the embrace.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that." Said the man in red.

They were puzzled at the brawler, wondering why he said that, before noticing what he was looking at.

Large cracks from where the spike fell, spread throughout the entire dirt floor. The ground began to fall apart as bits of blue sky were becoming visible.

"Oh crap." Said Swordfighter, realizing what's about to happen.

The entire coliseum floor collapsed, sending the three fighters down into the sky. The trio screamed as they fell, sending them down into the blue abyss.

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